Thanks for taking part in this week's #OnlineArtExchange 💫 We're back next week with the theme 'renewal' for Ashes to Fashion at Ulster Museum#OnlineArtExchange 'The Cathedral Rocks' by Samuel John Peploe (1871–1935) 📷 Fife Cultural Trust, on behalf of Fife Council

ALSO - if you missed out on your childhood measles vaccine and haven't had measles, you can get *free* MMR vaccination from your GP! (whether as an older child, teenager or adult). I got my MMR about 10 years ago! www.nhs.uk/vaccinations...

Today would have been Brynhild Parker's birthday as she was born on 10th February 1907. Attached herewith are her paintings of "Saloon Bar(1931)": "Appledore(1932)": "Islington Street Scene(1935)" & "Windy Day on Marine Parade, Southend(1930)"ex the collection at the Beecroft Gallery, Southend #botd

This should be wonderful.

This is "Sunday Morning, Farringdon Road" by Cecil Osborne from 1929. It is in the collection @BrightonMuseums where it is currently on display. Cecil lived almost opposite Corporation Buildings (the subject of the painting) & this was the view from his window. #SundayMorning #EastLondonGroup

How very true.

Today would have been Harold Steggles' 115th birthday as he was born on 8th February 1911. Very sadly, he died, tragically young, of leukaemia, aged just 60 on 13th October 1971. I have attached a few examples of his work along with a lovely photo of him. #HaroldSteggles #botd #EastLondonGroup

Another #SaturdayMorning has arrived &, as many of you will know, we start each week-end with this painting because it has always seemed to me to fit the remit so well! This is "Interior" by Brynhild Parker from 1930. #BrynhildParker #EastLondonGroup

Get in touch with lovely Simon and give him a follow if you're not already. FREE BOOKS! NO STRINGS!! Honestly!!!

You can now pre-order a SIGNED copy of "Actually, I'm A Corpse" the hilarious new murder mystery from the No. 1 Sunday Times bestselling author Terry Deary. (Yes. The Horrible Histories guy!) It's out in June. But you can order a SIGNED copy NOW biggreenbookshop.com/signed-copie...

It's #February! Endless January is done, and Spring is, maybe, just around the corner! It's also #StBrigidsday, and here she is by the Irish master, Harry Clarke, in Castletownsend, #Ireland, with St Brigid's fire and an oak sprig from the tree where she founded her church in Kildare.

It is the first #SundayMorning of February already: my mind is in a spin: where does the time go?! Here's our "usual" start to the day: "Sunday Morning, Farringdon Road" by Cecil Osborne from 1929. It is in the collection at Brighton & Hove Museums where it is currently on display. #CecilOsborne

Guess the next defection to Reform www.salisburyjournal.co.uk/news/2579537...

I too have seen Segovia Julian Bream And Don Mclean Herman’s Hermits The Proclaimers (Not in that order )

Gie fools their silks, and knaves their wine; A Man’s a Man for a’ that: For a’ that, and a’ that, Their tinsel show, an’ a’ that; The honest man, tho’ e’er sae poor, Is king o’ men for a’ that. --- Robert Burns #BurnsNight

www.food.gov.uk/news-alerts/... Hersheys candy imports.

Battersea Bridge, London - January 2026

I've just managed to buy the last Longtailed tits print by @littleramstudio.bsky.social to go with the wren print I already have. I love birds, but I think these are my favourite UK species. Do you have a favourite?

Both delightful!

Can't wait to see some crocuses? You don't have to! How about these beauties by @littleramstudio.bsky.social? ONLY ONE LIMITED EDITION PRINT NOW AVAILABLE www.etsy.com/uk/listing/7... #FlowerReport #art #spring #Crocus #gift

Did you receive money for Christmas? Not sure what to spend it on? 🤔 How about treating yourself to a print from @littleramstudio.bsky.social? I have this one (below) and I enjoy it every day.

𝗜𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹: in the early hours of New Year’s Day 1919, 280 island servicemen were returning home from World War 1 when HMY Iolaire struck rocks a mile from Stornoway Harbour and only a few yards offshore. 205 men died. More info here: johnmaher.co.uk/war-memorial...

Remember: It ys okaye to be lonelye. It ys okaye to feel lost. It ys okaye to be sad. It ys okaye yf nobody ys arounde. It ys okaye to have no plannes or just small plannes. It ys okaye to have big plannes that seem exhausting. It ys okaye to be a mess. Take care of thyself. Thou art amazinge.

