Mrs M
@mrsmhere.bsky.social
Yorkshire lass now living in County Durham, UK, who loves dog walks, nature, The Archers, roses and gardening. 😊 Not here to talk about politics.
It’s been a strange week, at home without Mr M, trying to process what happened on Monday. My anxiety has been so much improved in recent months that it didn’t occur to me that I wouldn’t cope with going away on holiday - our first holiday in 2+ years, since cancer recovery and house move. Yet 1/
February 6, 2026 at 12:09 PM
It’s been a strange week, at home without Mr M, trying to process what happened on Monday. My anxiety has been so much improved in recent months that it didn’t occur to me that I wouldn’t cope with going away on holiday - our first holiday in 2+ years, since cancer recovery and house move. Yet 1/
Can’t believe how today has gone. Were supposed to be driving to west of Scotland for a few days. Got as far as Jedburgh and had to turn round and return home. Inexplicably panicky and overwhelmed. Mr M is taking me home then going to Scotland by train tomorrow to holiday alone. 😔
February 2, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Can’t believe how today has gone. Were supposed to be driving to west of Scotland for a few days. Got as far as Jedburgh and had to turn round and return home. Inexplicably panicky and overwhelmed. Mr M is taking me home then going to Scotland by train tomorrow to holiday alone. 😔
Oof I’m creaking a bit this evening! Have been out in the garden, cutting back perennials and other gardening jobs. Lots of stooping and kneeling. Now my back and knees feel like they need some WD40!
Here’s another photo from our jaunt into Durham last Fri.
Hope everyone has had a nice Sunday. xx
Here’s another photo from our jaunt into Durham last Fri.
Hope everyone has had a nice Sunday. xx
February 1, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Oof I’m creaking a bit this evening! Have been out in the garden, cutting back perennials and other gardening jobs. Lots of stooping and kneeling. Now my back and knees feel like they need some WD40!
Here’s another photo from our jaunt into Durham last Fri.
Hope everyone has had a nice Sunday. xx
Here’s another photo from our jaunt into Durham last Fri.
Hope everyone has had a nice Sunday. xx
I’ve a feeling that a lot of my friends who are mums will relate to this. 😀
A look back two years with sheep Anita and her lamb Archie who wants mum to get up
January 31, 2026 at 11:18 PM
I’ve a feeling that a lot of my friends who are mums will relate to this. 😀
Not a great day today. Went to Gibside for the first time and were totally unprepared for how busy it is there, the lack of signage to tell you where to go & the amount of walking required. It was pretty stressful and I’m a little worried about my 9 yr old dog, who is exhausted this evening.
January 31, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Not a great day today. Went to Gibside for the first time and were totally unprepared for how busy it is there, the lack of signage to tell you where to go & the amount of walking required. It was pretty stressful and I’m a little worried about my 9 yr old dog, who is exhausted this evening.
Been wanting a 50mm prime lens to use with the secondhand Panasonic camera I bought last summer. Couldn’t afford much. Then someone suggested I try a Soviet-era manual focus one, because apparently they took Zeiss lenses and copied them. Great suggestion! I’m delighted with my £22 EBay bargain!!
January 30, 2026 at 11:27 PM
Been wanting a 50mm prime lens to use with the secondhand Panasonic camera I bought last summer. Couldn’t afford much. Then someone suggested I try a Soviet-era manual focus one, because apparently they took Zeiss lenses and copied them. Great suggestion! I’m delighted with my £22 EBay bargain!!
Had our monthly energy statement today. Nearly £200 for just one month’s usage!
I’m beginning to think going onto a 2 year fixed tariff was a mistake. 😖
I’m beginning to think going onto a 2 year fixed tariff was a mistake. 😖
January 29, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Had our monthly energy statement today. Nearly £200 for just one month’s usage!
