History, data, art, food. Still lazing about. http://sharonhoward.org/https://bsky.app/profile/sharonhoward.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/sharonhoward.bsky.social/post/3muk73auwlvsn“I’m also going to quadruple the number of endnotes because endnotes are really fun to write” 😂 www.theguardian.com/books/2026/sep… https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/sep/01/emily-wilson-to-retranslate-the-odyssey-from-scratch-christopher-nolan?CMP=share_btn_url02 Sep 2026 14:57 +0000at://did:plc:3faeu5kcm7ecip4tc6wastff/app.bsky.feed.post/3muk73auwlvsnhttps://bsky.app/profile/sharonhoward.bsky.social/post/3mu7pnspprvemI love Joseph Wright's work and I love even more that you can wander into an unassuming, pleasingly random provincial gallery and see a whole room full of his paintings. (And an orrery!) Maybe I'll go and visit again. [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Aug 2026 10:55 +0000at://did:plc:3faeu5kcm7ecip4tc6wastff/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu7pnspprvemhttps://bsky.app/profile/sharonhoward.bsky.social/post/3mu5x6pvwc2piI like it! I just looked in the County field (for the quick wins) and this is digging into the description texts. [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Aug 2026 18:04 +0000at://did:plc:3faeu5kcm7ecip4tc6wastff/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu5x6pvwc2pihttps://bsky.app/profile/sharonhoward.bsky.social/post/3mu2n6fr7ssyvAnnoyingly, the map has suddenly acquired a load of "API KEY REQUIRED" warnings which were not there before! I'll investigate. [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Aug 2026 10:27 +0000at://did:plc:3faeu5kcm7ecip4tc6wastff/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu2n6fr7ssyvhttps://bsky.app/profile/sharonhoward.bsky.social/post/3mtllxhunfxc4I know Simon Jenkins is a twat, and I don't want to go and read the actual article because twat, but I'm really struggling to work out how traffic laws force him to cycle through red lights.21 Aug 2026 10:55 +0000at://did:plc:3faeu5kcm7ecip4tc6wastff/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtllxhunfxc4https://bsky.app/profile/sharonhoward.bsky.social/post/3mtleyjs5czkhSo cute! [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Aug 2026 08:51 +0000at://did:plc:3faeu5kcm7ecip4tc6wastff/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtleyjs5czkhhttps://bsky.app/profile/sharonhoward.bsky.social/post/3mtix5mmvjuhxAlso thinking about possibly maybe doing a STAC 5 post at some point. discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C136… [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Aug 2026 09:38 +0000at://did:plc:3faeu5kcm7ecip4tc6wastff/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtix5mmvjuhxhttps://bsky.app/profile/sharonhoward.bsky.social/post/3mthctdntk3vgAnd to mark the move to a new url, a new #EarlyModern blog post! I liked @thegozfather.bsky.social 's newly completed Court of Requests (TNA REQ2) catalogue data so much I made a map of it. inhermindseye.github.io/mindseye/posts… https://inhermindseye.github.io/mindseye/posts/elizabethan-court-of-requests/index.html19 Aug 2026 18:01 +0000at://did:plc:3faeu5kcm7ecip4tc6wastff/app.bsky.feed.post/3mthctdntk3vghttps://bsky.app/profile/sharonhoward.bsky.social/post/3mthctdntk3vgAnd to mark the move to a new url, a new #EarlyModern blog post! I liked @thegozfather.bsky.social 's newly completed Court of Requests (TNA REQ2) catalogue data so much I made a map of it. inhermindseye.github.io/mindseye/posts… https://inhermindseye.github.io/mindseye/posts/elizabethan-court-of-requests/index.html19 Aug 2026 18:01 +0000at://did:plc:3faeu5kcm7ecip4tc6wastff/app.bsky.feed.post/3mthctdntk3vghttps://bsky.app/profile/sharonhoward.bsky.social/post/3mthcmooprufwA bit of news: I've moved my data blog to github (to make upkeep easier); if you have anything bookmarked redirects should work, but rss will need updating. inhermindseye.github.io/mindseye/ https://inhermindseye.github.io/mindseye/19 Aug 2026 17:58 +0000at://did:plc:3faeu5kcm7ecip4tc6wastff/app.bsky.feed.post/3mthcmooprufwhttps://bsky.app/profile/sharonhoward.bsky.social/post/3mtcigd46ae6wSupermarket trolley 1 train 0 is not a scoreline you expect to see. [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Aug 2026 19:58 +0000at://did:plc:3faeu5kcm7ecip4tc6wastff/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtcigd46ae6whttps://bsky.app/profile/sharonhoward.bsky.social/post/3mtcdjc5xlc26#BlackCatAppreciationDay [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Aug 2026 18:30 +0000at://did:plc:3faeu5kcm7ecip4tc6wastff/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtcdjc5xlc26https://bsky.app/profile/sharonhoward.bsky.social/post/3mt2rpm6s5sboIt seems I did finally succeed in turning off those bloody alerts on my phone then.14 Aug 2026 18:23 +0000at://did:plc:3faeu5kcm7ecip4tc6wastff/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt2rpm6s5sbohttps://bsky.app/profile/sharonhoward.bsky.social/post/3msuutmptvs2oIt's #WorldElephantDay which means I have to post this one again sorry I don't make the rules. 🐘12 Aug 2026 10:03 +0000at://did:plc:3faeu5kcm7ecip4tc6wastff/app.bsky.feed.post/3msuutmptvs2o