It is absolute and utter neglect to let this come this close to the wire just as the US has let most of its overseas broadcasting shutter.

Dr driven out of NHS by bullying www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

I mean obviously bravo @samstroozas.bsky.social but also bravo to whoever made that robe. Mine comes undone every time I breathe no matter how tight the belt!

I was out all day today and someone is NOT happy about it but also doesn’t like being far away from me so when he thinks I’m not looking he’s keeping an eye on me.

It’s very wet in West London yet everyone on my tube looks immaculate. Safe to say, I do not!!

I’ve saved myself a couple of thousand by not going to Barbados this week. 🙄

Awww i used to like Dawson’s Creek www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

they pissed off the WeRateDogs guy enough from him to break character to directly tell them off, that's genuinely impressive levels of being an asshole

Oof. Adverts on my podcasts trying to interest me on holidays to Texas. Oh hell no!

How long until he realises he’s got lick-e-lix on his nose?

This is the picture LinkedIn uses for new job announcements but why does it look like a human ‘rainbow bridge’ with someone being urged to ‘walk towards the light!’ ?

Just because good news is worth celebrating: There is now a Prep medication that is an *every six month* injection. HIV has, effectively, a vaccination.

I’m amazed the Daily Mail haven’t complained they’re making g it harder to find a plumber. Probably can’t get their heads around a woman plumber.

🚨Museum Job Alert🚨 I’m recruiting for ANOTHER role! If you ❤️ archaeology and working with a diverse range of people, apply now! Closes on 16 February. Full time! ce0144li.webitrent.com/ce0144li_web...

Look who got adopted 7 years ago. He’s 12 now and still master of the side eye who will only run for cheese Dreamies.

Hey, several batches of baby formula from a couple different brands in the uk and Europe have been recalled for contamination causing illness: if you formula feed, check your supply. Info here: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

the Epstein files are really devastating because they remind me of how many girls and women miss out on professional opportunities, mentorship and careers because of how many powerful, rich and influential men only view girls and women — and interactions with them — through the lens of sex

Exciting job opening @ntlmuseumsscot.bsky.social Library and Archives Manager. Details here careers.nms.ac.uk/job/827960 #museumjobs #libraryjobs 📜

A little nostalgia at the bottom of a box! #JohnLewis

An unbouncebackable headline www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Was it measured by a man? (And yes that’s a cheap shop but it made me laugh).

Just updated Mischas details two months or so after we moved! Don’t forget if you have pets, chips only work if they can find you! Now this big lump is going nowhere.

Mischa celebrates #Caturday by getting off his swede on catnip. He lost his toy under the furniture while I was typing and he’s currently staring at me to fetch it.

Oh yay. Woken up with a furry paw to the face before 8 am on a Saturday!

Great news! 🙌 Art UK will be relaunching our crowdsourcing platform Art Detective, thanks to a grant from @wolfsonfdn.bsky.social Find out more 👉 artuk.org/discover/sto... 🧑‍🎨 Mary Winifrid Smith (1904–1992) © the artist's estate. 📷 @nationaltrust.org.uk

Got a call this morning asking me to go sort out an alarm…at a museum I was made redundant by two years ago. Oh no, my friend. Find someone with keys!

Well M&S are ready for the upcoming war but it looks like those of us old enough to join the Home Guard will have to buy our own kit

PSA Do not doze back off with a documentary podcast on a miscarriage of justice playing or you will wake up ridiculously late feeling shaky and discombobulated and wondering what part 3D printed trousers and donkeys play in the whole thing.

It's nearly tour time again! On Saturday 31 Jan, I'll be leading a tour of V&A, exploring LGBTQIA+ histories from across time, space and cultures. When? 4-5 Where? V&A (meet under the blue and green chandelier) Booking? Just rock up and say hi 👍🏛️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

I followed a recipe for dinner. There was some flavour in it I don’t like but I’m such an unwilling cook that I don’t really know which of the spices/flavours it was. Now if I want to make it again without the specific flavour, it’ll be like Russian roulette until I find out what it was!

There are brave souls out swimming and paddle boarding but I’m sticking to breakfast in the cafe.

Too many years in local government budget territory means I’ve spent the past month thinking I was in credit on my gas bill 🤦🏼‍♀️

Positive and productive day topped of by winning the Pub Quiz! With thanks to the Jesus and Mary Chain for getting us through the music round!

This sounds good but it’s not abolition of leasehold which people were promised. Also, is there anything to stop landlords just whacking the loss onto service charges? Let’s be honest, they aren’t going to absorb the loss themselves.

Glorious!

The cat is so comfy that he didn’t hear the postman knock on the door. Normally it sends him off to hide under my bed 🙄 (He’s on that side of the chair because it means his bum is closer to the radiator! )

Man in the cafe just asked “what can I get for you, boss?” And now that’s the only thing I’m going to answer to. You can keep your madams and loves or lads. Boss it is.

Well it appears the answer to one good man with a gun is seven bad men with guns. I’m still amazed ICE haven’t suffered any losses (and no I don’t mean I’m disappointed they haven’t. The death of any person is wrong). The restraint of people on the streets is impressive.

It’s Mischa’s bedtime. He’s had enough of today and , honestly, can we blame him? Stay safe people.

It’s #Caturday

My plans are to watch Ray Mears hunt down, cook and eat Edward Grylls.

Yesterday I bought a sweatshirt. In the shop it was a nice plum colour. At home it’s burgundy and I look like the world’s oldest year 9 student. 🙄

A reminder that racist historian David Starkey, said in 2020: "Slavery was not genocide, otherwise there wouldn't be so many damn blacks in Africa or in Britain would there? An awful lot of them survived." He's speaking at this year's How The Light Gets In festival.

🚨I’m recruiting!🚨 We’re looking for someone with a passion for and good knowledge of Natural Science collections. They will be running regular workshops in Colchester’s Natural History Museum! Part time (18 months) findajob.dwp.gov.uk/details/1773...

Listening to a podcast about the parents in America paying to get their kids into university by having someone else tart up their papers. Surely after one term someone might notice these students weren’t clever enough to keep up? Didn’t they just get chucked out?

I think this might be my favourite dodgy click bait yet. Osteoarthritis is it Mrs Smith? Have a bag of pork scratchings.

We've got a starter pack which profiles some of the more active museums (along with our fellow archives) at go.bsky.app/Ms7endH There are a LOT of UK museums, galleries & archives listed in this pinnable feed / list at bsky.app/profile/did:... - not all are active but some good accounts in there!

My goodness cats are such aloof and elegant creatures My cat finds old catnip toy…

We’re running an anonymous survey to better understand how museums manage hazards in collections. It takes 5-10 minutes, is open to anyone working with collections, and helps shape future guidance and sector support. Closing date 15th February. www.surveymonkey.com/r/G98JRXK Please share.