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Anne Robbins
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Once a historian, always a historian. But also a knitter, gardener, allotmenteer, petition signer, listener, reader.
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This piece of British genius will make no sense to Americans and young people. youtu.be/ZVpJzGeM2p4?...

Stanley Unwin meets Bill & Ben
Stanley Unwin meets Bill & Ben

YouTube video by Pickles Norman

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We saw swifts and swallows in southern Scotland last weekend, even as the geese were arriving from Scandinavia.

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Fun Halloween costume idea from Simon Witgeest's 1739 book of magic tricks, Het verbeetert en vermeerdert natuurlyk toverboek, of 't Nieuw speel-tooneel der konsten... #earlymodern#halloween#Nederlandsarchive.org/details/hetv...

An illustration from a Dutch 18th-century manual showing a man demonstrating the use of trick knives, arrows, and swords
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Amazing colours on spindle trees by the #Humber#WildFlowerHour@wildflowerhour.bsky.social

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keep thinking about my student last year from asheville who read that investors were buying up property there in expectation of it becoming a climate migration destination and she wrote her final paper about how that doesn't seem quite right given its flood risk history and maps like this one

Unpriced climate risk and the potential consequences of overvaluation in US housing markets - Nature Climate Change
Unpriced climate risk and the potential consequences of overvaluation in US housing markets - Nature Climate Change

Natural hazards exacerbated by climate change pose serious risks to property markets in the United States. Ignoring these risks could create instability in housing values. This research shows the magn...

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God forbid.

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"Come on down, your majesty I knew you'd make it back to meeeee Come on down, You lovely one, You've made my dreams come true" 😭😭😭

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An early medival disc brooch decorated with animal ornament and masks forming a cross. From a woman's grave in Krautheim-Klepsau, late 6th century. During this period, the cross was often included in ornamental design. However, it can't always be clearly interpreted...1/2 🏺 #THEhiddenLÄND

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Anne Robbins
@hincmariana.bsky.social
Once a historian, always a historian. But also a knitter, gardener, allotmenteer, petition signer, listener, reader.
210 followers544 following130 posts