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Dr Francesca Santoro

@phyllida.bsky.social
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Greek & Roman history, politics, art history, literature. Music: Mahler, DSCH, opera, chamber music. Have lived in Rome & Amsterdam. Love languages, theatre, museums in general, Shakespeare, London, the House of Commons, Rowson cartoons, in particular.😊

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Dr Francesca Santoro @phyllida.bsky.social · 17h
The men on the #Archers are such dorks! 🤪
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Dr Francesca Santoro @phyllida.bsky.social · 19h
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Dr Francesca Santoro @phyllida.bsky.social · 19h
No, you're just faster than I am.
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ContempraInn 🌹 @contemprainn.bsky.social · 22h
Hello little one. 😍
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Dr Francesca Santoro @phyllida.bsky.social · 21h
Richard III
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SubRosa )✿( Magick (chat to book a reading) @subrosamagick.bsky.social · 23h
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Rose 🟧SciFiGeek🟧 @rosej100.bsky.social · 21h
I am not in the giving vein today.  Richard III  Act IV Scene 2 #ShakespeareSunday #RichardIII
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Scrooge McDuck Says Bah, Humbug!
Alt: Scrooge McDuck Says Bah, Humbug!
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Dr Francesca Santoro @phyllida.bsky.social · 21h
Decodex 2026-10-04 🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢 Time: 1:41 Play here: playdecodex.com @lightacandle.bsky.social @tonylarch.bsky.social Good one. All letters, bits & pieces in their proper place! Nice quote, too.😊
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Decodex – A Daily Cryptogram Puzzle Game
Decode a quote a day! Play the daily cryptogram at playdecodex.com.
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Dr Francesca Santoro @phyllida.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Cat DOES mind!😾
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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Eloise Powers @elnopower.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Blue-winged Teal One of the smaller members of the dabbling duck group, it occurs in North America, where it breeds from Alaska to Nova Scotia, and south to Texas. It winters along the Pacific and Atlantic coasts and south into the Caribbean islands and Central America. 📸: @mikullashbee
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For the Love of Missy @missybbbobtail.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
How does she look this cute while she’s sleeping? 🥺
Jinx the tabby bobtail cat sleeping with one arm to the side of her head and one paw curled under her chin
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Ellsworth Green @greenellsworth.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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Dr Francesca Santoro @phyllida.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
@flackjd.bsky.social @rosej100.bsky.social @tisserand.bsky.social @riprap007.bsky.social @fauxpaschick5.bsky.social @mdstamper.bsky.social @tonylarch.bsky.social @tudorhistetc.bsky.social
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Dr Francesca Santoro @phyllida.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
#ShakespeareSunday Richard III V.3 Methought the souls of all that I had murder'd Came to my tent; and every one did threat To-morrow's vengeance on the head of Richard. @lightacandle.bsky.social @anthonymajanlahti.bsky.social @linda2.bsky.social @tjmiddleton.bsky.social
William Hogarth,  David Garrick as Richard III. ca. 1745. Oil on canvas.
Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, UK
Richard has just awakened from a nightmare in which the ghosts of those he's murdered, on the eve of battle, have told him to think upon his crimes: "Despair and die!
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Dr. Peter Paul Rubens @peterpaulrubens.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Cherries and cheese by a beautiful blue pitcher in 1760 by Luis Egidio Melendez. It's his day.
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ContempraInn 🌹 @contemprainn.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Caturday
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Morten Morland @mortenmorland.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Sunday’s @thetimes.com cartoon times.newsprints.co.uk/morten-morla...
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fravery.bsky.social @fravery.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Splashes of Gold. Thierry Lechanteur
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Titania @titaniasrealm.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
My favourite colour is October 🎨 Emily Duffin
Illustration depicting a woodland autumn scene, with trees with red, yellow and orange foliage. A fox and a badger are playing with the leaves.
