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We do indeed. And there is a lot, I'm glad to say.

Fabulous - but slightly creepy? - Syrian glass ointment jar, made c400-550CE.

Someone had a lot of fun making this one!

(📷mine, at the V&A, London.)

A large homemade dolls house, fully furnished, seen in a charity shop window

A painting of the Himalayas by Howard Somervell.

A loggia in Trento

Acorns.

I just felt like posting some nice things.

Free today. Yesterday was Remembrance Sunday. Tomorrow is Remembrance Day. This is a time to remember the First and Second World Wars. @nexuseduk.bsky.social @htenuk.bsky.social @newtscotland.bsky.social

@rodmannix.bsky.social Many thanks for the many reposts you do for me. Very much appreciated.

Red hawthorn berries and green hawthorn leaves

Please don't cut back shrubs and hedgerows until wildlife has taken all the autumn berries! Hawthorn, for example, is a fantastic source of food for birds - including blackbirds, thrushes and (if the weather gets very cold) waxwings.

Key. (From left to right) 1. Honeywood House, Sutton's Heritage Centre. 2. The Hannibal Aircraft, synonymous with the former Croydon airport, now the site of Roundshaw estate in Sutton. 3. Beddington Park. 4. The Tudor House, at Cheam. 5. The First Iron Railway, which ran along the River Wandle to transport heavy goods. 6. The Watertower, at Carshalton. 7. Heraldic Antelope, one of the four heraldic beasts linked to prominent families in the borough. This beast comes from the arms of the Carew Family. 8. Heraldic Popinjay, from the arms of the Lumiey, holding the cross of the See of Canterbury, which held Cheam from the time of Canute. 9. A Wandle Mill, originally used in the lavender and agricultural industries of the River Wandle. The mills later became a centre for snuff grinding. 10. Nonsuch Palace, and Park which lay between Cheam and Ewell. The unrivalled palace of Henry Vill as represented in Speed's map of 1610. 11. The Sutton Engine, No.661 here representing the coming of the railways to Sutton and its subsequent development as a suburb of London. 12. Heraldic Lion, from the arms of the Burghersh family, holders of Stone Court in the time of Edward III. 13. Heraldic Greyhound, from the arms of the Gaynesford family, holders of Stone Court in the time of Henry Vi. 14. Carshalton Church, dedicated to All Saints, dates from around the 12th century. 15. Lavender Still, here depicted in one of its earliest forms. This medieval lavender still represents the beginnings of what was to become a great industry in the borough. 16. Whitehall, the thirteenth century Yeoman farmer's house at Cheam. 17. The Oaks, the famous horse race named after the house and founded in 1779. 18. The Cock Inn, The old coaching inn, in the centre of Sutton 19. The Dovecote, which stil stands in the grounds of Carew Manor.

Sutton Heritage Mosaic,
Sutton, #London

A wall mosaic of 1994, by mosaic artists Rob Turner and Gary Drostle. Hand cut and laid by hand by the two artists.

It shows scenes from #localhistory, such as, in the centre, the #Tudor Nonsuch Palace of Henry VIII.

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#MosaicMonday

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You need a coat of many colours.

Free today. Yesterday was Remembrance Sunday. Tomorrow is Remembrance Day. This is a time to remember the First and Second World Wars. @nexuseduk.bsky.social @htenuk.bsky.social @newtscotland.bsky.social

JUST PUBLISHED! In our latest article we examine the 17th century craze for writing and reading letters, and how this became a major feature in Dutch art, featuring in masterful paintings by artists such as Gabriel Metsu and Jan Vermeer www.artinsociety.com/gabriel-mets...

Me too. But otherwise it will tunn into a swamp, I fear. Nature has great powers of recovery!

Fascinating extra to our Remembrance Sunday service this morning. A new member of the church brought in the Victoria Cross (replica) won by his great grandfather in the Fisst World War.

I long for a future when GB News is held to even a fraction of the standards to which the BBC is held.

Gove? I've heard of him, of course. But he had no power in Scotland, where I taught.

Nothing at all against oracy. I hope it has formalised and made more regular what used often to happen anyway.

Longevity record!
Last night, @washwader.bsky.social recaught this Black-tailed Godwit, first caught and ringed 29 years ago.
The metal ring was wearing thin (and was replaced) but the bird is still going strong.
Blog about longevity of waders:
wadertales.wordpress.com/2018/01/16/w...
#ornithology

My four pieces on the First and Second World Wars (brief but not superficial) are free today. #RemembranceSunday #Remembrance #RemembranceDay

Yes.

"Oracy" is a new word since I retired. We took for granted reading aloud, general class discussion, small group work, conversations with pupils, school plays and formal debating society. Did that cover it?

Mind you, in a long career it was important to keep learning.

Some group work is excellent as a part of education, combined with lectures, work sheets etc etc . But in general, as a teacher, I loathed it when politicians, or "experts" told me what to do.

My four pieces on the First and Second World Wars (brief but not superficial) are free today. #RemembranceSunday #Remembrance #RemembranceDay

Welcome to Super Seabird Sunday where we ask you to share photos, videos & artwork of seabirds to brighten up timelines. Here are some Puffins from the Isle of May to get us started #SuperSeabirdSunday

Why not read some history today? Plenty to choose from.

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Angel with a lute, by Melozzo da Forli in 1480. It's his day.

Great! Mine needs its winter clear out soon. A job i put off.

I know top people in sports are all professional entertainers these days. But national sides should be on Freeview TV. #Testmatches #AutumnInternationals etc.

This shows my garden pond being dug.

Found them! This was eight years ago. It is very small, but you will see the effort to keep the sides level, and the importance of having a deep bit.