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@jenimartian congratulations, bit late as I was away from twitterland, very cute pictures too... babymartian's a great name, go with that! x 4:37 AM Dec 16th, 2011 via web
@jenimartian ooh hope it all goes well, thinking of you! x 2:17 AM Dec 9th, 2011 via web in reply to jenimartian
bicycle ride home - would I have ridden in 1911? Looks like it's a yes. With some question about what I'd have worn. tinyurl.com/68gpr66 11:26 AM Jun 16th, 2011 via web
It's raining. On #biglunch day. But there is still a bouncy castle... 4:38 AM Jun 5th, 2011 via Twitter for Android
bachelor's buttons for #biglunch baked. Still looking for suggestions as to why they have that name... http://tinyurl.com/6absxl2 4:29 AM Jun 5th, 2011 via web
baking bachelor's buttons for bellenden road #biglunch (they are a type of biscuit I promise! why that name though?) 1:04 PM Jun 4th, 2011 via web
Warning: don't go back to 1911 for advice if you have #hiccups. Advice I wouldn't take at http://tinyurl.com/3voymtx 12:17 PM May 31st, 2011 via web
haha, found advice on marriage given by a doctor in 1911 - a bit of a shocker really! how things change. http://tinyurl.com/3kgkava 5:44 AM May 30th, 2011 via web
@SorceryMuseum you're on TV in London, making me want to go to Iceland again... 1:34 PM May 10th, 2011 via web
@drmichaelcscott welcome to twitter, it's fabulous and addictive 1:43 PM May 9th, 2011 via web
@SaveChildrenPR your founder is v. inspiring (+ your work too of course!) just read @claremulley's bio http://tinyurl.com/6go6u6z 11:06 AM Apr 28th, 2011 via web
@claremulley thanks for TWWSTC, really enjoyed it, hope you have something else in the pipeline! http://tinyurl.com/6go6u6z 10:55 AM Apr 28th, 2011 via web
How had I never heard of Eglantyne Jebb? She deserves to be remembered - remarkable Save the Children founder http://tinyurl.com/6go6u6z 10:51 AM Apr 28th, 2011 via web
Not Edwardian stew, Georgian- d'oh. Anyway, 100 year old recipe utterly disgusting in leftover form. http://tinyurl.com/3bdd3g7 #yuk 12:04 PM Apr 4th, 2011 via web
Edwardian mutton #stew smells a lot better than I expected... 9:59 AM Apr 2nd, 2011 via web
just bought ingredients for Edwardian casserole - turnips, not sold on this one 8:36 AM Apr 2nd, 2011 via web
@standupmaths thank you very much! yes, I should think they'd be very handy for the doors. Just what I need. 7:19 AM Apr 2nd, 2011 via web in reply to standupmaths
@standupmaths (12, 100) any suggestions for what I do with them though? Beyond admire of course. 7:12 AM Apr 2nd, 2011 via web in reply to standupmaths
Reading through a 1911 cookbook - the ads reveal an extinct foodstuff, NUTTON http://tinyurl.com/3ot5rhj 6:48 AM Apr 2nd, 2011 via web
blogging about the women of the 1901 census - what were they all getting up to? http://tinyurl.com/6c4dv3n 12:11 PM Mar 27th, 2011 via web

Name AlexandraFitzsimmons
Location London
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Bio Writer and museographer based in London. Tweets on museums, Vikings and women's lives a century ago. Also mild obsession with maths.