#3GoodThings 1. Still loving that porridge, today with plums stewed in cardamom 2. Helped a clear out cupboards at a garden where I volunteer, always satisfying 3. A revealing late lunch, scrambled egg with chilli flakes and halloumi in a brioche bun.

With thanks to Quadrille Books, we have a copy of ABUNDANCE by @markdiacono.bsky.social to give away with one of our 10” frying pans. Follow us, share this post and then find entry details here www.netherton-foundry.co.uk/competitions

#3GoodThings 1. My latest porridge recipe is a keeper, courtesy of @markdiacono.bsky.social 2. Toothache treatment found in this delightful place 3. Tea with old friends and another great spread: roasted carrots with pistachio butter then spinach souffle and crumble. Life is indeed sweet.

#3GoodThings 1. A day of life admin - tax, hoovering and soup making 2. Spoke to project manager about plans for new year 3. Attended primary school presentation on growing food - the kids done well.,.

#3GoodThings 1. Renewed subscription for oldies exercise class next term 2. Craft in Battersea Park 3. Free entry to craft fair at Royal College of Art

#3GoodThings 1.Delivered yule wreaths to neighbours 2. Afterschool club made Christmas cards from old Christmas cards and were engrossed in the task.... 3. Flopping in front if the box this evening

#3GoodThings 1. Came home with goodies from community garden 2. Lunch with old friends, their offspring and their offspring's offspring 3. Evening of radio

#3GoodThings 1. A morning knitting 2. An afternoon at Cockpit Arts Open Day, spending not a sou, but bumping into an old colleague 3. An evening with the radio and a bowl of chilli

3GoodThings 1. It's time to make hats for new arrivals 2. Went to a lovely cafe, with a garden (too wet, but noted for the future) and a library 3. Jacket potato season....

#3GoodThings 1. Brrrr... Good for tulips 2. Attended interesting event about circular economy hosted by UCL and The Loop in Olympic Park 3. Getting good coffee for weekend treat

#3GoodThings 1. Gardening club planted tulips and then moved indoors for Christmas craft 2. I've been introduced to a TikTok dance - 6s and 7s 3. Interesting talk about sustainable gardening and landscape design, including the work of Stuart Ian Frost, which I loved stuartianfrost.com/embla

#3GoodThings 1. Breakfast out with an old friend 2. Plans for Christmas outing initiated 3. Planning for eco business and market research tomorrow www.childrensscrapstore.co.uk

#3GoodThings 1. Yet more cooking with quince - still they come... 2. School gardening club moved indoors for Christmas crafting and were told we will have our own Christmas tree to decorate 3. Out with some folk this evening youtube.com/@ranagri?si=...

#3GoodThings 1. Did some mending - very therapeutic 2. More things with quince - poached with orange flower water, rather good 3 Winter warmer cauliflower cheese

#3GoodThings 1. An early start, in search of preserving sugar, avoiding crowds on the high street 2. A surprise delivery of quinces in the week has lead to first time quince jam-making 3. Leftover tea with a nice glass of red

#3GoodThings 1. Productive weeding and bulb planting 2. Homemade mushroom pie 3. A nice siesta listening to the radio

#3GoodThings 1. Made a preserve from fig windfalls from the community centre garden - It looks a bit dubious 2. More gardening in a street garden nearby 3. Lebanese spinach, onion and sumac flatbread as post gardening reward - not dubious at all, delicious..

#3GoodThings 1. Spring bulb planting at holiday club - kids remembered a planting technique from weeks ago🌱 2. Caught up with a friend at lunch time 3. Getting involved in a foraging project for next year 🍒

#3GoodThings 1. Planting tulip lasagnes with littlies 2. Gathering fig windfalls for jam-making 3. Zoom call with a lovely web developer

#3GoodThings 1. Friend visiting for a few days 2. Cleaned the house from top to bottom (not unrelated to 1 above) 3. Three parcels in one day

#3GoodThings 1. A friend gave an autumn themed concert 2. Mulching at the afterschool gardening club 3. Beautiful autumn colours

#3GoodThings 1. Flu jab done and dusted 2. Visited my favourite bambina for the second time 3. Made a rather tasty tea, mushroom gratin...

