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Galdrasdottir @galdrasdottir.bsky.social · 16h

Oh nooo you'll have an enforced soup season huh

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Galdrasdottir @galdrasdottir.bsky.social · 16h

Sorry about the tooth tho, I hope it heals well and quickly!

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Galdrasdottir @galdrasdottir.bsky.social · 16h

100%! When I got my coil they had a little model, and she was so excited that I was excited about it - also the only doc who was like "hey we're seeing more patients with your condition, can you tell me about it" rather than "this condition is out of my specialty and therefore has no impact"

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Natee (they/them) @himmapaan.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Hildegard has no time for weasels. She claims she deplores them for the sake of her ancient cockatrice ancestry. #Boktober Hen and Weasel. Ink on Fabriano Medioevalis, 95 × 64 mm.

Drawing mostly in black ink, primarily in silhouette, of a hen with feathers puffed and hackles raised, facing a least weasel standing on a fallen branch in the grass. The hen's comb and wattle are the only touch of red gouache.

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Galdrasdottir @galdrasdottir.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

That level of detail is incredible!

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Lucy Bellwood @lubellwoo.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

This week you can find The Scale of a Man, my illustrated reflection on craft, grief, and inheritance, on @therumpus.net. Thank you @marinaomi.bsky.social for believing in this piece and getting it further into the world. Read the whole thing here: therumpus.net/2026/10/13/t...

The Scale of a Man, by Lucy Bellwood. In clean, black and blue artwork, a small man in plaid stands between two incoming waves, looking up at a model tall ship in a glass case.

Two hands, drawn in clean, black and blue artwork, hold a pen above a penciled page in progress showing a boat and colonists in pencil. The narration says "Okay, Lucy. You can do this."

The previous pencilled page is now fully rendered in black and blue. A square rigged sailing ship plunges through the sea in the top panel. It's December, 1732. The merchantman Anne is somewhere in the middle of the Atlantic, bound for Yamacraw Bluff. A colonial family look toward the horizon. She carries 114 souls under the leadership of General James Oglethorpe. These English colonists will populate the future state of Georgia. Most survive the crossing, but some do not. The last image of the page shows two small, shrouded bodies plunging below the waves.

General Oglethorpe, in wig and greatcoat, writes at a desk on January 13th, 1733. "We have lost none of our people except the youngest son of Richard Cannon, aged eight months, and the youngest son of Robert Clarke, aged one year and an half. Those were so far gone that all our efforts to save them were in vain." In a similar posture, Lucy sits at her drawing table, a hole cut clean through her chest with the light from her anglepoise lamp shooting through it to illuminate a small box of ashes on the table behind her. Narration reads: My dad died while I was working on this comic. I should probably mention that up front. It's impossible to make anything right now that's not full of his absence. In the panel below, the colonists are now in a small rowboat, headed for the distant coast. The colonists' story rolls on, full of the stuff of textbooks. But I can't stop thinking about those two boys.

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Galdrasdottir @galdrasdottir.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Not really been birding much this summer but back on my feet this autumn and saw a greenfinch today!! I don't keep track of lifers really but it's always exciting to see a new bird

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Galdrasdottir @galdrasdottir.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Yes, my pilates teacher just had a small respiratory thing and then a few weeks of vertigo! He mentioned knowing others with a similar trajectory too. The Epley Maneuver helped him, if you want to try that

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Galdrasdottir @galdrasdottir.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

The cat has learned which cupboard his treats are in. So now we cannot access any of our dry goods without a little creature underfoot, incensed that we're teasing him

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Galdrasdottir @galdrasdottir.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

My pilates teacher said he knows three people in hospital with pneumonia right now, and half the class was out sick/back after being sick I'm bringing masks to the next one

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Galdrasdottir @galdrasdottir.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

I recently made the Born Slippy shawl by Beata Jezek with a colour combo like this and really enjoyed the yarns together! Great choice

Knitted shawl made from teal and white with rainbow speckle yarn, using mosaic knotting for texture. It is draped over a spinning wheel in the sun

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Galdrasdottir @galdrasdottir.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Ahaha no my cake fell apart in the attempt to get it out of the tin, so extremely not artistic, but delicious nonetheless (smitten kitchen's Jewish apple cake)

