My hour for tea is half-past five, and my buttered toast waits for nobody.

• October 15th, 2021, 12:00 pm

My tweets

• Thu, 13:00: RT @jennyleong: A thread on fast fashion 🧵 Becoming an MP meant that for the first time that I had the privilege (pay packet, time, no bo…
• Thu, 13:15: RT @MadameGilflurt: Happy would’ve been 196th birthday to Charles Frederick Worth, founder of the legendary House of Worth, and the man beh…
• Thu, 18:01: RT @NewWaveAndPunk: Bowie in 1974, by Steve Schapiro. https://t.co/ICw6KpPko2
• Thu, 18:12: 🧀🍺😀 ‘Sophisticated’: ancient faeces shows humans enjoyed beer and blue cheese 2,700 years ago https://t.co/XDXkfGz54K
• Thu, 19:29: RT @archivetvmus71: Remembering Roger Moore, born this day in 1927. https://t.co/QUzqnnApiw
• Thu, 19:33: RT @vanbadham: … That time I was so tired I sat down to read the news and the part of my brain that cherishes survival said: no, Van. Just…
• Thu, 19:34: RT @archivetvmus71: Roger Moore profiled in Buddy (31st October 1981). https://t.co/rf0oN6jP0G
• Thu, 19:35: RT @archivetvmus71: 'A Look-In on Roger Moore - The Persuader' (Look-In Television Annual 1971). https://t.co/0w6QJNmjNz
• Thu, 19:40: RT @Brocklesnitch: if a fat person appears in a movie and isn't eating food or talking about food it passes the bechamel test
• Fri, 05:47: RT @archivetvmus71: Roger Moore and Edward Woodward in The Saint - The Persistent Patriots. https://t.co/9IzYZRpse8

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• October 14th, 2021, 12:00 pm

My tweets

• Wed, 17:47: RT @statelibrarynsw: One summer day in 1928, State Library visitors saw something quite unusual: a man in a straight-jacket swaying upside…
• Wed, 18:08: RT @erik_kaars: A thread of medieval lions who would rather not: This one is 1000% done with everyone's shit today. (Clermont-Ferrand, Bi…
• Wed, 18:39: PJ Harvey, Sonic Youth, Madonna: the unseen archives of rock photographer Tony Mott https://t.co/AJgbBPicU9
• Wed, 19:38: RT @MadameGilflurt: “I don't wear stays. What's the point? If you squeeze it in at one point, it only comes out at the other.” Happy would’…
• Wed, 19:41: RT @teamswiftparrot: immediately watch this video of a yellow tailed cockatoo working hard for a big fat spaghetti that she slurps down in…
• Wed, 19:58: RT @NFSAonline: On this day in in 1980, INXS released their first album on Deluxe Records. Excerpt from the documentary Australia Now (1983…
• Wed, 22:48: RT @FishGuyKai: Did you know that fishes can yawn? I’m not exactly sure why they yawn, but they do, and quite often! Perhaps to flex their…
• Thu, 08:29: RT @NouveauDeco: Art Deco covers of Brazilian art magazine "Para Todos" from the 1920's. https://t.co/f0sgbIsrXA
• Thu, 09:19: RT @LukasNovo89: Wonderful 1926 poster by Annie Gertrude Fletcher. https://t.co/DOJZYsuSSA
• Thu, 09:46: RT @GettyMuseum: Yeah, the art is cool, but have you seen the fossils? https://t.co/ZYGFobz1tM

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• October 13th, 2021, 12:00 pm

My tweets

• Tue, 18:27: Who needs apples when you can have sausages? 10 unusual but delicious crumble recipes https://t.co/viu695aQZ3
• Wed, 02:40: RT @newrepublic: Surveillance is not only the primary subject of John Le Carré’s more than twenty works of fiction; it is also the foundati…
• Wed, 02:41: RT @squaremile_com: "Shadow Moon will not be stuck on that tree!” We spoke to @MrRickyWhittle about the evils of capitalism, the great @nei…
• Wed, 06:15: ‘If there is a God, this is what he put us on Earth to do’: the unlikely return of Tears for Fears https://t.co/gsDH36bK0h
• Wed, 10:50: RT @FourRedShoes: One of the most underrated and useful things Darwin ever wrote.
• Wed, 11:14: RT @dav1drush: It doesn't get much more demented - or fabulous - than Carol Burnett, Chita Rivera and Caterina Valente performing "I Enjoy…

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• October 12th, 2021, 12:00 pm

