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Happy St Dwynwen's Day to all my Welsh followers. Sorry I nearly missed it xx
January 25, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Happy St Dwynwen's Day to all my Welsh followers. Sorry I nearly missed it xx
Happy birthday Virginia Woolf. I agree.
January 25, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Happy birthday Virginia Woolf. I agree.
An extra poem this week. As it's Burns Night you get Address to a Haggis. Be sure to cut into your haggis at the appropriate moment as you're reading it 😀
www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/poem/address...
www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/poem/address...
Address to a Haggis
Fair fa' your honest, sonsie face, / Great Chieftain o’ the Puddin-race! / Aboon them a' ye tak your place, / ...
www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk
January 25, 2026 at 9:47 AM
An extra poem this week. As it's Burns Night you get Address to a Haggis. Be sure to cut into your haggis at the appropriate moment as you're reading it 😀
www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/poem/address...
www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/poem/address...
'The southern wind
Doth play the trumpet to his purposes,
And by his hollow whistling in the leaves
Foretells a tempest and a blustering day.'
Henry IV, Part I
#ShakespeareSunday
Doth play the trumpet to his purposes,
And by his hollow whistling in the leaves
Foretells a tempest and a blustering day.'
Henry IV, Part I
#ShakespeareSunday
January 25, 2026 at 9:12 AM
'The southern wind
Doth play the trumpet to his purposes,
And by his hollow whistling in the leaves
Foretells a tempest and a blustering day.'
Henry IV, Part I
#ShakespeareSunday
Doth play the trumpet to his purposes,
And by his hollow whistling in the leaves
Foretells a tempest and a blustering day.'
Henry IV, Part I
#ShakespeareSunday
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Rise and shine, it's the final day of #BigGardenBirdwatch!
Remember, you can still take part even if you haven't signed up.
Help us spread the word: share this post, text someone, or tell the whole table over your Sunday roast.
The more data we get, the better 🧑🔬
Remember, you can still take part even if you haven't signed up.
Help us spread the word: share this post, text someone, or tell the whole table over your Sunday roast.
The more data we get, the better 🧑🔬
January 25, 2026 at 8:00 AM
Rise and shine, it's the final day of #BigGardenBirdwatch!
Remember, you can still take part even if you haven't signed up.
Help us spread the word: share this post, text someone, or tell the whole table over your Sunday roast.
The more data we get, the better 🧑🔬
Remember, you can still take part even if you haven't signed up.
Help us spread the word: share this post, text someone, or tell the whole table over your Sunday roast.
The more data we get, the better 🧑🔬
Another on my 'Places to visit in retirement '.
On this day in 1882, Virginia Woolf was born.
Away from the hustle and bustle of London, the writer found tranquillity in the Sussex Downs. Her writing lodge at Monk's House was a place of inspiration where she penned many of her major works.
Photos: Caroline Arber, James Dobson
Away from the hustle and bustle of London, the writer found tranquillity in the Sussex Downs. Her writing lodge at Monk's House was a place of inspiration where she penned many of her major works.
Photos: Caroline Arber, James Dobson
January 25, 2026 at 9:05 AM
Another on my 'Places to visit in retirement '.
365 Days of positivity
Day 25
Well now, wasn't that a beautiful start to the day? All this and it's Burns Night so there's haggis, neeps and tatties for tea 😁
Day 25
Well now, wasn't that a beautiful start to the day? All this and it's Burns Night so there's haggis, neeps and tatties for tea 😁
January 25, 2026 at 9:04 AM
365 Days of positivity
Day 25
Well now, wasn't that a beautiful start to the day? All this and it's Burns Night so there's haggis, neeps and tatties for tea 😁
Day 25
Well now, wasn't that a beautiful start to the day? All this and it's Burns Night so there's haggis, neeps and tatties for tea 😁
Today's breadmaker bread kept growing. I think it may be a little too large for the toaster tomorrow
January 24, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Today's breadmaker bread kept growing. I think it may be a little too large for the toaster tomorrow
Starling possibly asking "Who you looking at?"
January 24, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Starling possibly asking "Who you looking at?"
Two great tits and a blue tit. There were so many about yesterday
January 24, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Two great tits and a blue tit. There were so many about yesterday
The long tailed tits who made one of their rare appearances yesterday as promised to @annscot.bsky.social
January 24, 2026 at 4:58 PM
The long tailed tits who made one of their rare appearances yesterday as promised to @annscot.bsky.social
A few of the guys who decided to stay out of the way until the RSPB birdwatch was over.
January 24, 2026 at 4:46 PM
A few of the guys who decided to stay out of the way until the RSPB birdwatch was over.
I finally got my camera out yesterday. As the news is bleak and the weather is drear I thought it might cheer people's feeds to share a few photos. These are the busy grey squirrels who visit our garden.
January 24, 2026 at 4:38 PM
I finally got my camera out yesterday. As the news is bleak and the weather is drear I thought it might cheer people's feeds to share a few photos. These are the busy grey squirrels who visit our garden.
Wow oh wow oh wow. I just loved this book. Many buildings I knew, but also many I didn't. Reading the history and quotes associated with the buildings and period was so interesting. Even on my next visit to Haworth I will have something new to see.
January 24, 2026 at 2:23 PM
Wow oh wow oh wow. I just loved this book. Many buildings I knew, but also many I didn't. Reading the history and quotes associated with the buildings and period was so interesting. Even on my next visit to Haworth I will have something new to see.
