Sarah Aitchison @saraha73.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Friday Martini #ConfinedCocktails. Working better than ibuprofen. 090
Reposted by Sarah AitchisonGarth Marenghi's Catbus @catbus.phd · 30/09/2026don't bother addressing a congregation unless you're in the baroque creature pulpit 132464595
Sarah Aitchison @saraha73.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Bummer. I am at the age where chopping up veg results in damaged tendons and a trip to urgent care. 660
Reposted by Sarah AitchisonDr Francis Young @drfrancisyoung.bsky.social · 23/09/2026From 18 October there will be a new exhibition at the Museum of Cambridge devoted to folklore (and supported, among others, by the @folkloresociety.bsky.social) 419154
Sarah Aitchison @saraha73.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Friday martini with all that jazz #ConfinedCockrails 070
Reposted by Sarah AitchisonOrkney Library & Archive @orkneylibrary.bsky.social · 28/08/2025In one of our archive strong rooms there is a shelf. The shelf does not contain the most exciting or interesting item in the archive but it does contain something amazing. Read this short thread to find out more. 🧵👇 10352124
Reposted by Sarah AitchisonOrkney Library & Archive @orkneylibrary.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Happy birthday for tomorrow to Mary Shelley who was born on the 30th August 1797. 🎂 Did you know that in her most famous novel, she wrote that Dr Frankenstein travelled to #Orkney to create a mate for his monster? So that was nice. She must have thought it was lovely here. 541288
Sarah Aitchison @saraha73.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Making a risotto and drinking a cocktail - peak #ConfinedCocktails 1141
Sarah Aitchison @saraha73.bsky.social · 14/08/2026It's Friday and the world is insane. Martini with all the toppings, please #ConfinedCocktails. 2100
Sarah Aitchison @saraha73.bsky.social · 09/08/2026Continuing my committment to treating viruses with gin and citrus - this time a Next to Last Word. 060
Sarah Aitchison @saraha73.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Attempting to cure the inevitable post-holiday lurgy with an Aviation #ConfinedCocktails. I'm sure this will work. 2120
Reposted by Sarah AitchisonJohn Bull @garius.bsky.social · 05/08/2026small, single corridor shopping centre in Stevenage Old Town. Called the 'Magnet centre' after the family that owned the land. odd nik-nak and dress shops... ...and in the mid-90s briefly, hidden at the back, the town's first comic shop. we discovered it as teens. it was like finding heaven /1 632154
Reposted by Sarah AitchisonDr Katharine Jewitt (She/Her) @drkatharinejewitt.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Incredible sight: Brioc, a replica high medieval leather boat, has sailed from Brittany all the way round England, Wales and now Scotland. The crew navigate, dress and cook exactly as their medieval counterparts would have⛵️ bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn0n259yx7no 614242
Sarah Aitchison @saraha73.bsky.social · 02/08/2026Sunday night iced Margarita #ConfinedCocktails. 070
Reposted by Sarah AitchisonNew-Cleckit Dominie @ncdominie.bsky.social · 28/07/2026This is just to say I have OCRed the text thet was in tne arch:ve and whicb yov were prabaldy seamhing for "breahtast" Fargme ms fheg mem debo:w5 sb ?mccf mmb 5c oc1b 7778522571
Sarah Aitchison @saraha73.bsky.social · 19/07/2026I understand there has been some football with added muppets. I have chosen to go to Wimbledon and watch Nikita with his top off instead. There was a gin cocktail beforehand #ConfinedCocktails. 060
Reposted by Sarah AitchisonThe Fake History Hunter @fakehistoryhunter.net · 18/07/2026Finally a man who understands women. Via Medievalistmatt: www.facebook.com/permalink.ph... 235740
Sarah Aitchison @saraha73.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Busy week, ending with a Martini in the garden #ConfinedCocktails 180
