Reposted by Patwomensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 21h'Storm light' by UK contemporary printmaker Mikki Bowers #WomensArt 72013338
Reposted by Patwomensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Heronry, 2022, etching by UK printmaker Janis Goodman #WomensArt 51295219
Reposted by PatAshfromEnfield @ashfromenfield.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Oh come on … sing it with me 😉😘 44990189
Pat @maytce.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Big news from Labour Conference: the PM has announced the government's plan to scrap first past the post. Seats that match votes would change British politics for good, but only if it happens. I've added my name. Join me? action.electoral-reform.org.uk/page/201578/...action.electoral-reform.org.ukThe PM used his big speech to promise to fix Westminster's broken voting system.We've heard promises before. I've signed to make sure this one is kept. It takes 30 seconds 001
Pat @maytce.bsky.social · 27/09/2026View across Morecombe Bay from Grange Over Sands. #Cumbria #LakeDistrict #landscape 030
Reposted by PatWill McKinley @willmckinley.bsky.social · 25/09/2026"My hope is to leave the world a little bit better for my having been here." Jim Henson (1936-1990) was born on this date. 713365683
Pat @maytce.bsky.social · 24/09/2026If you love to write with a fountain pen… #writing #fountainpen #stationery open.spotify.com/episode/2n21...open.spotify.comThe Fluid Dynamics of Fountain PensThe Rest Is Science · Episode 030
Reposted by PatNational Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 13/08/2026Sign our petition to call for climate action here: buff.ly/IrLHG0f 712484
Reposted by PatDeadbeat Film Club @deadbeatfilmclub.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Pick: 'Blithe Spirit' is on Talking Pictures TV at 1900. @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social The classic but apparently troubled 1945 version; while critically well regarded, it seems like everyone involved found it a frustrating production and/or were rather displeased with the result.youtu.beBlithe Spirit (1945) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]Directed by David Lean. With Rex Harrison, Constance Cummings and Kay Hammond. Blithe Spirit Blu-ray (Amazon) : https://amzn.to/49HFvyU Blithe Spirit Blu-ray (Criterion) :… 074
Pat @maytce.bsky.social · 15/09/2026To Torquay tomorrow for the International Agatha Christie Festival. Will be in the audience for “The Mousetrap”. No spoilers please! 😉 021
Reposted by PatHassinator @hassinator.bsky.social · 13/09/2026a great letter in the times today. perhaps worth sharing in these troubled times. #RNLI #heroes 4059832394
Reposted by PatSunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 08/09/2026If you would like to add your voice to tens of thousands of people thanking RNLI volunteers for their work, 38 Degrees have organised this open letter to express public support (at a time when a hateful fringe have been intimidating & abusing RNLI volunteers) act.38degrees.org.uk/act/rnli-tha...act.38degrees.org.ukAn open letter in support of the volunteers and staff at the RNLIThis is a disgrace. Brave RNLI volunteers being called scum for risking their lives to save others at sea is just plain wrong. So I've signed an open letter of thanks for the RNLI letting them know th... 17657416
Reposted by Patalexvonwitzleben.bsky.social @alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social · 03/08/2026In Amsterdam, residents can apply for the city to remove the pavement stones and prepare a narrow planting bed helping Dutch streets become greener, cooler and better prepared for heavy rain. #ActOnClimate #Smartcities #ClimateActionNow 1023595
Reposted by PatCarla @carlat.bsky.social · 07/09/2026That would be our lovely friend Simon Harris, dont think he is on bluesky but this is his fscebook page: gofund.me/afec47077gofund.meDonate to Buy A New RNLI Hovercraft - The Flying Farage, organized by Simon HarrisI am trying to raise enough money to buy a new lifesaving hovercraft for th… Simon Harris needs your support for Buy A New RNLI Hovercraft - The Flying Farage 023
Reposted by PatNatural History Museum, London @nhm-london.bsky.social · 21/08/2026This beautiful dictionary of colours found in nature dates back to more than a century before Pantone. 🎨 Werner's Nomenclature of Colour was an indispensable resource for Charles Darwin, helping him describe new species. We love these natural colours - which page do you like best? 8273109