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Malcolm D. @mdpb53.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 03/10/2026
Alito weighs retirement. We MUST win the Senate so we can block any Trump judicial nominee. www.politico.com/news/2026/10...
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Justice Alito confirms he is considering retirement
The conservative Supreme Court justice said in a CBS News interview that he’ll revisit the issue next year.
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Dr Francesca Santoro @phyllida.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Slow burn 🔥
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Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The pink pigeon from Mauritius bounced back from near extinction through careful conservation. Original post
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Dyan London @dyanlondon444.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐁𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐎𝐛𝐚𝐦𝐚, 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞.
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Dr Francesca Santoro @phyllida.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
You are most kind!
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Dr Francesca Santoro @phyllida.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Here's my favourite Puabi artifact: a Gold Drinking Cup with a built-in straw!
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Dr Francesca Santoro @phyllida.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Even though I make a dog's dinner out of posting puzzles, they shouldn't! They're professionals!
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Dr Francesca Santoro @phyllida.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Took me forever (or should I say It "took'a" me!) to figure it out.
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Dr Francesca Santoro @phyllida.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Attention @playdecodex.bsky.social !
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Dr Francesca Santoro @phyllida.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Thanks for the warning. You have understated the case!🤨
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Dr Francesca Santoro @phyllida.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
@playdecodex.bsky.social Decodex 2026-10-03 🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢 Time: 10:41 Play here: playdecodex.com I must protest in the strongest possible terms. Today's puzzle was a mess; word's jammed together, wrong letters, etc. Please proofread! @tonylarch.bsky.social @lightacandle.bsky.social
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Decodex – A Daily Cryptogram Puzzle Game
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Dr Francesca Santoro @phyllida.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Speaking of Wittgenstein (which we were yesterday, isn't his painted pot a bit like Plato's models?
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Dr Francesca Santoro @phyllida.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
But thee are 12 numbers ti a clock face & 26 letters to the alphabet.
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Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
A girl adopted an injured deer and showed how, over time, it turned into just another little dog. Original post
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Dr Francesca Santoro @phyllida.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Pouring rain is my memory of Edinburgh in 1974!⛈️ Beautiful scenes!😊
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ContempraInn 🌹 @contemprainn.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Edinburgh Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
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Dr Francesca Santoro @phyllida.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
When I was living in Rome, I became addicted to La Settimana Enigmistica!😊
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Dr Francesca Santoro @phyllida.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Yes, it's much easier to see the patterns with emojis.
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Dr Francesca Santoro @phyllida.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
That's not cheating. It's common sense!😼
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Dr Francesca Santoro @phyllida.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
two endings. Thinking of Latin.😵‍💫
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Dr Francesca Santoro @phyllida.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Don't understand a word of it! Can you teach me?
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Mari Paige @mari-paige.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I GOT A CAT! My first time as a cat owner since I was little, if you can believe it. Say hello to Nia! 🐱💙
Nia, my female brown tabby domestic shorthair mix cat, standing on a blue platform. She has a hot pink collar and looking to the right with her eyes open in curiosity.
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Dr Francesca Santoro @phyllida.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I think it's important to include that info in the intro. I wasn't studying it for two hours. I had a doctor's appointment..
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Dr Francesca Santoro @phyllida.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Puzzle solved in 02:07 (total elapsed 02:15:28). What a brilliant passage!
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Dr Francesca Santoro @phyllida.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Thank you! That helps.
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Dr Francesca Santoro @phyllida.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
What's the letter frequency in Latin?
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Dr Francesca Santoro @phyllida.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Don't forget to use our 🤗Emojigram🤗 logo every time (That is, if you agree it is a good one.)
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Dr Francesca Santoro @phyllida.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Brava! Did you know that your time is on the clipboard. Just copy it onto your post.
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Dr Francesca Santoro @phyllida.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Is it in Latin or English? (You're giving me ideas: 🤗Emojigrams🤗in Latin!
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