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thelegalseagull.bsky.social
Allison (she/her)
@thelegalseagull.bsky.social
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Noisy and annoying and will probably steal your chips. Enthusiastic amateur, member of the Great War Group, Great War Aviation Society and Siegfried Sassoon Fellowship, CWGC volunteer. Views my own.
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thelegalseagull.bsky.social
Any excuse to share! 🐶 This is Tilly.
A black sighthound in a pink collar sitting on a flagstone floor, looking straight at the camera and wearing an expression that suggests she would REALLY like a biscuit.
November 18, 2025 at 2:08 PM
thelegalseagull.bsky.social
Many such cases.
A black dog lying in a bed that's too small for her, with her feet poking out of one side and a zebra-striped blanket on top of her
October 6, 2025 at 7:35 AM
thelegalseagull.bsky.social
A still from the film Jaws showing Roy Scheider as chief Brody with a cigarette in his mouth. The image is captioned "we're going to need a smaller violin".
September 1, 2025 at 5:32 PM
thelegalseagull.bsky.social
if I disappear, it's possible I have been squashed by this book
A view of the bottom of a copy of Beyond the Reach of Empire by Colonel Mike Snook, which is almost 600 pages long and could be used as a doorstop.
August 14, 2025 at 5:07 PM
thelegalseagull.bsky.social
just a longdog doing longdog things
a closeup photo of the nose and muzzle of a black lurcher, lying on her side on a grey checked blanket and wearing a pink collar and an extremely gormless expression
July 21, 2025 at 9:17 AM
thelegalseagull.bsky.social
A screencap from Father Ted, with the caption "I hear you're a racist now, father" changed to "I hear you're a fascist sympathiser now, Starmer"
July 4, 2025 at 9:22 AM
thelegalseagull.bsky.social
she has her moments 😂
a close up of a black lurcher's face, with her nose closest to the camera and a vaguely manic expression
June 21, 2025 at 9:44 AM
thelegalseagull.bsky.social
Today's #bookpost 😁
Hardback copies of The Madness of Courage by Tony Insall, and Stone & Sky by Ben Aaronovitch
June 20, 2025 at 12:12 PM
thelegalseagull.bsky.social
We were out before 7 this morning!
A black lurcher in a pink harness standing on a grassy path, looking off to the right.
June 20, 2025 at 8:22 AM
thelegalseagull.bsky.social
Finished this the other day, and can't recommend it highly enough. A brilliant job by @alexchurchill.bsky.social and @pikegrey1418.bsky.social - global in scope but with an incredible eye for detail, and bringing in so many different voices that aren't normally heard when it comes to WWI coverage
The cover of the book "Ring of Fire: a new global history of the outbreak of the first world war" by Alex Churchill and Nicolai Eberholst. The cover shows a map of Europe overlaid with images of WWI combatants from different nations.
June 1, 2025 at 7:47 AM
thelegalseagull.bsky.social
Longdogs have the right idea.
a black sighthound curled up very tightly on a pink and grey cushion
May 22, 2025 at 6:43 AM
thelegalseagull.bsky.social
Thiepval, 7 May 2025
a view of Thiepval military cemetery at sunset, there are french crosses on the left and British headstones on the right, in the centre of the photo is a woman with dark hair in a blue shirt (me!) with her back to the camera, walking towards the cross of sacrifice
May 16, 2025 at 7:53 AM
thelegalseagull.bsky.social
Always love a new Salient Points day, and I'm extremely grateful (and still slightly baffled) that @thegreatwargroup.bsky.social will let me write things like this for it, alongside so many brilliant contributors ❤️ #WWI #Endurance #PolarExploration
The front cover of the February 2025 issue of Salient Points magazine A page inside Salient Points magazine with a photo of the ship Endurance, and the title "Beyond Endurance"
March 7, 2025 at 3:08 PM
thelegalseagull.bsky.social
She has a name! And the tiny cabins might just be the cutest things I've ever seen.

#lego #endurance
Partly assembled Lego model of the stern of ship Endurance, showing the ship's name Two small Lego ship's cabins, the one on the left contains binoculars and a lamp, the other has a bed and shelves Two small Lego ship's cabins, the one in the foreground has a map of Antarctica on the wall
January 9, 2025 at 8:11 PM
thelegalseagull.bsky.social
Holding the Lego boat up to the screen and going, "Look! It's you!"
A black and white still of the ship Endurance leaving Buenos Aires
January 8, 2025 at 7:52 PM
thelegalseagull.bsky.social
Front two sections now connected, genuinely going to have to clear space somewhere before this beauty gets any bigger 😂😍

#lego #endurance
The front two thirds of a Lego model of a ship, top view the front two thirds of a Lego model of a ship, three-quarter view from the front
January 8, 2025 at 7:32 PM
thelegalseagull.bsky.social
Today's progress 😍

#lego #endurance
Partly assembled Lego model of the middle section of a ship, with two cabins, top view (from rear) Partly assembled Lego model of the middle section of a ship, with two cabins, side view Partly assembled Lego model of the middle section of a ship, with two cabins, top view (from front)
January 7, 2025 at 7:16 PM
thelegalseagull.bsky.social
The front section now has a forecastle, and the middle section is well underway... I'm going to have to clear a space for this to fit in when it's finished 😱

#lego #endurance
Lego models of a small lifeboat, a partly completed section of ship's hull, and a bow section Lego model of the bow section of a ship, with forecastle deck Partly constructed Lego model of the centre section of a ship's hull
January 6, 2025 at 9:58 PM
thelegalseagull.bsky.social
It begins! 🤩

#lego #endurance
box for the Lego model of the ship Endurance partly assembled Lego ship hull, side view (inner) partly assembled Lego ship hull, back view partly assembled Lego ship hull, side view (outer)
January 4, 2025 at 9:46 PM
thelegalseagull.bsky.social
A couple of early Christmas presents to myself 🤩 I've had my eye on Men at War by @luketurner.bsky.social for a while so I'm looking forward to it!
Paperback copies of The Anatomy of Courage by Lord Moran and Men at War by Luke Turner
December 23, 2024 at 8:19 PM
thelegalseagull.bsky.social
I really enjoyed that one! This is my current read...
The front cover of the book "The London Cage" by Helen Fry
November 17, 2024 at 11:02 AM
thelegalseagull.bsky.social
Jazz approves of this tactic and has tried it out himself in the past, although he seems to favour his own shade of 'Feldbraun' 🙈
A grey horse, covered in mud and looking very pleased with himself.
October 28, 2023 at 6:53 AM
thelegalseagull.bsky.social
My first Actual Post on here... had an absolute ball at my first conference with the Great War Group - you're all brilliant (and mad), lovely to meet so many in person at last. Can't wait for next year 🥳

It was also a real privilege to see the memorial slab for Edward Mannock's VC in person ❤️
A photo of Brighton seafront and pier, taken in daylight A photo of Brighton war memorial with the pond in the foreground, taken in morning sunshine A photo of Brighton pavilion taken from the pavilion gardens in bright sunshine. The pavilion spires are visible above the trees of the gardens. A photo of the memorial tablet for the award of the Victoria Cross to Major Edward Mannock
October 23, 2023 at 12:53 PM