Lucy Brewer
@lucybrewer.bsky.social
📚History PhD student - 19thC female gardeners and environmentalists @ Uni of Greenwich
👩🏻🎓Currently doing #100DaysOfPhD
🪡 Instagram: LoopyStitching
🌱Instagram: Lucy_Brewer
~ www.lucy-brewer.com
👩🏻🎓Currently doing #100DaysOfPhD
🪡 Instagram: LoopyStitching
🌱Instagram: Lucy_Brewer
~ www.lucy-brewer.com
Waited a whole year since the last crumble, and after squirrels took some snacks I ended up with 6 apples and 1 delicious crumble. 🌱🍎🍏 #growyourown
September 15, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Waited a whole year since the last crumble, and after squirrels took some snacks I ended up with 6 apples and 1 delicious crumble. 🌱🍎🍏 #growyourown
806 entries DONE! Though the next step involves going back through every single one and creating a tidied up analysis version...wish me luck!
August 14, 2025 at 3:23 PM
806 entries DONE! Though the next step involves going back through every single one and creating a tidied up analysis version...wish me luck!
Page 4: over 95% done! The women here are from across the UK, London, Cardiff and Edinburgh all get a look in. The most fun dad-job listed on this page is 'HBM Chinese Consular Service'. I've also got a challenge for any handwriting fans - what do we think this first name is? Mellie?
August 13, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Page 4: over 95% done! The women here are from across the UK, London, Cardiff and Edinburgh all get a look in. The most fun dad-job listed on this page is 'HBM Chinese Consular Service'. I've also got a challenge for any handwriting fans - what do we think this first name is? Mellie?
Page 9: Another pretty international page with Denmark, Ireland, Sweden all represented. Lots of arty relatives too: the daughter of artist Edward Hughes and sister of Alice Hughes pops up - now dying to know if Alice every photographed her (Caroline); plus the daughter of Arthur Hunt (see pic).
August 8, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Page 9: Another pretty international page with Denmark, Ireland, Sweden all represented. Lots of arty relatives too: the daughter of artist Edward Hughes and sister of Alice Hughes pops up - now dying to know if Alice every photographed her (Caroline); plus the daughter of Arthur Hunt (see pic).
Finally time to start this - very excited for @drfernriddell.bsky.social latest!
#History #PhDSky #NineteenthCentury
#History #PhDSky #NineteenthCentury
August 5, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Finally time to start this - very excited for @drfernriddell.bsky.social latest!
#History #PhDSky #NineteenthCentury
#History #PhDSky #NineteenthCentury
My latest blog post is up...it's taken forever, mostly because it's my thoughts on a book - Braiding Sweetgrass - & I only just finished it tonight, but at least it's done! Hopefully there are minimal typos!
www.lucy-brewer.com/blog/braiding-sweetgrass-review
#PhD #HistorySky #BlogPost #BookReview
www.lucy-brewer.com/blog/braiding-sweetgrass-review
#PhD #HistorySky #BlogPost #BookReview
August 4, 2025 at 9:48 PM
My latest blog post is up...it's taken forever, mostly because it's my thoughts on a book - Braiding Sweetgrass - & I only just finished it tonight, but at least it's done! Hopefully there are minimal typos!
www.lucy-brewer.com/blog/braiding-sweetgrass-review
#PhD #HistorySky #BlogPost #BookReview
www.lucy-brewer.com/blog/braiding-sweetgrass-review
#PhD #HistorySky #BlogPost #BookReview
Managed to get this done just in time for the football.
I’m so excited for the #Lionesses that I don’t think my brain was fully with it for painting which might explain why I don’t particularly love it 🤣
I’m so excited for the #Lionesses that I don’t think my brain was fully with it for painting which might explain why I don’t particularly love it 🤣
July 27, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Managed to get this done just in time for the football.
I’m so excited for the #Lionesses that I don’t think my brain was fully with it for painting which might explain why I don’t particularly love it 🤣
I’m so excited for the #Lionesses that I don’t think my brain was fully with it for painting which might explain why I don’t particularly love it 🤣
A while ago I mentioned I was working on an embroidery where I was going to get the design on a shirt...with a couple of modifcations, I've now done that, so if you'd like a 'Learning is an Act of Resistance' top (here's the design) you can get them in my Etsy!
