Fretful Porpentine
@bcky.bsky.social
To have for one’s heart
The heart that a ghost has
Quiet and only
A little forlorn
The heart that a ghost has
Quiet and only
A little forlorn
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Probably the only useful thing I’ve learnt from running Anon Opin. For the most part, any old card will keep the lights on in a hotel room.
November 12, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Probably the only useful thing I’ve learnt from running Anon Opin. For the most part, any old card will keep the lights on in a hotel room.
I’m not saying I’m the queen of stocking fillers but -
November 12, 2025 at 3:41 PM
I’m not saying I’m the queen of stocking fillers but -
My version of Swedish death cleaning will be framing all the prints that have been in board-backed envelopes for umpteen years.
November 12, 2025 at 1:09 PM
My version of Swedish death cleaning will be framing all the prints that have been in board-backed envelopes for umpteen years.
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the seven stages of a letter, GPO, 1966 designed by Negus & Sharland
www.designreviewed.com/artefacts/th... #gpo #negussharland #britishdesign
www.designreviewed.com/artefacts/th... #gpo #negussharland #britishdesign
November 12, 2025 at 9:36 AM
the seven stages of a letter, GPO, 1966 designed by Negus & Sharland
www.designreviewed.com/artefacts/th... #gpo #negussharland #britishdesign
www.designreviewed.com/artefacts/th... #gpo #negussharland #britishdesign
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Also went to the Biggin Hill Memorial Museum today. One of many highlights was this Second World War aeroplane instrument bearing the brilliantly vivid instruction
DO NOT JAR
HANDLE LIKE EGGS
DO NOT JAR
HANDLE LIKE EGGS
February 1, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Also went to the Biggin Hill Memorial Museum today. One of many highlights was this Second World War aeroplane instrument bearing the brilliantly vivid instruction
DO NOT JAR
HANDLE LIKE EGGS
DO NOT JAR
HANDLE LIKE EGGS
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It would be nice to be in a little snow globe, protected by the dome from the woes of the world and the stresses of life, being gently covered by the fake falling snow.
(DO NOT SHAKE THE SNOW GLOBE WHILST I AM IN IT)
(DO NOT SHAKE THE SNOW GLOBE WHILST I AM IN IT)
November 10, 2025 at 8:11 PM
It would be nice to be in a little snow globe, protected by the dome from the woes of the world and the stresses of life, being gently covered by the fake falling snow.
(DO NOT SHAKE THE SNOW GLOBE WHILST I AM IN IT)
(DO NOT SHAKE THE SNOW GLOBE WHILST I AM IN IT)
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Fresh off the frame and I decided to adapt a traditional wedding sampler to reflect a different life event. It took me a year to complete and marked the journey pre and post surgery. Excuse the crinkles, must iron!
November 10, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Fresh off the frame and I decided to adapt a traditional wedding sampler to reflect a different life event. It took me a year to complete and marked the journey pre and post surgery. Excuse the crinkles, must iron!
Ecclefechan is one of the best words.
November 10, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Ecclefechan is one of the best words.
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what things are happening here.
i just wanted to buy a curtain rail
i just wanted to buy a curtain rail
November 10, 2025 at 2:51 PM
what things are happening here.
i just wanted to buy a curtain rail
i just wanted to buy a curtain rail
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Was really struck by what a lovely inspiring exercise this is, like a primary school version of Mary Oliver’s Instructions for living a life
Pay attention.
Be astonished.
Tell about it
Pay attention.
Be astonished.
Tell about it
November 10, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Was really struck by what a lovely inspiring exercise this is, like a primary school version of Mary Oliver’s Instructions for living a life
Pay attention.
Be astonished.
Tell about it
Pay attention.
Be astonished.
Tell about it
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When I was on @looksunfamiliar.bsky.social I chose this sequence from a 1979 Sesame Street episode - probably the first time I ever heard Philip Glass was this exclusive piece he wrote for this animated sequence, Geometry of Circles. It's never appeared anywhere else.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JWw...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JWw...
Philip Glass - Sesame Street - Geometry of Circles.mp4
YouTube video by SamCam2011
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November 10, 2025 at 8:46 AM
When I was on @looksunfamiliar.bsky.social I chose this sequence from a 1979 Sesame Street episode - probably the first time I ever heard Philip Glass was this exclusive piece he wrote for this animated sequence, Geometry of Circles. It's never appeared anywhere else.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JWw...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JWw...
