melly
@mjchesnel.bsky.social
64 year old Brit living in Brittany since 1991. Married a local lad in 1993 and widowed since 2021. Old fashioned polymath. Childless cat lady
day one for me "Gassed"
By John Singer Sargent - ygEoGPGLZRQzeg at Google Cultural Institute maximum zoom level, Public Domain, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?...
By John Singer Sargent - ygEoGPGLZRQzeg at Google Cultural Institute maximum zoom level, Public Domain, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?...
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December 16, 2025 at 7:12 AM
day one for me "Gassed"
By John Singer Sargent - ygEoGPGLZRQzeg at Google Cultural Institute maximum zoom level, Public Domain, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?...
By John Singer Sargent - ygEoGPGLZRQzeg at Google Cultural Institute maximum zoom level, Public Domain, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?...
my brother got in deep sh*t for reciting this in class aged 6 c. 1968. He was supposed to learn another poem, but didn't.
December 7, 2025 at 7:28 AM
my brother got in deep sh*t for reciting this in class aged 6 c. 1968. He was supposed to learn another poem, but didn't.
Mary Pugh was nearly two when she went out of doors
She went out standing up, she did, but came back on all fours
The moral of this story, please meditate and pause
Never send a baby out in loosely waisted drawers.
Spike Milligan
She went out standing up, she did, but came back on all fours
The moral of this story, please meditate and pause
Never send a baby out in loosely waisted drawers.
Spike Milligan
December 7, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Mary Pugh was nearly two when she went out of doors
She went out standing up, she did, but came back on all fours
The moral of this story, please meditate and pause
Never send a baby out in loosely waisted drawers.
Spike Milligan
She went out standing up, she did, but came back on all fours
The moral of this story, please meditate and pause
Never send a baby out in loosely waisted drawers.
Spike Milligan
was very blustery last night here in Brittany, and we are 70km from the coast. sleep sounds the best option if you can manage it
December 4, 2025 at 11:07 AM
was very blustery last night here in Brittany, and we are 70km from the coast. sleep sounds the best option if you can manage it
My grandad had an uncle at the siege of Kimberley, so we knew all about it growing up as my grandad was very good at stories
November 17, 2025 at 5:59 AM
My grandad had an uncle at the siege of Kimberley, so we knew all about it growing up as my grandad was very good at stories
as a professional cook who regularly had to hand cut 50 or more onions at a time, I found blinking repeatedly through the first 2 or 3, letting them stream seemed to protect them from the rest ok. DONOT RUB YOUR EYES UNDER ANY CIRCOMSTANCES or this method doesn't work
November 17, 2025 at 5:55 AM
as a professional cook who regularly had to hand cut 50 or more onions at a time, I found blinking repeatedly through the first 2 or 3, letting them stream seemed to protect them from the rest ok. DONOT RUB YOUR EYES UNDER ANY CIRCOMSTANCES or this method doesn't work
What a coincidence, yesterday I finished a 30 day Yoga challenge I set myself, using Charley Follows beginner videos on YouTube. I surprised myself by doing everything but pigeon pose! That one just did my hip in. It has given me the confidence to go public in a class at the gym. I wish you success
November 1, 2025 at 3:03 PM
What a coincidence, yesterday I finished a 30 day Yoga challenge I set myself, using Charley Follows beginner videos on YouTube. I surprised myself by doing everything but pigeon pose! That one just did my hip in. It has given me the confidence to go public in a class at the gym. I wish you success
Just a thought. Might it be possible to get a covid jab whilst you are in Germany? I don't know how the system works there, but it might be a workable solution. Have a good time there anyway
October 22, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Just a thought. Might it be possible to get a covid jab whilst you are in Germany? I don't know how the system works there, but it might be a workable solution. Have a good time there anyway
Anyone who wants one can get one free here in France, you just ask the pharmacist. We are lucky
October 21, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Anyone who wants one can get one free here in France, you just ask the pharmacist. We are lucky
I had both flu and covid on the same day last week, one in each arm. Right covid (intramuscular)felt like a punch for 2 days, left flu (subcutaneous) felt nothing at all. Next day felt tired but better to get it over in one go rather than suffer twice is my theory
October 21, 2025 at 2:58 PM
I had both flu and covid on the same day last week, one in each arm. Right covid (intramuscular)felt like a punch for 2 days, left flu (subcutaneous) felt nothing at all. Next day felt tired but better to get it over in one go rather than suffer twice is my theory
last Wednesday I had a covid jab in the right arm and a flu jab in the left. Covid was intramuscular and felt like I had been punched in the arm for 2 days. The flu jab was sub cutaneous and was fine. the next day I felt exhausted so I know the immune system is working.
