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Mary Mayfield

@maryomayfield.bsky.social

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not your average granny - mid-life blogger, Derby/Nottingham Mainly found outdoors - gardens, countryside and the occasional festival - or reading a book

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Mary Mayfield @maryomayfield.bsky.social · 1d

Disappearing under the leaves

Mary Mayfield @maryomayfield.bsky.social · 2d

It’s a galeux d’eysines. I’ve seen them on insta but never irl

Mary Mayfield @maryomayfield.bsky.social · 2d

A friend won a guess the weight competition for a massive pumpkin. It’s far too big for them so she gave me a quarter, which will keep me in soup and chillies and curries for ages. It’s knobbly on the outside but lovely and golden inside, and makes a lovely coloured soup

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Mary Mayfield @maryomayfield.bsky.social · 3d

Just watched Ep1 of #TheWitcherIV and, although I was dubious about the change from Henry Cavill , I think Liam Hemsworth has taken over well

Mary Mayfield @maryomayfield.bsky.social · 3d

Sunset walk

Mary Mayfield @maryomayfield.bsky.social · 4d

Thinking of the old days with school age children and seemingly a different cold variant every fortnight, and I don’t know how we survived 🤷‍♀️

Mary Mayfield @maryomayfield.bsky.social · 4d

I’ve just had a cold which completely floored me. For some reason OH didn’t think to test me for COVID so by the time I did a test it was clear. When I was ill I thought I should have had a private jab. Now I’m recovering I’m not sure I’d bother

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Mary Mayfield @maryomayfield.bsky.social · 4d

Walked a little further today, to the park where I can pretend to be walking in the woods

Mary Mayfield @maryomayfield.bsky.social · 5d

Best for her to conserve her energy just in case …

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Mary Mayfield @maryomayfield.bsky.social · 5d

The rain stopped, the sun came out, and I went for the shortest of short walks (first since I got this dreadful cold) and looked at someone else’s autumnal tree for a change

Mary Mayfield @maryomayfield.bsky.social · 6d

Autumnal garden vibes

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National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 6d

When in the woods, best beware of dead man's fingers lurking there.
Reaching up above the ground, a creepy fungi to be found.

Happy Halloween everyone.

Photo: Sheringham Park by Rob Coleman

Fungi growing in a woodland, it looks remarkably like zombie fingers reaching up from the ground

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Mary Mayfield @maryomayfield.bsky.social · 6d

I’d imagine it did. At the back of the compost bin just doesn’t have the same vibe, does it? 🤣

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Mary Mayfield @maryomayfield.bsky.social · 6d

I’ve just been reading up on them and it may even fruit if the frost doesn’t get it!

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Mary Mayfield @maryomayfield.bsky.social · 6d

I always thought they were plants for a Victorian conservatory so I’m amazed to find it growing outdoors and obviously thriving

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Mary Mayfield @maryomayfield.bsky.social · 6d

This passion flower has burrowed under the back fence and is turning the compost heap corner into somewhere a little more exotic

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Mary Mayfield @maryomayfield.bsky.social · 9d

Having completely lost two days to this cold bug I’m convinced today is Sunday 🤷‍♀️

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Mary Mayfield @maryomayfield.bsky.social · 9d

Thank you x

Mary Mayfield @maryomayfield.bsky.social · 9d

It’s clear! 🎉 What a relief but it’s the worst cold ever

Mary Mayfield @maryomayfield.bsky.social · 9d

Go for it! While you’ve the money and the health enjoy them

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The Hermit of Everything @hermiteveryday.bsky.social · 9d

This house is old,
The ghosts cluster,
Tilted floors,
Creaking floorboards,
The wind finds gaps,
Swears at us in storms,
But it is our house,
We fill it with us,
Bounce laughter,
Off the walls.

#ourpoetryx creaking floorboards

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Mary Mayfield @maryomayfield.bsky.social · 9d

I had my flu jab a few weeks ago but I’m too young and fit for a COVID jab. Meanwhile I’m sitting waiting to see if a second red line will appear …

Mary Mayfield @maryomayfield.bsky.social · 10d

It’s a gorgeous all-seasons garden

Mary Mayfield @maryomayfield.bsky.social · 10d

Found and followed 👍

Mary Mayfield @maryomayfield.bsky.social · 10d

Dunham Massey last week

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