Saskia Daniel
@saskiadanielceramics.com
Austro-Hungarian morse code station in transit. Very tired small-batch potter, occasional Germanist. Former editor and print person in higher ed.
http://linktr.ee/hasenschneck
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TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
December 7, 2025 at 5:17 PM
TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
Jesus Christ Americans, a frown is
something you do with your FOREHEAD AND EYEBROWS. What is wrong with you?
something you do with your FOREHEAD AND EYEBROWS. What is wrong with you?
December 7, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Jesus Christ Americans, a frown is
something you do with your FOREHEAD AND EYEBROWS. What is wrong with you?
something you do with your FOREHEAD AND EYEBROWS. What is wrong with you?
Happy to join in and follow one whom I'd missed. Sounds like it's rather late in the day which is a pity.
This is a lovely idea. If you’re not familiar with @wombat37.bsky.social, you’ve missed out. He’s been an uplifting presence on here, and has dealt with his approaching death with extraordinary openness, honesty, bravery and humour. One of the very best on here.
December 7, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Happy to join in and follow one whom I'd missed. Sounds like it's rather late in the day which is a pity.
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Lurking at the back of the medicine cupboard in the old house.
A small, unopened, army issue sterile bandage from the middle of WWII.
A small, unopened, army issue sterile bandage from the middle of WWII.
December 7, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Lurking at the back of the medicine cupboard in the old house.
A small, unopened, army issue sterile bandage from the middle of WWII.
A small, unopened, army issue sterile bandage from the middle of WWII.
Do not, whatever you do, employ someone *like* me for your doggy daycare needs. SOMEONE forgot to add today to the list of dates for which the dogwalker was needed.
December 7, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Do not, whatever you do, employ someone *like* me for your doggy daycare needs. SOMEONE forgot to add today to the list of dates for which the dogwalker was needed.
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Every human being "contributes to society" by existing. It's not measurable, and nobody needs to jusify their existence. This language is abhorrent.
December 7, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Every human being "contributes to society" by existing. It's not measurable, and nobody needs to jusify their existence. This language is abhorrent.
I have been in charge of the music at today's market and there has not been one Christmas tune. Everyone seems quite happy.
December 7, 2025 at 4:08 PM
I have been in charge of the music at today's market and there has not been one Christmas tune. Everyone seems quite happy.
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Martin Parr has died & this grimmest gloomiest greyest, Sundayest of Sundays is the perfect day to watch Signs of the Times.
All four extraordinary episodes are full of pathos, beauty & humour, life & love stories told through relationships with interiors & objects
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
All four extraordinary episodes are full of pathos, beauty & humour, life & love stories told through relationships with interiors & objects
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Signs of the Times - That Little Bit Different
Terry and Sue quite like Austrian blinds but feel they're common. And just why do Ray and Jane change their three-piece suite twice a year? (1992)
www.bbc.co.uk
December 7, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Martin Parr has died & this grimmest gloomiest greyest, Sundayest of Sundays is the perfect day to watch Signs of the Times.
All four extraordinary episodes are full of pathos, beauty & humour, life & love stories told through relationships with interiors & objects
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
All four extraordinary episodes are full of pathos, beauty & humour, life & love stories told through relationships with interiors & objects
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
I absolutely hate the phrase "share a son/daughter." Can't really say why but it grinds my gears.
December 7, 2025 at 1:21 PM
I absolutely hate the phrase "share a son/daughter." Can't really say why but it grinds my gears.
Lots of complementary (not competing) markets and fairs going on in west London today. Little craft one at The Black Lion pub down on the river where Hammersmith meets Chiswick. You DO fancy a damp walk, you do. #londonmarkets
December 7, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Lots of complementary (not competing) markets and fairs going on in west London today. Little craft one at The Black Lion pub down on the river where Hammersmith meets Chiswick. You DO fancy a damp walk, you do. #londonmarkets
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A male rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta) in winter plumage.
Ptarmigan is from Gaelic 'tarmachan' meaning "croaker". The p- was added when people mistakenly assumed it was a Greek word.
A bird forever warning people: "A werewolf!" (just in case of werewolves).
Ptarmigan is from Gaelic 'tarmachan' meaning "croaker". The p- was added when people mistakenly assumed it was a Greek word.
A bird forever warning people: "A werewolf!" (just in case of werewolves).
December 6, 2025 at 1:46 PM
A male rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta) in winter plumage.
Ptarmigan is from Gaelic 'tarmachan' meaning "croaker". The p- was added when people mistakenly assumed it was a Greek word.
A bird forever warning people: "A werewolf!" (just in case of werewolves).
Ptarmigan is from Gaelic 'tarmachan' meaning "croaker". The p- was added when people mistakenly assumed it was a Greek word.
A bird forever warning people: "A werewolf!" (just in case of werewolves).
Is this so that the Home Office can put them in an exam?
There's something very "pinning butterflies to boards" about this. The instant you try and pin down a tradition, you stop it evolving and it dies
www.gov.uk/government/n...
www.gov.uk/government/n...
From cheese rolling to bagpiping: UK launches search for traditions that define our communities
Communities invited to submit beloved traditions - from Highland dancing to Pancake Day - for recognition as UK living heritage.
www.gov.uk
December 6, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Is this so that the Home Office can put them in an exam?
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A current shortage of ethnically matched donors means Black Londoners affected by sickle cell disease are having to go without blood transfusions.
Could you donate blood this month?
Could you donate blood this month?
December 6, 2025 at 3:03 PM
A current shortage of ethnically matched donors means Black Londoners affected by sickle cell disease are having to go without blood transfusions.
Could you donate blood this month?
Could you donate blood this month?
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Feeding the cat: 111 likes and counting, which is all very nice but -
Hours of work plus years of practice: 4 likes
Let's have another go...
Hours of work plus years of practice: 4 likes
Let's have another go...
December 6, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Feeding the cat: 111 likes and counting, which is all very nice but -
Hours of work plus years of practice: 4 likes
Let's have another go...
Hours of work plus years of practice: 4 likes
Let's have another go...
Self promotion again but I've got to do it. *jingles wildly*
December 6, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Self promotion again but I've got to do it. *jingles wildly*
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This headline is the end of civilization.
December 6, 2025 at 12:22 PM
This headline is the end of civilization.
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Have you got precisely 27 seconds to watch another of those videos of a reduction linoprint developing?
December 6, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Have you got precisely 27 seconds to watch another of those videos of a reduction linoprint developing?
Really does need the image, doesn't it?
December 6, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Really does need the image, doesn't it?
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These people are out of control
December 5, 2025 at 8:10 PM
These people are out of control
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@secondmentions.bsky.social
"The brightly coloured rogue raptor"
"The brightly coloured rogue raptor"
Giant purple dinosaur caught fly-tipping on CCTV in Southend
The brightly coloured rogue raptor is spotted looking around before dumping rubbish in a street.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 6, 2025 at 10:37 AM
@secondmentions.bsky.social
"The brightly coloured rogue raptor"
"The brightly coloured rogue raptor"
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What #EYABeauty lies on the inside of this unassuming folder? We're showing off Elsie Wakefield's fungi illustrations today 🍄 Wakefield became Head of Mycology at Kew Gardens in 1915 and our Archives hold her personal papers collection, which includes letters, illustrations and photographs. #KewLA
November 30, 2025 at 10:00 PM
What #EYABeauty lies on the inside of this unassuming folder? We're showing off Elsie Wakefield's fungi illustrations today 🍄 Wakefield became Head of Mycology at Kew Gardens in 1915 and our Archives hold her personal papers collection, which includes letters, illustrations and photographs. #KewLA