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I told everyone to get in the car. We were going to the beach. We got some pumpkins on the way home. It was a good day.

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Becky Wallower @bwallower.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

#TilesOnTuesday Despite echoing Temple Church's medieval origins, Minton tiles from Victorian restoration not always appreciated. After WWII London bombing, Inner Temple's treasurer said: "To have got rid of their.... hideous encaustic tiles.... will be almost a blessing in disguise." ALT for more

Temple district in London was bombed 10 May 1941. Damage across the area was horrific and repairs to Temple Church took 17 years to complete. Probably much to dismay of Inner Temple treasurer, hundreds of Victorian Minton tiles were retained, but they were installed up in the less public clerestory gallery of the Round - the original early medieval structure.
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"Sir Frank MacKinnon (Treasurer of Inner Temple in 1945) compiled a report in 1944 which reveals how far and fast taste had changed since the nineteenth-century refurbishments. For my own part, seeing how dreadfully the Church had been despoiled by its pretended friends a century before, I do not grieve so very acutely for the havoc now wrought by its avowed enemies …. If the Church is now once again truly restored, it can hardly fail to be far more beautiful than the Victorian vandals made it for us. To have got rid of their awful stained glass windows, their ghastly pulpit, their hideous encaustic tiles, their abominable pews and seats (on which alone they spent over £10,000), will be almost a blessing in disguise. An ancient text about the first Temple may even, I hope, be apposite. ‘The latter glory of this house shall be greater than the former, saith the Lord of Hosts: and in this place will I give peace, saith the Lord of Hosts.’

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ArcheoPoo @pwinbutt.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

I generally like Steinbeck's books. He could not write women characters very well. I see it in a lot of male authors. It is like they think we have different emotions. Do you know of a male author who does a good job?

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ArcheoPoo @pwinbutt.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

I have a fun mythic (random based D&D). Most of the players are women. They handle a lot of the adventure with diplomacy. The menfolk seem to be really confused as to how to play that.

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ArcheoPoo @pwinbutt.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Please keep this for your collection.

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ArcheoPoo @pwinbutt.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Request a mail-in ballot. Do not mail it in. I know it is wrong, but walk-in your mail-in ballot. Hand carry it to a secured voter drop off instead of mail-in. Elon was able to fudge things because he made up as many as we mailed in. He made up counties. He neutralized the mail in ballot.

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Daniel Álvarez @dalvarez-01.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

A zoomorphic vessel depicting a deer, dating to the Late Classic period (1000–1350 CE). The vessel combines the shape of the animal with incised decoration on its body. #Maya #Archaeology

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Anthony Majanlahti @anthonymajanlahti.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

For this #MosaicMonday we look up into the spectacular presbytery vault of San Vitale in #Ravenna. To me, the Ravenna #mosaics are an astonishing collection, the last magnificent product of late antiquity. But whose empire does this shimmering C6 CE ceiling actually represent? #AncientBluesky 🏺

PRESBYTERY VAULT MOSAICS, C. 547 CE. BASILICA OF SAN VITALE, RAVENNA

A view looking straight up into the vaulted ceiling of the presbytery. At the apex within a starry medallion is the Lamb of God. The central wreath is supported by four white robed angels, a visual inheritance from classical winged Victories. They stand upon blue globes, an ancient symbol of cosmic dominion. The vault sections are filled with a lush paradise of acanthus vines and birds, echoing Augustan imagery of abundance. This shared classical vocabulary reflects the complex political reality of C6 CE Ravenna. The basilica was begun under Ostrogothic rule, a regime using Roman art to present themselves as theoretically still part of the empire. When Justinian consecrated the church in c. 547 CE he did not have to replace the Ostrogothic aesthetic. The Gothic kings' official style was already Roman, allowing this final flowering of late antiquity to bridge two competing empires.

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Abbey @abbeyarletto.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Fly Agaric in three stages of growth.

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Author Alice Henderson @authorhenderson.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

So much sphagnum moss! I love to photograph lichen, and this is the perfect kind of forest to go looking for it. #sphagnummoss #forestfloor

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ArcheoPoo @pwinbutt.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I wonder if I am a conspiracy theorist. I think aliens know there is a plant with life here, but haven't bothered to stop by. I think Elon stole the election, because his kid told us. I think most billionaires are sociopaths. I think Epstein might be alive.

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

They warned us Mamdani would impose Sharia law. Instead, he unleashed the real threat: line dancing in Bryant Park.

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ArcheoPoo @pwinbutt.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I stopped in town to get a blood test, and found they had the drive through flu shots available. I love that they kept the drive through from covid. I was due for a covid shot so I got that too.

