For someone who claims to be a castle botherer, I realise I haven't actually posted a picture of one. This is Longtown Castle, just about in England - the Welsh border is very close by. The mid C12 keep seen through the gatehouse of the inner bailey with its portcullis slot on the left.

Good morning from the Welsh borders. What are your favourite trees? Our weeping ash has die back, and it may be time to replace. I’m attempting to counteract my sadness by planning to plant something incredibly cool as a replacement. Ginkgo?

It's not too late! Still time to sign up to my talk on Byron tomorrow!
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Happy to see #fridayreads starting to flourish here! I'm currently enjoying The Red Scholar's Wake by Aliette de Bodard: pirate space opera politics and intrigue, with sentient ships in the mix.

⚠️ New Post ⚠️

I've have completely rewritten my article about The Devil's time in Shropshire to reflect my research. You can read all about Owd Scratch and why Shropshire really is his county by following the link below

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#Folklore #Shropshire

Hi, I’m Katy and if my brain was as big as my mouth I’d go far in life, yikes

For lovers of snow ❄️ I give you the greatest snow ball fight in history. In 1854 300 people including stock brokers went into snowy battle at Liverpool’s Exhange. The Liverpool Mercury reported “Hats flew away, By the force of the ball, From heads that were grey, Or with no hair at all”.

He took the initiative and made ice cream. Snow, raspberry sauce, @nationaltrust.bsky.social plant pot, grass garnish

It’s nearly a year since we arrived at Belsay Hall on another snowy morning. Ingrid Pollard’s installation explored deep time, bringing in the outside world of slate, wood and ancient stone, with a fantastic team of expert staff and volunteers. I miss Northumbria! amp.theguardian.com/culture/2024...

74 years ago today, Tom Rout was ploughing when he turned up one of most iconic British archaeological finds - the Great torc.

The finds went through treasure process & Tom was awarded £1850. Compared to his £5 weekly salary, this was a huge amount of money.

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Outrageous that I can’t just stay in bed and read The Dark is Rising

🧪🏺📜 I am looking for a new job! I'm an interdisciplinary researcher and communicator with experience in archaeology, museums/heritage, digital humanities, and decolonisation.

Specifically looking UK-based (West Yorkshire area).

You can find my CV here.

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I plan to post at least one of my photos a day here on Bluesky. I design each of my photos using recent research into the benefits to mental health of looking at plants & patterns in nature.
Making my collections relaxes my noisy autistic+ADHD brain & they'll relax yours by looking at them here:

I love Dirty Sexy History - Jessica C’s voice is sooo soothing

Well, this is fun. Feels like the old days and with lots of familiar faces ❤️