My tweets

• Mon, 19:19: RT @tynewrc: When words fail Chomsky ... https://t.co/DFpd7i6NQo
• Mon, 19:22: RT @britishlibrary: Never bring a sword to a fish fight ⚔️ 📑 The ‘Toothfish’ and the Swordfish: Egerton MS 1121, f. 67r Read about this a…
• Tue, 07:48: RT @Kodakforever: 📸 Capitol Records Building -Vine St, Los Angeles, CA 1960's #kodak #colorslides #kodachrome #35mm © unknown copyright ht…
• Tue, 07:48: RT @MadameGilflurt: For any #frockingfabulous vampire queens, this is a must-have! Tsarina Maria Feodorovna scores another wardrobe hit, c.…
• Tue, 08:10: RT @MrTimDunn: Fun fact! @hornby 00 gauge model wagons are JUST big enough to hold plastic shot glasses for gin/vodka. I can recommend them…
• Tue, 08:20: RT @Kodakforever: 📸 times square -New York -1955 #kodak #colorslides #kodachrome #35mm © unknown copyright https://t.co/HFXcWaoUkz
• Tue, 09:40: RT @ArtGalleryofNSW: When you rock up to the post-lockdown function with no concept of dress code anymore https://t.co/6AvhiSckZQ

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• October 11th, 2021, 12:00 pm

My tweets

• Sun, 17:56: ‘There is a reason why famous people are often screwed up’: Tim Minchin on quitting comedy https://t.co/nBBb72V9yG
• Sun, 18:19: RT @reallykazcooke: I feel like all my fury at so many things is unmanageable, so I have decided to funnel it down and distill it all into…
• Sun, 19:35: RT @emjanerothwell: I’ve never looked this cool in a library, but one can dream, lol. What do you think she’s thinking? 📚 🎨J. Henry Hensha…
• Mon, 05:30: Homer Simpson Was Made for Fashion https://t.co/SiXEZrdyU5
• Mon, 05:54: RT @fakehistoryhunt: https://t.co/6tXFZc5uHc
• Mon, 05:56: RT @VisitScotland: Medieval castles & breathtaking coastlines, a match made in #Scotland! ⚔️ 📍 Castle Sinclair Girnigoe, Caithness 📷 IG/tr…
• Mon, 06:44: RT @lucigosling: In my continuing sort out, looking at some 1920s Weldon’s #fancydress catalogues & am enamoured with this poster girl, esp…
• Mon, 10:07: RT @pourmecoffee: Oh shit, here we go.
• Mon, 10:28: RT @alisonmartino: James Garner signs autographs while filming The Rockford Files in Burbank, 1977 Source: Flashback on Facebook https://…

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• October 10th, 2021, 12:00 pm

My tweets

• Sat, 12:53: (Certain moments aside, ahem, I hated it. Gimme Lower Decks any day.) Why the misbegotten 'What If...?' should have Marvel fans worried https://t.co/77cBIcmhDg
• Sat, 14:04: RT @TheOldHollywood: Cesar Romero photographed by Carl Van Vechten, February 1934 https://t.co/tftbd6XwGm
• Sat, 14:10: In the yard. Not pictured, ibis, honking. https://t.co/5mAgQHYjGR
• Sat, 15:42: RT @MoviesSilently: Dorothy Dalton, ready to fight vikings or intergalactic warlords, as the case may be. https://t.co/VlPmob4RiX
• Sat, 15:50: RT @alisonmartino: I highly suggest following an account on YOUTUBE called NASS who recently colorized old footage of Wilshire Blvd from 19…
• Sat, 16:04: RT @OzKitsch: Sam Neill's screentest for James Bond, 1986 https://t.co/Coso4R4EwT
• Sat, 17:22: Proof I didn't kill every tree I planted last year. Just most of them. Proof of fruit before the critters get at them properly. One lone orange, peaches, mulberry (bird planted) and cherries, I think (lost track, many planted and lost, queen of brown thumbs). https://t.co/7lk1Sja1ZU
• Sun, 08:09: RT @ArtDecoSocUK: We think getting up in the mornings wouldn’t be so bad if bathrooms looked like this: https://t.co/bwxosCIB7o
• Sun, 08:09: RT @kateStrasdin: Summer might have faded but gowns such as this 1942 Mark Mooring design can bring it sharply back into focus for a moment…
• Sun, 08:10: RT @StuartHumphryes: Please be advised that if you intend to travel back in time to 1912, the adornment of enormous feathery hats in the fr…

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• October 9th, 2021, 12:00 pm

