Helen
@helenintgarden.bsky.social
I love spending time in my garden, mostly sitting reading or crocheting. I usually talk about food, books, Sheffield, making things, life in general.
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Helen
@helenintgarden.bsky.social
· Nov 15
If you are new here and struggling to find your way around... there are lots of starter packs where you can find lists of people to follow... but don't forget the feeds... they are a really good way to get your posts seen... and to find new people to follow... click on the # at the top right...
I really like watching #GameOfWool... I expected it to be full of knitting techniques that I wouldn't know much about... but it's #crochet nearly every week... which makes it much more interesting for me... 🧶
November 30, 2025 at 8:05 PM
I really like watching #GameOfWool... I expected it to be full of knitting techniques that I wouldn't know much about... but it's #crochet nearly every week... which makes it much more interesting for me... 🧶
Tonight we had mushroom pies... with celeriac, potato, sprouting broccoli and pea mash... This company sells the best pies we've ever bought... including quite a few tasty vegetarian options...
www.therealpieco.co.uk/product/pota...
www.therealpieco.co.uk/product/pota...
Potato, Mushroom & Stout Pie
Potato, mushroom and stout pie in shortcrust pastry with puff pastry lid. Order online to be delivered by post.
www.therealpieco.co.uk
November 30, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Tonight we had mushroom pies... with celeriac, potato, sprouting broccoli and pea mash... This company sells the best pies we've ever bought... including quite a few tasty vegetarian options...
www.therealpieco.co.uk/product/pota...
www.therealpieco.co.uk/product/pota...
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I remember thinking that a couple whose surname was Fairchild should be collectively known as the Fairchildren.
When Michael Foot and his wife were alive, I remember a friend of theirs wondering whether it was correct to say that he was inviting the Feet around for dinner.
November 30, 2025 at 10:25 AM
I remember thinking that a couple whose surname was Fairchild should be collectively known as the Fairchildren.
Last night we had a fabulous night out... at the coldest gig we've ever been to... in an old steel works near the incinerator... I was so glad I had wrapped up warm to get there... well worth going to...
uk tour coming up this week with @momokogill.bsky.social
london TONIGHT! then brum, bristol, sheffield
london TONIGHT! then brum, bristol, sheffield
November 30, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Last night we had a fabulous night out... at the coldest gig we've ever been to... in an old steel works near the incinerator... I was so glad I had wrapped up warm to get there... well worth going to...
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Every year we make a free-to-download-and-print-off-yourself colouring-in Advent Calendar. This year’s heavily features Bigfoots. Please share!
Download it for free here… www.worldofmoose.com/pages/2025-b...
Download it for free here… www.worldofmoose.com/pages/2025-b...
November 29, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Every year we make a free-to-download-and-print-off-yourself colouring-in Advent Calendar. This year’s heavily features Bigfoots. Please share!
Download it for free here… www.worldofmoose.com/pages/2025-b...
Download it for free here… www.worldofmoose.com/pages/2025-b...
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Support this on @kickstarter.com! A free tiny accessible zine for all ages, teaching wild foraging, rope making & knot tying skills - drawing attention to cycles of production & waste, whilst celebrating making by hand with regenerative potential www.kickstarter.com/projects/wal...
ShoeString Forager Manual
a step-by-step guideline on how to find and process foraged fibres to make strong cords – a journey from plants to shoelaces.
www.kickstarter.com
November 29, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Support this on @kickstarter.com! A free tiny accessible zine for all ages, teaching wild foraging, rope making & knot tying skills - drawing attention to cycles of production & waste, whilst celebrating making by hand with regenerative potential www.kickstarter.com/projects/wal...
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you have seen in the wild
Kingfisher
Badger
Red grouse
Elephant
Rhino
Kingfisher
Badger
Red grouse
Elephant
Rhino
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you have seen in the wild
Squirrel
Hare
Adder
Boar
Otter
Squirrel
Hare
Adder
Boar
Otter
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you’ve seen in the wild:
Hammerhead shark
Stingray
My brother
My other brother
Cotton mouth snake
Hammerhead shark
Stingray
My brother
My other brother
Cotton mouth snake
November 28, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you have seen in the wild
Kingfisher
Badger
Red grouse
Elephant
Rhino
Kingfisher
Badger
Red grouse
Elephant
Rhino
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Possiblement lo millor que he vist aquesta setmana 😍😅
(del instagram @mariammarksart )
(del instagram @mariammarksart )
November 28, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Possiblement lo millor que he vist aquesta setmana 😍😅
(del instagram @mariammarksart )
(del instagram @mariammarksart )
It's amazing how infrequently you have to replace a light bulb these days... I'm relieved that the one that went today was an easy one... there are some light fittings that I can never remember how to open up...