Reposted by Sarah AitchisonTracy King @tracyking.bsky.social · 12/07/2026Well I’ve spent the whole of #NorEng drawing the three English lions on a tote bag, time well spent even if we don’t win 872753549
Reposted by Sarah AitchisonMichael Spicer @michaelspicer.bsky.social · 11/07/2026I've never been in an escape room but I have tried to leave a B&M without buying anything. 1834226
Sarah Aitchison @saraha73.bsky.social · 11/07/2026Apparently there is some football on tonight #ConfinedCocktails. In an act of mad planning, I am preparing by attending a beer festival all afternoon 1121
Reposted by Sarah AitchisonMarie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 10/07/2026hello from Nantes where it is 38 degrees and I am finding out that it may in fact be possible for me to feel so warm I don't actually enjoy drinking a little glass of wine on a terrace, something I didn't believe was scientifically possible 2563011
Reposted by Sarah AitchisonFrieda Midgley @friedam.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Archivist pomodoro technique for hot weather - a burst of activity followed by 10 minutes in the stack 0162
Reposted by Sarah AitchisonUK Archive Sector Leadership @uknatarcsector.bsky.social · 06/07/2026Seeking experienced record keepers to join the pool of Peer Reviewers for Archive Service Accreditation in England! New Peer Reviewer training starts in November so now is the time to make an expression of interest: www.archives.org.uk/peer-reviewers 0610
Sarah Aitchison @saraha73.bsky.social · 03/07/2026I will accept 'discovered' on this occasion! Great story. 0213
Reposted by Sarah AitchisonIan Kikuchi @curatorian.bsky.social · 03/07/2026This is a brilliant story. Hooray for archives, and for their staff and volunteers. 📝📄🗄️🗃️ www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...theguardian.com‘Vanishingly rare’ copy of US Declaration of Independence found by volunteer in UK archivesOne of 11 surviving copies of ‘Exeter printing’ and only one known outside US was taken from American privateer ship 10501154
Reposted by Sarah AitchisonDr Lindsey Fitzharris @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social · 21/06/2026Nothing beats holding an advance copy of a book you've spent four years on! SLEUTH-HOUND is about Joe Bell, the Scottish surgeon who inspired Sherlock Holmes! It has everything: Victorian forensics, Jack the Ripper, and even a real Dr Watson. I'm grateful for your support: linktr.ee/drlindseyfit... 1327844
Reposted by Sarah AitchisonPolly Mackenzie @pollymackenzie.bsky.social · 21/06/2026My nine year old asked for a Rosetta Stone cake for his birthday 602218122561
Reposted by Sarah AitchisonGen3cats @gen3cats.bsky.social · 21/06/2026I think we are all this level of too hot at the moment.... 071
Reposted by Sarah AitchisonDurotriges Dig @durotrigesdig.bsky.social · 21/06/2026Happy summer #solstice all To celebrate, here's our traditional solstice breakfast - one we call "Sunrise Over #Stonehenge" You're welcome 2140545
Sarah Aitchison @saraha73.bsky.social · 21/06/2026Ok #ConfinedCocktails, I'm not sure a Martini is a summer drink, but it's relaxing me enough to forget about the heat, which seems to be a sensible aim. Not sure I can drink them on the train tomorrow, though... 170
Reposted by Sarah AitchisonTed McCormick @tedmccormick.bsky.social · 12/06/2026Some stray thoughts on gap-filling. Take them for what they are 1. Gaps in archives are not like rips in clothing; they don't have a well defined and wholly known, or in the broadest sense wholly knowable, shape or extent. You can't cut a patch for them or fill them with putty and smooth them over. 419856
Sarah Aitchison @saraha73.bsky.social · 12/06/2026It's a tough gig, but I've just spent 4 hours on the Cheese Barge. Amazing. Pray for my arteries. 2120
Reposted by Sarah AitchisonGaby Hinsliff @gabyhinsliff.bsky.social · 11/06/2026She refused to abandon the wedding *because there was going to be a nacho bar* and sorry but this woman is a heroine 720721
