Eleanor G
@zaichishka.bsky.social
Welsh-Kiwi Japanese translator, chanoyu practitioner & host to a timeshare cat. Memorial Device ANT
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Eleanor G
@zaichishka.bsky.social
· Nov 26
I really couldn't ask for a better review 😊 #TheWisdomOfTea #EveryDayAGoodDay 🍵
#NorikoMorishita
(Thought it was time I advertised my work here)
www.dailymail.co.uk/home/books/a...
#NorikoMorishita
(Thought it was time I advertised my work here)
www.dailymail.co.uk/home/books/a...
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😇THE TEMPLE OF THE 2 BUDDHAS😇
Nison-in (二尊院) is named after its two statues: Shaka Nyorai (釈迦如来 Buddha) blesses the world's newborns, and Amida Nyorai (阿弥陀如来) greets the dead.
It's unusual for a temple to have two principal images.
#Nisonin #二尊院 #Arashiyama #嵐山
Nison-in (二尊院) is named after its two statues: Shaka Nyorai (釈迦如来 Buddha) blesses the world's newborns, and Amida Nyorai (阿弥陀如来) greets the dead.
It's unusual for a temple to have two principal images.
#Nisonin #二尊院 #Arashiyama #嵐山
December 3, 2025 at 1:08 AM
😇THE TEMPLE OF THE 2 BUDDHAS😇
Nison-in (二尊院) is named after its two statues: Shaka Nyorai (釈迦如来 Buddha) blesses the world's newborns, and Amida Nyorai (阿弥陀如来) greets the dead.
It's unusual for a temple to have two principal images.
#Nisonin #二尊院 #Arashiyama #嵐山
Nison-in (二尊院) is named after its two statues: Shaka Nyorai (釈迦如来 Buddha) blesses the world's newborns, and Amida Nyorai (阿弥陀如来) greets the dead.
It's unusual for a temple to have two principal images.
#Nisonin #二尊院 #Arashiyama #嵐山
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The universal arc of time bends towards carcinization
December 2, 2025 at 8:38 PM
The universal arc of time bends towards carcinization
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Watching Father Ted’s a Christmassy Ted and remembered this nugget of pop trivia, the priest with the most boring voice Father Fitzgerald (Sean Barrett) in Ireland's largest lingeree section was the cover star of The Smith's single "How Soon is Now" a still from the 1958 film "Dunkirk".
December 2, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Watching Father Ted’s a Christmassy Ted and remembered this nugget of pop trivia, the priest with the most boring voice Father Fitzgerald (Sean Barrett) in Ireland's largest lingeree section was the cover star of The Smith's single "How Soon is Now" a still from the 1958 film "Dunkirk".
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#Christmas #Advent cartoon. Had a great time at the Idler magazine Christmas party last night. Here's one from the current issue.
December 2, 2025 at 7:55 PM
#Christmas #Advent cartoon. Had a great time at the Idler magazine Christmas party last night. Here's one from the current issue.
"All across the country, families are living in substandard housing, half-built housing, overpriced housing, housing under threat."
Won’t somebody please think of Britain’s poor £2m homeowners? Oh, wait – everyone already is
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Won’t somebody please think of Britain’s poor £2m homeowners? Oh, wait – everyone already is
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Won’t somebody please think of Britain’s poor £2m homeowners? Oh, wait – everyone already is | Jonathan Liew
Contrast the furious reaction to Rachel Reeves’s ‘mansion tax’ to the response offered to those living with real housing injustice: indifference, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Liew
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2025 at 8:38 PM
"All across the country, families are living in substandard housing, half-built housing, overpriced housing, housing under threat."
Won’t somebody please think of Britain’s poor £2m homeowners? Oh, wait – everyone already is
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Won’t somebody please think of Britain’s poor £2m homeowners? Oh, wait – everyone already is
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Nearly time to dust off the Christmas decorations. One year I must try taking them down.
December 2, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Nearly time to dust off the Christmas decorations. One year I must try taking them down.
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There’s a poem with the first line “I will die in Chicago while looking for a job in winter” and sadly I can neither recall nor locate the title or name of the poet.
Does this ring any bells, poet friends?
Does this ring any bells, poet friends?
December 2, 2025 at 5:37 PM
There’s a poem with the first line “I will die in Chicago while looking for a job in winter” and sadly I can neither recall nor locate the title or name of the poet.
Does this ring any bells, poet friends?
