Dark and stormies all round! Bluestocking piss up

[QuentinSummers]

A friendly place for feminist or general chit chat. Welcome all!

Insight has landed safely on Mars!!!

twitter.com/NASAInSight

I may be a deadly pestilence but I can still admire science (ref. to Alex Sharpe likening GC feminists to bubonic plague on Woman's Hour for those who've missed today's discussions).

Dropping in for a winter warmer (maybe a dark red fruit juice heated with spices) and to share this medieval advent calendar from which I've learned that elephants give birth in water to avoid dragons:

twitter.com/arendse/status/1069927828702015490?s=12

OMG, the look on STB-mummy elephants face!

Poor Elly! She needs to give that dragon a good hose down. Love the medieval themed advent calendar.
I need some Vit C - tot of sloe gin perhaps?

In amidst all the general gloom, something to make you wonder if someone's slipped a little something into your hot fruit Winter Warmer:

Suzan Visser is a Dutch artist who also likes to put hats on her birds. The blurb says ‘Reality is transformed as if by magic into a new enchanted reality’ ok we can go with that.

twitter.com/HWarlow/status/1069961975243988992

Been quiet round here of late - dry January?!
Anyway, In view of the current flak a certain pub is getting for letting women talk about their points of view, I wondered if we should show some support to female friendly pubs this year?
Bluestocking twinning scheme?
Bluestocking on tour?
Bluestocking guest pub of the month?
If you’re travelling to Sheffield, or live nearby, can I suggest The Harlequin for starters.

@harlequinpub are also on Twitter and worth a follow - whoever runs the account has a good sense of humour.

Been having a giggle at their twitter myself, good to see them getting so much support!

I’m hearing reports that an alternative establishment, The Somerville Arms, might be opening it’s doors in Badley Fuckitt, so I thought I’d just come and wipe the dust down in here.

Oooh I wondered where the pub had gone.

Is this a code name? I love Somerville!

Somerville Arms opening in Badley Fuckitt you say?

Excellent news, just in time for the weekend.

I feel a pub crawl may be in order

We did one in our village checking the quality of the chips (children) and lager (dh and i)

We had forms to fill in for the chips and everything

I think there's life life in the old girl yet.

Spasm is out back cleaning the pipes, the sausage rolls are arriving today and he's got the Izal Medicated on order.

We'll be shipshape in no time.

Izal medicated, only available in single rolls I believe.
You didnt buy it in giant bogoff packs.

Ahh the memories.
Imagine buying a roll now and putting it the family bathroom.

Imagine buying a roll now and putting it the family bathroom.

Smear-tastic 🤣

Pulls up a chair.

Mine's a half of bitter shandy please (can't get pissed this early in the afternoon).

I like the Idea of being able to have a pub crawl in Bradley Fuckitt.

Is it too early for vodka?

I’ll have cheesy chips while I’m waiting.

The Bluestocking operates simultaneously in all time zones, so it's always open and it's never too early for whatever you want.

It also does of course, for those of us who prefer it.

Lovely to see women gathering for a drink.
Its been a while and do have a TFI Friday urge for a pint of cider and & deep breath out!

Yaaaaaaay! Hello all. Been a bit remiss with the pub recently. Good to see everyone.
How's things? What's up sarah?

I'm having an unscheduled break after accidentally listening to the R4 'last word' obituary program, which today featured Barbara Low - an eminent crystallographer

wiki

program link

I don't know if I just notice them more, but my perception is that there are more women crystallographers than in other similarly computational science fields - part of the legacy of Dorothy Hodgkin perhaps (definitely, in this instance - and I think may have influenced my PhD choice and subsequent related career too).

Negroni please.