Got to meet up with @suespins.bsky.social finally! This was our view over tea and scones. @bodiesandbeing.bsky.social has brought me together with so many amazing people.

Wow. Just like that, NEH? All of us thrown under the bus without a fight.

Knitting break at Swiss 2 Go. I've cast on for the Knot Bad sweater and am currently working the German short rows that shape the shoulders and neckline. #KnitSky #Knitting

Oh, daaamn. That's really dope. I'm knitting Knot Bad by Rachel Illsley.

#Knitting this gauge swatch really has confirmed that I chose the best color. This is Gepard Wild and Soft, a fingering weight silk and merino blend, colorway is Forest Green (866). Based on this swatch it looks like I'll be knitting this sweater on 2mm needles (US size 0).

We are early career scholars focused on material culture who feel like we don't need permission to create our own consortium, hold events, and generally take up space as we face a precarious academic job market. Website coming soon! #AcademicSky #Medieval #WhatsHistory #EarlyModern

Heading back to Leeds in 2025 to talk about how religious ideas about womanhood were transmitted in Reformation England. @imc-leeds.bsky.social Suppression and Celebration: Exploring the Role of Women in Medieval and Early Modern Religious Discourse - A Round Table Discussion #HistorySky

I don't know about you but I'm looking forward to a winter break filled with days reading seventeenth century polemic. 😍 #AcademicSky #Skystorians #HistorySky #EarlyModern #Reformation

I ignored my Trollope last night so I'm taking her out for lunch to make up for it. #AnthonyTrollope #BookSky

I always take my Trollope to dinner. #AcademicSky #BookSky #AnthonyTrollope

My friend and I are doing a #writing retreat on this snowy #Edmonton weekend. We simply rented a house locally and got down to work. It's going great so far! #AcademicSky #WhatsHistory

Hear ye, hear ye! Hunting the Falcon, the latest book about Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn by John Guy and Julia Fox is on sale through Kobo for $1.99! That's a 91% discount. Download it while it's hot! #BookSky #EarlyModern #AcademicSky #HistorySky

You get six yerts for playing cathedral football. #AcademicSky #EarlyModern #HistorySky

A couple of my students and I grabbed some beer and food to trial #WitchHunt1649. It was awesome though we think players should be allowed to get it on with Satan without penalty. #EarlyModern #AcademicSky #HistorySky

I have a little read and lunch with my good friend and colleague. We are currently reading this excellent book. #AcademicSky #MedievalSky #BookSky

Are you a taker of many notes or few? This is me on page 62. #academia #academicsky #whatshistory #earlymodern #medieval

Well, my most recent was a book review but I am currently at work finishing the final chapter of my dissertation and a chapter in A Cultural History of Pregnancy and Childbirth in the Early Modern Age (Bloomsbury, 2026).

The new Merry Wiesner-Hanks arrived! Her book on German convents during the Reformations was so fascinating that I think about it regularly. I'm looking forward to a very readable book with a global early modern focus, especially after listening to her talk about it on Tuesday. #earlymodern

The Canadian Society of Medievalists is hosting the 2024 winner of the Leonard Boyle Dissertation Prize, Alessia Berardi, online on November 22nd, 3pm eastern where she'll talk about Stephen Langton's teaching and preaching. Email amreinha@ualberta.ca for the link.

I've been wanting this game for years and finally bought my own copy. I can't wait to make Habsburg faces at my opponents.

My copy of the game Witch Hunt 1649 arrived! Can't wait to try this with my students. Thank you to the developers at the University of Warwick!