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Dr Kathleen Neal
@kbneal.bsky.social
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Medievalist | Cricket tragic | Dog lover | Ex-scientist | Occasional tractor driver | Living on Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung land | Long COVID sucks | She/her
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Tonight's vegetarian experiment: stuffed capsicum, with spiced lentils and goat cheese
A baking dish with two stuffed, roasted capsicums in it. They are filled with a deep red-brown lentil mix and dotted with scattered bits of goat cheese, going brown and toasty in places.
November 9, 2025 at 9:50 AM
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Jr sosige is judging us all
A tiny chocolate dachshund is sitting in a pram staring at you through half open, judgy eyes. You have failed in the eyes of your supreme ruler.
November 5, 2025 at 12:59 AM
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Medieval "ember day" tarts for our annual "Medieval and Renaissance feast" today. Looking forward to attending with SO's help for the first time in 2 years 😊
Two delicious looking golden tarts sitting on a cooktop cooling. They have onion, egg, currants, cheese, herbs and spices in a pastry crust. The cheese is all toasty and golden, and the tops are studded with green and black jewels of herbs and fruit.
October 30, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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Makes me think of that old Dr Who episode...
Scene from Dr Who episode "School Reunion". A row of old style desktop screens, glowing green. A child sits staring fixedly at each one, while wearing large format headphones connected to the screen by a spiral cord, and typing on matching keyboards. All the children are wearing identical grey jumpers, white shirts and school ties. They are enraptured by the screens in an eerie way.
October 28, 2025 at 1:15 AM
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Your reminder that there is beauty in the world
An exuberant banksia rose covered in pale yellow nuggets of blossom
October 25, 2025 at 7:45 AM
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This post is just for @hagenilda.bsky.social
A silver-blue Staffordshire terrier sitting on an old lino floor doing his best Good Boy pose and gazing up intensely with oversized wide eyes at something put of frame which is probably food
October 20, 2025 at 8:47 AM
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Gorgeous irises coming up in the family farm garden atm. We think these were probably originally planted by SO's great grandmother...
Close up of a stand of intensely violet-coloured irises in bright sunshine
October 19, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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To be honest I thought he'd done so years ago ...
Screenshot from ABC (Australia) news: Wayne Swan calls time on his political career.
October 17, 2025 at 7:41 AM
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Share a cartoon from the past that kids today have probably never heard of
Superted, a teddy bear in a red superhero costume, with his alien robot sidekick Spotty
October 14, 2025 at 6:22 AM
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Do you need a time out? Take a deep sniff of this vanilla-scented orchid! I have loads of phalaenopsis but this is my first oncidium, so I'm really happy with my success getting it to repeat flower.
A small orchid in a white pot. It has a spike of six flowers, with pale yellow, bright yellow and deep gold spotted petals
October 8, 2025 at 12:37 AM
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Meme in four panels of a man and a woman in conversation. Man: PEOPLE HAVE TRIED THIS BEFORE. Woman: WELL DID IT WORK FOR THOSE PEOPLE? Man: NO, IT NEVER DOES, I MEAN, THESE PEOPLE SOMEHOW DELUDE THEMSELVES INTO THINKING IT MIGHT, BUT... Man: ... BUT IT MIGHT WORK FOR US
October 6, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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next time you go by...
A still from the claymation 'Shaun the Sheep' in which several black and white sheep are standing on their back legs playing football, a.k.a. soccer in a field.
October 6, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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Teeny native carnivorous plant spotted in the bush paddock 😍🌿
Sunlight strikes a small, thin stem with multiple green, carnivorous mouth-shaped flowers, growing out of a patch of moss on a forest floor
October 4, 2025 at 1:24 AM
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This mob looks like it's ready to launch its debut indy album
Five kangaroos who have arranged themselves very artfully on a short lawn. One is sitting up looking directly to camera, while others stand side on, and some are head down grazing.
September 23, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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Tonight's vegetarian adventure: roast cauliflower salad with couscous and greek yoghurt 😋
A plate heaped with a salad featuring roasted florets of cauliflower, chopped capsicum, white beans, almond flakes and parsley, sitting on a bed of couscous with yoghurt garnish.
September 19, 2025 at 9:05 AM
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A special spring flower just for @royalstudies.bsky.social which is the only academic association I have ever belonged to that recognizes that seasons are different in different hemispheres!
A close up of a branch of a plum tree, just emerging into bright white blossom. You can see the pollen clustered heavily on the stamens like little golden baubles.
September 15, 2025 at 9:41 PM
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#TinyJoys spring is springing
A cluster of bright yellow daffodils growing along a farm fence. The sky behind is slightly cloudy.
September 13, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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Just inherited a bunch of rhubarb crowns from some friends who are moving into a retirement home. Carrying on tending and enjoying them feels like a lovely way to honour this gift. #TinyJoys
Two large plant pots with rhubarb growing in them.
September 10, 2025 at 7:54 AM
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Had to get up early today but the absolute upside was seeing the most gorgeous huge moon as it set over the paddocks #TinyJoys
A view over rolling paddocks and an old wooden fence towards a forest under a pale dawn sky in tones of lavender and grey, with a large silvery full moon low in the sky amidst a few scattered clouds.
September 8, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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Orange yoghurt cake with orange juice glaze and crystallized ginger 😋
A golden coloured loaf cake dripping with glistening white icing and sprinkled with tiny pale yellow cubes of ginger, resting on a cooling rack.
September 7, 2025 at 8:27 AM
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The face of a gentleman who has reached the ripe age of 16 and would like to know where his celebratory snack is please and thank you.
A black and tan miniature dachshund with grey in his paws, muzzle and eyebrows sitting on a patterned carpet looking up hopefully
September 5, 2025 at 6:31 AM
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You need expert help!
Mr Squiggle, iconic Australian children's TV string puppet of the late 20th century. He is a sort of elf-like alien being, with green striped leggings, pointy toed shoes, a tall pointy hat, blue hair and a pencil for a nose. He wears a yellow art smock and specialises in finishing "squiggles" sent in by children, turning them into recognisable pictures, which often need to be turned upside down to reveal themselves... Hence one of his catchphrases: "Upside down! Upside down!"
August 31, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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#TongueOutTuesday
Two mini dachshunds sitting in a pet pram. One is sticking his tongue out in an incredible pink whirl to lick his lips. He must have spotted something extremely tasty.
August 26, 2025 at 9:19 AM
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Let me stop you there... (ABC news)
Screen cap from a news report. "AI supercomputers can scrape the internet to interpret tens of thousands of years of First Nations cultures in just a few seconds."
August 23, 2025 at 12:20 AM
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A large glass jar, half full of glistening strips of lemon peel in syrup. A tray of pale golden cookies, dotted with deeper gold jewels of lemon peel.
August 22, 2025 at 8:46 AM