October 21, 2025 at 2:53 PM
last Wednesday I had a covid jab in the right arm and a flu jab in the left. Covid was intramuscular and felt like I had been punched in the arm for 2 days. The flu jab was sub cutaneous and was fine. the next day I felt exhausted so I know the immune system is working.
I laughed so much the cat has jumped off my knees and stalked off with one of those looks😠
October 9, 2025 at 6:49 AM
I laughed so much the cat has jumped off my knees and stalked off with one of those looks😠
baked pear, cut in half straight out of the oven and sprinkled with 70% chocolate drops which melt in the heat of the pear, would go well with your yoghurt mix too, I'm going to try it today with my home grown pears
September 3, 2025 at 5:33 AM
baked pear, cut in half straight out of the oven and sprinkled with 70% chocolate drops which melt in the heat of the pear, would go well with your yoghurt mix too, I'm going to try it today with my home grown pears
getting the heads up on some really interesting stuff popping into my timeline from Tom Booth. Thanks to all involved in the research
September 2, 2025 at 5:32 AM
getting the heads up on some really interesting stuff popping into my timeline from Tom Booth. Thanks to all involved in the research
In a way this is very apt, in WWI the moral of the BEF ran on hot tea at regular intervals and food parcels from the family at home
August 31, 2025 at 6:12 AM
In a way this is very apt, in WWI the moral of the BEF ran on hot tea at regular intervals and food parcels from the family at home
This scenario is mitigated to some extent by hunter/gather/fisher culture occupying a different ecological niche to farmers. Excess farmer population could move into new communities further afield. Both would have reduced the impact of farmer communities on HGF lifestyle and slowed down assimilation
August 27, 2025 at 5:53 AM
This scenario is mitigated to some extent by hunter/gather/fisher culture occupying a different ecological niche to farmers. Excess farmer population could move into new communities further afield. Both would have reduced the impact of farmer communities on HGF lifestyle and slowed down assimilation
Great piece, very drole.
August 20, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Great piece, very drole.
I just knew someone would have posted this, it was the first thing I thought
August 19, 2025 at 12:55 PM
I just knew someone would have posted this, it was the first thing I thought
It became a tradition in our house that my husband and I only ever knew it was our anniversary because my Mum phoned me up to wish me a happy anniversary. We said we celebrated 364 days a year so we had a day off😀
July 22, 2025 at 5:32 PM
It became a tradition in our house that my husband and I only ever knew it was our anniversary because my Mum phoned me up to wish me a happy anniversary. We said we celebrated 364 days a year so we had a day off😀
I found after about 6 months the need for an accurate diary diminished as I had engrained a new way of eating into my routine. After that it became relatively easy
July 21, 2025 at 6:43 AM
I found after about 6 months the need for an accurate diary diminished as I had engrained a new way of eating into my routine. After that it became relatively easy
Over a month or so you will get a collection of meal plans that work fo you in most circumstances and an understanding of the macro nutrient content of most of the food you want to eat and healthy eating will start to become second nature.
July 21, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Over a month or so you will get a collection of meal plans that work fo you in most circumstances and an understanding of the macro nutrient content of most of the food you want to eat and healthy eating will start to become second nature.
my advice is keep an accurate food diary to begin with a tleast. www.eatthismuch.com/app/planner/... This app works for me. Once you identify 5 or six menus that fit your daily meal plan you can cycle through them without much thought.
Eat This Much
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July 21, 2025 at 6:40 AM
my advice is keep an accurate food diary to begin with a tleast. www.eatthismuch.com/app/planner/... This app works for me. Once you identify 5 or six menus that fit your daily meal plan you can cycle through them without much thought.