sall hathaway

Retired Dementia Support Worker @AgeUKBANES. Occasional gardener. Plant nerd

[sall hathaway @damesallsprint]

Our (@Hippetydoodah ) garden July 2017. A delicate balance between wild or overgrown! Plants from @specialplants @cottageherbery @ChilternSeeds + other wise plant people. #gardening #rewilding #bees #pollinators @B_Strawbridge (Excuse re-post. Sadly deleted original in error)

[Dr Jo Ball @DrJEBall]

A loaf of #Roman bread, which was being baked in an oven in #Pompeii when Vesuvius erupted in AD 79; it was carbonised by the disaster & left in the oven until being excavated nearly 1800 years later.

[Anni McBride @annimeaculpa]

@DrJEBall Ach.That would be fine to eat 🍞🧐
Just Take it to the Sink
Scrape the Burnt Bits off
With a Knife
Butter Well, Eat 🤷
Waste Not Want Not 🤔
😋😆😂🙏.

[Muriel Gray @ArtyBagger]

Everything will be fine. Because Things Like This. 💘

[Archaeology & Art @archaeologyart]

Vessel in the shape of an old man emerging from a snail shell. Culture: Maya. Date: Late Classic period, c. 600-900 AD. Medium: burnished and painted clay; H. 18 cm; W. 15 cm. Collection: National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico City. Photographer © Jorge Pérez de Lara.

[Carl Bovis @CarlBovisNature]

The Robin and the House Sparrow. 😀
Taken recently at RSPB Greylake in Somerset. 🐦

[Archaeology & Art @archaeologyart]

Butterfly needle case. Maker: W. Avery & Son, Redditch. Date: registered 4 August 1871. Medium: stamped brass. Dimensions: 12.3 x 6 x 1.2 cm

[Archaeology & Art @archaeologyart]

#victorian

[Archaeology & Art @archaeologyart]

Portable diptych sundial. Maker: Hans Tröschel the Elder (German, 1549–1612). Date: c. 1598 AD. Culture: German, Nuremberg. Medium: ivory and brass. Dimensions: 8.9 × 6 cm. Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

Pocket dial, but really a 16th‑century travel computer. Nuremberg makers like Tröschel packed these ivory diptychs with a compass, a re‑hookable string to cast the shadow, and even a mini gazetteer listing dozens of city latitudes so you could reset it on the road. many versions also carry a lunar disc and scales for Italian and Babylonian hours, letting you turn moonlight into clock‑time after dark.

and the lid spells out its promise in Latin: monstro viam perge securus, I show the way, go on safely.

[The Bridport Prize @BridportPrize]

Exciting times: our creative writing competition officially re-opens for entries on 15 November - in one week's time!

All short story, poetry, flash fiction and novel prize entry info at https://t.co/whjtTRnJnz ✍️📖

#WritingCompetition #CreativeWritingPrize

[Carl Bovis @CarlBovisNature]

I'm missing the Swallows... are you?😔😍
I photographed this one during the summer on Skomer Island. 😊🐦

[Muriel Gray @ArtyBagger]

This is absolutely fantastic! 👏👏👏👏

[Charlotte's Battle Against Glioblastoma (BAG) @alexeades1]

When Charlotte was given her terminal diagnosis on 5th January 2016, one of the first questions she asked her consultant was:

“What will happen to my mother?”

Even then, even in that moment, she thought of me.

Well, Charlotte, since you passed I’ve found a strength I didn’t know I had. A determination to keep going. To keep raising awareness. To keep pushing for research. To keep your name spoken.

You once said:

“I don’t really know how long I’ll be here, but for every day that I get I am forever grateful.”

I feel the same.
For every day I have, I will use it.
Thank you for the courage you gave me.
Thank you for the light you left.

For as long as I’m here, I’ll keep going.
Mummy x

My daughter, Charlotte, was just 19 when she died from a brain tumour on 24th February 2016 nearly 10 years ago.

In that time: Nothing has changed with the standard NHS chemotherapy Temozolomide  licensed back in 1999. Nothing has changed in the standard six-week course of radiotherapy.

But one thing has changed:

Charlotte’s BAG has raised £342,607.53  directly funding research at Charlotte’s Lab, King’s College Hospital, London where they are:

“We are advancing the development and validation of rapid DNA sequencing and real-time data analysis using Oxford Nanopore Technology (ONT). In collaboration with ONT and colleagues at the University of Nottingham, we have made substantial progress in the first phase of our validation programme. This initiative aims to replace our current methods of methylation classification and MGMT promoter testing with a faster, more efficient workflow. By doing so, we expect to significantly shorten the time patients must wait for these important results, supporting quicker clinical decision-making and improved patient care.”

Charlotte's LAB, KCH

The big difference with our charity is simple: we self-fund everything. No salaries No overheads No advertising No merchandise We even cover PayPal & PO Box fees ourselves Meaning that 100% of every donation goes directly to research.
Charlotte was brave, kind, and wise beyond her years. She shared her journey openly on her YouTube channel with  her last video being filmed on  4th February 2016 the day before she went into a coma. Her channel has since received over 26 million views around the world.

Her legacy lives on through this work. YouTube Charlotte Eades. If you are considering donating to a charity, please consider us. Your support truly makes a difference.

Please RT with thanks
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[Lego Lost At Sea @LegoLostAtSea]

Herbarium for the Plastic Age. Fake foliage gathered from Cornish beaches.

[sall hathaway @damesallsprint]

@HWarlow 🤣😊Sounds v doable .Wishing you a better day tmw

[Helen Day @LBFlyawayhome]

Swift, House Martin, Swallow

Artist: John Leigh-Pemberton (1967)

[Archaeology & Art @archaeologyart]

Stirrup spout bottle shaped as a frog, from the Moche culture, Peru, 200–400 AD. Collection: The Dallas Museum of Art. The stirrup spout, a distinctive element of Moche ceramics, consists of two tubes merging into one vertical spout, designed to minimize evaporation and spillage, essential for arid environments.

[Carl Bovis @CarlBovisNature]

Grassland Barn Owl. 😍🦉

[History Content @HistContent]

Ancient 14,000-year-old amber animal effigy amulet found on the Danish east Coast. National Museum of Denmark.

[Jeff’s Wildlife Photography @sykesjeff]

I had a private message the other day asking me what was my best ever shot, tough question but I've decided not the quality but the shot of a lifetime
Juvenile Cuckoo being fed by a Reed Warbler, what do you think?