Polly Mortimer
@pollymortimer.bsky.social
Librarian, crafter, nan, partner. Likes: dolmens, Bach, Shakespeare, pasta, theatre. Dislikes: current mental health system. Former @intervalthinks
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Ok President Trump, if you sue the BBC for $1bn for spreading lies, I’ll sue you for the same amount. I reckon Planet Earth would crowdfund that. Then I’ll buy Mar A Largo, turn it into a climate change research centre, free Melania, and put a 1000% tariff on orange face paint.
November 10, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Ok President Trump, if you sue the BBC for $1bn for spreading lies, I’ll sue you for the same amount. I reckon Planet Earth would crowdfund that. Then I’ll buy Mar A Largo, turn it into a climate change research centre, free Melania, and put a 1000% tariff on orange face paint.
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Prunella Scales, who has died aged 93, was superb as Sybil in Fawlty Towers and in so many other roles. Here’s my musical tribute to a wonderful actress.
November 1, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Prunella Scales, who has died aged 93, was superb as Sybil in Fawlty Towers and in so many other roles. Here’s my musical tribute to a wonderful actress.
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Archaeology of the plastic hair curler.
All found on Cornish beaches.
All found on Cornish beaches.
October 29, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Archaeology of the plastic hair curler.
All found on Cornish beaches.
All found on Cornish beaches.
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RIP to David Bellos, a great translator, teacher, scholar and popularizer. Here's a charming little essay about what he learned from his landmark translation of Georges Perec's 'Life: A User's Manual'. online.wsj.com/article/SB10...
October 27, 2025 at 4:38 PM
RIP to David Bellos, a great translator, teacher, scholar and popularizer. Here's a charming little essay about what he learned from his landmark translation of Georges Perec's 'Life: A User's Manual'. online.wsj.com/article/SB10...
The mighty Gillian Welch and Dave Rawlings kept us spellbound. Truly great.
October 27, 2025 at 11:41 PM
The mighty Gillian Welch and Dave Rawlings kept us spellbound. Truly great.
@tommckinney.bsky.social yikes! Nooooo! If you play this, you can play a track from the new Robert Plant album in mitigation…
October 1, 2025 at 8:11 AM
@tommckinney.bsky.social yikes! Nooooo! If you play this, you can play a track from the new Robert Plant album in mitigation…
Wonderful #barbicancentre concert of Preisner at 70. Wall of sound and sounds beautifully done.
September 29, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Wonderful #barbicancentre concert of Preisner at 70. Wall of sound and sounds beautifully done.
@petroc.bsky.social first song Coal for Mike is about the widow of an Ohio section hand on the freight trains of Ohio. His brakes man friends threw coal over her fence as the train raced by.
Very beautiful. Kohl fur Mike.
Very beautiful. Kohl fur Mike.
September 27, 2025 at 9:39 AM
@petroc.bsky.social first song Coal for Mike is about the widow of an Ohio section hand on the freight trains of Ohio. His brakes man friends threw coal over her fence as the train raced by.
Very beautiful. Kohl fur Mike.
Very beautiful. Kohl fur Mike.
@tommckinney.bsky.social just about to set off next week on a memorable train journey. London- Sicily via Paris, Turin, and Naples . They put the train on the ferry! 70th birthday present to ourselves.
September 26, 2025 at 7:55 AM
@tommckinney.bsky.social just about to set off next week on a memorable train journey. London- Sicily via Paris, Turin, and Naples . They put the train on the ferry! 70th birthday present to ourselves.
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Walking Couple by Moonlight, 1654, by Gesina ter Borch, the Dutch watercolorist and draftswoman who produced mainly watercolour paintings capturing her observations of daily life.
One of more than 900 prints available through our online shop: https://publicdomainreview.org/shop/fine-art-prints
One of more than 900 prints available through our online shop: https://publicdomainreview.org/shop/fine-art-prints
September 22, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Walking Couple by Moonlight, 1654, by Gesina ter Borch, the Dutch watercolorist and draftswoman who produced mainly watercolour paintings capturing her observations of daily life.
