Hester Duffy
@wordlessreader.bsky.social
She/Her
Associate Professor at Warwick. Interested in developmental psycholinguistics, neuroscience, research methods, bee-keeping, Gaeilge, vintage clothing, dressmaking. Pinko lefty woke type but not that fond of tofu.
Associate Professor at Warwick. Interested in developmental psycholinguistics, neuroscience, research methods, bee-keeping, Gaeilge, vintage clothing, dressmaking. Pinko lefty woke type but not that fond of tofu.
Bhuel, táim beagánín bródúil asam.
December 2, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Bhuel, táim beagánín bródúil asam.
Did some sewing, matched some plaid very neatly.
November 30, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Did some sewing, matched some plaid very neatly.
An afternoon well spent in the sewing room.
November 29, 2025 at 5:37 PM
An afternoon well spent in the sewing room.
I can't post the research methods lecture I wrote, even though I'm pleased with that, so here's a chocolate olive oil cake I made to combat SAD. It's very tasty and is cheering me up.
November 23, 2025 at 10:19 PM
I can't post the research methods lecture I wrote, even though I'm pleased with that, so here's a chocolate olive oil cake I made to combat SAD. It's very tasty and is cheering me up.
I wanted cosy autumnal food so I used what I had in the house and made a savoury cheesy bread pudding with leeks and mushrooms. It's a lot nicer than it looks, or sounds.
November 16, 2025 at 7:30 PM
I wanted cosy autumnal food so I used what I had in the house and made a savoury cheesy bread pudding with leeks and mushrooms. It's a lot nicer than it looks, or sounds.
I made North of Ireland-style home made soup and wheaten bread; delicious and cosy and nurturing food for a chilly autumn weekend.
November 2, 2025 at 7:59 PM
I made North of Ireland-style home made soup and wheaten bread; delicious and cosy and nurturing food for a chilly autumn weekend.
Literally no-one asked for this. (I have now disabled the AI settings, but it should never have been opt out!)
October 31, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Literally no-one asked for this. (I have now disabled the AI settings, but it should never have been opt out!)
It's Halloween, and my roses are still in bloom. It's lovely but it also feels wrong; a beautiful portent of doom.
October 31, 2025 at 9:18 AM
It's Halloween, and my roses are still in bloom. It's lovely but it also feels wrong; a beautiful portent of doom.
What cruel mockery is this? I feel like Sisyphus and Tantalus in one.
August 29, 2025 at 1:05 PM
What cruel mockery is this? I feel like Sisyphus and Tantalus in one.
This is my very first harvest! Just one frame, as I only got my own bees fairly recently, but I built the frame and my bees drew it out and filled it, and it is delicious; citrussy and floral. I am delighted!
August 6, 2025 at 12:10 PM
This is my very first harvest! Just one frame, as I only got my own bees fairly recently, but I built the frame and my bees drew it out and filled it, and it is delicious; citrussy and floral. I am delighted!
Made a tart for dinner. It's tasty.
August 3, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Made a tart for dinner. It's tasty.
I went to the archeology museum in Dublin today. I like the Celtic gold there, but the info claims that these "dress fasteners" could have been worn in a septum piercing, which I'm pretty sure is impossible.
July 27, 2025 at 5:18 PM
I went to the archeology museum in Dublin today. I like the Celtic gold there, but the info claims that these "dress fasteners" could have been worn in a septum piercing, which I'm pretty sure is impossible.
I'm in Glencolmcille in Donegal, doing an Irish course.
July 20, 2025 at 4:09 PM
I'm in Glencolmcille in Donegal, doing an Irish course.
Taim ar colaiste na samhradh i Glencolmcille, ar feadh coicise. Ait sasta!
July 13, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Taim ar colaiste na samhradh i Glencolmcille, ar feadh coicise. Ait sasta!
I'm in one of my favourite places in the world.
July 6, 2025 at 4:49 PM
I'm in one of my favourite places in the world.
I'm making a jumpsuit out of the red linen shown here, trying to choose between the other two to line the bodice and pockets. The lining shouldn't show, but still...
June 22, 2025 at 10:56 AM
I'm making a jumpsuit out of the red linen shown here, trying to choose between the other two to line the bodice and pockets. The lining shouldn't show, but still...
Everywhere is hot but my sewing room is slightly cooler, so I've spent the afternoon making the toile for a jumpsuit. The final version will be red linen.
Making things makes me happy.
Making things makes me happy.
June 21, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Everywhere is hot but my sewing room is slightly cooler, so I've spent the afternoon making the toile for a jumpsuit. The final version will be red linen.
Making things makes me happy.
Making things makes me happy.
I love my fennel plant. I cut it back to about three feet in the spring and now it's enormous!
June 19, 2025 at 6:51 PM
I love my fennel plant. I cut it back to about three feet in the spring and now it's enormous!
What fresh hell is this?
June 2, 2025 at 7:36 AM
What fresh hell is this?
Actual copies of my actual book!
May 23, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Actual copies of my actual book!
Not to be all that meme, but I have a book out today.
May 14, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Not to be all that meme, but I have a book out today.
Spinach is ridiculous, look at this, how is this not illegal?
March 4, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Spinach is ridiculous, look at this, how is this not illegal?
Well, and also, Siri, show me where the Italian-Turkish border wall is?
January 2, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Well, and also, Siri, show me where the Italian-Turkish border wall is?
Not entirely sure how to interpret this, but OK.
January 1, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Not entirely sure how to interpret this, but OK.
And it has a tassel, which had fallen off but I can reattach it.
December 10, 2024 at 3:01 PM
And it has a tassel, which had fallen off but I can reattach it.