November 28, 2025 at 10:35 AM
It's amazing how infrequently you have to replace a light bulb these days... I'm relieved that the one that went today was an easy one... there are some light fittings that I can never remember how to open up...
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Crochet an Animal Kingdom Blanket Designed By Katy Mitchell: 👉 tidd.ly/3UrIxjr #crochet #handmade #etsy #affiliate #giftideas
November 27, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Crochet an Animal Kingdom Blanket Designed By Katy Mitchell: 👉 tidd.ly/3UrIxjr #crochet #handmade #etsy #affiliate #giftideas
I made a pan of dahl on Saturday... I somehow managed to make 8 extra portions... I have now eaten it every day for the last 6 days... and amazingly didn't get bored by it... but I am relieved that we have just eaten the last 2 portions... it's probably one of the few things I could eat every day...
November 27, 2025 at 1:17 PM
I made a pan of dahl on Saturday... I somehow managed to make 8 extra portions... I have now eaten it every day for the last 6 days... and amazingly didn't get bored by it... but I am relieved that we have just eaten the last 2 portions... it's probably one of the few things I could eat every day...
I think that the lurgy has caught up with me... feeling very sorry for myself... and struggling to find things to keep me occupied... that don't make me feel worse...
November 27, 2025 at 11:59 AM
I think that the lurgy has caught up with me... feeling very sorry for myself... and struggling to find things to keep me occupied... that don't make me feel worse...
#ThreeThingsThursday #gratitude #TinyJoys
1) the Christmas shopping is pretty much done 🛍
2) watching The Newsreader on iplayer 📺
3) wrapping up cosy and walking in the winter sunshine 🌞
4) someone might be researching the history of our house 🏠
1) the Christmas shopping is pretty much done 🛍
2) watching The Newsreader on iplayer 📺
3) wrapping up cosy and walking in the winter sunshine 🌞
4) someone might be researching the history of our house 🏠
November 27, 2025 at 9:20 AM
#ThreeThingsThursday #gratitude #TinyJoys
1) the Christmas shopping is pretty much done 🛍
2) watching The Newsreader on iplayer 📺
3) wrapping up cosy and walking in the winter sunshine 🌞
4) someone might be researching the history of our house 🏠
1) the Christmas shopping is pretty much done 🛍
2) watching The Newsreader on iplayer 📺
3) wrapping up cosy and walking in the winter sunshine 🌞
4) someone might be researching the history of our house 🏠
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KEEP OUT (1972): A masterclass in shocking minimalism, this 15 second PIF warning kids of the dangers of messing about by train tracks leaves its horrors to the imagination. I have vivid memories of this one popping up during kid's shows on ITV!
November 26, 2025 at 1:21 PM
KEEP OUT (1972): A masterclass in shocking minimalism, this 15 second PIF warning kids of the dangers of messing about by train tracks leaves its horrors to the imagination. I have vivid memories of this one popping up during kid's shows on ITV!
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NEW!
Stocking fillers for grown ups- good strong magnetic bottle openers. Printed with Northumberland scenes from my own paintings.
Never again need to rifle through that cutlery drawer to find the opener.
crownstudiogallery.myshopify.com/products/mag...
CHEERS DEARS!
Stocking fillers for grown ups- good strong magnetic bottle openers. Printed with Northumberland scenes from my own paintings.
Never again need to rifle through that cutlery drawer to find the opener.
crownstudiogallery.myshopify.com/products/mag...
CHEERS DEARS!
Magnetic Bottle Opener
This handy, robust, metal bottle opener is magnetic, so you'll never need to fumble in the cutlery drawer to find it. Just stick it on the door of the fridge! 9cm long and printed with one of my pan...
crownstudiogallery.myshopify.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:29 AM
NEW!
Stocking fillers for grown ups- good strong magnetic bottle openers. Printed with Northumberland scenes from my own paintings.
Never again need to rifle through that cutlery drawer to find the opener.
crownstudiogallery.myshopify.com/products/mag...
CHEERS DEARS!
Stocking fillers for grown ups- good strong magnetic bottle openers. Printed with Northumberland scenes from my own paintings.
Never again need to rifle through that cutlery drawer to find the opener.
crownstudiogallery.myshopify.com/products/mag...
CHEERS DEARS!
Another important update for the people of #Sheffield... I love how everyone is working together against this criminal... Thanks @sheffieldtribune.bsky.social for your excellent reports... They are reassuring... in case our street are his next victims...
