Margy's Musings

Hi. Welcome to my tumblr. I am an unrepentant anglophile & Sherlock Holmes fan since age 10. My tumblr will probably be a generalized mess. I am the author of Sherlock Holmes pastiches published by MX Publishing.

[margysmusings]

Sherlock Holmes and the Molly-Boy Murders - SPECIAL EDITION

Where it all began. Holmes investigates a serial killer terrorising the streets of London. Special edition hardcover.

I am really excited that MX Publishing have decided to produce a special edition of my very first book.

[pwlanier]

Hedgehog-shaped jar, Neolithic period (3500-3000 BCE)

Courtesy Alain Truong

[redscharlach]

I feel you, Neolithic hedgehog. I feel you.

[bertilakslady]

@margysmusings 😆

[margysmusings]

It's my 11 year anniversary on Tumblr 🥳

[afeelgoodblog]

Dang it, Mr. Nibbles!

[greelin]

$50,000 immediately dropped into my bank account wouldn't improve EVERYTHING but boy it sure would be a grand, sexy little start to a good, happy life path, don't you think

[meilintheempressofdreams]

Reblog for unexpected $$$ dropping into your Bank account.

[symbolblue]

uhh did i forget how time works or was the first post in december 2018 and the second in august 2018

[greetings-inferiors]

Reblog for time travelling $$$ dropping into your Bank account.

[margysmusings]

This is from my publisher's latest promotion. Got to admit, I got a wee bit choked up. I have also got to admit he's spot on with the last sentence. My recurring characters include a trans woman, a female private detective, a broken-down pugilist with a drinking problem, a Member of Parliament with interesting ideas, and assorted young street rats aka the Irregulars, run by Wiggins.

[margysmusings]

““Would you say my head was like a pumpkin, Wooster?“ "‘Not a bit, old man.” “Not like a pumpkin?” “‘No, not like a pumpkin. A touch of the dome of St Paul’s, perhaps.””

— P.G. Wodehouse, Jeeves and the Feudal Spirit

[cisarovna]

[archaeo-geek]

I’ve read that Agatha said she loved being married to an archaeologist because the older she got, the more interesting he found her. And I think that is one of the best quotes about love that I have ever heard.

[dirtyriver]

[explorerrowan]

[byjove]

The right to wander in the UK is wonderful and very much the opposite of the US, where you’re terrified you’re going to be shot for turning around in someone’s yard. This combined with the nonchalant attitude towards ancient archeological sites is particularly amusing. There are several Neolithic tombs I want to visit that have warnings that are like “This site is behind a gate and can be accessed by walking through a field BUT USE CAUTION, A HIGHLY AGGRESSIVE BULL LIVES ON THE PROPERTY. I repeat, THIS 5,000 YEAR OLD TOMB IS GUARDED BY AN ANGRY BULL. PROCEED AT YOUR OWN RISK.” It’s exactly what that little Neolithic community would have wanted…

[byjove]

“DO NOT go to this Neolithic chambered tomb. It is guarded by a highly aggressive horse.” “Like some sort of waterhorse or kelpie? Or the ghost of Llamrei?” “No. A very crabby 19 year old Welsh cob that likes to bite.”

[elodieunderglass]

I really like how you drive down a random road and look to the side and notice that a hill has specific carved ramparts on it, which mean that it's an ancient hill fort.

but it's also some farmer's field.

and it's only medium-to-low level interesting. I like that. a hillfort should be lowkey.

[henk-heijmans]

Rabbits fighting mid-air in Kyushu, Japan, 2024 - by Mora Nakamura, Japanese

[redscharlach]

My name is Bun And when I see Another bun Who's dissin me I will not listen To his sass I'm out for blood I kik his ass

[margysmusings]

Everybody was Bun-Fu Fighting

Those Buns were fast as lightning

[teaboot]

Too bad the prophet Cassandra never met Odysseus

[teaboot]

They say if she made a prophecy Nobody would believe her

[edgar-allan-possum]

I’ve gotta say, that is exactly the kind of stupid thing that probably would circumvent a curse.

[elidyce]

Cassandra: YOU ARE ALL GOING TO REGRET THIS SO MUCH YOU DON’T EVEN KNOW. 

Odysseus: Regret it why?

Cassandra: You won’t believe me if I tell you. If I prophecy, nobody believes me. That is my curse.

Odysseus: … I’m Nobody. Fill me in. 

*A couple of months later* 

Odysseus: HELLO PENELOPE, I AM HERE PRECISELY ON TIME AND NOT YEARS LATE incidentally I rescued and adopted a Trojan seer while I was away, she’s great, got me home really fast, Cassandra this is your new mother who’s not going to treat you like shit. 

Penelope: … I’m going to need more details, but okay, sure. 

Cassandra: *in tears* I love you, new family. 

[cipheramnesia]

Cassandra: Penelope, I’ve had another vision.

Penelope, sighs: Go tell your father.

[val-the-bun]

[saintfelina]

[hexenmond]

Image description: a tweet by divinelydaria.

saw an inspiring video that said you need to have 4 hobbies.

create, consume, cavort, commune

create: bring something to life consume: appreciate the art of another cavort: move your body daily commune: have a community to socialize with

end image description.

[lierdumoa]

I think you need hobbies that do all four things but the number of hobbies needed to cover all these needs may vary. Some hobbies pull double/triple duty. Some hobbies can cause repetitive stress injuries so it's good to have a few different ones that fulfill the same need so you can rotate to get the fulfillment without the carpal tunnel.

[leebrontide]

Tumblr really is aging.

This is true tho.

[inthefallofasparrow]

Misread this as 'you need to have 4 hobbits'

[tanoraqui]

also true! there’s a really famous three-volume self-help guide about that!

unless all you’re doing is liberating a single mountain from a dragon, in which case you can probably get by with just one, so long as you also have a lot of dwarves.

[brothermouse-skeleton]

The exchange rate is three dwarves to one hobbit, if anyone was wondering

[hyde-the-toad-bard]

And I get 4 dwarves and a wizard left over let's fucking go!

[madgastronomer]

The Seven Hobbits of Highly Effective People

[liminalbeauty]

This went in directions unforetold.

[sherlockholmesbooks]

Outwitting Sherlock Holmes - this week we examine the role of women in the world of Sherlock Holmes https://mxpublishing.com/pages/thank-holmes-its-friday-sept-19th-female-authors

[margysmusings]

“Light thinks it travels faster than anything but it is wrong. No matter how fast light travels, it finds the darkness has always got there first, and is waiting for it.”

— Terry Pratchett, Reaper Man

[ampervadasz]

[tonysaintborgi]

that fucker's not using his turn signal

[naamahdarling]

Juvenile gazebo migrating to a new farmer's market.

[wolfliving]

[margysmusings]

“Mary seemed to have taken a perverse pleasure in seeing how best she could alternate undercooking and overcooking.”

— Agatha Christie, The Murder at the Vicarage