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Made some very cute friends on today's walk. We've been ...

2026-07-17T20:24:18Z

Made some very cute friends on today's walk.

We've been saying hello from afar since they were fresh little things, but today, they were keen to say hi. Rosey stood back for ages, not very interested, then when the sheep seemed keen to meet her, came forward for some sniffing.

The gate and its shadows got in the way for photos but not for tickling.

#sheep #Defaidodon

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2026-05-03T16:35:35Z

#SilentSunday

Bountiful stone harvest from one of the veg beds this year. (I ...

2026-04-26T13:45:15Z

Bountiful stone harvest from one of the veg beds this year.

(I know how we ended up with so much stone in the area - a former owner was a stonemason and used it as a store/dumping ground before it grassed over - but I'm surprised how many large stones were still digging up after four years of growing in there...)

#GrowYourOwn #gardening

Cat on a Cold Stone Roof. (The lesser known by play William ...

2026-01-10T12:48:51Z

Cat on a Cold Stone Roof.

(The lesser known by play William Tennessee, in which everyone communicates clearly and honestly about their feelings.)

#caturday

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2025-12-28T10:27:40Z

#SilentSunday

Rosey helped me sweep leaves earlier. We certainly didn't ...

2025-11-17T17:36:50Z

Rosey helped me sweep leaves earlier. We certainly didn't make more of a mess than we started with, nope.

#dogsofmastodon #mondog #springerspaniel

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2025-11-16T10:07:03Z

#SilentSunday

Hey my lovely nature loving nerds, have you seen the Field ...

2025-10-01T12:02:05Z

Hey my lovely nature loving nerds, have you seen the Field Studies Council runs lots of short courses on identifying all sorts of British flora and fauna? Many of the courses are virtual too: https://www.field-studies-council.org/courses-and-experiences/natural-history-courses/

They've got upcoming courses on lichen, botanical folklore, seabirds, trees in winter, spiders...

(I'm not at all affiliated and I've not done one myself yet - just spotted them and thought some of you might be interested too.)

#nature

And if you want to go for the multiple, make sure to label the ...

2025-09-19T11:07:36Z

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And if you want to go for the multiple, make sure to label the label too.

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2025-08-31T11:44:36Z

#SilentSunday

Yesterday, I was at Oakwell Hall in Birstall for World Stitch Day ...

2025-06-02T22:07:29Z

Yesterday, I was at Oakwell Hall in Birstall for World Stitch Day & the launch of the WOVEN textile festival.

As well as workshops & demonstrations by local groups, there was a talk by Kirstie Macleod about The Red Dress: a global embroidery project, featuring work from 370 artists in 51 countries.

The dress is at Oakwell throughout June: it is stunning in person 😍

https://reddressembroidery.com/

There are 100+ other events happening in Kirklees for WOVEN too:

https://woveninkirklees.co.uk/

#textiles

it's a shame that she has to have surgery but better that ...

2025-03-10T11:07:10Z

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it's a shame that she has to have surgery but better that than her being in pain/irritatable when the kitties are getting up to their antics. When will they get to meet?

It has been (our village) #Slaithwaite's Moonraking festival ...

2025-02-23T13:45:47Z

It has been (our village) #Slaithwaite's Moonraking festival this week, culminating in the lantern parade last night. It was the 40th anniversary of the festival this year and boy, you can tell that some locals have grown up making lanterns! The quality was amazing - considering they're all just willow, masking tape & tissue paper.

There were about 300 lanterns in the parade, most made at community workshops during the week, and probably 1500 people on the streets. It was a lovely atmosphere 😍

It's a bright day but still frosty in the shadows. #frostodon ...

2025-02-06T12:52:33Z

It's a bright day but still frosty in the shadows.

#frostodon

Went to a short workshop on "embroidery on the unusual" ...

2025-01-25T22:14:45Z

Went to a short workshop on "embroidery on the unusual" today.

I've previously stitched paper a fair bit (and some pre-drilled wood & metal) but we also played with balsa wood, copper shim & reclaimed metal sheet (tomato puree tube).

But this biscuit was staring at me from the snack plate the whole time. It had ready-made holes! The tutor thought it was hilarious 😄

(We didn't have much time so I kept my designs simple - I like lines 😄)

#embroidery #fiberarts

the place we go makes lovely soap streaks. ...

