Serena Blanchflower
@allserene.bsky.social
Lady of extreme leisure, Quaker, cat lover, enthusiast for the minutiae of life and postcard nut.
I suspect that Amber wanting her parents at her wedding is part of reality dawning. She isn't really the glamorous rebel, who runs off to marry her bad-boy without a backward glance. She's a nice girl, who's trying to work out how to construct a silk purse from her sow's ear.
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November 26, 2025 at 7:31 PM
I suspect that Amber wanting her parents at her wedding is part of reality dawning. She isn't really the glamorous rebel, who runs off to marry her bad-boy without a backward glance. She's a nice girl, who's trying to work out how to construct a silk purse from her sow's ear.
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It goes against the grain but I'm finding myself feeling very sorry for George. It must have been tough to find that even Amber doesn't trust him and it sounds as if he's right about her getting cold feet. A rather depressed ex-con isn't nearly as glamorous as a boyfriend in prison.
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November 26, 2025 at 7:19 PM
It goes against the grain but I'm finding myself feeling very sorry for George. It must have been tough to find that even Amber doesn't trust him and it sounds as if he's right about her getting cold feet. A rather depressed ex-con isn't nearly as glamorous as a boyfriend in prison.
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Surely Tom and Helen should be discussing the possibility of George working at Bridge Farm with Tony and Pat, even more than Alice, as they'd be the ones overseeing him.
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November 4, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Surely Tom and Helen should be discussing the possibility of George working at Bridge Farm with Tony and Pat, even more than Alice, as they'd be the ones overseeing him.
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Erm, Alice, you also went to boarding school and then to university. You're right that Adam isn't likely to want to either retire or move elsewhere though, in the next few years.
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October 20, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Erm, Alice, you also went to boarding school and then to university. You're right that Adam isn't likely to want to either retire or move elsewhere though, in the next few years.
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Given David's history as the local NFU rep, along with his, and Ruth's, assorted projects cooperating with other farms, such as Hassett Hills, and with how close a neighbour Mulligan was, I find it surprising that David didn't even know his name.
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October 13, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Given David's history as the local NFU rep, along with his, and Ruth's, assorted projects cooperating with other farms, such as Hassett Hills, and with how close a neighbour Mulligan was, I find it surprising that David didn't even know his name.
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I do hope that Stella knows that she's taken her new job and that tonight's surprise isn't her approaching Brian to say that Cleo needs her and please can she have her old job back, after all! I'm not sure Brian, let alone Adam or Ruairi, would have heard about Sunday's wobble.
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September 30, 2025 at 1:05 PM
I do hope that Stella knows that she's taken her new job and that tonight's surprise isn't her approaching Brian to say that Cleo needs her and please can she have her old job back, after all! I'm not sure Brian, let alone Adam or Ruairi, would have heard about Sunday's wobble.
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Alice really doesn't sound happy either with the idea of Adam and Ruairi taking over the farm or with them joining her birthday lunch.
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September 29, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Alice really doesn't sound happy either with the idea of Adam and Ruairi taking over the farm or with them joining her birthday lunch.
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Why did Alistair arrange to meet up with an old friend, for lunch, on a weekend when he's on call? He must have known that it was all too likely that he'd be called out.
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September 28, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Why did Alistair arrange to meet up with an old friend, for lunch, on a weekend when he's on call? He must have known that it was all too likely that he'd be called out.
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What kind of employer, looking for someone to fill a senior, consultancy role is going to expect their preferred candidate to start work less than a week after the interview. Most half way decent candidates will have to work a notice period of at least a month.
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September 28, 2025 at 8:32 PM
What kind of employer, looking for someone to fill a senior, consultancy role is going to expect their preferred candidate to start work less than a week after the interview. Most half way decent candidates will have to work a notice period of at least a month.
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I think Stella and Ruairi could make a good partnership. Ruairi is keen to learn the farming side but seems aware (at least at the moment) that he has a lot to learn. His business training may be useful in looking for new contracting clients and fresh income streams for Home Farm.
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September 26, 2025 at 6:20 PM
I think Stella and Ruairi could make a good partnership. Ruairi is keen to learn the farming side but seems aware (at least at the moment) that he has a lot to learn. His business training may be useful in looking for new contracting clients and fresh income streams for Home Farm.
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I do hope George isn't in an open prison. If he is, I could see him taking unofficial leave of absence, in order to go to visit Bartleby, and finding that, as a result, he won't be allowed out in time for his party in a couple of weeks.
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September 25, 2025 at 9:01 PM
I do hope George isn't in an open prison. If he is, I could see him taking unofficial leave of absence, in order to go to visit Bartleby, and finding that, as a result, he won't be allowed out in time for his party in a couple of weeks.
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What's up with Lily? She told Azra that she didn't have any ideas of what she wanted to do but, I'm sure she said recently, that she was planning to go to Australia for a time. That was why she wasn't interested in going for the more senior job at GG which Dane wanted her to apply for.
