Charlton calling.

I’ve just had cauliflower cheese with an olive and breadcrumb crust, marmite roast potatoes and sausages. Washed down with @moorhousesbrew.bsky.social White Witch. The hearty food season has arrived lads.

Go on then.

What a gorgeous day in the dales after yesterday. Catching the train to Edinburgh for work on the most gorgeous rail route. A delight for the eyes. Almost didn’t make it though…

Horrendous weather from start to finish. First time in 30 years I’ve been to a match and it’s been abandoned part way through. Ugh.

Not enthralled by the prospect of an extremely waterlogged trip over the border..

This evening’s tipple. Alcoholic Umbongo.

I’d kind of completely forgotten about Bluesky, but here it is.

@woodywhiterose.bsky.social happy boy today!

Empty Ewood 😓

This little spring arrangement is delighting my eye 💐

Tess is great at selfies 🐑

Late afternoon light.

Goose hubby after all the snuggles this morning.

Re Rovers. This was always going to happen. The boys heads must be all over the place. This new managerial regime has been completely unwelcome and unwanted. It was never going to yield results. The players aren’t robots and must be massively affected by all this carnage.

Happy International Women’s day💪🏼

This old house and garden is ready to awaken for its 295th spring 💚

PAPÉ ROCKS! #RTID

Antidote to football despair.

I can feel a new phase of football despair blooming in me like ink in water. It ebbs and flows but the source remains the same. I almost love Rovers more when I feel like this. “Hope is optimism with a broken heart”

I love the way snowdrops carry their own inner light that almost illuminates them in the gloaming.

Indulgent morning having coffee and perusing books at the brand new Next Chapter books and the ever wonderful Hold Fast in Leeds. Might have made a few purchases. 👀

Hard frost this am and brutally cold.

The glorious snowdrop 🤍

Feeling pretty smug that I’m working in Carlisle today so I get to commute on the Settle to Carlisle line. JOY.

Waning 🌛

Oxford bound. C’mon.

Celebrating @rovers 3rd round win with a snowy walk in my snug new @brfcs.bsky.social hat. Merch 🤌🏻as ever.

This guy thrives in -10 temps.

Sheep super highway through the snow ❄️

Cogsworth leading the flock on this very snowy day.

Early morning. Off over t’border. Dingle day. C’mon.

Break in the rain for dog walk and cloud spotting. Now time to curl up in front of the fire for Leeds v Rovers.

Advent Day 24: Marjorie - representing all the very many rescue hens that have retired here after their industry time is over. Still providing gorgeous eggs and decorating our days. Happy. Christmas all!

Advent Day 23: Ponyo Ponyo is a member of a small colony of ‘stray’ cats who visit and enjoy all the creature comforts they need - plenty of food, comfy beds and most importantly warmth and shelter on a cold night.

Advent day 22: Remembering my handsome prince, Boris the Brahma cockerel. A simply exquisite specimen and a gentle giant. The first (of many) cockerel in my life!

Advent day 21: Artie ~ the feline king. Artie came to live with us after his owner died. He was absolutely huge, enormously communicative and gave the most incredible snuggles. An entirely peerless feline companion, now in the other realm 🌈

Advent day 20: Remembering Ross. Ross came to us when a good friend moved house and could no longer keep cockerels. He was an absolute gent and a stunning bird. He treated his ladies with great chivalry , giving them the first pick of all the treats.

Advent Day 19: Wilfred Wilfred was born here when his stray Mum chose the house as a place of safety to have her litter. He is a very chatty man with many skills, including knocking on the door when he wants to come in.

Two days until out of office…

Carol singing at the local 🎄

Behind advent door 18 is Tove and Tooti (named after creator of the Moomins Tove Jansson and her lifetime partner Tooti Pietilä) both rescues, Tove is high energy and naughty and Tooti is laidback and cuddly.

Advent Day 17: Tess Tess was a bottle fed lamb. She’s Mum to Liza Lu, Izzy and Cuthbert and Grandma to Retty. She loves a head scratch and has a very large appetite 🐷

Advent Day 16: Behind the door today is the much loved and much missed original pug pack featuring fawn brothers Mickey, Arthur & Alby, their Mum Bindi, Marmite and @manytearsrescue Pug cross Prudence. All had the richest of lives here and are now at the 🌈 bridge

Advent Day 15: Chip Chip came to us from Every Feather rescue in Manchester. Chip was found as a gosling, next to her Mum who had been shot 💔She is a big character here, very chatty, and is happily married to Cogsworth.

Advent Day 14 Admiral Ackbar The Admiral came to us with his brother - both purchased by former owner as hens 🙄 He’s a gentle soul, whose feathers are always as white as snow no matter how muddy unfoot.

Living in dreamland at the moment!

Advent Day 13: Nile Nile is our non binary Dandelion loving escapologist shelled icon.

Took Spook out for a pint and he couldn’t keep his eyes open 🤷🏻‍♀️