#3GoodThings 1. Attended primary school to see sharing assembly in action 🍂 2. Project Bathroom continues apace 🚿 3. Tonight is pitch night for eco project 🤞🏼

#3GoodThings 1. My pitch for an eco project is progressing with good support from mentors 2. Gardening Club produced some lovely, if old fashioned, work from the kids 3. Freezer has stopped defrosting the ice cream

#3GoodThings 1. Fine-looking fox on the fence when I got up this morning 2. Community gardening, planting almost 100 bulbs, yet it looks no different... 3. Planning a pitch in my head for an eco project

#3GoodThings 1. Garden back to normal after building work 2. School gardening is back, 2 sets of siblings in the group & today I made them salt dough for seed pendants - moderate success, the last of strawberries were a draw too 3. Made up tea, Massaman curry with carrots instead of potatoes

#3GoodThings 1. Went to repair cafe at Kensington leisure centre, where they fixed solar lights 2. Lovely sandwich lunch 3. Saw Altan play, recommended... #WestCentralLondonFixers #RepairCafes #Sustainability #IrishMusic

#3GoodThings 1. Delicious lunch with a colleague from 30 years ago 2. Yorkshire curd tart 3. Canada geese halt cars whilst crossing the road at York station

#3GoodThings 1. Garden alive with fauna today. A fox on the compost bin at breakfast. Half a dozen birds on the bird feeder, until they saw me just now 2. A big grocery shop as friends arriving tomorrow, wonderful looking tomatoes.... 3. A musical evening ahead...

#3GoodThings 1. Ahead of myself on chores today 2. Saw Hiroshige exhibition @britishmuseum.bsky.social - delightful 3. Discovered the man on a train last year is a talented musician youtu.be/1qm87XOHOwo?...

Wordle 1,535 2/6 🟨⬜🟨🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Happy Monday!

Wikipedia editors trying to fend off the onslaught of AI crap have crowdsourced some telltale signs of LLM-generated writing; it might be handy for editors and proofreaders generally. Thanks to @ellenrykers.com for pointing me to it. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikiped...

#3GoodThings 1. A walk with a friend I haven't seen for quite a while with lunch afterwards 2. Been awarded a place on a development scheme for green innovation Ra Ra 3. Out with some colleagues from my very first job this evening

#3GoodThings A day of sweet nothings 1. Sorting out a Netflix subscription 2. Shopping in Ted Lasso land, yes, there IS a Ted Lasso shop 3. My favourite ice cream sauce, Amarena cherries, add them your Christmas list

Ted Lasso land

Something like this may help patients youtu.be/5dTLRb9aPLA?...

#3GoodThings 1. Today's pottering went well and included the purchase of yet another plant in the sale 2. Went to a new cafe for lunch where the milkshake was just right, made with ice cream, not gloop 3. Bird feeder installation postponed in favour of putting my feet up

Ohh… 👂listen to this podcast below!! 👇👇👇👇 🗣️ #WordofMouth with @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social is a brilliant podcast. 🥰 so glad communication differences are being discussed in an episode! 👂Am going to listen now 🤞important steps towards making us all aware and inclusive in our conversations.

2026 will see a National Year of Reading www.nationalyearofreading.org.uk

1/ AI-Associated Psychosis is being increasingly reported in the media and in online spaces like Reddit. I've seen cases in clinical practice and have received emails from concerned friends/family about loved ones falling down the rabbit hole. Here's some explanations/tips to help...

Putting my feet up today, after a busy week. I shall potter and pot up, hang another bird feeder then sit about. #LastOfTheSummerWine

#3GoodThings 1. The man at the hardware shop delivered potting compost to the community centre, before I'd even paid for it - Golden 2. Was interviewed to get funding for local eco project, outcome next week 🤞🏻 3. Last day of the holiday gardening club, still great fun 🌱

Summer flowers for a Monday...Cosmos Apricotta

#3GoodThings 1. Community gardening early on 2. Drying laundry on the line 3. One of my favourite " unmodernised" pubs

#3GoodThings A bit of serendipity in the last couple of days on holiday 1. An ecletic pub/bar with interesting decor 2. Upcycled wall decoration of audio cassettes in a pizza restaurant 3. A cucumber plant makes a break for the sky #Cornwall #Quirky

#3GoodThings 1. Walking in Willesden, vestiges of the past 2. A grocer's shop with a wonderful selection of tomatoes 3. A train trip

Lavender cutting day.... #Aromatherapy #GardenHarvest

Home made jam from a friend and a good coffee - Good morning!

#3GoodThings 1. Fruits and seeds were the focus of today's gardening club 2. A pedicure, now I'm dancing! 3. Fennel is the spice/herb of the week

I've posted about this before, I took part in some practical research at King's College, London last year which involved learning strategies for thinking skills It's still going and I recommend it for bipolar folk #SelfManagement #Bipolar #CognitiveRemediation www.kcl.ac.uk/research/the...