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

• August 1st, 2021, 12:00 pm

My tweets

• Sat, 13:58: RT @trishhalligan: Kate Bush and Emily Brontë both born #OTD, both had hits with Wuthering Heights and who, imo, have quite similar facial…
• Sat, 19:22: RT @LairnScots: These were creatit fir @natlibscot https://t.co/QcHiZehwGc
• Sat, 19:51: (I hope this is as good as the buzz is. I'm ready for some Arthurian twizzle) Dev Patel, Starry Knight https://t.co/U3aNAyuCnQ
• Sun, 08:28: RT @timritchie: I’m right next to Mrs Macquarie’s Chair - a large seat chiseled out of the sandstone bedrock by convicts for Goveneror Macq…
• Sun, 08:29: RT @archaeologyart: ‘Warrior takes an armored cat for a walk’ (着甲武人猫散歩逍遥図) by Noguchi Tetsuya, 2014. https://t.co/vxdI1nqeCz
• Sun, 08:31: RT @QSArchives: Traffic at the northern end of Brisbane's Victoria Bridge in 1940. Clearly a lot going on in world news that day - check ou…
• Sun, 08:31: RT @ParrotOfTheDay: An especially confiding laughing kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae) welcomed us to the Lake Hattah picnic area in Hattah-…
• Sun, 09:00: RT @DoctorKarl: “Some of the largest plants are believed to be over 3,000 years old, with two leaves steadily growing since the beginning o…
• Sun, 09:04: RT @bairdjulia: This is such a great piece on the essential workers risking their lives to keep Sydney running during a COVID crisis - all…

• Tags

  #otd, twitter

• July 31st, 2021, 12:00 pm

My tweets

• Fri, 12:06: RT @CatherineMMunro: If you meet a Shetland pony at dusk, be careful they are not a njuggle, Shetland's mythical water horse.Njuggles appea…
• Fri, 12:50: RT @rejectnation: Cary Grant was a one of a kind actor and Frank Capra's bonkers 1944 dark comedy illustrates why. Here's @miamivice2006 on…
• Fri, 16:41: You Won’t Believe How This Beetle Walks on Water https://t.co/uaMvCgCbyS
• Fri, 17:42: RT @lucethoughts: Fun fact. This was what the opening titles for Four Corners looked like (and SOUNDED like) in 1961. @4corners #4corners h…
• Fri, 18:26: A bat: In the city, they fly along routes that mirror roads | Helen Sullivan https://t.co/gg18mY14qU
• Fri, 18:49: RT @PulpLibrarian: "And you promise you can get me pictures of Spiderman..." Red-Headed Nurse, by Thomas Stone. Intimate Novels, 1953. htt…
• Fri, 18:50: RT @AlisonFisk: This remarkably complete Roman ringmail shirt is the best preserved in the UK. It was discovered at Arbeia Roman Fort in So…
• Fri, 19:17: RT @ArtGalleryofNSW: Dialling in to the prophecy meeting and they tell you you're on mute. https://t.co/X9qcWbsV6n
• Fri, 19:22: RT @OurNewHomecoach: What’s the difference between a pikelet and an pancake apart from size? Yes, I could google it but these answers will…
• Fri, 22:08: RT @NTLive: 'Friends, Romans, countrymen, and lovers' Ben Whishaw plays Brutus in @_BridgeTheatre's phenomenal Julius Caesar. Streaming w…

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• Tags

  #4corners, #evolution, #fridaynightfrills, #frockingfabulous, #onthisday, #quoll, twitter

• July 30th, 2021, 12:00 pm

My tweets

• Thu, 12:35: RT @TheOldHollywood: Groucho Marx and Diana Ross on the dancefloor during a party given by Bobby Darin at his home in Bel-Air, August 1966…
• Thu, 12:38: RT @PureNewZealand: You asked, we answered. Part II of New Zealand film locations you might not know...​ #NewZealand #NZMustDo #FilmLocatio…
• Thu, 12:43: RT @QSArchives: Incredible footage from around Brisbane in this (silent) film from 1929. Full video on YouTube: https://t.co/p2ytDFGeu5…
• Thu, 12:44: 😍 https://t.co/IouLXhAUMN
• Thu, 12:48: RT @MrTimDunn: One of my fave features of York station is the triple-faced electric clock. The third face is a rarity, but a UX delight! Th…
• Thu, 13:02: RT @leo_qbn: Sulphur-crested Cockatoo feeding on an invasive Pyracantha bush near Canberra. #birds #WildOz https://t.co/qzik690rDj
• Thu, 13:02: RT @FishGuyKai: I’m going to haemorrhage fish and butterfly photos I’ve taken so help ameliorate lockdown fatigue. 4 weeks down, 4 to go (?…
• Thu, 13:42: RT @met_africanart: Scorpion, 6th–7th century https://t.co/z9YXdIulxW #themet #metmuseum https://t.co/NgOHTjOji3
• Thu, 16:12: RT @met_greekroman: Terracotta jug, 750–600 B.C. https://t.co/dUBm8L8d8C #greekromanart #metmuseum https://t.co/53WZp4EU6m
• Thu, 16:20: RT @chaser: Two-tier lockdown in Sydney to be based on 'how much you like you'd own an investment property' https://t.co/MRXDYi6OYU

