GillO
@gillo.bsky.social
Retired, escaped English/Drama teacher in the English Midlands. Now studying for the heck of it. EM drama, kidlit, Buffy, Rejoin. Cymraeg am byth!
I follow back if I think I have something in common - if your bio's empty I probably won't follow you
I follow back if I think I have something in common - if your bio's empty I probably won't follow you
More evidence of how Britain made Agent Orange welcome.
September 18, 2025 at 10:45 PM
More evidence of how Britain made Agent Orange welcome.
Hand up anyone who thinks Kate deserves a medal?
September 18, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Hand up anyone who thinks Kate deserves a medal?
Could something like this be an explanation?
September 1, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Could something like this be an explanation?
To be fair, the shirt was somewhat damp and clingy when he walked into Elizabeth. I'll settle for that.
August 1, 2025 at 4:29 PM
To be fair, the shirt was somewhat damp and clingy when he walked into Elizabeth. I'll settle for that.
@abbaetha.bsky.social - evidence of what we discussed last week.
April 22, 2025 at 10:45 PM
@abbaetha.bsky.social - evidence of what we discussed last week.
There's the Rue des Papegaults in Blois...
Just sayin'.
Just sayin'.
April 2, 2025 at 1:54 PM
There's the Rue des Papegaults in Blois...
Just sayin'.
Just sayin'.
Janey Godley, may she rest in peace, was 100% right.
Google Images censors most of the well-known photos of her, but this one snuck past.
Google Images censors most of the well-known photos of her, but this one snuck past.
February 1, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Janey Godley, may she rest in peace, was 100% right.
Google Images censors most of the well-known photos of her, but this one snuck past.
Google Images censors most of the well-known photos of her, but this one snuck past.
He is spectacularly good in it, isn't he? Dennis Price was excellent at suave roles like Louis, though - in my head he will always be Jeeves to Ian Carmichael's Bertie Wooster.
January 31, 2025 at 5:46 PM
He is spectacularly good in it, isn't he? Dennis Price was excellent at suave roles like Louis, though - in my head he will always be Jeeves to Ian Carmichael's Bertie Wooster.
The goat looks a lot like the demon D'Hoffryn. (Buffy.)
January 17, 2025 at 3:42 PM
The goat looks a lot like the demon D'Hoffryn. (Buffy.)
I remember visiting Westminster Abbey in around September 1974 with a close friend and Dunnett fan, both expressing our disgust at how showy Margaret's tomb is!
January 17, 2025 at 3:37 PM
I remember visiting Westminster Abbey in around September 1974 with a close friend and Dunnett fan, both expressing our disgust at how showy Margaret's tomb is!
Proper country smocks were made of linen and stitched with linen thread. They were practical garments, but where they survive they are heirlooms.
As always, @themerl.bsky.social is a wonderful source of information and ideas.
merl.reading.ac.uk/explore/onli...
As always, @themerl.bsky.social is a wonderful source of information and ideas.
merl.reading.ac.uk/explore/onli...
December 14, 2024 at 2:41 PM
Proper country smocks were made of linen and stitched with linen thread. They were practical garments, but where they survive they are heirlooms.
As always, @themerl.bsky.social is a wonderful source of information and ideas.
merl.reading.ac.uk/explore/onli...
As always, @themerl.bsky.social is a wonderful source of information and ideas.
merl.reading.ac.uk/explore/onli...
Finally found a pic of the top I made my granddaughter earlier in the year.
December 14, 2024 at 12:52 AM
Finally found a pic of the top I made my granddaughter earlier in the year.
He was tricksy, but here you are - proof of (borrowed) cat!
November 11, 2024 at 12:55 AM
He was tricksy, but here you are - proof of (borrowed) cat!
Baddesley Clinton? It has three and a moat. But this bit of the Midlands is rife with such houses - everywhere south of Birmingham/Coventry was mostly recusant. I live in Kenilworth - no priest holes but a damned fine castle. (L-R, Baddesley Clinton, St Nick's, Kenilworth, Kenilworth Castle.)
September 20, 2024 at 10:43 PM
Baddesley Clinton? It has three and a moat. But this bit of the Midlands is rife with such houses - everywhere south of Birmingham/Coventry was mostly recusant. I live in Kenilworth - no priest holes but a damned fine castle. (L-R, Baddesley Clinton, St Nick's, Kenilworth, Kenilworth Castle.)
I bought the wreath and never reclaimed the money, so it now goes on a pottery head she made for GCSE Art every Christmas!
Here's Katisha in the Mikado (his costume was rented) and a bunch of Junior Drama Tudor-ish costumes!
Here's Katisha in the Mikado (his costume was rented) and a bunch of Junior Drama Tudor-ish costumes!
September 4, 2024 at 11:55 AM
I bought the wreath and never reclaimed the money, so it now goes on a pottery head she made for GCSE Art every Christmas!
Here's Katisha in the Mikado (his costume was rented) and a bunch of Junior Drama Tudor-ish costumes!
Here's Katisha in the Mikado (his costume was rented) and a bunch of Junior Drama Tudor-ish costumes!
I have plenty of pics of our own personal castle, and lots of others in the UK too - my husband is a real castle enthusiast. Hit me up if you'd like anything specific. Here's one of our castle during the Bonfire Night display and three of Richmond - the original one in Yorkshire.
September 4, 2024 at 11:45 AM
I have plenty of pics of our own personal castle, and lots of others in the UK too - my husband is a real castle enthusiast. Hit me up if you'd like anything specific. Here's one of our castle during the Bonfire Night display and three of Richmond - the original one in Yorkshire.
Yes, Kenilworth Castle is about a mile and a half from my house. Our children grew up thinking of it as a superior playground. Here are a few more pics of the place. (It's highly probable Shakespeare came here when Elizabeth I visited in 1575. His dad was mayor of the town 13 miles away.)
September 3, 2024 at 8:01 PM
Yes, Kenilworth Castle is about a mile and a half from my house. Our children grew up thinking of it as a superior playground. Here are a few more pics of the place. (It's highly probable Shakespeare came here when Elizabeth I visited in 1575. His dad was mayor of the town 13 miles away.)
This is my local area for comparison. ;-)
September 3, 2024 at 7:50 PM
This is my local area for comparison. ;-)
I'm an escaped English and drama teacher. I was fussy about costumes, so made a lot for plays I directed. (Two below - different shows.)Reading's my main thing, though. Shakespeare and Austen geek above all.
You're welcome - always happy to help.
You're welcome - always happy to help.
September 3, 2024 at 7:39 PM
I'm an escaped English and drama teacher. I was fussy about costumes, so made a lot for plays I directed. (Two below - different shows.)Reading's my main thing, though. Shakespeare and Austen geek above all.
You're welcome - always happy to help.
You're welcome - always happy to help.
Looks very straightforward (and pretty). I'd be inclined to use firm iron-on interfacing and line it with one of they key colours. What's the problem?
I do a lot of sewing of various sorts. Here's one I made earlier.
I do a lot of sewing of various sorts. Here's one I made earlier.
September 3, 2024 at 5:49 PM
Looks very straightforward (and pretty). I'd be inclined to use firm iron-on interfacing and line it with one of they key colours. What's the problem?
I do a lot of sewing of various sorts. Here's one I made earlier.
I do a lot of sewing of various sorts. Here's one I made earlier.