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Reposted by @libaoscompanion.bsky.socialwomensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 7hCamille Claudel (1864-1943), French sculptor who was known as 'Rodin's muse', but who many assert was a more accomplished talent, and who was committed to an asylum for 30 years despite her apparent sanity #womensart 201199332
Reposted by @libaoscompanion.bsky.socialChicagoVintageTileFloors @chicagovtfloor.bsky.social · 7hGood Morning BlueSky, user #600,771 reporting for duty. 1032744
Reposted by @libaoscompanion.bsky.socialdmercer.bsky.social @dmercer.bsky.social · 06/10/2026I want to own this. It's on a wall at the American Terra Cotta Company museum in Crystal Lake. 0555
Reposted by @libaoscompanion.bsky.socialAmerican Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 06/10/2026This year’s #BannedBooksWeek coincides with ALA’s official 150th anniversary. To mark the occasion, ALA has released a list of the 150 most challenged books documented from 1990, when ALA's Office for Intellectual Freedom began tracking book challenges, through 2025. ala150.org/150books 31372238
Reposted by @libaoscompanion.bsky.socialBritish Library @britishlibrary.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Four exciting opportunities to co-supervise a PhD studentship with the Library We’re seeking proposals from academics who can bring their own expertise to four fascinating research projects exploring our collection and programme. Sound like you? Find out more and apply here link.bl.uk/9vj 11818
Reposted by @libaoscompanion.bsky.socialHyde Park Trish @pmorse.bsky.social · 05/10/2026A look at how the first church in Chicago wandered into Woodlawn and a pitch to visit it and the artists who make it a home--plus the endangered United Church and the Bank Building--during Open House Chicago next week. patriciamorse.substack.com/p/1st-presby...patriciamorse.substack.com1st Presbyterian ChurchAnd other Open House Chicago stops 2186
libaoscompanion.bsky.social @libaoscompanion.bsky.social · 05/10/2026@suzannacrampton.bsky.social Look what popped up in my YouTube feed: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0s-i...youtube.comThe most adorable puppy video I think I’ve ever filmed, nameless EwokYouTube video by Zwartbles Ireland Suzanna Crampton 2105
Reposted by @libaoscompanion.bsky.socialLeina @bowsette.bsky.social · 04/10/2026I have this in both hardback and audiobook formats, and it's absolutely wonderful. Highly recommended. 🩷💙 1196
Reposted by @libaoscompanion.bsky.socialThe Unhurried Reader 📚🦊🇺🇦🇬🇱 @theunhurriedreader.bsky.social · 25/09/2026@annelouiseavery.bsky.social publishes such generously long stories in her Patreon, stories that invite slow and luxuriant reading—an absolute treat in our chaotic clickbait world. Why not treat yourself and join a lovely community of patrons? 2176
Reposted by @libaoscompanion.bsky.socialbfitzinAR @bfitzinar.bsky.social · 25/09/2026@annelouiseavery.bsky.social's Patreon - "Old Fox's Grand List of Thirty Things to Do in September. Number Twenty-five: Making the Dragon of Kensington Church Street's Restorative Soup for Colds and Influenza" #OldFoxCommunity (Dragon of Kensington Church Street) www.patreon.com/annelouiseav...patreon.comOld Fox's Grand List of Thirty Things to Do in September. Number Twenty-five: Making the Dragon of Kensington Church Street's Restorative Soup for Colds and Influenza | Anne Louise AveryThe Dragon had caught a terrible cold. He knew exactly from whom - a very small rabbit who had sneezed over him in the typewriter department 094
Reposted by @libaoscompanion.bsky.socialbfitzinAR @bfitzinar.bsky.social · 29/09/2026@annelouiseavery.bsky.social's Patreon - "Old Fox's Grand List of Thirty Things to Do in September. Number Twenty-nine: Sending Apples to Whitehall" #OldFoxCommunity (Old Fox, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Permanent Secretary) Today is a good day to subscribe. www.patreon.com/annelouiseav...patreon.comOld Fox's Grand List of Thirty Things to Do in September. Number Twenty-nine: Sending Apples to Whitehall | Anne Louise AveryEvery Michaelmas morning, without fail, Old Fox would send a crate of precisely one hundred and one apples from his orchard up to London on 1106
libaoscompanion.bsky.social @libaoscompanion.bsky.social · 02/10/2026@annelouiseavery.bsky.social Look what I found on my meanderings ... www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bPF...youtube.comThomas Tallis - 'Why Fum'th In Sight' (Third Psalm Tune for Archbishop Parker, 1567)YouTube video by Masterworks Gallery 030
libaoscompanion.bsky.social @libaoscompanion.bsky.social · 02/10/2026www.chicagotribune.com/2026/09/24/i...chicagotribune.comEarly voting begins Thursday in collar counties but not until Oct. 1 in Chicago and Oct. 7 in suburban CookThe launch of mail-in balloting in the collar counties and beyond in Illinois begins after months of attempts by President Donald Trump to restrict the practice. Early voting in Chicago and suburban C... 000
