Katharine Tree
@treesandwords.bsky.social
Hobgoblin, garden seer, wistful novelist. She who must be obeyed/Herself.
See: Down the Kitchen Sink by Beverly Nichols for a first-person account of a gentleman finding his way after the death of his manservsnt.
rich dudes got freakier after butlers fell out of fashion, like say what you will about having domestic servants but clearly it was some sort of moderating force on old rich dudes having a fancy man follow you around saying shit like "oh dear sir, that wouldn't be very becoming"
November 29, 2025 at 10:50 PM
See: Down the Kitchen Sink by Beverly Nichols for a first-person account of a gentleman finding his way after the death of his manservsnt.
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Ploughing at the gleaning - Rowland Hilder
Whilst American born, his parents were from Kent. His father decided to return to fight for King and Country in WW1, & Rowland became famous for his landscapes in the County & especially in the Darenth Valley & the Weald
Whilst American born, his parents were from Kent. His father decided to return to fight for King and Country in WW1, & Rowland became famous for his landscapes in the County & especially in the Darenth Valley & the Weald
November 29, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Ploughing at the gleaning - Rowland Hilder
Whilst American born, his parents were from Kent. His father decided to return to fight for King and Country in WW1, & Rowland became famous for his landscapes in the County & especially in the Darenth Valley & the Weald
Whilst American born, his parents were from Kent. His father decided to return to fight for King and Country in WW1, & Rowland became famous for his landscapes in the County & especially in the Darenth Valley & the Weald
My favorite ornament for as long as I can remember
November 29, 2025 at 9:17 PM
My favorite ornament for as long as I can remember
Saturday. I might cook a big batch of green beans today just for the sake of vegetables, otherwise my cooking is done for ?the week?. Yesterday I did rolls and stuffing and baked the second tray of mac & cheese, and I roasted the turkey breast. Hus-tree will do ham eventually, too.
November 29, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Saturday. I might cook a big batch of green beans today just for the sake of vegetables, otherwise my cooking is done for ?the week?. Yesterday I did rolls and stuffing and baked the second tray of mac & cheese, and I roasted the turkey breast. Hus-tree will do ham eventually, too.
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Love old churches . . . St Mary and St Finnan's Catholic Church, Glenfinnan, Highlands, Scotland. It's situated near the site where Bonnie Prince Charlie raised his standard in 1745.
Photo credit to Johnny Stills
Photo credit to Johnny Stills
November 27, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Love old churches . . . St Mary and St Finnan's Catholic Church, Glenfinnan, Highlands, Scotland. It's situated near the site where Bonnie Prince Charlie raised his standard in 1745.
Photo credit to Johnny Stills
Photo credit to Johnny Stills
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
Orca
Eagle ray
Green sea turtle
Bobcat
American elk
Orca
Eagle ray
Green sea turtle
Bobcat
American elk
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
Deer
Fox
Red-Tailed Hawk
Bottlenose Dolphin
Muskrat
Deer
Fox
Red-Tailed Hawk
Bottlenose Dolphin
Muskrat
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
A long tailed weasel
A western tiger salamander
A mountain lion (on camera outside our house, but I heard it yowl which is why I checked.)
A Chincoteague pony
An antelope
A long tailed weasel
A western tiger salamander
A mountain lion (on camera outside our house, but I heard it yowl which is why I checked.)
A Chincoteague pony
An antelope
November 28, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
Orca
Eagle ray
Green sea turtle
Bobcat
American elk
Orca
Eagle ray
Green sea turtle
Bobcat
American elk
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Friday. Quite a day, yesterday. Over Puget Sound and up Capitol Hill, to my husband's cousin's house we went.
November 28, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Friday. Quite a day, yesterday. Over Puget Sound and up Capitol Hill, to my husband's cousin's house we went.
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We interrupt this fritillary broadcast with me being incredibly predictable.
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November 28, 2025 at 1:26 PM
We interrupt this fritillary broadcast with me being incredibly predictable.
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Home safe. I got to give a kitty about 6 pets on the head before it hissed at me. Not one of the feral kitties, but a spoiled housecat. I will take what I can get.
November 28, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Home safe. I got to give a kitty about 6 pets on the head before it hissed at me. Not one of the feral kitties, but a spoiled housecat. I will take what I can get.
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November 27, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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Happy Thanksgiving! Enjoy your roast walnut!
November 27, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Happy Thanksgiving! Enjoy your roast walnut!
The wet food was a big hit, and both began to eat while I was still on the patio! Progress!
November 27, 2025 at 5:34 PM
The wet food was a big hit, and both began to eat while I was still on the patio! Progress!
Happy Thanksgiving.
And now for some deep breathing exercises.
And now for some deep breathing exercises.
November 27, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Happy Thanksgiving.
And now for some deep breathing exercises.
And now for some deep breathing exercises.
Act the Final: Apple Pie
-or-
Omfg I hate peeling apples even with the twirly gizmo fmlllllllll
This pie, as you see, uses my family's pie crust recipe, passed down to me from my mother.
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Omfg I hate peeling apples even with the twirly gizmo fmlllllllll
This pie, as you see, uses my family's pie crust recipe, passed down to me from my mother.
November 26, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Act the Final: Apple Pie
-or-
Omfg I hate peeling apples even with the twirly gizmo fmlllllllll
This pie, as you see, uses my family's pie crust recipe, passed down to me from my mother.
