Helen Crawford
@satureja.bsky.social
Writer: incl. as Lucy Knight for Meryton Press
Voracious reader of everything
Owned by French rescue dogs
Francophile
Voracious reader of everything
Owned by French rescue dogs
Francophile
I've been on holiday to the marvellous île d'Oleron, thereby prolonging summer by a couple of days
Now I'm back.
But it's good to know such a place is only three hours away
Now I'm back.
But it's good to know such a place is only three hours away
September 29, 2025 at 10:36 AM
I've been on holiday to the marvellous île d'Oleron, thereby prolonging summer by a couple of days
Now I'm back.
But it's good to know such a place is only three hours away
Now I'm back.
But it's good to know such a place is only three hours away
Toadflax is such a springlike colour for a harbinger of autumn
September 4, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Toadflax is such a springlike colour for a harbinger of autumn
The terrier in a usual haunt, sniffing smells of hunters and their dogs.
Odd that my dogs hate hunters but linger lovingly over their traces
Odd that my dogs hate hunters but linger lovingly over their traces
November 20, 2024 at 6:07 PM
The terrier in a usual haunt, sniffing smells of hunters and their dogs.
Odd that my dogs hate hunters but linger lovingly over their traces
Odd that my dogs hate hunters but linger lovingly over their traces
I bought them for the bag...
November 15, 2024 at 5:50 PM
I bought them for the bag...
Cheeky little brackets
November 14, 2024 at 7:23 AM
Cheeky little brackets
Poor little salamander 😪
November 18, 2023 at 5:41 PM
Poor little salamander 😪
Nearly all gone...
November 3, 2023 at 10:05 PM
Nearly all gone...
In my herb garden now: next year's dill and borage has self-seeded. If it survives the frosts...
November 2, 2023 at 7:00 PM
In my herb garden now: next year's dill and borage has self-seeded. If it survives the frosts...
Granddaughter meets ladybird
October 25, 2023 at 4:42 PM
Granddaughter meets ladybird
I have these fields... I'm rewilding some... about 2 acres of getting on with it
October 24, 2023 at 12:47 PM
I have these fields... I'm rewilding some... about 2 acres of getting on with it
The medlars in my garden are ready to be picked... do I have enough to make jelly?
I read a top tip *cough* elsewhere - if you freeze them it's a short cut to bletting.
I read a top tip *cough* elsewhere - if you freeze them it's a short cut to bletting.
October 22, 2023 at 6:24 PM
The medlars in my garden are ready to be picked... do I have enough to make jelly?
I read a top tip *cough* elsewhere - if you freeze them it's a short cut to bletting.
I read a top tip *cough* elsewhere - if you freeze them it's a short cut to bletting.
My neighbour owns this wonderful book, which I consulted between Scrabble goes
October 13, 2023 at 7:31 PM
My neighbour owns this wonderful book, which I consulted between Scrabble goes
Max the terrier, who hates water, actually went for a paddle here. The only other time I've seen him get his paws wet was when he mistook thick duckweed for greensward and stepped off a (very low) bridge. He swims really well, it transpired.
October 13, 2023 at 1:37 PM
Max the terrier, who hates water, actually went for a paddle here. The only other time I've seen him get his paws wet was when he mistook thick duckweed for greensward and stepped off a (very low) bridge. He swims really well, it transpired.
I took a selfie in which I look like the proprietor of a magical but sinister junk shop
October 9, 2023 at 6:43 PM
I took a selfie in which I look like the proprietor of a magical but sinister junk shop
Autumnal comfort food: white beans (mogettes de Vendée) in home-made chicken stock with nettles (they're shooting enthusiastically in my garden). The slow cooker keeps the house warm, too
October 5, 2023 at 6:40 PM
Autumnal comfort food: white beans (mogettes de Vendée) in home-made chicken stock with nettles (they're shooting enthusiastically in my garden). The slow cooker keeps the house warm, too
The tip of the huge amphibian horde in my TINY pondlet
October 2, 2023 at 5:28 PM
The tip of the huge amphibian horde in my TINY pondlet
Mystery symbol on our walk today.
September 28, 2023 at 5:47 PM
Mystery symbol on our walk today.
Thing in my garden. My powers of description escape me, a writer writes
September 25, 2023 at 9:04 PM
Thing in my garden. My powers of description escape me, a writer writes
Lamps, evening light, cobwebs
September 25, 2023 at 5:19 PM
Lamps, evening light, cobwebs
This being Sunday, the first shot was fired at 8 on the dot. At 7.30 my dogs started to worry because they heard the hunting dogs. The terrier is under the table.
September 24, 2023 at 6:22 AM
This being Sunday, the first shot was fired at 8 on the dot. At 7.30 my dogs started to worry because they heard the hunting dogs. The terrier is under the table.
Autumn crocus in a decorative tractor tyre. How we roll in la France profonde
September 23, 2023 at 3:29 PM
Autumn crocus in a decorative tractor tyre. How we roll in la France profonde