When I was 8 I could identify so many trees just by their leaves. We had such a wonderful teacher who taught us so well. Over the years I've lost a lot of that. Perhaps now I'm retired it's time I learned them all over again.
If you love trees but sometimes just can't quite identify them... you're not alone!
Check out our handy guide to identifying UK trees here: buff.ly/tmPNEVu
Photo: Richard Allen
Check out our handy guide to identifying UK trees here: buff.ly/tmPNEVu
Photo: Richard Allen
January 24, 2026 at 1:22 PM
When I was 8 I could identify so many trees just by their leaves. We had such a wonderful teacher who taught us so well. Over the years I've lost a lot of that. Perhaps now I'm retired it's time I learned them all over again.
I've decided that this year I am going to try to read more of the classics I have stockpiled. Maybe one a month? I think that might be doable. We'll see how it goes.
(Picture by ebookfriendly.com)
(Picture by ebookfriendly.com)
January 24, 2026 at 11:17 AM
I've decided that this year I am going to try to read more of the classics I have stockpiled. Maybe one a month? I think that might be doable. We'll see how it goes.
(Picture by ebookfriendly.com)
(Picture by ebookfriendly.com)
Friday poem (a day late again, sorry @helenpoems.bsky.social )
- A Coat by William Butler Yeats -
www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazi...
- A Coat by William Butler Yeats -
www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazi...
A Coat
I made my song a coat Covered with embroideries Out of old mythologies From heel to throat; But the fools caught it, Wore it in the world’s eyes As though they’d wrought it. Song, let them take...
www.poetryfoundation.org
January 24, 2026 at 11:11 AM
Friday poem (a day late again, sorry @helenpoems.bsky.social )
- A Coat by William Butler Yeats -
www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazi...
- A Coat by William Butler Yeats -
www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazi...
Painting of the day - The Kingfisher by Vincent Van Gogh. The kingfisher is a bird that I have not yet seen in real life but would so like to.
January 24, 2026 at 10:07 AM
Painting of the day - The Kingfisher by Vincent Van Gogh. The kingfisher is a bird that I have not yet seen in real life but would so like to.
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An observation test for your inner 8-year-old.
You’ll be doing well to spot 12 deliberate mistakes.
From Treasure magazine, 1963
Official answers coming soon
(Even if you don’t reply, could you please ‘like’ or share this one?)
You’ll be doing well to spot 12 deliberate mistakes.
From Treasure magazine, 1963
Official answers coming soon
(Even if you don’t reply, could you please ‘like’ or share this one?)
January 24, 2026 at 8:17 AM
An observation test for your inner 8-year-old.
You’ll be doing well to spot 12 deliberate mistakes.
From Treasure magazine, 1963
Official answers coming soon
(Even if you don’t reply, could you please ‘like’ or share this one?)
You’ll be doing well to spot 12 deliberate mistakes.
From Treasure magazine, 1963
Official answers coming soon
(Even if you don’t reply, could you please ‘like’ or share this one?)
365 Days of positivity
Day 24
It maybe a little stormy outside but inside I have fairy lights round my fireplace, I have tea, croissants (Aldi vegan ones) and a good book to settle with later. God is in his heaven and all is well with the world in here.
Day 24
It maybe a little stormy outside but inside I have fairy lights round my fireplace, I have tea, croissants (Aldi vegan ones) and a good book to settle with later. God is in his heaven and all is well with the world in here.
January 24, 2026 at 9:08 AM
365 Days of positivity
Day 24
It maybe a little stormy outside but inside I have fairy lights round my fireplace, I have tea, croissants (Aldi vegan ones) and a good book to settle with later. God is in his heaven and all is well with the world in here.
Day 24
It maybe a little stormy outside but inside I have fairy lights round my fireplace, I have tea, croissants (Aldi vegan ones) and a good book to settle with later. God is in his heaven and all is well with the world in here.
Whenever I notice the days getting longer or spot my first snowdrops it always reminds me of the forever winter ending in Narnia and I always say "Aslan is on the move." I wonder if people think Im bonkers or just bookish? 🤔
January 23, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Whenever I notice the days getting longer or spot my first snowdrops it always reminds me of the forever winter ending in Narnia and I always say "Aslan is on the move." I wonder if people think Im bonkers or just bookish? 🤔
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I should explain that aubergine, chillies and onion seeds are worth sowing at the start of the year indoors because they benefit from a longer growing season. Almost everything else can wait til mid-March onwards when it's lighter and warmer.
January 23, 2026 at 10:03 AM
I should explain that aubergine, chillies and onion seeds are worth sowing at the start of the year indoors because they benefit from a longer growing season. Almost everything else can wait til mid-March onwards when it's lighter and warmer.
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How to grow hundreds of onions and shallots for about £3 - grow them from seed! It's easy but you have to start around now www.wildway.info/p/sow-and-gr...
Sow and grow annual onions and shallots from seed
Save money by growing hundreds of onions and shallots for only a few pounds
www.wildway.info
January 23, 2026 at 10:45 AM
How to grow hundreds of onions and shallots for about £3 - grow them from seed! It's easy but you have to start around now www.wildway.info/p/sow-and-gr...
Had some left over sweet potatoes so Spicy Sweet Potato and Ginger Soup it is 😊
January 23, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Had some left over sweet potatoes so Spicy Sweet Potato and Ginger Soup it is 😊