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September 17, 2025 at 3:45 PM
What's up with Lily? She told Azra that she didn't have any ideas of what she wanted to do but, I'm sure she said recently, that she was planning to go to Australia for a time. That was why she wasn't interested in going for the more senior job at GG which Dane wanted her to apply for.
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I would love to know which class it was that contained Azra's cheesecake, Jill's Black Forest Gateau, and Rosie/Ruth's scones!
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September 14, 2025 at 6:31 PM
I would love to know which class it was that contained Azra's cheesecake, Jill's Black Forest Gateau, and Rosie/Ruth's scones!
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Yes Lily, you did mess up. In the days when I was involved in such shows, we would have had signs, and stewards at the entrance to the tent making clear that only competitors were allowed in, while setting up. There would then have been a strict no entry sign, during judging. 1/
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September 14, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Yes Lily, you did mess up. In the days when I was involved in such shows, we would have had signs, and stewards at the entrance to the tent making clear that only competitors were allowed in, while setting up. There would then have been a strict no entry sign, during judging. 1/
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I thought Ruairi sounded rather evasive, when his graduate trainee post was mentioned. I wonder if that's fallen through or there's some problem with it.
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September 8, 2025 at 7:13 PM
I thought Ruairi sounded rather evasive, when his graduate trainee post was mentioned. I wonder if that's fallen through or there's some problem with it.
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I'm disappointed in Freddie and, to a lesser degree in Lily. I thought he'd grown up, over recent months/years and was better than that (I was less surprised about Lily though). I was expecting him to speak out and to shoulder the blame.
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September 7, 2025 at 6:18 PM
I'm disappointed in Freddie and, to a lesser degree in Lily. I thought he'd grown up, over recent months/years and was better than that (I was less surprised about Lily though). I was expecting him to speak out and to shoulder the blame.
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Amber and Kate's meeting was always going to be interesting - the two most self-centred people in the village - even without Kate being Alice's sister!
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September 5, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Amber and Kate's meeting was always going to be interesting - the two most self-centred people in the village - even without Kate being Alice's sister!
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Well said, Brad! The victim has definitely become a bully.
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August 17, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Well said, Brad! The victim has definitely become a bully.
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I can't help wondering whether the insurance on the Home Farm combine harvester covers it when it's being used for guerrilla harvesting. Is Stella, or maybe Ruth, going to discover the hard way that it doesn't?
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August 6, 2025 at 6:53 PM
I can't help wondering whether the insurance on the Home Farm combine harvester covers it when it's being used for guerrilla harvesting. Is Stella, or maybe Ruth, going to discover the hard way that it doesn't?
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I really hope that Stella says "A plague on both your houses" and resigns from both Home Farm and the BL Board. This would free her up to join Pip at Brookfield, with a view to them both taking it over in due course.
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August 4, 2025 at 3:36 PM
I really hope that Stella says "A plague on both your houses" and resigns from both Home Farm and the BL Board. This would free her up to join Pip at Brookfield, with a view to them both taking it over in due course.
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When supermarket home deliveries first started, there were countless tales around the internet about surreal substitutions. For some time though, they've generally been pretty reasonable.
Today they went back to the good old days. Thanks Tesco!
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Today they went back to the good old days. Thanks Tesco!
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July 9, 2025 at 3:27 PM
When supermarket home deliveries first started, there were countless tales around the internet about surreal substitutions. For some time though, they've generally been pretty reasonable.
Today they went back to the good old days. Thanks Tesco!
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Today they went back to the good old days. Thanks Tesco!
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It's a long time since I've ridden but do you really take both feet out of the stirrups first? My memory is that you only take one foot out before swinging that leg over the horse's back.
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July 2, 2025 at 6:16 PM
It's a long time since I've ridden but do you really take both feet out of the stirrups first? My memory is that you only take one foot out before swinging that leg over the horse's back.
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Is Lilian either qualified or experienced as a riding teacher. That requires specific skills over and above being an experienced rider. I'd also be rather surprised if Aziz was a good beginner's mount.
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July 2, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Is Lilian either qualified or experienced as a riding teacher. That requires specific skills over and above being an experienced rider. I'd also be rather surprised if Aziz was a good beginner's mount.
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OK, so Amber clearly isn't who she has claimed to be. Who do we think she really is?
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July 1, 2025 at 6:12 PM
OK, so Amber clearly isn't who she has claimed to be. Who do we think she really is?
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Pip, you REALLY don't have the right to be told all Stella's confidential business information, just because you're partners. Especially not when you're in such interrelated jobs, where there could be a conflict of interest.
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June 23, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Pip, you REALLY don't have the right to be told all Stella's confidential business information, just because you're partners. Especially not when you're in such interrelated jobs, where there could be a conflict of interest.
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