Tess Clothier (she/her)
@tessclothier.bsky.social
Medievalist, linguist, church administrator. Likes place-names, hagiography, birds, ballet, choral music. West Country transplant to Notts.
It’s so beautiful!!
May 3, 2025 at 8:37 AM
It’s so beautiful!!
And administrators! 😴
April 12, 2025 at 8:13 PM
And administrators! 😴
Context: deprived parish, (largely) affluent congregation, drive to get more students through the doors.
“It’s really hard to have lots of money because it’s a burden to know how best to give it away.”
As a postgrad also working full-time in retail and still only just scraping by I was FUMING.
“It’s really hard to have lots of money because it’s a burden to know how best to give it away.”
As a postgrad also working full-time in retail and still only just scraping by I was FUMING.
March 10, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Context: deprived parish, (largely) affluent congregation, drive to get more students through the doors.
“It’s really hard to have lots of money because it’s a burden to know how best to give it away.”
As a postgrad also working full-time in retail and still only just scraping by I was FUMING.
“It’s really hard to have lots of money because it’s a burden to know how best to give it away.”
As a postgrad also working full-time in retail and still only just scraping by I was FUMING.
Sister Minnie??
March 7, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Sister Minnie??
Fresh flowers, massages, spa days (love a jacuzzi)
March 7, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Fresh flowers, massages, spa days (love a jacuzzi)
1hr Eucharistic fasts, Julian of Norwich, no pizza.
March 6, 2025 at 6:23 PM
1hr Eucharistic fasts, Julian of Norwich, no pizza.
Let’s goooooooo
March 5, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Let’s goooooooo
BUT you made me godmother to your daughter anyway - no take-backs! 😉
March 4, 2025 at 7:45 PM
BUT you made me godmother to your daughter anyway - no take-backs! 😉
And I am reading it for the first time!
March 4, 2025 at 7:12 PM
And I am reading it for the first time!
I either genuflect or bow depending on a) my mood and b) my knees 🙈
February 5, 2025 at 9:42 PM
I either genuflect or bow depending on a) my mood and b) my knees 🙈
Ours is “hello your lordship, how’s the ladyship today?” Not sure why we decided they were aristocratic but here we are!
However, I got teased out of saying it during lockdown on daily walks with housemates. I still think it though!
However, I got teased out of saying it during lockdown on daily walks with housemates. I still think it though!
January 28, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Ours is “hello your lordship, how’s the ladyship today?” Not sure why we decided they were aristocratic but here we are!
However, I got teased out of saying it during lockdown on daily walks with housemates. I still think it though!
However, I got teased out of saying it during lockdown on daily walks with housemates. I still think it though!
I got a good number of lifers in 2024 but didn’t count total species. Will do for 2025! First was a robin 😊
January 1, 2025 at 6:49 PM
I got a good number of lifers in 2024 but didn’t count total species. Will do for 2025! First was a robin 😊
This one I know and love!
December 15, 2024 at 3:33 PM
This one I know and love!