Suse McBay
@semcbay.bsky.social
Married to Stephen. Tutorial Fellow at Wycliffe Hall. Academic interests: second Temple Judaism. Clerical interests: homiletics. Fun things: rock climbing (when my back holds up), dogs & gardening.
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Suse McBay
@semcbay.bsky.social
· Apr 12
There are a lot of things in the world I can’t control, that break my heart and deeply concern me. For me, many of those things are for talking about IRL.
On here? I celebrate the small things. The daily stuff that makes me smile, including:
- dogs
- the outdoors / gardening
- good coffee
- beauty
On here? I celebrate the small things. The daily stuff that makes me smile, including:
- dogs
- the outdoors / gardening
- good coffee
- beauty
February 1, 2026 at 5:38 PM
January 28, 2026 at 6:38 PM
I played netball for the first time in 25years tonight.
On the one hand I feel incredibly old.
On the other this is the first aerobic activity I’ve done since Covid where I felt good so this is a huge milestone.
Recovery from #longcovid is so very slow, but it is possible to reclaim lost ground. 🥳
On the one hand I feel incredibly old.
On the other this is the first aerobic activity I’ve done since Covid where I felt good so this is a huge milestone.
Recovery from #longcovid is so very slow, but it is possible to reclaim lost ground. 🥳
January 13, 2026 at 10:41 PM
I played netball for the first time in 25years tonight.
On the one hand I feel incredibly old.
On the other this is the first aerobic activity I’ve done since Covid where I felt good so this is a huge milestone.
Recovery from #longcovid is so very slow, but it is possible to reclaim lost ground. 🥳
On the one hand I feel incredibly old.
On the other this is the first aerobic activity I’ve done since Covid where I felt good so this is a huge milestone.
Recovery from #longcovid is so very slow, but it is possible to reclaim lost ground. 🥳
Nothing quite feels as organised and responsible as renewing car/home insurance a leisurely full month in advance.
December 21, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Nothing quite feels as organised and responsible as renewing car/home insurance a leisurely full month in advance.
Rewatching S1 of Shrinking with a whole extra level of appreciation for Derek. The world needs more Derek. Outstanding.
#shrinking
#shrinking
November 29, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Rewatching S1 of Shrinking with a whole extra level of appreciation for Derek. The world needs more Derek. Outstanding.
#shrinking
#shrinking
This woman is an inspiration. I can report in all honesty that eggnog in earl grey was the delightful surprise I did not know I needed.
Thank you, @hownottodraw.bsky.social
Thank you, @hownottodraw.bsky.social
Last week I learned that you can use eggnog in place of milk in your tea for a lil ✨festive flare✨
Today I am trying it with earl grey. verdict: yum
Today I am trying it with earl grey. verdict: yum
November 19, 2025 at 3:50 PM
This woman is an inspiration. I can report in all honesty that eggnog in earl grey was the delightful surprise I did not know I needed.
Thank you, @hownottodraw.bsky.social
Thank you, @hownottodraw.bsky.social
Long Covid progress: managed a 20min slightly aerobic workout yesterday. This is huge!
It’s the first time in a LONG time where I’ve been able to get my heart rate up, break even a little sweat, and not find myself dizzy, nauseous, and with a headache.
#longcovid #onedayatatime #recovery
It’s the first time in a LONG time where I’ve been able to get my heart rate up, break even a little sweat, and not find myself dizzy, nauseous, and with a headache.
#longcovid #onedayatatime #recovery
November 9, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Long Covid progress: managed a 20min slightly aerobic workout yesterday. This is huge!
It’s the first time in a LONG time where I’ve been able to get my heart rate up, break even a little sweat, and not find myself dizzy, nauseous, and with a headache.
#longcovid #onedayatatime #recovery
It’s the first time in a LONG time where I’ve been able to get my heart rate up, break even a little sweat, and not find myself dizzy, nauseous, and with a headache.
#longcovid #onedayatatime #recovery
Remind me never to befriend Nick Mohammed. #celebritytraitors #bbc
November 7, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Remind me never to befriend Nick Mohammed. #celebritytraitors #bbc
Finally feeling well enough to read (thank you, flu). Spending time with my Armand, Jean-Guy, and Isabelle is an excellent way to do it. Thank you, @louisepennyauthor.bsky.social for another instalment!
November 1, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Finally feeling well enough to read (thank you, flu). Spending time with my Armand, Jean-Guy, and Isabelle is an excellent way to do it. Thank you, @louisepennyauthor.bsky.social for another instalment!
Robin taking shelter from the rain in our garden.
October 19, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Robin taking shelter from the rain in our garden.
This headline is quite confusing to a biblical scholar.
huge st. paul w www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
St. Paul solved more crimes, had drastically fewer homicides in 2025
A remarkable shift is under way in St. Paul. The city is on track for a 70 percent drop in homicides by the end of 2025. And they’re solving more than 70 percent of crimes.
www.mprnews.org
October 11, 2025 at 11:04 AM
This headline is quite confusing to a biblical scholar.
Pretty sure there’s nothing better than getting home from work and having your Labrador snuggle up to fall asleep on you. 🥰
October 5, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Pretty sure there’s nothing better than getting home from work and having your Labrador snuggle up to fall asleep on you. 🥰
Lewis Capaldi on Graham Norton this week might be my favourite thing. 10/10 would pass the 2 beers and a puppy test.