2025-01-12T20:50:07Z

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the place we go makes lovely soap streaks.

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2025-01-12T19:23:16Z

#SilentSunday

Hickory likes to join the pup and me for a walk a couple of times ...

2025-01-07T12:16:30Z

Hickory likes to join the pup and me for a walk a couple of times a week. She can be a bit much for him sometimes, but he puts up with her for a share of her treats.

It was snowing on our walk today - topping up the 30cm still on the fields. He left the snowball chasing to her but stayed close by, watching her antics.

Hickory is a wonderful cat.

#cats #catsofmastodon

I'm pretttttty sure you're joking about the questions ...

2025-01-03T22:18:51Z

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I'm pretttttty sure you're joking about the questions thing but if you're still here and don't mind... 😉

We regularly pass an ... articulating boom storage yard and they always seem to be stored at different heights like in the pic. They're (presumably) moved while in their lowest position then raised for storage - I guess that's to not leave too much pressure on the hydraulic system? Is there a reason why they're at different heights though?

Hey, UK based gardeners, who grow fruit & veg: do you have ...

2025-01-02T21:48:43Z

Hey, UK based gardeners, who grow fruit & veg: do you have any recommendations for where to buy fruit bushes from online?

I've had them from the likes of Suttons and Thompson & Morgan before - and at the cheaper end of the scale, Wilko (when that was a thing) and Aldi, but am wondering if anyone knows of fruit bush/plants specialists?

I'm particularly interested in raspberries, blueberries and currants.

Thanks!

#GrowYourOwn #Fruit #Gardening #allotment

There has been amazing cloud inversions around Huddersfield ...

2024-12-26T17:04:25Z

There has been amazing cloud inversions around Huddersfield today.

The first two pictures are Scammonden Reservoir; the second, views over the Colne Valley (and out into the distance towards Emley Moor).

Gorgeous day!

#huddersfield #ColneValley #slaithwaite

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2024-12-22T10:16:09Z

#SilentSunday

I have some friends who live in Tadcaster and thereabouts, and ...

2024-12-19T19:54:55Z

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I have some friends who live in Tadcaster and thereabouts, and they hate the power he has over the town. Really messes up the area.

He's got a number of domestic rental properties and you can just imagine the type of landlord he is. One friend was involved with property management there. Lots of HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE vetting procedures!

A fab thing happened last weekend. We came back in from a(n ...

2024-12-15T13:38:42Z

A fab thing happened last weekend.

We came back in from a(n already fab) day out to find an unexpected parcel on the doorstep: a note explained it was from the previous-but-one owners of our house. In their loft, they'd found a painting of the house they'd commissioned in 2005 and thought it should return to its true home 😁

We'd been looking something for over the fireplace, and thinking of getting some artwork of the house in that style - so it's utterly perfect! Such a lovely surprise.

My friend Nick makes his own advent calendar each year. He may be ...

2024-12-01T17:51:48Z

My friend Nick makes his own advent calendar each year.

He may be a genius.

haha, OK, we're struggling to come up with anything good ...

2024-12-01T17:31:24Z

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haha, OK, we're struggling to come up with anything good but... she (top) is called Strange and he's called Kaufman.

So together they could be Strange and Kaufunkel, and the album "Stairs over Troubled Water"?

Or they could style themselves after a British mod rock band from a similar era, and call themselves The Mew, with the album "Catrophenia"?

But I'll leave it up to you to decide what works best, name or no name.

omg look at her 🤣 brilliant work 😄

2024-12-01T16:48:43Z

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omg look at her 🤣 brilliant work 😄

any animal you say? raises eyebrow We love how dignified Rosey ...

2024-11-30T22:47:48Z

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any animal you say? *raises eyebrow*

We love how dignified Rosey looks in this photo - paws crossed like a classy hat wearer...

(But if you still prefer cats, this is two of our older cats the day we moved into our new house in 2020. We refer to this pic as their album cover.)

lead away, lovely lady! We'll follow!

2024-11-23T17:27:40Z

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lead away, lovely lady! We'll follow!

I like to think I've lived an interesting life of the last ...

2024-11-19T10:36:20Z

I like to think I've lived an interesting life of the last decade. I've consciously gone out of my way to try new things, and have adventures, large and small.