-or-
Omfg I hate peeling apples even with the twirly gizmo fmlllllllll
This pie, as you see, uses my family's pie crust recipe, passed down to me from my mother.
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Finally got around to setting up my new phone yesterday evening, an iPhone16 Plus. Took this whilst out with the dog on this frosty Shropshire morning, not a bad picture for the first one on this new device #thegardenjungle #Shropshire #Landscape #Sunrise
November 26, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Finally got around to setting up my new phone yesterday evening, an iPhone16 Plus. Took this whilst out with the dog on this frosty Shropshire morning, not a bad picture for the first one on this new device #thegardenjungle #Shropshire #Landscape #Sunrise
I'm enjoying Thanksgiving so much because it's the only buffer between me and my yearly struggle: Fighting The Christmas Tree.
It's an artificial, 9' tall, wide-bodied tree. We bought it twelve years ago. Some day we will fight and it will win.
It's an artificial, 9' tall, wide-bodied tree. We bought it twelve years ago. Some day we will fight and it will win.
November 26, 2025 at 8:34 PM
I'm enjoying Thanksgiving so much because it's the only buffer between me and my yearly struggle: Fighting The Christmas Tree.
It's an artificial, 9' tall, wide-bodied tree. We bought it twelve years ago. Some day we will fight and it will win.
It's an artificial, 9' tall, wide-bodied tree. We bought it twelve years ago. Some day we will fight and it will win.
I'm a Hoosier so I have an abiding love for James Whitcomb Riley.
When the Frost is on the Punkin
When the frost is on the punkin and the fodder’s in the shock, And you hear the kyouck and gobble of the struttin’ turkey-cock, And the clackin’ of the guineys, and the cluckin’ of the hens, And the r...
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November 26, 2025 at 6:37 PM
I'm a Hoosier so I have an abiding love for James Whitcomb Riley.
Look at this absolute unit. Makes me proud.
Why do we call these birds "turkeys"?
Add this to the list of "European explorers are bad at naming things". EVERYTHING new was "turkish" because of rising cultural influence of the Turkish (Ottoman) Empire.
Corn: "Turkish wheat"
Pumpkins: "Turkish cucumbers"
And that's how you get Turkey-cock.
Add this to the list of "European explorers are bad at naming things". EVERYTHING new was "turkish" because of rising cultural influence of the Turkish (Ottoman) Empire.
Corn: "Turkish wheat"
Pumpkins: "Turkish cucumbers"
And that's how you get Turkey-cock.
November 26, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Look at this absolute unit. Makes me proud.
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Leaves on Lake with rain drops.
November 26, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Leaves on Lake with rain drops.
Pie Round 1 just went into the oven: a pair of pecan pies from my MIL's recipe, for whatever reason the best recipe I've ever found (I think it has more salt than others, to balance the gooey sweetness). Yes, boughten crusts. Modified from an old recipe called USDA Pecan Pie!
November 26, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Pie Round 1 just went into the oven: a pair of pecan pies from my MIL's recipe, for whatever reason the best recipe I've ever found (I think it has more salt than others, to balance the gooey sweetness). Yes, boughten crusts. Modified from an old recipe called USDA Pecan Pie!
Little feral kitties will peek around the corner of the garage while I fill the bowls. Hoping that one day the braver one will approach me. In the meantime, I have wet food left over from our cat. Going to give some to them for Thanksgiving.
November 26, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Little feral kitties will peek around the corner of the garage while I fill the bowls. Hoping that one day the braver one will approach me. In the meantime, I have wet food left over from our cat. Going to give some to them for Thanksgiving.
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November To-Do List 🐗📆
- Thrash acorns
- Fatten pigs
- Book the new online short course from IMEMS: imemsdurhamlearn.com/books-of-dev...
Learn about Books of Hours, the labour of the months and the history and manuscripts of the Medieval Latin Bible in our flexible 1-week online course!
- Thrash acorns
- Fatten pigs
- Book the new online short course from IMEMS: imemsdurhamlearn.com/books-of-dev...
Learn about Books of Hours, the labour of the months and the history and manuscripts of the Medieval Latin Bible in our flexible 1-week online course!
November 26, 2025 at 11:58 AM
November To-Do List 🐗📆
- Thrash acorns
- Fatten pigs
- Book the new online short course from IMEMS: imemsdurhamlearn.com/books-of-dev...
Learn about Books of Hours, the labour of the months and the history and manuscripts of the Medieval Latin Bible in our flexible 1-week online course!
- Thrash acorns
- Fatten pigs
- Book the new online short course from IMEMS: imemsdurhamlearn.com/books-of-dev...
Learn about Books of Hours, the labour of the months and the history and manuscripts of the Medieval Latin Bible in our flexible 1-week online course!
Wednesday. Day 2 of Thanksgiving prep: Pie Day! I'm doing an apple pie and a pair of pecan pies (because my MIL says the recipe makes two?)
When I get around to it. Which I will. Eventually.
When I get around to it. Which I will. Eventually.
November 26, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Wednesday. Day 2 of Thanksgiving prep: Pie Day! I'm doing an apple pie and a pair of pecan pies (because my MIL says the recipe makes two?)
When I get around to it. Which I will. Eventually.
When I get around to it. Which I will. Eventually.