October 4, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Lewis Capaldi on Graham Norton this week might be my favourite thing. 10/10 would pass the 2 beers and a puppy test.
Reposted by Suse McBay
Jane Goodall passed away on October 1 at 91. She showed us all that every life matters and that what we do makes a difference. Today we honor her by holding more wonder, more compassion, more courage.
#VoicesWorthHearing #JaneGoodall
#VoicesWorthHearing #JaneGoodall
October 2, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Jane Goodall passed away on October 1 at 91. She showed us all that every life matters and that what we do makes a difference. Today we honor her by holding more wonder, more compassion, more courage.
#VoicesWorthHearing #JaneGoodall
#VoicesWorthHearing #JaneGoodall
@davidcollinsnews.bsky.social I’ve been reading your excellent book the Hunt for Silver Killer and discussing it with a colleague. This week I read this BBC news story of an apparently similar murder-suicide in Oxfordshire. I wondered if you’d come across it? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Elderly couple's cause of deaths at Abingdon home revealed
The bodies of David and Zena Hoskins were found at a property in Milton on 15 September.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 3, 2025 at 9:47 AM
@davidcollinsnews.bsky.social I’ve been reading your excellent book the Hunt for Silver Killer and discussing it with a colleague. This week I read this BBC news story of an apparently similar murder-suicide in Oxfordshire. I wondered if you’d come across it? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Long covid win: it’s been a week and NO palpitations or heart rate spikes. Baby steps, but good news!
September 25, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Long covid win: it’s been a week and NO palpitations or heart rate spikes. Baby steps, but good news!
Reposted by Suse McBay
give Jeff Hiller every Emmy forever IMO
September 15, 2025 at 12:58 AM
give Jeff Hiller every Emmy forever IMO
Has hit the jackpot on cookbooks. Got a Mediterranean diet one by Elena Paraventes (olivetomato.com) and everything I’ve made is delicious. Food has never been so tasty. 😋
tomato.com
September 15, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Has hit the jackpot on cookbooks. Got a Mediterranean diet one by Elena Paraventes (olivetomato.com) and everything I’ve made is delicious. Food has never been so tasty. 😋
I’ve recently discovered Sainsbury’s Taste the Difference amaretto tiramisu.
My life may never be the same.
My life may never be the same.
September 8, 2025 at 8:27 PM
I’ve recently discovered Sainsbury’s Taste the Difference amaretto tiramisu.
My life may never be the same.
My life may never be the same.
The thing is, it’s really not!
Don't worry about being unable to define apocalyptic. It's not the end of the world
If you're itching to read about "Apocalyptic" in the most arcane senses of that term, perhaps to distract you from much else apocalyptic in our times, this is the series for you! humanhistoriesofkn.substack.com/p/away-from-...
September 2, 2025 at 5:57 PM
The thing is, it’s really not!
When you compliment someone on their very sharp bow tie and they reply by complimenting you on your inter-canonical sermon references. 😊 It’s a good job I’m already married!
August 31, 2025 at 6:51 PM
When you compliment someone on their very sharp bow tie and they reply by complimenting you on your inter-canonical sermon references. 😊 It’s a good job I’m already married!
To my Instagram feed. I do not want:
- more collagen
- to get fit in my 40s
- to fix perimenopause
Yes, I’m 40. No, it does not mean I want to double down on a quest for perpetual youth. Give me dog videos, gardening tips and tasty Mediterranean food recipes.
- more collagen
- to get fit in my 40s
- to fix perimenopause
Yes, I’m 40. No, it does not mean I want to double down on a quest for perpetual youth. Give me dog videos, gardening tips and tasty Mediterranean food recipes.
August 29, 2025 at 9:20 AM
To my Instagram feed. I do not want:
- more collagen
- to get fit in my 40s
- to fix perimenopause
Yes, I’m 40. No, it does not mean I want to double down on a quest for perpetual youth. Give me dog videos, gardening tips and tasty Mediterranean food recipes.
- more collagen
- to get fit in my 40s
- to fix perimenopause
Yes, I’m 40. No, it does not mean I want to double down on a quest for perpetual youth. Give me dog videos, gardening tips and tasty Mediterranean food recipes.
Trying to match others' abilities is like trying to wear their shoes. It’s uncomfortable and I’m not going to get very far.
Yes and yes. 👏 👏 👏
Yes and yes. 👏 👏 👏
August 22, 2025 at 5:38 AM
Trying to match others' abilities is like trying to wear their shoes. It’s uncomfortable and I’m not going to get very far.
Yes and yes. 👏 👏 👏
Yes and yes. 👏 👏 👏
The lectionary today (as the BVM day on the calendar) does not help people read their OTs well. It just reinforces a reading of Isaiah 7 that makes no sense of the text itself.
Here endeth my complaint for today.
Here endeth my complaint for today.
August 15, 2025 at 8:06 AM
The lectionary today (as the BVM day on the calendar) does not help people read their OTs well. It just reinforces a reading of Isaiah 7 that makes no sense of the text itself.
Here endeth my complaint for today.
Here endeth my complaint for today.
Can confirm grass trimmers fight back. Have a cut on my forehead and lip to prove it. The lesson? If you’re cutting grass next to gravel, use a face shield (or look away).
August 6, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Can confirm grass trimmers fight back. Have a cut on my forehead and lip to prove it. The lesson? If you’re cutting grass next to gravel, use a face shield (or look away).