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Jane

@craftybathcat.bsky.social

Museum professional in SW England. Supporter of public libraries. Nifty with hook, yarn and needle. Ailurophile.

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Iโ€™m 100% behind this but itโ€™s a non-starter if local authorities continue to underfund or close libraries and donโ€™t support professional, qualified staff. Library work is now often thought interchangeable with customer services like paying council tax and applying for bus passes. #librairies #books

15.12.2025 17:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Relatable.

26.11.2025 12:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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a birthday cake with candles and sprinkles on it is on a plate . Alt: a birthday cake with candles and sprinkles on it is on a plate .
14.07.2025 06:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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a woman in a floral shirt is laughing with the fox logo in the background ALT: a woman in a floral shirt is laughing with the fox logo in the background
02.07.2025 21:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ˜ตโ€๐Ÿ’ซ

25.06.2025 12:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Please can you share @bendorgrosvenor.bsky.social as Bristol Museum is crowdfunding to try to keep this Turner painting in public ownership? #BringTurnerHome
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/bringturne...

23.06.2025 19:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Bring Turner Home We have one week to bring Turnerโ€™s Bristol masterpiece home to Bristol

Bristol Museums are crowdfunding to try and keep this wonderful Turner artwork in public ownership. Please share so we can bring it home! #MuseumMonday #BristolMuseum #BringTurnerHome

23.06.2025 16:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Bristol Museums are crowdfunding to try and bring this wonderful oil painting by a 17-year old JMW Turner back to Bristol. Please share so we can bring it home! www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/bringturne...

23.06.2025 16:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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On Monday our instagram account was hacked and then deleted. We received a ransom note to recover it; obviously we couldn't and wouldn't pay, and therefore lost thousands of followers. Meta support was useless. But we're BACK with a new account: @littletollerbooks. Can you follow us there and share?

28.03.2025 13:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 935    ๐Ÿ” 602    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 52    ๐Ÿ“Œ 36

The word โ€˜enteredโ€™ is doing some heavy lifting there. Weโ€™ve been in it for quite a while but the current volume has made it more evident.

25.03.2025 16:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Politics and sense - rarely appear in the same sentence. ๐Ÿง

06.03.2025 10:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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a woman in a floral shirt is laughing with the fox logo in the background Alt: a woman in a floral shirt is laughing hysterically
01.03.2025 19:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Stop. It. Now.

25.02.2025 21:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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a close up of a fox standing in the snow looking at the camera . ALT: a close up of a fox standing in the snow looking at the camera .
03.02.2025 08:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald by Gordon Lightfoot is a stunning piece of storytelling.

30.01.2025 10:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Stop it.

25.01.2025 21:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Relatable.

23.01.2025 22:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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a close up of a tree with lots of leaves and branches Alt: a close up of a koala lying relaxed on itโ€™s back in a tree with lots of leaves and branches

Have a koala to reduce anxiety

07.01.2025 12:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I was given this kit for Christmas - it looks amazing! ๐Ÿ˜€

25.12.2024 21:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you. Hope you are well and maybe catch up in 2025? Happy Solsticeโ€ฆ

20.12.2024 09:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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We said goodbye to our beloved Smartie today ๐Ÿ’” Heโ€™s been part of our family for 14 years and brought so much love, fun and havoc into our lives. Sleep well little one ๐Ÿ˜˜

20.12.2024 02:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Greetings from our Pliosaurus carpenteri aka Doris here in Bristol.

12.12.2024 14:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

A few years ago I received a load of thank you letters after a class visit. One child wrote that their favourite bit was the ancient Egypt gallery because they โ€˜lickedโ€™ the mummies. I didnโ€™t tell Conservation. #Museumeducator #mummies

10.12.2024 22:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I feel seen.

08.12.2024 17:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thatโ€™s the prototype Doris plushie - all the new stock has been stuck on a container ship in Hamburg but now has made it to Dover ๐Ÿคช๐Ÿคฃ

26.11.2024 21:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Shop display unit with copies of a childrenโ€™s picture book called Is that Doris? arranged vertically and horizontally.

Shop display unit with copies of a childrenโ€™s picture book called Is that Doris? arranged vertically and horizontally.

My latest project was delivered today with the official launch of our first ever childrenโ€™s story book at the #museum. Is that Doris? is based on the Pliosaurus carpenteri fossil in the collections AND thereโ€™s a cuddly pliosaur too. Being a #MuseumEducator is never dull!

26.11.2024 18:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Iโ€™ve done ancient Egyptian maths in the past ๐Ÿคช

20.11.2024 18:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

In Weston-super-Mareโ€ฆ.

20.11.2024 18:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Iโ€™m a data nerd (there, Iโ€™ve said it).

20.11.2024 14:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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