Carol Setchfield

momma setchy, baker, cook, eater, retired teacher, sparkly me.

[Orkney Library @OrkneyLibrary]

Aw no, too close to the heater again ⛄

[Victoria Haddock @vickyhaddock]

The eleventh day of my 1840s Christmas #AdventCalendar is this floral embroidered rose silk evening dress with a pleated collar and a flounced, two-tier skirt. The dress is said to have been worn at an imperial ball in Germany. From the @HistDeerfield collection. #fashionhistory

[Carol Jackson 🟥🧙‍♀️ @RedCarDYell]

I bet there isn’t one #MiddleClassWomanOfaCertainAge who doesn’t have a horror story involving men like Gregg Wallace. Not all men, no - but every single woman.

[VeryBritishProblems @SoVeryBritish]

It’s 1st of December. Mull everything. Mull the wine, mull the cider, mull your tea, mull the tap water, mull the cat, mull the toothpaste, mull the carpet, mull the sprouts, mull the chairs. Mull it all! Get your hair cut in a mullet. Mull the Kintyre. Mull the halls with boughs of holly. Get everything mulled. Right now. FULL MULL AHEAD!

[David Baddiel @Baddiel]

It's not often that the internet gets behind middle-class middle-aged women these days, but thanks to Gregg Wallace for making it happen.

[Kirstie Allsopp @KirstieMAllsopp]

Why say nothing? Because you feel, in no particular order, embarrassed, a prude, shocked, waiting for a male colleague to call him out, not wanting to “rock the boat”, thinking it’s better to plough on with the day, assuming you misheard/misunderstood or just don’t get the joke.

[Old Gassy @OldGassy1984]

"I'm looking for an copy of a book ..... How to Dig Your Own Grave' by Gregg Wallace. I'm thinking of giving it to a handful of women of a certain age ..."

[Victoria Haddock @vickyhaddock]

The first day of my 1840s Christmas #AdventCalendar is this beautiful light grey satin day dress, dating from 1842, with a delicate lace collar and lace embellished cuffs. I particularly like the button detailing down the front of the garment.
@Fashion_Museum #FashionHistory

[Muse @xmuse_]

Marble, chisels, and genius — the perfect blend for creating timeless masterpieces!

Join me into the captivating world of Antonio Canova.

A thread 🧵

[Royal Free 1955 @RFH1955]

On this day thirty-seven years ago. The Independent, UK. 9th November 1987. #mecfs #cfsme #myalgicencephalomyelitis #myalgice

[Catherine Curzon @MadameGilflurt]

A couple of 1951 variations on the #frockingfabulous "Petal" ballgown, by #CharlesJames, which he originally designed in 1949. #Fashionhistory via Phoenix Art Museum and The Met.

[No Context Brits @NoContextBrits]

Shout out to everyone who cooks at 180°C for 20 minutes, no matter what the instructions say.

[Anon Opin. @anon_opin]

Having just returned from holiday, I'm amazed that in this day and age in every airport around the world, Baggage Reclaim is still essentially "Here's all the bags from the flight. Help yourselves. We trust you"

[ian karmel @IanKarmel]

I lost 180 pounds by eating less, eating better and working out and let me just say this...

CHEAT. Fucking cheat. The modern world is a riptide dragging you towards heart disease and diabetes, if you need a lifeboat, get a fucking lifeboat, there is no shame whatsoever at all.

[Billy Hanlon @bhanlon15]

'New approach to treat post-COVID symptoms'

'..a team of international researchers has proposed a novel approach to treating the persistent symptoms that plague many survivors of viral infections'

https://t.co/g0fi6KZpyW

[Henry Winkler @hwinkler4real]

YES I JUST MIGHT be crying

[Darth Putin @DarthPutinKGB]

Me arriving in Mongolia:
Customs: Name?
Me: Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin
Customs: Occupation?
Me: No, just a day visit.

[wilder @wilderpatriot]

That’s a beautiful thing

[Heisjayy 𝕏 @Jayysein]

Mispronouncing a word. It just means you read it somewhere but you've not heard it anywhere.

[Dr Kate Strasdin @kateStrasdin]

Deepest black velvet serves to highlight the gold embroidery and beadwork decorating this mid #1950s Lanvin by Castillo cocktail dress. The symmetrical shape is ornament-like in its overall aesthetic, a wearable bauble. Sold via @KerryTaylorAuct #fashionhistory