Lots of big updates in our Andrew Milne investigation today:
🚨MP reports Milne to the police
🗞️Private Eye covers the story
🦅Legal eagle lands in Sheffield to advise on “any possible criminal prosecution”
📹Footage shows Milne scoping out Sheffield homes before sending letters
All in today's Tribune👇
🚨MP reports Milne to the police
🗞️Private Eye covers the story
🦅Legal eagle lands in Sheffield to advise on “any possible criminal prosecution”
📹Footage shows Milne scoping out Sheffield homes before sending letters
All in today's Tribune👇
New: Detectives ‘reviewing’ Andrew Milne case after MP reports him to the police
Plus: Private Eye has picked up the story and a top lawyer is speaking to leaseholders he targeted
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Another important update for the people of #Sheffield... I love how everyone is working together against this criminal... Thanks @sheffieldtribune.bsky.social for your excellent reports... They are reassuring... in case our street are his next victims...
Time to sit beside the sunny back window... and read my book... I've had more than enough 'excitement' for the morning... and need steady quiet me time... and it's the perfect excuse... to get on with a book I'm really enjoying...📚
November 26, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Time to sit beside the sunny back window... and read my book... I've had more than enough 'excitement' for the morning... and need steady quiet me time... and it's the perfect excuse... to get on with a book I'm really enjoying...📚
Domestic bliss is overrated... I ran our washing machine on a hot wash at the weekend... for the first time in 6 months... it was so bad I had to do a 2nd hot wash... before daring to put the floor cloths in for a wash...
November 26, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Domestic bliss is overrated... I ran our washing machine on a hot wash at the weekend... for the first time in 6 months... it was so bad I had to do a 2nd hot wash... before daring to put the floor cloths in for a wash...
I'm quite excited... a while ago I chatted to someone from the local history group about some old photos... showing our house being built... I sent them to her today... and she said that it was perfectly timed... because they are looking for their next project... and want it to be residential...
November 25, 2025 at 8:09 PM
I'm quite excited... a while ago I chatted to someone from the local history group about some old photos... showing our house being built... I sent them to her today... and she said that it was perfectly timed... because they are looking for their next project... and want it to be residential...
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UPDATE: Andrew Milne leasehold investigation.
Doorbell camera footage has been shared with The Tribune which shows Andrew Milne and an associate taking photos of homes on Rushley Drive in Dore.
In the footage, Milne identifies the home he wants to photograph, before being challenged by the owner.
Doorbell camera footage has been shared with The Tribune which shows Andrew Milne and an associate taking photos of homes on Rushley Drive in Dore.
In the footage, Milne identifies the home he wants to photograph, before being challenged by the owner.
November 25, 2025 at 4:26 PM
UPDATE: Andrew Milne leasehold investigation.
Doorbell camera footage has been shared with The Tribune which shows Andrew Milne and an associate taking photos of homes on Rushley Drive in Dore.
In the footage, Milne identifies the home he wants to photograph, before being challenged by the owner.
Doorbell camera footage has been shared with The Tribune which shows Andrew Milne and an associate taking photos of homes on Rushley Drive in Dore.
In the footage, Milne identifies the home he wants to photograph, before being challenged by the owner.
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#Sheffield! Can you sign this petition? Help locals keep this stretch of green space open? Read the explanation on the page for why it's important – and picture it as a wild flower area, which is what they want to do. www.change.org/p/save-dobbi... @sheffgreenparty.bsky.social @helpsheffield.co.uk
Sign the Petition
Save Dobbin Hill Verge, Sheffield S11 7JG
www.change.org
November 25, 2025 at 4:30 PM
#Sheffield! Can you sign this petition? Help locals keep this stretch of green space open? Read the explanation on the page for why it's important – and picture it as a wild flower area, which is what they want to do. www.change.org/p/save-dobbi... @sheffgreenparty.bsky.social @helpsheffield.co.uk
I took advantage of the lovely sunny weather... and walked the scenic route to the co-op... such a beautiful winter morning... 🌞
November 25, 2025 at 12:40 PM
I took advantage of the lovely sunny weather... and walked the scenic route to the co-op... such a beautiful winter morning... 🌞
If only we had flat modern doors... I love these door decal stickers... but would want to see it more often than the back of the pantry door... (discovered via @mooseallain.bsky.social and @ianvisits.co.uk)
www.etsy.com/uk/listing/9...
www.etsy.com/uk/listing/9...
www.etsy.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:39 AM
If only we had flat modern doors... I love these door decal stickers... but would want to see it more often than the back of the pantry door... (discovered via @mooseallain.bsky.social and @ianvisits.co.uk)
www.etsy.com/uk/listing/9...
www.etsy.com/uk/listing/9...