Ruth MacLeod

@scottishruth

Archivist doing archive things mostly. Easily distracted London based Scot. Current Chair of Archives and Records Association, but all views my own. She/her.

322 Following446 Followers801 Posts

Bluesky

Is this your profile?Claim it and scottishruth.dirty.social is yours.Claim profile

Ruth MacLeod@scottishruth· 3d

A once in a lifetime opportunity to see an eclipse.

A sky that is mostly grey clouds. No visible signs of the sun, let alone an eclipse.
Plus side, lovely view of a green hilly island.

Ruth MacLeod@scottishruth· 6d

Today it is not raining on Iona.

Medieval Celtic cross standing against a blue sky and fluffy white clouds.

Iona Abbey, a grey sandstone building against a blue sky.

A path leading through grass and rocks to a bay beyond, with blue sea and blue skies. It’s beautiful.

Ruth MacLeod@scottishruth· 7d

Cheers from Iona, where it is cool and drizzly but beautiful #ConfinedCocktails

A glass of red wine on a windowsill with a green lane and very distant hills outside.

Ruth MacLeod@scottishruth· 28d

Temperature now ideal for sitting in the garden with a glass of Aeolian Island wine (admittedly the sunflower photo is a set up) #ConfinedCocktails

Glass of white wine in front of a red sunflower and bushes

Ruth MacLeod@scottishruth· Jul 5

An unexpected morning in Venice. Instead of sleeper and trains, we’re now having to go to Verona to fly home otherwise we wouldn’t be back in time for work!

The canal by the station in Venice, with a big domed church

Bridge over a canal, reflected in the water.

Canal with boats, a brick wall, trees and blue skies

Ruth MacLeod@scottishruth· Jul 4

We made it to Venice and there is complimentary Prosecco #ConfinedCocktails

Ruth MacLeod@scottishruth· Jul 2

After a bit of hanging around at Messina, we’re on the boat! Apparently this is the last boat-train in Europe if not the world, and in a decade it might no longer exist. A bridge won’t be nearly as fun.

Trains on a ferry deck with rails in the floor

Trains on the deck facing the roll off ferry entrance.

Ruth MacLeod@scottishruth· Jul 2

Today we’re going from Sicily to Salerno, which means we’re getting the train that goes on a boat! Starting in Milazzo this morning, with bonus pic of the Aeolian islands from Lipari from yesterday.

Italian station platform with a sign saying “Milazzo”, all the buildings are white and the sky is blue

Blue skies and the sea, in the distance you can see big lumps of rock which are islands (Stromboli is hidden behind the others)

Ruth MacLeod@scottishruth· Jun 27

The Palermo archaeology museum has turtles in their decorative pool!

Turtles! Some swimming in the pool, some just basking slightly above the water on a pile of rocks.

Pool with a statue in the centre, in the middle of a courtyard.

Ruth MacLeod@scottishruth· Jun 25

You can go on the roof of Palermo Cathedral and there are views and a breeze and it didn’t give me vertigo!

View of rooftops with mountains in the distance and blue skies

Tiled floor beside a series of tiled cupolas which are part of the roof of the cathedral. More cathedral behind them.

Ruth MacLeod@scottishruth· Jun 24

Made it to Palermo, via many trains and half a day in Milan. So far, so hot.

Palermo cathedral tower, against a blue sky, with trees on the square in front of it.

Ruth MacLeod@scottishruth· Jun 13

Cheers! This is a limoncello spritz with home grown lemon in it, for added smugness. Day of usefulness in the sunshine here! #ConfinedCocktails

A wine glass with a yellowish drink and a lemon slice in it, in front of a door to a patio.

Ruth MacLeod@scottishruth· Jun 6

Proper long evening in the Highlands, this was 10pm!

A footpath with yellow whin bushes on either side and trees, with a grey cloudy sky

Grassy moor land with trees and a grey cloudy sky

Ruth MacLeod@scottishruth· May 30

I have had a haircut and planted the flowers I bought on the way home from that, so quite enough productivity to justify a drink in the garden #ConfinedCocktails

The edge of a glass, with patio in the background and garden beyond

Ruth MacLeod@scottishruth· May 23

Drinking fizz after a day of sorting stuff (slowly due to heat) in prep for overnight guests tomorrow. I really need the long weekend! Peonies in the garden just to show them off #ConfinedCocktails.

