Reminds me of that great tweet which went something like “Americans check themselves into rehab for what the average Brit drinks on a two-hour train journey.”
Philippa
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reader, knitter, traveller, flâneuse. Academic-adjacent.
Thanks to the eclipse power-down I had an hour of free leccy this morning to bake and iron. Now have courgette and lemon cake.
I mean, how is this even a question, it's OBVIOUSLY a Blake's 7 reboot.
☀️ Starshine@starshine.bsky.social · yesterdayyouve got 5.6 billion to make a 7 season 56 episode show airing over 15 years, wdyd
It’s perhaps ironic that if there’s one group of people you can safely judge on appearances it’s eugenicists. They all look like the first ones to melt when they open the Ark.
When Dad’s Army ended in 1976, Clive Dunn was a year younger than Paul Rudd is in Doomsday.
Great research. They were terrible times. Women everywhere faced indifference by the Pensions Board. Many lost their jobs and could not find other work. Single women had no entitlements by the state. Their heroic contributions ignored. My research on Country Antrim reveals a similar picture.
Clodagh Finn@clodaghfinn.bsky.social · yesterdayI've been haunted by the words of former Cumann na mBan women who led lives of quiet desperation in the state they helped to build. @lloislanel.bsky.social has done eye-opening & vital research laying bare the hardship faced by single women in Cork. www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/colu... #SpeirGorm
EVERY STORY ABOUT BEAVERS FOR THE LAST DECADE READS LIKE: WE RELEASED A DOZEN PADDLE TAILED LITTLE FREAKS AND THEY IMMEDIATELY BEGAN A TERRAFORMING PROJECT THAT REVERSED A CENTURY OF ECOLOGICAL DAMAGE IN THREE WEEKS.
Slurms MacKenzie@slurmsmackenzie.bsky.social · 3d agoMight post some good environment news every so often to showcase that it's not over yet and there are good things happening, we just have to fight for it First: beavers are basically magical creatures that help with drought and flooding, and we're reintroducing them more and more
I thought I was at least spared any Klingon nonsense in SNW, but here they are this week. The episode's redeeming feature was the focus on Una.
The verdict is in. Absolutely loved this. Strong recommend.
Philippa@philippa11.bsky.social · last wk.Gave up on Philippa Gregory and started on this instead. 20 pages in and I'm hooked.
See replies. A debate about whether or not hobbits are posh is what social media should be for.
Rippers@ripley123.bsky.social · 2d agoThe Hobbits have elevenses - they don’t strike me as particularly posh.
I've got some leftover puff pastry from my courgette pie, this seems like an ideal way to use it up...
Jacqueline Meldrum - Easy Vegan Recipes@tinnedtoms.bsky.social · 2d agoFor a wee treat, try these biscoff & dark chocolate swirls. They are divine! theveganlunchbox.co.uk/biscoff-choc... You can cut the recipe down & make a few or make a full batch, freeze some, then bake from frozen when you need a treat. Oven or air fryer #plantbased #dairyfree #vegan #vegetarian
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Blue sky has reminded of the outstanding French crisp experience I had last week. Bought them at a petrol station loo stop and passed them round the car, to everyone's approval. Managed to save half the bag for the train home.
Someone told me "Bluesky is just like Twitter." I argued that was untrue on the basis that last time I had a Twitter account most times I got a new follower their bio said "single & looking for fun" & here when I get a new follower it tends to say something like "professor of rare moths".
Just overheard in airport security: "Oi Paul - look! It's another bloody colander!" My work is done.
Astronomer Royal for Scotland | Catherine Heymans@astroroyalscot.bsky.social · 5d agoGoing on holiday with your colander? Perfectly normal behaviour! #eclipse #UnimpressedCat
A friend's son, the loveliest lad you could meet, plays the tuba, got 5 A levels, 4 A* and an A. Had previously been rejected by Cambridge. Off to St Andrews.
colanders across the country are sharing incredible tales of parks and streets and high-rise locations with baking trays, pans, and dishes, all gathered round in a circle in their cupboard
We tried the colander thing with 2 different ones and couldn't get it to work. Thankfully the friends I was with had a couple of pairs of eclipse specs. They worked a treat.
Gina@brokenbiros.bsky.social · 4d agoThis is just an excuse for people to show off their bougie colanders #eclipse
Workers on Hvar Island started digging up a street and found a Roman mosaic underneath — perfectly preserved, 1,800 years old. Daily life had been walking over it for centuries without knowing. ❤️
Maybe we tell Meta glasses wearers they can look directly at the eclipse with their Meta glasses
ESA's Sophie Adenot and NASA's Anil Menon will pair up for the next spacewalk outside the International Space Station - now set for 18 August. www.nasa.gov/blogs/spaces... @soph-astro.esa.int
Station Crew Gears Up for Next Spacewalk, Keeps Up Microgravity Research - NASA
The next spacewalk outside the International Space Station is set to take place on Tuesday, Aug. 18. Two Expedition 75 astronauts will work in the vacuum of space to replace a space-to-ground antenna ...
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