Margaret Brown
@magstheobscure.bsky.social
Absolute nuisance. MA History. Online quizzer. Opera lover. Scottish in Ireland.
At the Knit & Stitch fair in Lisburn today
November 15, 2025 at 3:52 PM
At the Knit & Stitch fair in Lisburn today
Let's all go back 50 years ago, I'll start by reading this
November 14, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Let's all go back 50 years ago, I'll start by reading this
Book haul from yesterday. The Irish libraries have the kind of books that suggest they get properly funded
November 14, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Book haul from yesterday. The Irish libraries have the kind of books that suggest they get properly funded
So anyway while I read this you can all fill me in on what the latest news is.
November 13, 2025 at 3:28 PM
So anyway while I read this you can all fill me in on what the latest news is.
Jealous?
Well, no Margaret. We can go to the library and drink alcohol too.
You're jealous
Well, no Margaret. We can go to the library and drink alcohol too.
You're jealous
November 13, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Jealous?
Well, no Margaret. We can go to the library and drink alcohol too.
You're jealous
Well, no Margaret. We can go to the library and drink alcohol too.
You're jealous
Call that chaos? I've seen bookshops you people won't believe. Keats and Chapman on the shoulder of the Cathedral Quarter. I've dug under the arches in the dark near Kelvinhall subway.
November 10, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Call that chaos? I've seen bookshops you people won't believe. Keats and Chapman on the shoulder of the Cathedral Quarter. I've dug under the arches in the dark near Kelvinhall subway.
That is a rare photo of Maggie Simpson
signed by Nancy Cartwright.
It is worth $150.
signed by Nancy Cartwright.
It is worth $150.
November 10, 2025 at 11:39 AM
That is a rare photo of Maggie Simpson
signed by Nancy Cartwright.
It is worth $150.
signed by Nancy Cartwright.
It is worth $150.
I don't think my music listening is that weird
Apple Music: Here's you Recommendations, you lunatic
Apple Music: Here's you Recommendations, you lunatic
November 6, 2025 at 6:15 PM
I don't think my music listening is that weird
Apple Music: Here's you Recommendations, you lunatic
Apple Music: Here's you Recommendations, you lunatic
This was the must have ice treat toy of the 1980's/90s in the UK. My brother never got one. He bought one in his 20s, say it was the worse thing he's ever bought and was glad that mum said no.
November 6, 2025 at 5:14 PM
This was the must have ice treat toy of the 1980's/90s in the UK. My brother never got one. He bought one in his 20s, say it was the worse thing he's ever bought and was glad that mum said no.
Carrying this into the UK morning.
Ivor Novello. There's a reason his funeral was lined with female mourners
Ivor Novello. There's a reason his funeral was lined with female mourners
November 4, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Carrying this into the UK morning.
Ivor Novello. There's a reason his funeral was lined with female mourners
Ivor Novello. There's a reason his funeral was lined with female mourners
Then the Express had this trap
November 2, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Then the Express had this trap
I bought new glasses but I'm worried I look too much like @drmatthewsweet.bsky.social in them. I don't want people confusing us
October 30, 2025 at 7:35 PM
I bought new glasses but I'm worried I look too much like @drmatthewsweet.bsky.social in them. I don't want people confusing us
So @alomshaha.bsky.social this is what it looks like after several hours in the slow cooker. Very mushy but probably a good thing and the browness is the garam masala. I've had a taste, wow... How can three little chillies pack so much heat
October 29, 2025 at 6:20 PM
So @alomshaha.bsky.social this is what it looks like after several hours in the slow cooker. Very mushy but probably a good thing and the browness is the garam masala. I've had a taste, wow... How can three little chillies pack so much heat
In the slow cooker. I've used half the water because it's a slow cooker and very little evaporates
October 29, 2025 at 11:27 AM
In the slow cooker. I've used half the water because it's a slow cooker and very little evaporates
She did this version of Oscar Wilde a quarter of a century earlier. What were they expecting from her, they already knew what her work was like.
October 28, 2025 at 1:34 PM
She did this version of Oscar Wilde a quarter of a century earlier. What were they expecting from her, they already knew what her work was like.
I bought this chonky boi out Lidl. That's too good just for carving
October 28, 2025 at 11:57 AM
I bought this chonky boi out Lidl. That's too good just for carving
Oh noes, another picture that I'm going to have to argue about @bendorgrosvenor.bsky.social
That's not a birthing chair. I have a similar sized chair to craft on. Also her head is resting on the wall, asleep. It's a chair for an attic space.
That's not a birthing chair. I have a similar sized chair to craft on. Also her head is resting on the wall, asleep. It's a chair for an attic space.
October 25, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Oh noes, another picture that I'm going to have to argue about @bendorgrosvenor.bsky.social
That's not a birthing chair. I have a similar sized chair to craft on. Also her head is resting on the wall, asleep. It's a chair for an attic space.
That's not a birthing chair. I have a similar sized chair to craft on. Also her head is resting on the wall, asleep. It's a chair for an attic space.
What it's like inside my head
October 23, 2025 at 7:53 PM
What it's like inside my head
Lunch. Last night's chicken curry in a pastry. Made in the airfryer
October 22, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Lunch. Last night's chicken curry in a pastry. Made in the airfryer
Right on the first slice. #Barmbrack
October 22, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Right on the first slice. #Barmbrack