libaoscompanion.bsky.social @libaoscompanion.bsky.social · 02/10/2026@suzannacrampton.bsky.social I had never heard this before but yesterday YouTube decided it needed to be in my playlist. I thought you might enjoy it, too. www.youtube.com/watch?v=keWn...youtube.comThe Foggy Dew - Sinéad O’Connor & The Chieftains, 1995YouTube video by CR's Video Vaults 220
libaoscompanion.bsky.social @libaoscompanion.bsky.social · 02/10/2026A fun short list of books that a "first-time" adult reader might enjoy. lithub.com/9-books-to-r... 000
libaoscompanion.bsky.social @libaoscompanion.bsky.social · 01/10/2026@annelouiseavery.bsky.social Is today Michaelmas? 000
Reposted by @libaoscompanion.bsky.socialdmercer.bsky.social @dmercer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Giraffes turned out to be my favorites. 2242
Reposted by @libaoscompanion.bsky.socialLynn Becker @cmgiulini.bsky.social · 30/09/2026On October 5th, World Architecture Day, the Chicago Architecture Center is launching a second location in the Marquette Building, to be open five days a week. Makes sense as it will offer a starting point for tours much closer to Loop landmarks than their Wacker Drive flagship. www.architecture.org 0126
Reposted by @libaoscompanion.bsky.socialdmercer.bsky.social @dmercer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Wildebeest 0231
libaoscompanion.bsky.social @libaoscompanion.bsky.social · 29/09/2026@suzannacrampton.bsky.social I am comforted by the thought that your nursing team is experienced and known for their care. I hope things are ticking over. 011
Reposted by @libaoscompanion.bsky.socialCandace Robb @candacerobbauthor.bsky.social · 25/09/2026We could all use the dragon's restorative soup--tis the season, and a perfect time to join all of us who gather at Anne's patreon for glimpses into a most delightful world. You will love it! 2249
Reposted by @libaoscompanion.bsky.socialMatterist Books @matteristbooks.bsky.social · 23/04/2026The feel good stat of the day from @bookshop.org... "In 1995, a year after Amazon opened, there were 5,500 stores in the American Bookseller Association. By 2019, there were only 1,887. Today there are over 3,200.” That’s advocacy. Thank you for supporting independent bookstores. You rock!https://Bookshop.org… 226377
libaoscompanion.bsky.social @libaoscompanion.bsky.social · 29/09/2026It's an interesting list: I enjoyed learning about Octavia Butler's Kindred. www.ranker.com/list/books-r...ranker.com10 Books Recommended By Dolly Parton To Read In Her Memory, RankedThe 10 Books Recommended By Dolly Parton To Read In Her Memory, Ranked, as voted on by fans. Current Top 3: Kindred, The Midnight Library, The Grapes of ... 000
Reposted by @libaoscompanion.bsky.socialJanne K. Flisrand @jannefrommpls.bsky.social · 28/09/2026More whimsy in #Zürich, all the ground-floor windows had similar Space Invaders accents. 193
Reposted by @libaoscompanion.bsky.socialButterflyGuy99 @butterflyguy99.bsky.social · 28/09/2026And another major migratory butterfly for #ColorfulMonday The stunning Painted Lady 🧡 #Photography99 📷 #GardenStrolling 🌱 #BloomScrolling 🌻 #Butterflies 🦋 727132
libaoscompanion.bsky.social @libaoscompanion.bsky.social · 28/09/2026@annelouiseavery.bsky.social I like this www.youtube.com/watch?v=0edj...youtube.comA Day In The Life with orchestra - The Beatles (arr. Sam Haug)YouTube video by Sam Haug 021
Reposted by @libaoscompanion.bsky.socialbfitzinAR @bfitzinar.bsky.social · 27/09/2026@annelouiseavery.bsky.social's Patreon - "Old Fox's Grand List of Thirty Things to Do in September. Number Twenty-seven: Welcoming the Newcomer." #OldFoxCommunity (The Newcomer) Today is a good day to subscribe. www.patreon.com/annelouiseav...patreon.comOld Fox's Grand List of Thirty Things to Do in September. Number Twenty-seven: Welcoming the Newcomer. | Anne Louise AveryDawn and the first latchet of heavy light was seeping over the downs. Along the quiet chalk lanes and the old Roman roads, edged with tease 096
Reposted by @libaoscompanion.bsky.socialbfitzinAR @bfitzinar.bsky.social · 28/09/2026@annelouiseavery.bsky.social's Patreon - "Old Fox's Grand List of Thirty Things to Do in September. Number Twenty-eight: Composing Poetry by the Sea" #OldFoxCommunity (Ermine) Today is a good day to subscribe. www.patreon.com/annelouiseav...patreon.comOld Fox's Grand List of Thirty Things to Do in September. Number Twenty-eight: Composing Poetry by the Sea | Anne Louise AveryMichaelmas Eve and a brisk northeasterly was scouring the sky and scattering leaves in Ermine's garden. The clouds were moving like a fleet 1127
Reposted by @libaoscompanion.bsky.socialEric Allix Rogers @ericallixrogers.com · 28/09/2026We gotta get those e-bikes under control! 0362