Reposted by PatASH TRAY The First, Popetato of Wülferhampton 📎 @thomasashman64.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Wülferhampton Public Information Notice Please share 24822
Reposted by Patwomensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Lydia Hardwick, contemporary UK ceramics artist #WomensArt 375595
Reposted by PatCrimeReads @crimereads.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Kate Westbury suggests a sextet of midcentury tales set under the dreaming spires. crimereads.com/6-classic-an...crimereads.com6 Classic and Contemporary Mysteries Set at Oxford UniversityClassic mysteries are popular for their predictable structure shepherded to a tidy conclusion by a sympathetic detective, and I am particularly fond of those set inside academia. The added layer of… 073
Pat @maytce.bsky.social · 03/09/2026My TBR pile keeps getting taller… #reading #books #bookworm substack.com/@thejoyofold...substack.comHarriet (@thejoyofoldbooks)All my favourites! 010
Reposted by PatSir Michael Take CBE @sirmichaeltake.bsky.social · 02/09/2026TRANSFER WINDOW LATEST! Priti Patel➡️Reform Chris Mason➡️GB News Donald Trump➡️Greenland Rupert Lowe➡️Third Reich Berlin FC Nigel Farage➡️Anywhere But Clacton Ben Stokes➡️‘Shags’Nightclub Basildon Andrew Windsor➡️San Quentin Penitentiary BBC➡️Sky TV Carol Kirkwood➡️El Niño. 3426583
Reposted by PatFlipboard Culture Desk @culturedesk.flipboard.social.ap.brid.gy · 01/09/2026Writer and environmentalist Wendell Berry has died at age 92. Here's @AssociatedPress's tribute to the author and poet. Below is the text of one of his most famous poems, "The Peace of Wild Things." flip.it/IMwWDb #Books #Bookstodon #WendellBerry 008
Pat @maytce.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Mobile bookshelf! 😀❤️ #books #booklovers substack.com/@booksmaysav...substack.comBooks May Save Us (@booksmaysaveus)I’m so grateful for Substack because I can share my love for books without putting them on my back and going person to person! 010
Pat @maytce.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Introduce yourself with 10 acts you’ve seen live. David Bowie Zoot & the Roots Eurythmics U2 Paul Young Joan Armatrading The Ukelele Orchestra of Great Britain Thompson Twins The Pretenders The Fureys 020
Reposted by PatAdam Cottrell @cottrela.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Get Coffee Cryptics daily clue delivered daily to your inbox: coffeecryptics.com/subscribecoffeecryptics.comSubscribe – Coffee CrypticsSubscribe to the Coffee Cryptics daily clue email. 011
Reposted by PatLarry the Cat @number10cat.bsky.social · 26/08/2026We should put this sign on every politician's desk 574345855
Pat @maytce.bsky.social · 24/08/2026substack.com/@everythingi...substack.comMike Sowden (@everythingisamazing)HOW TO MEASURE THE RAIN The utterly brilliant English journalist and witticist Miles Kington (13 May 1941 – 30 January 2008) wrote the following completely perfect description of rain, formerly publi... 000
Reposted by PatDeb Chachra @debcha.bsky.social · 23/08/2026This explainer out of Australia is genuinely useful background and analysis of what happened with the Canada-US trade deal last night. Note that it is extremely and delightfully sweary. Also there’s an appended glossary of Australian slang. ifloz.substack.com/p/king-carne...ifloz.substack.comKING CARNEY ACTIVATES KONG MODE WITH ZERO FUCKSCarney Reads the Clock Like a Pro Wrestler 992005769
Reposted by Patwomensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Analisa Bollini, contemporary Italian freelance illustrator and textile artist #Womensart 4829136
Reposted by PatJoshface @joshface.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Does anyone know of anyone that would benefit from stitch embroidery, lacemaking text books? My dad is trying to re-home mums collection, some of which are rare and expensive very niche techniques like medieval plumping (dont ask me). If anyone's interested please DM me 26109123
Reposted by PatMatt Owen @mjowen174.bsky.social · 19/08/2026My far, far better half @gailmyerscough.co.uk is having an incredibly tough month business-wise. Her website is full of amazing, stylish designs and it’d be great if you could visit her website and who knows, maybe even purchase something www.gailmyerscough.co.uk - if you could plse share this 👍👍gailmyerscough.co.ukGail Myerscough | Surface Pattern Designer & Illustrator | ManchesterBold illustrated wall art, greeting cards and homewares designed in Manchester. Inspired by architecture, music and mid century design. Made in the UK. 4159147