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Galdrasdottir @galdrasdottir.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Oh and I made a jacket that looks awesome and I wear all the time now! It's such a good cyberpunk/regency vibe, I will need to ponder if I can make a gown that's got matching energy

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Galdrasdottir @galdrasdottir.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

I also made a delicious cake! And saw good art with friends! And advanced some projects that have been in the works for literal years! And looked at lovely leaves! It's been a pretty good autumn so far

A sculpture of big chunks of reddish earth snaking down a long table, slowly turning smaller until it's sandy grains, ending in a highly polished ball of the same. There's a prominent "please do not touch" sign in the foreground

Three free-hanging pieces of fabric, each pieced together of smaller, translucent pieces, in brown, grey, and pale shades respectively.

Delicate white shapes of fungal spores, with countless interwoven tiny tendrils reaching out form the centre, cut from paper, on a dark blue wall

Three rows of seven glass plates, each with vague organic shapes in shades of brown, blue and black

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Galdrasdottir @galdrasdottir.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

I feel like last year I got to read some great non-fiction that I've not quite managed to replicate this year, between the replication crisis and romanticisation of the natural world, I struggle to find stuff I'm interested in that I also trust. Recommendations welcome!

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Galdrasdottir @galdrasdottir.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

*Sabriel I've also read some new stuff! Johanna Lowell's A Shore Thing, Olivia Waite's A Lady's Guide to Celestial Mechanics and Juniper Butterworth's Goblins and Cheese series were all delightful romances

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Galdrasdottir @galdrasdottir.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

I've re-read Freya Marske's Sword-Crossed, and Nghi Vo's Singing Hill Cycle, and re- listened to all of Martha Wells's Murderbot and Garth Nix's Sabrial trilogy, and they all ruled as much as the first time around

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Galdrasdottir @galdrasdottir.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Yes we have the boy in the house for now!! He's less round and scared now, but has gained silliness and snuggliness instead

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Galdrasdottir @galdrasdottir.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Also: my knitting. I finally managed to get close to the size I wanted. By knitting it two sizes smaller. I don't know either but I've stopped asking questions and am simply grateful. Am on the second colour sheep now!

A very patient cat model nestled in soft blankets, with five inches of jumper draped over him. There's a finished bottom rib and one row of black sheep on green, with a second row of dark brown in progress

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Galdrasdottir @galdrasdottir.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

So, some things I have enjoyed lately! First and foremost, having a cat in the house. We can't really have our own bc allergies, but I love having a furry guy around at least for short stints, especially as he's mellowed out and is way more snuggly these days

Grey cat with a small white breast patch chilling on a couch cushion. His little pink tongue is out and one of his ears is being scritched, so he's cocked his head to one side and has one eye closed, like he's giving a mischievous wink

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gochenourabout @sjgochenour.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

I personally think we should be moving toward paying artists to make replicas of many art objects for purposes of repatriation, but accessibility is another great reason to have touchable art objects.

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Galdrasdottir @galdrasdottir.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Migraine defeated!! This happens so rarely, I actually get to have a nice evening If I complain again about migraines, someone remind me to go nap with a hot water bottle on my face

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Galdrasdottir @galdrasdottir.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Missed meds last night so migraine today 🫠 but for once actually took action to minimise impact so now I'm ensconced in a dark room with hot water bottle, cold face mask, electrolytes, mint tea, podcasts and my spindle, determined to be less miserable than usual

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Galdrasdottir @galdrasdottir.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

To balance out posting about books I didn't like, and vague posting at that, I'll endeavour to post about some things I did enjoy later this week

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Galdrasdottir @galdrasdottir.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Just finished a book I had high hopes for and idk, I feel like if you write a whole thing about burnout and how people deal with a chronic struggle, you should cite disability scholars beyond the introduction

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FairDragoon @fairdragoon.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

*MONKTOBER* 6-Ink, brother Bruno

A mole in monk robes, sitting on a stool with a page in hand and glasses on the snout

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

The “fastest growing Ebola outbreak in history” has spread to Kenya. This is devastating. Thousands have lost their lives at a time when the regime has just made massive cuts to USAID in Africa. It’s important we keep talking about Ebola and ensure those fighting it have the support they need:

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Kenya confirms first Ebola case imported from Congo after patient dies in Nairobi

Kenya’s Health Ministry has confirmed the country’s first imported Ebola case from Congo. Health Minister Aden Duale said on Tuesday the patient, a Kenyan citizen, arrived in the country Saturday from...

