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sherra.bsky.social
Cultural historian looking at science, leisure, horses, and visual culture in 19th c Ireland. Willing dogsbody to a whippet and a pony, fond of cake, lapsed artist. Also crochet, sew, cook and generally mess around. ❤ bad jokes and good wine.
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Stealing someone else’s content for likes isn’t justified even by leaving the author’s name on it. All you’re doing is naming the person you’ve stolen from. If you want to share someone’s work, hit the share button on the author’s original post. Posting it on your own account is being an asshole.

Glen Moore, who got slapped around by the kids in St. Aidans in Dublin West has amassed a whopping 3% of the vote. Back under your rock, lad... #ge24 #speirgorm

Coffee shop man to man just now: You must be happy this morning! Man: Ah yeah. Man: *pauses, looks around at rest of cafe* Man: NOT ABOUT THAT, ABOUT THE FOOTBALL. JESUS.

From now on, everyone has to do this when crossing the border 🇬🇧 🇮🇪

www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

🚨CREATIVE HISTORIES ALERT🚨 ICYMI I've been selected to host a Creative Fellow to work with me and the Wills Project Team. I'll say a bit more about it in this thread #EarlyModern 🗃️ 🧵 1/

#RecipeOfTheDay is my Homemade Instant Pancake Mix! You combine your dried ingredients (see recipe), keep in a lidded container, then remove one cup and whisk with a cup of milk, an egg, and a tablespoon of melted butter any time you want to make a batch of pancakes 🥞 www.nigella.com/recipes/home...

BuT wHY dO’Nt wimmIN REPoRt rApE? Police ‘took bribes to help Al Fayed persecute staff’ www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024...

Sesame (Street) Workshop has a heap of resources for grown ups and kids experiencing traumatic or difficult events - displacement, grief, disasters, violence, foster care, divorce, and parents in jail/or struggling with addictions. They've got nice printables you can use with kids or (yourself).

Pixar: what if cars have feelings Pixar: what if toys have feelings Pixar: what if feelings have feelings Pixar should make a movie about what if workers have feelings

Another embroidery animation! This was the second one I ever did. During the design phase I started with a bigger cat and quickly scaled that down so that sewing would be faster.

It is the most glorious Irish day - enjoying it at Kilmacurragh National Botanic Gardens in Wicklow with himself and the whippet.