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Janet Barrie @springhillops.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

I'm coming off social media for Lent. See you after Easter everyone.

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Janet Barrie @springhillops.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Hoping to volunteer there after retirement - I want to give something back after all their helpfulness.

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Janet Barrie @springhillops.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Huge thanks to Lancashire Archives. Not only were the staff helpful and the documents ready, but they knew the details of my project and we're at hand with suggestions of other relevant resources in their collection.

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Janet Barrie @springhillops.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Near my place is a redundant church. There is a retaining wall between the graveyard and a small but busy road. It is bulging alarmingly. I am praying hard.

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Janet Barrie @springhillops.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

Snicket or alley. Ginnels are covered passages between terraced houses.

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Janet Barrie @springhillops.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

Absolutely, but with my MA it's slipped a bit...

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Janet Barrie @springhillops.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

I am seriously thinking about starting over with my #OnePlaceStudy later in the year. It may not end up vastly different but needs a thorough review. #OnePlaceWednesday.

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Janet Barrie @springhillops.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

Ditto Foucault's 'Birth of the Clinic'. Had to read that once. Need to cite it now. Really don't want to have to read it again.

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Janet Barrie @springhillops.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

Having given work my notice to retire, 2026 has a lot of uncertainties but my life will look very different in 12 months time. Some plans very embryonic, but finish my MA & have more #OnePlaceStudies fun are up there. Here's to the next stage!

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Janet Barrie @springhillops.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

Immanuel: God with us. Merry Christmas everybody, hope you have a great day.

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Janet Barrie @springhillops.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

Used to love going out with the Lion's sleigh when I was a kid.

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Janet Barrie @springhillops.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

Members of @oneplacestudies.bsky.social - pour yourself a glass of whatever and settle down for a good read. Thanks to all who contributed.

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Janet Barrie @springhillops.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

Not the service I signed up to provide...

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Janet Barrie @springhillops.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

Apparently there was some evidence in 1980's Edinburgh that dirty calls to Nightline/Samaritans did reduce them ringing random women and harassing them. Grim indeed.

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Janet Barrie @springhillops.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

It does say you can use a food processor to make bean flour if you can/don't want to mill it by hand...😂

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Janet Barrie @springhillops.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

So I'm cooking a new recipe from each cookery book I own. There are a lot. This one's next. Wish me luck...

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Janet Barrie @springhillops.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

Does it refer to his work in anaesthesia or is that omitted?

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Janet Barrie @springhillops.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

Well done! Mine is much simpler: Forgot to renew subscription. Didn't notice for 8 months. Still haven't got round to it 🤣

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Janet Barrie @springhillops.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

I'm tempted now to put oo/oo for my personal pronouns at work.

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Janet Barrie @springhillops.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

A useful Lanky word was 'oo'. Overheard on a bus, circa 1975: 'Oo did oo? Oo'd have thought it of oo?' 'oo' has four meanings in this sentence: 'Oh did she? Who would have thought it of her?' #OnePlaceWednesday

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Janet Barrie @springhillops.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

There was a fashion in the 70s for recording traditional Lancashire sing and dialect poetry. Not sure how much spontaneous dialogue has been recorded. #OnePlaceWednesday

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Janet Barrie @springhillops.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

My grandmother, a cotton weaver, used the phrase 'stopped for bobbins' if she couldn't do a task for lack of a pre-requisite. 40 years later my sister, s textile designer, uses the same phrase. #OnePlaceWednesday

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Janet Barrie @springhillops.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

Lanky as she is spoke. Sadly only a few words in common use now:( #OnePlaceWednesday

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Janet Barrie @springhillops.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

Recommendation for #OnePlaceStudies folk looking to treat themselves? If you see 'it' and can afford 'it' then grab 'it'. Whatever 'it' is. #OnePlaceWednesday #OnePlaceGifts

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Janet Barrie @springhillops.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

Calling all @oneplacestudies.bsky.social members! Join us for #OnePlaceWednesday live tomorrow: 10-12, 2-4 and 8-10 GMT/London time, to chat all things #OnePlaceStudies. Link for this, and for tonight's webinar, is in your inbox.

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Janet Barrie @springhillops.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

Something told the wild geese it was time for them to go.

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Janet Barrie @springhillops.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

Writing my MA dissertation proposal. Bemoaning the fact that full citations have to go in footnotes, early modern sources have such long titles (as does historical literature in general) and that footnotes count towards the word count... Reaches into the toolbox for the semicolon and the hyphen.

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Janet Barrie @springhillops.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

So according to the newspaper, 'recent research' has found that Pepys was 'harmful, abusive and exploitative' towards women. Having just re-read a fair chunk of his Diary, I'm not convinced the evidence was hard to find. If someone managed to get a paper out of that recently then fair play...

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Janet Barrie @springhillops.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

Look after yourself, hopefully with water soon.

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Janet Barrie @springhillops.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

Second hand bookshop queen here!

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Janet Barrie @springhillops.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

Oh the list has gone to Santa 😀

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Janet Barrie @springhillops.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

As someone who has had their water cut of three times in a month earlier this year, sending hugs.

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Janet Barrie @springhillops.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

Interestingly Mr Springhill_OPS said he thought it would be more than that...perhaps my luck is in!

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Janet Barrie @springhillops.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

Just calculated how much I've spent on history books in 2025. Need to lie down for a bit now.

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Society for One-Place Studies @oneplacestudies.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

Do check out these courses – lots that will be interest whether you are into #FamilyHistory, #LocalHistory, or #OnePlaceStudies, and a great discount!

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