Gina R. Collia
@ginarcollia.bsky.social
Anti-fascist. #FBPE #RejoinEU 🇪🇺 Historian, researcher, writer, editor, bibliophile, vegetarian, rambler. Publisher of supernatural/weird fiction at Nezu Press https://www.nezupress.com/. Haunted Library blog: https://hauntedlibraryblog.blogspot.com/
Extremely cold out there today...
November 21, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Extremely cold out there today...
A frosted shroom... the goblet (Pseudoclitocybe cyathiformis).
November 21, 2025 at 10:43 PM
A frosted shroom... the goblet (Pseudoclitocybe cyathiformis).
Went walking from Woody Bay to Heddon's Mouth and back. Freezing cold... but beautiful as always.
November 21, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Went walking from Woody Bay to Heddon's Mouth and back. Freezing cold... but beautiful as always.
On the way home...
November 20, 2025 at 5:59 PM
On the way home...
I love the colours at this time of year.
November 20, 2025 at 5:59 PM
I love the colours at this time of year.
Paid a visit to the Valley of Rocks... and the goats were out and about.
November 20, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Paid a visit to the Valley of Rocks... and the goats were out and about.
Another new friend, and this one brought a tasty Christmas pudding with him.
November 16, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Another new friend, and this one brought a tasty Christmas pudding with him.
More book post... 'The Mayor's Wife' by Anna Katharine Green, published by The Bobbs-Merrill Company in 1907.
November 15, 2025 at 3:56 PM
More book post... 'The Mayor's Wife' by Anna Katharine Green, published by The Bobbs-Merrill Company in 1907.
Book post... 'Danesbury House' by Mrs Henry Wood. Published by Collins Clear-Type Press, n.d., c. 1907. I have a thing for olive green books.
November 15, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Book post... 'Danesbury House' by Mrs Henry Wood. Published by Collins Clear-Type Press, n.d., c. 1907. I have a thing for olive green books.
Azalea... climbing a pole.
November 13, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Azalea... climbing a pole.
It's extremely likely that these will be our final sherds of this year. Only a tiny area of riverbank was accessible (about two feet), and even that was being engulfed as we left. Hubs snatched the brown one up from under the water as it passed by. The river never ceases to be kind.
November 12, 2025 at 8:01 PM
It's extremely likely that these will be our final sherds of this year. Only a tiny area of riverbank was accessible (about two feet), and even that was being engulfed as we left. Hubs snatched the brown one up from under the water as it passed by. The river never ceases to be kind.
Stopped for a rest during today's ramble and ate my first mince pie of the year... filled with mincemeat, brandy, and port, and topped with a vanilla flavoured Viennese biscuit. I have to say that this will not be my last one.😍
November 12, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Stopped for a rest during today's ramble and ate my first mince pie of the year... filled with mincemeat, brandy, and port, and topped with a vanilla flavoured Viennese biscuit. I have to say that this will not be my last one.😍
Book post... A couple of Celia Fremlin books for the cold nights in front of the fire that we're about to have (starting Monday, I think). But Randolph Ratty says they look way to frightening for him... 😳
November 11, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Book post... A couple of Celia Fremlin books for the cold nights in front of the fire that we're about to have (starting Monday, I think). But Randolph Ratty says they look way to frightening for him... 😳
Two new friends...
November 9, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Two new friends...
The same spot at the beginning and end of our walk.
November 9, 2025 at 1:48 PM
The same spot at the beginning and end of our walk.
As the light faded...
November 9, 2025 at 1:47 PM
As the light faded...
Hubs... A rare action shot.
November 9, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Hubs... A rare action shot.
Trying to capture the glowing yellows and reds of the leaves before they fall.
November 9, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Trying to capture the glowing yellows and reds of the leaves before they fall.
Me... crossing the bridge at Rockford, wearing so many layers now that I can hardly move my arms!
November 9, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Me... crossing the bridge at Rockford, wearing so many layers now that I can hardly move my arms!
More loveliness in the post. 'A Wayside Tavern' by Norah Lofts (1st US edition), and a letter from the good lady to a reader called Mrs Flack, dated August 1978. Mrs Flack sent the photograph on the left to be signed, and Norah, saying that it was 'completely out of date', sent back a recent photo.
November 7, 2025 at 2:49 PM
More loveliness in the post. 'A Wayside Tavern' by Norah Lofts (1st US edition), and a letter from the good lady to a reader called Mrs Flack, dated August 1978. Mrs Flack sent the photograph on the left to be signed, and Norah, saying that it was 'completely out of date', sent back a recent photo.
Lovely post! The Curse Of Frankenstein limited collector’s edition.
6 discs, special features, double-sided poster, 8 art cards featuring facsimiles of original UK cinema lobby cards, 168-page booklet, 68-page comic featuring reprint of the comic strip from 1970s magazine The House of Hammer.
6 discs, special features, double-sided poster, 8 art cards featuring facsimiles of original UK cinema lobby cards, 168-page booklet, 68-page comic featuring reprint of the comic strip from 1970s magazine The House of Hammer.
November 7, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Lovely post! The Curse Of Frankenstein limited collector’s edition.
6 discs, special features, double-sided poster, 8 art cards featuring facsimiles of original UK cinema lobby cards, 168-page booklet, 68-page comic featuring reprint of the comic strip from 1970s magazine The House of Hammer.
6 discs, special features, double-sided poster, 8 art cards featuring facsimiles of original UK cinema lobby cards, 168-page booklet, 68-page comic featuring reprint of the comic strip from 1970s magazine The House of Hammer.
New bookcases arrived two days ago... So, here's a random art book shelfie to celebrate. 😊📚
November 4, 2025 at 1:46 PM
New bookcases arrived two days ago... So, here's a random art book shelfie to celebrate. 😊📚
Skeleton fingers reaching up from beneath the earth?
I love candlesnuff fungus.
I love candlesnuff fungus.
November 3, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Skeleton fingers reaching up from beneath the earth?
I love candlesnuff fungus.
I love candlesnuff fungus.
Found growing in one of our garden pots... A chip cherry (or redlead roundhead, Leratiomyces ceres).
October 30, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Found growing in one of our garden pots... A chip cherry (or redlead roundhead, Leratiomyces ceres).