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Hannah Valerie
@eckerusla.bsky.social
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Assorted posts about history, church architecture, choral singing, faith, baking, travel, and cats. #ActuallyAutistic #FaithfullyLGBT 💫🌈
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Hannah Valerie @eckerusla.bsky.social · Dec 1
Over 2022 and 2023 I visited (or in the case of eight, revisited) all 26 English medieval cathedrals.

As an #Advent offering I'll be sharing photos here of one cathedral per day. Ish.

(List from here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archite... - other versions are also available)

#CofE
#AdventCathedralling
Portrait: Google Maps UK screenshot showing maroon markers on all the 26 (English medieval) cathedrals: * Bristol * Canterbury * Carlisle * Chester * Chichester * Durham * Ely * Exeter * Gloucester * Hereford * Lichfield * Lincoln * Manchester * Norwich * Christ Church, Oxford * Peterborough * Ripon * Rochester * St Albans * Salisbury * Southwark * Southwell * Wells * Winchester * Worcester * York
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Hannah Valerie @eckerusla.bsky.social · 3h
Goodnight, folks. 🥱
a woman sits on a wall with the words tonight is the night when 2 becomes 1 on the bottom
Alt: "Tonight is the night... when 2 becomes 1!" Spice Girls GIF
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Colin Howey @colinhowey.bsky.social · 5h
Looking up within St Mary Redcliffe, Bristol #medieval #churches #architecture #heritage
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Hannah Valerie @eckerusla.bsky.social · 3h
Don't you dare get it into mine yet!
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In Quires and Places where they meme @quiresandplaces.com · 3h
The end of British Summer Time. When time says, "let's go from the top of the last page again, shall we?"
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Prof Janina Ramirez @drjaninaramirez.bsky.social · 3d
We all love a little discount… so if you’re thinking of preordering Legenda, @bookshop_org_UK have a secret code to unlock 10% off!! You have to order before the end of October and put LOVEBOOKSHOPS in as the code. But keep it under your hats 😉

uk.bookshop.org/p/books/lege...
Legenda: The Real Women Behind the Myths That Shaped Europe
The Real Women Behind the Myths That Shaped Europe
uk.bookshop.org
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furtho.bsky.social @furtho.bsky.social · 1d
Christ of the Trades and St Christopher wall paintings at St Breaca's church, Breage, Cornwall
Christ of the Trades wall painting Wall painting depicting St Christopher carrying the Christ child across the river. Note mermaid looking at herself in the mirror at the bottom.
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Hannah Valerie @eckerusla.bsky.social · 1d
Amen to this (though the Prayers of Love and Faith still feel like scraps/the bare minimum of inclusivity).

Please consider also signing/sharing, if you feel able. 💕🌈

@inclusivechurch.bsky.social

#InclusiveChurch #FaithfullyLGBT
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ruthh.bsky.social Ruth Harley @ruthh.bsky.social · 2d
I've signed this open letter. #CofEpeeps, lay or ordained, if you want the church to become more fully affirming of LGBTQ+ folks, please read this letter from Inclusive Church and consider signing it.
www.inclusive-church.org/llf-open-let...
LLF Open Letter – Inclusive Church
www.inclusive-church.org
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Hannah Valerie @eckerusla.bsky.social · 1d
Hooray for smart dumb technology!
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Hannah Valerie @eckerusla.bsky.social · 1d
Introvert self-care: autumnal edition 🦔🐌🍂🌰

(I was very excited to discover that the farmshop at Gloucester Services sells vegetarian-friendly bonfire s'mores brownies. 🎆)
Portrait: colouring book with an autumnal design (hedgehogs, leaves, snails etc.) open and partially coloured, with colouring pens alongside. Also pictured is a cappuccino and a fancy chocolate brownie.
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Hannah Valerie @eckerusla.bsky.social · 2d
Thank you!
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Hannah Valerie @eckerusla.bsky.social · 2d
It really is!
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Hannah Valerie @eckerusla.bsky.social · 2d
How did I miss this last time I visited?!
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Hannah Valerie @eckerusla.bsky.social · 2d
Wonderful!
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Hannah Valerie @eckerusla.bsky.social · 2d
Oh, I do so love Deerhurst. Odda's Chapel is so special, and St Mary's Priory Church has that gorgeous 9th century font!
Portrait: 9th century stone font with an intricate swirled pattern, lit from the base. Behind is a (fairly) modern stained glass window.
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Dr Francis Young @drfrancisyoung.bsky.social · 2d
A reminder there could always be a hidden Saxon church inside your house
fotofacade.bsky.social Andy Marshall @fotofacade.bsky.social · 2d
✨Deerhurst, Gloucestershire. A kitchen in the nave and a bedroom in the chancel hid within plain sight an Anglo-Saxon chapel built by Earl Odda (a relation to Edward the Confessor). Re-discovered in 1865, it is the most complete surviving Saxon church in England. #thread
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Hannah Valerie @eckerusla.bsky.social · 2d
Oh good, I have officially reached 'excited about my new shower curtain' years old.
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Hannah Valerie @eckerusla.bsky.social · 2d
I'm so sorry. Adding to the love and prayers for you and your family. 💓
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Hannah Valerie @eckerusla.bsky.social · 2d
Good to know. 😉
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Accessibility Awareness @a11yawareness.bsky.social · 3d
When using Microsoft Word or Google Docs, don't just make text bigger and bolder to make it a heading. That will work for sighted users, but screen reader users will miss that and just hear it as normal paragraph text. Use actual heading styles, like level 1 through 6.
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Hannah Valerie @eckerusla.bsky.social · 3d
Ah, but where does the apostrophe go in "pedants corner"? 🤔 Presumably after the "s".
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Brilliant Maps @brilliantmaps.bsky.social · 4d
England’s North/South Divide Based Only On Population

Surprised?

More on the data: brilliantmaps.com/englands-...
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Hannah Valerie @eckerusla.bsky.social · 4d
Cutting Worcester in half seems a wee bit harsh...
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Hannah Valerie @eckerusla.bsky.social · 4d
They really are! Thank you for your words of wisdom and care. ❤️
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Apotropaios @folkmagicman.bsky.social · 4d
An interesting pattern here essentially following six points around a circle (like a daisy-wheel) but overlapping along an entire block. Discovered by the vergers over the weekend at about 7/8ft up the column, near the entrance at Tewkesbury.

www.apotropaios.co.uk
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Hannah Valerie @eckerusla.bsky.social · 4d
Thank you for your words of wisdom.
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