Does this ring any bells, poet friends?
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#FindsFriday
Pair of showy fibulae. Part of the Treasure of Untersiebenbrunn, from an East Germanic (Gepidic) grave discovered in 1910. #Gold plating on silver with inlaid garnet, glass, enamel.
#Archaeology
#Art #History #artwork #Jewellery
Pair of showy fibulae. Part of the Treasure of Untersiebenbrunn, from an East Germanic (Gepidic) grave discovered in 1910. #Gold plating on silver with inlaid garnet, glass, enamel.
#Archaeology
#Art #History #artwork #Jewellery
November 28, 2025 at 10:00 AM
#FindsFriday
Pair of showy fibulae. Part of the Treasure of Untersiebenbrunn, from an East Germanic (Gepidic) grave discovered in 1910. #Gold plating on silver with inlaid garnet, glass, enamel.
#Archaeology
#Art #History #artwork #Jewellery
Pair of showy fibulae. Part of the Treasure of Untersiebenbrunn, from an East Germanic (Gepidic) grave discovered in 1910. #Gold plating on silver with inlaid garnet, glass, enamel.
#Archaeology
#Art #History #artwork #Jewellery
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Visiting Matsumoto between Dec 13 and Feb 15 offers a chance to see the breathtaking Projection Mapping at National Treasure Matsumoto Castle. Admission is free. More info: www.hey-japan.com/event/nation...
December 2, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Visiting Matsumoto between Dec 13 and Feb 15 offers a chance to see the breathtaking Projection Mapping at National Treasure Matsumoto Castle. Admission is free. More info: www.hey-japan.com/event/nation...
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a vital, but thoroughly depressing read.
This week’s Nimby Watch: how just three people managed to get a popular kids park and skate park bulldozed, and themselves a £130,000 payout – and all their neighbours an 84% council tax bill hike.
capx.co/nimby-watch-...
capx.co/nimby-watch-...
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If Nimbys are able to get playgrounds demolished, then there's no stopping them
capx.co
December 2, 2025 at 10:02 AM
a vital, but thoroughly depressing read.
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"We're going to have a traditional English Christmas this year, even though we live in Venezuela."
"Caracas?"
"Yes, and Christmas pud."
"Get out".
"Caracas?"
"Yes, and Christmas pud."
"Get out".
December 2, 2025 at 10:02 AM
"We're going to have a traditional English Christmas this year, even though we live in Venezuela."
"Caracas?"
"Yes, and Christmas pud."
"Get out".
"Caracas?"
"Yes, and Christmas pud."
"Get out".
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Next time I'm at a hotel, I know who I'll be checking in as.
"Your alarm call, Mr Turfstorm"
"Your alarm call, Mr Turfstorm"
APOLLO TURFSTORM is by far the most divorced name for a fucking lawnmower ever seen.
December 2, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Next time I'm at a hotel, I know who I'll be checking in as.
"Your alarm call, Mr Turfstorm"
"Your alarm call, Mr Turfstorm"
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"What's a baby deer called?”
“Fawn!"
“Sorry - what's a baby deer called, O wise and handsome one?"
“Fawn!"
“Sorry - what's a baby deer called, O wise and handsome one?"
July 22, 2025 at 9:26 AM
"What's a baby deer called?”
“Fawn!"
“Sorry - what's a baby deer called, O wise and handsome one?"
“Fawn!"
“Sorry - what's a baby deer called, O wise and handsome one?"
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www.timeanddate.com/calendar/rep... I don't know who needs to hear this, but 1998 had the same dates on the same days as 2026 will, and there are myriad craptastic 90s calanders on ebay for your enjoyment.
I've personally ordered a 1998 Star Trek original series one for myself but you do you 😘
I've personally ordered a 1998 Star Trek original series one for myself but you do you 😘
Repeating Calendar – years equal to 2026
Find calendar years that start on the same day and have the same number of days as 2026 or any other year
www.timeanddate.com
December 2, 2025 at 10:02 AM
www.timeanddate.com/calendar/rep... I don't know who needs to hear this, but 1998 had the same dates on the same days as 2026 will, and there are myriad craptastic 90s calanders on ebay for your enjoyment.
I've personally ordered a 1998 Star Trek original series one for myself but you do you 😘
I've personally ordered a 1998 Star Trek original series one for myself but you do you 😘
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Please don't let the fear of not doing something well stop you from trying it for the first time. Write a messy story. Paint a crappy flower. Whittle the worst wooden bear of all time.
