Lorna
@florilegia.bsky.social
Mum-coded. Books, food and language stuff. I have approximate knowledge of many things. She/her ei/hi.
PP: me as a Lofi Girl. Banner: an empty street from Spirited Away. Faded buildings, red lanterns, and a cloudless blue sky.
PP: me as a Lofi Girl. Banner: an empty street from Spirited Away. Faded buildings, red lanterns, and a cloudless blue sky.
I still need to learn to make fukujinzuke pickles, but I’m so pleased with my katsu curry 🍛
November 20, 2025 at 8:15 PM
I still need to learn to make fukujinzuke pickles, but I’m so pleased with my katsu curry 🍛
Firstly: this is a great thread
Secondly: I absolutely love a cool rock! I have a whole collection
Secondly: I absolutely love a cool rock! I have a whole collection
One of the tragedies of growing up is it's apparently no longer "socially acceptable" to carry around a cool rock & show it to people you meet.
So I have to respect the Chinese, Korean & Japanese for having a tradition of finding cool rocks & displaying them.
Let's talk about scholar's stones.
So I have to respect the Chinese, Korean & Japanese for having a tradition of finding cool rocks & displaying them.
Let's talk about scholar's stones.
November 20, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Firstly: this is a great thread
Secondly: I absolutely love a cool rock! I have a whole collection
Secondly: I absolutely love a cool rock! I have a whole collection
One thing we all know about the Fair Folk is that they are famously chill and transparent about contracts, right? Right?
Turning into my father one "the problem is no one reads enough books these days" grumble at a time
November 20, 2025 at 11:24 AM
One thing we all know about the Fair Folk is that they are famously chill and transparent about contracts, right? Right?
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This has brought up a question I actually don't know - when did the specific form "the fae" become so popular in English?
OED has "Faerie" going back to Spenser, "fey" as "fairylike" in 1823, and there's obviously "Morgan le Fay" from French, but can't find much for "the fae" til quite recently!
OED has "Faerie" going back to Spenser, "fey" as "fairylike" in 1823, and there's obviously "Morgan le Fay" from French, but can't find much for "the fae" til quite recently!
Turning into my father one "the problem is no one reads enough books these days" grumble at a time
November 20, 2025 at 11:06 AM
This has brought up a question I actually don't know - when did the specific form "the fae" become so popular in English?
OED has "Faerie" going back to Spenser, "fey" as "fairylike" in 1823, and there's obviously "Morgan le Fay" from French, but can't find much for "the fae" til quite recently!
OED has "Faerie" going back to Spenser, "fey" as "fairylike" in 1823, and there's obviously "Morgan le Fay" from French, but can't find much for "the fae" til quite recently!
I got the job! Brews all round, folks
November 19, 2025 at 2:18 PM
I got the job! Brews all round, folks
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Happy International Men's day 2025!
November 19, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Happy International Men's day 2025!
Interview today to get back the job I was demoted from (through no fault of my own) over the summer: if anyone has good thoughts to spare, they’d be much appreciated
November 19, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Interview today to get back the job I was demoted from (through no fault of my own) over the summer: if anyone has good thoughts to spare, they’d be much appreciated
Top 5 movie genres are:
Thoughtful anime about airships and nature and strong women
There's something nasty in the woodshed
C19th people have passionate affairs by candlelight but everyone is damp and muddy
Guillermo del Toro does historical fantasy
There are beautiful and elaborate prop books
Thoughtful anime about airships and nature and strong women
There's something nasty in the woodshed
C19th people have passionate affairs by candlelight but everyone is damp and muddy
Guillermo del Toro does historical fantasy
There are beautiful and elaborate prop books
Top 5 movie genres are:
Breathtakingly beautiful magic realism that represents grief
Buncha fuckin losers decide to become a family instead of going to therapy
Yikes a ghost! Oh it's just sad.
Bright colours, singing, dancing, gay subtext/text
Whatever the fuck Star Trek First Contact is
Breathtakingly beautiful magic realism that represents grief
Buncha fuckin losers decide to become a family instead of going to therapy
Yikes a ghost! Oh it's just sad.
Bright colours, singing, dancing, gay subtext/text
Whatever the fuck Star Trek First Contact is
What are your top 5 movie genres? Mine are:
- Roaring rampage of revenge
- Reluctantly, I must resume my life of violence
- On reflection, the risk assessment on our giant monster facility and/or attraction could have been more thorough
- Girl survives
- Crime but make it quirky
- Roaring rampage of revenge
- Reluctantly, I must resume my life of violence
- On reflection, the risk assessment on our giant monster facility and/or attraction could have been more thorough
- Girl survives
- Crime but make it quirky
November 17, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Top 5 movie genres are:
Thoughtful anime about airships and nature and strong women
There's something nasty in the woodshed
C19th people have passionate affairs by candlelight but everyone is damp and muddy
Guillermo del Toro does historical fantasy
There are beautiful and elaborate prop books
Thoughtful anime about airships and nature and strong women
There's something nasty in the woodshed
C19th people have passionate affairs by candlelight but everyone is damp and muddy
Guillermo del Toro does historical fantasy
There are beautiful and elaborate prop books
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My favourite year for oppressed literary masculinity was 2023 when the number of women on the Booker shortlist was smaller than the number of men named Paul
Exactly one woman has won the Booker in the past six years www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
November 16, 2025 at 3:14 PM
My favourite year for oppressed literary masculinity was 2023 when the number of women on the Booker shortlist was smaller than the number of men named Paul
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New book/mail day is always an excellent day.
