Grace Words by @vvangone.bsky.social

Final 3.

Something very satisfying about a double lined cake tin.

Grounded by Rebecca Vincent

Da iawn, Caerffili. 👏💜

Queen of her castle. #caturday #catsofbluesky

It's happening.... 🌼🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿❌

Ran out of cherry liqueur so this batch soaking up chocolate liqueur instead.

A neat tool I just came across: Viabundus, a digital road map of northern Europe 1350-1650, that lets you calculate contemporary travel routes/times. In 1500, going Amiens → Köln by horse took almost 7 days and 13 toll payments. #medievalsky www.landesgeschichte.uni-goettingen.de/handelsstras...

Now that's a buttered teacake

@davidhewson.com hiya David. I'm trying to book Philip and Gregory's cocktail event but not getting a response from the venue. Am I being overly British and be a bit more relaxed about response times?

🌿Ever wondered what’s down the steps at the back of our garden? Though this area is out of bounds for visitors, these photos offer a sneak peek... Once overgrown, it’s now a thriving kitchen garden with chard, tomatoes, rhubarb & more, thanks to our amazing volunteers!

Two more done today

Two Christmas cakes done. Another 5 to go.

Quite an unfortunate place to drift off into an ellipsis.

I think the #Thameswater bot is having a breakdown.

Spray from the sea obscuring the cranes at Aberafan today

Butternut Squash risotto.

This is Bryn Carpenter, ex-collier, who lost his son Desmond 59 years ago today, in the disaster at Aberfan. His daughter Jean, who survived, was a lovely lady; she was very helpful in getting Bryn to be interviewed. You can watch my interview with Bryn here www.youtube.com/watch?v=siWH...

116 children didn't come home from school that day. Never forget. Aberfan 💔

Nosi / Nightfall #Portmeirion #Gwynedd #Cymru #Wales

Christmas cake ingredients arrived..

The art of Conversation, René Magritte (1898 - 1967)

"The prickly seed-shucks of the chestnut have fallen and burst open, some of them spilling the brown conkers out of the soft linings that have contained and nourished them“ Artist: CF Tunnicliffe Writer: EL Grant Watson

Excuse the Cossack style PJs @caroline-venezia.bsky.social but here are the Wellies

My hand is stuck under Lady Evelyn. She is happily purring. So I stay like this til I die

#catsofbluesky ##caturday beautiful Lady Evelyn.

Everyday Ladybird things. Fluffy mules, 1976 (And an impressive bit of painting by artist Gerald Witcomb)

Breakfast of Queens'.

Another day Another apple cake. This time with added Chestnuts.

@biggreenbooks.bsky.social they've arrived. I'll have to order more books for over Christmas. I doubt I'll make these last.

Lovely roasted chestnuts.

The mastery of artist Harry Wingfield. ‘Cake’ (Yes, it is a painting - from Third Picture Book, 1971)

In 4 weeks, I'll be in Venice. Cannot wait.

DNA update. I am now less Welsh than before but more north eastern Italian, with a whole lot of east European thrown in. Explains my love of all things porcine.

Rome pays tribute to Pasolini, 50 years after his murder, with two months of cultural events.

This weekend we took delivery of this beautiful (and beautifully produced - the stitching is lovely) book by jonpountney1.bsky.social ... I'll be spending this afternoon immersed in it

Reading my first Ian Rankin. He's a bit good, isn't he.

Fuck me, Pavarotti is sublime.

Lady is partial to M&S vanilla custard. ##caturday

A kitchen day.

Minestrina. Childhood comfort food.

Tinkle fully invested in biscuit making.

Apple, date, pistachio cake. Just needs a dusting of icing sugar.

Professor Inigo Tinkle out for the count. ##catsofbluesky

Is that a real word?

#Venicenoir. 6 weeks now!!

Aberdyfi #Gwynedd #Cymru #Wales

Cat entertainment system now set up in my bedroom.