I hope this piece makes it into position... please wordle makers... don't use a word that fails us on Tuesday... or Wednesday...

I am making this recipe for tea tonight... we have the recipe book - so I haven'tactually watched this video... it sounds delicious... and involves absolutely no chopping... (because I'm using frozen garlic)... m.youtube.com/watch?v=xvXU...

Finally... I have sewn in the ends... and sewn a label onto the bookshelf blanket... it is now ready for a life with my friend...🧶

Afternoon stroll image: blossom time

The Full Moon this month is known as the Worm Moon. The Spring soil is warmer & earthworms start to appear. (Astronomical diagram of the Worm Moon in orbit, by Richard Scarry, 1970s)

Can anyone explain this to me?... Is it really true?... If you found a big enough magnet - could you move people?... 🐸🧲

Today is turning into the day that I wanted yesterday to be... catching up on tiny annoying jobs... that hang around... ✍️ short letter written to 93yr old friend 🧽 dark marks cleaned off doors 🗝 locks and keys lubricated 🪡 ends sewn in on bookshelf blanket 🎁 birthday present ordered

The sky was very clear tonight... when I went for my evening stroll... so I made sure I looked up at the sky... to see whether I could see any of the planetary alignment...🌌

I don't know what I did when I cooked my curry tonight... it could have been the perfect combination of veg for how I felt... or using up the rest of a bulb of garlic in the paste... but whatever it was made it taste amazing... and we have 5 portions left... for later in the week...😋👌

Regret to announce that we’ve reached Wrong Coat season. Every coat you wear from now til mid April will be The Wrong Coat for the weather

Watching this made the back of my knees wobble. Health and safety, what's that when it's at 'ome.

Who is turning the hands on the clock around today?... I've been awake since silly o'clock... but somehow 4 hours have passed in an instant... and I still don't feel like the day has started...

I think I have finally mastered this... I did my 3rd row of front loop only reverse double crochet tonight... and I didn't need to watch the video... or frog it... 🧶

Today I have seen letters from the 2 main political parties... talking about the greens winning Gorton... if the letters I have seen are true... then politics is unravelling... neither of them read like something written by someone who claims to represent people... and run the country...

Last night I noticed something had attacked the irises beside the front door... and blamed the slugs... but this morning I noticed 2 flowers... discarded between the pots... so whatever it was wasn't interested in the flowers... squirrels perhaps?... thankfully they didn't touch the purple ones...🌱🐿

Beach Finds #Withernsea

For once it's actually good to see some political posts in my timeline... good to see everyone seeing the hope this morning...

If there’s one question we hear when we’re out and about more than any other, it’s this one: when will Now Then return to print, and what will it look like? We’ve got more details on that, plus a chance to tell us what you want from Now Then 2.0 if you’ve not already done so ⬇️ #Sheffield

The post office is open again... after 2½ of being temporarily closed... it's so good to have them back...

Aarrgghhh... why is front loop only reverse single crochet so hard to remember how to do... I mastered it on Sunday... now have another row to do... watched the video again... did a few stitches right... and have frogged the next few several times already... watching the video again hasn't helped...

NEVER EVER ANNOY AN OAK TREE 🫣

Well I didn't see that coming... #TraitorsIreland final... it's brought a tear to my eye...

#ThreeThingsThursday #gratitude #TinyJoys 1) seeing the sunshine again🌞 2) mini adventures with @jazzteabeer.bsky.social 💕 3) lunch at #Tonco 🍲 4) cooking new recipes 😋 5) working on my new crochet project 🧶 6) treating myself to some little irises 💚

I woke up early and the birds were singing... so I switched merlin on... and this is what it heard... from my bed... #SpringIsComing 🎶🐦

I've just come back from going to a local history talk with one of my neighbours... I had a fascinating evening... and chatted to lots of local people... who knew the answers to some of my burning questions...and had interesting questions of their own... I love connecting with people unexpectedly...

