Happy birthday to one of the best 💙💙💙

Tuesday

It's 10 years today since Prince died. So a reminder of this, that happened on the other place, because sometimes sadness can still bring laughter.

This morning I’ve seen Olly Robbins’s appearance before the select committee described as ‘box office’, while a commentator flagged up another key political moment with the words ‘bring the popcorn’. That’s one of our main problems right there.

Starshippe Captayne: "To complete thys mysterious taske given us by the council, we must fynde a strepsirrhine primate!" Startshippe First Officer: "Aye aye, Captayne." Starshippe Captayne: "No, just a regular lemur."

'The big tree' by UK printmaker Sarah Morgan #WomensArt

It’s also the 77th anniversary of the start of the Amethyst Incident, which means you should read this (again if you’ve read it before, because it’s not like you could read it too much)

Monday

Monday morning rush hour 💙

East window, St. John, Honiley, Warks, UK 1924 by Theodora Salusbury, English artist in the Arts & Crafts style, the peacock was her signature #WomensArt

Emma Haworth "One Day To The Next", 2019 UK painter #Womensart #Monday

Extremely normal and fine for a company to put this in a public statement

To view my latest broadband bill, I just had to: - enter a PIN - enter a password - enter a code they emailed me - enter a code they texted me - enter the PIN again I mean, I'm all for information security, but this seems a little...excessive?

This is good advice www.theguardian.com/books/2026/a...

Been bluebelling again 😃💙

Rooftops, 2022 by Emma Haworth, contemporary London-based painter #WomensArt

Sunday

Traditional Polish folk embroidery #WomensArt

Harriet Love, contemporary stained glass artist #Womensart #Sunday

'Bluebell Woodland' by contemporary Northumberland printmaker Rebecca Vincent #WomensArt

I bought Persian dates at the market this morning for absolutely no geopolitical reason whatsoever

Steampunk style 'book dress' by French designer Sylvie Facon #womensart

Caturday

'Bluebells at Wisley' by contemporary UK painter Susan Entwistle #womensart

'Scaredy Cat' by Cornish artist Kirsty Elson who trawls the beaches of her home collecting driftwood as the raw materials for her artworks #WomensArt

After the ceremony, the Wicker Pig was burned as a sacrifice on a hilltop outside of the town.

⚠️ Disruption on the high seas has affected WFP operations over the last 7 weeks, putting life-saving assistance at risk. WFP has been adapting quickly to the supply chain challenges, working on solutions to continue moving humanitarian cargo around the globe.🌍

I've finished work for the week and it's 17°out 😎

Knock knock. Who’s there? Hike. Hike who? solitary cow standing atop a mountain longs for home – Dundee

Friday

Art Nouveau "Glasgow Style" brooches from ca. 1900 attributed to Glasgow School artist & designer Frances McDonald (1873-1921) #WomensArt

Botanical inspired watercolours by contemporary artist Sally Ann Langley #WonensArt

'Starry Starry night' hand embroidered artwork by Vicki Foster, contemporary textile artist #WomensArt

Ah, so you've all decided to reappear have you?

Thursday

I don't very often recommend podcasts, but Ed Sturton is excellent here: open.spotify.com/episode/2a0o...

The bell of Liverpool Town Hall chimes 97 times for each of the Liverpool fans unlawfully killed in the Hillsborough Disaster, 37-years-ago today

How I arrived on Bluesky:

I don’t have poetic licence, but I have got a provisional poetic licence. It means I’m allowed to recite poetry if I’m sitting next to an actual published poet.

Wednesday (who even knew they could read?!)

Introducing my new domestic guardians, handily placed to watch over me while I do the washing up #MSP

He goes to a different Kremlin.

How about you go fuck yourself?

Rebellion, it always sells at a profit open.spotify.com/track/4p8rxr...

Tuesday

'Bristol Night II' by contemporary UK painter Cath Read #WomensArt