But Google Photos knows the truth.

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2024-11-17T17:39:17Z

#SilentSunday

Three weeks ago, Rosey Bean came into our lives. She's now 12 ...

2024-10-29T11:28:03Z

Three weeks ago, Rosey Bean came into our lives.

She's now 12 weeks old and is both a little darling & a cheeky menace 😆

She's a springer spaniel, like our previous two dogs - but we adopted them as older adults. We've fostered other younger dogs but none this young - so we're learning us much about puppies as Rosey is learning about everything!

She's had her 2nd vacc today so can start exploring the world properly soon - we can't wait!

#dogsofmastodon #dogs
#springerspaniel

there's a really interesting episode on This American Life on ...

2024-10-24T12:00:39Z

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there's a really interesting episode on This American Life on the topic, including an explanation from Thaler (the scientist mentioned in that article):

https://www.thisamericanlife.org/544/batman

Finally took down our tomato plants today. There was perhaps ...

2024-10-13T19:35:26Z

Finally took down our tomato plants today. There was perhaps 1.5kg of fruit left that will ripen and many kg of green ones (I'll weigh them properly tomorrow).

We intended to grow only cherry tomatoes this year as they're John Leach (npub1v4m…5lxz)'s favourites, but some plants had other ideas... It was mid-August before we had our first ripe ones but had a steady flood since then. There's about 5kg in the freezer in addition to the ones eaten/given away as we've gone along.

#growyourown #vegetables #gardening

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2024-10-13T12:04:30Z

#SilentSunday

Think Sainsburys used my boy Hick as inspiration for their ...

2024-10-05T22:44:32Z

Think Sainsburys used my boy Hick as inspiration for their Halloween sweet packet design.

#blackcat #caturday #CatsOfMastodon #cats #fangs

Lots of beautiful mushrooms out on Stanton Moor in the Peak ...

2024-10-04T20:00:49Z

Lots of beautiful mushrooms out on Stanton Moor in the Peak District today.

#FungiFriday #mushtodon

Had a lovely weekend - it felt like bonus sunshine! We had a ...

2024-09-30T17:19:10Z

Had a lovely weekend - it felt like bonus sunshine!

We had a productive Friday in the garden, including starting digging a new veg bed (reclaiming some land from the brambles, nettle & dock). Then went into Leeds for leisurely lunch with friends on Sat - I got 2 bargain charity shop jigsaws too 😄

Finally yesterday, we walked in the #PeakDistrict with another friend: a 12 mile loop in the Upper Derwent Valley from Ladybower. Perfect weather for the big skies & pleasantly empty hills.

#hiking

oh no 😬 (but also 😆 - bet he had lots of fun, right up to ...

2024-09-26T12:50:33Z

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oh no 😬 (but also 😆 - bet he had lots of fun, right up to the wash.)

Our last dog was a roller-in-things (where "things" = various types of poo and the occasional dead fox). After we'd been with us for a few years, I did notice some correlation between her rolling in something gross and us being near somewhere she liked to swim: I think the cheeky minx knew she'd get longer in the water if she was "washing off the stink" 🤣

Gardening this evening was rudely interrupted by the amazing ...

2024-09-17T22:15:02Z

Gardening this evening was rudely interrupted by the amazing super moon rising behind the Emley Moor transmitter mast, then a few minutes later, the sunset behind Pule Hill, at Marsden Moor.

It's very hard to concentrate on weeding when this sort of thing is going on, tsk.

(Both potato quality pics from my phone but the moon was moving so quickly, it was definitely a "the best camera is the one you have on you" moment!)

The lord and lady of the house get to lounge about in the sun ...

2024-09-07T17:04:55Z

The lord and lady of the house get to lounge about in the sun while the humans work in the garden. As it should be.

#caturday #cats

it's vandalism, mostly from about 1870 to the 1970s, with a ...

2024-08-19T12:05:34Z

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it's vandalism, mostly from about 1870 to the 1970s, with a couple of more modern scratchings.

The attention to detail on some of them is beautiful.

Here's some more pics of the carvings.

Walked the Shelf Stones loop from Snake Pass in the Peak District ...

2024-08-18T17:30:39Z

Walked the Shelf Stones loop from Snake Pass in the Peak District today.

