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Catherine Roberts

@alwaystotheside.bsky.social

I like ponies🐎, booksπŸ“š, archaeology🏺. Mediocre rider, unfocused reader and currently studying for MA Archaeology at University of Reading. πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ Also @adventuresintheoutback on Insta and @woman_much_missed on Insta(Bookstagram) Not on X. No.

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I think it's related to the style of fighting as well? You don't need stirrups to stay on the horse per se* but extra stability is needed for mounted-to-ground combat?
*Ref: my riding instructor ...πŸ™„

16.11.2025 09:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

You're not falling off that saddle easily πŸ€”

12.11.2025 21:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
William Stukeley's 1724 engraving of Avebury as from above.   Image pinched from SAL website (soz)

William Stukeley's 1724 engraving of Avebury as from above. Image pinched from SAL website (soz)

A large poster of Stukeley's drawing of Avebury... very badly framed (sorry dad, but TYG)

11.11.2025 14:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Has drink been taken?! πŸ˜†

10.11.2025 21:01 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

! I was enjoying that glug of tea!!

10.11.2025 20:41 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ’ƒπŸ’ƒ
πŸ‘ΈπŸ΄...

10.11.2025 20:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Oooooo.... what are you up to? 😍

10.11.2025 19:02 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Has the witness ever seen a small wolf? Or a cat for that matter.

(It's a Maine Coon, or a Norwegian Forest cat, at least in (tufty ears) part.

09.11.2025 13:04 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I watched the first few seconds, thought nice work, nothing else to see here... but then...

08.11.2025 16:52 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Um, I think that Bluebird K7 boat, not car?

07.11.2025 21:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Bison image on red brick wall.

Bison image on red brick wall.

Check out this fine #Pleistocene-themed wall art photographed by my buddy Paul Stewart in Kennington, Oxford

06.11.2025 14:51 β€” πŸ‘ 205    πŸ” 44    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

@drspacejunk.bsky.social ?

06.11.2025 21:35 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Activate the 🌎 symbol and you get the Google satellite view

06.11.2025 17:44 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

OK, gimme a... bit of time... 🫑

06.11.2025 17:38 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Nope, that's wrong. Agger circled (Iping/Stedham Common)

06.11.2025 17:33 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh!! Itiner-e!! 🀣🀣 funny!

06.11.2025 17:31 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Here! I'm eligible for flu and Covid jabs because of an autoimmune disorder. My partner is eligible for flu jab by association with me, but not for Covid... makes no sense.

06.11.2025 13:30 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A meme of 'Is this an archive?' showing a grid with various classifications of things that might be archives based on their content and structure.

A meme of 'Is this an archive?' showing a grid with various classifications of things that might be archives based on their content and structure.

Hoping this helps our colleagues across the industry

05.11.2025 13:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1609    πŸ” 628    πŸ’¬ 24    πŸ“Œ 89

That's really beautiful

04.11.2025 19:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Ping me a message if you can't figure anything out! It's not hard, but the instructions aren't great and the app keeps trying to sell you subscriptions (not needed) and wotnot. Worth Β£9 or whatever it was though.

04.11.2025 17:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Phomemo

04.11.2025 08:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

"Friend"? βœ‹οΈπŸš«

04.11.2025 06:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I have one! I use it for adding quotations to my notes, or grabbing shots of slides. Once I twigged that fill the app screen widthways with the image and it will just keep printing lengthways, it's been a game-changer.

04.11.2025 06:30 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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When we cross into a stone circle, we not only journey into the Long Neolithic, we walk into ritual, into a continuing sense of sacred. We mustn't look at it as a completed story. It is ongoing. Our being there only adds a new chapter to it. – Dr. K. Brophy #StandingStoneSunday

02.11.2025 14:39 β€” πŸ‘ 291    πŸ” 40    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

I write on all my bedlinen with laundry sharpie! Size (D or K) and a ⬆️ indicating the long side.

I also write wash dates on pillows and duvets but probably niche now...

01.11.2025 20:32 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Is that a lecture theatre in Cambridge? πŸ€”

01.11.2025 20:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Same here

31.10.2025 07:42 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Picture shows a "when red light shows wait here" road sign.  Behind it, a temporary traffic light lies horizontal on the ground, but still shows a red light.

Picture shows a "when red light shows wait here" road sign. Behind it, a temporary traffic light lies horizontal on the ground, but still shows a red light.

It was a long night...

31.10.2025 07:40 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

KCIII doesn't want him running off to the States.

30.10.2025 23:42 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Minority representation on TV causes outrage

From the new Private Eye, in shops now.

29.10.2025 12:01 β€” πŸ‘ 2668    πŸ” 1201    πŸ’¬ 44    πŸ“Œ 75

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