Tim Smith
@tr-smith.bsky.social
Senior Dev by day: Excel, Power Query, C#, XSLT
Armchair medievalist all other times: More Dante than Piers, more Ofeo than Gawain. Brother to Pearl poet.
Husband and dad. Church bassist
Armchair medievalist all other times: More Dante than Piers, more Ofeo than Gawain. Brother to Pearl poet.
Husband and dad. Church bassist
Boethius feeling very relevant this morning....
December 6, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Boethius feeling very relevant this morning....
Despite having been reading M R James 𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗬𝗘𝗔𝗥 I still asked for my medieval finds to be wrapped in paper. Frankly, it's only due to the good sense of Minster Gate Bookshop in York not to tie it up with string that I'm not going to be visited by some terrifying apparition tonight....
October 31, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Despite having been reading M R James 𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗬𝗘𝗔𝗥 I still asked for my medieval finds to be wrapped in paper. Frankly, it's only due to the good sense of Minster Gate Bookshop in York not to tie it up with string that I'm not going to be visited by some terrifying apparition tonight....
Somewhere in Sussex, a dog is sleeping, calm in the knowledge that his barely-tolerated spare has taken him to both the vets and groomer this week, so the worst is over and he can relax.
And that box? That's the new hoover...
And that box? That's the new hoover...
October 22, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Somewhere in Sussex, a dog is sleeping, calm in the knowledge that his barely-tolerated spare has taken him to both the vets and groomer this week, so the worst is over and he can relax.
And that box? That's the new hoover...
And that box? That's the new hoover...
Four games of Root this weekend, and I managed a genuine win with the Eyrie Dynasty. Not the game pictured though, the Woodland Alliance got in just before I could get my last points!
September 28, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Four games of Root this weekend, and I managed a genuine win with the Eyrie Dynasty. Not the game pictured though, the Woodland Alliance got in just before I could get my last points!
You know that meme of "we don't have random conversations about operating systems", I may have spoilt Microsoft's rewording...
September 11, 2025 at 2:37 PM
You know that meme of "we don't have random conversations about operating systems", I may have spoilt Microsoft's rewording...
Yes, it's a Friday night beer and it helps some monks, but it's also nostalgia for the 6th form history trip to the Low Countries. Happy memories!
September 5, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Yes, it's a Friday night beer and it helps some monks, but it's also nostalgia for the 6th form history trip to the Low Countries. Happy memories!
Some great finds in Brighton today. Sometimes second hand book shops are like fishing - there were several that got away because I couldn't buy everything I found 😥
August 31, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Some great finds in Brighton today. Sometimes second hand book shops are like fishing - there were several that got away because I couldn't buy everything I found 😥
Marking up your favourite poems is normal when you get a new copy of Lord of the rings?
August 9, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Marking up your favourite poems is normal when you get a new copy of Lord of the rings?
Considering my chances of getting this on the car stereo on the way to the Loxwood Joust!
August 2, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Considering my chances of getting this on the car stereo on the way to the Loxwood Joust!
Very happy with this find yesterday in @oxfamgb.bsky.social several texts I don't have and some familiar favourites
#medievalsky
#medievalsky
June 27, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Very happy with this find yesterday in @oxfamgb.bsky.social several texts I don't have and some familiar favourites
#medievalsky
#medievalsky
Latest find in @oxfamgb.bsky.social filling a shameful omission in my reading. Also must confess to being overly excited to find a copy in a set matching an existing book in my collection.
Should be good - I've enjoyed Leo Sherley-Price's translation of the Ladder of Perfection
#Bede #VenerableBede
Should be good - I've enjoyed Leo Sherley-Price's translation of the Ladder of Perfection
#Bede #VenerableBede
May 31, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Latest find in @oxfamgb.bsky.social filling a shameful omission in my reading. Also must confess to being overly excited to find a copy in a set matching an existing book in my collection.
Should be good - I've enjoyed Leo Sherley-Price's translation of the Ladder of Perfection
#Bede #VenerableBede
Should be good - I've enjoyed Leo Sherley-Price's translation of the Ladder of Perfection
#Bede #VenerableBede
Well yes, I suppose I could just have bought a long arm stapler but this process has a more organic, satisfying potential.
Or you could argue the Mr Toad side of my pysche is in ascendant!