Reposted by Sarah AitchisonProf Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Just a reminder that @ucl.ac.uk is celebrating 200 years of Mathematics at UCL with a public day on 11 June! There will be loads of interesting free talks, including by Prof Hannah Fry and me! Book your ticket now for free! :-) www.ucl.ac.uk/mathematical... 18733
Reposted by Sarah AitchisonAlison Fisk @alisonfisk.bsky.social · 30/05/2026Here’s an ancient amber bear to wish you a happy weekend! Carved some 10,000 years ago, it washed up on a beach at Fanø in Denmark from a submerged Mesolithic settlement under the North Sea. National Museum of Denmark, Copenhagen 📷 by me 231336315
Reposted by Sarah AitchisonAngry People in Local Newspapers @apiln.bsky.social · 29/05/2026Spoiler: It’s books. Thank God. #NiceThingsglasgowtimes.co.ukBook lover turns 100 - and shares his secret to a long lifeAn avid reader has shared the secret to his longevity after turning 100 this month. 3407
Sarah Aitchison @saraha73.bsky.social · 29/05/2026Cheers #ConfinedCocktails a Friday Margarita. Tomorrow at cocktail time I will wending my way across London to take Child 2 to a concert at the O2. It appears that we will be spending some time on rail replacement buses... 260
Reposted by Sarah AitchisonBorthwick Institute for Archives @uoyborthwick.bsky.social · 26/05/2026Sweltering in the UK heatwave?? Why not visit your Local Archival Repository! Low temperatures and humidity GUARANTEED* And we throw in the history for free😍 *by regulatory standard BS4971:2017 Archives - Where the records are cool and so are you. 832299
Reposted by Sarah AitchisonPresent & Correct @presentcorrect.bsky.social · 25/05/2026Easy no-cook dinners for the heat this week: Monday: Cornetto Tuesday: Magnum Wednesday: Solero Thursday: Calippo Friday: Viennetta 1431094
Reposted by Sarah Aitchisona swarm of autumn bugs @facefullabugs.bsky.social · 25/02/2026Love the glimpse into the beautiful mind that notated this used copy of Moby Dick I got 235178343367
Sarah Aitchison @saraha73.bsky.social · 25/05/2026And a Gin Sour to finish the bank holiday weekend #ConfinedCocktails 060
Sarah Aitchison @saraha73.bsky.social · 24/05/2026Cheers #ConfinedCocktails, a Gin Cup in the garden. 181
Reposted by Sarah AitchisonJanina Matthewson @j9andif.bsky.social · 19/05/2026I have some alternate ideas for that list of the 100 best books of all time everyone was talking about last week, which I'm sure you'll agree is very timely of me. buff.ly/326pw9Mihavenoplanforthis.ghost.ioThere's no such thing as the best books of all timeIt happens every so often. Once a year, maybe once every two. Some newspaper or magazine or humble website posts a list of the best books of all time. It might be the top one hundred, maybe the top… 244
Reposted by Sarah AitchisonThe Fake History Hunter @fakehistoryhunter.net · 19/05/2026Just in case you need it, a reminder that we all need a shieldwall now and then: www.instagram.com/couldbeworse... 439593
Reposted by Sarah AitchisonHetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 12/05/2026Today’s Education Select Committee report on higher education is the best report on HE to come from Govt/Parliament in ages. It takes a rounded view of the whole system, moving away from the more atomistic or narrow accounts we’ve seen 🧵 committees.parliament.uk/committee/20...committees.parliament.uk“A very serious problem”: No clear government plan for universities risking insolvency, MPs find in new report - Committees - UK ParliamentToday MPs on the Education Committee warn that the government has no clear plan for universities facing insolvency and that protections for students are inadequate, as the Committee publishes a new re... 213080
Reposted by Sarah AitchisonAlex Brown 🇵🇸 (they/them) @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social · 10/05/2026The real solution to helping historians do research is actually pretty simple: give archives more money. Money for conservation, preservation, storage (physical an digital), climate controlled facilities, and staff (paid at a living wage). You don't need LLMs, you need money. 4453115
