Alison M

@alisonm.bsky.social

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Editor and lexicographer by day, yarn ninja by night. So, y'know, books and yarn, gardens and language.

Extremely sleeping cat.
Flat dog
Chart showing hot summers over time. Their frequency and intensity is increases dramatically from the 1990s until it's almost every summer now.
A screen grab from an old black and white Pathe newsreel. A man in a tartan tuxedo and a woman in a tartan dress are talking outside a house. A caption says "Yes, America has definitely gone all Scotch."
Extremely distant fox in the middle of a field
Wooden carving of Jesus sitting in Mary's lap. He's tickling her under the chin with one hand and they are both smiling.
Former Romanian dictator Ceausecu gives a speech from a balcony. His bodyguard looks like he's realised the gig is up.
3 stained glass windows in St John's Chirch Edinburgh.
A white and splodgy cat and two of her kittens in a restaurant.
Small white dog wearing a bandana, lying on a stony beach.
Two cats snoozing on a chair outside a restaurant on a hot day
Chunky ginger cat on a wall
Two cats by a restaurant table.
Cat loafing on an outdoor table.
Mostly black and white image of a person with lots of tumbling hair.
Two cats snoozing on top of each other on a chair
Greek beach, azure sky, Aegean turquoise sea.
A view of the terracotta roofs of the old town of Monemvasia in Greece.
Stained glass window showing Jesus ascending to heaven. At the bottom we see various witnesses, including Mary and at the top, Jesus' feet.
CalMac ferry Caledonian Isles at dock
Burger bun shapes filled with a logo that says "ultra-processed cow parts" with the tagline "we're lovin' it"
A group of men on an ancient Greek ship: Odysseus, standing, says: We now set out on our odyssey. Sailor raises hand: what's an odyssey? Odysseus: a long journey named after the only survivor. Sailor: oh ok wait what
White tree blossom against a blue spring sky
A Scots historical dictionary entry. The highlighted sense says "smasherie... destruction, utter ruin, annihilation" and the highlighted citation reads "The measles coming at that time upon the parish, there was such a smashery of the poor weans".
Cat sitting on the lap of someone who is trying to earn enough to pay for her very demanding requirements
Circular cat
Lazy cat lounging by a window in spring evening sun
A bar chart with the title "what gives people feelings of power". The shortest bar is labelled "money", the next shortest is labelled "status". The third bar is much longer and is labelled "growing a tomato"
2021 tweet reads: so I'm not getting a vaccine next week - was feeling weird about why I'd been selected ahead of others so rang GP to check. Turns out they had my height as 6.2cm rather than 6 foot 2, giving me a BMI of 28,000.
Part of a text about St George which says that it's "highly unlikely that he ever fought a dragon, and even more unlikely that he ever visited England".
Odysseus: we now set out on our odyssey. Sailor: what's an odyssey? Odysseus: a long journey named after the only survivor Sailor: oh ok wait what?
A lichen covered gravestone featuring a memento mori - skeleton, scales and other symbols. Alloway Old Kirk, Scotkand
St Clement being thrown in the sea with an anchor round his neck.
Loch Lomond from the Luss hills, looking south. Islands are dotted across the loch. A bank of clouds sits over the south.
The roots of an old tree that looks extremely like the feet of an ancient troll.
A blue art gallery wall with paintings at various heights, including some hanging low down on the wall so that children can see them more easily. The Burrell Collection, Glasgow.
A stained glass window showing a man cleaning wool in a barrel.
A blue face made of wood with red lips and eyebrows, a yellow eye and a white eye and nose
Photo from a tracking app showing a boat about to arrive in Antigua
Headline from the Glasgow Herald reads "Only 20 tickets bought in Scotland for Melania Trump film"
Instagram post from the Herald explaining that only 20 tickets have been sold for Melania Trump's documentary.
Page from a guidebook about Olympia (Greece)
UK government statistics for amputations as a result of combat in Afghanistan between 2915 and 2020.
Tweet from Daniel Hannon, in which the penny finally drops that Donald Trump is...well, Donald Trump.
Adam from the Traitors, season 4
Parcel delivery notification email
Tracking image of the boats taking part in the World's Toughest Row across the Atlantic. Each boat is represented by a coloured boat.
Tabby cat half buried in black fleece with only her head showing, but enjoying herself enormously.
Monochrome December trees and sky
IG post of the outside of a large London building that has been transformed into the front of a wardrobe, its open doors revealing a large white lion and a snowy night scene of Narnia. There are frosty Christmas trees at the bottom, lining the steps into the building. All in pale blue, white and gold.
A cat waiting behind a person who is clearly sitting on *her* stool in front of a roaring fire
Rainbow
Pictish carved stone featuring a carving of a soldier being pecked by a raven
Crochet highland cow
A cartoon of a fireplace and a grandfather clock with several cats wandering about. Underneath the text reads: Q: We have cats the way most people have mice. A: I see you have. I can't tell from your communication, however, whether you wish advice or are just boasting.
Text from UK government website regarding the law on tinted windscreens, which confirms that they must allow at least 75% of light through
An old building with two tall towers, all bathed in red light.