Reposted by PatIona Fyfe @ionafyfe.bsky.social · 20/08/2026I need to shift 60 last tickets for my Fringe show to break even. I’m a Scottish folksinger, performing self-penned, trad ballads and translations in Scots My shows are 21 and 23. Any support/reposts would go a long way. ❤️ 🎟️ Tickets → bit.ly/fringeif 2200344
Reposted by PatJim 🔥 @jim.chat · 20/08/2026🇬🇧 For my British friends... 👓 petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76...petition.parliament.ukPetition: Introduce an immediate ban on the sale and promotion of smart glassesThe government should immediately ban the sale and promotion of glasses that contain recording capability. The government should explore using existing laws, such as RIPA, GDPR, DPA to take immediate ... 1139
Reposted by PatCharlie Lynch @charlielynch.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Historian looking for freelance work. I’m a very experienced RA, I’m looking for anything really that might help me pay my bills, because in general my profession does not, and no one will let me try doing anything else… 04554
Reposted by PatJamie Garwood @nexttotheaisle.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Holy hell. God bless @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social They are screening both THE SMALL BACK ROOM and REBECCA today. And The Sea Shall Not Have Them (1954) starring Dirk Bogarde Hottest day should be a sick day #filmsky #movieskystatic.klipy.comFry's Shut Up And Take My Money MemeALT: Fry's Shut Up And Take My Money Meme 1143
Reposted by PatCount Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 06/08/2026There now follows a party election broadcast by the Count Binface Party, And if I do say so myself, it's a banger. #VoteBinface #Clacton 22672282814
Reposted by PatDavid Brady @antiprofessor.bsky.social · 03/08/2026This is fantastic, one of the finest jewels in the crown of Alan Bennett - if you can imagine him wearing a bejewelled crown? And the location finder deserved a #BAFTA for finding UK places strongly redolent of the grimness of post-war Soviet Russia 1124
Reposted by PatAdrian Littlejohn @yorksfella59.bsky.social · 31/07/2026I still love this one... 😄 8190821419
Pat @maytce.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Film you've watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Star Trek, Star Wars, LOTR, Marvel, Disney, or Ghibli.static.klipy.comChristmas Wonderful Life Family MomentAlt: Christmas Wonderful Life Family Moment 020
Reposted by Patpmamtraveller.bsky.social @pmamtraveller.bsky.social · 28/07/2026life cycle of a cherry. 010418
Reposted by PatUnch Crosswords @unchcrosswords.com · 28/07/2026Issue Four is getting printed right now! Pre-sale copies will be posted out as soon as I can once I get them - early next week hopefully. If you’ve not already bought one, now would be a good time. Unchcrosswords.com As ever please do spread the word far & wide thanks xxxunchcrosswords.comUnch Crossword MagazineUnch, the clued-up crossword magazine 02617
Reposted by PatGuinevere 🎲🎲 @guineverecryptic.bsky.social · 24/07/2026Don’t miss this bundle of fun tomorrow! Excited! And there may be a little 🎲 in there too… 😁😁 #cryptic #crossword #puzzlestheguardian.comUpgrade your downtime: the Guardian launches its Puzzles summer specialThe Guardian announces its annual Puzzles summer special, a flagship 32-page print supplement designed to offer UK audiences a high-quality, engaging way to “upgrade their downtime” across the summer ... 1154
Reposted by PatCaitlin Moran @mscaitlinmoran.bsky.social · 23/07/2026She's been onto Nigel Farage and "Posh George" for years - until she was sued. @carolecadwalla.bsky.social's brilliant long-read here, on her decades of following the story everyone's writing about now. She's a HERO: www.thenerve.news/p/nigel-fara...thenerve.newsFarage, the money launderer and me: a decade of denialThe Reform leader’s relationship with the UK media has enabled him to operate with impunity for years. This past fortnight, that impunity finally appeared to be coming to an end. Carole Cadwalladr, wh... 620753
Reposted by PatSimon Pegg @simonpegg.bsky.social · 22/07/2026For those of you who don't follow 'breakroom.chronicles' on Instagram, you are missing top tier content, and you should follow them immediately. Today's offering is glorious: 2302110