Or you could argue the Mr Toad side of my pysche is in ascendant!
May 24, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Well yes, I suppose I could just have bought a long arm stapler but this process has a more organic, satisfying potential.
Or you could argue the Mr Toad side of my pysche is in ascendant!
Or you could argue the Mr Toad side of my pysche is in ascendant!
Feeling my age. Thought my new office keyboard had come with drivers... Turned out to be a coaster
(in fairness to myself it was harder to see in the wrapper)
(in fairness to myself it was harder to see in the wrapper)
May 2, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Feeling my age. Thought my new office keyboard had come with drivers... Turned out to be a coaster
(in fairness to myself it was harder to see in the wrapper)
(in fairness to myself it was harder to see in the wrapper)
Every so often you come across a feature in software that makes you life a little better and you didn't know. So to the developer who made Windows able to follow a printer around the network when a well meaning idiot such as myself meddles with the IP address, you have my sincere thanks
April 19, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Every so often you come across a feature in software that makes you life a little better and you didn't know. So to the developer who made Windows able to follow a printer around the network when a well meaning idiot such as myself meddles with the IP address, you have my sincere thanks
When I'm stressed (and this week has certainly qualified), #JohnGower is what I read before bed - his poetry is the peak of what I love about #MiddleEnglish.
Does anyone on #medievalsky know of any good recordings of the original text?
Does anyone on #medievalsky know of any good recordings of the original text?
April 3, 2025 at 7:31 AM
When I'm stressed (and this week has certainly qualified), #JohnGower is what I read before bed - his poetry is the peak of what I love about #MiddleEnglish.
Does anyone on #medievalsky know of any good recordings of the original text?
Does anyone on #medievalsky know of any good recordings of the original text?
Happy Tolkien reading day all!
March 25, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Happy Tolkien reading day all!
Does anyone else see naming like this and think of "British robots" in Lego batman?
February 28, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Does anyone else see naming like this and think of "British robots" in Lego batman?
Does anyone else see "salad cheese" and think "English Space Robot" from Lego Batman?
February 23, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Does anyone else see "salad cheese" and think "English Space Robot" from Lego Batman?
Didn't check on tinned tomatoes before doing the shopping, so I've hidden the extra 4 pack behind some onions...
February 22, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Didn't check on tinned tomatoes before doing the shopping, so I've hidden the extra 4 pack behind some onions...
It's almost as if someone said "this chap bought half the window display of these old books, let's put some in the window"
Today's purchase: La Vita Nuova by Dante
Wondering about my chances of walking past without buying anything will be on Monday....
Today's purchase: La Vita Nuova by Dante
Wondering about my chances of walking past without buying anything will be on Monday....
February 7, 2025 at 1:53 PM
It's almost as if someone said "this chap bought half the window display of these old books, let's put some in the window"
Today's purchase: La Vita Nuova by Dante
Wondering about my chances of walking past without buying anything will be on Monday....
Today's purchase: La Vita Nuova by Dante
Wondering about my chances of walking past without buying anything will be on Monday....
Struck medieval gold in the @oxfamgb.bsky.social bookshop at lunch. And on the 6th anniversary of seeing THE Exeter book of riddles at the @britishlibrary.bsky.social Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms exhibition!
February 6, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Struck medieval gold in the @oxfamgb.bsky.social bookshop at lunch. And on the 6th anniversary of seeing THE Exeter book of riddles at the @britishlibrary.bsky.social Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms exhibition!
Nearly went in and asked to buy their entire window display
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February 5, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Nearly went in and asked to buy their entire window display
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Very niche problems....
February 4, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Very niche problems....
Is it normal to have 2 copies of the #DivineComedy by your bed? Asking for a friend (as I can guess my good lady wife's opinion on the matter....)
Different translations obviously, I'm not some kind of weirdo
Different translations obviously, I'm not some kind of weirdo
January 18, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Is it normal to have 2 copies of the #DivineComedy by your bed? Asking for a friend (as I can guess my good lady wife's opinion on the matter....)
Different translations obviously, I'm not some kind of weirdo
Different translations obviously, I'm not some kind of weirdo
Feeling more youthful that "the Parliament of the ages" considers 60 to be middle aged!
January 12, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Feeling more youthful that "the Parliament of the ages" considers 60 to be middle aged!