Finally made it to the pub, which inspired the name of the private press/typeface, which is the subject of one of my favourite stories I've written: www.amyfreeborn.com/x-marks-the-...

I haven't kept any of my reporter's notebooks from my early career in newspaper journalism, but the evolution of my personal note-taking can be traced from newsroom stationery cupboard shorthand notebooks to Moleskines.

Centre image: 'Road builders, Caucasus' at Baltic art gallery, Gateshead, part of Franki Raffles' 'Women Workers, Russia' series, 1989.

Prior to the collapse of the Soviet system, these two women had built over 100km of roads together. One said: "You have people called housewives, don't you?"

Finally remembered, and had (most of) the ingredients needed, to make a lucky New Year lemon pig!

Read about the (made up) tradition here: www.atlasobscura.com/articles/lem...

A happy, healthy, and prosperous 2025 to you all 🍋🥂🍋

Christine de Pizan (d. 1430) is often described as the first professional woman author in Europe, & this illustration of her is often used to denote women writers. I've seen it so many times online, so it was a real thrill to see an original @britishlibrary.bsky.social Medieval Women exhibition!

Ooh, the pressure of the first post on a new social network. I will start as I'll inevitably go on: randomly.

Look at this weird semi-circular kink on a tree in the woods near where I live!