La Reine des Metaphores
@metaphorqu.bsky.social
Singing , writing, pilates, gardening, wife, mother, grandmother . Centre left 🌹🌹🌹🌹Labour voting tree hugger who has earned the right to swagger a bit.
From English poet Edward Thomas who was himself killed in WW1.
November 11, 2025 at 10:50 AM
From English poet Edward Thomas who was himself killed in WW1.
For anyone wanging on about poppies this appeared in my garden today.
November 8, 2025 at 4:03 PM
For anyone wanging on about poppies this appeared in my garden today.
I've been pondering the #Change models I'm familiar with, watching them play out over the last 15 months. This one is based on the #KublerRoss curve, adjusted by numerous change practitioners (including me!)
2/n
2/n
October 28, 2025 at 12:24 PM
I've been pondering the #Change models I'm familiar with, watching them play out over the last 15 months. This one is based on the #KublerRoss curve, adjusted by numerous change practitioners (including me!)
2/n
2/n
In other news (and much more fun) if you are in North Oxfordshire this evening come and listen to one of the most stunning pieces of choral music of all time. 🎵🎵 #Mozart
October 25, 2025 at 9:59 AM
In other news (and much more fun) if you are in North Oxfordshire this evening come and listen to one of the most stunning pieces of choral music of all time. 🎵🎵 #Mozart
That's what she wrote...
October 24, 2025 at 12:52 PM
That's what she wrote...
And way!!! out of London , Cherwell Choral Society is singing the Requiem this Saturday which I hope will be as much fun for the audience as it is for the choir! 🎵🎵🎵
October 21, 2025 at 5:15 PM
And way!!! out of London , Cherwell Choral Society is singing the Requiem this Saturday which I hope will be as much fun for the audience as it is for the choir! 🎵🎵🎵
We have some of these. The answer is as many as you like.
October 18, 2025 at 8:54 AM
We have some of these. The answer is as many as you like.
Looks easy doesn't it......? It's beautiful but a bugger to sing quietly....#AmateurSoprano
October 17, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Looks easy doesn't it......? It's beautiful but a bugger to sing quietly....#AmateurSoprano
It's always fascinating to see what stays , what "goes over" and when...
October 12, 2025 at 11:06 AM
It's always fascinating to see what stays , what "goes over" and when...
In other news....the outcome of the jam making .. not sure how long this lot will last....
October 9, 2025 at 6:58 PM
In other news....the outcome of the jam making .. not sure how long this lot will last....
Enough of all this politics. Making jam before the plums go squishy all by themselves...
October 5, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Enough of all this politics. Making jam before the plums go squishy all by themselves...
Blenheim Orange apples that explode!💥 when you cook them.....
October 3, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Blenheim Orange apples that explode!💥 when you cook them.....
A day late for this - but RIP Brian Patten - inspired me at 17 and still does 55 years on...
October 1, 2025 at 7:27 PM
A day late for this - but RIP Brian Patten - inspired me at 17 and still does 55 years on...
Plums, apples, beans and bijou carrots. Garden behaving itself. #TimelineCleanse
September 16, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Plums, apples, beans and bijou carrots. Garden behaving itself. #TimelineCleanse
I guess 40 years is a long time...this to do with writing but worth sharing? And again, words count - maybe "they have built this space to create something personal" rather than the space as a gift . Gift from whom? Where is the power? Women empowering themselves = necessary.
September 14, 2025 at 12:38 PM
I guess 40 years is a long time...this to do with writing but worth sharing? And again, words count - maybe "they have built this space to create something personal" rather than the space as a gift . Gift from whom? Where is the power? Women empowering themselves = necessary.
Make your own jam..
September 7, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Make your own jam..
Tarte aux poireaux maison! Bon appetit a nous.
September 5, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Tarte aux poireaux maison! Bon appetit a nous.
Every time I think "I'll just do a bit of gardening" it chucks it down. The garden, however is perfectly happy..
August 31, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Every time I think "I'll just do a bit of gardening" it chucks it down. The garden, however is perfectly happy..
(Bank holiday) Monday is washing day, is everybody happy?..You bet your life we are..
(One for the boomers....🎵🎵)
(One for the boomers....🎵🎵)
August 25, 2025 at 9:32 AM
(Bank holiday) Monday is washing day, is everybody happy?..You bet your life we are..
(One for the boomers....🎵🎵)
(One for the boomers....🎵🎵)
Good to see this landing in the post today. Thank you @seanlwoodcock.bsky.social for everything you are doing.🙏🙏🌹🌹
August 20, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Good to see this landing in the post today. Thank you @seanlwoodcock.bsky.social for everything you are doing.🙏🙏🌹🌹
Absolutely! Brilliant garden ! This patch under a tree was a lawn at one point...
August 17, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Absolutely! Brilliant garden ! This patch under a tree was a lawn at one point...
Can you make it with greengages.....?
August 3, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Can you make it with greengages.....?
August 1, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Happy courgettes....peas less bothered....🌱🌱🌱
July 26, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Happy courgettes....peas less bothered....🌱🌱🌱
Proud of myself - I hadn't sung that since I was 17 and still remembered it (not in Norwegian!) Last time I sang it, my mother was playing 🎹🎹 This time #SingingLesson . 🎵🎵🙏🙏
July 15, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Proud of myself - I hadn't sung that since I was 17 and still remembered it (not in Norwegian!) Last time I sang it, my mother was playing 🎹🎹 This time #SingingLesson . 🎵🎵🙏🙏