Kat 🧀
@brainjumble.bsky.social
Language, castles, countryside, music, sci-fi, painting/sketches (off and on – work in progress). Dual national (UK/FR). Translator (DE/FR->EN) and proofreader (EN).
Originally from Nottinghamshire; now in Essonne via Oxford, Durham, Hamburg and Geneva.
Originally from Nottinghamshire; now in Essonne via Oxford, Durham, Hamburg and Geneva.
Pinned
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The early bird catches the misty tree
January 18, 2026 at 7:29 AM
The early bird catches the misty tree
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Had an intriguing editorial discussion recently: how did people in the past talk about 'minutes' when they didn't have watches or standardised times? How does that affect your thinking?
Come down an Elizabethan/Jacobean rabbit hole with me.
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Come down an Elizabethan/Jacobean rabbit hole with me.
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January 17, 2026 at 10:34 AM
Had an intriguing editorial discussion recently: how did people in the past talk about 'minutes' when they didn't have watches or standardised times? How does that affect your thinking?
Come down an Elizabethan/Jacobean rabbit hole with me.
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Come down an Elizabethan/Jacobean rabbit hole with me.
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January 16, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Wonder if the Tangerine Toddler will resign if I give him my Blue Peter Badges 🤔
January 16, 2026 at 12:03 PM
Wonder if the Tangerine Toddler will resign if I give him my Blue Peter Badges 🤔
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Given the number of recent literary adaptions (Frankenstein, Wuthering Heights, Hamnet) I wonder if any cinemas have thought to have a little book stand at the box office. Lots of people will leave a film wanting to read the original, would be easy money surely
Thought I would work in the Picturehouse cafe this morning. Had not counted on arriving shortly before a baby-friendly screening of Hamnet
January 14, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Given the number of recent literary adaptions (Frankenstein, Wuthering Heights, Hamnet) I wonder if any cinemas have thought to have a little book stand at the box office. Lots of people will leave a film wanting to read the original, would be easy money surely
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Common Sense, published 250 years ago today.
January 10, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Common Sense, published 250 years ago today.
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Worth noting that there's no feminine equivalent of emasculation. It literally just means that someone feels disempowered. Ego's so weak they need their own special word for that too.
January 10, 2026 at 6:43 AM
Worth noting that there's no feminine equivalent of emasculation. It literally just means that someone feels disempowered. Ego's so weak they need their own special word for that too.
“There are few people whom I really love, and still fewer of whom I think well. The more I see of the world, the more am I dissatisfied with it; and every day confirms my belief of the inconsistency of all human characters [...]”
Feeling very Elizabeth Bennet of late.
Feeling very Elizabeth Bennet of late.
January 10, 2026 at 4:39 PM
“There are few people whom I really love, and still fewer of whom I think well. The more I see of the world, the more am I dissatisfied with it; and every day confirms my belief of the inconsistency of all human characters [...]”
Feeling very Elizabeth Bennet of late.
Feeling very Elizabeth Bennet of late.
Latest pastel at art class is taking shape 🎨 🎃
January 9, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Latest pastel at art class is taking shape 🎨 🎃
Some evidence of the storm this morning taking youngest to school. Branches everywhere, a fence down, a clothes airer in a tree.
But the saddest sight was this. A witch clearly brought down by the high winds 😔
But the saddest sight was this. A witch clearly brought down by the high winds 😔
January 9, 2026 at 7:31 AM
Some evidence of the storm this morning taking youngest to school. Branches everywhere, a fence down, a clothes airer in a tree.
But the saddest sight was this. A witch clearly brought down by the high winds 😔
But the saddest sight was this. A witch clearly brought down by the high winds 😔
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When I see myself in the bathroom mirror first thing in the morning.
December 6, 2025 at 7:45 PM
When I see myself in the bathroom mirror first thing in the morning.
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Making the world a happier place
Making the world a happier place
January 7, 2026 at 12:58 PM
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Making the world a happier place
Making the world a happier place
Well this is all rather lovely ❄️
January 7, 2026 at 12:29 PM
Well this is all rather lovely ❄️
Girl is off school today so we went for a snowy pre-lunch stroll ❄️
January 6, 2026 at 11:45 AM
Girl is off school today so we went for a snowy pre-lunch stroll ❄️
Galettes des rois time is upon us 😋👑
January 6, 2026 at 7:37 AM
Galettes des rois time is upon us 😋👑
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Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
January 3, 2026 at 10:52 AM
Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
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Found elsenet: seems to sum up the zeitgeist nicely!
January 2, 2026 at 11:41 AM
Found elsenet: seems to sum up the zeitgeist nicely!
I will never be happier than when reading a badly translated menu. They are basically an art form 🥹
January 1, 2026 at 6:14 PM
I will never be happier than when reading a badly translated menu. They are basically an art form 🥹
Petition to make it acceptable to lick your plate in restaurants.
January 1, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Petition to make it acceptable to lick your plate in restaurants.
Looking for accommodation for a couple of nights near Oxford in the summer and oh never mind looks like I'll need to sell a kidney.
January 1, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Looking for accommodation for a couple of nights near Oxford in the summer and oh never mind looks like I'll need to sell a kidney.
Frosty start and a lot of geese!
January 1, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Frosty start and a lot of geese!
Christmas laundry turnaround estimates:
Washing cycle: approx. 1.5 hours
Drying cycle: approx. 1.5 hours
Being arsed to put away laundry: 3–5 days
Washing cycle: approx. 1.5 hours
Drying cycle: approx. 1.5 hours
Being arsed to put away laundry: 3–5 days
December 28, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Christmas laundry turnaround estimates:
Washing cycle: approx. 1.5 hours
Drying cycle: approx. 1.5 hours
Being arsed to put away laundry: 3–5 days
Washing cycle: approx. 1.5 hours
Drying cycle: approx. 1.5 hours
Being arsed to put away laundry: 3–5 days