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@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

Gill @crikeys.bsky.social · 12h

Oh no! I'm so sorry x

Gill @crikeys.bsky.social · 12h

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

Gill @crikeys.bsky.social · 13h

Came back to bed and dropped off for a while x

Gill @crikeys.bsky.social · 13h

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 ...

Gill @crikeys.bsky.social · 15h

Thank you xx

Gill @crikeys.bsky.social · 15h

I need to remember to take it easy and avoid stress today. It's very scary when it happens. I might go back to bed x

Gill @crikeys.bsky.social · 15h

😱😆

Gill @crikeys.bsky.social · 15h

I had an AFib attack last night so I'm daft attempting anything stressy today. I'm off to knit and rewatch Quantico x

Gill @crikeys.bsky.social · 15h

Oh good xx

Gill @crikeys.bsky.social · 15h

It's funny isn't it how every year is different. The joy of gardening 😁

Gill @crikeys.bsky.social · 15h

I don't know. These aren't as juicy as the ones from the slightly bigger tree, but they do have a sort of disney look to them 😁

Gill @crikeys.bsky.social · 16h

Why does nothing work any longer?

The council emailed me to say I now need to renew my postal vote every 3 years. It referred me to the gov.uk site. On gov.uk it says if you want to stay off the electoral roll please apply through your local council, but that page refers me back to gov.uk 🤷‍♀️ grrr!!

Gill @crikeys.bsky.social · 16h

That's lovely 🌟

Gill @crikeys.bsky.social · 16h

I might make some pasta sauce for the freezer, I'm in the uk. Tomatoes, beans, peas and apples have all done well this year but pumpkins and courgettes haven't been brilliant.

Gill @crikeys.bsky.social · 16h

Nothing tastes as good x

Gill @crikeys.bsky.social · 16h

Good luck!

Gill @crikeys.bsky.social · 17h

That is a shame. There's still a good few green ones so I'm going to shut the greenhouse door overnight and hope they ripen too.

Gill @crikeys.bsky.social · 17h

I will 😋

Gill @crikeys.bsky.social · 17h

Sending you hugs, I'm glad you are here xx

Gill @crikeys.bsky.social · 17h

I'm still getting lots of ripe tomatoes, it's been my best year ever I think 🌱

Got a cucumber, the last of the courgettes and a few apples from the tiny tree

Red tomatoes, green courgettes and cucumber and deep red apples in a basket infront of a garden

Gill @crikeys.bsky.social · 1d

Yes it's something like that, it's a slightly purple blue.

I'm having a quiet week, I've put do not disturb on my phone and I'm focusing on rest and good food. I can feel my cortisol levels dropping and my BP is dropping a bit too. I needed some peace and I'm enjoying it x

Gill @crikeys.bsky.social · 1d

Oh that doesn't sound good, you deserve some peace, sending you love and hugs and maybe give Mr M one of them so that you can be each other's best friend by the end of the day ❤️

Gill @crikeys.bsky.social · 1d

I'm knitting @pet57.bsky.social Teko shawl in aran wool mix. There's a few mistakes but it's just for me so I don't mind 🧶

Blue and cream knitting

Gill @crikeys.bsky.social · 1d

Oh good. It's fascinating.

Gill @crikeys.bsky.social · 1d

I'm watching Highland Cops on bbc1. I never realised that the Highlands and Belgium are the same size.