One of more than 900 prints available through our online shop: https://publicdomainreview.org/shop/fine-art-prints
One of more than 900 prints available through our online shop: https://publicdomainreview.org/shop/fine-art-prints
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The shortlists for the inaugural year of The British Audio Awards, also known as The Speakies, have been revealed and include industry names such as Hamza Yassin, AF Steadman, and Dr Rangan Chatterjee 👇 #BookSky
The British Audio Awards shortlists revealed for inaugural year
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September 18, 2025 at 8:09 AM
The shortlists for the inaugural year of The British Audio Awards, also known as The Speakies, have been revealed and include industry names such as Hamza Yassin, AF Steadman, and Dr Rangan Chatterjee 👇 #BookSky
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A time traveller from just a few years ago would find BBC News’ coverage of Trump’s upcoming UK visit jaw dropping. All about how to make an impressionable & volatile infant feel pampered enough not to have a tantrum. That’s what our global diplomacy 2025 amounts to.
September 16, 2025 at 5:39 PM
A time traveller from just a few years ago would find BBC News’ coverage of Trump’s upcoming UK visit jaw dropping. All about how to make an impressionable & volatile infant feel pampered enough not to have a tantrum. That’s what our global diplomacy 2025 amounts to.
@catherinewestmp.bsky.social hi Catherine - is there a water fountain in Priory Park? Could there be?
September 15, 2025 at 8:16 AM
@catherinewestmp.bsky.social hi Catherine - is there a water fountain in Priory Park? Could there be?
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Pet parrots which typically live alone (whilst those in the wild live in large flocks) were given the technology to call each other. They would use it for up to three hours a day, and developed favourite friends 💔
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September 12, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Pet parrots which typically live alone (whilst those in the wild live in large flocks) were given the technology to call each other. They would use it for up to three hours a day, and developed favourite friends 💔
on.ft.com/3K05vhS
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@tommckinney.bsky.social we don’t all love the Proms. Can’t wait for them to be over. Far too many popular symphonies and Friday night is music night type scenarios.
September 12, 2025 at 6:48 AM
@tommckinney.bsky.social we don’t all love the Proms. Can’t wait for them to be over. Far too many popular symphonies and Friday night is music night type scenarios.
@tommckinney.bsky.social v glad to see my three yr old granddaughter developing a healthy admiration for Bowie. She asks the smart speaker to play Major Tom. I used to dress as DB in the 70s - 12 inch silver platforms et al saw him twice - epic of course. I dare you to play some…
September 10, 2025 at 6:58 AM
@tommckinney.bsky.social v glad to see my three yr old granddaughter developing a healthy admiration for Bowie. She asks the smart speaker to play Major Tom. I used to dress as DB in the 70s - 12 inch silver platforms et al saw him twice - epic of course. I dare you to play some…
Textiles: the art of mankind at #fashionandtextilemuseum is unmissable. Ends Sun. Everything from woven plastic and QRCodes to Guatemalan trinket mats, via Chinese jackets and embroidered cats.
September 1, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Textiles: the art of mankind at #fashionandtextilemuseum is unmissable. Ends Sun. Everything from woven plastic and QRCodes to Guatemalan trinket mats, via Chinese jackets and embroidered cats.
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“Through tree planting and forest restoration, we’re not only repairing what’s been lost, we’re also investing in the future.” 🇨🇦
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www.ctvnews.ca/climate-and-...
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Canada has pledged to plant 2 billion trees. Here’s how close we are
The Government of Canada says it is just over a 10th of the way to its goal of planting two billion trees across the country.
www.ctvnews.ca
September 1, 2025 at 3:48 AM
“Through tree planting and forest restoration, we’re not only repairing what’s been lost, we’re also investing in the future.” 🇨🇦
🌳🌲🌲🌳 🌳🌲🌲🌳🌳🌲🌲🌳🌳🌲
www.ctvnews.ca/climate-and-...