It's not a long loop - circa 10km/6miles - but very pleasant, especially now the heather is in bloom.

#peakdistrict #hiking

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2024-08-07T09:41:18Z

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ooh I didn't know those dramatisation existed! Thanks for the heads up.

Received some meeting minutes yesterday. Received a follow-up ...

2024-07-31T14:50:01Z

Received some meeting minutes yesterday. Received a follow-up email today:

"Do not click on any MeetGeek links that you may have received last night. .. There are substantial chunks of dialogue missing or incorrect, which may come across not in the manner of which we were discussing. This has resulted in certain major ideas being entirely missed or explained poorly, completely incorrect information, or in some instances seemingly negative remarks being made (though out of context)."

Ah, #AI.

Over the winter, we redecorated @npub1v4m…5lxz 's home ...

2024-07-29T14:58:50Z

Over the winter, we redecorated John Leach (npub1v4m…5lxz) 's home office. It ended up super sophisticated in soft whites and greys - so, naturally, we decided to accessorise it with a rainbow blanket 😄

It's taken a while to make, but I'm happy with the result. Most of the yarn is Stylecraft Highland Heathers - I love the tones in person, very rich - but that range didn't have a yellow, so I subbed in good old Stylecraft Special DK. Practical blanket yarn.

crochet group (npub1u96…htvx)
#crochet
#hexagonsarebestagons

Hey cool kids of Mastodon, let's make #WoodlandWednesday a ...

2023-09-06T12:00:38Z

Hey cool kids of Mastodon, let's make #WoodlandWednesday a thing and share all our favourite photos of trees!

I heart trees!

This is from the Puck's Glen walk in the #CowalPeninsula in #Scotland. A beautiful place.

(Vertical picture.)

Nostr notes by louisa_ :)

Made some very cute friends on today's walk. We've been ...

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Bountiful stone harvest from one of the veg beds this year. (I ...

Cat on a Cold Stone Roof. (The lesser known by play William ...

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Rosey helped me sweep leaves earlier. We certainly didn't ...

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Hey my lovely nature loving nerds, have you seen the Field ...

And if you want to go for the multiple, make sure to label the ...

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Yesterday, I was at Oakwell Hall in Birstall for World Stitch Day ...

it's a shame that she has to have surgery but better that ...

It has been (our village) #Slaithwaite's Moonraking festival ...

It's a bright day but still frosty in the shadows. #frostodon ...

Went to a short workshop on "embroidery on the unusual" ...

the place we go makes lovely soap streaks. ...

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Hickory likes to join the pup and me for a walk a couple of times ...

I'm pretttttty sure you're joking about the questions ...

Hey, UK based gardeners, who grow fruit & veg: do you have ...

There has been amazing cloud inversions around Huddersfield ...

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I have some friends who live in Tadcaster and thereabouts, and ...

A fab thing happened last weekend. We came back in from a(n ...

My friend Nick makes his own advent calendar each year. He may be ...

haha, OK, we're struggling to come up with anything good ...

omg look at her 🤣 brilliant work 😄

any animal you say? *raises eyebrow* We love how dignified Rosey ...

lead away, lovely lady! We'll follow!

I like to think I've lived an interesting life of the last ...

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Three weeks ago, Rosey Bean came into our lives. She's now 12 ...

there's a really interesting episode on This American Life on ...

Finally took down our tomato plants today. There was perhaps ...

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Think Sainsburys used my boy Hick as inspiration for their ...

Lots of beautiful mushrooms out on Stanton Moor in the Peak ...

Had a lovely weekend - it felt like bonus sunshine! We had a ...

oh no 😬 (but also 😆 - bet he had lots of fun, right up to ...

Gardening this evening was rudely interrupted by the amazing ...

The lord and lady of the house get to lounge about in the sun ...

it's vandalism, mostly from about 1870 to the 1970s, with a ...

Walked the Shelf Stones loop from Snake Pass in the Peak District ...

ooh I didn't know those dramatisation existed! Thanks for the ...

Received some meeting minutes yesterday. Received a follow-up ...

Over the winter, we redecorated @npub1v4m…5lxz 's home ...

Hey cool kids of Mastodon, let's make #WoodlandWednesday a ...

any animal you say? raises eyebrow We love how dignified Rosey ...