Happy New Year to everyone I’ve engaged with on BlueSky over the past year. Sharing a photo from inside the Sagradia Familia, the highlight of my year.

Hannah, & some spider plants.

Christmas jigsaw finished in time for New Year. Gaudi’s illustration of his vision for the stone facade of the Sagradia Familia. Stunning drawing, & a fun jigsaw; here is the finished stone fascade.

Watching Hidden Figures, an incredible movie about the women who put a man on the moon 🌙

How it started, how it’s going #jigsaw 🧩

Shadows of a dodo, reflections on the past. (Carved dodo on a windowsill caught in shadow by the outside lights).

Another beautiful Cladonia #lichen. #Newfoundland, Canada. #fungi #fungifriends #moss

Gibraltar, with a bit of cloud.

An old photo of Hannah & her favourite ball. Gone are the days when you used to go round to the neighbours & ask for your ball back. Had a WhatsApp earlier this evening from the next door neighbours asking for their drone back. Times have changed 🛸

First ever attempt at Duchess potatoes, MrsG says I need to work on my piping technique

#EastCoastKin #ArtChallenge #PalacesAndGardens #PalacePicks I pick, appropriate for the festive season, one of the great Gothic cathedrals, the one in Cologne. Here a look up into the church's crossing.

MrsG is out tonight at her sewing group Christmas party, so I’m home alone & indulging myself with a plate of Mr Brains faggots, Smash, & frozen peas 😊, together with a glass of rather nice Australian Grenache.

This one is next #SagradiaFamilia

Well that was a bit of fun, with what has to be the smallest jigsaw I’ve ever done. 150 pieces, hand for scale. #Picasso

Visited the fabulous Picasso museum in Barcelona. Picasso’s father was also an artist. His pigeon painting is superb. Picasso’s pigeons on the other hand are in a rather different style.

Not exactly #palacesandgardens or a classic #urbangaze, but this was from a Christmas visit to #Vienna two years ago. I think this photo captures some of the vertical grandeur of St. Stephen’s Cathedral

Another view of the font at Salisbury Cathedral

The font at Salisbury Cathedral

Salisbury Cathedral from across the water meadow, taken two weeks ago.

This is the first ever jigsaw that made me realise life is too short to spend hours and hours trying to find the right piece. Every new correct piece revealed one that was already wrong. It’s also one of those where piece edges don’t align, so it’s time to admit defeat.

The 15th century ‘Angel Roof’ of St Helen’s Church at Brant Broughton in Lincolnshire. While restored in the later 19th century, the colours are based on extensive traces of the original paintwork. 📸 My own. #Woodensday #BrantBroughton #Lincolnshire #AdventAngels

#Woodensday #ReliefWednesday Quite breath taking. St Peter's Chapel: originally c.1200 great hall for Durham's powerful Prince Bishops @ Auckland Castle. Amazing ceiling has arms of Bishop Cosin who converted to chapel after monarchy restored. #AdventAngels as a bonus Restored by aucklandproject.org

It’s good to be home. Happy Hannah

Alicante, where else can you can surf the sidewalk?

Sun loungers at sunset.

Boats, & a ship. I think this photo would make a great jigsaw, I think MrsG would disagree.

Alicante @cunardline.bsky.social The castle is worth a visit, best to walk up rather than queue for the lift.

Sunset in Lisbon just before sailing.

Just eight of the one thousand nine hundred and eighty poinsettias currently adorning the @cunardline.bsky.social Queen Victoria. (I asked the person watering them how many there were)

Just back from 2 weeks away where we have been spoilt with fine dining, so a simple cheese on toast supper tonight, but after 15 minutes of trying to get the grill to work, it seems I put the knobs back in the wrong place on the cooker last time I cleaned them! All now sorted & sated.

While I am at it, here are some more photos of the incredible ceiling in the Sagradia Família

Keeping up my tradition of sharing ceiling photos, here is the absolutely incredible ceiling of the Sagradia Família in Barcelona. Absolutely incredible! @organicbish.bsky.social @steffiec.bsky.social

Just home from my 1st trip to Barcelona, & blown away by the Sagradia Família. I’ve been fortunate to see 4 of the 7 wonders of the modern world, & the last of the original 7, plus some other truly incredible places, but this just has to be my top pick for THE most amazing wonder of the modern world

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Can’t believe this’s was taken 5 years ago. Seems like yesterday.

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#19Crimes Stealing roots, trees, or plants, or destroying them.

If you have not yet tried a Vesper Martini, I can highly recommend it. Live a little 😊

19 Crimes. #12 Bigamy

Finally got chance to finish this one, the box photo was no help at all!

A few highlights from tonight's Wisley Glow Preview. Celebrating its tenth year, RHS Glow continues to bring the gardens to life after dark. 🌱

The most difficult puzzle I’ve ever attempted, but I’ve started so …

I’m sure Professor David Cove would have been excited by this news. @reskilab.bsky.social, have you seen this?

Hannah thinks it must be nearly Christmas as the reindeer have been brought out of storage, & she is now giving her Santa toy a lot of attention. Far far too early I say.

Hannah inspecting the new stairs from the kitchen. Great day with the builder to get the heavy stairs in place with mm precision. Hats off to the carpenter who made it to measure before there was much to measure it to! Now just trims, glass panel & handrail to fit, decorate it in, & fit the parquet.

I thought this was quite apt, spotted while out for the night time walk with my little Hannah.

Am interesting thread.

Vintage secateurs. An exhibit at the Batsford arboretum museum 😍

Some red tractor cufflinks from the #CufflinksOfTheDay theme, for those who were part of the fun a few years ago when Twitter was fun.

Hannah has for some unknown reason decided to go to sleep in the corner of the room next to a bookcase rather than in her regular bed.