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Sample of women's suffrage petition presented #onthisday 1884

Fri, 03/11/2017 - 5:46pm — Carol

A thousand acres of London's super-prime real estate is owned by 5 aristocratic families, the Crown & the Church

Fri, 03/11/2017 - 10:54am — Carol

A thousand acres of London's super-prime real estate is owned by 5 aristocratic families, the Crown & the Church

Who owns central London? – Who owns England? https://whoownsengland.org/2017/10/28/who-owns-central-london/

In 1925, the radical journalist W.B. Northrup published a postcard
depicting a giant octopus, labelled ‘landlordism’, spreading its
tentacles across London. Each tentacle curled around the boundaries of
one of the Great Estates in possession of central London, listing their
acreage and yearly rents. (You can see it pictured above.)

'Apricity’ the warmth of the sun on a chilly day

Mon, 30/10/2017 - 1:05pm — Carol

Time once more for an old, old favourite: ‘apricity’ is the warmth of the sun on a chilly day.

Amazing pumpkins for RNLI

Mon, 30/10/2017 - 12:32pm — Carol

The best pumpkin lifeboat? -

She’s the best pumpkin lifeboat in the fleet #17-36

27 October 2017 - This Winter Palace clock was stopped 100yrs ago when Bolsheviks seized power - started again

Fri, 27/10/2017 - 3:33pm — Carol
via https://twitter.com/paleofuture/status/898585002169966592

May the shadow of the moon fall on a world at peace

Fri, 27/10/2017 - 1:30pm — Carol
via https://twitter.com/paleofuture/status/898585002169966592

Word of the day: "lands" - when mountains appear as silouhettes

Fri, 27/10/2017 - 12:58pm — Carol

Word of the day: "landskein" - the weaving & braiding of horizon lines, often seen most clearly on hazy days in hill country

The #FREE #knitting pattern for the #EUbeanie + #pussyhat

Fri, 27/10/2017 - 11:58am — Carol

Word of the day: "chime" - collective noun for wrens; the wren is also known as "druid" (Welsh), "little king" (Dutch) & "jenny"

Thu, 28/09/2017 - 11:06am — Carol

Word of the day: "chime" - collective noun for wrens; the wren is also
known as "druid" (Welsh), "little king" (Dutch) & "jenny" (English).

Torschlusspanik - options are narrowing, that the boat is leaving

Thu, 27/07/2017 - 10:41am — Carol

The ever-useful German word 'Torschlusspanik': the feeling that the
options are narrowing, that the boat is leaving, that you're too old.