#PhDSky #Academia #Resistance
#PhDSky #Academia #Resistance
July 10, 2025 at 8:50 PM
A while ago I mentioned I was working on an embroidery where I was going to get the design on a shirt...with a couple of modifcations, I've now done that, so if you'd like a 'Learning is an Act of Resistance' top (here's the design) you can get them in my Etsy!
#PhDSky #Academia #Resistance
#PhDSky #Academia #Resistance
Military buffs...I'm currently transcribing some nineteenth century documentation, and a couple of people have their jobs down as 'R.N. (net) captain', at least that's what I think it say. What would (net) be in this scenario?
The F at the end stands for father here.
#History #MilitaryHistory
The F at the end stands for father here.
#History #MilitaryHistory
June 29, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Military buffs...I'm currently transcribing some nineteenth century documentation, and a couple of people have their jobs down as 'R.N. (net) captain', at least that's what I think it say. What would (net) be in this scenario?
The F at the end stands for father here.
#History #MilitaryHistory
The F at the end stands for father here.
#History #MilitaryHistory
87/100 #100daysofPhD
Had one more non-PhD day. Hoping to get back to it tomorrow. Instead today I finally learned how to use the mini loom I bought in November! #textile #crafting
#PhDSky
#PhDChat
Had one more non-PhD day. Hoping to get back to it tomorrow. Instead today I finally learned how to use the mini loom I bought in November! #textile #crafting
#PhDSky
#PhDChat
June 25, 2025 at 9:51 PM
87/100 #100daysofPhD
Had one more non-PhD day. Hoping to get back to it tomorrow. Instead today I finally learned how to use the mini loom I bought in November! #textile #crafting
#PhDSky
#PhDChat
Had one more non-PhD day. Hoping to get back to it tomorrow. Instead today I finally learned how to use the mini loom I bought in November! #textile #crafting
#PhDSky
#PhDChat
86/100 #100daysofPhD
Another day of no #PhD work but I did paint a painting 🖼️ 🧀
#watercolour #painting #inkandwash
#PhDSky
#PhDChat
Another day of no #PhD work but I did paint a painting 🖼️ 🧀
#watercolour #painting #inkandwash
#PhDSky
#PhDChat
June 24, 2025 at 8:04 PM
86/100 #100daysofPhD
Another day of no #PhD work but I did paint a painting 🖼️ 🧀
#watercolour #painting #inkandwash
#PhDSky
#PhDChat
Another day of no #PhD work but I did paint a painting 🖼️ 🧀
#watercolour #painting #inkandwash
#PhDSky
#PhDChat
81/100 #100daysofPhD
This week's goals:
1) Write 500 words - 215
3) Revise for my #RHSLevel2 exam - ✅
4) Do some painting ✅ (my frankly incredible 10 minute relaxing golden retriever - shared here as proof 🤣🐶🧖♀️)
#PhDSky
#PhDChat
This week's goals:
1) Write 500 words - 215
3) Revise for my #RHSLevel2 exam - ✅
4) Do some painting ✅ (my frankly incredible 10 minute relaxing golden retriever - shared here as proof 🤣🐶🧖♀️)
#PhDSky
#PhDChat
June 18, 2025 at 10:55 PM
81/100 #100daysofPhD
This week's goals:
1) Write 500 words - 215
3) Revise for my #RHSLevel2 exam - ✅
4) Do some painting ✅ (my frankly incredible 10 minute relaxing golden retriever - shared here as proof 🤣🐶🧖♀️)
#PhDSky
#PhDChat
This week's goals:
1) Write 500 words - 215
3) Revise for my #RHSLevel2 exam - ✅
4) Do some painting ✅ (my frankly incredible 10 minute relaxing golden retriever - shared here as proof 🤣🐶🧖♀️)
#PhDSky
#PhDChat
77/100 #100daysofPhD
Today I mostly just gardened and hid from the heat, but I also managed to get to 43.18% on the ol' transcription project!
