The first batch of marmalade 2022. Lookin’ mighty fine

#talkTPE on board a warm clean comfy train Oxenholme to Manchester Airport. Great service

⁦You Park Like a C***⁩ just left in the middle of the road, about 50ft from a busy junction in Kendal, at lunchtime for at least 5 minutes. Bewilderingly blasé

⁦You Park Like a C***⁩ there’s plenty of space in the car park, so why bother squeezing into one space - I drive a Porsche, I park wherever and however I like.

Worth noting, while the eyes of the world are on Ukraine, China is today massing troops and equipment for a possible invasion of Taiwan.

Is everyone aware that in one week’s time, the government is expecting all NHS staff either (a) to pay for their own LFTs or (b) to stop self-testing & potentially come to work with Covid, infecting vulnerable patients? Is everyone really OK with this? nursingnotes.co.uk/news/workforce…

Please watch & RT. If you only do one thing today. It’s so important. It takes TWO minutes. Link here: freedomfromtorture.carrd.co

I honestly don’t think a Tory Leader would be able to do this. #Election97 Tides of History

⁦Clinton Baptiste⁩ “spirits fading now… fading now” images.app.goo.gl/U9jwf7xt1bcTNA…

Civil disobedience in the skate park in #Cheddar. It’ll only end badly….

#gooseberries 2022 yield, first picking was 6.392 kg. All in the freezer now but no photo.

A delicious “baked custard” type pudding - which rose beautifully in the oven - made with sour milk. Waste not, want not. (And other sanctimonious smugness)

First batch of #damson chutney 2022

⁦You Park Like a C***⁩ parked blocking cycle lane forcing bikes into busy oncoming/turning traffic. Thanks a bunch, bozo

Nature is confused. Damson tree flowering for second time this year. Also second bloom of strawberry flowers and I’ve just seen a bumblebee.

⁦frankontheradio⁩ Not sure why either of items has such a peculiar name. Seen in Italy

There’s a terrific brass band playing Christmas tunes on the concourse at Waterloo station. #lydbrook A seasonal delight

Marmalade. Batch 1

The first crop of this year's gooseberries. 3.95kg. 2 bushes picked, 3 more to go. A week later than most years - and bigger than normal; some of considerable size

#gooseberry update. Total yield for 2023 = 5.923kg. Bushes in the back garden seem to have had some animal/bird nibbling