#Jupiter in Pisces, 28 Dec 2021. Let the #magic begin! William De Morgan Fish and Peacocks panel. #Pisces #Jupiter #tile

William Morris Brother Rabbit tiles, white on Victorian blue. #WilliamMorris

Four of *many* Companion Fish I made based on William De Morgan Fish. Originally planned to complement the Persian Fish Frieze, they do well as stand-alone #tiles. Adopt a companion fish here (scroll down): williammorristile.com/demorgan/willi…

We need a new term for “avoid it like the plague” because apparently people don’t do that

My farm is untidy. Inefficient. Self seeded trees colonise viable field. Blocked drains create wetland. The margins, yard, old veg plots overgrown with hip tall weeds. An orchards is filled with rotting trees. Parts of it can't be access with a tractor...

I asked a group of 6 year olds to 'Pitch me a new film idea' Move over Hollywood A THREAD

Against all odds, this tiny mammoth survived the ice age. Carved in woolly mammoth ivory using flint tools 35,000 years ago, it was discovered in 2007 in the post-excavation spoil at Vogelherd Cave 70 years after the original archaeological excavations! Image: Tübingen Museum.

Bloody hell. Looking at a message from the Ukraine Library Association concerning the cancellation of their forthcoming conference. it basically says "We will reschedule just as soon as we have finished vanquishing our invaders". Ukrainian Librarians, I salute you

I absolutely must have the Pre-Raphaelite version. @terriwindling

Homely binding & illustrations in this personal 18C Assyrian collection of charms, or prayers for protection to various saints ~ here, St George takes on the Dragon (Houghton Library, Harvard) houghtonlib.tumblr.com/post/649264342…

Van Gogh was influenced by Japanese woodblock prints & felt it was instructive to copy the works of artists whom he admired. Here’s Hiroshige’s Plum Orchard in Kameido (1857) ~ & van Gogh’s tribute to it, 30 years later (Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam)

New article: "The Astronomical Innovations of Monk Yixing 一行 (673–727)." In special issue, "Social Life History of Chinese Buddhist Monks," edited by Jinhua Chen and Kai Sheng. mdpi.com/2077-1444/13/6…

After years of trying, countless cycles of IVF and 3 miscarriages, our rainbow babies finally arrived. One a few minutes before midnight on the 22nd and another five minutes after midnight on the 23rd. Welcome to the world Jared and Maisie 🌈 #rainbowbabies #IVFbabies

I miss the good old days when I was the one who caused the flooding.

King John was not a good man, And no good friends had he. He stayed in every afternoon... But no one came to tea. And, round about December, The cards upon his shelf Which wished him lots of Christmas cheer, Were only from himself. ~A.A.Milne #Christmas #friends

Strawberry Thief fireplace. #williammorris

Strawberry Thief backsplash #WilliamMorris