#merton — Public Fediverse posts

A reminiscence from my Oxford undergraduate days: Watching J.R.R. Tolkien summon Henry

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/writing-2/2026/03/day-i-saw-tolkien-summon-henry/

#Tolkien #Memoir #Oxford #Merton

A reminiscence from my Oxford undergraduate days: Watching J.R.R. Tolkien summon Henry

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/writing-2/2026/03/day-i-saw-tolkien-summon-henry/

#Tolkien #Memoir #Oxford #Merton

The London local elections on May 7th, and in Merton the Liberal Democrats are hoping to take the council from Labour.

Have I seen any of the candidates, NO, and you only see the MP, at the general election, when they want your vote.
#localelection #Labourparty #liberaldemocrats #UKpolitics #London #Merton #coucilelection

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8ejjnykn12o

The London local elections on May 7th, and in Merton the Liberal Democrats are hoping to take the council from Labour.

Have I seen any of the candidates, NO, and you only see the MP, at the general election, when they want your vote.
#localelection #Labourparty #liberaldemocrats #UKpolitics #London #Merton #coucilelection

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8ejjnykn12o

A reminiscence: Watching J.R.R. Tolkien summon Henry

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/writing-2/2026/03/day-i-saw-tolkien-summon-henry

#Tolkien #Memoir #Oxford #Merton

A reminiscence: Watching J.R.R. Tolkien summon Henry

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/writing-2/2026/03/day-i-saw-tolkien-summon-henry

#Tolkien #Memoir #Oxford #Merton

A reminiscence: Watching J. R. R. Tolkien summoning Henry.

#Tolkien #Memoir #Oxford #Merton #post

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/writing-2/2026/03/day-i-saw-tolkien-summon-henry

A reminiscence: Watching J. R. R. Tolkien summoning Henry.

#Tolkien #Memoir #Oxford #Merton #post

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/writing-2/2026/03/day-i-saw-tolkien-summon-henry

A reminiscence: Watching J. R. R. Tolkien summoning Henry.

#Tolkien #Memoir #Oxford #Merton

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/writing-2/2026/03/day-i-saw-tolkien-summon-henry

A reminiscence: Watching J. R. R. Tolkien summoning Henry.

#Tolkien #Memoir #Oxford #Merton

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/writing-2/2026/03/day-i-saw-tolkien-summon-henry

A reminiscence: Watching J. R. R. Tolkien summoning Henry.

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/writing-2/2026/03/day-i-saw-tolkien-summon-henry

#Tolkien #Memoir #Oxford #Merton #newpost

A reminiscence: Watching J. R. R. Tolkien summoning Henry.

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/writing-2/2026/03/day-i-saw-tolkien-summon-henry

#Tolkien #Memoir #Oxford #Merton #newpost

A reminiscence: Watching J. R. R. Tolkien summoning Henry.

#Tolkien #Memoir #Oxford #Merton #newpost

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/writing-2/2026/03/day-i-saw-tolkien-summon-henry

A reminiscence: Watching J. R. R. Tolkien summoning Henry.

#Tolkien #Memoir #Oxford #Merton #newpost

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/writing-2/2026/03/day-i-saw-tolkien-summon-henry

A reminiscence: My memory of J. R. R. Tolkien summoning Henry.

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/writing-2/2026/03/day-i-saw-tolkien-summon-henry

#newpost #Tolkien #Memoir #Oxford #Merton

A reminiscence: My memory of J. R. R. Tolkien summoning Henry.

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/writing-2/2026/03/day-i-saw-tolkien-summon-henry

#newpost #Tolkien #Memoir #Oxford #Merton

A reminiscence: My memory of J. R. R. Tolkien summoning Henry.

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/writing-2/2026/03/day-i-saw-tolkien-summon-henry

#Tolkien #Memoir #Oxford #Merton

A reminiscence: My memory of J. R. R. Tolkien summoning Henry.

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/writing-2/2026/03/day-i-saw-tolkien-summon-henry

#Tolkien #Memoir #Oxford #Merton

A reminiscence: My memory of Tolkien

#newpost #Tolkien #Memoir #Oxford #Merton

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/writing-2/2026/03/day-i-saw-tolkien-summon-henry

A reminiscence: My memory of Tolkien

#newpost #Tolkien #Memoir #Oxford #Merton

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/writing-2/2026/03/day-i-saw-tolkien-summon-henry

When Housing is a commodity cities will suffer.

https://www.mylondon.news/news/south-london-news/south-london-towns-largest-development-32996501

#London #Merton #Housing

When Housing is a commodity cities will suffer.

https://www.mylondon.news/news/south-london-news/south-london-towns-largest-development-32996501

#London #Merton #Housing

Random book from our personal library:

📖 The Seven Storey Mountain by Thomas Merton

#bookstodon #merton

Random book from our personal library:

📖 The Seven Storey Mountain by Thomas Merton

#bookstodon #merton

#merton #ThomasMerton

#merton #ThomasMerton

First results in from #LondonMayoralElection - good news for #Labour: swing to #sadiqKhan in two areas which have declared.

