Pericles' Tripod

🤍🐈‍⬛ Luca 6.2007🎋-25.8.25🥀
when your own intelligence fails, a god will inspire you

[Pericles' Tripod @Pericles494BC]

Today the vet informed me that they can no longer let me have Luca’s ashes back for they had cremated him without separating him from others. They did not offer me a compensation. I have replied them and if necessary, will seek advice from the Citizen Advice Bureau. 😔

[Pericles' Tripod @Pericles494BC]

@StroudStory @PosyHill1 @BellaTheCat109 @frederickone 😜

[Barendina Smedley @fugitiveink]

Little Spoon, you are looking at me in a faintly shocked sort of way, but I've no idea why; if you're shocked because it's raining, that's by no means my fault; if you're shocked by something else, it's possible that isn't my fault either; what a mysterious little cat you are, much-loved little Spoon

[Barendina Smedley @fugitiveink]

Here's another rose that I love — R. "Janet B. Wood", a lovely, unfussy rambler from Ayrshire, which was a gift from my wonderful parents-in-law — flourishing quite happily in North Norfolk.

[Pericles' Tripod @Pericles494BC]

@fugitiveink @CathyRLowe @NetherfieldV2 @todbooklady @LissadellHouse @AdeTinniswood @churchartnature @rosie_rejoicing You are most welcome.
I think it's a fairly new variety, first introduced at 2024 RHS Chelsea Flower Show 😊

[Pericles' Tripod @Pericles494BC]

David Austin’s Emma Bridgewater

The fragrance is divine.

@CathyRLowe 🌺 @NetherfieldV2 @fugitiveink 🌺 @todbooklady
@LissadellHouse 🌺 @AdeTinniswood
🌺 @churchartnature 🌺 @rosie_rejoicing

[Elemer @guillaume_mbr]

(La sainte Catherine et la Danaé de Corrège sont une seule et même femme : et pour ces deux noces merveilleuses et divines, l'une païenne, l'autre chrétienne, inclinent semblablement la tête et laissent monter à leurs lèvres le même demi-sourire.)

[C.P. Cavafy @CCavafy]

Translation by Keeley and Sherrard.

[C.P. Cavafy @CCavafy]

“Winter, summer, the watchman sat there looking out
from the roof of Atreus’ palace. Now he has
good news to report. In the distance he saw the fire light up.”

– Manuscript of Cavafy’s poem “When the Watchman Saw the Light”. Cavafy Archive.

[Tom Holland @holland_tom]

Honoured to have @wmarybeard as our first guest editor on @TheRestHistory newsletter! https://t.co/4eO3D3iqLv

[mary beard @wmarybeard]

Honoured to be with you! I was very touched by Tom remembering how we had talked about Rubicon way back. That’s the experience of history for me, collaboration and friendship.

[Prof Sara Lodge @LearNonsense]

On the train back to London. But want to give a huge shout out to colleague & friend Prof @Brycchan Carey, who lent his genius to yesterday’s Holy Island adventure. Brilliant birder, botanist, historian & all-around book howdy.
If you don’t already know his work, I commend it.

[Martin Potter @PotterVillamil]

#lesarmoiresduvendredi Dean Village

[For the Love of Gates @LoveOfGates]

Today’s find as Mr G & I went to @TheCutlersHall for Goldsmith’s North #lovegates

[northern_rob @rob_northern]

Lovely lunchtime to gather a few sticks for kindling - have a great weekend :)

[Athelstan the Man @KWCook57]

#StainedGlass in Ss Peter and Paul #Lavenham

[Adrian Tinniswood @AdeTinniswood]

Dear @DHLExpressIre Your drivers make a habit of saying they couldn’t deliver here because no one was home. When someone was. This usually happens towards the end of a shift. Coincidence?

[Adrian Tinniswood @AdeTinniswood]

A nice surprise. The paperback Power and the Glory has arrived! In the shops on 2 July.

[TheAnneBoleynFiles @AnneBoleynFiles]

A rare portrait of Anne Boleyn has arrived at Hever Castle.
The Lyndhurst Portrait, recently conserved and the subject of new research, is now on display in the Capturing a Queen exhibition.
https://t.co/20PaEB9skk

#AnneBoleyn #TudorHistory #HeverCastle

[Pericles' Tripod @Pericles494BC]

@CathyRLowe @NetherfieldV2 @fugitiveink @todbooklady @LissadellHouse @AdeTinniswood @churchartnature @rosie_rejoicing Thanks for the tip! I'll keep that in mind 😊

[Saul Staniforth @SaulStaniforth]

Professor Avi Shlaim: "Anti-zionism has nothing to do with antisemitism. But Israel and its friends have deliberately... conflated anti-zionism with antisemitism in order to discredit critics of Israel, in order to smear them"

[angel ro @kitzerl]

So ein Katzenleben!