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International Man of History. Heritage buildings and Metalwork. A man of dreadful aspect and sorry footwear. therestlessforge.ghost.io

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Ooh top right for me

07.03.2026 16:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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07.03.2026 10:00 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I am often reminded of the Nick Cave quote on them, because he was absolutely bang on the money

07.03.2026 09:09 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Probably not by the end of the month. I'd need to know how big they were and varieties etc before I could find somewhere too

06.03.2026 23:53 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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From Ship to Screen- Archery and the Mary Rose - Mary Rose Discover the world of Tudor archery, learning how they made a Tudor arrow based on ones in our collection, all from the comfort of your sofa!

Our collection of longbows and arrows are unlike anything anywhere else in the world, but what can they tell us about archery in Tudor England?

Find out with our online talk on Saturday 14th March at 14.00 GMT

06.03.2026 17:02 πŸ‘ 38 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

There’s tiny dick energy and there’s this. Nano dick energy. Planck length dick energy. Quantum froth dick energy.

06.03.2026 11:21 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

not since Henry VIII’s wives has a Tudor had such an untimely end at a Palace

05.03.2026 22:16 πŸ‘ 144 πŸ” 27 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 1

289 days ago, we were holding a European trophy aloft. If you were trying to do this on purpose, you'd struggle to get anywhere near this speed of decline.

05.03.2026 20:48 πŸ‘ 24 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Spurs panicked a bit there because they'd accidentally gone in front.

Kudos to them for recovering quickly from a winning position by going down to ten men and conceding a goal.

05.03.2026 20:42 πŸ‘ 108 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh man, I worked in a pub where the local "I am" used to call the pub when he hadn't had his refill pint poured immediately. These people are utterly beyond contempt

05.03.2026 15:40 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Nothing so poetic more the problem to their tenancy!

05.03.2026 15:02 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I lived in an attic above a sewing shop for 2 and a half years before the owners realised I was there

05.03.2026 14:54 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Fucking assholes sent me this πŸ˜‚

05.03.2026 14:26 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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#WorldBookDay

05.03.2026 13:27 πŸ‘ 32 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 2
Meme triptych of Duke Leto and Paul Atreides

Text:

We must not make a machine in the likeness of a human mind.
Why not?
Because people are fucking idiots, Paul.
They're just... incredibly stupid.

Meme triptych of Duke Leto and Paul Atreides Text: We must not make a machine in the likeness of a human mind. Why not? Because people are fucking idiots, Paul. They're just... incredibly stupid.

05.03.2026 05:01 πŸ‘ 1042 πŸ” 306 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 6

Ha, that sounds like Krusher's review of another single "This Ain't a Love Song? It ain't a bloody song at all if you ask me"

05.03.2026 10:25 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I feel I ought to mention, the line in which I mention spilled camera film is specifically a reference to the Wayne's World "and both you and I know that there is no film in this camera" moment

05.03.2026 08:25 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

@salix.bsky.social

05.03.2026 08:12 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

As you often do, I think you've hit that nail squarely on the head

05.03.2026 07:38 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I often wonder if there are many who actually do enjoy their role. Everyone either seems extremely stressed or worn down, and frequently both...

05.03.2026 07:37 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It was quite the realisation, in the context of having had 20 years of adult ed to go from vocational all the way to post doc. Had my sights set on a job all along that in the end I didn't enjoy at all

05.03.2026 07:30 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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The End of an Era, The Beginning of Another I’m not one for that β€˜Live Laugh Love’, if I’m honest. In any encounter with that fashionably asinine sentiment- usually found in the wild in italics on bathroom walls, my response is frequently vocal...

As if there isn't enough going on in the world, I've been blogging again. Or maybe it's an essay, I'm never quite sure of the difference

therestlessforge.ghost.io/the-end-of-a...

05.03.2026 01:00 πŸ‘ 23 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 2

I don't feel much like strength has been the position much of late, but with luck it will be soon!

05.03.2026 07:08 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you!

05.03.2026 07:07 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I mean, I have no complaints if we are

05.03.2026 01:08 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The End of an Era, The Beginning of Another I’m not one for that β€˜Live Laugh Love’, if I’m honest. In any encounter with that fashionably asinine sentiment- usually found in the wild in italics on bathroom walls, my response is frequently vocal...

As if there isn't enough going on in the world, I've been blogging again. Or maybe it's an essay, I'm never quite sure of the difference

therestlessforge.ghost.io/the-end-of-a...

05.03.2026 01:00 πŸ‘ 23 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 2

On my mother's side my g'dad was a farmer and countryman. He started as a Carter, and ended up a digger driver. Worked the land all his life.
On my dad's side he was a Submariner and then an engineer on big plant.
We've got diesel in our blood, see

04.03.2026 23:43 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

This is indeed a very good sign

04.03.2026 22:03 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Was he limping?

04.03.2026 22:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I have had exactly the same. They are clearly going after Richards to boost the economy

04.03.2026 13:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0