#Merton and Wandsworth, there was a 5.1% swing to Labour from the Conservatives. In #Greenwich and Lewisham, a 4.5% swing to Labour

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-politics-68609732

Dear Friends of Green Programmers, :ablobdancer:

I think I am #Green. Politically I support the #Gaia agenda. In terms of programming, I am nothing but #perpetually green. :abloblurk: Much like being #born yesterday, every #tomorrow. :ablobsunglasses:

Yesterday we #rambled to our nearest National #Trust run facility. The richest #charity in the #UK. Our local one which is free to enter, has a #garden #nursery.

Walked home five shade plants:

1. Three specialty mints, Swiss Mint, ‘Cream and Berry’ mint, plus one other. Forget name but is a #vigorous creepy creeper mint …
2. A #stevia plant to grow under our #indoor #grow lights
3. Purple #sage
   also for indoors for now
   :ablobbounce:
   … back along the fastest flowing #chalk #stream in the #UK. A former industrial #river, #feeding ‘Old Father’ #Thames.
   Sadly saw no fish news or frogs but happy to see one of the working #Merton #water wheels and #wishing #well. :blobangel:

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/apr/05/thames-water-parent-tells-creditors-it-has-defaulted-on-debt

Here’s a #postcard showing three aspects of #Oxford University. To the left the views show #Magdalen College (top) and #ChristChurch College (lower). The arms are those of #Merton College, and derive from the founder Walter de Merton, and Rochester, of which he was bishop

#HigherEducationPostcard
#HigherEducation

Here’s a #postcard showing three aspects of #Oxford University. To the left the views show #Magdalen College (top) and #ChristChurch College (lower). The arms are those of #Merton College, and derive from the founder Walter de Merton, and Rochester, of which he was bishop

#HigherEducationPostcard
#HigherEducation

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h/t @phranuntiyo who has posted this quotation from Thomas #Merton, *Thoughts on Solitude*:

"No writing on the solitary, meditative dimensions of life can say anything that has not already been said better by the wind in the pine trees."

There is a famous #Zen story in which Zhaozhou is asked "Why did Bodhidharma come from the West?", which is like asking "What is the meaning and purpose of Zen?"

Zhaozhou replied, "The oak tree in the courtyard." ...

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h/t @phranuntiyo who has posted this quotation from Thomas #Merton, *Thoughts on Solitude*:

"No writing on the solitary, meditative dimensions of life can say anything that has not already been said better by the wind in the pine trees."

There is a famous #Zen story in which Zhaozhou is asked "Why did Bodhidharma come from the West?", which is like asking "What is the meaning and purpose of Zen?"

Zhaozhou replied, "The oak tree in the courtyard." ...

It saddening that I wasn’t even that shocked when I read the headline of this story. Faith in the #Met Police is rock bottom and if you are a women, person of colour or LGBTQ+ it’s subterranean.

I didn’t feel safe at night in the early 00’s - my BF always walked me home. So glad he did after reading this. The nasty piece of work was patrolling my borough - #Merton.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/jan/16/how-met-police-officer-david-carrick-terrorised-women-over-two-decades

#introduction #7thDecadeTransition #Twospirit #Mystic #musician #Poet #gardener #LoverOfChilies #Pitta #INFP #ecumenical #Buddhist #Vedanta #Sufi #Satanan #BuJew #SeekerOfUnity #Merton #SAD #BiPolar #MTHFR #MitochondrillyMindful #Photography #Dance #SingerSongwriter Lover of Coffee Dogs and some cats #Hermit #Heretic #Permaculture #MoonChild #Pagano

December 10, 1968 — Thomas #Merton — #monk, #poet, #priest, #activist — died in Thailand while attending a conference of #Christian and #Buddhist monks. Merton lived at The Abbey of Our Lady of #Gethsemani near Bardstown, #Kentucky.

Imagine cold winter nights out in that knobby landscape and the sight of the milky way poured across a cobalt sky.

Requiescat in pace.

#poetry #monasticism #Advent #winter #sky
#StarrySky #meteors #Bethlehem

Some of my other interests/things I geek out on that may not be apparent from my bio:
(In no particular order)

#Needlework
#ClimateJustice
#Dogs
#SpiritualDirection
#Quakers
#PsychedelicTherapy
#Jung
#Merton
#VineDeloriaJr
#NunsReligiousSisters
#Esoterica
#TransracialAdoption
#AdopteeRights
#AntiRacism
#DisabilityJustice
#KDramas
#Syncretism
#Hiking
#Parenting
#NewMexico