The best gift you can give yourself is to have fun and grow.
The best gift you can give yourself is to have fun and grow.
December 1, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Please don't let the fear of not doing something well stop you from trying it for the first time. Write a messy story. Paint a crappy flower. Whittle the worst wooden bear of all time.
The best gift you can give yourself is to have fun and grow.
The best gift you can give yourself is to have fun and grow.
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Proffsssor Plummm, in the master roksn, with the candlcstrikk
December 1, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Proffsssor Plummm, in the master roksn, with the candlcstrikk
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TO AUSTERLITZ!
(because it’s the 220th anniversary)
(because it’s the 220th anniversary)
December 2, 2025 at 9:38 AM
TO AUSTERLITZ!
(because it’s the 220th anniversary)
(because it’s the 220th anniversary)
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#AshmoleanAdvent Day 2: A Bronze Stag 🦌
This Roman bronze brooch in the shape of a stag would have been used to fasten a shawl or cloak.
This brooch was once decorated with bright multi-coloured enamel which was very popular in Britain and France during the Roman period.
🦌 AN1927.418
This Roman bronze brooch in the shape of a stag would have been used to fasten a shawl or cloak.
This brooch was once decorated with bright multi-coloured enamel which was very popular in Britain and France during the Roman period.
🦌 AN1927.418
December 2, 2025 at 8:01 AM
#AshmoleanAdvent Day 2: A Bronze Stag 🦌
This Roman bronze brooch in the shape of a stag would have been used to fasten a shawl or cloak.
This brooch was once decorated with bright multi-coloured enamel which was very popular in Britain and France during the Roman period.
🦌 AN1927.418
This Roman bronze brooch in the shape of a stag would have been used to fasten a shawl or cloak.
This brooch was once decorated with bright multi-coloured enamel which was very popular in Britain and France during the Roman period.
🦌 AN1927.418
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We’ve got some fantastic nature news to brighten your day ✨
This is the first confirmed sighting of a red squirrel in the main visitor area of Wallington since Storm Arwen in November 2021. A visitor spotted the red in the Wellbeing Woods (West woods) whilst walking.
This is the first confirmed sighting of a red squirrel in the main visitor area of Wallington since Storm Arwen in November 2021. A visitor spotted the red in the Wellbeing Woods (West woods) whilst walking.
December 2, 2025 at 8:01 AM
We’ve got some fantastic nature news to brighten your day ✨
This is the first confirmed sighting of a red squirrel in the main visitor area of Wallington since Storm Arwen in November 2021. A visitor spotted the red in the Wellbeing Woods (West woods) whilst walking.
This is the first confirmed sighting of a red squirrel in the main visitor area of Wallington since Storm Arwen in November 2021. A visitor spotted the red in the Wellbeing Woods (West woods) whilst walking.
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Today the news will be about the government's proposals for juries.
Please read this thread so as to be informed about the actual practical problems in the criminal justice system - problems which will not be solved by this misconceived and illiberal tinkering.
Please read this thread so as to be informed about the actual practical problems in the criminal justice system - problems which will not be solved by this misconceived and illiberal tinkering.
Here is a list of reasons why some of my hearings and trials this year have been delayed and kicked off into the long grass, stuck in our record court backlog. Serious allegations which will now be tried *years* after the event. 🧵👇
December 2, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Today the news will be about the government's proposals for juries.
Please read this thread so as to be informed about the actual practical problems in the criminal justice system - problems which will not be solved by this misconceived and illiberal tinkering.
Please read this thread so as to be informed about the actual practical problems in the criminal justice system - problems which will not be solved by this misconceived and illiberal tinkering.
December 2, 2025 at 9:33 AM
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Started watching the new 'Maigret' on ThreeNow this afternoon and fell asleep halfway through. So if you're suffering from insomnia...
December 2, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Started watching the new 'Maigret' on ThreeNow this afternoon and fell asleep halfway through. So if you're suffering from insomnia...
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Edvard Munch (Norwegian, 1863-1944), Self-Portrait at Professor Jacobson's Hospital, 1909, 100 x 110 cm, Rasmus Meyer Collection, Bergen, Norway.
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
December 1, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Edvard Munch (Norwegian, 1863-1944), Self-Portrait at Professor Jacobson's Hospital, 1909, 100 x 110 cm, Rasmus Meyer Collection, Bergen, Norway.
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt