Rare books at @theulspeccoll.bsky.social, frogs in my garden, medieval nuns. These are a few of my favourite things. Went viral with a biscuit found in a copy of Augustine.https://bsky.app/profile/emilydourish.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/emilydourish.bsky.social/post/3mx5objtdbc2uAutumnal confusion setting in; it’s only half past eight but so dark that it feels like bedtime. Bring on the spring…05 Oct 2026 19:40 +0000at://did:plc:z2q7b4eto7rmswpprns2f34q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx5objtdbc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/emilydourish.bsky.social/post/3mwyqy7afss2fLava lamp or colourful nun?03 Oct 2026 20:45 +0000at://did:plc:z2q7b4eto7rmswpprns2f34q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwyqy7afss2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/emilydourish.bsky.social/post/3mwvvjt4yf22lToday’s attempt to catch an egret as it flew off, not quite so easily done. [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Oct 2026 17:29 +0000at://did:plc:z2q7b4eto7rmswpprns2f34q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwvvjt4yf22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/emilydourish.bsky.social/post/3mwvjgggcvc2wGorgeous covers and decorated metallic papers on this set of yearbooks produced by type design students at the École Estienne. These are from the 1920s-30s and our run goes up to mid 1950s. #NewAcquisition02 Oct 2026 13:52 +0000at://did:plc:z2q7b4eto7rmswpprns2f34q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwvjgggcvc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/emilydourish.bsky.social/post/3mwus3k3im227Heron meets urban cows in the Coe Fen golden hour. @everyheron.bsky.social02 Oct 2026 06:55 +0000at://did:plc:z2q7b4eto7rmswpprns2f34q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwus3k3im227https://bsky.app/profile/emilydourish.bsky.social/post/3mwramqeslk2xSo sneaky - teenager tried a free trial of an online service which then signs you up for a payable subscription. So far so normal, but this renews every four weeks (rather than monthly) this meaning you’re almost certain to miss the cancellation date 😡30 Sep 2026 21:04 +0000at://did:plc:z2q7b4eto7rmswpprns2f34q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwramqeslk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/emilydourish.bsky.social/post/3mwr7ffhcts2x2026 references: noise from the road resurfacing outside the house and teenager says “It’s like living next to an AI data centre”.30 Sep 2026 20:42 +0000at://did:plc:z2q7b4eto7rmswpprns2f34q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwr7ffhcts2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/emilydourish.bsky.social/post/3mwou52u7js2zPost choir baking urge so I am seeing the evening out with a warm banana, raspberry and chocolate chip muffin served with cream. Because I am a grown-up and I can.29 Sep 2026 22:15 +0000at://did:plc:z2q7b4eto7rmswpprns2f34q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwou52u7js2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/emilydourish.bsky.social/post/3mwosswtng22zDuolingo feeling a bit existential tonight.29 Sep 2026 21:52 +0000at://did:plc:z2q7b4eto7rmswpprns2f34q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwosswtng22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/emilydourish.bsky.social/post/3mwogsi77322oFascinating dinner time debate with 15yo who asserted that the teaching I do with spec colls could be done completely online because you can tell people about what the physical book is like, and anyway they’re just reading the words. 1/229 Sep 2026 18:17 +0000at://did:plc:z2q7b4eto7rmswpprns2f34q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwogsi77322ohttps://bsky.app/profile/emilydourish.bsky.social/post/3mw7e7okid22tFundraising phone call from college. They’ve chosen for me someone who sings in the chapel choir ✅ and is a rower ✅ and in the course of the conversation, discovered he lived in the room next to where I was in my third year. 🎯23 Sep 2026 18:20 +0000at://did:plc:z2q7b4eto7rmswpprns2f34q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw7e7okid22thttps://bsky.app/profile/emilydourish.bsky.social/post/3mw2n2vfshs2sFurther special collections vocab from Duolingo.21 Sep 2026 21:15 +0000at://did:plc:z2q7b4eto7rmswpprns2f34q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw2n2vfshs2shttps://bsky.app/profile/emilydourish.bsky.social/post/3mvxogsytoc2wA library story in three Duolingo pictures. [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Sep 2026 17:02 +0000at://did:plc:z2q7b4eto7rmswpprns2f34q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvxogsytoc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/emilydourish.bsky.social/post/3mvuzq55aok27PERFECTION 💕 [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Sep 2026 15:46 +0000at://did:plc:z2q7b4eto7rmswpprns2f34q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvuzq55aok27https://bsky.app/profile/emilydourish.bsky.social/post/3mvuz7fu6sc27Special collections vocab time in Duolingo. What next? No usamos guantes; eso es solo en la televisión.19 Sep 2026 15:37 +0000at://did:plc:z2q7b4eto7rmswpprns2f34q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvuz7fu6sc27https://bsky.app/profile/emilydourish.bsky.social/post/3mvsxgwcf222kAlas a timeline synchronicity with @bcpminuscontext.bsky.social that on this occasion really tests the forgiveness. @lottelydia.bsky.social @eicathomefinn.bsky.social18 Sep 2026 20:00 +0000at://did:plc:z2q7b4eto7rmswpprns2f34q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvsxgwcf222khttps://bsky.app/profile/emilydourish.bsky.social/post/3mvsqv3mzpc2lSo very sad. Cabin Pressure is our constant companion on long car journeys and bored afternoons, and Stephanie as Carolyn was a wonderful performance. Whichever letter of the alphabet you choose, you’ll be in for a treat. [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Sep 2026 18:03 +0000at://did:plc:z2q7b4eto7rmswpprns2f34q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvsqv3mzpc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/emilydourish.bsky.social/post/3mvq7kd4q4c24Duolingo giving me the phrases that matter.17 Sep 2026 17:47 +0000at://did:plc:z2q7b4eto7rmswpprns2f34q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvq7kd4q4c24https://bsky.app/profile/emilydourish.bsky.social/post/3mvnykdjhtc2nI was going to send this to my husband in a “ha ha you’re so old” way then realised it now applies to me as well. I am dead.16 Sep 2026 20:36 +0000at://did:plc:z2q7b4eto7rmswpprns2f34q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvnykdjhtc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/emilydourish.bsky.social/post/3mvko5trckk2vSudden craving for the tinned pasta shells in a slightly spicy sauce with lots of aggressively spiky dried herbs that Sainsbury’s used to sell in the 1980s. Could eat that stuff cold from the tin 😋 Turns out there’s an online archive of Sainsbo’s packaging 😍 www.sainsburyarchive.org.uk/catalogue15 Sep 2026 12:52 +0000at://did:plc:z2q7b4eto7rmswpprns2f34q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvko5trckk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/emilydourish.bsky.social/post/3mvfd54lpyk2yReposting because the day shift needs this knobbly beauty too. [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Sep 2026 09:52 +0000at://did:plc:z2q7b4eto7rmswpprns2f34q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvfd54lpyk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/emilydourish.bsky.social/post/3mvec23easc2yPopped out to the garden and met this lovely toad 😍 @arc-trust.bsky.social13 Sep 2026 00:00 +0000at://did:plc:z2q7b4eto7rmswpprns2f34q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvec23easc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/emilydourish.bsky.social/post/3mvdknmadlc2cYet another #TimelineSynchronicity featuring @bcpminuscontext.bsky.social, ironically enough in this case given the topic. Also featuring @frostinthepines.bsky.social and @mthrjo.bsky.social .12 Sep 2026 17:01 +0000at://did:plc:z2q7b4eto7rmswpprns2f34q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvdknmadlc2c