Made me smile

I hadn’t realised that Turkey had such high inflation rates.

Striking example:
2021 guidebook ticket price for Topkapi Palace, Istanbul was 65 Turkish lira.
Today tickets cost 2,400 lira!
#economistabroad #lonelyplanet
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It’s Back-To-School Season and the pyracantha has turned. Definitely Autumn vibes. But for some reason my current earworm is ‘Summer is A Coming In!’

Highlight of the week: ‘Bake Your Doctorate’ competition. Talking about my research on early years parenting and social mobility - how families pass down economic and social status. Flapjack Recipe ‘passed down’ from my father-in-law.

Went away for two days and came home to this! After years of trying, finally a decent crop of these beauties. h/t to @higgledygarden.bsky.social for the seeds (and DH for watering 😀)

Accidentally spent the morning doing a deep-dive into childcare policy on Jersey. Anyone else gone down a rabbit hole today?! #phdsky

Spent all day turning a slightly incomprehensible table into a pretty graph. Somehow having a tangible end product by Friday has made this week seem extra productive. #PhDSky #PhDChat

Happy St David’s Day!
Dydd Gwyl Dewi Hapus!

Snowy end-of-the-day on campus!

Snowy start to the day

#mademesmile #dinkydoors