I planted 6 new pals into the garden, 🤞 they all like their new homes! 🌱 #Gardening
#PhDSky
#PhDChat
Today I mostly just gardened and hid from the heat, but I also managed to get to 43.18% on the ol' transcription project!
I planted 6 new pals into the garden, 🤞 they all like their new homes! 🌱 #Gardening
#PhDSky
#PhDChat
June 14, 2025 at 9:24 PM
77/100 #100daysofPhD
Today I mostly just gardened and hid from the heat, but I also managed to get to 43.18% on the ol' transcription project!
I planted 6 new pals into the garden, 🤞 they all like their new homes! 🌱 #Gardening
#PhDSky
#PhDChat
Today I mostly just gardened and hid from the heat, but I also managed to get to 43.18% on the ol' transcription project!
I planted 6 new pals into the garden, 🤞 they all like their new homes! 🌱 #Gardening
#PhDSky
#PhDChat
Inspired by both my current read, and the sweetcorn and beans growing in my front garden 🌱, I did a speedy three sisters sketch
#watercolour #inkandwash #art #painting #threesisters #gardening
#watercolour #inkandwash #art #painting #threesisters #gardening
June 8, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Inspired by both my current read, and the sweetcorn and beans growing in my front garden 🌱, I did a speedy three sisters sketch
#watercolour #inkandwash #art #painting #threesisters #gardening
#watercolour #inkandwash #art #painting #threesisters #gardening
71/100 #100daysofPhD
Goals for the week:
1) Get to 40% of transcribing - 40.45%!! 🥳
2) Write 500 words - 604 words 🥳🥳
#PhDSky
#PhDChat
Goals for the week:
1) Get to 40% of transcribing - 40.45%!! 🥳
2) Write 500 words - 604 words 🥳🥳
#PhDSky
#PhDChat
June 7, 2025 at 5:58 PM
71/100 #100daysofPhD
Goals for the week:
1) Get to 40% of transcribing - 40.45%!! 🥳
2) Write 500 words - 604 words 🥳🥳
#PhDSky
#PhDChat
Goals for the week:
1) Get to 40% of transcribing - 40.45%!! 🥳
2) Write 500 words - 604 words 🥳🥳
#PhDSky
#PhDChat
65/100 #100daysofPhD
More botanical art explorations today, plus a fun speedy sketch 🍓🐦⬛
#PhDSky
#PhDChat
#Watercolour
#BotanicalArt
More botanical art explorations today, plus a fun speedy sketch 🍓🐦⬛
#PhDSky
#PhDChat
#Watercolour
#BotanicalArt
May 31, 2025 at 3:10 PM
65/100 #100daysofPhD
More botanical art explorations today, plus a fun speedy sketch 🍓🐦⬛
#PhDSky
#PhDChat
#Watercolour
#BotanicalArt
More botanical art explorations today, plus a fun speedy sketch 🍓🐦⬛
#PhDSky
#PhDChat
#Watercolour
#BotanicalArt
Agreed I think is says phintion…I wonder if it means physician…this one here (1940 US federal census) looks similar and is for someone listed as a doctor
May 30, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Agreed I think is says phintion…I wonder if it means physician…this one here (1940 US federal census) looks similar and is for someone listed as a doctor
61/100 #100daysofPhD
Started a new book last night that connects in a vague sense to my #PhD has anyone read Braiding Sweetgrass? What did you think? I wasn’t expecting so much indigenous history, so that’s been a wonderful bonus so far.
#PhDSky
#PhDChat
Started a new book last night that connects in a vague sense to my #PhD has anyone read Braiding Sweetgrass? What did you think? I wasn’t expecting so much indigenous history, so that’s been a wonderful bonus so far.
#PhDSky
#PhDChat
May 27, 2025 at 5:38 PM
61/100 #100daysofPhD
Started a new book last night that connects in a vague sense to my #PhD has anyone read Braiding Sweetgrass? What did you think? I wasn’t expecting so much indigenous history, so that’s been a wonderful bonus so far.
#PhDSky
#PhDChat
Started a new book last night that connects in a vague sense to my #PhD has anyone read Braiding Sweetgrass? What did you think? I wasn’t expecting so much indigenous history, so that’s been a wonderful bonus so far.