I’m beginning to think going onto a 2 year fixed tariff was a mistake. 😖
I’m beginning to think going onto a 2 year fixed tariff was a mistake. 😖
I have placed a candle in my window to #LightTheDarkness and mark #HolocaustMemorialDay. I stand against prejudice and hatred in the world today. #HMD2026
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January 27, 2026 at 11:21 PM
I have placed a candle in my window to #LightTheDarkness and mark #HolocaustMemorialDay. I stand against prejudice and hatred in the world today. #HMD2026
🕯️🕊️🖤
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Scenes of carnage in the garden this lunchtime - bird-scaring tape ripped from the bamboo canes (got to admire the ingenuity), tulip and crocus bulbs extracted from their pots and partially eaten. Flock of crows literally caught in the act! 😖
No more Mrs Nice M!! 😉
#gardening
No more Mrs Nice M!! 😉
#gardening
January 26, 2026 at 1:16 PM
Scenes of carnage in the garden this lunchtime - bird-scaring tape ripped from the bamboo canes (got to admire the ingenuity), tulip and crocus bulbs extracted from their pots and partially eaten. Flock of crows literally caught in the act! 😖
No more Mrs Nice M!! 😉
#gardening
No more Mrs Nice M!! 😉
#gardening
Hope everyone has had a nice Sunday? Very grey here. Dog walk along the Weardale Way this aft. The river is looking full! 😊
January 25, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Hope everyone has had a nice Sunday? Very grey here. Dog walk along the Weardale Way this aft. The river is looking full! 😊
Hope everyone’s having a good weekend so far? Have to say, the January weather lately matches my mood! At least the horrid virus I’ve had for the whole month is nearly gone, so I was out with the dog today.
I do wish something would stop eating all my garden bulbs though.
I do wish something would stop eating all my garden bulbs though.
January 24, 2026 at 11:58 PM
Hope everyone’s having a good weekend so far? Have to say, the January weather lately matches my mood! At least the horrid virus I’ve had for the whole month is nearly gone, so I was out with the dog today.
I do wish something would stop eating all my garden bulbs though.
I do wish something would stop eating all my garden bulbs though.
Have a lovely weekend everyone. xx
January 17, 2026 at 12:47 AM
Have a lovely weekend everyone. xx
Excited to obtain tickets for RSC’s Hamlet in Newcastle later this year - expensive, more than I could afford really, but I so wanted to go! (Mr M will probably nod off in the middle, knowing him. He was kept awake during Macbeth at the Leeds Playhouse only by means of nudges in the ribs!! 😆)
January 17, 2026 at 12:35 AM
Excited to obtain tickets for RSC’s Hamlet in Newcastle later this year - expensive, more than I could afford really, but I so wanted to go! (Mr M will probably nod off in the middle, knowing him. He was kept awake during Macbeth at the Leeds Playhouse only by means of nudges in the ribs!! 😆)
Oh dear. I heard a crow hopping about on the roof with what sounded like an apple rolling about and I feared the worst.
With good reason!
First job of the weekend will be to cover the tops of the pots with netting.
Not sure what to do about the border though if bird scarers aren’t enough.
With good reason!
First job of the weekend will be to cover the tops of the pots with netting.
Not sure what to do about the border though if bird scarers aren’t enough.
January 16, 2026 at 1:21 PM
Oh dear. I heard a crow hopping about on the roof with what sounded like an apple rolling about and I feared the worst.
With good reason!
First job of the weekend will be to cover the tops of the pots with netting.
Not sure what to do about the border though if bird scarers aren’t enough.
With good reason!
First job of the weekend will be to cover the tops of the pots with netting.
Not sure what to do about the border though if bird scarers aren’t enough.
Oooh I’m cross!
*Somebody* has not only extracted my pricey tulip bulbs with almost surgical precision. They have not only *eaten* the bulbs and left crumbs. But they have also left a *poo* behind!!
Disgraceful! 😂🐦⬛🐦🐧🐓
#gardening
*Somebody* has not only extracted my pricey tulip bulbs with almost surgical precision. They have not only *eaten* the bulbs and left crumbs. But they have also left a *poo* behind!!
Disgraceful! 😂🐦⬛🐦🐧🐓
#gardening
January 14, 2026 at 1:39 PM
Oooh I’m cross!
*Somebody* has not only extracted my pricey tulip bulbs with almost surgical precision. They have not only *eaten* the bulbs and left crumbs. But they have also left a *poo* behind!!
Disgraceful! 😂🐦⬛🐦🐧🐓
#gardening
*Somebody* has not only extracted my pricey tulip bulbs with almost surgical precision. They have not only *eaten* the bulbs and left crumbs. But they have also left a *poo* behind!!
Disgraceful! 😂🐦⬛🐦🐧🐓
#gardening
Very breathless and wheezy again after merely doing some cleaning and hoovering! Mr M came upon me gasping for breath and insisted on taking over vacuuming the stairs, bless him. I feel absurdly weak and it hurts to breathe again.
This chest infection business is really *incredibly* irritating.