My tweets

• Fri, 13:40: RT @drapedinhistory: "Le Papillon de Nuit" illustrated by Henry Gerbault for La Vie Parisienne, 1922. https://t.co/Mk3n2N0Ge3
• Fri, 13:57: RT @archaeologymag: Excavations at England’s Tintagel Castle, the legendary home of King Arthur, have uncovered remains of a large post-Rom…
• Fri, 14:02: RT @BirdlifeOz: And the winner is.... The Superb Fairy-wren takes the crown for the 2021 @GuardianAus/@birdlifeoz #BirdoftheYear poll, wit…
• Fri, 14:16: RT @MadameGilflurt: New York City, 1940s. And a room for $1.50! https://t.co/xzL5Qx0c6I
• Fri, 17:40: RT @statelibrarynsw: The superb fairy-wren has been crowned the 2021 @GuardianAus and @BirdlifeOz #BirdOfTheYear! 🐦👑 This incredibly rare…
• Fri, 17:42: RT @Library_Vic: 💙 It's a beautiful day to crown #BirdoftheYear! The superb fairy-wren has been named @GuardianAus / @BirdlifeOz 2021 Aust…
• Fri, 17:43: RT @ParrotOfTheDay: FYI, @GuardianAus have made a cool poster of some of the candidates for #BirdoftheYear available to download as a PDF o…
• Fri, 17:46: RT @AustmusResearch: 🥳What a winner! The Superb Fairywren has been crowned the winner of Australia’s favourite bird poll 2021! Learn more a…
• Fri, 17:54: RT @artistmonet: Stormy Seascape, 1883 #claudemonet #impressionism https://t.co/CNRC8cZ2xF
• Fri, 18:20: Scientists discover Welsh ‘dragon’ dinosaur – the size of a chicken https://t.co/mbT71WiO7W

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• October 8th, 2021, 12:00 pm

My tweets

• Thu, 14:03: RT @StuartHumphryes: What better subject for early colour photography than the great Impressionist painter Claude Monet? Here he is in fron…
• Thu, 17:38: RT @TheOldHollywood: American theatrical poster for The Phantom of the Opera (1925) https://t.co/kdIu8Fn2o1
• Thu, 17:45: RT @FrogIDAus: Early rains in the NT have enticed Spalding's Rocket Frog (Litoria spaldingi) to call. They're also affectionately known as…
• Thu, 17:47: RT @LNER: Did you catch our Azuma erupting from Bramhope Tunnel in #TheArchitectureTheRailwaysBuilt with @MrTimDunn on Monday? 🚇 You can t…
• Thu, 18:27: RT @JackQuaid92: 🖖🏻I’ve heard a few people ask if that’s really my scream as Boimler in #StarTrekLowerDecks. Well here you go. @StarTrek @S…
• Thu, 19:38: RT @welovehistory: Anyone else see this picture and think they'd created a cute little robot tour guide for a sec?! https://t.co/nGaLMzX0xj
• Thu, 19:39: RT @MrTimDunn: I went up @TowerBridge, sat on its somewhat terrifying glass floor and made this sped-up video of its bascules being raised…
• Thu, 19:56: RT @exitthelemming: #PandemicPoems finished a year ago, but #NationalPoetryDay2021 feels like a good time to remind you that all 600 reques…
• Thu, 20:11: RT @neilhimself: Lovely interview. (US only or VPN...)
• Fri, 05:22: RT @kateStrasdin: The black and pink #eveningdress here dates to 1945 and is partially made from #blackoutcurtain fabric. During the war, b…

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• October 7th, 2021, 12:00 pm

My tweets

• Wed, 13:21: RT @edgarwright: Cleanse this cursed timeline with some Rock Lobster. https://t.co/1CAypGzQvG
• Wed, 18:37: RT @racheldharris_: Historical photo day 337! Woman staff member working at desk, c1950-60 @Library_Vic 1810928: https://t.co/Nn89RZDzIS
• Wed, 18:37: RT @TheOldHollywood: Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland in a publicity still for The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) https://t.co/lkW5s9mH…
• Wed, 18:42: RT @MadameGilflurt: “I can't imagine a duller fate than being the best-dressed woman. When I want to do something, I don't pause to contemp…
• Wed, 19:11: Breakfast at Tiffany’s at 60: the sharp romcom that grows darker with age https://t.co/9nkipedS4Q
• Thu, 04:49: RT @TheOldHollywood: Cary Grant photographed by F. C. Gundlach in Berlin, 1960 https://t.co/CGHxV8rGTb
• Thu, 06:06: RT @oldshopsoz: No it's not a mobile DJ it's a neon lighting salesman's sample case from 1935 used as a demonstrator to help wow clients an…

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• October 6th, 2021, 12:00 pm

My tweets

• Tue, 17:16: RT @MistressJoJo: I brought you flowers, but then I got hungry. @ParrotOfTheDay #ParrotAlert https://t.co/BWWeQO71KE
• Tue, 17:42: RT @naagovau: Crowds in Pitt Street, Sydney, in 1949. NAA: A1200, L11563 https://t.co/PfkJPb4sQU
• Tue, 20:26: RT @davidghamilton1: Why not *Vote Pink Robin* for Bird of the Year? A splash of pink in the Tasmanian bush 💖 https://t.co/ZmD3bUoMIE htt…
• Tue, 20:26: RT @MadameGilflurt: The #frockingfabulous Chrysanthemum Pyjamas by Hanae Mori are next level loungewear! 1966, via Shimane Prefectural Iwam…
• Wed, 07:38: RT @david_castleton: The #London Underground is home to many ghosts, including a top-hatted Victorian actor, a howling Egyptian priestess,…
• Wed, 10:30: RT @YourWullie: The Clash on the Circle Line, 1977. Photo @Chalkperson https://t.co/Ha2Piqzf8Z

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