I need to get out from under the sleeping 2yo, put the 7yo to bed, wash up, quick data update on work stuff for peace of mind, and christmas card list. i said it. now let's see if i can do it (thank you, accountability friends in my phone).

annual reminder that @kateatherley.bsky.social 's (mum'?) parkin is excellent & seasonally appropriate for all fall cake needs, not *just* bonfire celebrations (which may not make sense where you are)

In a day of absolute chaos (aka I don't do well throwing my routine & plans out the window for shifting & unconfirmed new ones, and parenting a child at school for 6 hours is tricky when you're working 7.5 (aka I still have an hour to do to start tomorrow on the front foot)), I'm grateful for

🪶Emma’s pieces are so magical in such an ancient & ancestral way, desperately beautiful and alive! And they make the most enchanting Christmas presents! Imagine receiving a silver cast of a snowdrop on Christmas morning! Such is the stuff of fairytale! 🐦‍⬛

Emma Mitchell@silverpebble2.bsky.social · 2w ago

l’ve had no orders for my nature jewellery.I know they seem expensive but silver for each costs >£70-I can’t charge £0 for several hrs’ making time on each.They’re casts of real flowers incl snowdrop & tiny silver sculptures of birds.A RT would really help just now,ty x: www.etsy.com/uk/shop/silv...

Reasons to be in Manchester (when I can't be in Manchester, drat it). This should be delightful.

The John Rylands Library@thejohnrylands.bsky.social · 3w ago

This year’s guest for the annual The Rylands Lecture is Christopher de Hamel. He will present a fascinating talk on the world-famous Hours of Etienne Chevalier. 📆Thursday 26 November Lecture from 7-8pm 📍Reading Room, level 1 🎟️Free, booking required: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/2003281682...

Really important thread - not b/c it's surprising that they're doing it, but b/c showing *how* misleading data works helps critical thinking (nb i don't think any of my followers here will be surprised by that either: i may not be the only one who can't pull these examples up when i need them!)

Emma Monk@monkemma.bsky.social · last mo.

So they're at it again 🙄 Torturing valid HMRC data to create wildly misleading headlines, designed to invoke fear and anger about immigrants. Same old, same old... (and you'll see just how old shortly!) 🧵1/28

and for the record, i wrote the proposal for this fellowship a year ago so the more recent stuff about AI “risks” wasn’t even what i was thinking about

will pooley@willpooley.bsky.social · 2mo ago

people in/near bristol and into/violently against tarot/AI: we are hosting a series of events this year on “risk”, tarot and AI as part of my university research fellowship get in touch if you’d like to be involved

Some lovely jobs in @sianysianysiany.bsky.social's latest Freelance Writing Jobs email! If I had the background, I'd be all over the project to research plant collecting and glass houses: highburyhallandpark.co.uk/news/researc...

Chapeau to the mother returned to work with a 30 minute commute <with a double buggy> to get children to childcare and herself to work.

Ended my day finishing A Ghost in the Throat (a read I procrastinated over for no good reason - a wonderful companion this week) and picking up Stone Blind (started some time ago; now I hope to finish it). Physical books are tricky when the window between children's bedtime & my own is narrow.

And of course you can't just stand up and play this; either they already had an arrangement in their cupboard of this, or someone stayed up half the night writing it up!

Yashar Ali 🐘@yasharali.bsky.social · 3mo ago

This morning, the Coldstream Guards at Buckingham Palace performed a tribute to Dolly Parton. The last time I remember the guards at the palace honoring the memory of an American entertainer was when they paid tribute to Aretha Franklin after she passed away.

My choir message group is sharing memories of listening with mums, and glad we sang 9 to 5 at our work 'Summerfest' a month ago. May books & songs be shared in memory, and may we all remember the difference one person can make

We are writing to the Prime Minister, and the Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy, calling for an immediate public inquiry into the British press, following the tragic death of Jason Arday. Sign here 👇

Jason Arday Letter | Good Law Project

Commission an immediate public inquiry into how to ensure a responsible press given its contribution to Dr Arday’s tragic death.

goodlaw.social

Well, that was delightful. Yes, the stourbridge line is (understandably) disrupted. Yes, the London line is (based on the rumour, understandably) messed up, but the new street line is running, and traveller camaraderie led to a lovely conversation with a lady from Aberdeen visiting her sister [1/2]

THIS.

