I saw a £30 advent calendar today and I’m very tempted to splurge

At parkrun today we saw three cormorants, four other vegan runners, and Dr Veg got another PB

Is it me or was Connections disappointingly easy today? Connections Puzzle #859 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦

I’ve been joined at work today by a snoring Maggie

If you buy this Bosh vegan margherita pizza, don’t have the pesto it’s acidic and nasty

I’m usually resistant to Christmas things too early in the year, but I make an exception for mince pies.

Dr Veg and I did parkrun together this morning for the first time in a few weeks. We ran most of it together, having a chat and spotting wildlife. He then zoomed off in the last kilometre and beat me by 30 seconds.

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Today was one of those days when it was hard to get out of the door to go for a run, but as soon as I started I remembered that I do it because I enjoy it

We’ve entered that time of year when I can’t be trusted to go into a supermarket without buying a pretty squash or pumpkin

A bit blowy at parkrun this morning. Beautiful and invigorating as always but not a day for a PB.

I normally go for a little walk after work on Friday evening to stop me falling asleep, but my namesake storm has put a literal dampener on that so it’s time for knitting with a cat on my lap and a massive cup of tea

I’ve worked in higher education for something like 13 years, and somehow every year around this time I’m still surprised to see students everywhere

We’re having dinosaur pasta shapes for dinner tonight because we’re children 🦕

My favourite bit of Sunday is when we’ve finished the housework and don’t have to think about it for another week

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I got another 2025 PB 🎉 I only need to shave a couple more minutes off my parkrun time to be back where I was before I got ill last year

It’s parkrun time. I’m running on my own today so I’m going to try and push it a bit.

I must have been dreaming about work when the cat woke me up for cuddles at 2am, because my sleepy brain assumed she wanted to ask about an invoice

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This is very VERY true. Now imagine a whole life being undiagnosed and thinking it’s something in your character and NOT knowing it’s #ADHD Imagine all the work it takes to undo that. I’ve done that work. I’ve done that work with and for others as a counsellor. It’s SO important

Tonight’s dinner includes locally made jumbo vegan naans

It’s a beautiful morning for parkrun. I ran on my own today with a good podcast for company, and I had a nice chat with another Vegan Runner after. My favourite start to the weekend.

The badger visited our garden last night for the first time in about a month, I was starting to wonder if he’d moved on

I don’t know why but I have a funny feeling this particular roll is going to make the perfect sandwich

Having a perfectly cosy evening with my gal Maggie

I’m pretty sure I’ll never be too old to be excited to find a really nice conker

I was meant to do the Great North Run this time last year but I had pneumonia which later caused a blood clot in my leg. I’ve still got a way to go before I’ll be able to do another half marathon, but watching everyone on TV run it today I’m feeling hopeful.

The last couple of weeks we’ve got into a new Saturday morning routine. First parkrun, then home for a coffee and cat time in the conservatory. I’m not sure it’s going to be warm enough to sit out here for many more weeks, so we’re making the most of it.

We had a lovely time at parkrun, Dr Veg is getting the hang of pacing himself and managed to beat me by almost 20 seconds this time. We saw swans, two cormorants, about a million geese, and maybe 20 coots.

Happy parkrun day. I’m taking my husband again for a bit of quality time together and wildlife spotting.

My mum once told me to stop letting the four year old beat me at noughts and crosses… I was trying my hardest to beat her but she kept outsmarting me.

Enjoying a bit of sunshine before it chucks it down later #caturday

My husband did his third ever parkrun this morning. He needed quite a bit of encouragement to keep going, but as soon as he saw the finish line he zoomed off into the distance and beat me by a good 10 seconds. Sickening 😆

Post-parkrun coffee with Maggie #caturday

Oh big yawn

It’s excellent weather for knitting with a cat on your lap

I may be home now, but I’m still on holiday and determined to eat as much ice cream as I can.

We were in a shop earlier laughing at how much Halloween stuff they were selling already, given that it’s still very much summer and Halloween is over two months away. Then we walked around the corner and found Christmas 🤦🏻‍♀️

All I have left of the 1000s of books I bought from my ex-publisher's warehouse are about 200 copies of Ring The Hill. I'd *love* to get them to good homes this week. If you're in the UK & you'd like one, for the price of your choice (any price!), pls email me your address at [email protected].

I’m not up yet so I might be wrong, but it sounds like it might have rained overnight

We got home yesterday after a week away. The cat woke us both up several times in the night to tell us how happy she is that the three of us are back together again.

This is why I have trust issues

Unpopular opinion, but anyone who eats bacon/pork should at the very least click the links and see what animals go through to get to your table.

Did a bit of parkrun tourism this morning and helped my husband do his first ever 5k

Maggie was a bit grumpy when we dropped her off at the cattery earlier in the week. They posted a picture of her on their social media yesterday looking a lot happier and I feel slightly less awful about leaving her.

Went to the seaside yesterday

Hello from the south coast, where we are experiencing a very welcome day off from the heatwave. Today we were in the sea and a big flock of geese flew right over us.

It’s the first day day of my two week break from work and I’m up before 7am to volunteer at parkrun. I’m sure there was some logic behind that decision but I can’t quite remember what.

My husband has grown chillies that are so hot, that when I cut this one open I started coughing from the fumes 🔥🔥🔥