Sun is out! Repeat sun is out! Also, garden needs a shit ton of work

Remembering Terry – in our hearts and on our bookshelves. #TerryPratchett

Disappointing result, still good to be back

Design for a Art Nouveau style brooch, 1901 by Glasgow Shool artist Frances MacDonald #Womensart

"No Winston Churchill". Well, I mean, I don't know but maybe not having a manic depressive egotistical alcoholic imperialist leader is a good thing?

Glad the BBC have managed to get an interview with the real victims of the US attacks: British holidaymakers in the absolute monarchy and indentured labour state of Dubai.

Labour HQ this morning

Democracy is a view of life, it requires a belief in human beings, in humanity... “We stand for freedom, since the only thing more beautiful than freedom is standing for freedom.” Iranian writer / activist Sepideh Rashnu Freedom for Iran 💚🤍♥️ #Democracy #Freedom #Revolution Thread 4/6🧵

Rita Angus (1908-1970) was a New Zealand painter credited as one of the leading figures in 20th century New Zealand art. Her self portrait, 1937 #womensart

Loving the Winty Limps. Espc as UK somehow has more gold medals than Canada, a country entirely made of snow.

Looking forward to this next week

Self Portrait. (2007), Louise Bourgeois #Womensart

Found this B-Movie piece of nonsense that I remember seeing at the honest-to-god cinema. Had totally forgotten that it's a Christmas movie. It goes on the list! www.amazon.co.uk/gp/video/det...

"It’s the food of work. And it’s also, by extension, the food of the strike, mutual aid, protest, and solidarity with those who labor. So it’s fitting that one of America’s most iconic sandwiches—the po’ boy, a jewel in the crown of New Orleans cuisine—was born out of a strike"

“Artists to my mind are the real architects of change, and not the political legislators who implement change after the fact. ” -William S. Burroughs #BOTD Francis Bacon and William S. Burroughs in London, 1989

Happy #throwbackthursday! How about a little PJ Harvey to get those creative juices flowing? *grabs pen and notebook*

For reasons, I recently went through the photos of a trip to Iran I took just over 10 years ago. Not sure what is in store for that country (and it's unlikely to be good in the short/medium term) but the ordinary Iranians I met deserve much, much more than their government is prepared to give.

When I wrote this a year ago I had no idea how bad things would get. Today, eight years after she left us, I'm trying to follow Ursula's advice: write and worry. Write and act. Worry and keep writing. lithub.com/the-way-of-w...

Contempoary artist Carrie Reichardt's mosaic in Aberdeen, Scotland, depicts a marching suffragette interspersed with pictures of the heroes of today #Womensart #Monday

This Sranger Things reboot looks a bit rubbish

Bluesky going to work over on Twitter

I genuinely do not understand why there is not more love for this show. Yes, it's tied to a formula but engaging leads, excellent supporting cast and the setting make it a cut above. Now look, find room in your life for #Troppo , mate.

I mean.... Just.... I dunno man..... Jeez..... what now?.... Christ on a bike.... Really? They said that? .....Oooof......sigh..... join me for more #RealtimeNewsUpdates

English documentary photographer Janette Beckman, #TracyChapman, New York, 1988 #womensart

One of the most powerful images of the Iranian protests is that of an Iranian young woman burning Khamenei’s portrait, and lighting her cigarette with it. Photographer unknown.

Photographer Lee Miller's portrait of Marlene Dietrich in a Schiaparelli coat, Paris, 1944 #womensart

Culture!

@quietriotpod.bsky.social Uh oh. Fireworks are woke thanks to a fictional witch or a flag or ... I don't know... the color red, maybe? Thanks for your wonderful Wokey Dokey compilation. It gives me great peace for 2026 to know that I will never understand the world view of these loons.

Angélique-Marguerite du Coudray, 18thc French midwife who designed various innovative textile models to teach midwife trainees about delivering babies, saving the lives of thousands of mothers & infants #Womensart Find out more re women's weird/wonderful textile arts in bookshop.org/beta-search?...

Mixed feelings about this present. The giver took great pains to assure me that it was Kickstarted long before the unpleasantness, the artist and the Pratchett estate insisted Gaimian had nothing to do with the project etc. And it is beautiful. But but but.... sigh. Another struggle of art vs artist

@maxrushden.bsky.social Hey Max. Will the panel have any more views on how Villa's bench is so weak they cannot challenge for the title? #supersubs

most appalling beauty

Every year my admiration for my mother and grandmother before her (working in an even smaller space) just grows. How they ever cooked full on Christmas dinners for 8, 10 or even 12 people working in this sort of kitchen just amazes me. You can see the chaos I am causing cooking for 5

We love #joy and #savor every moment, The 10th Noel Carnival in #Syria.

Happy Christmas!

I know some Scrooges will say this isn't exactly Christmassy viewing but it's set on the 20th December onwards so it counts in my book....

Paging @clownf1st.bsky.social

Is it me, or are the nights getting lighter? #RecycleForChristmas

Went to a quiz, won the quiz, went back home, drank my way through the prize while watching Dr Who and the Green Death. I hope your Christmas is shaping up as nicely as mine.

Elizabeth Fraser, ethereal vocalist and lyricist for the influential Scottish band Cocteau Twins. #WomensArt

Scenes in last night's #TalesofArgosa when our Mage, seeking Bestial Communion with a goat (long story), inadvertently summoned a deadly 3 foot slug-demon. Thanks to @davepaters.bsky.social @willoughbywrite.bsky.social @filmfan68.bsky.social and @clownf1st.bsky.social for playing through the madness

The indulgence of two advent calendars. And one reason to like the 15th of December.

Really poor here, from the BBC. Weak, fearful, hypocritical. I've been an embarrassingly heart-on-sleeve supporter of the Beeb in the past but they are making it so damn hard.

Would recommend. Half escape room, Half sci-fi LARP. Very professionally done, even found my glasses which I lost trying to hide from an alien guard. theatreweekly.com/punchdrunk-u...

December's #FullMoon is known as the #ColdMoon. Artwork by Catherine Hyde, contemporary UK artist #womensart #ArtAdvent

Happy Birthday Dr Who! Still a quote I find more and more resonant. #doctorwho

Born on this day #BOTD, Icelandic singer Bjork is 60 years old today. Here with fellow artist PJ Harvey. #WomenArtist

Goodnight.