ATTENTION: PEOPLE WHO KNOW ABOUT THESE THINGS 📣🦔
Will the pretty secateurs be any less effective or comfortable to use than the hideous pair?
Will the pretty secateurs be any less effective or comfortable to use than the hideous pair?
November 9, 2025 at 10:14 PM
ATTENTION: PEOPLE WHO KNOW ABOUT THESE THINGS 📣🦔
Will the pretty secateurs be any less effective or comfortable to use than the hideous pair?
Will the pretty secateurs be any less effective or comfortable to use than the hideous pair?
If I ever need to find the origins of something in this house - sink, oven, extractor fan - I just locate the cheapest version of whatever it is online and LO.
November 9, 2025 at 9:10 PM
If I ever need to find the origins of something in this house - sink, oven, extractor fan - I just locate the cheapest version of whatever it is online and LO.
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My BBC DG manifesto.
1. CBeebies and CBBC to get two hours on BBC1, from 4 to 6pm so old people get to see something that isn’t about property or tat in the attic. Because not everything has a price, Auntie Joan.
1. CBeebies and CBBC to get two hours on BBC1, from 4 to 6pm so old people get to see something that isn’t about property or tat in the attic. Because not everything has a price, Auntie Joan.
November 9, 2025 at 8:52 PM
My BBC DG manifesto.
1. CBeebies and CBBC to get two hours on BBC1, from 4 to 6pm so old people get to see something that isn’t about property or tat in the attic. Because not everything has a price, Auntie Joan.
1. CBeebies and CBBC to get two hours on BBC1, from 4 to 6pm so old people get to see something that isn’t about property or tat in the attic. Because not everything has a price, Auntie Joan.
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NEW! Columbo Decorations! Celebrating perhaps the greatest tv detective. They can be sent as cards and hung as decorations, the versatility is astounding!
Just one more thing...head on over to heykidsrocknroll.etsy.com for these and LOADS of other quality merchandise.
Just one more thing...head on over to heykidsrocknroll.etsy.com for these and LOADS of other quality merchandise.
November 7, 2025 at 5:46 PM
NEW! Columbo Decorations! Celebrating perhaps the greatest tv detective. They can be sent as cards and hung as decorations, the versatility is astounding!
Just one more thing...head on over to heykidsrocknroll.etsy.com for these and LOADS of other quality merchandise.
Just one more thing...head on over to heykidsrocknroll.etsy.com for these and LOADS of other quality merchandise.
If Everything in My Home Is Perfect and Beautiful I Will Be Deserving of Love:
Chapter 129 - Tea Towels
Chapter 129 - Tea Towels
November 9, 2025 at 1:56 PM
If Everything in My Home Is Perfect and Beautiful I Will Be Deserving of Love:
Chapter 129 - Tea Towels
Chapter 129 - Tea Towels
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I am truly shocked to not find more thinkpieces on the incredible graphic design and typography of Zohran Mamdani’s campaign but maybe that’s because searching on the internet is garbage now.
TL;DR lead designer was Aneesh Bhoopathy of Forge Co-Op
Roundup of articles in thread 🧵
TL;DR lead designer was Aneesh Bhoopathy of Forge Co-Op
Roundup of articles in thread 🧵
November 8, 2025 at 4:45 PM
I am truly shocked to not find more thinkpieces on the incredible graphic design and typography of Zohran Mamdani’s campaign but maybe that’s because searching on the internet is garbage now.
TL;DR lead designer was Aneesh Bhoopathy of Forge Co-Op
Roundup of articles in thread 🧵
TL;DR lead designer was Aneesh Bhoopathy of Forge Co-Op
Roundup of articles in thread 🧵
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Out this evening at the theatre. Intrigued to know what the middle-aged themes are.
November 8, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Out this evening at the theatre. Intrigued to know what the middle-aged themes are.
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*nods sagely*
“The librarian is a seeker and keeper of truth, and that makes her a dangerous figure in the eyes of those who fear the fullest, most comprehensive, and most uncomfortable truths emerging.” lithub.com/in-praise-of...
In Praise of Librarians in Dangerous Times
Librarians are on the front lines of history and current events, when news and change arrive at a furious clip that only quickens every day. And without libraries, my work would simply not exist. I…
lithub.com
November 8, 2025 at 3:42 PM
*nods sagely*