Melanie Gifford
@melgiff.bsky.social
Cumbrian. Love food, cats, wild swimming and George Clooney. Married to a man who thinks he looks like George Clooney. Trying to ignore my MS since 1998.
It's 11 years since a perfectly normal man wearing headphones and a massive coat sat in front of us at a Katy Perry concert. #thereforthemusic
May 21, 2025 at 4:41 PM
It's 11 years since a perfectly normal man wearing headphones and a massive coat sat in front of us at a Katy Perry concert. #thereforthemusic
May 10, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Wholesome blackbird content from our shed.
May 9, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Wholesome blackbird content from our shed.
Had fun reviving a massive bumblebee with some sugar water. Look at its little tongue.
April 26, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Had fun reviving a massive bumblebee with some sugar water. Look at its little tongue.
Blackbirds nesting in our very messy outhouse ❤️🐦⬛
April 16, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Blackbirds nesting in our very messy outhouse ❤️🐦⬛
Little trip out to Grasmere with a dip on the way home.
April 15, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Little trip out to Grasmere with a dip on the way home.
Went for a swim. Still freezing.
March 18, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Went for a swim. Still freezing.
I have done my first bit of gardening this year which has mainly involved scraping Jack Russell dog shit off my trainers and swearing.
March 4, 2025 at 4:07 PM
I have done my first bit of gardening this year which has mainly involved scraping Jack Russell dog shit off my trainers and swearing.
Sunset swim. Needed a hot water bottle afterwards.
February 6, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Sunset swim. Needed a hot water bottle afterwards.
Freezing cold, crystal clear water and blue skies = perfect swim. No people either 👌
January 29, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Freezing cold, crystal clear water and blue skies = perfect swim. No people either 👌
Found a river with a waterfall to dip in with my brother-in-law in the Yorkshire Dales. My husband and sister were also there in case that sounds weird.
January 25, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Found a river with a waterfall to dip in with my brother-in-law in the Yorkshire Dales. My husband and sister were also there in case that sounds weird.
It was my birthday yesterday, but I had a stomach bug and spent the day on the toilet. "Don't worry, we can celebrate today"... look at my phone:
BLUE MONDAY
TRUMP
CERVICAL SMEAR AT 3.20
Who wants to celebrate being 52 anyway.
BLUE MONDAY
TRUMP
CERVICAL SMEAR AT 3.20
Who wants to celebrate being 52 anyway.
January 20, 2025 at 5:26 PM
It was my birthday yesterday, but I had a stomach bug and spent the day on the toilet. "Don't worry, we can celebrate today"... look at my phone:
BLUE MONDAY
TRUMP
CERVICAL SMEAR AT 3.20
Who wants to celebrate being 52 anyway.
BLUE MONDAY
TRUMP
CERVICAL SMEAR AT 3.20
Who wants to celebrate being 52 anyway.
Lovely way to start the day - a swim at sunrise in the North Sea at Tynemouth.
#wildswimming
#wildswimming
January 16, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Lovely way to start the day - a swim at sunrise in the North Sea at Tynemouth.
#wildswimming
#wildswimming
She once gave me a signed photo, which was of her on all fours wearing a leopard print cat suit (vaseline lens). Incredible.
Linda Nolan, singer and television personality, dies aged 65
Linda Nolan, singer and television personality, dies aged 65
Manager says Nolan died ‘with her loving siblings by her bedside’
The singer and TV personality Linda Nolan has died aged 65 “with her loving siblings by her bedside”, her manager said.
More details soon …
Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 15, 2025 at 1:50 PM
She once gave me a signed photo, which was of her on all fours wearing a leopard print cat suit (vaseline lens). Incredible.
Herdwicks in Hawkshead 🐑❤️
January 11, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Herdwicks in Hawkshead 🐑❤️
January 10, 2025 at 5:22 PM
All you can eat buffet
January 9, 2025 at 1:49 PM
All you can eat buffet
It was a bit nippy in the water today, a shade over 1⁰c but very beautiful in the pale winter light.
#LakeDistrict
#wildswimming
#LakeDistrict
#wildswimming
January 8, 2025 at 4:19 PM
It was a bit nippy in the water today, a shade over 1⁰c but very beautiful in the pale winter light.
#LakeDistrict
#wildswimming
#LakeDistrict
#wildswimming
The cats want to kill me for making them go outside for a wee. They haven't moved from the back door in protest.
January 5, 2025 at 9:36 AM
The cats want to kill me for making them go outside for a wee. They haven't moved from the back door in protest.
I think the cats want their tea.
January 3, 2025 at 8:42 PM
I think the cats want their tea.
The sun came out, so I decided to get mild hypothermia messing about on and in the lake.
#wildswimming
#LakeDistrict
#wildswimming
#LakeDistrict
January 2, 2025 at 11:28 PM
The sun came out, so I decided to get mild hypothermia messing about on and in the lake.
#wildswimming
#LakeDistrict
#wildswimming
#LakeDistrict
Avoiding all the other groups of festive, cheerful, chatty swimmers because I am anti-social (especially when wearing a swimming costume) 🤣 3⁰c water temp.
December 29, 2024 at 12:25 PM
Avoiding all the other groups of festive, cheerful, chatty swimmers because I am anti-social (especially when wearing a swimming costume) 🤣 3⁰c water temp.
Good morning lovely people. It was a cold one in the water today 1⁰c.
December 19, 2024 at 11:20 AM
Good morning lovely people. It was a cold one in the water today 1⁰c.
A chilly 2.5⁰c in the lake today. Definitely cured my Christmas party hangover. Wisps of mist, leaping fish, the works.
#wildswimming
#LakeDistrict
#wildswimming
#LakeDistrict
December 10, 2024 at 1:35 PM
A chilly 2.5⁰c in the lake today. Definitely cured my Christmas party hangover. Wisps of mist, leaping fish, the works.
#wildswimming
#LakeDistrict
#wildswimming
#LakeDistrict