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Maker, tinkerer, West Coast Swing dancer. Based in East Midlands UK. Learning the piano as an adult. www.lushprojects.com
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Ladybird Artists Advent Calendar, window 3
‘Baubles,’ 1964
Artist: Frank Hampson
‘Baubles,’ 1964
Artist: Frank Hampson
December 3, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Ladybird Artists Advent Calendar, window 3
‘Baubles,’ 1964
Artist: Frank Hampson
‘Baubles,’ 1964
Artist: Frank Hampson
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Grate art ~ children not looking at the paintings at the San Francisco Museum of Art, 1963 (photo: Herb Slodounik)
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November 29, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Grate art ~ children not looking at the paintings at the San Francisco Museum of Art, 1963 (photo: Herb Slodounik)
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Does anyone want a survivorship bias shortbread
November 29, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Does anyone want a survivorship bias shortbread
I saw an exhibition of Sophie Taeuber-Arp’s work in Tokyo and was blown away. It’s great work in its own right and a fascinating precursor to computer art.
October 29, 2025 at 6:58 AM
I saw an exhibition of Sophie Taeuber-Arp’s work in Tokyo and was blown away. It’s great work in its own right and a fascinating precursor to computer art.
NYT Connections wants peace with #onlyconnect ? @onlyconnectquiz.bsky.social
October 27, 2025 at 12:49 PM
NYT Connections wants peace with #onlyconnect ? @onlyconnectquiz.bsky.social
Duolingo you’re killing me.
October 27, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Duolingo you’re killing me.
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I just visited a museum *entirely* devoted to screws 🔩🏛️🗃️ #OnlyInGermany
June 7, 2025 at 11:36 AM
I just visited a museum *entirely* devoted to screws 🔩🏛️🗃️ #OnlyInGermany
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The modern world in old Ladybird books.
The radio ham (1968)
Artist: Robert Ayton
The radio ham (1968)
Artist: Robert Ayton
May 14, 2025 at 7:02 AM
The modern world in old Ladybird books.
The radio ham (1968)
Artist: Robert Ayton
The radio ham (1968)
Artist: Robert Ayton
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I think this may be the most ‘Ladybird’ thing I’ve ever found in an old Ladybird book
April 7, 2025 at 7:00 PM
I think this may be the most ‘Ladybird’ thing I’ve ever found in an old Ladybird book
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‘Homenaje a México’ - an extraordinarily beautiful 325 sqm geometric stained glass window, at Parroquia del Señor de la Resurreccion church in Mexico City. Created by op-artist Victor Vasarely in 1974. #StainedGlassSunday
March 16, 2025 at 8:28 AM
‘Homenaje a México’ - an extraordinarily beautiful 325 sqm geometric stained glass window, at Parroquia del Señor de la Resurreccion church in Mexico City. Created by op-artist Victor Vasarely in 1974. #StainedGlassSunday
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This is basically porn youtu.be/LyxZBNKQzAQ
Amazing Pistachio AirPod - See How I Made This Bluetooth Earbud from a Pistachio!
YouTube video by Penguin DIY
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February 25, 2025 at 5:41 PM
This is basically porn youtu.be/LyxZBNKQzAQ
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All David Lodge's books are great but these two are explosions of comedy and colour.
January 3, 2025 at 10:40 AM
All David Lodge's books are great but these two are explosions of comedy and colour.
Geese stopping the traffic this morning at @uniofnottingham.bsky.social
November 25, 2024 at 11:39 AM
Geese stopping the traffic this morning at @uniofnottingham.bsky.social
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Sitting in front of the test card, waiting for the children’s programmes to begin (1967)
Artist: Eric Winter
Artist: Eric Winter
November 12, 2024 at 8:28 AM
Sitting in front of the test card, waiting for the children’s programmes to begin (1967)
Artist: Eric Winter
Artist: Eric Winter
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Sony Trinitron TV Console with built-in LV-1901 Betamax VCR (1975)
November 9, 2024 at 3:16 AM
Sony Trinitron TV Console with built-in LV-1901 Betamax VCR (1975)
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Head/Elegy by Barbara Hepworth (1952)
October 30, 2024 at 6:15 PM
Head/Elegy by Barbara Hepworth (1952)
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First of all, has a person ever looked more mischievous? I wish I knew her.
Secondly, this is a miniature portrait from around 1660. It comes with overlays that allow you to change her appearance for fun. Filters from 500 years ago lol!
Secondly, this is a miniature portrait from around 1660. It comes with overlays that allow you to change her appearance for fun. Filters from 500 years ago lol!
June 13, 2024 at 3:48 PM
First of all, has a person ever looked more mischievous? I wish I knew her.
Secondly, this is a miniature portrait from around 1660. It comes with overlays that allow you to change her appearance for fun. Filters from 500 years ago lol!
Secondly, this is a miniature portrait from around 1660. It comes with overlays that allow you to change her appearance for fun. Filters from 500 years ago lol!
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The modern world in old Ladybird books.
Eating on trains, 1974.
Artist: Frank Humphris
(Ladybird Leaders: Trains)
Eating on trains, 1974.
Artist: Frank Humphris
(Ladybird Leaders: Trains)
May 20, 2024 at 7:02 AM
The modern world in old Ladybird books.
Eating on trains, 1974.
Artist: Frank Humphris
(Ladybird Leaders: Trains)
Eating on trains, 1974.
Artist: Frank Humphris
(Ladybird Leaders: Trains)
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The modern world in old Ladybird.
“A modern first-class compartment” (1961)
Artist: Robert Ayton
“A modern first-class compartment” (1961)
Artist: Robert Ayton
March 6, 2024 at 7:56 AM
The modern world in old Ladybird.
“A modern first-class compartment” (1961)
Artist: Robert Ayton
“A modern first-class compartment” (1961)
Artist: Robert Ayton
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There should be an alternative version of The Repair Shop on iPlayer that's just for men. None of the dead dad stuff, just the bits with a geezer soldering a trombone.
March 3, 2024 at 9:55 AM
There should be an alternative version of The Repair Shop on iPlayer that's just for men. None of the dead dad stuff, just the bits with a geezer soldering a trombone.