Paging @theduncanmackay.bsky.social @danherb10.bsky.social @durotrigesdig.bsky.social 😮😍

Nearly home 🙂

The @nationaltrust.org.uk need help to raise the remaining £330,000 by 30 January 2026 in order to secure the purchase of Giant Hill, having already raised more than £2.2million. Would be good, though, to see an emphasis on its heritage & archaeological value as well as natural habitat.

Essential reading from @corinnefowler.bsky.social

Traveling is just as much a part of the Practises Make Places project as research undertaken in archives, museums, galleries, country estates, & the case study sites As an interdisciplinary PhD, creative practise will play a key role www.practisesmakeplaces.wordpress.com New blogpost this weekend 🙂

Maiden's Garlands These crown-shaped funeral garlands, also called virgin's crowns or crants, were carried before the coffins of unmarried women and then hung in churches. Made from paper flowers, ribbons and white gloves on wooden frames, they often bore the deceased's name and verses.

TAKE ACTION TODAY 🚨 Email the House of Lords and call on them to vote down anti-protest laws designed to silence us. Protest has always been a part of British culture and tradition. But it’s under threat – and we must act urgently to protect it. secure.libertyhumanrights.org.uk/page/180398/...

@urbanprehistorian.bsky.social these stones are rocking up everywhere 😄

Missing the mince pies like...

@portaspeciosa.bsky.social Fudgehenge has been located 🙂

Keeping it real😉

JANUARY LECTURE: The Lost Royal Lodgings of Edinburgh Castle and the Birthplace of Britain Online tickets are still available for our free hybrid event with Peter Yeoman FSAScot on 15 January, the culmination of almost 40 years of investigation into the castle: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-lost-r...

Oh My GAZE 😮😍 @danherb10.bsky.social @theduncanmackay.bsky.social @durotrigesdig.bsky.social @drtobydriver.bsky.social www.bbc.com/news/article...

Nighty night from Salisbury. Away back to the sea tomorrow 🙂

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Well, today has been a most marvellous day 🙂 Travelling tomorrow, but will post pics over the next few days All the best 🙂

Possibly the best pub view in the world? (Definitely the best pub view in the world 😊) The Red Lion staff went above and beyond today. Can’t wait to revisit in the spring 🙂

Possibly the best pub view in the world? (Definitely the best pub view in the world 😊) The Red Lion staff went above and beyond today. Can’t wait to revisit in the spring 🙂

Guess what bus I’m on @boothicus.bsky.social …

Made a friend 🙂

Are you an enthusiastic Community Curator to deliver and develop community engagement in underserved audiences? A 3-day per week role to cover maternity leave. For more details and to apply, see www.wiltshiremuseum.org.uk/work-with-us/

Bit of New Year cheer for you

100%!

THE MAKING OF A RENOWNED EXPLORER: Mr. Croc recalls his early years: "Imagine my joy when, in the company of my new friends, I saw my young bird companion at last somehow able to take to his wings and fly..." (Cheery sandwich wrapper of the day, to help you on your way.👍🏼😃)

Salisbury at night

1st 2026 research fieldtrip location reveal: I’m in… WILTSHIRE 🙂 Staying in Salisbury for a couple of nights and off to Devizes tomorrow morning for Rose Ferraby’s awesome, Downland - am very excited 🙂

The defaced books go live in ⌛ one hour ⌛...

As I'm sure you're aware, the fifth of January is the day of the Schnabelperchten, a creature of Austrian folklore who will check your house for cleanliness. If they decide you haven't done a good enough job, they'll slit open your belly and fill it with straw. Happy New Year..!

"The Haunted Dolls' House", a tale of terror by M R James. Livestreamed January 31, 7.30pm(UK) and available to catch up anytime after, worldwide. Simply register and donate here dollshousehaunted.eventbrite.co.uk

Putting Xmas presents to good use - look at Rossy’s wee face 🥲

It's freezing outside. For many it's back to work / school / study. Here's some warm sunshine to fill your ears. Episode 223 - Birdsong in deep forest ambience (50mins) On a steep rough path by a stream, pristine quiet. Just the wind in the firs and birdsong. > bit.ly/LenKldrB

Online talk by @amandachadburn.bsky.social coming soon! 100 years of Woodhenge - 14 Jan, 7.30pm. Hosted by @wiltshiremuseum.bsky.social and tickets available here: www.wiltshiremuseum.org.uk/news-article...

And we’re off! The 1st fieldtrip of 2026 is underway, but where am I heading? More to follow… www.practisesmakeplaces.wordpress.com @manmetuni.bsky.social @englishheritage.bsky.social

Whilst doing my recumbent physio today I glanced up & was struck by something I’d never seen before What I’d long perceived as a side of the oblong ‘Equivalent’ now looks like a tear within the fabric of the landscape. A rupture enabling the past, present & future to seep in upon each other?… 🤔🙂

So. I went to see Funny Girls in Blackpool last night. (For those that don't know, it's a long running drag cabaret show in England.) It was fab! But it got me overthinking (pretentious mind dump klaxon) 1/

Your last chance to see the Outsiders exhibition in its current form will be at Street Level Photoworks, Glasgow in April/May. That isn’t the end though as I’m developing a powerful new exhibition on homelessness, in collaboration with another photographer, which will be shown in Leeds in 2027.

Leigh is a dear person who is in desperate need. I appreciate that these are difficult times for everyone, but if you can help, whether financially, or through amplifying, it would be greatly appreciated. Thank you

Wandering in the light of the supermoon…

A new stained glass window at St Michael's, Castlemartin in Pembrokeshire. Our Director, Rachel Morley, and Thom Kinghorn-Evans of Cardigan Bay Architectural Conservation tell us more about its installation.

Anyone seen a penguin??? 😉

Jewellery designed by Dalí

Back to work today. Got a lot on over the next few days as I prep for the first fieldtrip of 2026 next week - good folk of Wiltshire, brace yourselves 😉 - so apologies in advance if I’m a wee bit late responding to msgs, texts, and emails 🙂

Wee snowy being

Boat

Hearing the news from the hedge sparrows

Crab cover

May I ask a favour? If you've bought or gifted either Household Lore or Everyday Folklore this Christmas and you've liked what you've read, please pop a lovely review up where you buy your books from. I speak for all authors when I say it really helps! Thank you! 💜💚📚 #Booksky #Writerslife

"The Adventure of the Musgrave Ritual" by Arthur Conan Doyle. A Sherlock Holmes adventure, livestreamed at 7.30pm, Sun 4 January. Free to view - simply tune in here youtube.com/live/YdVr-e4... Interested in supporting this kind of thing? Why not become a Patron here: patreon.com/RobertLloydParry

Morning walk

The Daily Rothno is a passing goods train at Cambridge Station