#PhDSky
#PhDChat
58/100 #100daysofPhD
Missed a few days...Largely because I've been tired, and therefore made little progress on my goals from this week (nightmare!). I have, however, managed to do some revision for my #RHSLevel2 next month - anyone else working on that? #RHS #Horticulture 🌱
Missed a few days...Largely because I've been tired, and therefore made little progress on my goals from this week (nightmare!). I have, however, managed to do some revision for my #RHSLevel2 next month - anyone else working on that? #RHS #Horticulture 🌱
May 24, 2025 at 7:22 PM
58/100 #100daysofPhD
Missed a few days...Largely because I've been tired, and therefore made little progress on my goals from this week (nightmare!). I have, however, managed to do some revision for my #RHSLevel2 next month - anyone else working on that? #RHS #Horticulture 🌱
Missed a few days...Largely because I've been tired, and therefore made little progress on my goals from this week (nightmare!). I have, however, managed to do some revision for my #RHSLevel2 next month - anyone else working on that? #RHS #Horticulture 🌱
Can’t believe I missed #WorldBeeDay. I love bees! My whole gardening ethos is planting for wildlife so there’s pretty much always something for the bees. Here’s a selection of bees that have visited lately
May 21, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Can’t believe I missed #WorldBeeDay. I love bees! My whole gardening ethos is planting for wildlife so there’s pretty much always something for the bees. Here’s a selection of bees that have visited lately
It’s Eurovision time! Let’s do this 💪🏼
May 17, 2025 at 7:05 PM
It’s Eurovision time! Let’s do this 💪🏼
501/100 #100daysofPhD
Day three of no #PhD progress BUT i made a Cuchaule for #Eurovision tomorrow! Who else in #PhDSky is watching tomorrow?
1) Get to 40% in transcribing - at 29.53%
2) Write 2000 words - 884 done #WordCountWatchWeek
#PhDChat
#AcademicSky
Day three of no #PhD progress BUT i made a Cuchaule for #Eurovision tomorrow! Who else in #PhDSky is watching tomorrow?
1) Get to 40% in transcribing - at 29.53%
2) Write 2000 words - 884 done #WordCountWatchWeek
#PhDChat
#AcademicSky
May 16, 2025 at 8:01 PM
501/100 #100daysofPhD
Day three of no #PhD progress BUT i made a Cuchaule for #Eurovision tomorrow! Who else in #PhDSky is watching tomorrow?
1) Get to 40% in transcribing - at 29.53%
2) Write 2000 words - 884 done #WordCountWatchWeek
#PhDChat
#AcademicSky
Day three of no #PhD progress BUT i made a Cuchaule for #Eurovision tomorrow! Who else in #PhDSky is watching tomorrow?
1) Get to 40% in transcribing - at 29.53%
2) Write 2000 words - 884 done #WordCountWatchWeek
#PhDChat
#AcademicSky
50/100
Halfway through #100daysofPhD and while I’ve done nothing towards the target again today (😴) I did get an exciting delivery today!
1) Get to 40% in transcribing - at 29.53%
2) Write 2000 words - 884 done #WordCountWatchWeek
#PhDChat
#AcademicSky
#PhDSky
Halfway through #100daysofPhD and while I’ve done nothing towards the target again today (😴) I did get an exciting delivery today!
1) Get to 40% in transcribing - at 29.53%
2) Write 2000 words - 884 done #WordCountWatchWeek
#PhDChat
#AcademicSky
#PhDSky
May 15, 2025 at 9:55 PM
50/100
Halfway through #100daysofPhD and while I’ve done nothing towards the target again today (😴) I did get an exciting delivery today!
1) Get to 40% in transcribing - at 29.53%
2) Write 2000 words - 884 done #WordCountWatchWeek
#PhDChat
#AcademicSky
#PhDSky
Halfway through #100daysofPhD and while I’ve done nothing towards the target again today (😴) I did get an exciting delivery today!
1) Get to 40% in transcribing - at 29.53%
2) Write 2000 words - 884 done #WordCountWatchWeek
#PhDChat
#AcademicSky
#PhDSky