Natasha Simonova
@philistella.bsky.social
Research Fellow @ies-sas.bsky.social, Bougie London Literary Woman, cat concierge. Book on 18th-century women's letters forthcoming from Chatto & Windus. natashasimonova.com
An extremely Bluesky mood from the India Gazette, January 1828.
November 26, 2025 at 12:27 PM
An extremely Bluesky mood from the India Gazette, January 1828.
What are we DOING here.
November 25, 2025 at 5:10 PM
What are we DOING here.
Please enjoy some political analysis!!!
November 24, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Please enjoy some political analysis!!!
Behold, an archival document (the print date!!)! I would add blueberries (usually frozen) to the batter before tipping it in the pan.
November 23, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Behold, an archival document (the print date!!)! I would add blueberries (usually frozen) to the batter before tipping it in the pan.
Went to a craft fair (all the Game of Wool knitters were there! starstruck!) and then walked the long way home, sometimes this town really isn't so bad.
November 23, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Went to a craft fair (all the Game of Wool knitters were there! starstruck!) and then walked the long way home, sometimes this town really isn't so bad.
Simpkin IV is a menace (I remember the previous one, he was a nice calm cat!). Apparently he ended up in Hertford after his previous rescue caught fire, but I'm convinced that 'twas he who set the house ablaze. This was previously on the door of the Exeter College library...
November 21, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Simpkin IV is a menace (I remember the previous one, he was a nice calm cat!). Apparently he ended up in Hertford after his previous rescue caught fire, but I'm convinced that 'twas he who set the house ablaze. This was previously on the door of the Exeter College library...
It's not *great* tbh (monk wine just makes me think Buckfast) but it's been good for mulling and comes in a little Hessian leg warmer.
November 21, 2025 at 5:49 PM
It's not *great* tbh (monk wine just makes me think Buckfast) but it's been good for mulling and comes in a little Hessian leg warmer.
Me, contemplating a move:
October 28, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Me, contemplating a move:
Flawless autumnal being
October 28, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Flawless autumnal being
Got a drive-by demand to pet the belly today. There is *nothing* under the fluff, she is pure fluff.
October 28, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Got a drive-by demand to pet the belly today. There is *nothing* under the fluff, she is pure fluff.
What's it like inside your head?
October 23, 2025 at 8:32 PM
What's it like inside your head?
Haven't yet bought a flat; have bought a very large painting to put in said flat, which unexpectedly arrived this morning. It features all my favourite things: tea, cakes, weird Napoleon plate.
October 20, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Haven't yet bought a flat; have bought a very large painting to put in said flat, which unexpectedly arrived this morning. It features all my favourite things: tea, cakes, weird Napoleon plate.
Attempting to buy a conversion flat is going great, why do you ask.
October 15, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Attempting to buy a conversion flat is going great, why do you ask.
You suspect correctly!
October 13, 2025 at 9:54 PM
You suspect correctly!
New email sign-off courtesy of original poetry in the India Gazette, 1823:
September 22, 2025 at 3:46 PM
New email sign-off courtesy of original poetry in the India Gazette, 1823:
Death be not proud.
September 18, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Death be not proud.
Twenty years ago!!! What a concept.
September 11, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Twenty years ago!!! What a concept.
Buddy comedy in which they have to switch places when
September 11, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Buddy comedy in which they have to switch places when
7 hours of the worst music and most overpriced spritzes known to humanity only to not see the Moon.
September 7, 2025 at 6:44 PM
7 hours of the worst music and most overpriced spritzes known to humanity only to not see the Moon.
On an Outing with my book, laptop, and a Plan that I fear will backfire, check back with me in five hours.
September 7, 2025 at 12:43 PM
On an Outing with my book, laptop, and a Plan that I fear will backfire, check back with me in five hours.
So I guess also sorry to this man, and Trevor, and all of Bluesky.
September 4, 2025 at 10:30 PM
So I guess also sorry to this man, and Trevor, and all of Bluesky.