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Mary Fairclough
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Professor, Department of English and Related Literature and Centre for Eighteenth Century Studies at the University of York. Books, running, messiness, cats
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he has had one thousand kisses today! 🩶
Jones the big grey cat is in his favourite cupboard, rubbing his massive cheeks against the Weetabix
December 6, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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William Blake’s The Ancient of Days image. His pose is just like Gonzo’s!
November 26, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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TREATS!
Django the tabby and white cat waits to be offered a Bonkers heart-shaped lollipop for cats. His eyes dilate. The heart shape covers his nose
November 22, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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sunset stroll season 🌅
The Leeds Liverpool canal at sunset, with reflections from n the water a view across the Aire valley at sunset
October 22, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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We had a flying visit to Munich in August so I’m no expert, but had amazing food and drinks in Blaue Libelle which was just down the road from Arena Kino, cool looking little cinema - both in the northern part of Glockenbachviertel gay district
Screenshot of Google Maps showing location of Blaue Libelle battle in Munich
September 26, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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a small Friday gift
half a rainbow over Parson’s bridge, Leeds Liverpool canal
September 12, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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long but not forgotten
Statue of Long Boi the duck on the University of York campus. The plaque reads: In memory of our friend and campus celebrity Long Boi, who stood tall at a mighty 71cm before leaving us in 2023. Long, but not forgotten
August 9, 2025 at 6:29 AM
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Join us in York and online 27-28 June for our conference Anna Letitia Barbauld: Voicing Dissent. Fantastic speakers! Great value registrations, including free registration for York students! 🗣️🗣️🗣️ tinyurl.com/barbauld25
Conference poster for Barbauld: Voicing Dissent conference
May 21, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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Django the cat: roof surfer

(he greeted me with a small squeak)
Shot of the front of a house, rendered white. At the top, a small tabby and white cat gazes out proudly over the edge of the roof
May 7, 2025 at 7:20 AM
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wanderer above a sea of little birds, just out of reach

[he has never caught and never will catch one; the starlings mock him]
Django the tabby and white cat on a roof, looking hopefully out across the valley
April 30, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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Check out the Barbauld:Voicing Dissent conference poster 🗣️🗣️
Anna Letitia Barbauld Voicing Dissent conference poster featuring keynote speakers, sponsors and the conference webpage tinyurl.com/barbauld2025
April 29, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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beautiful spring shoots are springing 🌿
Jones the big grey cat sits next to a plant pot with green leaves. He’s resting his eyes
April 11, 2025 at 10:31 AM
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to me this is Jones’s Carole King, Tapestry
Jones the big grey cat sits on a sunny windowsill, shadows from the blind slanting across a white lamp and rabbit print.
March 15, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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helping with teaching prep
Django the tabby and white cat nestled among pages from Kames, Essays on the principles of morality and natural religion (1751).
February 18, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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Mr Jones can simply never resist
Jones the big grey cat sits where a drawer in my chest of drawers should be
February 11, 2025 at 7:47 AM
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Rosie’s Walk is the dynamic between our two cats! Rosie on the left, fox on the right 🐓🦊
Jones the big grey cat sits in the left of the shot, Django the small tabby and white kitty n the right. Django looks confidently to camera, Jones is more diffident
February 8, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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this lad stole his feline housemate’s gabapentin 👀
Jones the big grey cat lies on his back on my lap. His eyes have gone. He’s stoned Now Jones is upside down on my lap. He’s having a moment
January 29, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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Another dreamy snow day round here ❄️
Snowy landscape with canal and bird table Snowy landscape with canal boat, and old mill in the distance Snowy hillscape with dry stone walls and rocks Snowy landscape with sheep
January 11, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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So great to be in the crowd tonight for RISE, opening event of #Bradford2025 City of Culture. Congratulations to the performers and organisers ✨
A young woman spoken word performer is held above a crowd, a giant screen behind her. View through a crowd of a giant projection which reads BLESSED To the left words are projected on a screen including “chance to be” “MAGIC”. To the right through a large window you can see an orchestra playing A large crowd. Above them is a screen with the Bradford 2025 Lodi: a B shaped like a hear. To the right another screeds “ Bradford’s bid bash”
January 10, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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tiny snowy deer friend on today’s walk 🦌
Bottom left of the picture a tiny deer looks toward the camera. Above them a snowy field stretches up to a wall, above that the snowy moor and blue sky. Trees frame the left side of the picture
January 9, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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subzero all day in south-west North Yorkshire ❄️
Leeds Liverpool canal, frozen. A snowy field runs down to the canal, hazy blue skies above
January 8, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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we got this lovely boy from Keighley Cat Care - they do such amazing work. Best wishes to Solo from Jones 🐾
Jones the big grey cat lies on the kitchen table, holding his catnip toy Ducky
January 6, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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ours have a menacing lurk / oblivious snooze dynamic
Jones the big grey cat sleeps on the bed very relaxed, but Django the small tabby cat lurks behind him ready to strike
January 2, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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Happy new year! ☀️
View of Yorkshire dales hillside in sun and cloud A man walks away from the camera along a hilltop track, toward dramatic clouds A dales sheep poses for the camera in a dip in the ground, Simon’s Seat summit in the background A track winds down into a Yorkshire dales gully
January 1, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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💅🏻
Screenshot of the Merriam Webster post asking you to screenshot to find your word for 2025. The word is:flawless
January 1, 2025 at 4:19 PM