Lesson learnt. When experiencing full toddler meltdown, don't try and explain why glue isn't going to fix the broken plastic toy, or what adhesives might if we had them in the house.

Unexpected find in a soldier's small book yesterday! From the rather wonderful Peacock archive here UoY Borthwick Institute for Archives #FirstWorldWar #Botany

Delivered some training at the weekend with my wonderful colleague Emma for York Festival of Ideas Does a Sunday afternoon get any more satisfying?! #bookbinding UoY Borthwick Institute for Archives

So much fun! I have shown my creation to anyone who has come in a 6ft radius….

Serendipitous trip to the stacks this morning. One unassuming book and then... BOOM! Manuscript waste! Deckle edge! Thoughtful yet discreet repairs! #charming #bookbinding

Sticky situation…heat from a marvellous mini hair drier softening adhesive from decades old masking tape. The drawings are from the 70s - the tape may well be too! #paperconservation Historic Scotland Historic Environment Scotland #archives

Some unexpected sparkle on a wet Tuesday! What has been added to this beauty?! Found in a probate bundle from 1749?

Been having fun playing with time-lapse in the PRONI conservation studio! The paper was repaired with re-moistenable tissue but losses were replaced with Kayazuki paper and wheat starch paste. D2977/5/1/2/26 is a copy of a court order from the Four Courts, Dublin in 1657.

I've had a quiet year so far on Twitter, mainly because I've been growing a tiny human. Littlest is hopefully arriving soon, so I'm planning a complete break for the next year. But I wanted to say that I'll be back for more conservation shenanigans in late 2023 🍼🖌️🚼📜👶

Lighthouse Family running through my head…

Busy day today - 4 meetings, a lunch do in celebrate the achievements of our placement students from York St John University; a training session on dealing with soaking wet archives from Catherine Firth and then the annual vacuuming-of-the-strongroom with Henry.

La bellesa al taller de restauració. youtube.com/watch?v=KdXbTa… 🏆🧐 Alerta! hi ha premi per al primer que identifiqui la tècnica de la peça que es mostra entre els segons 5″ i 10″. #restauració INSTITUT D'ESTUDIS ILERDENCS acbaixebre

Carols and consolidation. Perfect festive morning 🎶✨

Are you interested in #rot? Join me and the fabulous Dr Alice Tarbuck for a fun afternoon of deliquescence and decay! Please spread the word: we want to be omnidisciplinary, & warmly welcome all pertinent (& some impertinent) contributions. forms.gle/BD4sGYaVPReTh4…

Ooft cutting it fine! Quite literally.

Archive joy - think you're checking out potential mould on a new accession and discover lovely marbling on teeny tiny books 😍 (and mould too).

Technical term: knackered.

Had the absolute pleasure of working on this chapbooks exhibition with my fab colleague Sarah, which is launching tonight 🤩 if you're in the library at York Uni over the next few months come up to the gallery on the second floor of the Burton to take a look!

A lesser spotted sea(l) creature found hiding in the strongroom today... Also known as a1558 conveyance of a property in Stonegate believed to have become the site of the famous Terry's of York shop and restaurant 3 centuries later.

Aesthetic brain: I love peeking in boxes! Conservator brain: unpackaged material, must put it on my to do list.