Richard Fitch

Is it my imagination, or is London not very busy today??

Kings cross station roof

Yes, equally as impressive....though been a few years since I last visited

The great court, British Museum

I don't think I'll ever not be impressed by the roof over the Great Court at the British Museum

Schism?
Add this to all the rain of late and it might as well be the fourteenth century 😎

screenshot of a comment on bbc good food david harris, 10th may 2019, five stars: This was really yummy and simple. Instead of pork I used lamb, and in place of the onions I used a few leeks. My kids don't like paprika so I used oven chips instead, and as I'm watching my weight I substituted the crème fraîche with low fat sausages.

found the person in charge of food delivery substitutions

I've been unemployed for a few months. I now set myself pretend jobs to prevent the rot setting in. My son thinks this guy is funny, which is a good enough excuse to make something. Any requests?

Strong vibes

YouTube video by slopsmcgee One whittle move at a time. #ad #LEGOCollective @LEGO

Timeline cleanse, and god knows it's needed!
Anyone for chess?

youtube.com/shorts/Gfjcg...

At least that has Tasmania as cat food and not 'furball'!

‘One for the ages’: British Museum reveals when Bayeux Tapestry tickets will go on sale - Museums Association The exhibition is expected to attract up to 7.5 million visitors when it opens in September

News | ‘One for the ages’: British Museum reveals when Bayeux Tapestry tickets will go on sale - the exhibition is expected to attract up to 7.5 million visitors when it opens in September

A mock Allister Heath article headline that says 'living fluffy kittens will lead to the irreversible decline of the west'

Fact!

Cover of book with text in yellow reading: The Firearm Revolution: From Renaissance Italy to the European Empires, overlaid on an image of an angel in seventeenth-century dress with wings and a long gun.

Hello Bluesky! My new book, THE FIREARM REVOLUTION, is out on 14 April. It’s about how a new technology changed society, and how hard it was to control. Here’s a little thread of what’s inside:

What. Wait. What!

Metal detectorists find 2,000-year-old treasure in field The find - the first of its kind in west Wales - is incredibly rare and has been described as one of 'historical significance'

Huge news for Ceredigion & west Wales.

Imperial #Roman lead mines on Cardigan Bay were under the control of Domitian by AD 87 as confirmed by the discovery of these lead pigs

Only the 5th & 6th ingots ever found in Wales 😮

www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...

Shipwreck excavated from Studland beach in race against waves Archaeologists have safely recovered a section of a 17th century shipwreck on Studland Bay, after winter storms exposed historic timbers hidden for 400 years.

"Shipwreck excavated from Studland beach" share.google/NU6NHOxQ8tW7...

"Archaeologists from Bournemouth University have safely recovered the section of a 17th century shipwreck which was unexpectedly discovered on the beach at Studland in Dorset"

I didn't want to presume....friend has a repro one that their mother in law appropriate as a gravy boat..... fortunately before any experimental use!
MiL very much unaware of true function!

Suspect more likely a bourdaloue than a sauce boat.

"Today me will live in the moment unless it's unpleasant in which case me will eat a cookie." - Cookie Monster

Motivational quote of the day!
🍪☕️👋

Someone took the *sauce* boat too literally. And I appreciate them for that.

Blue sky over Hampton Court Palace

Nope, that ain't the right colour!

Were you missing the cedilla on that last 'c' 😉

Just stay away from my hob nobs!

#NotAEuphemism

Judicious application of double sided carpet tape onto coat and trousers....job done! 😉

A volume of essays I edited some years ago on news in #earlymodern Europe is now available open access 📖
Featuring chapters by @lenaliapi.bsky.social, @emmawhipday.bsky.social, among others!
brill.com/edcollbook-o...

Andrew Ranken death: The Pogues drummer dies aged 72 ‘The Clobberer’ died after a ‘long and brave battle with illness,’ Shane MacGowan’s family said

www.independent.co.uk/arts-enterta...

Oh bollocks!

Having lost a really close friend to bowel cancer because it wasn't discovered until it was too late to treat, this! A thousand times this!

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Fuck cancer. Get checked. Fuck cancer

I hope you enjoyed this TED Talk

Bowel cancer screening | Bowel Cancer UK Learn about the different screening programmes currently in use across the UK and what tests are available.

Colonoscopy is the gold standard for diagnosing bowel cancer, but a very helpful home test is also available — the FIT test is normally done as part of screening after age 50, but you can ask your GP for it if you have any changes in your bowel movements

www.bowelcanceruk.org.uk/about-bowel-...

This applies to young people too, if ANYTHING changes with your bowel health, ask your GP for this simple test 👇

British Museum to keep pendant linked to Henry VIII after campaign The museum says it has reached a fundraising goal so it can permanently display the artefact.

www.bbc.com/news/article...
"The British Museum has successfully raised £3.5m to keep a gold pendant linked to King Henry VIII's marriage to his first wife, Katherine (also Catherine) of Aragon."