Would love one of these.
02.02.2026 13:07 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0@lynncorrigan.bsky.social
Clyde-built. Recovered shambrarian, monger of metadata and fettler of systems. Genealogy/Local history. Work as if you live in the early days of a better nation.
Would love one of these.
02.02.2026 13:07 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Billy Connelly got there first. www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TGv...
02.02.2026 01:27 β π 11 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0Interesting short look at some of the options for a Clyde Metro www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRzL...
01.02.2026 23:34 β π 0 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0It has already beaten over 600 other trees to be crowned Tree of the Year in the UK π²π
01.02.2026 16:53 β π 2 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0The calendar for the first three months of 2026, with today, Saturday, January 31, highlighted. February begins on Sunday and lasts for exactly four weeks, ending on Saturday.
We have a perfect Rectangular February coming up, first time weβve had one since 2015
Maybe this is what finally closes the loop and fixes the world
Clyde Gateway architect's view
Made depressing
OK. Finally found a useful AI - antirender.com "Upload an architectural render. Get back what it'll actually look like on a random Tuesday in November.
31.01.2026 11:41 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Some nice moments, And spotted John d Collins of Allo Allo fame in the credits. Rhat's a career! #TheFilmCrowd
30.01.2026 22:34 β π 6 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0#TheFilmCrowd has risen. Evening
30.01.2026 21:00 β π 5 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0Announcement of a new exhibition by Jean Guild Grant Awardee Jill Harrison, showcasing her work in the search for the lost stones of the former Trinity Church. Also, details of an outreach programme and a GoFundMe page to support her further work.#lostedinburgh #edinburghmuseums #events, #history
30.01.2026 10:41 β π 2 π 4 π¬ 0 π 1'Tis done! First draft of the Seat 61 guide to taking train & ferry to visit Orkney now published, www.seat61.com/places-of-in.... Comments welcome - I'll review/revise it tomorrow when I've had a break from it!
29.01.2026 12:42 β π 144 π 20 π¬ 11 π 1A trip to the Mitchell will do that. And yes, I did recognise the carpet.
29.01.2026 11:03 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0The sun never sets on this Scottish Empire (biscuit)
29.01.2026 09:58 β π 29 π 5 π¬ 1 π 0Believe it or not, this sounds even worse than I assumed it would be.
29.01.2026 10:25 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0Fascinating little snapshot of sporting history - I came across the programme for the 'Original English Lady Cricketers' who played a three-day match at the Edinburgh Exhibition in August 1890.
27.01.2026 11:59 β π 11 π 5 π¬ 0 π 1Nice to see the Alexander Thomson events continuing at the Mitchell. One for canal connoisseur @ncdominie.bsky.social
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I'd normally complain about YouTube having ads every 5 minutes, but I suspect that was the alogorithm trying to preotect the viewers sanity. Night everyone and thanks for the company. #TheFilmCrowd
26.01.2026 21:22 β π 8 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0I suspect they learned the lines phonetically without any idea of what they were saying. They were the lucky ones! #TheFilmCrowd
26.01.2026 20:37 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I've got that exact same birdbath! #TheFilmCrowd
26.01.2026 20:12 β π 9 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0Looks like she's got dressed by rolling about in a haberdashery department covered in glue. #TheFilmCrowd
26.01.2026 20:10 β π 7 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0How do folks. #TheFilmCrowd
26.01.2026 20:01 β π 7 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0I don't suppose you've ever wondered what an RHS librarian does but if you have, I can answer that question.
This is what we do!
Good news from Edinburgh City Council Archives: The Archives search room reopened on 20th January by appointment only, from Tuesday to Thursday, 10am - 4:30 pm. More info on their website buff.ly/mgz7Xl6
#edinburgharchives #edinburghhistory
Klimt Eastwood
21.01.2026 22:26 β π 104 π 22 π¬ 0 π 1Headline: "Scientists discover emperor penguin colony in Antarctica using satellite images"
Yesterday it was cows using tools, today its penguins using satellite imagery.
20.01.2026 18:44 β π 9152 π 2376 π¬ 145 π 204Here for all your beautifully reprinted OS map needs π
#Genealogy #History #Transport #NHS
Current Β£1 sale - #Surrey Bargains!
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*DON'T FORGET OUR SUBSCRIPTIONS!*
Currently running some great value #London subscriptions, with free post and map discounts ππΊοΈ
We were Teams users, and actually there's a lot of good functionality there. The main issue is Information Governance and tenancy management. We adopted it in a rush (April 2020) so it was evolving.
20.01.2026 17:00 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Incredible picture of Margaret Skinnider dressed in men's clothing with a flat cap and a cigarette hanging out her mouth, linking arms with two smiling dark haired women in white shirts. Unbelievable levels of style
Give the people (me), what they want, a large mural in Glasgow City Cente of Coatbridge-born Margaret Skinnider - maths teacher in Lambhill, fighter in the Easter Rising, lesbian feminist icon.
20.01.2026 13:45 β π 44 π 14 π¬ 0 π 1Two munitions workers mixing cordite in large nitrating pans inside H.M. Factory Gretna. This is a black and white archive photo from the past.
Hello. We're new here. π
Wondering what devil's porridge is? Sir Arthur Conan Doyle coined the phrase to describe the explosive materials he saw munitions workers at H.M. Factory Gretna mixing in large pans. They were making cordite.
Please don't eat devil's porridge. π₯
#DevilsPorridge #WW1history
Thanks to a post on iNaturalist, and a series of serendipitous events, an Australian flowering plant thought extinct for almost 60 years has been rediscovered.
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They're such a delight to watch. Several in the Water of Leith here, totally unbothered right next to a main road.
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