Kath McB

Wetwang is very nice with an excellent chippy, and no they don't want him lowering the tone

Same as burying IMHO

A book subscription? Indie booksellers @foxlanebooks.bsky.social have excellent options, as do @biggreenbooks.bsky.social

Mirfield is so not Leeds!

Just outside York! Welcome!

Cones, sycamore keys, dried berries, acorns & their caps, seedheads & lichen twigs arranged on a white background. Hidden in the photo is a tiny deer stag for you to find.

My mental health declined pretty badly last wk but some of you asked for more photos like the hunt-the-tiny-owl one I made & I wanted to try to make an advent calendar so:some lovely things that fell off trees & this time a tiny deer stag to find.
Do let me know if you enjoy this & I'll make more 🦌

It's all in the hair

Flat car tyre with large holes in it

Unexpected (and definitely unwanted) activity this afternoon: waiting for the AA. Credit to the lovely Matt who drove behind me at 50 for 25 miles

Also, big ask! Any of my mates on here trans or non-binary and Christian and wouldn't mind giving me a message? In discussing queer jesus for my diss I want to include a quote from a queer person describing the relationship between queer identities and their faith. Thanks 😊

We did this! It was a way of checking from 100 miles away that he got back after nights out, and then conversely to make sure he wasn't depressed and staying in his flat alone. If we felt concerned we did call, but he didn't feel that we were constantly watching him, it was just a glance at an app

Live footage required!

in 1st century Judea, the corners of every field had to be left for the poor to pick crops for themselves, every seventh year *all* of the crops from fields and vineyards and orchards belonged to the poor, and all debts of all types were cancelled every 50th year.

We mostly see our beauty on the night camera, but occasionally in daylight #FoxOfTheDay

Icon of St Katherine

Happy St Katherine's Day to all scholars, librarians, and Katherines. May you win an argument against an annoying man today, in the true spirit of Katherine herself.

You know what this won't fund? A librarian, who probably makes the biggest difference to young people's reading

I'm sure you're free this evening to give some thorough written responses!!!

I thought the whole point was that 007 and 'James Bond' were anonymous/pseudonyms and could therefore be anyone?
So just get a new one!

I think he should also check out the stats on how many 1st to 3rd gen immigrants actually are worshippers with the Christian values he thinks are so important.
So sick of hearing about 'Christian Values' from people who haven't the faintest idea what they are but use it as racist shorthand

Wonder how much time he spends in Christian worship?

Gonna wade in to say that the harassed vicar probably couldn't say off the top of their head where being asked during the crisis, but will know to consult records

Which one is more English?

I have been confronted with an ad for Advent calendars and so it is time for the annual PSA:

THE TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS BEGIN

ON

CHRISTMAS

THEY ARE NOT ANY OF THE DAYS LEADING UP TO CHRISTMAS

THAT IS ADVENT

WHICH BEGINS FOUR SUNDAYS BEFORE CHRISTMAS

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME

There's a lot of awesome McBride-ness about

Shout out for @chestercathedral.bsky.social excellent refectory: cakes, snacks, right up to meals. Pretty sure I had quiche and salad

I was intrigued to see which two of the Vatican’s ten Raphael tapestries were chosen for today’s unprecedented service in the Sistine Chapel. The tapestries are very rarely shown - was Pope Leo XIV conveying any message in the choice?
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That's right

#nokings
Portland frog brigade

Sounds like pulling the ladder up behind you

Can't believe you didn't go with shellf
(I'll get my coat)

Surely the easiest of discernment