Reposted by @libaoscompanion.bsky.socialbfitzinAR @bfitzinar.bsky.social · 24/09/2026@annelouiseavery.bsky.social's Patreon - "Old Fox's Grand List of Thirty Things to Do in September. Number Twenty-four: Pressing an Album of Autumn Leaves" #OldFoxCommunity (Dragon of Kensington Church Street) Today is a goo day to subscribe. www.patreon.com/annelouiseav...patreon.comOld Fox's Grand List of Thirty Things to Do in September. Number Twenty-four: Pressing an Album of Autumn Leaves | Anne Louise AveryIt was a beautiful, golden morning in the September of 1912 and the Dragon of Kensington Church Street was walking to Harrods to buy an albu 055
Reposted by @libaoscompanion.bsky.socialAnne Louise Avery @annelouiseavery.bsky.social · 25/09/2026🍁🐉 Please join my patreon & support a writer! Only the price of a cup of chocolate! Daily stories & recipes & a magnificent archive! Today, for example, learn how to make the "Dragon of Kensington Church Street's Restorative Soup for Colds and Influenza." 🐉 🍁https://patreon.com/c/annelouiseavery 26321
Reposted by @libaoscompanion.bsky.socialSuzanna @suzannacrampton.bsky.social · 04/05/2026Good morning world!!! A walk through Irish woods before sunrise with romping dogs and a cat. 45110
Reposted by @libaoscompanion.bsky.sociallibaoscompanion.bsky.social @libaoscompanion.bsky.social · 08/05/2026I love that Little Bit was such a gourmet! I love that she somehow survived being stuck in the fence innumerable times (related to her status as a gourmet, I believe). I love that all her lambs were so good-looking, even though they were all muck savages. I love that she was an auntie. 072
Reposted by @libaoscompanion.bsky.socialdawn of the debb @debbshock.com · 28/09/2026Monday is scary here, take this teeny tiny owl 603680541
Reposted by @libaoscompanion.bsky.socialEric Allix Rogers @ericallixrogers.com · 28/09/2026Backstairs possum blessing for ur timeline 410511
Reposted by @libaoscompanion.bsky.socialbfitzinAR @bfitzinar.bsky.social · 23/09/2026@annelouiseavery.bsky.social's Patreon - "Old Fox's Grand List of Thirty Things to Do in September. Number Twenty-three: An Equinoxial Supper" #OldFoxCommunity (Old Fox & family) Today is a good day to subscribe. www.patreon.com/annelouiseav...patreon.comOld Fox's Grand List of Thirty Things to Do in September. Number Twenty-three: An Equinoxial Supper | Anne Louise AveryThe Equinox had fallen on a day of such beauty and unexpected sunshine that Old Fox had set up the long trestle table in the garden for an e 033
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Reposted by @libaoscompanion.bsky.socialBlock Club Chicago @blockclubchi.bsky.social · 24/09/2026South Shore’s 71st Street is ready for more development after a zoning change. buff.ly/p8len6p 0151
Reposted by @libaoscompanion.bsky.socialEloise Powers @elnopower.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Common Starling It has glossy black plumage with a metallic sheen, which is speckled with white at some times of year. The legs are pink and the bill is black in winter and yellow in summer; young birds have browner plumage than the adults. 📷: @wallmika 582154278
libaoscompanion.bsky.social @libaoscompanion.bsky.social · 24/09/2026@suzannacrampton.bsky.social This is the kind of domestic drama I like best. 010
Reposted by @libaoscompanion.bsky.socialDes @desdelboy.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Morning all. “Mill Girls" (aka “Curlers and Chips") taken in Elland, West Yorkshire, Photographer John Bulmer. 1514318
Reposted by @libaoscompanion.bsky.socialRobert Loerzel @robertloerzel.bsky.social · 24/09/2026A great blue heron this morning at Montrose Beach 521935
Reposted by @libaoscompanion.bsky.socialdanah boyd @zephoria.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Today is Pub Day for "Data Are Made, Not Found: A Story of Politics, Power, and the Civil Servants Who Saved the US Census"!!! ::bounce:: Please support me by buying a copy of the book or asking your library for a copy! press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo... 1239197
Reposted by @libaoscompanion.bsky.socialpmamtraveller.bsky.social @pmamtraveller.bsky.social · 23/09/2026these old Chinese garden windows 61174204
libaoscompanion.bsky.social @libaoscompanion.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I have had really bad experiences with AI phone trees at Best Buy and Apple TV, and I think that perhaps I should give up doing business with these companies, when I think about the hours I've wasted. But, Instacart was an exception; that was a good experience. 000
Reposted by @libaoscompanion.bsky.socialEric Allix Rogers @ericallixrogers.com · 24/09/2026As of this evening, there are multiple short stretches where the pavement is ground off and tar has been put down, from 4600 S to 5600 S on the #chilft especially at the Point. The patches are loosely barricaded and it is possible to go around as long as you can handle grass. 1243
Reposted by @libaoscompanion.bsky.socialEdward Elderman @elderman.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Henri Matisse, Interior Flowers and Parakeets,1924 91074163
