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Gill

@crikeys.bsky.social

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Reluctantly retired, living in Northumberland and spending my days gardening, doing crochet, knitting, cooking, art and generally mithering about stuff. Buy me a coffee? https://ko-fi.com/crikeys

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Gill @crikeys.bsky.social · Dec 19

Men

Gill @crikeys.bsky.social · Dec 19

If
a) you follow me, AND we've chatted previously, feel free to leave a "quip", that's what adults do,
b) we've never chatted, and you don't follow me then before commenting on a post of mine, work out whether you have anything useful or intelligent to say, if not DON'T!!

You will be blocked

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Gill @crikeys.bsky.social · 51m

You too xx

Gill @crikeys.bsky.social · 51m

I've a mac that's a sort of grungy beige and although I like the shape it's totally uninspiring so I'm going to dye it blue. If it works then good, if it doesn't then it's no matter as i wasn't using it anyway 🤞

Gill @crikeys.bsky.social · 2h

It's so very rare for me to get any length of decent sleep nowadays, so I will be like the duracell bunny today 😆

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Gill @crikeys.bsky.social · 2h

The ones that are turning a golden colour are so juicy and full of flavour, the red ones less so x

Gill @crikeys.bsky.social · 2h

Your house will smell lovely with all those fruity, spicy aromas. Take it easy on yourself xx

Gill @crikeys.bsky.social · 2h

I had 8 hours sleep 🎉

So I'm going to do a bit of dyeing and maybe make some apple puree and tomato, garlic and herb pasta sauce for the freezer.

One of the many bowls of apples from the garden

A big bowl of red tomatoes from the greenhouse

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Gill @crikeys.bsky.social · 3h

I am sorry about your friend, she sounded fun. I often have that song going in my internal jukebox, it makes me smile x

Gill @crikeys.bsky.social · 21h

Oh no! I'm so sorry x

Gill @crikeys.bsky.social · 21h

I've got until the end of January to sort it out so I've diaried it forward 😁

Gill @crikeys.bsky.social · 22h

Came back to bed and dropped off for a while x

Gill @crikeys.bsky.social · 22h

Part way down this page it says that if you don't want to appear on the electoral roll you should apply to the council, and so the cycle begins ...