Gudgie
@gudgie.bsky.social
Head of History and Politics, UK school. There's also gardening, rugby, interesting things, and the outside. 'The warm and gentle voice of reason' really matters.
I think it's perfectly reasonable to take over the dining room table for seedlings...don't you?
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March 21, 2025 at 6:28 PM
I think it's perfectly reasonable to take over the dining room table for seedlings...don't you?
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Scaffolding now required! 😮
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January 18, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Scaffolding now required! 😮
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Kerpow!
Subtle it is not, but lovely in deepest darkest January.
Never had a five flower one before!
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Subtle it is not, but lovely in deepest darkest January.
Never had a five flower one before!
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January 11, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Kerpow!
Subtle it is not, but lovely in deepest darkest January.
Never had a five flower one before!
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Subtle it is not, but lovely in deepest darkest January.
Never had a five flower one before!
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The hellebores are coming!
Yaaay!
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Yaaay!
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January 2, 2025 at 3:31 PM
The hellebores are coming!
Yaaay!
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Yaaay!
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Was gifted this canna by a colleague, and it's overwintering on a cool indoor windowsill. Now it's beginning to flower! Are there any canna experts out there? Should i just leave it? I've never overwintered tender plants like this before.
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December 26, 2024 at 2:11 PM
Was gifted this canna by a colleague, and it's overwintering on a cool indoor windowsill. Now it's beginning to flower! Are there any canna experts out there? Should i just leave it? I've never overwintered tender plants like this before.
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Thing 1...and thing 2.
Same aspect, bought at same time.
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Same aspect, bought at same time.
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December 21, 2024 at 10:53 AM
Thing 1...and thing 2.
Same aspect, bought at same time.
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Same aspect, bought at same time.
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And so it begins...the 'how do I keep the poinsettia alive past january' challenge.
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December 7, 2024 at 2:13 PM
And so it begins...the 'how do I keep the poinsettia alive past january' challenge.
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Morning all. Good to be on Bluesky. Seems a bit calmer than that other place. If you don’t know me then here’s what I mostly do #topiary
December 7, 2024 at 8:35 AM
Morning all. Good to be on Bluesky. Seems a bit calmer than that other place. If you don’t know me then here’s what I mostly do #topiary
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#OnThisDay 1215 Rochester Castle surrendered to King John after a seven-week siege.
"Living memory does not recall", said a contemporary writer, "a siege so fiercely pressed or so staunchly resisted."
"Living memory does not recall", said a contemporary writer, "a siege so fiercely pressed or so staunchly resisted."
November 30, 2024 at 3:17 PM
#OnThisDay 1215 Rochester Castle surrendered to King John after a seven-week siege.
"Living memory does not recall", said a contemporary writer, "a siege so fiercely pressed or so staunchly resisted."
"Living memory does not recall", said a contemporary writer, "a siege so fiercely pressed or so staunchly resisted."
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Word of the day, though I’m sure no one will need it, is ‘eye servant’ (16th century): an individual who only pays attention or works hard when the boss is looking.
November 27, 2024 at 9:48 AM
Word of the day, though I’m sure no one will need it, is ‘eye servant’ (16th century): an individual who only pays attention or works hard when the boss is looking.
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*Peeks in*
This is better than the bad place, right?
This is better than the bad place, right?
November 17, 2024 at 5:49 PM
*Peeks in*
This is better than the bad place, right?
This is better than the bad place, right?
Took this a few days ago, last of the dahlias here in Wiltshire as sub zero temperatures in the last two days has done for all the remaining flowers in the garden. Anyone else in the UK still have any?
Can't complain s'pose as it is the end of November!
Can't complain s'pose as it is the end of November!
November 23, 2024 at 5:55 PM
Took this a few days ago, last of the dahlias here in Wiltshire as sub zero temperatures in the last two days has done for all the remaining flowers in the garden. Anyone else in the UK still have any?
Can't complain s'pose as it is the end of November!
Can't complain s'pose as it is the end of November!
'Seasons of mist and mellow fruitfulness.'
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November 16, 2024 at 6:59 PM
'Seasons of mist and mellow fruitfulness.'
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Less and less to see in the garden but in the forest the leaves and logs are lovely.
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November 16, 2024 at 2:44 PM
Less and less to see in the garden but in the forest the leaves and logs are lovely.
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When's it's not soggy and brown, autumn light is really great!
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November 14, 2024 at 6:13 PM
When's it's not soggy and brown, autumn light is really great!
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Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords seems increasingly appealing as a basis for a system of government.
November 11, 2024 at 3:41 PM
Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords seems increasingly appealing as a basis for a system of government.
And another random nasturtium....in November of course, haven't planted any here for two years...this may be the beginning of a nasturtium uprising!
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November 12, 2024 at 5:38 PM
And another random nasturtium....in November of course, haven't planted any here for two years...this may be the beginning of a nasturtium uprising!
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Just cut down lots of brown soggy stuff in the garden, but the good news is the Mahonia is just getting ready to bloom
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November 10, 2024 at 10:16 AM
Just cut down lots of brown soggy stuff in the garden, but the good news is the Mahonia is just getting ready to bloom
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Random nasturtium! Didn't plant this here. Haven't planted nasturtium here since last year but here it is anyway, at the start of November 🙂🌱
November 1, 2024 at 8:00 AM
Random nasturtium! Didn't plant this here. Haven't planted nasturtium here since last year but here it is anyway, at the start of November 🙂🌱
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If you want to listen to an American politician who restores your faith in politics do listen to the latest Rest Is Politics Leading with Senator George Mitchell. A remarkable man and a remarkable life, not least for his role in bringing peace to N Ireland alastaircampbell.org/2024/11/105-...
105. War and Peace in Northern Ireland and the Middle East (George Mitchell)
What is it like to negotiate with terrorists? Will peace ever be possible in the Middle East? How did the Good Friday Agreement come to pass? On today’s episode of Leading, Rory and Alastair are joine...
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November 1, 2024 at 6:51 AM
If you want to listen to an American politician who restores your faith in politics do listen to the latest Rest Is Politics Leading with Senator George Mitchell. A remarkable man and a remarkable life, not least for his role in bringing peace to N Ireland alastaircampbell.org/2024/11/105-...
The garden might be getting a bit brown and soggy now autumn is here, but the dog walking route is making up for it.
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October 27, 2024 at 2:25 PM
The garden might be getting a bit brown and soggy now autumn is here, but the dog walking route is making up for it.
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The single nigella flower has a friend...
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October 25, 2024 at 8:24 AM
The single nigella flower has a friend...
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Could be a fatsia japonica flower head... could be an alien egg sac...who knows?
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October 24, 2024 at 8:00 AM
Could be a fatsia japonica flower head... could be an alien egg sac...who knows?
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Well, hello there! I sprinkled nigella seed on a bare patch in spring, but the ground got totally covered with nepeta as it grew. I cut back the nepeta a few weeks ago, and this little fellow has popped out.
October 23, 2024 at 6:58 AM
Well, hello there! I sprinkled nigella seed on a bare patch in spring, but the ground got totally covered with nepeta as it grew. I cut back the nepeta a few weeks ago, and this little fellow has popped out.