Sod New Year's resolution - LIFE resolution.

More #buyastrangerabook day magic. If there's a kids book you'd like to get someone for Christmas, @thisnorthernboy.bsky.social is offering to buy it for you (up to £20). So, just let us know, if there's a specific book you'd like, and Rob will sort it out. UK only.

I have another #buyastrangerabook offer to tell you about. @61jab.bsky.social has sent me £20 to spend on kids books to give away. So if there's a particular kids book you'd like to get for a young person, let us know! UK only

I used to have a good few followers on Twitter. Many, no doubt, just bots, but many others who I really enjoyed interacting with. I miss folks who are only still there and not here. Perhaps you do too. But it is nicer with you, than in that place where it became increasingly hard to find the light x

So, after a lot of effing and blinding, endless cups of tea and a little bit of crying in the corner, here is my latest linocut, Hinterlight. Hope you like it! #Linocut #Printmaking #ContemporaryArt #blockprint

In addition to being a type designer, I'm also a graphic artist who enjoys black ink and various brushes. And I've got some fine #giclée prints for #sale. My audience is very small here, but absolutely new — why not trying 😊 A4 wonderful quality #print, £20 + postage #ChristmasRose

Do jurors have the right to apply their conscience to a case or could it be a criminal offence for them to do so? A recent hearing before the RCJ puts the centuries-old principle of jury equity on the line. I’ve written about it for @prospect_uk www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/71...

So why are NHS leaders and the newspapers sounding the alarm? Well, the NHS never copes well in winter and this year is no exception. Also, I imagine they want to put pressure on doctors not to strike. 8/10

For London folk.

Brilliant!

Tidely of Comfybold and deep joy. Thankly-ho Gailoppers.

So what are you all getting your cats for Christmas this year? #CatsofBluesky #BlueskyCats #Catsky #ProofofCat A bumper pack of Dreamies obvs.. but what’s the main present? A lap mat of course! craftysharp.etsy.com/listing/4360...

Mini models make great gifts and are easy to post! Garden shed, Greenhouse, or Beehive from www.bearsgetcrafty.com

Now I’ve got a new boiler … I’ve got to pay for it… I’ve worked out that I need to sell: 23 cat sofas or 80 foot stools or 199 lap mats You know what to do.. craftysharp.etsy.com

✨ A few years back I stood outside Wells Cathedral for a full day and photographed the impact of the light on the front facade. I was amazed at the outcome - at how a single entity could morph and change under the changing light. 🌅 #thread

THREAD. 3 years ago, with no warning, a brilliant orange farm cat wandered over from the draughty barn where he had been living, in rural Cornwall, and decided he wanted to live with us instead. We decided to call him Jim. This is the first photo I took of him, on that night: December 1st, 2022.

Christmas ephemera originals from the 1940s, 1950s and 1970s. www.presentandcorrect.com/collections/... Shipping worldwide.

New @pnas.org "This work represents the most extensive study to date regarding the effect of tattoo ink on the immune response and raises serious health concerns associated with the tattooing" including reduced response to Covid vaccination www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

I'm definitely here for shameless self-promotion @jeremyjenkins.net. As my friend @laurahallain.bsky.social always reminds me, 'it ain't boasting if you can back it up'.

The blanket Gill made for me is one of my favourite things. 😍

MORNING POTENTIAL CUSTOMERS WITH SUPERB TASTE! PLEASE SHARE AND HAVE A LOOK AROUND @gailmyerscough.co.uk’s AMAZING ONLINE SHOP

A great way to fight back against AI taking away work from creatives is to buy art by actual humans. (Reply to this post with your own art/website etc. But only if you’re an organic life-form). www.worldofmoose.com

Please support Kitmas if you can, a cause close to my heart. They buy football shirts for kids whose families can’t afford to: www.crowdfunder.co.uk/kitmas-2025

Shortly to start: Captain Dan’s laundry service for homeless and/or destitute asylum seekers and refugees.

One for you Bob.... @bobfry.bsky.social

Ich have lookid at lyfe from both sydes now From wynne and lose and yet somehow It ys lyfes illusiouns Ich recall Ich trewelye knowe not lyfe at all

Author wrote best book he's ever written. Publisher disintegrated/fucked off with author's earnings. Book was finally published by new publisher. Author has bought two hardbacks, for full price, to give away, signed. Please repost/reply if you'd like a chance to win one.. bsky.app/profile/zygo...