A glass in my hand beside a full, pale pink peony flower.

Ruth MacLeod@scottishruth· May 9

I had white port and cava sangria in Portugal a couple of years ago, happy if slightly fuzzy memories… French Martini in front of the dog rose after a day outside #ConfinedCocktails

My hand holding As martini glass containing a pinkish drink with foam on top, in front of a pink dog rose bush

Ruth MacLeod@scottishruth· May 2

First weekend at home since Easter, there has been a lot of gardening and catching up with house stuff. And now there is fizzy wine and admiring the amaryllis #ConfinedCocktails

A very pink amaryllis flower with my hand holding a glass in the foreground. There are also bamboo stakes to the left because the window where the plants are is also where my tomatoes start.

Ruth MacLeod@scottishruth· Apr 26

If you see this post something orange from your gallery.

Cans of Irn Bru (photo taken in NZ so the price is NZ$ 2.50)

Ruth MacLeod@scottishruth· Apr 24

#UnconfinedWalks to the shop with a view, beautiful day today.

View of distant mountains, blue skies, whin bushes and houses

My feet in converse, on a fairly dull looking footpath

Ruth MacLeod@scottishruth· Apr 11

An evening of culture.

Programme for The High Life: the musical, designed to look like an airline magazine

Ruth MacLeod@scottishruth· Apr 5

#ConfinedCocktails is sparkling wine in front of a pile of washing up that someone else* is doing after Easter Sunday dinner. *I cooked and did some of the dishes already, so husband gets the washing up.

Total chaos of pans in the background, my hand holding a gold glass full of sparkling wine in the foreground.

Ruth MacLeod@scottishruth· Apr 1

This is the content I want from theatre programmes! #archives

A programme page titled “haunting the archive” with a pull quote that’s says “local record offices are where the most historical activity takes place in this country”

Ruth MacLeod@scottishruth· Mar 28

Culture for #confinedCocktails this evening (husband’s choir plus a local orchestra). There’s is a bar!

A programme for Brahms: a German Requiem, in the same hand as a glass of red wine.

Ruth MacLeod@scottishruth· Feb 28

A busy week with uncertain news this evening but a French Martini (later than usual due to shopping necessity) after a lovely day out at Punchdrunk then lunch #ConfinedCocktails

A martini glass with a frothy cocktail in it and a little measuring beaker sitting beside it.

Ruth MacLeod@scottishruth· Feb 21

Starting #ConfinedCocktails with a spiced mai tai (gingerbread syrup sounded nice so subbed in for orgeat).

Patterned glass in my hand, kitchen hob in the background. Pattern makes it hard to see glass contents, but there’s half a lime in there as well as rum.

Ruth MacLeod@scottishruth· Feb 17

Got to go through the park for a meeting today and met a Bernese mountain dog who was happily out greeting his fans.

Beautiful Bernese mountain dog with black fur with white nose and brown markings on his eyebrows and cheeks.

Ruth MacLeod@scottishruth· Feb 14

Hope the cocktail and crisps combination works! It’s M&S dine in deal here this evening, so rare appearance of a second drinker for the bargain prosecco after a day of Useful Things (including holiday planning, which can only be better than our last holiday) #ConfinedCocktails

Ruth MacLeod@scottishruth· Feb 1

Not really #TeaUp as it’s coffee in the hospital cafe, but there’s also peppermint slice to cheer me up.

A cardboard takeaway coffee cup, sitting on a paper bag alongside a bit of peppermint slice (chocolate biscuit with green mint icing then a layer of chocolate on top)

Ruth MacLeod@scottishruth· Jan 31

I saw this card the other day and it seems appropriate for so many occasions.

A greetings card that says “I’m sorry life is shit right now” in various colours on a white background

Ruth MacLeod@scottishruth· Jan 17

It has been quite the week and I’m pottering round cooking dinner while drinking the fizzy wine I didn’t get to drink on my birthday. It could all be a lot worse #ConfinedCocktails