Hwaet
@cog1.bsky.social
English Literature PhD candidate. Interested in all aspects of religious belief in speculative fiction.
Three days to hand sew a hot air balloon. You can tell L Frank Baum never picked up a needle and thread in his life, but even so- he’d have been surrounded by women sewing. You’d think he’d have a vague idea.
Yes I know this story has winged monkeys and a talking scarecrow, don’t @me
Yes I know this story has winged monkeys and a talking scarecrow, don’t @me
November 28, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Three days to hand sew a hot air balloon. You can tell L Frank Baum never picked up a needle and thread in his life, but even so- he’d have been surrounded by women sewing. You’d think he’d have a vague idea.
Yes I know this story has winged monkeys and a talking scarecrow, don’t @me
Yes I know this story has winged monkeys and a talking scarecrow, don’t @me
November 22, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Surely one of those hands should be smaller than the other?
November 21, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Surely one of those hands should be smaller than the other?
I wonder how hard she had to work to find a publisher 🙄
November 20, 2025 at 9:23 PM
I wonder how hard she had to work to find a publisher 🙄
I have attained peak America
November 16, 2025 at 2:25 PM
I have attained peak America
When your penis can only be measured in Planck units
November 12, 2025 at 6:57 PM
When your penis can only be measured in Planck units
OH MY GOD THEY SKINNED BAGPUSS
October 25, 2025 at 4:24 PM
OH MY GOD THEY SKINNED BAGPUSS
Capability Brown, in search of another landscape to improve.
October 24, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Capability Brown, in search of another landscape to improve.
Saw the opening night last night. I thought Toby Jones was fantastic and he was clearly having a whale of a time. No reviews yet that I’ve seen, so will be interesting to see what the critics make of it.
October 24, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Saw the opening night last night. I thought Toby Jones was fantastic and he was clearly having a whale of a time. No reviews yet that I’ve seen, so will be interesting to see what the critics make of it.
A Sunday morning rewatch
October 19, 2025 at 9:21 AM
A Sunday morning rewatch
Today, in charity shop purchases:
October 18, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Today, in charity shop purchases:
This year’s pumpkin harvest
October 17, 2025 at 12:07 PM
This year’s pumpkin harvest
From @lucyworsley.bsky.social ‘s “Jane Austen at Home”. I so wish that Napoleonic Dad’s Army had found its way into Pride and Prejudice!
October 17, 2025 at 7:54 AM
From @lucyworsley.bsky.social ‘s “Jane Austen at Home”. I so wish that Napoleonic Dad’s Army had found its way into Pride and Prejudice!
This just arrived- hurrah!
October 14, 2025 at 12:35 PM
This just arrived- hurrah!
I’m having to reduce my cholesterol right now. I’d like something involving beef that minimises the saturated fat please (not a curry).
October 11, 2025 at 8:30 PM
I’m having to reduce my cholesterol right now. I’d like something involving beef that minimises the saturated fat please (not a curry).
Must be me that’s having a poncey vegan breakfast in a hipster coffee shop because the only other options were cholesterol-laden Spoons or Greggs.
October 10, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Must be me that’s having a poncey vegan breakfast in a hipster coffee shop because the only other options were cholesterol-laden Spoons or Greggs.
A timeline cleanser for those who need it. Children’s libraries are the best places in the world
@litandphil.bsky.social
@litandphil.bsky.social
October 3, 2025 at 9:06 AM
A timeline cleanser for those who need it. Children’s libraries are the best places in the world
@litandphil.bsky.social
@litandphil.bsky.social
A timeline cleanser for those who need it. Children’s libraries are the best places in the world
@litandphil.bsky.social
@litandphil.bsky.social
October 3, 2025 at 9:05 AM
A timeline cleanser for those who need it. Children’s libraries are the best places in the world
@litandphil.bsky.social
@litandphil.bsky.social
Locomotion No1 on her way back home
September 28, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Locomotion No1 on her way back home
