Clare M. Dowding
@claredowding.bsky.social
Welshwoman in London. University administrator. Independent researcher (medieval anchorites). Anglican Reader (lay minister). Warden of Readers Diocese of Southwark.
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A Retreat is time spent with God away from the busyness of everyday life. It is a precious time to place ourselves in His hands, and to listen for His Word for our lives. Retreats can last several days, or just a few hours. Where might you go? promotingretreats.org/where #retreat #prayer
January 10, 2026 at 8:13 AM
A Retreat is time spent with God away from the busyness of everyday life. It is a precious time to place ourselves in His hands, and to listen for His Word for our lives. Retreats can last several days, or just a few hours. Where might you go? promotingretreats.org/where #retreat #prayer
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Good morning here is your emergency sloth
January 9, 2026 at 9:36 AM
Good morning here is your emergency sloth
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Retreats are 'places of encounter, where creativity and imagination shine a light in the darkness and help us to notice a deeper reality' (Retreats 2026). There are dozens of new creative retreats listed on our website - where might you go? promotingretreats.org #retreat #creativity
January 8, 2026 at 12:20 PM
Retreats are 'places of encounter, where creativity and imagination shine a light in the darkness and help us to notice a deeper reality' (Retreats 2026). There are dozens of new creative retreats listed on our website - where might you go? promotingretreats.org #retreat #creativity
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I regret to inform Leila Cunningham that Londoners do not need her “pity.”
What it needs is for fewer people to talk about it like it’s a haunted theme park - I live here, and it is, despite its issues, a fabulous place to be.
What it needs is for fewer people to talk about it like it’s a haunted theme park - I live here, and it is, despite its issues, a fabulous place to be.
Apparently, I’m Supposed to be Pitied for Living in London
A Londoner’s response to Reform UK’s weirdly patronising pitch to the capital
www.bearlypolitics.co.uk
January 8, 2026 at 8:45 AM
I regret to inform Leila Cunningham that Londoners do not need her “pity.”
What it needs is for fewer people to talk about it like it’s a haunted theme park - I live here, and it is, despite its issues, a fabulous place to be.
What it needs is for fewer people to talk about it like it’s a haunted theme park - I live here, and it is, despite its issues, a fabulous place to be.
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Ipswich Crematorium have decided to pass on their collection of books and, rather than bin them, wondered if churches and other groups can make use of them?
Many are in near mint condition and are free to anyone who needs them
To find out more please contact me direct
@cremationsociety.bsky.social
Many are in near mint condition and are free to anyone who needs them
To find out more please contact me direct
@cremationsociety.bsky.social
January 6, 2026 at 1:42 PM
Ipswich Crematorium have decided to pass on their collection of books and, rather than bin them, wondered if churches and other groups can make use of them?
Many are in near mint condition and are free to anyone who needs them
To find out more please contact me direct
@cremationsociety.bsky.social
Many are in near mint condition and are free to anyone who needs them
To find out more please contact me direct
@cremationsociety.bsky.social
It's snowing in central London, at the same time that the BBC Weather app is predicting 0% chance of preciptation for the next three hours. One of these things is therefore incorrect ...
January 6, 2026 at 12:20 PM
It's snowing in central London, at the same time that the BBC Weather app is predicting 0% chance of preciptation for the next three hours. One of these things is therefore incorrect ...
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Are you a postgraduate student or early career researcher interested in Christian ethics? Would you like to join a reading group with asynchronous opportunities and a supportive environment?
Reply here or send me a message, and I’ll share the details! ⚓
Reply here or send me a message, and I’ll share the details! ⚓
January 5, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Are you a postgraduate student or early career researcher interested in Christian ethics? Would you like to join a reading group with asynchronous opportunities and a supportive environment?
Reply here or send me a message, and I’ll share the details! ⚓
Reply here or send me a message, and I’ll share the details! ⚓
This is simultaneously incredibly cute and ever so slightly menacing, which is an impressive combination!
Or maybe that's just how my brain processes it ...
Or maybe that's just how my brain processes it ...
January 4, 2026 at 7:07 PM
This is simultaneously incredibly cute and ever so slightly menacing, which is an impressive combination!
Or maybe that's just how my brain processes it ...
Or maybe that's just how my brain processes it ...
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'The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it' (John 1.5). Where might you sit in the Light this year? promotingretreats.org/where #light #prayer #retreat
January 4, 2026 at 1:36 PM
'The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it' (John 1.5). Where might you sit in the Light this year? promotingretreats.org/where #light #prayer #retreat
With all that's going on at the minute, the idea that our planet is actually a giant computer, run by and for mice, which has spent millennia working on the answer to the meaning of life ... actually makes some kind of sense.
"Earthman, the planet you lived on was commissioned, paid for, and run by mice. It was destroyed five minutes before the completion of the purpose for which it was built, and we've got to build another one."
