I’ve just realised that the darkest ten weeks of the winter are behind us & just now we’re gaining 2 minutes of daylight each day here in the UK. A hopeful thought 🌿

One of the final delights of my mother’s larder…. Dare we…? I’ve taught people younger than this haggis.

Just said a proper “no” to someone. I didn’t want to do the thing they wanted me to do. I didn’t owe it to them. Still, I feel awful.

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I've accidentally spent the entire day researching again and the best thing I've found is that My Guy won a silver pencil case coming second in a wheelbarrow race in 1861.

I've had enough.

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I’m not in the habit of reposting my own content but have to on this occasion, what with it being Poe’s birthday

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One for @thekentacorn.bsky.social I think!

Eugh. I’m at the ‘don’t even fancy a cup of tea’ stage of this cold.

Art by my talented friend @daniellocke.bsky.social please pop and see this if you’re in London

Mentioned on 6 music just now…. Village a handful of miles away I went to on Friday.

Day two of having 5 rather than 2 people in the house. I’m already hiding.

Starmer’s week in a jar

ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGHHHHHHHH. ("Customer service" argh not pirate Argh) Bloody rubbish companies.

It's official - my car is dead. Long live my car.

Even Gandalf knew better than to mess with collecting small ceramics.

I can't believe the winner of the FIFA Peace Prize would do this.

After car shenanigans earlier in the week, Austin’s returned the hire car and on the way home THE TRAIN HAS BROKEN DOWN

Rosa has celebrated the New Year by projectile vomiting down the stairs. Which is the only place in the house we have carpet.

The land has been year-walked. The future has been met in the lanes and ways. The cunning folk have conferred. On the doors of The Raven, The Woodwose's Crown and all the other pubs they use, the proclamation has gone up: 'This is the YEAR OF THE GREEN PATHS.'

It’s alright folks I’ve survived the annual traditional forwards roll

Happy New Year to all who celebrate, and a cosy Wednesday night to all who don’t.

So both cars have conked. One, the good one, is now stranded in Exmouth, perhaps never to return. The tin can is outside awaiting battery tests. There is no public transport where we live, it’s about 2 miles to the nearest bus stop. Now we shall discover truly how long Christmas leftovers last…

What an utterly ridiculous day.

His car broke down yesterday. Mine today- on the way to the registry office to register his mum’s death. So….. bother! Currently standing by the side of the road in deepest Devon.

Ok usually I don’t do new year resolutions but this year: - If you want new clothes, make them - try not to look so much like a living hedge when exiting the house The latter may depend on my skill at the former but we shall see….

This is why Molly is not allowed to do tours.

My entry for #DuvetKnowItsChristmas After and before. We are turning in because we had to get up horrifically early to get here. Goodnight. And if you don’t hear from me again I knocked over a pile of boxes in my sleep and got buried alive.

We are having our own Christmas today before heading off to see A’s dad tomorrow so at this moment I am stuffed with the traditional Christmas breakfast of a Cinanmon bun, orange, coffee and Prosecco. I have been spoiled rotten.

I hope there has been at least one CSI solved by fingerprints on the sellotape. #wrappingpresents

My neighbour, who is kindness personified, has just messaged me to tell me she’s bought us a… chocolate town.

"They looked towards the hilltop and saw a yellow flame rising against the sky. Too-ticky had lit the bonfire. It wrapped itself in flames at once, from ground to top, it gave a roar like a lion and threw its reflection straight down on the black ice" Moominland #Midwinter, Tove Jansson

Tamsin Abbot, contemporary English stained glass artist #WomensArt #Solstice #Midwinter

Happy solstice, everyone

Vigil over. Peaceful at the end. Love to everybody.

Vigil watch: a better night but it’s going to have to be a powerful headphones day. If you’re reading this and have any direct connection to the powers that be, can it be today please.

Headbanging to some Couperin - heavy stuff, this harpsichord whatnot.

Sitting vigil still. A busy night. 5 nurses so far. My god they’re brilliant.

Sitting vigil again, I think.

This year has been an absolute bastard. If pubs hadn’t already been invented I’d like to create clubs for middle aged sad folk to congregate for alcohol and company.

Utterly defeated by the dark grey grizzle I’ve given up and am going to watch a Christmas film. As it is still possible to see without the lights on my Nan would be horrified.

Due to mouse activity in the Christmas decorations box, I have just made the space dog some trousers.

15.8 billion miles away from earth. 😳 Next up, a meeting with the Epsilon Eridani aliens in, checks watch, a million years.

What feels like no whole hours after the last dog walk, it's time for the next dog walk so that we have the daylight to see our own feet. No wonder I'm not getting anything done!

I went to see my dad yesterday and he told me that I ‘hadn’t exactly brightened his day,’ which is nice.