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• Tags

  #birds, #filmlocatio, #greekromanart, #metmuseum, #newzealand, #nzmustdo, #themet, #wildoz, twitter

• July 29th, 2021, 12:00 pm

My tweets

• Wed, 12:37: RT @ArtGalleryofNSW: 10.59am in NSW... https://t.co/x3Hw88JSgD
• Wed, 12:38: RT @russellcrowe: https://t.co/YrGai08B1W
• Wed, 12:43: RT @MoviesSilently: Mary Astor's mock birds https://t.co/x3ukI3NBLF
• Wed, 17:16: RT @ParrotOfTheDay: Sunshine on sulphur... The eponymous headgear of a sulphur-crested cockatoo (Cacatua galerita) is lit up by the brillia…
• Wed, 17:17: RT @kateStrasdin: Summer reading #Outlander (Bk 5) and recalling Claire’s S2 wardrobe. I loved the peony dress designed by @draiochta14 wit…
• Wed, 17:18: RT @TheOldHollywood: Audrey Hepburn and her dog Mr. Famous photographed by Sid Avery on the Paramount studio lot, December 1956 https://t.c…
• Wed, 17:22: RT @nma: Object Feature | ‘The Trevor Kennedy Collection: Highlights' Waratah vase 1939 by W Moorcroft, Staffordshire, England. Earthenwa…
• Wed, 18:40: This is making me not mind being locked down so much (in one of the lgas in actual lockdown), because this clip is my life, usually. 😬 https://t.co/EJ5fejRrxE
• Thu, 05:57: RT @TheOldHollywood: Robert Redford, 1965 https://t.co/1NAAgDLeAz
• Thu, 05:57: RT @claregrogan2: Or Go To Skye On My Holiday 😘❤️😘🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 https://t.co/OVFDtiXjoi

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• Tags

  #metmuseum, #outlander, #respectprotectenjoy, #themet, twitter

• July 28th, 2021, 12:00 pm

My tweets

• Tue, 12:33: RT @met_greekroman: Antimenes Painter, Terracotta neck-amphora (jar) of Panathenaic shape, ca. 520 B.C. https://t.co/bWeZLNuAiD #metmuseum…
• Tue, 12:38: RT @nationaltrust: It’s thought that Cornish tin has been traded throughout Britain for around 4,000 years. Tin is durable, pliable and d…
• Tue, 13:02: RT @Matt_Greenwings: Oleander hawkmoth (Daphnis nerii) phone pic. Definitely one of my favourite moths, if not THE favourite! https://t.co…
• Tue, 13:04: RT @Memoire2cite: l'a�roport de Los Angeles en 1962 https://t.co/aWpLX2LTxc
• Tue, 13:05: RT @Glenworking: The #KODAK heritage collection is a wonderful snapshot of the #photography company, it's history in Australia, people, pro…
• Tue, 13:09: RT @iamfabiano: Cute Easter egg in the new subway train in Stockholm https://t.co/KZzOL6QuIV
• Tue, 17:21: RT @TheOldHollywood: Dolly Parton, 1965 https://t.co/mrY5z7Zrd2
• Tue, 17:28: RT @gabehudson: Secret to My Success: I like to turn tiny task into gigantic mountain that haunts me every second of my waking life for a m…
• Tue, 17:42: RT @ccwm_sydney: In case you missed it, Jan Brazier's talk about some of the women working in commercial photography in mid-19th to early 2…
• Tue, 17:45: RT @OnePerfectShot: ROMAN HOLIDAY (1953) Cinematography by Henri Alekan & Franz Planer Directed by William Wyler Read about why this film…