Plus when @cultauthor.bsky.social says someone's worth a read, you should probably pay attention.
Plus when @cultauthor.bsky.social says someone's worth a read, you should probably pay attention.
November 8, 2025 at 1:25 AM
New book/mail day is always an excellent day.
Plus when @cultauthor.bsky.social says someone's worth a read, you should probably pay attention.
Plus when @cultauthor.bsky.social says someone's worth a read, you should probably pay attention.
If, like me, you are now greedily eyeing up that @helleborezine.bsky.social sweatshirt, they have it on sale here everpress.com/profile/hell...
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November 14, 2025 at 11:36 AM
If, like me, you are now greedily eyeing up that @helleborezine.bsky.social sweatshirt, they have it on sale here everpress.com/profile/hell...
I am stupidly proud of this so now you have to see it too
November 14, 2025 at 11:20 AM
I am stupidly proud of this so now you have to see it too
Satan, of course, is well known for playing the *checks notes* pan pipes. Satan pipes?
A reader told me she was asked to take off her Hellebore “Wind in the Willows” jumper before entering Westminster Abbey. The reason given was that it depicts the devil and might offend people. The reader explained it was the Greek god Pan, but the security guard didn’t backtrack. Satanic panic 2025.
November 14, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Satan, of course, is well known for playing the *checks notes* pan pipes. Satan pipes?
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I love Frank's stuff. You can, for example, buy this as a sticker (50p each!) and give one to each of your friends. Which I think is very much being the change you want to see in the world.
here is a non-exhaustive thread of Giftable Things available in my shop that are £25 or under, because *gestures at calendar*:
1) cats not terfs A2 print shop.frankduffy.co.uk/product/cats... #art #trans
1) cats not terfs A2 print shop.frankduffy.co.uk/product/cats... #art #trans
November 14, 2025 at 10:33 AM
I love Frank's stuff. You can, for example, buy this as a sticker (50p each!) and give one to each of your friends. Which I think is very much being the change you want to see in the world.
I actually burned my Neil Gaiman books. I was going to throw them in the bin, but the utter vileness of his actions demanded something more intense.
"What if one of YOUR favorite politicians/celebrities/etc is on the list?" Did you all not notice how quickly we dropped Neil Gaiman when we found out about the things he did? Do you know how beloved that guy used to be and how loathed he is now? I think that right there should answer your question.
November 14, 2025 at 7:32 AM
I actually burned my Neil Gaiman books. I was going to throw them in the bin, but the utter vileness of his actions demanded something more intense.
The best sex soundtrack is obviously this
November 13, 2025 at 8:58 PM
The best sex soundtrack is obviously this
We all know the actual worst sex soundtrack, thanks to that poor guy on Reddit who had Cbat on his playlist
November 13, 2025 at 8:31 PM
We all know the actual worst sex soundtrack, thanks to that poor guy on Reddit who had Cbat on his playlist
The guy on Reddit who got his…“cylinder” stuck in an M&Ms tube is still on there with the same username *two years later*. He must be an incredibly good sport: every single comment he makes, whatever the subject, is immediately followed by at least dozen people asking him about his cylinder.
November 13, 2025 at 7:03 PM
The guy on Reddit who got his…“cylinder” stuck in an M&Ms tube is still on there with the same username *two years later*. He must be an incredibly good sport: every single comment he makes, whatever the subject, is immediately followed by at least dozen people asking him about his cylinder.
19/20 so far and I am stuck on this bastard conifer
I hate this one, but also can't help but begrudgingly respect it #hiddenbooksgame
November 13, 2025 at 3:36 PM
19/20 so far and I am stuck on this bastard conifer
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wwhere’s my ordur.. im a pedophile btw
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wwhere’s my ordur.. im a pedophile btw
November 13, 2025 at 5:08 AM
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wwhere’s my ordur.. im a pedophile btw
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wwhere’s my ordur.. im a pedophile btw
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'The Walnut Tree in Benevento (the Witches’ Sabbath)' - Giuseppe Pietero Bagetti (1816)
(just popped up in the Public Domain Review's latest newsletter, so why not!
(just popped up in the Public Domain Review's latest newsletter, so why not!
November 12, 2025 at 6:25 PM
'The Walnut Tree in Benevento (the Witches’ Sabbath)' - Giuseppe Pietero Bagetti (1816)
(just popped up in the Public Domain Review's latest newsletter, so why not!
(just popped up in the Public Domain Review's latest newsletter, so why not!
Delightful news about the robin tattoo: when I flex my bicep he goes from slim summer robin to round winter borb
November 12, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Delightful news about the robin tattoo: when I flex my bicep he goes from slim summer robin to round winter borb
If anyone fancies a laugh, this was my reference sketch:
November 12, 2025 at 5:58 PM
If anyone fancies a laugh, this was my reference sketch:
There’s only one problem with my new tattoo: I want more!
November 12, 2025 at 4:45 PM
There’s only one problem with my new tattoo: I want more!
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