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Abby Normal @abbynormal58.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Only those of a “certain age” will get this.

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Wolf Hour @wolfhour.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

"No business which depends for existence on paying less than living wages to its workers has any right to continue in this country. By living wages I mean more than a bare subsistence level - I mean the wages of decent living." .. (Franklin. D. Roosevelt) ..(cartoon Nick Anderson)

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Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

This is Batzorig Vaanchig, Mongolian throat singer. Original post

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ArcheoPoo @pwinbutt.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Why does Jerad Golden hate whales? #whales #JaredGolden #democrats #Maine #mainers #RightWhalesWrongBill #RightWhales #CriticallyEndangered Call your senators. Ask them to vote no on the SPEED act. Modernization shouldn't mean running over whales.

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ArcheoPoo @pwinbutt.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

The boys are home from the vet. They are playing. My grandson asked me about the kittens, and the surgery they had had. I explained I had done it so they didn't have kittens. He asked if that was their choice. He is too smart for his own good. I love it.

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ArcheoPoo @pwinbutt.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

My pottery joy is currently murdered. It is crazy depressing. I finished a cute linen dress. It is nice to remember I am good at a few things. I am also editing a book for a friend. I just started a bright red dress. Maybe I need to sew up some nice linen dresses for summer.

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ArcheoPoo @pwinbutt.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

A supporter of the current president tried to pull the "What about a fair trial? You accused DJT of being a rapist & a pedophile. What about innocent until proven guilty." I responded, "It sounds like you prefer to protect pedophiles." You know, & don't care.

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Sande @sande0724.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Just another white male Trump MAGA Republican killer. Yes, another one.

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Paula Wirth @paulawirth.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

I really prefer an existence where we have protections for consumers, monitoring of corporations and enforcement of laws, well-regulated food safety, organizations preventing, tracking, & stopping outbreaks, and union-level worker protections, safe conditions, and limited hours.

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ArcheoPoo @pwinbutt.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

sfgate doesn't matter anymore. It does not include news about San Francisco. The headlines are dominated by Southern California news. The Examiner has fallen back onto its tabloid roots. The Standard is local, but limited. What is your favorite #SanFrancisco news? East Bay Times? #sfgate #Examiner

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ArcheoPoo @pwinbutt.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

This is one of the best written commentaries I have seen on the subject. This is what matters in our neighborhood. #wisdom #opinion #community #mainers

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Texas Paul @realtexaspaul.com · 17/07/2026

After careful consideration of tonight's speech by Trump it is abundantly clear our President is a whiny little bitch. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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ArcheoPoo @pwinbutt.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Accomplishments: Kittens to the vet, and the fixing appointment is made. Wore my new dress, and the styling was fun. I did a Korean skin care treatment. Cleaned my studio desk and recovered the top. Did some grocery shopping. Cleaned the kitchen.

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ArcheoPoo @pwinbutt.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

I wrote into the FCC to comment on our local station. I doubt it will do anything, but maybe it can stall things just long enough for the artery blockage, or whatever, to take effect. #censorship #FCC #ABC #Ethics #NoOrdinaryAttack #FoolishGOP #WeakPresident

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ArcheoPoo @pwinbutt.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Accomplishments are small, but mighty. Change the bed, pick the kid up, clean out the fridge, make spaghetti sauce, test a new tinted sunscreen, and drink plenty of liquids.

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Anthony Majanlahti @anthonymajanlahti.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

"So he spoke, and thought of foul treatment for glorious Hector. He pierced the tendons of both feet behind from heel to ankle, and bound them with ox-hide thongs to the chariot..." In this #emblema, an oddly undramatic depiction of the Iliad's climax for #MosaicMonday. #AncientBluesky 🏺

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ArcheoPoo @pwinbutt.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Kittens! I picked up these brothers last night. I wanted kittens, preferably one that was orange and white, or a dilute orange. I hope I have them as long as my last cat, but very few live to 26. No names yet. I think we are at Geometry Dash, or Gizmo for the dilute. Nandor, or Dash for the dark

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ArcheoPoo @pwinbutt.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

My small town is being over run by an insect. Unfortunately, it is some sort of roach and is going crazy for water. I found one in the kitchen. I am throwing away a lot of pantry stuff. I have been helping a friend through a triple transplant, so it is time to clean house anyhow.

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ArcheoPoo @pwinbutt.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Mantilija Poppy (Romneya coulteri), or Fried Egg Poppy as my grandmother called it. #Poppy #wildflower #native #beauty #arid #Flower #botany

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ArcheoPoo @pwinbutt.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Coulter's Matilija Poppy (Romneya coulteri)

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