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Rachel (ish)

@rachelish.bsky.social

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🇬🇧 she/her, cis, white, bi, lubberwort Fandom old; have been known as Cynjen around the place Strongly supportive of trans rights

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Rachel (ish) @rachelish.bsky.social · 52m

Quadring, the various Eaudykes/Eaudikes, Shepeau Stow

Rachel (ish) @rachelish.bsky.social · 20h

Yeah, it does seem early

Rachel (ish) @rachelish.bsky.social · 20h

Might there have been a photo behind it? Was that a thing?

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Rachel (ish) @rachelish.bsky.social · 21h

Allegedly (you didn't hear it from me) *not* all roads lead to Rome. Some of them go to Corinium

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Cloudy🐈 @hellocloudy.bsky.social · 22h

Here's how they look all finished! 🔥

a ceramic plate with a tortoiseshell cat surrounded by brown oak leaves

a ceramic plate with a calico cat surrounded by brown oak leaves

a ceramic plate with a black cat surrounded by brown oak leaves

a ceramic plate with a fox surrounded by brown and orange oak leaves

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Rachel (ish) @rachelish.bsky.social · 22h

Eeek

Rachel (ish) @rachelish.bsky.social · 23h

Best move soundtrack?

Romeo + Juliet

🎃 à la kosmic horror @kosmicala.bsky.social · 23h

Best movie soundtrack?

Cruel Intentions

Linnea Hartspooker @linneaharts.bsky.social · 23h

Best movie soundtrack?

The Crow

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Scott McDonough @sjmcdonough.bsky.social · 1d

En-nígaldi-Nanna, the daughter of the last king of the Neo-Babylonian empire (626-539 BCE), had a museum in Ur, complete with 1500 year old artifacts and “museum labels.”

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ennigal...

Ennigaldi-Nanna's museum - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

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National Trust Archaeology @nattrustarch.bsky.social · 1d

Luke Jerram's Helios, a seven-metre spherical sculpture which is named after the sun god in ancient Greek mythology, will be viewable in the ruins of Fountains Abbey from 10am to 4pm, 11 and 12 October 2025.

Please visit the link for more information:
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/yorksh...

Helios at Fountains Abbey | Yorkshire

Helios at Fountains Abbey, North Yorkshire

www.nationaltrust.org.uk

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Rachel (ish) @rachelish.bsky.social · 23h

Errol le Cain's Twelve Dancing Princesses have fruit dresses, although in an 18th century way rather than a 19th

An illustration from The Twelve Dancing Princesses by Errol le Cain of the princesses passing through the silver wood, not knowing they are being followed by a man in an invisibility cloak. Only the youngest princess notices a twig being snapped off a tree. The princesses are all in elaborate 18th century dresses with big powdered wigs. Each dress is covered in a design featuring a different fruit, which is matched in the ornamentation of their fans and wigs. The youngest princess' theme is oranges

Rachel (ish) @rachelish.bsky.social · 1d

Good luck, Hector

Rachel (ish) @rachelish.bsky.social · 1d

Today was the first day I've noticed that I had to wake up in the dark. I don't like it

Met Office - weather and climate @metoffice.gov.uk · 1d

Noticing the nights drawing in? 🌙

October brings a big shift with most of the UK losing over 2 hours of daylight this month!

Do you enjoy the cosy evenings or miss the longer days?

Map of the UK showing daylight lost during October by region. Northern areas like Lerwick lose about 2 hours 40 minutes, Stornoway 2 hours 30 minutes, Aberdeen 2 hours 20 minutes, Glasgow and Newcastle 2 hours 10 minutes, Manchester and Birmingham 2 hours, and southern areas such as London and Plymouth about 1 hour 50 minutes. Background uses colour bands to indicate daylight loss.

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Rachel (ish) @rachelish.bsky.social · 1d

Like this one

Cally, a tortoiseshell cat, sitting politely on the floor and looking up intently

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Rachel (ish) @rachelish.bsky.social · 1d

Excuse me that is a cat who has never been fed in her entire life obviously

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Rachel (ish) @rachelish.bsky.social · 1d

On #NationalOctopusDay I would like to thank Natasha Pulley for finding ways to get an octopus in every novel, steampunk or scifi

Rachel (ish) @rachelish.bsky.social · 1d

I feel like it takes the heat off other teams if even Australia can collapse

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Rachel (ish) @rachelish.bsky.social · 1d

76-7

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Rachel (ish) @rachelish.bsky.social · 1d

Australia 75-6 👀👀👀 #cwc

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Abigail @abigail.bsky.social · 1d

Dating Whitworths sounds like it would be great craic.

A packet on a supermarket shelf that reads "Whitworths bake with blocked stoned dates"
"Carefully stoned and ready to chop"

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Liam Hogan @liamhogan.id.au · 1d

One of the conspirators who helped Gavrilo Princip shoot Archduke Franz Ferdinand survived to see the breakup of Yugoslavia. He could conceivably have watched the Neighbours episode where Scott and Charlene got married

rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 1d

you ever think about those real weird overlaps. like tennessee williams might have listened to the ramones

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Rachel (ish) @rachelish.bsky.social · 1d

Fuck, that is shit

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Snow Iris Boodio | Bootanical Art @snowirisstudio.com · 1d

New product for us chronic illness peeps who are tired of obvious advice. "I drank water, am I allowed to be disabled now?" Available on shirts, pillows, and magnets. Check it out via the link in my bio!

#Disability #ChronicIllness #SmallBusiness #BSNM #Art 🎨

A closeup of a square magnet that is colored a light blue. Periwinkle flowers and leaves create a border along the top and bottom. The text reads "I Drank Water, Am I Allowed to be Disabled Now?"

A woman wearing a white t-shirt which says "I drank water, am I allowed to be disabled now?"

A stainless steel fridge door with a blue magnet on it. The pillow reads "I drank water, am I allowed to be disabled now?"

A white chair with a blue throw pillow on it. The pillow reads "I drank water, am I allowed to be disabled now?"

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Annalee Newitz @annaleen.bsky.social · 1d

A lot of the apps on your phone are tracking your physical location and selling that information to other companies. Here's a fantastic explainer from @pcmag.com about 20 of the most common apps that spy on you. Service journalism at its finest. www.pcmag.com/explainers/t...

These 20 Apps Are Watching You—And You Probably Use Them Every Day

You might use these apps every day, but have no idea what they collect. These 20 apps are quietly harvesting your location, contacts, photos, and more—here's what you can do about it.

www.pcmag.com

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Rachel (ish) @rachelish.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you for this week! It's been fun 😁

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Rachel (ish) @rachelish.bsky.social · 1d

Good luck!!!