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• Tags

  #kodak, #manuscriptthetube, #metmuseum, #photography, twitter

• July 27th, 2021, 12:00 pm

My tweets

• Mon, 13:44: RT @MrTimDunn: Wouldn’t the world be such a more interesting place - if only more of us felt able to ask & show & tell about the things tha…
• Mon, 13:53: RT @TheOldHollywood: Glenn Ford photographed between takes on the set of 3:10 to Yuma (1957) https://t.co/WlUm9X42Rh
• Mon, 14:08: RT @univrsle: @ArtDecoSocUK The one that does that for me is Christopher Dresser when I look at teapots like this.....from 1879. Way before…
• Mon, 16:32: https://t.co/OnWcU3V11T
• Mon, 17:39: RT @kateStrasdin: There is something vaguely cartoonish about this mid-#1820s dress. The strong #silhouette and the creamy details look as…
• Mon, 17:41: RT @BillAndTedTest: By repeated request from a very dear friend: Austenland (2013) PASS. Surprised? It uses costumes well to convey what'…
• Mon, 17:42: RT @bonnie_edinger: VERONICA LAKE with her hair caught in a drill press to demonstrate the potential dangers of factory work durring WWII.…
• Mon, 17:45: RT @iJmillz: I like shooting photos that look like they could’ve been shot 50 years ago https://t.co/zLaDHcv0lH
• Mon, 17:49: RT @reallykazcooke: The Yarra really does look like the way I take my tea. I shall adjust ordering accordingly: -How do you like your tea?…
• Mon, 18:41: (But are we going to get through Phase 4 before the complete collapse of civilisation) Yep, it’s bleak, says expert who tested 1970s end-of-the-world prediction https://t.co/kQJvd1oAtt

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• Tags

  #1820s, #bonniescotland, #casaamo, #olympics, #olympicsedition, #prestatyn, #silhouette, #tokyo, twitter

• July 26th, 2021, 12:00 pm

My tweets

• Sun, 18:59: RT @met_greekroman: Glass beaker, 1st half of 1st century A.D. https://t.co/FyfztfkVBb #metmuseum #themet https://t.co/PmShyq9oW4
• Sun, 19:02: RT @TheOldHollywood: Audrey Hepburn photographed in costume for her role as the titular character in the Broadway production of Gigi at the…
• Sun, 19:10: RT @MrTimDunn: #OTD 25th July 1959 Britain’s first cross-channel #hovercraft journey was made between Calais & Dover. Might wander up to Ry…
• Sun, 19:18: RT @maz_jovanovich: Listen to this start to end. Then listen again. And again. This is 🔥🔥🔥.
• Sun, 19:24: RT @kirstinferguson: Hands down the best news story of the day. Absolute scenes at the Gisborne bingo hall as thirty women (oldest was 87…
• Sun, 19:31: 😃 https://t.co/wYqsBMcCFo
• Sun, 19:31: RT @qikipedia: Word of the day: FURPHY (Australian slang) - an improbable story that is claimed to be true
• Sun, 19:46: RT @JayStill4: #ClimateEmergency Image 🧵 all from this week Anyone listening?? 1/11 https://t.co/Tt7PYrw5T5
• Sun, 19:49: RT @TimeOutSydney: Hurrah! The fab team @ArtGalleryofNSW have popped their biggest exhibitions online for free, including the #ArchibaldPri…
• Mon, 07:05: RT @ArtDecoSocUK: As we approach the centenary of L'Exposition internationale des Arts décoratifs held in Paris, 1925, it's interesting to…

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• Tags

  #archibaldpri, #climateemergency, #frockingfabulous, #hollywoodandfine, #hovercraft, #metmuseum, #otd, #themet, #wildoz, twitter

• July 25th, 2021, 12:00 pm

My tweets

• Sat, 13:16: RT @CSIRO: Yes, it's true what they say, better the (thorny) devil you know. 😈 The sharp spine of the thorny devil makes it difficult for…
• Sat, 14:49: RT @cjubarrington: Cary Grant and Mae West in a publicity photo for I’m No Angel (1933) https://t.co/VhmwlWQJQ6
• Sat, 20:03: RT @ParrotOfTheDay: Oh dear, the red-tailed black-cockatoo has slipped behind after leading the #BestOfCrest Grand Final earlier. Only a co…
• Sat, 20:08: RT @wikivictorian: Portrait of Lady Agnew of Lochnaw, by American painter John Singer Sargent (1892). Scottish National Gallery. https://t.…
• Sat, 20:11: RT @ridethepastlane: Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman’s first film together was the Alfred Hitchcock movie, Notorious (1946). #TCMParty https:…
• Sat, 20:16: RT @EHChalus: @AnneLouiseAvery This was posted on FB by my friend Gill @AHappyFlower and I could immediately see The Little Girl's lovely a…
• Sat, 20:19: RT @ParrotOfTheDay: Galahs (Eolophus roseicapilla) take off simultaneously after being disturbed while feeding in a grain field at Wail, ne…
• Sat, 20:45: Young women are just cruel. In any arena. Nasty. https://t.co/j6oC1Q2VFx
• Sun, 04:24: RT @ArtDecoSocUK: We love these French Eclipso watches with the trade name LIP, so very elegant: https://t.co/8h5PDZf0Kl
• Sun, 06:09: RT @TheOldHollywood: Betty Grable demonstrating how to deal with a nail stuck in a wooden tyre on the 20th Century Fox studio lot, March 19…

