Mrs Margaret Waldemar-Spoon
@jadisnoir.bsky.social
Obviously, that’s my nom de plume. Translator NL and FR into EN-UK and copywriter EN // feel free to reach out if you value HUMAN translations and copy or if you want to just grab a coffee. On a Grand Tour of life…
In today’s De Lijn experience, the bus driver yawned when he arrived at my stop, then proceeded to ignore three successive requests for stops. Was he even safe to drive?
Chiswick House, English Palladian villa completed 1729, inspired by Palladio’s Villa Rotonda; designed by ‘architect Earl’ Lord Burlington, friend of Handel, patron of Pope, governor of Foundling Hospital. Chiswick House | Foundling Museum
No, AI subtitle generator, Tom Waits is singing not clearing his throat.
Remarkably untouristed. Not after this column…
The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com · 2d agoGuest column by Rick Steves: With a quaint old town of about 20,000 residents, set under a historic fortress, Tomar, Portugal a place with lots of local ambiance, yet remarkably untouristed and well worth a stop.
This variety in design shows that samurai of the Edo period enjoyed expressing their sense of style through menuki. Menuki in the shape of mounted samurai, 1603–1708. Shakudō with gold decoration, 1.5 x 3.5 x 0.9 cm. EA1997.119.a & EA1997.119.b
Have you ever heard of menuki? These beautiful objects are an example of a pair from the Ashmolean’s collection. Menuki are sword-grip ornaments on Japanese swords and daggers, they come in pairs and are placed asymmetrically on either side of the handle.
I hope Mrs Craisin’s nest on the west-facing wall in the rambling rose will hold ☔️ What do I do if it collapses? There are five eggs in it.
til that herb butter was named after its inventor, Sir Herbert Butter-Knife in 1851. That it coincidentally contains both herbs and butter is just one of those wonderful happy accidents.
Damn... 300% higher yields for peppers 200% for tomatoes. 65% lower water use for jalapenos. #agsky #agrivoltaics ,🌱🌞🔌..
hoergen@hoergen.bsky.social · 4d ago*American farmers slid solar panels over 62,000 acres of farmland, and the biggest payoff had almost nothing to do with electricity* #Erneuerbare #Renewable #Solar #Photovoltaik energiesmedia.com/solar-panels…
🚨 After 40 years of research, Brazilian scientist Dr. Mariangela Hungria wins the World Food Prize for pioneering a $2 nitrogen-fixing bacteria treatment that replaces costly fertilizers, saves farmers $25 billion annually, and cuts 230 million tons of CO₂ emissions.
If you watch anything on #Moroccans coming to #Ceuta, make it this report. CBS News have interviewed some of them & they confirm that social media posts on Facebook & Instagram told them Spain had opened its borders. They're playing with people's hopes & lives. It's awful. We must combat fake news.
I get most of my exercise these days from shaking my head in disbelief.
The Jason Arday article in The Guardian is something else. Cofnas of UGent also involved…
That’s a lot of people channelling biblical walking on water then, mate. In the meantime, can we talk about the fact that 57 people lost their lives thanks to this vile mix of social media, people smugglers, and a rich old potentate playing a political chess game?
NOT NOW, CANNIBALISTIC JELLYFISH WITH A VANISHING ANUS
Odd This Day@oddthisday.bsky.social · 5d agoRoses are red Sinner plays tennis
A rocket crashing into the moon. AIs escaping from the sandbox and hacking into other companies’ systems. And a dementor in charge of a large country. Is this really what people want?
Ik ging voor vast. En het kwam me goedkoper uit dan mijn variabel contract raar maar waar.
Het is Belgisch @begov.skyfleet.blue · 5d agoAccijnzen op aardgas en stookolie stijgen vanaf vandaag: zoveel zal ons dat kosten
I saw a 30-something with golf clubs in our hood yesterday and well, we are truly in gentrified territory now.
Ah, the smell of lentil dahl at 7:30 in the morning… 21yo has decided to go sugarless for breakfast recently.
Gent mensen - stel dat ik een taxi nodig heb ‘s avonds in Gent, welk bedrijf bel ik dan a.u.b.?
Had anyone seen the camp miasma film? On a scale of 1 to I absolutely hate horror, where would you situate it? Asking for a friend 😬