Have you explored Gilbert White's manuscript yet? gilbertwhiteshouse.org.uk/gilbert-whites…

Plenty of gardening to be done this weekend - join in Gilbert White's House & Gardens Unusual Plants Fair

The worlde kan be a terrible place. Hange on to ech othir. Remember good thinges. Gyve helpe whanevir ye kan, and ask for support whanevir ye neede. All of us are heere alone, wanderirs, and so we helpe.

Volunteer Dr. Grant Repshire talks about his experience scything in Gilbert's garden and *that* scene in Poldark... gilbertwhiteshouse.org.uk/on-scything/

We've had feedback over the last week that some people are unhappy with our plan to offer up to 14 scholarships to refugees living in the local area. To these people, we would like to say: Tough. Jog on. rdg.ac/2MIc7PZ

The Norton Anthology of Poetry, 6th edition, is now published. There are 46 new poets and over 330 new poems (out of 352 poets/1850 poems in total). Many thanks to my brilliant fellow-editors, Mary Jo Salter and Margie Ferguson, and to all the team at Norton.

This is great news, the new café looks stunning, and is going to be a real asset to the community. x.com/GilbertWhites/…

A little tale #18thcentury #drinkresponsibly #drinkingonthejob #redcoat #regimentsoldier #thoughtforthefallen

Sylvia Plath: Life inside the Bell Jar. Confirmed for BBC2 broadcast Sat 11 Aug 9pm. Dir. Teresa Griffiths, producers Clive Flowers & Tim Kendall. Includes interviews with Frieda Hughes, Heather Clark, Tristine Skyler, & friends of Plath from NY & MA. radiotimes.com/tv-programme/e…

Who was Frank Oates? On this 180th Birthday we've pulled this blog from the archives by Dr. J.G. Repshire gilbertwhiteshouse.org.uk/frank-oates-li…

Heading out to work today like...❄️❄️❄️❄️

A “literal” map of the United Kingdom. buff.ly/2F5XSDi

Whose woods these are I think I know...

A blog post of mine for the Gilbert White's House & Gardens Museum, on the world of 18th c. Selborne, where Gilbert White became a pioneering naturalist. A world where wildlife abounded in Hampshire that is now locally extinct, and so quiet you can hear a signal cannon from 23 miles away! x.com/GilbertWhites/…

. Dr. J.G. Repshire takes us time travelling! gilbertwhiteshouse.org.uk/for-the-modern…

Baseball is back today, and gardening season is starting up, so I'll see everyone in October.

Fascinating 1731 #map of #Scotland showing #clans and their territories, including the number of men who joined the 1715 Rising. It shows the military strength of the #Jacobites in the turbulent years leading up to the Battle of #Culloden. Zoom in: maps.nls.uk/view/75652784

Retweeting this largely out of appreciation for the 18th c. aesthetics used in this flyer: x.com/CECSYork/statu…

Dr J. Grant Repshire takes us into Gilbert’s Garden in this series of blogs gilbertwhiteshouse.org.uk/gilbert-whites…