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• Tags

  #bestofcrest, #ngv, #tcmparty, twitter

• July 24th, 2021, 12:00 pm

My tweets

• Fri, 17:36: RT @ArtGalleryofNSW: When you try to level up and do all the lockdown hobbies at once. https://t.co/agyazUafor
• Fri, 17:38: RT @atparramatta: Quizmasters listen up! We've got your at home or online trivia sessions sorted this weekend with our Parramatta Trivia. T…
• Fri, 17:51: RT @museumsvictoria: Don't adjust your screen. 📺 It's our #FossilFriday quirky facts edition! #DidYouKnow that Triceratops probably had go…
• Fri, 18:04: RT @brainpicker: “Perfection is like chasing the horizon. Keep moving.” I keep coming back to @neilhimself's 8 long-ago, timeless rules of…
• Fri, 20:16: (Curse the &%$! who decided to furnish the office with pale blue chairs) There will be blood: women on the shocking truth about periods and perimenopause https://t.co/FRYH5Cq0yb
• Fri, 20:48: RT @ArtGalleryofNSW: An excellent reason to leave all attempts at 'business-casual' firmly in the laundry pile today – not only is it Frida…
• Fri, 20:48: RT @archaeologyart: Great Sphinx of Giza - The Great Sphinx at Giza is the oldest and most famous of all sphinxes. Photo taken before the S…
• Fri, 20:56: RT @CSIRO: Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo! #FungiFriday ✨ This fungus looks like it's straight out of a fairy tale. 👸 You can record your fungus sig…
• Fri, 21:14: RT @NationalGallery: Take yourself on a #MuseumStaycation to the Gallery and you can travel from a beach in the south of France to boating…
• Fri, 21:59: RT @sciencemuseum: Get your shades on because today we’re going on a #MuseumStaycation around London, finding some free gems currently on d…

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• Tags

  #didyouknow, #fossilfriday, #fridaynightfrills, #fungifriday, #greekromanart, #keysideclass, #museumstaycation, twitter

• July 23rd, 2021, 12:00 pm

My tweets

• Thu, 13:10: RT @drapedinhistory: A woman of the Chinese Imperial Court puts the final touches on her elaborate ensemble, circa late 19th Century. Via u…
• Thu, 13:13: RT @ArtGalleryofNSW: What does your lockdown wardrobe look like? Have you busted out your best semi-formal dressing gown yet? While our do…
• Thu, 13:18: RT @MoviesSilently: This is a very twittery day, so cheer up with Mia May, who is dressed for adventure. The Austrian actress was an action…
• Thu, 13:18: RT @flyingmonkphoto: Aiginis Farm Raiders Memorial, Isle of Lewis (erected in 1996). Commemorates a raid by impoverished crofters on their…
• Thu, 13:18: RT @flyingmonkphoto: On a lighter note, those sheep reminded me of Captain Scarlet being caught in a similar predicament... https://t.co/hu…
• Thu, 13:19: RT @TheOldHollywood: Oliver Reed and Diana Rigg photographed during a press conference to announce their film The Assassination Bureau (196…
• Thu, 13:20: RT @ArtGalleryofNSW: While our doors are temporarily closed, stay inspired at home: explore the art and stories of exhibition 'Hilma af Kli…
• Thu, 13:28: RT @MeNMontgomery: James Stewart and Grace Kelly. #BacklotBikes https://t.co/FFz7cR1Hib
• Thu, 13:41: RT @TracesofTexas: Main Street in Crane, Texas, 1939. The signage is fantastic. Man I wish I had that Petroleum Cafe sign! Photo taken by…
• Thu, 14:12: RT @J_O_Holliday: The Art Deco shopfront of Oakwood Fish Bar in Leeds, West Yorkshire. The eatery sits within a c.1890 office building, but…

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  #backlotbikes, #lifeinstages, twitter