January 3, 2026 at 9:05 AM
With all that's going on at the minute, the idea that our planet is actually a giant computer, run by and for mice, which has spent millennia working on the answer to the meaning of life ... actually makes some kind of sense.
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It's never too early to book your next retreat - visit promotingretreats.org for dozens of listings throughout the year...
January 2, 2026 at 7:41 AM
It's never too early to book your next retreat - visit promotingretreats.org for dozens of listings throughout the year...
And their alt-text work is pretty good, too!
Owls in Towels: exactly what it says on the tin.
Great Horned Owl tangled in a soccer net. No fractures but heavy swelling in soft tissues due to struggling. Congress of the Birds advises "Taking nets down when not in use can prevent these injuries." Want to donate? www.congressofthebirds.org Source: fb.com/102301306190... #owlsintowels 💛🦉
January 1, 2026 at 12:30 PM
And their alt-text work is pretty good, too!
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If you start listening to this recording of Orlando Gibbons' 'This is the Record of John' at 23:58.13 on New Year's Eve, midnight will strike as John says "NO".
Start 2026 the right way.
youtu.be/l7Rj1Z-fqaI?...
Start 2026 the right way.
youtu.be/l7Rj1Z-fqaI?...
Gibbons: This Is the Record of John
YouTube video by Robin Blaze - Topic
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December 30, 2025 at 9:29 PM
If you start listening to this recording of Orlando Gibbons' 'This is the Record of John' at 23:58.13 on New Year's Eve, midnight will strike as John says "NO".
Start 2026 the right way.
youtu.be/l7Rj1Z-fqaI?...
Start 2026 the right way.
youtu.be/l7Rj1Z-fqaI?...
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Make your 2026 retreat a priority by booking it now! Where might you go? Visit promotingretreats.org/where for inspiration, or buy a copy of the 2026 Retreats Handbook from promotingretreats.org/resources #retreat
December 30, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Make your 2026 retreat a priority by booking it now! Where might you go? Visit promotingretreats.org/where for inspiration, or buy a copy of the 2026 Retreats Handbook from promotingretreats.org/resources #retreat
David Tennant was in front of me in the queue in Boots years ago. I had a stinking cold, so my thought process wasn't capable of much beyond noting "that's David Tennant".
Right folks. Feeling rather down at the moment so bringing back an oldie
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
December 29, 2025 at 9:02 PM
David Tennant was in front of me in the queue in Boots years ago. I had a stinking cold, so my thought process wasn't capable of much beyond noting "that's David Tennant".
It's just entirely typical of Cardiff to likely lose this match in the last five minutes having been 10 points up ... 🙄
December 26, 2025 at 4:49 PM
It's just entirely typical of Cardiff to likely lose this match in the last five minutes having been 10 points up ... 🙄
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If a Test finishes early, the players should not get golf or a booze cruise, they should have to play an ODI or T20I on every lost day of play.
December 26, 2025 at 9:23 AM
If a Test finishes early, the players should not get golf or a booze cruise, they should have to play an ODI or T20I on every lost day of play.
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To summarize: it is a well known fact, that those people who most want to rule people are, ipso facto, those least suited to do it.
December 23, 2025 at 10:41 PM
To summarize: it is a well known fact, that those people who most want to rule people are, ipso facto, those least suited to do it.
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Remember: It ys okaye to be lonelye. It ys okaye to feel lost. It ys okaye to be sad. It ys okaye yf nobody ys arounde. It ys okaye to have no plannes or just small plannes. It ys okaye to have big plannes that seem exhausting. It ys okaye to be a mess. Take care of thyself. Thou art amazinge.
December 23, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Remember: It ys okaye to be lonelye. It ys okaye to feel lost. It ys okaye to be sad. It ys okaye yf nobody ys arounde. It ys okaye to have no plannes or just small plannes. It ys okaye to have big plannes that seem exhausting. It ys okaye to be a mess. Take care of thyself. Thou art amazinge.
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Medievalists: has anyone ever written on the impact that C19 vicars had on the editing and discussion of medieval sources?
I’ve no idea where to start with this, but recently wanted to explore it as a side project… 🧐
I’ve no idea where to start with this, but recently wanted to explore it as a side project… 🧐
December 22, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Medievalists: has anyone ever written on the impact that C19 vicars had on the editing and discussion of medieval sources?
I’ve no idea where to start with this, but recently wanted to explore it as a side project… 🧐
I’ve no idea where to start with this, but recently wanted to explore it as a side project… 🧐
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Interesting ...
Organ-tuning books in English churches provide notes on a warming climate
Researchers have realised the records are a ‘goldmine’ to study changes in environmental conditions
www.theguardian.com
December 22, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Interesting ...