🌳🌲🌲🌳 🌳🌲🌲🌳🌳🌲🌲🌳🌳🌲
www.ctvnews.ca/climate-and-...
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‘Every week I look forward to it’: Belfast woman, 97, completes 250 parkruns
‘Every week I look forward to it’: Belfast woman, 97, completes 250 parkruns
Grace Chambers, whose daughter dared her to join nine years ago, hopes to be first centenarian at her local event
When Grace Chambers ran her first parkrun, it was the result of a dare. Now, nine years later, and at 97 years old, she has reached the sought-after milestone of 250 runs.
Chambers first took part after her daughter Michele registered her for the free, weekly timed events that take place in parks and public spaces in several countries around the globe. Continue reading...
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August 27, 2025 at 4:28 AM
‘Every week I look forward to it’: Belfast woman, 97, completes 250 parkruns
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No brush, no pencil. Just a typewriter.
Artist James, using a 1930s Smith Premier typewriter, typed out this painting.
#art #printer #unique #typewriter #illustration
Artist James, using a 1930s Smith Premier typewriter, typed out this painting.
#art #printer #unique #typewriter #illustration
August 26, 2025 at 4:01 AM
No brush, no pencil. Just a typewriter.
Artist James, using a 1930s Smith Premier typewriter, typed out this painting.
#art #printer #unique #typewriter #illustration
Artist James, using a 1930s Smith Premier typewriter, typed out this painting.
#art #printer #unique #typewriter #illustration
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Israel bombed a hospital.
Rescue workers and reporters rushed to recover the dead and the wounded.
Israel bombed the hospital again. Live on TV.
Read that again.
Our government’s legacy will be its complicity in crimes against humanity. End all arms sales to Israel, now.
Rescue workers and reporters rushed to recover the dead and the wounded.
Israel bombed the hospital again. Live on TV.
Read that again.
Our government’s legacy will be its complicity in crimes against humanity. End all arms sales to Israel, now.
August 25, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Israel bombed a hospital.
Rescue workers and reporters rushed to recover the dead and the wounded.
Israel bombed the hospital again. Live on TV.
Read that again.
Our government’s legacy will be its complicity in crimes against humanity. End all arms sales to Israel, now.
Rescue workers and reporters rushed to recover the dead and the wounded.
Israel bombed the hospital again. Live on TV.
Read that again.
Our government’s legacy will be its complicity in crimes against humanity. End all arms sales to Israel, now.
This will be fascinating! Especially excited for Raisa Kabirs keynote at 3.15 on day 1.
The Royal School of Needlework is hosting its first conference and though in-person tickets are sold out you can still join us virtually! I’ve put an embarrassing amount of work into this so hopefully it’ll be a fun and informative conference for all! royal-needlework.org.uk/events-exhib...
August 20, 2025 at 4:22 PM
This will be fascinating! Especially excited for Raisa Kabirs keynote at 3.15 on day 1.
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The Royal School of Needlework is hosting its first conference and though in-person tickets are sold out you can still join us virtually! I’ve put an embarrassing amount of work into this so hopefully it’ll be a fun and informative conference for all! royal-needlework.org.uk/events-exhib...
August 19, 2025 at 4:40 PM
The Royal School of Needlework is hosting its first conference and though in-person tickets are sold out you can still join us virtually! I’ve put an embarrassing amount of work into this so hopefully it’ll be a fun and informative conference for all! royal-needlework.org.uk/events-exhib...
@catherinewestmp.bsky.social Good to see NHS plans laid out - but can’t see much about mental health crisis houses, vital to wellbeing of people in distress. E Finchley one proved literally a lifeline recently. As an emphasis is on local, this needs addressing.
August 14, 2025 at 4:31 PM
@catherinewestmp.bsky.social Good to see NHS plans laid out - but can’t see much about mental health crisis houses, vital to wellbeing of people in distress. E Finchley one proved literally a lifeline recently. As an emphasis is on local, this needs addressing.