An (Ongoing) Taxonomy of the Sad Rich Girls of Literature lithub.com/an-ongoing-tax… via Literary Hub

Take a deep breath… The shaggy locks of lichens adorning the trees at Dawyck is an indicator of very clean air.

#Lichens don’t harm the trees. They do add to the biodiversity of habitats, helping to keep ecosystems healthy and more resilient.

Stumps us all?

I would absolutely love to see some street art as vibrant and uplifting as this in Doncaster. It can be transformational as well as a talking point.

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A London Inheritance - A Private History of a Public City

An amazingly broad and fascinating resource. alondoninheritance.com

Incunabula Stephanie J. Lahey, PhD

Set off on a(nother) damp grey morning yesterday yet when we arrived at Anglesey Abbey, the sky was blue; a perfect spring day, the smell of green things, surprise and promise: branches of almost translucent new leaves, cowslips in long grass and the peaceful birch grove.

Read and weep.

Corfu welcomes #TheOlympicFlame with her usual pizzazz & style - the central platea or main square providing such a dramatic backdrop to bands, crowds, the flame relay and joy 🇬🇷💙🤍💙

In the last minutes of the day. It would be unfair otherwise.

You've probably been wondering: 'How many eels is a cottage worth in 14th C. England?'

This is a reasonable question. I get it. And happily, I'm here to help! I included a chart showing this kind of equivalence in an article I wrote for HistoryExtra, but here's an excerpt!

April is Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Month.

Head and Neck Cancer is a collective term that includes several different types of cancers. Cancers of the Head and Neck are categorized by the area in which they begin, including the mouth , throat voice box sinuses nose cavity.

Athens swallowed up by orange haze from Sahara dust storm theguardian.com/world/2024/apr…

It’s clearer than ever that Brexit has failed – let’s not inflict its miseries on young people theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

“How can I help but see what is in front of my eyes? Two and two are four.”

“Sometimes, Winston. Sometimes they are five. Sometimes they are three. Sometimes they are all of them at once. You must try harder.”
George Orwell. 1984

I love the embossed images, the texture of the paper, the imagination and calm embedded in the work of Meg Fatharly So glad to have these small beauties!

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It’s April. And raining. The first chiffchaff sings somewhere in the trees overhead. Leaves unfurl but nothing much is blooming on this wind blasted heath. Bluebells. Dead nettles. Dandelions. Sheltered by the garden fence apple and cherry blossom raise pink smiles.