Two days at Oxford Real Farming Conference & my social battery is in the minus figures. Not to mention my knees are abso buggered from the walking & the terrifying narrow twisty stairs. Having a very quiet weekend. Hope you all enjoy yours!

Stepping into the secret garden.

Sleeping in weird places part 230. #Caturday

Cannot believe how terrible the mobile/ wifi access in Oxford is.

That terrible moment when a man (sorry, it nearly always IS a man) says “it’s more of a statement than a question” and I want to rugby tackle them and say in that case you can’t have the mic. *stares in Paddington.

My b&b. 😂

At a conference where the main venue is at capacity so I’m in a side room to watch a live stream. Might as well have stayed in Liverpool….

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Starting the trek to that Oxford. Looking forward to catching up with colleagues from @foodrise.bsky.social @sustainweb.org @betterfoodtraders.bsky.social & @foodfoundation.bsky.social amongst others orfc.org.uk #food #farming

What snow forecast? What storm? Weather god: hold my drink.

The Greenland thing has me singing “get your filthy paws off my silken drawers” via Grease and the marvellous Stockard Channing.

Sending merry birthday & happy Galette Des Rois cake day to dear @nigella.bsky.social - one of the kindest women I have the pleasure to know. Have a wonderful day. Xx 💚🩷

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I believe the correct term for my whole kitchen is in fact FRIDGE.

Here comes the sun.

Ice ice baby.

It is, as my late father would say “pissing down with snow”. Temps are below freezing so ice skating pavements & roads tomorrow.

Whose woods these are etc etc

Don’t think I’ll take the car out today.

I need some pea puns. Go for it! 🫛🫛🫛

Spray paint a plane and they'll detain you without trial and call you a terrorist. Kidnap a foreign head of state - and Keir Starmer will make it clear we've played no part in it but will wait for the scheduled press conference in a few hours before potentially condemning it

Made baklava “biscuits”. Reader, they are soft cookies, took twice as long to bake as the recipe suggested and are frankly a bit meh. Look nothing like the picture. 😒

A year ago today I was stepping out into -10c in Oslo.

Bombing Venezuela? Removing the president? WTF USA.

The #WolfMoon blurry cos my phone camera not that great but IRL you can see the craters & mountains on the surface. Magical.

A blue morning.

Paw on my shoulder. Much purring & snoozing. #Cats

It's the first #FungiFriday of 2026, and a good time for a selection of my favorite fungi photos of last year!

Introduce yourself with what almost killed you: Hi, I’m your bone marrow failure. Hi, I’m the grade 3 uterine carcinoma Hi, I’m the collapsing ladder.

Snow!

Introduce yourself with what almost killed you.

Pink cloud dawn.

Everyone’s got pretty skies this twilight except me.

Blowing away the cobwebs of 2025 with 30mph wind gusts. Trees are swaying a tad so not staying out long. “Blade-light, luminous black and emerald, Flexing like the lens of a mad eye.”

The bells of St. Peter in Woolton are tolling for the old year. It’s very melancholic & I wish they’d pack it in. “Therefore, send not to know For whom the bell tolls…“

2025 was a bin fire, for the world & in the latter half, for me personally. Very glad to say goodbye to it. 2026 will be one of change. Bit scared tbh. Starting again at my advanced age is a challenge. Might be asking for help on here. 😬 Love to you, friends in my phone & IRL. PSA it’s Weds.

Coming to a high street near you soon, Smaug Enterprises. Beware of nerds.

Share a cartoon you will always love

When someone says “you have a lot of stuff”. Me: *stares in books.

Does it cost loads to have 20 mph written on roads?

Thank you to @hassinator.bsky.social for the tips. Here you go @joeatsandreads.bsky.social my take on a Danish classic.

I have a chunk of left over roast pork to use up. Thought I might have a go at frikadelker. Looking at recipes but they are all different. Most use oats instead of breadcrumbs, but the seasoning ranges from thyme to parsley to sage to allspice or just S&P. Any guidance @hassinator.bsky.social ?

PSA Day 4 of Christmastide. It’s Monday (apparently); the fridge is still full of leftovers and you’ve reached the “just a bit more” cheese stage. Salads are a distant memory and you are slightly feral about the last few chocolates. Time has lost all meaning.

I might have mourned her more had she not turned into a far right horror in her old age.

12 years since these two joined the household. 😍 Still bring me joy.

Driving over terrifyingly narrow winding hill roads with a 60 mile limit. Mate, I’m doing 30 at best.

Reminder that Henry Hoovers are made in Britain by a unionised workforce

Can’t visit Haworth without going to Villette for a curd tart.

Visiting friends. Getting the train back to their house. 😍