Reposted by Gillian Taylor Robin Hayward 🌳 🏳️⚧️ @canopyrobin.com · 25/09/2026We're publishing new guidance to support trans people who do fieldwork (any work outside the office)! Now we need your help to get them seen so please share! inclusivefieldwork.leeds.ac.uk/trans/ 16677498
Gillian Taylor @gillianftaylor.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Hit me with the first line of your novel, published/finished, or not. First line of The Widdershins Puzzle. His stomach abruptly caught up with the rest of his body as Felix Lawson pulled Clara out of the wire-screaming dive. 021
Reposted by Gillian Taylor Dr Buki Fatona @bukifatona.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Came across this photo of Marguerite Thomas Williams, the first African American woman to earn a PhD in geology (1947). 224752
Reposted by Gillian Taylor Dr Rob @robheighton.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Xanadu-du-du push pineapple, shake the tree Xanadu-du-du stately pleasure dome decree 1121987
Gillian Taylor @gillianftaylor.bsky.social · 21/08/2026For my next album of airy electronica. Or maybe death metal. 020
Reposted by Gillian Taylor Erica @madelinart.bsky.social · 14/08/2026It's so dry in the garden it's a battle to keep things alive but still seedlings are coming up. My friend made the mistake of calling hers, "Ash babies" and this little guy popped into my head 041
Gillian Taylor @gillianftaylor.bsky.social · 06/06/2026Today is Troy's 4th birthday. Happy birthday to my big, blue, soppy weirdo. #cats #CatsOfBluesky 170
Gillian Taylor @gillianftaylor.bsky.social · 20/05/2026I found this piece of abstract art in the cat tree the other day. #Cats #CatsOfBluesky #Chartreux 1190
Reposted by Gillian Taylor Joel Morris @gralefrit.bsky.social · 13/05/2026Stop! It is necessary for you to see graphic designer extraordinaire Margaret Calvert’s 90th birthday cake. Perfection. 241530287
Gillian Taylor @gillianftaylor.bsky.social · 27/04/2026Trump looks like a man who regularly gets high off the smell of his own farts. 140
Reposted by Gillian Taylor Dave Redford @dave9bikes.bsky.social · 16/04/2026Come and see Hollow Dawn, Black Riders Cult and Dan Heathcote (Zadkiel) FREE AND FOR NOWT @ Yorkshireman rock bar, Arundel Gate, Sheffield S1 2PP. TONIGHT 8pm 011
Gillian Taylor @gillianftaylor.bsky.social · 02/04/2026New word for getting rid of the jerks in your life: appendicktomy. 010
Gillian Taylor @gillianftaylor.bsky.social · 07/03/2026I am still amused by Troy looking like someone moulded him in a rectangular cake tin #Cats #CatsOfBluesky #Chartreux 0130
Gillian Taylor @gillianftaylor.bsky.social · 25/02/2026'Troy, we have a visitor, so please act normal, OK ?' 'Troy ? Normal, remember?' 'Norm.... Never mind.' 160
Reposted by Gillian Taylor Ancestral Enquiries - Tony Smith 🌳 @ancestralenq.bsky.social · 21/01/2026St. Cuthbert's church, Darlington is inviting people to craft its Victorian German oak pews into items that can be sold to raise the final £50,000 for the church restoration. 👇 BBC News - Call for Darlington St Cuthbert's pews to become something new - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukCall for Darlington St Cuthbert's pews to become something newThe oak seats will be used by Darlington woodworkers to create items to be sold to raise funds. 053
Reposted by Gillian Taylor Scary Tea Lady @sassytealady.bsky.social · 09/01/2026I felt like making some art last night/today and could have made something beautiful and/or meaningful but I made this instead. It's a Barbie Yaga Malibu Dream Hut. No regrets. Can't defeat fascism without joy. 1247321490
Reposted by Gillian Taylor Ultimate Fat Balls @smallbrainfield.bsky.social · 16/01/2026Now then. 69337
Gillian Taylor @gillianftaylor.bsky.social · 01/01/2026Just about to assemble my new armchair. I'm worried about using it. 040
