Simon Harrington

Solitaire genius

[WestminsterCathedral @WestminsterCath]

May she rest in eternal peace.

[Simon Harrington @si_harrington]

@SelbyWhit I thought “too many paintings” was a child’s reaction due to attention span - I remember rushing through the Tate with one of my children for this very reason but surprised to see it as a considered art critical response! 😳

[WestminsterCathedral @WestminsterCath]

‘Will no one rid me of this meddlesome priest?’

Pictured here, in the Vaughan Chantry (dedicated to St Thomas of Canterbury), Becket is martyred by the four knights with imagined heraldic shields.

St Thomas à Becket, pray for us.

[Selby Whittingham @SelbyWhit]

Who Was J.M.W. Turner and Why Was He So Important? https://t.co/gzlgE5cUiq via @artnews

[Selby Whittingham @SelbyWhit]

Happy Birthdays! J.M.W. Turner and Prince George on Richmond Hill Paperback – Amazon October 2025
by Selby Whittingham (Author), Paul R Secord (Editor) @Apollo_magazine @TheArtNewspaper @VictorianWeb @royalacademy

[Possible @_wearepossible]

Fuel duty hasn’t risen since 2010, costing the UK £130bn.

Wealthy drivers benefit most, while everyone else faces rising rail fares, cut buses, and poor walking, wheeling & cycling routes.

We need fair road pricing to fund better options for us all 👇 https://t.co/LxhgjdCwMH

[WestminsterCathedral @WestminsterCath]

Veni, Sancte Spiritus!

Wishing you all a happy and holy Pentecost.

[Cardinal Nichols @CardinalNichols]

Let us pray for Pope Leo XIV, as he leads this humble flock to the joys of heaven, where the Brave Shepherd has gone before. Amen.

[Selby Whittingham @SelbyWhit]

"What Turner left to the nation via his will was on the condition that his unsold finished works were displayed in the same gallery, under the same roof ,,, A condition that has never satisfactorily been met. That's a great shame. A tragedy even..." Ray Turner. @VictorianWeb

[Simon Harrington @si_harrington]

@SelbyWhit Interesting - though the article only says there are distinct similarities with the death mask. So it’s not a certainty then?

[Bishop Philip Egan @BishopEgan]

I have issued a new Pastoral Letter for @PortsmouthRC for Sunday 2nd March 2025, the Eighth Sunday of the Year on "Belonging", one of the Six Holy Habits I have been encouraging members of the diocese to practice.
You can watch it here: https://t.co/J0tpMsOs48

[Cardinal Nichols @CardinalNichols]

I am delighted King Charles and Queen Camilla will visit the Holy See and meet Pope Francis during this Jubilee Year when so many will gather in Rome as pilgrims of hope. It presents a wonderful opportunity to celebrate the close relationship between the UK and the Holy See.

[Quite Interesting @qikipedia]

A cucumber should be well sliced, and dressed with pepper and vinegar, and then thrown out as good for nothing. – SAMUEL JOHNSON (1709-1784)

[Mark Hoyle @markhoyle555]

WIP on a reconstruction of Petuaria which was originally a Roman fort situated where the town of Brough in the East Riding of Yorkshire now stands. The “round” tower is based on recent archaeological excavations. #Archaeology #Blender #Petuaria

[Simon Harrington @si_harrington]

@turner_trees https://t.co/7OkArqhsK5

[Cardinal Nichols @CardinalNichols]

Today I ask your prayers that, at the intercession of Mary, the Holy Spirit may be a bringer of peace in the conflicts spreading at this time in Israel and Gaza.

[Susie Dent @susie_dent]

I’ve always loved the way language is punctuated by places: jeans are ‘from Genoa’, denim is from Nîmes in France, suede from Sweden, mayonnaise from Minorca’s Port Mahon, damask from Damascus, sardines and sardonic from Sardinia, and spruce (both the tree and a neat appearance) from Prussia.

[Robert Lindsay @RobertLindsay]

For those who don’t get it they probably think it’s #woke

[James Hogg @JamesAHogg2]

Behold, proof that days can be made marvellous in 51 seconds.

Good morning.