Dr Lucy J.S. Clarke 🇵🇸🏳️‍⚧️🌈 no human is illegal@lucyjsclarke.bsky.social · 3mo ago

so the government can send us an emergency alert about the national risk of wildfires, but can’t actually address why it is that we’ve become a country at risk of wildfires, something formerly associated with arid climates?

today's working parent challenge is like other wednesdays, plus workmen (2 lots over the course of today): a *short* workday without buffers = guilty for 'leaving early', racing to pick-up, swimming, other pickup, home for big one to go out for eclipse, dinner for me & small, & d&d = tired

weird question for the #gardeners of BlueSky in this season of drought: if i had capacity to cool my pasta / potato / rice water, could i then use it to water plants?

If you find yourself weary of the usual content, I recommend a timedine cleanse by spending 5 mins in the Birds! tab [no i can't remember what the proper BS word for it is]

CORRECT.

Chaucer Doth Tweet@levostregc.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Thinkinge of askinge Chat GPT a questioun about your plannes, thoughtes, ideas? Trye a tarot deck ynstead. Cheaper, bettir for the environment, bettir resultes, not evil.

Had D&D tonight & therefore missed other activity. We nearly died fighting constructs & I'm *still* working out some of the strategic wins/fails of my character... and it was more fun than watching tv; having a group chat seems the best way to get a vibes read over time

Sharing this for the folk-adjacent amongst my followers.

Matthew Willis (Naval Air History)@navalairhistory.com · 5mo ago

Any folk and/or sea singers in my circle? The @navyrecords.bsky.social has a project you might be interested in, to build a set of recordings for sea songs and shantys that they have words for but no audio

Congratulations to the editors of and contributors to this new book, published today - Food Production and Gender across the Early Modern World Edited By Melissa Calaresu, Marta Manzanares Mileo www.routledge.com/Food-Product...

To who needs to hear it: emotions pass. One step, one action at a time - take them at a pace that works for your heart, mind, & body right now, & you will almost certainly feel differently soon. Let not the weight of an emotion make you believe it will always be so. (Also: ask for help, you matter)

I may crash later, but so far, 4 hours sleep & getting up when i wake up and it's cool is a great strategy: 1 hour more done on spreadsheet of doom; load of laundry done & hung; breakfast & child up, dressed, sun-creamed and to nursery; first train cancellation means i could make the 9am phone call!

beautiful day (not sarcasm, damp & grey but not cold is my fave) for parental duties to allow me to be on the 'early' train 🎉

TFW the D&D actual play is having a long discussion about whether fictional bikes can reverse, but you're married to a motorcyclist #tpk

a little girl is sitting at a table and the words duh obviously are above her

Alt: a little girl is sitting at a table and the words duh obviously are above her

media.tenor.com

Bump for the weekend crowd. Thanks so much to everyone who’s already shared!

Sophie Coulombeau@sophiecoulombeau.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Calling A-level English teachers! Do you teach Austen, Brontë, or other 18thc stuff? Could you use a set of free research-informed teaching materials, which support students' historical, literary, & linguistic understanding, & foster debate about misogyny, consent, & healthy relationships? (1/?)

Claimed they'd cut council tax, have increased council tax:

Full Fact@fullfact.org · 6mo ago

You can read our previous fact check of Reform’s claims, which we’ve recently updated with new examples sent to us by readers, here 👇 (2/2)

Spotted elsewhere.

The perils of a long journey after a long day: had caffeine on driving break (4hr drive after work & an early wake-up today); now arrived & wee one is asleep (so win for caffeine for helping us be safe and not grumpy), but now staring at the ceiling... any tips welcome (next wkend is repeat)