madeline odent
@oldenoughtosay.com
chaos feed. heritage, history, old buildings, social justice. 🏴🇺🇸🏳️🌈. sea witch, professional gargoyle, teller of tales. (she/her)(Oxford, England)
I asked Tâf if she wanted to go take a cute photo playing in the snow and she said nah
January 6, 2026 at 4:54 PM
I asked Tâf if she wanted to go take a cute photo playing in the snow and she said nah
Top right corner. I wear glasses so it got noticed during a routine eye exam a couple years ago and because I have a history of skin cancer we monitor it, but so far not an issue at all! And not terribly uncommon, either
January 6, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Top right corner. I wear glasses so it got noticed during a routine eye exam a couple years ago and because I have a history of skin cancer we monitor it, but so far not an issue at all! And not terribly uncommon, either
et voila, kitchen mess rug
January 6, 2026 at 2:27 PM
et voila, kitchen mess rug
And then stitched the plait together (hi Ghost of Bede)
January 6, 2026 at 2:26 PM
And then stitched the plait together (hi Ghost of Bede)
plaited them loosely in colour arrangement, every time I hit the end of a strip I sewed a different one on, sorry about photo quality I just don’t have any good photos of this step
January 6, 2026 at 2:24 PM
plaited them loosely in colour arrangement, every time I hit the end of a strip I sewed a different one on, sorry about photo quality I just don’t have any good photos of this step
waste not want not and there was a second lockdown so I colour sorted them, cut them into two inch wide strips, varying lengths
January 6, 2026 at 2:22 PM
waste not want not and there was a second lockdown so I colour sorted them, cut them into two inch wide strips, varying lengths
Okay so these were my lockdown projects, because I used to have spare time before having kids. But my parents worked for a university for 19 years and over those years I accumulated a lot of T-shirts from an establishment that I never attended. and I don’t really wear T-shirts
January 6, 2026 at 2:20 PM
Okay so these were my lockdown projects, because I used to have spare time before having kids. But my parents worked for a university for 19 years and over those years I accumulated a lot of T-shirts from an establishment that I never attended. and I don’t really wear T-shirts
Photo on the left was taken eight months after the initial injury, on the day I got discharged from outpatient burns, photo on the right is today. Bodies are wild.
January 6, 2026 at 1:57 PM
Photo on the left was taken eight months after the initial injury, on the day I got discharged from outpatient burns, photo on the right is today. Bodies are wild.
I did get this fantastic photo coming thru botley, which almost made up for having to come thru botley
January 6, 2026 at 11:07 AM
I did get this fantastic photo coming thru botley, which almost made up for having to come thru botley
One for the heights crowd
January 6, 2026 at 10:58 AM
One for the heights crowd
And a lil gargoyle from above shot just for fun
January 6, 2026 at 10:57 AM
And a lil gargoyle from above shot just for fun
Snow clinging to the 800 year old tower
January 6, 2026 at 10:56 AM
Snow clinging to the 800 year old tower
Took one of herself from the ground too just for fun
January 6, 2026 at 10:54 AM
Took one of herself from the ground too just for fun
Out towards Magdalen
January 6, 2026 at 10:53 AM
Out towards Magdalen
barely a dusting in town but still pretty
January 6, 2026 at 10:47 AM
barely a dusting in town but still pretty
I mean, whom amongst us
(Book is Owl Be Home For Christmas by Zoe Chant!)
(Book is Owl Be Home For Christmas by Zoe Chant!)
January 4, 2026 at 9:41 PM
I mean, whom amongst us
(Book is Owl Be Home For Christmas by Zoe Chant!)
(Book is Owl Be Home For Christmas by Zoe Chant!)
pictured: a lil creature prepared to survive the winter (because my SMiL feeds them)
January 3, 2026 at 5:50 PM
pictured: a lil creature prepared to survive the winter (because my SMiL feeds them)
it has been a very long and emotional day in chez Odent but here would you all like to see an incredibly fat squirrel
January 3, 2026 at 5:49 PM
it has been a very long and emotional day in chez Odent but here would you all like to see an incredibly fat squirrel
also we had our American neighbours around for afternoon peppermint cheesecake and I forgot to take a photo before serving it but it also came out great this year
January 1, 2026 at 5:52 PM
also we had our American neighbours around for afternoon peppermint cheesecake and I forgot to take a photo before serving it but it also came out great this year