6th December is Saint Nicholas' Day & the traditional date of election of ‘the Boy Bishop’ at Salisbury and elsewhere buff.ly/1izWsQF
During Mandela’s prison years I imagined a serious, brooding man - like the statue by the RFH. He was serious but his smiley-ness was a joy
Chris Cowdrey: “In football, players argue with the ref & abuse the linesmen. Wouldn’t work in cricket, but that’s the way they like it'
Last pic from @FootballMuseum. They have a funicular-style diagonal lift. Was v impressed by button arrangement
Can I kick it? No of course not! Over-excited bloke at @FootballMuseum
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#OnThisDay in 1595 composer Henry Lawes was born at Dinton. His friend poet John Milton wrote a poem about him: buff.ly/1cRZEAg
Found a good repro of the John Speed map of Wiltshire. Includes nice drawing of @St0nehenge & a map of Salisbury buff.ly/1iA3fda
Good luck to @chelseafc Agent Lukaku tonight!
RT @VisitWiltshire: Dick Whittington and his Cat opens today @Salisburyplay ow.ly/rlRvy …… Oh yes, it does!
The Catholic Encyclopedia on Saint Osmund, whose day it is today: buff.ly/1g2PHVE
Today is Saint Osmund’s Day. Nephew of William I, he founded Old Sarum Cathedral, created The Sarum Use & was ‘patron saint of Salisbury’
My sketch-y notes from @apcrft’s #ukoug_tech13 presentation p.twipple.jp/bzvAn
#OnThisDay in 2009, UNESCO announced that @St0nehenge was going to feature on Google Street View.
#OnThisDay in 1876 Carl Weeks was born in Iowa. He liked @SalisburyMuseum so much he built a replica in Des Moines. buff.ly/1htv7yd
Big cheer at Stamford bridge as Liverpool concede again. :)
On the way to Stamford Bridge. Hoping for three points for the famous @chelseafc . #ktbffh
Public choose the songs on #xfactor tonight. Would be fun if someone had to do Rage against the Machine.
RT @ProfessorUnwin: Now watchit “Harrily Potlode” all spell-cast’n’wand-wavely there.
“Wingardibole Leviosey” and “Expeliarloppers”
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RT @gothick: A snap from this evening’s walk. www.flickr.com/photos/ma…
RT @S3yM5n: You know you’re a scientist when you use the phrase “proof of concept” with regard to a Christmas decoration.