I'm finding it fascinating re-reading Wuthering Heights... over 40 years after first reading it at school... I'm still enjoying it... but I'm thinking about Heathcliff in a totally different way... and seeing things I missed when I was younger... 📚

It's so sad that people are losing the art of small talk... I am the queen of small talk... and have loved talking to strangers from an early age... it brightens your day... and makes you feel connected with the world...💬

This is an absolute gem... mesmerising spontaneous music, beautifully recorded in Sheffield's Samuel Worth chapel. Give it a listen, buy a copy, and help support the 2026 #KeystonesPianoFestival - it's ace!

This was recorded live last May, w/ two wonderful friends Hannah Brady (clarinets) & Nicola Farnon (cello) as part of the Sheffield #KeystonesPianoFestival, which runs again this year from 8th May. 1/3 of sales from this up to 31st May will help fund it whaledetective.bandcamp.com/album/whale-...

I love this... someone once told us that we had our own unique inimitable style... it was meant as a polite insult... but we took it as a badge of honour... and have been living it for over 30 years...

US followers... I have been traumatised today... Please tell me that you don't really eat this... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snicker...

It seems everywhere is cold and wet and/or snowing at the mo. But if you have some DK to spare and a 6 mm hook, you can wait the weather out while making this double-wrap shoulder warmer. 🧶 Bríd is Tunisian Crochet with a little wee bit of trad' crochet thrown in. 😘 yarntowers.com/product/brid...

We were literally just talking about this and other outdated rules, which exist to hide the royal family's wrongdoings. Go on yeself, Sian!

I wandered down the garden... in the sunshine... to get a closer look... at the bulbs in the lawn... and they are looking glorious... I must remember to buy some more... in the autumn... for the front garden... #SpringIsComing 🌱

Tetris played on Wordle! I love what’s going on over at @wordle-tetris.bsky.social

Wow... This a scary representation of UK climate... steadily flying out of the box... throughout my lifetime...

What's for lunch today?... We've got some hummus that needs using up... so it's airfryer roasted veg... with hummus... and sauerkraut here...🍽

I can't quite believe that I've been to town and back... on the bus... and I only left the house for an hour and 10 minutes... I collected my boots from the cobblers in the market... got tempted by these little irises for £2 each... and came home...

#InsideHealth on #BBCRadio4 is interesting this morning... for anyone with #MECFS #LongCovid... talking about research... where they are actually starting to understand what happens in the body...

#SheffEvents @helpsheffield.co.uk

I thought I would test out the new @bandcamp.com links for you... with a new live recording of @jazzteabeer.bsky.social... from a gig at #KeynotesPianoFestival #SamuelWorthChapel in May 2025... ⅓ of sales will help to fund this years festival... whaledetective.bandcamp.com/album/whale-...

v1.117 is live! We rolled out support for Bandcamp embeds. Now you can play songs right inside posts! We're big fans of Bandcamp and everything they do to support artists. Upgrade to the newest app version and give it a try 👇 caribouband.bandcamp.com/album/butter...

I made this for lunch... we ate it with crispy bread... I will definitely be making it again... super tasty... restaurant quality... thank you so much for sharing it... 🍽

I can't believe that I've never done this before... and it would remove the guilt of chopping things back while insects might be using them... I may well be trying out chop and drop soon... but what will I put in my green bin...🌱

This is ace! I lost it at 1200. I could maybe have stuck at it and deciphered, but it wouldn't have been 'reading'.

I love this thought... it expresses the problems of our society... so much better than I could...

Today my mind is full of get up and go... but my body is lagging behind... something tells me that I won't be bothering to go out for a walk before lunch... even though the sun is shining... I haven't even finished my breakfast yet... maybe yesterday's long walk was enough...

Yesterday we bought some fig, hazelnut and port bread... from #Tonco... I've just had some toasted for breakfast... and it was wonderful... so tasty... and much more satisfying to eat than the boring plain bread... offered by many of the artisan bakers...

This patch of astroturf actually makes me smile... every time I walk past our local sports centre... They put it here ~5yr ago...replacing a patch of weeds... & look what is happening... nature is reclaiming it... & turning it into a beautiful moss lawn... @shitlawns.bsky.social @jackwallington.com

What a lovely day... we caught the bus into town... to drop my boots off at the cobblers... watched the lion dance parade... then I got some delicious #YeeKwan cherry & melon icecream... to fuel me for or walk to Hunters bar...