Saffie Welch
@saffiew.bsky.social
Classicist studying Homer at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford. Latin Tutor. Runner 🏃♀️
packing up to move, but my house keeps spawning books whenever I turn around…including a french edition of Plato’s Republic so i just KNOW i must have done something terrible in a past life
August 27, 2025 at 1:14 PM
packing up to move, but my house keeps spawning books whenever I turn around…including a french edition of Plato’s Republic so i just KNOW i must have done something terrible in a past life
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Announcing the results of Women's div VI
St. Hilda's II bumped Trinity II
St. Anne's II bumped Oriel III
Queen's II bumped Mansfield II (overbump)
St. Catherine's II bumped St. Antony's II
L.M.H. II bumped Univ III
St. Hilda's II bumped Trinity II
St. Anne's II bumped Oriel III
Queen's II bumped Mansfield II (overbump)
St. Catherine's II bumped St. Antony's II
L.M.H. II bumped Univ III
May 30, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Announcing the results of Women's div VI
St. Hilda's II bumped Trinity II
St. Anne's II bumped Oriel III
Queen's II bumped Mansfield II (overbump)
St. Catherine's II bumped St. Antony's II
L.M.H. II bumped Univ III
St. Hilda's II bumped Trinity II
St. Anne's II bumped Oriel III
Queen's II bumped Mansfield II (overbump)
St. Catherine's II bumped St. Antony's II
L.M.H. II bumped Univ III
Reposted by Saffie Welch
Announcing the results of Women's Div VI:
Mansfield II bumped Trinity II
St Hilda's II over-bumped St Catherine's II
Queen's II bumped St Antony's II
Wolfson IV bumped University III
L.M.H. II bumped St Peter's III
You have 10 minutes to appeal these results
Mansfield II bumped Trinity II
St Hilda's II over-bumped St Catherine's II
Queen's II bumped St Antony's II
Wolfson IV bumped University III
L.M.H. II bumped St Peter's III
You have 10 minutes to appeal these results
May 29, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Announcing the results of Women's Div VI:
Mansfield II bumped Trinity II
St Hilda's II over-bumped St Catherine's II
Queen's II bumped St Antony's II
Wolfson IV bumped University III
L.M.H. II bumped St Peter's III
You have 10 minutes to appeal these results
Mansfield II bumped Trinity II
St Hilda's II over-bumped St Catherine's II
Queen's II bumped St Antony's II
Wolfson IV bumped University III
L.M.H. II bumped St Peter's III
You have 10 minutes to appeal these results
promising start to summer viiis 😎
May 28, 2025 at 3:17 PM
promising start to summer viiis 😎
sudden and shocking awareness of my exercise face 💔
May 25, 2025 at 7:18 PM
sudden and shocking awareness of my exercise face 💔
natural history museum. drank match. ate cookie. saw my favourite dinosaur. i love dinosaurs.
March 28, 2025 at 8:34 PM
natural history museum. drank match. ate cookie. saw my favourite dinosaur. i love dinosaurs.
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Etymology of the day: ‘book’ comes from an ancient root shared by ‘beech’, a wood that people used for engraving inscriptions. ‘Paper’ comes from ‘papyrus’, and ‘volume’ is from the Latin for a ‘roll’ of parchment.
Happy World Book Day.
Happy World Book Day.
March 6, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Etymology of the day: ‘book’ comes from an ancient root shared by ‘beech’, a wood that people used for engraving inscriptions. ‘Paper’ comes from ‘papyrus’, and ‘volume’ is from the Latin for a ‘roll’ of parchment.
Happy World Book Day.
Happy World Book Day.
did my second run post op this morning! woke up in time to catch this sky 🥰
February 26, 2025 at 10:03 AM
did my second run post op this morning! woke up in time to catch this sky 🥰
I have mastered the art of man-emailing and ready to gaslight gatekeep girl boss 🙏
February 8, 2025 at 5:31 PM
I have mastered the art of man-emailing and ready to gaslight gatekeep girl boss 🙏
tricked my brain into working really fast by playing the mario kart sound track
January 30, 2025 at 1:34 PM
tricked my brain into working really fast by playing the mario kart sound track
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my latest fixation is a desperate urge to learn the kithara
January 28, 2025 at 12:09 PM
my latest fixation is a desperate urge to learn the kithara
the lego botanicals collection expands…
January 26, 2025 at 3:50 PM
the lego botanicals collection expands…
myringoplasty done and I now have the government mandated number of ear holes 🫡
January 22, 2025 at 8:35 PM
myringoplasty done and I now have the government mandated number of ear holes 🫡
successfully learning to crochet! though I don’t know how to make it a square so now I have a 3 meter long chain
January 19, 2025 at 11:04 PM
successfully learning to crochet! though I don’t know how to make it a square so now I have a 3 meter long chain
found a really nice pub near my house and will now be dragging everyone i know to a pub quiz 🩷
January 17, 2025 at 5:02 PM
found a really nice pub near my house and will now be dragging everyone i know to a pub quiz 🩷
my motivation to work hard is now the le creuset heart collection
January 14, 2025 at 2:12 PM
my motivation to work hard is now the le creuset heart collection
20 minute intervals today below 0° 💀 nice low key run but rip my trainers!
January 8, 2025 at 4:04 PM
20 minute intervals today below 0° 💀 nice low key run but rip my trainers!
4km run around the Meadows today to get back into it after a few weeks off and met a very handsome goose
January 7, 2025 at 7:07 PM
4km run around the Meadows today to get back into it after a few weeks off and met a very handsome goose
Don’t know how my alcohol tolerance got this low but I do know that I make a very good aperol spritz
December 31, 2024 at 5:25 PM
Don’t know how my alcohol tolerance got this low but I do know that I make a very good aperol spritz
had the best time butting together this Lego bonsai tree set that I got for christmas. Look at the froggy flower buds 🥹
December 29, 2024 at 2:23 PM
had the best time butting together this Lego bonsai tree set that I got for christmas. Look at the froggy flower buds 🥹
my parents’ house is great, not least because of the hidden armchair where I am currently reading, drinking cocktails, and hiding from guests
December 24, 2024 at 2:44 PM
my parents’ house is great, not least because of the hidden armchair where I am currently reading, drinking cocktails, and hiding from guests
