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I finished the first part of my John Singer Sargent Lady Macbeth doll. The dress is complete, all hand sewn with over 1000 green bugle beads to simulate beetle wings. Now to sew a bunch of gilded lion and dragon appliques onto the cloak...

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It's incredibly sad that we've all lost out on such a vital and effective self-promo tool, but simultaneously, it's validating to know that, no, it's not just me. Twitter/X is utterly useless, now. Broken beyond repair. boringstorybook.com/break-up-wit...

Break up with your X. – INCREDIBLY BORING STORIESboringstorybook.com

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Would love to see this show: "'Women can’t paint,' snarls Carrington in a recording here, quoting the misogynists of her youth in her aristocratic smoker’s bark." www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

Leonora Carrington: Rebel Visionary review – wild dreams of a titan of surrealism finally get their duewww.theguardian.com This is an ecstatic reminder of all that is liberating in surrealist art by an extraordinary artist who was still unlocking her unconscious well into her 90s

I bought this on Wednesday having seen Juliet's post about it and I read it today - very enjoyable, I will definitely read the next one! #booksky #amreading

Book Quote Wednesday's word is 'best'. #BookQW #Booksky The Green Man lets Dan know when he's on the wrong path. That doesn't necessarily mean the right way to go to do his bidding will be easy or safe... Contemporary fantasy inspired by British myth and folklore. www.amazon.co.uk/Green-Mans-H...

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Six years late, here’s my review of The Bedlam Stacks by Natasha Pulley published by Bloomsbury lindasbookbag.com/2024/07/10/t...

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If you like the whole Middle Grade magical school thing, but you're not so much of a fan of JKR and her terrible views, you might really enjoy CONSPIRACY OF RAVENS. By @leahmoore.bsky.social Sally Jane Thompson and I www.moorereppion.com/cor/

Conspiracy of Ravens | moorereppionwww.moorereppion.com CONSPIRACY OF RAVENS PREVIEW PAGES ORDER CONSPIRACY OF RAVENS PRAISE FOR CONSPIRACY OF RAVENS

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Mary had a little lamb, Its pelage alabaster; Her omnipresent chaperone Persistently harassed 'er Its chilling uluations! Its wool so strangely luminant! Mary's days were haunted By this unremitting ruminant

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This is a beautiful story, and reading it in your head in that posh 1930s British newsreel voice only makes it more beautiful.

My favorite tried-and-true resistance tactic: Being Extremely Fucking Annoying.

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A bit of promo as reaching readers becomes increasingly difficult. My current contemporary fantasy series is inspired by British myth and folklore. Dan Mackmain is mostly human, but he is a dryad's son, so the Green Man sends him to solve problems when the mundane and the uncanny collide. #booksky

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8/7/24 - nocturn

My friend's written a book that sounds completely fascinating, I wish academic publishing wasn't such a bin fire. (By which I mean, I guess I'll have to get my library to order this as I can't afford it. This is not her fault.) www.amazon.co.uk/Neither-use-...

Neither use nor ornament: A cultural biography of clutter and procrastination eBook : Potts, Tracey: Amazon.co.uk: Bookswww.amazon.co.uk Neither use nor ornament: A cultural biography of clutter and procrastination eBook : Potts, Tracey: Amazon.co.uk: Books

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Today it is worth mentioning that I wrote a book on the weird history of the green belt, and one on the origins of postwar new towns

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"would you like to use the Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Changing room, Sir?" #MrBenn #DavidBowie See how many references you can name.

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7/7/24 - nocturn

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MARK ANTONY: friends, romans, countrymen, lend me your ears! FRIENDS: okay ROMANS: fine COUNTRYMEN: sure MARK ANTONY: i have come to bury caesar, not to praise him FRIENDS: i can’t hear anything ROMANS: is he talking right now COUNTRYMEN: what

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Me: look, a mature woodcock Friend: how can you tell it’s mature Me: it doesn’t giggle when you say woodcock The Woodcock: grow up guys

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While you are doing your Sunday-morning browsing and scrolling in your pants / PJs / silk smoking jacket, remember my shop is always open. Prices start at £55. Alphabets, swears, inspirational thoughts and blunt instruments. All for immediate shipping. Come on in. No pants, no problem.

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I keep forgetting I have a bluesky! Hello again. Just to say I've reopened the shop after a few months of day job-related closure, booo. Including 20 fresh prints of A Visitor from the Mainland. Thought I'd lost the lino block forever, so that's nice..! 👁️ slipperyjack.bigcartel.com

Went to the Jenna Burlingham Gallery in Kingsclere this morning. Some lovely stuff in the summer exhibition. Quite fancied this (which wasn’t, in fact, part of the exhibition).

So. We have a Labour MP for the first time ever (genuinely incredible in this safest of safe Tory seats) so today’s job is to write him a letter about not throwing vulnerable people under the bus. Will his response be less infuriating than every email ever received from his predecessor? Let’s see.

Votes voted.

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It's difficult enough to make a living as a craftsperson, without this. I know so many of us have got wonderful pots made by Sarah & Graham. If you can, please give a little to support a lovely woman & her wonderful family. Pls share. #Archaeology www.gofundme.com/f/help-sarah...

Help Sarah Keep History Alive: Support My Cancer Battle, organized by Sarah Lordwww.gofundme.com Hello everyone, My name is Sarah Lord, and today I'm doing s… Sarah Lord needs your support for Help Sarah Keep History Alive: Support My Cancer Battle