Daily Wordle! JAN. 30th 2026 ⚪⚪🟢⚪🟡 🟢⚪🟢🟢⚪ 🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢 This Month 📅 28/31 Total Completed 📋 453 #WordleApp Join me: wordle.go.link?adjust_t=m4d...

Daily Wordle! JAN. 29th 2026 🟢⚪⚪⚪⚪ 🟢⚪⚪🟢🟢 🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢 This Month 📅 27/31 Total Completed 📋 452 #WordleApp Join me: wordle.go.link?adjust_t=m4d...

It’s back. That’s over 10 visits. Really hoping for nest building 🤞🏻

Lovely growth on the newly added roses. All of them seem happy in their new home. 🌱

Morning all. Although cold & frosty the sun is shining! Hopefully it will dry off the blooms on this clematis. Have a super day everyone 😊🌱

Fun at the studio tonight restricting palette with 3 oil colours

Morning all. Stormy weather today so outdoor activities curtailed. Baking some eggshells to add to my store. Best slug protection ever. Also just booked to return to Umbria later this year. Hope the weather improves soon, these rainy days are expensive !

Quite hard to see but this is the start of a nest, currently under construction in the cherry tree. 🌱 #GardensHour

January has been a super month for fungi. Spotted this little one growing at the edge of the composting bay. 🌱 #GardensHour

Really pleased to see the snowdrops are spreading across the orchard 🌱#GardensHour

Daily Wordle! JAN. 26th 2026 🟡⚪⚪🟡⚪ ⚪🟡🟢🟡⚪ 🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢 This Month 📅 24/31 Total Completed 📋 449 #WordleApp Join me: wordle.go.link?adjust_t=m4d...

My tea loaf recipe- 350g dried fruit (i use sultanas, raisins & cranberries) 300ml strong Earl Grey tea, 275g self-raising flour, 225g muscovado sugar (I've made it with castor too & the cake is paler) 1 large egg or egg replacement for vegan. Soak fruit in tea overnight.

After a long slow bake, the earl grey tea loaf is cooling. Made with sultanas, raisins & cranberries. I just wish I could share the smell.

Horribly wet here today so I’m soaking fruit to make an earl grey tea loaf later & have a fruit oat crumble with last year’s damsons ready for the oven. Then I’ve some prep on canvases to do for this week at the studio. Keeps me out of mischief! Have a super Sunday everyone 😊

On with the next one. I’m currently joining all the squares. Finding it really hard to work with dark purple, even when wearing my glasses!

Raining so keeping myself busy with crochet projects. Just have to sew in the threads on this cosy throw.

Rain here today & everything looks very grey so I’m reviewing the images of my dahlia collection & planning on new additions ( to go with those I’ve already ordered!). Ted is running out of patience as we’ve not ventured out for his walk yet. Looks like waterproofs are on the cards. Take care all 😊🌱

Evening all. Glad today is nearly over as my energy is depleted. The clematis cirrhosa balearica is now covered in delicate speckled blooms, lovely coverage & colour on the lower garden pergola. 🌱

The water in the pond is lovely & clear. 🌱

The last of the cavolo nero which I’ll be harvesting this week 🌱

More daffodils are popping up in the orchard 🌱

A new little patch of snowdrops. I love the moss on the base of this apple tree.🌱

A little hellebore, sheltered from the rain by the damson trees 🌱

Raindrops on snowdrops 🌱

A year ago this gigantic choisya (over 6ft) snapped in half due to the weight of the snow. I had to cut it so close to the ground I didn’t expect it to survive. But look at it now! 🌱

Looks like it’s going to be a good year for the rhododendrons & azaleas. Lots of lovely plump buds. 🌱

The first of the spring clematis in bloom 🌱

Some little wallflowers I’ve over wintered in the unheated greenhouse 🌱

Lots of lovely rhododendron buds which thankfully have survived the frosts so far.🌱

Bulbs all transplanted into their new garden spots. So cold I can’t feel my fingers so a hot brew beckons 🌱

Morning all. A beautiful sunny day here in West Yorkshire. Cold but ideal for getting out in the garden. Whilst these Tete a Tete bulbs are still blooming, the hyacinths have gone over so I’ll be transplanting them in the garden. Have a super day everyone 😊🌱

Morning all. My feathered friend is back from another visit to the nest box. I’m taking this as a positive sign…

Spotted this collared earthstar (geastrum triplex) today in one of the orchard borders 🌱 #GardensHour

How gorgeous is this bark & moss. On the base of one of the damson trees 🌱 #GardensHour

Some gorgeous lichen on the old apple tree 🌱 #GardensHour

It’s hellebore time 🌱 #GardensHour

Also harvested the kale. Cabbages developing well too. 🌱 #GardensHour

Harvested the last of the pink celery today. I was a bit worried due to the recent icy temps & snow but it’s fared well. #GardensHour 🌱

Afternoon all. First bulbs peeking through. 🌱

Daily Wordle! JAN. 12th 2026 ⚪⚪⚪⚪🟡 ⚪🟢⚪🟢🟢 🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢 This Month 📅 11/31 Total Completed 📋 436 #WordleApp Join me: wordle.go.link?adjust_t=m4d...

My little friend is back. Probably sheltering from the rain.

It’s a very wet day here today so it’s a cooking morning. Veg base for the minestrone soup on the hob & a lentil/ veg shepherds pie, with mustard, turnip, sweet & ord potatoes now in the oven. I’ll be donning my waterproofs for this afternoon’s walk. Have a super day all 😊

Planting outdoor bulbs was a little challenging today, practically had to pogo stick on the bulb planter ti break earth! 🌱

Next batch of bulbs planted 🌱

Pop of colour 🌱

Icy view across the hedge 🌱

Ice sparkles 🌱

Gorgeous ice patterns on the greenhouse door

Can we go back inside mum?🌱 #dogsofbluesky

So cold Ted & I have sought refuge in the greenhouse, potting up some dwarf tulips. A hot brew is needed, if only to thaw my fingers! 🌱