Gillian Taylor @gillianftaylor.bsky.social · 31/12/2025U.S. removal of panels honoring Black soldiers at WWII cemetery in the Netherlands draws backlash share.google/FTKGln83gOjO... Trump's version of America is a shameful disgrace.share.googleU.S. removal of panels honoring Black soldiers at WWII cemetery in the Netherlands draws backlashThe panels’ removal at the Netherlands American Cemetery comes after President Donald Trump issued a series of executive orders ending diversity, equity and inclusion programs. 020
Gillian Taylor @gillianftaylor.bsky.social · 27/12/2025Peacock feathers can emit laser beams, a first in the animal kingdom: www.earth.com/news/peacock...earth.comPeacock feathers can emit laser beams, a first in the animal kingdomScientists get peacock feathers to emit laser light after adding dye and green pulses, revealing surprising biophotonic applications. 010
Reposted by Gillian Taylor Erica @madelinart.bsky.social · 10/12/2025I do believe I might be Sheffield's leading maker of copper jellyfish bookmarks. 🤣 I can't compete against factory made goods so all I can do is relax into my weird space and hope I can find other strange people. #findyourniche #coppersmithing 0266
Reposted by Gillian Taylor Erica @madelinart.bsky.social · 04/12/2025My favourite fungi to photograph are the ones that look like band pics, you know the ones, a lead singer at the front with the rest slightly in the background looking bored? This one looks like a choir though. 051
Gillian Taylor @gillianftaylor.bsky.social · 28/11/2025I am a little concerned by the sign on the bus informing me that I can tap off with the driver. Umm, thanks ? 010
Gillian Taylor @gillianftaylor.bsky.social · 15/11/2025The last few weeks I've been waking up very stiff in my lower back, just around my hips. The last couple of days have been suddenly much better. Then I realised it might be due to the anti-inflammatories I'm on for something else. Must remember to tell my doctor next week. 010
Gillian Taylor @gillianftaylor.bsky.social · 12/11/2025BBC News - Watch: Russia's AI robot falls seconds after being unveiled - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/... It moves like a drunk who really, really needs to pee but can't find a loo.bbc.co.ukWatch: Russia's AI robot falls seconds after being unveiledFootage shows the moment Russia's first anthropomorphic robot fell just seconds after its debut 000
Gillian Taylor @gillianftaylor.bsky.social · 10/11/2025I went to #SheffieldUniversity, and grew up in #Hethersett, the same village that tonight's team captain on #UniversityChallenge is from. So two reasons to root for them, and I'm delighted they won, but I was so glad when Strathclyde finally started to score. 110
Gillian Taylor @gillianftaylor.bsky.social · 03/11/2025Happy birthday, Buxton! He's 2 today, and has just alerted me to a robin on the seed feeder, via little chittering noises and some tail waving. 2130
Reposted by Gillian Taylor Hillary Monahan @hillarymonahan.bsky.social · 08/10/2025Frankly surprised I still have these. They're $24, handpoured and handpainted, and I know a bunch of you love orange cats. www.peculiarityshop.com/product-page...peculiarityshop.comHillary's The Communal Brain Cell: The Pendant | Peculiarity ShopWe love our orange cats around here. Sometimes, they've got one brain cell shared among all. Components: plaster of Paris, epoxy clay, acrylic paint, Mod Podge, stainless steel chain18" Can be paired ... 07832
Reposted by Gillian Taylor Tom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 02/10/2025I have ten of these PHYSICS FOR CATS pins to give away! Share the post below👇 for a chance to win one. (UK only: you can share from anywhere but I can't send you a pin). 12246129
Reposted by Gillian Taylor Madame Decadent Sneezy-Bottom @darklyadapted.bsky.social · 09/09/2025This has to have been deliberate, no? 3225
