Gromit
@samsgromit.bsky.social
he/him Life companion of @scsmith4.bsky.social. Likes: Ribena, baking, reading. Dislikes: Being climbed on by small polar bears. V thinkful for a small dog.
we have gingerbread, and cinnamon and cardamom buns here. some of each are already wrapped up for the cayk tunnel if you would like to swap.
November 8, 2025 at 8:24 PM
we have gingerbread, and cinnamon and cardamom buns here. some of each are already wrapped up for the cayk tunnel if you would like to swap.
flopsy, who always HAS PLANS, has just sent us this, saying "mwah ha ha, no one would expect me to strike now."
November 5, 2025 at 12:41 PM
flopsy, who always HAS PLANS, has just sent us this, saying "mwah ha ha, no one would expect me to strike now."
CAYK TUNNEL! CAYK TUNNEL! extra sticky spicy gooey gingerbread available now!
October 26, 2025 at 7:35 PM
CAYK TUNNEL! CAYK TUNNEL! extra sticky spicy gooey gingerbread available now!
gingerbread! gingerbread! roll up for dense and sticky gingerbread!
October 19, 2025 at 7:20 PM
gingerbread! gingerbread! roll up for dense and sticky gingerbread!
update: small polar bear suspicious of motives.
October 18, 2025 at 3:05 PM
update: small polar bear suspicious of motives.
with various forms depending on local conditions!
October 18, 2025 at 12:38 PM
with various forms depending on local conditions!
this is what romans call a maritozzo. it is a sweet bun, brioche i think, filled with cream and dusted with icing sugar. fortitude bakery in london calls them beignets, badger @mrfhbear.bsky.social.
October 14, 2025 at 5:00 PM
this is what romans call a maritozzo. it is a sweet bun, brioche i think, filled with cream and dusted with icing sugar. fortitude bakery in london calls them beignets, badger @mrfhbear.bsky.social.
but no! she has brought treats!
October 14, 2025 at 3:32 PM
but no! she has brought treats!
we thought she was trolling us when she sent this on her way back.
October 14, 2025 at 3:32 PM
we thought she was trolling us when she sent this on her way back.
...and as ordered by @cuddlyhippo.bsky.social, "one of each" from a little market bakery near the vatican. some of these (the choccy jammy dodger) are for her to take to ostia tomorrow, the rest are ours 😀
October 13, 2025 at 7:14 PM
...and as ordered by @cuddlyhippo.bsky.social, "one of each" from a little market bakery near the vatican. some of these (the choccy jammy dodger) are for her to take to ostia tomorrow, the rest are ours 😀
these things used to be a priority but it is not unusual to have to wait a few days for her to come back with the goods. BUT! she returned from todays adventures with "enough tiramisu for all of us" which i dispute (that is me and a wee bit for flopsy)...
October 13, 2025 at 7:07 PM
these things used to be a priority but it is not unusual to have to wait a few days for her to come back with the goods. BUT! she returned from todays adventures with "enough tiramisu for all of us" which i dispute (that is me and a wee bit for flopsy)...
oh, she is sorted. always gets dibs on the posh chocs, does flopsy.
October 12, 2025 at 5:46 PM
oh, she is sorted. always gets dibs on the posh chocs, does flopsy.
"someone appears to have a side hustle," says sam. "and yet you complain when i donot bring you any back."
October 12, 2025 at 11:25 AM
"someone appears to have a side hustle," says sam. "and yet you complain when i donot bring you any back."
"oh no," says sam. "we have all these swirly buns to eat before friday."
October 8, 2025 at 4:35 PM
"oh no," says sam. "we have all these swirly buns to eat before friday."
does anyone else with xennial hooms remember this game? sam has just found it for 50p on steam. she is cackling away before she has even started trying to herd them.
October 1, 2025 at 7:08 PM
does anyone else with xennial hooms remember this game? sam has just found it for 50p on steam. she is cackling away before she has even started trying to herd them.
*yawwwwwwwwwwn* alles gutes geburtstag hippo, teddy, und menschlein! sam HAT sie "ein baby" genennt, weil sam viel viel älter als menschlein ist (what?!? 7 or 8 years IS a lot!)
anyway, haben wir dieses bild in napoli gemacht, dass sam sagtet (?) war "quite apt for hippo," heh.
anyway, haben wir dieses bild in napoli gemacht, dass sam sagtet (?) war "quite apt for hippo," heh.
September 24, 2025 at 5:17 AM
*yawwwwwwwwwwn* alles gutes geburtstag hippo, teddy, und menschlein! sam HAT sie "ein baby" genennt, weil sam viel viel älter als menschlein ist (what?!? 7 or 8 years IS a lot!)
anyway, haben wir dieses bild in napoli gemacht, dass sam sagtet (?) war "quite apt for hippo," heh.
anyway, haben wir dieses bild in napoli gemacht, dass sam sagtet (?) war "quite apt for hippo," heh.
i have been told to yell when the blob starts trying to escape.
trust me i will do more than yell if it starts escaping.
trust me i will do more than yell if it starts escaping.
September 21, 2025 at 10:42 AM
i have been told to yell when the blob starts trying to escape.
trust me i will do more than yell if it starts escaping.
trust me i will do more than yell if it starts escaping.
oh. okay. mebbe i will forgive her.
September 14, 2025 at 6:20 PM
oh. okay. mebbe i will forgive her.
i can recommend raspberry cheesecake gelato too, but apparently it only comes half eaten.
September 11, 2025 at 7:45 PM
i can recommend raspberry cheesecake gelato too, but apparently it only comes half eaten.
naples seems nice. we are just around the corner from a place that is famous for its bakage, and sam found a me-size moped on her way back from a mini-adventure underground.
September 11, 2025 at 7:41 PM
naples seems nice. we are just around the corner from a place that is famous for its bakage, and sam found a me-size moped on her way back from a mini-adventure underground.
attenzione @cuddlyhippo.bsky.social! pastel de nata!
e limone sfogliato for the rest of us! (well. me.)
e limone sfogliato for the rest of us! (well. me.)
September 10, 2025 at 1:03 PM
attenzione @cuddlyhippo.bsky.social! pastel de nata!
e limone sfogliato for the rest of us! (well. me.)
e limone sfogliato for the rest of us! (well. me.)
sometimes when sam has been out she will come and drop something on the sofa all casual when she gets back.
September 10, 2025 at 12:59 PM
sometimes when sam has been out she will come and drop something on the sofa all casual when she gets back.
loooooook. she tried to make out they are "super virtuous, g, they have oats and rye flour in". the ones in orange cases are dog friendly, the ones in yellow have chocolate chips in as well.
they are well tasty little mouthfuls.
they are well tasty little mouthfuls.
September 4, 2025 at 3:00 PM
loooooook. she tried to make out they are "super virtuous, g, they have oats and rye flour in". the ones in orange cases are dog friendly, the ones in yellow have chocolate chips in as well.
they are well tasty little mouthfuls.
they are well tasty little mouthfuls.