Speculum Annorum

Highlyeccentric's photoblog. This is not a professional medieval academic type blog, but it is liable to feature medieval shiny things. Possibly even comments about medieval shiny things. And ducks. I'm succumbing to the lure of birdwatching, so be prepared for ducks.

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22.3.30, near Bümpliz: over the hills and... not very far away because the BBC windchill up out of the valley was a bit much https://instagr.am/p/CBJZGsODrHy/

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6.6.20: veggie box update! I subscribed to @ugly_fruits_suisse last week, got my first fortnightly box last Friday. So far the red lettuce has gone into a leafy salad (🙀I never make leaf salad!), along with half the radishes. One leek and some celery went into a soup of leftovers; the other leek, with half the zucchini, into lemon and yoghurt pasta sauce. Broke out the green beans tonight (with antipodean lamb! I broke my ‘local and/or organic’ resolution for that) for stir-fry. All the celery/leek ends and all the rocket (blech, rocket) went into overnight slowcooker stock.

I’ve eaten almost all the fruit, too! Surprised how quickly I got through it - I suspect it wouldn’t go so fast were I not working from home. Bought some less-local items today; hopefully the lettuce is still edible and plays nice in a sweet potato salad.

Not pictured: me flinging stock everywhere attempting to transfer it from the tub I’d strained it into to the funnel-and-bottle for storage. https://instagr.am/p/CBGefqrjZFz/

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3.6.20 good job, Geneva https://instagr.am/p/CA-YZNeDToS/

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3.6.20 The things we are, and are not, prepared to teach our children. In the free puff-piece newspaper today, Swiss children stand in marked social distancing boxes, rehearsing a song about Coronavirus. And in my work reading today, flying penis lady serves as just one part of a complex system of informal education in the medieval community. I’m enjoying the juxtaposition.

#amreading #postdoclife #trainreading — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/3eHob11

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1.6.20, highlyeclectic insta: Evening reading, preparing for a remote book club this week.

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1.6.20 Bern Munster rising over the river

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1.6.20, Bern: it’s basically toytown out here, especially in summer. ( Prisma filter for effect) https://instagr.am/p/CA5iHl0DMci/

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1.6.20 view over Bern’s roofs

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22.3.20 cat in contemplation https://instagr.am/p/CA3ImUnjWrv/

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1.6.20, Bern, not in the Rosengarten this time: some extremely good open roses here.

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30.5.20, highlyeclectic insta: I have an outdoor table now! It’s improved my wfh routines and my mealtimes significantly.

Still plodding through Summer @meanjinquarterly_ . Given my spring edition went AWOL in the mail I figure that’s allowed. One book HAS broken through my pandemic brain: The Mercies. I’ve also finished some things thanks to work and zoom playreadings.

#weekendreading update is #ontheblog : https://ift.tt/2zDGc1s

#amreading #auslit — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/2MfSPm0

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1.6.20, Bern: rather pretty along the river in summer...

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Me: I will have a tasteful bedroom in blue-grey-green. Also me: with a multicoloured stripey blanket! https://instagr.am/p/CAyGUguDWHI/

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1.6.20, Bern Rosengarten: the whorls on this rose!

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Ugh

Tumblr update seems to have broken xkit (as in, the add-on isn’t showing at all). I’ve been getting fed up with tumblr of late anyway. I’ll be letting my queue run out and then likely posting exclusively from dreamwidth.

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28.5.20 bought myself a compression vest for anxiety (bonus: reducing button-down-shirt gape)! Haven’t worn it properly yet but initial tests suggest maximum snug is good.

I also ordered a ‘binding sports bra’, which turned out to be WAY more binding than expected plus I’d misjudged my size. It’s not expensive enough to be worth returning, and it would make a good half-binder for someone smaller than me. Anyone know of a trans or lgbt charity in Switzerland that has a binder donation bin? Or can anyone tell me the words for binder in French or German so I can investigate myself? https://instagr.am/p/CAvgcgdjGXh/

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25.6.20 Red-crested pochard near the Île Rousseau, Geneva