Gillian Taylor @gillianftaylor.bsky.social · 21/08/2025This week I made mousse, using locally sourced organic blackberries (ie from my neighbour's neglected garden). I was very pleased with how it looked in these glasses, so took a pic to show the friend who gave them to me. The mousse was good too. 040
Reposted by Gillian Taylor Kasey Gifford @kaseygifford.bsky.social · 07/08/2025Goddamn. What a sobering and poignant piece of conceptual art. What an amazing artist. 11163212385
Gillian Taylor @gillianftaylor.bsky.social · 04/08/2025So it turns out that baking powder really does have an expiry date. My lemon drizzle cake looked lovely when I took it out of the oven; golden brown and level. It just hadn't risen much. It's still actually quite light & very tasty. All the slices I took to D & D get eaten. 030
Gillian Taylor @gillianftaylor.bsky.social · 19/07/2025www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...theguardian.comTrump administration to destroy nearly $10m of contraceptives for women overseasAs part of president’s shuttering of USAID, destruction of the contraceptives will cost US taxpayers $167,000 030
Gillian Taylor @gillianftaylor.bsky.social · 16/07/2025I think Troy might be hinting that it's suppertime. #Cats #ProofOfCat #CatsOfBluesky 1505
Gillian Taylor @gillianftaylor.bsky.social · 14/07/2025I was wearing the T-shirt and wanted a shirt to go over it in the evening. I don't have anything that goes with it, only things that either look wrong, or clash. So I decided that if I was going to clash, I would clash properly. #Brightclothes #Eyesore 070
Reposted by Gillian Taylor Philip Hoare @philiphoare.bsky.social · 12/07/2025@mooseallain.bsky.social still one of my favourite cartoons... 431974
Gillian Taylor @gillianftaylor.bsky.social · 10/07/2025I want to phone Ven & vent at her about how yet another light/urban/low fantasy novel I just read turned out to be style over substance. 2D characters, historical/social errors, illogical plotting etc. But our last call went on for 2 hours, & I have stuff to do tonight. 010
Gillian Taylor @gillianftaylor.bsky.social · 10/07/2025If you see this, quote post with a robot that isn't from Star Wars, Star Trek, Doctor Who or Transformers. 030
Gillian Taylor @gillianftaylor.bsky.social · 10/07/2025Repost with five tv shows you'd happily watch for the rest of time as your sole TV diet Bleak House (2005 BBC) Farscape The Goodies Blakes 7 Only Connect 020
Gillian Taylor @gillianftaylor.bsky.social · 08/07/2025I love it when cats lie on their back, with curled paws sticking up. #CatsOfBluesky #Cats 070
Gillian Taylor @gillianftaylor.bsky.social · 07/07/2025My neighbour's buddlia overhangs the path from my gate, so it needs to be cut back at regular intervals. As it's just come into full flower, it seemed a shame to just throw the blooms straight into the bin. #Flowers #Buddlia 140
Gillian Taylor @gillianftaylor.bsky.social · 03/07/2025Troy is asking a very sincere question. #Cats #CatsOfBluesky 172
Gillian Taylor @gillianftaylor.bsky.social · 01/07/2025I just goofed up on my Whoosh delivery & accidentally ordered 3 bunches of bananas, instead of just 3. I am now the person in a maths problem who has 15 bananas, and is (trying to) give 5 to her neighbour. I think I'm doomed to choc chip banana bread all next week. 020
Gillian Taylor @gillianftaylor.bsky.social · 27/06/2025I was just remembering my first piano lessons, back in 1978. My tutor was an elderly lady that Dad had somehow got to know via the Bowls Club. Her fee was 2/6" per lesson. The country had been decimal for nearly a decade, but her fee stayed at 2/6", so each week I paid her 12 1/2p. 000
Gillian Taylor @gillianftaylor.bsky.social · 27/06/2025My latest bit of vintage pottery was just delivered, & came with an unexpected free gift. 030
Gillian Taylor @gillianftaylor.bsky.social · 21/06/2025It's wonderful what you can order from supermarkets these days. #Cats #CatsOfBluesky 150
