Bree Hocking

Writer. Scholar. Nervous Needlepointer. Asst Editor @NDHistory. Formerly @OpenUniversity; @USNewsOpinion; @rollcall; @OPBTOL. RTs ≠ Endorsements.

[A.A.Milne @A_AMilne]

“February comes when we are sick of winter. Wishing to do her best, she ventures her spring costume: crocus, primrose and daffodil days. Ah no! We know March is to come with its frosts, a plunge back into the winter which poor February tried to flatter us was over.”~A.A.Milne

[Bree Hocking @BreeHocking]

Christmas has arrived at the North Dakota Heritage Center & State Museum in Bismarck. The ND Snow Sculpting Team is hard at work on this giant Saint Nick for tomorrow's Santa Run. @ndhistory

[Joseph Kennedy III @USEnvoyNI]

I couldn’t let the delegation leave Derry-Londonderry without a trip to the peace bridge, and the #DerryGirls mural, a tribute to @LisaMMcGee ‘s phenomenal show

[Paddington @paddingtonbear]

The trees are losing their leaves, I'm going to stick them back on with some marmalade.

[Bree Hocking @BreeHocking]

Super excited for the premiere of @KenBurns' "The American Buffalo" tonight on @prairiepublic. It streams live at 7pm in @ndmuseum auditorium.

[Bree Hocking @BreeHocking]

Cause for celebration, indeed. I adore tomatoes and wonder if you'd mind checking it out next to me in North Dakota? I promise to get it back to you in a decade or less. Scout's honor!

[Orkney Library @OrkneyLibrary]

We've just had a library book returned that was due back in 1974 how's your day going?

[A.A.Milne @A_AMilne]

“I can face the winter with calm. Crisp and sparkling days, long pleasant evenings, cheery fires. Good work shall be done this winter. Life shall be lived well. The end of the summer is not the end of the world. Here’s to October.” ~A.A.Milne #October #October1 #nature

[Bree Hocking @BreeHocking]

So pleased to see our Belfast Mobility Project research find second life as a quilt by the brilliant @TheWovenWriter. The perfect marriage of the social sciences and GIS technologies with the textile arts. @jonnyhuck @Domsball @bsturgeon82

https://t.co/FfLpPbllIY

[Dr. Maya C. Popa @MayaCPopa]

Mary Oliver:

[VeryBritishProblems @SoVeryBritish]

Rules are rules

[Bree Hocking @BreeHocking]

This island is good for the soul. #Ireland #Howth #Derry

[dennistmc @dennistmc]

“The best people possess a feeling for beauty, the courage to take risks, the discipline to tell the truth, the capacity for sacrifice. Ironically, their virtues make them vulnerable; they are often wounded, sometimes destroyed.”~Ernest Hemingway

[Bree Hocking @BreeHocking]

Gotta love the top-shelf local swag at the George Mitchell Scholar reunion in Dublin today. This should fortify us nicely for tomorrow's hike in the rain. 😉 #irishsummer #mitchellreunion23 @MrTaytoIreland @CadburyIreland @HulaHoopsIE

[Bree Hocking @BreeHocking]

Ninety-nine translations of James Joyce on a wall. No, really. @MoLI_Museum #Dublin #Ireland

[Bree Hocking @BreeHocking]

Exactly the sort of convention you'd expect to take place on the British Isles. Woof!

[The New York Times @nytimes]

Why did 488 Golden Retrievers gather in Scotland?

For the 2023 Guisachan Gathering, of course — a kind of golden retriever convention, commemorating the anniversary of the founding of the breed. https://t.co/40luFvDFew

[Bree Hocking @BreeHocking]

@emilymfg I could not love this post more!!!

[Brendan Sturgeon @bsturgeon82]

A new lens on sectarian territory in NI, via 'fuzzy Bayesian inference' w/@Domsball and @BreeHocking - thanks for taking the lead on this @jonnyhuck!
https://t.co/7YJLR9uoF1

[Bree Hocking @BreeHocking]

@bresreports Ditto. I just had the worst single travel experience of my life trying to get home for the holiday weekend on @united

[Bree Hocking @BreeHocking]

Ringing in freedom early with the magnificent @rodneycmack. #PhiladelphiaBigBrass #4thofJulyWeekend #HappyBirthdayAmerica

[Bree Hocking @BreeHocking]

Sunrise at the Denver airport. No such thing as beauty sleep here. Not a wink. Thanks @United for a truly miserable start to the holiday weekend. Compensate and accommodate your passengers. @SecretaryPete @nytimes