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smirkingcat @smirkingcat.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

#catober2026 day 3 Argentinosaurus munching on some greens 3日目は葉っぱをモリモリ食べてるアルゼンチノサウルス

Watercolour drawing of a cat Argentinosaurus with yellow round eyes, blue body and orange stripes. They have a branch of leafy greens in their mouth.

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Galdrasdottir @galdrasdottir.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

He had to have jaw surgery a few years back (but he's fine now!) so his tongue hangs out a lot and it's utterly delightful

Same grey cat, showing off a small white patch in his chest and a very head empty expression with his tongue hanging out adorably

In this one he's asleep with both front paws stretched out in front of his face. His tongue is just barely visible.

He's crouching between a keyboard and a monitor in this one, looking back over his shoulder with the face of a cat seeing a bird for the very first time. Tongue? Out.

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Galdrasdottir @galdrasdottir.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I fear I monkey paw'd my friend when I was thinking that it would be nice to snug a cat some time Now her whole bathroom needs to be redone and this perfect man is living with us for the moment

A grey shorthair cat enjoying a good chin scritch, green eyes half shut in bliss and tongue sticking out of a wonky off-centre jaw

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Galdrasdottir @galdrasdottir.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

And even if not, it was absolutely worth it to get to see the UK AIDS quilt in person. Many feelings.

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Galdrasdottir @galdrasdottir.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Tbf I mostly needed five minutes horizontal and a snack, I should actually be fine tomorrow. I'm not totally out of touch with my body, just bad at feeding it regularly

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Galdrasdottir @galdrasdottir.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Me: *almost falls asleep on train, has minor meltdown cycling home from station, wants to cry realising there will be laundry to hang up* Also me: this trip to Glasgow really hasn't been too exhausting! This is great actually!

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Galdrasdottir @galdrasdottir.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I would love to have a more creative handle but I can't even come up with a good regular time one, let alone a seasonal one!

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Galdrasdottir @galdrasdottir.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Updated my autumn mask chain from all pumpkins to a more diverse set! Not sure yet if I like the combo of solid colours and mixed ones, maybe I'll replace the leaf with something smaller and darker? But I'll wear it for a bit before deciding

A thin metal chain with lobster clasps at each end to go onto a face mask. Four tatted motifs hang from it in regular intervals: a green and brown leaf, an orange pumpkin, a red and white mushroom, and a green and red apple

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Galdrasdottir @galdrasdottir.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I knew it was on the cards, but it's still heartbreaking to have it confirmed

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Galdrasdottir @galdrasdottir.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Seems to be milder down south but I know general weather changes do me in as well as pressure, solidarity

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Galdrasdottir @galdrasdottir.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Imagine a world where the atmospheric pressure didn't bounce up or down 20mbar every single day. Wouldn't that be nice. The inside of my head would feel really good about that.

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Lucy Gaynor @lucyjgaynor.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Today, staff @ University of #Edinburgh are striking to protest recently announced cuts - incl. the forced closure of >90 courses. Principal Prof Sir Peter Mathieson accused the union of "weaponising" students. I find this enraging, so: a short (quite personal) thread. www.bbc.com/news/article...

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Edinburgh University lecturers begin five-week strike over cuts

Members of the University and Colleges Union are walking out in part of a long-running dispute over job and course cuts.

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MORGUES @mxmorgan.com · 05/09/2026

regrowth ink and watercolor sketch commission

A skull faced heron piercing a red snake with its beak. The snake is biting the heron's throat while red blossoms grow from the heron's chest and flank.

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Tom Astle @tjalamont.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

A few phone pics of various chunks of public land for National Public Lands Day. Keep Public Lands public. #publiclands #thislandisyourland

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