This chest infection business is really *incredibly* irritating.
January 11, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Very breathless and wheezy again after merely doing some cleaning and hoovering! Mr M came upon me gasping for breath and insisted on taking over vacuuming the stairs, bless him. I feel absurdly weak and it hurts to breathe again.
This chest infection business is really *incredibly* irritating.
This chest infection business is really *incredibly* irritating.
A half-hour of seaglass collecting on the beach was more than enough for me today. Very wheezy and coughy since coming home. But glad I ventured out for a little while. Tide was a long way out and beach almost empty. 😊
January 11, 2026 at 5:54 PM
A half-hour of seaglass collecting on the beach was more than enough for me today. Very wheezy and coughy since coming home. But glad I ventured out for a little while. Tide was a long way out and beach almost empty. 😊
Have been reading ‘Giving Thanks’ by Philip Plyming. I don’t give thanks enough; it might help my anxiety disorder to focus more on thankfulness, or so I hope.
This is an interesting passage. Human restlessness has a positive, striving side as well as an acquisitive negative one I think, don’t you?
This is an interesting passage. Human restlessness has a positive, striving side as well as an acquisitive negative one I think, don’t you?
January 11, 2026 at 1:38 PM
Have been reading ‘Giving Thanks’ by Philip Plyming. I don’t give thanks enough; it might help my anxiety disorder to focus more on thankfulness, or so I hope.
This is an interesting passage. Human restlessness has a positive, striving side as well as an acquisitive negative one I think, don’t you?
This is an interesting passage. Human restlessness has a positive, striving side as well as an acquisitive negative one I think, don’t you?
Thanks all for your kind wishes. I’m very breathless today.
It’s been a sunny afternoon, so I ventured into the garden for a little while, to fill some pots with my remaining stash of bulbs.
Normally I’d plant the tulips deeper, but this is a short stemmed variety.
Good to get outside. xx
It’s been a sunny afternoon, so I ventured into the garden for a little while, to fill some pots with my remaining stash of bulbs.
Normally I’d plant the tulips deeper, but this is a short stemmed variety.
Good to get outside. xx
January 10, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Thanks all for your kind wishes. I’m very breathless today.
It’s been a sunny afternoon, so I ventured into the garden for a little while, to fill some pots with my remaining stash of bulbs.
Normally I’d plant the tulips deeper, but this is a short stemmed variety.
Good to get outside. xx
It’s been a sunny afternoon, so I ventured into the garden for a little while, to fill some pots with my remaining stash of bulbs.
Normally I’d plant the tulips deeper, but this is a short stemmed variety.
Good to get outside. xx
Sorry for the lack of posts. I’ve caught a cold which has turned into chest infection. I sound like a crow when I talk and it hurts to breathe. Normal service will be resumed when feeling better. xx
January 8, 2026 at 11:47 PM
Sorry for the lack of posts. I’ve caught a cold which has turned into chest infection. I sound like a crow when I talk and it hurts to breathe. Normal service will be resumed when feeling better. xx
V scared about attending funeral & wake tomorrow.
January 1, 2026 at 11:39 PM
V scared about attending funeral & wake tomorrow.
Zero sleep all night. Just couldn’t drop off. 😔
December 28, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Zero sleep all night. Just couldn’t drop off. 😔
Pondering what to wear to stepgrandma’s funeral on January 2nd. I’ve got a black, long-sleeved dress, but no suitable footwear. Unless… Is it acceptable to wear Doc Marten boots to a funeral? 🤔
December 27, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Pondering what to wear to stepgrandma’s funeral on January 2nd. I’ve got a black, long-sleeved dress, but no suitable footwear. Unless… Is it acceptable to wear Doc Marten boots to a funeral? 🤔
How is everyone’s ’Twixtmas going so far? Making good progress through the leftovers? 😉🍗
I’ve spent a very happy afternoon in the garden, mulching our terrible heavy clay soil and planting up pots of bulbs (rather late to be doing so, but end-of-season bulb bargains irresistible!).
Hurry up Spring!
I’ve spent a very happy afternoon in the garden, mulching our terrible heavy clay soil and planting up pots of bulbs (rather late to be doing so, but end-of-season bulb bargains irresistible!).
Hurry up Spring!
December 27, 2025 at 4:54 PM
How is everyone’s ’Twixtmas going so far? Making good progress through the leftovers? 😉🍗
I’ve spent a very happy afternoon in the garden, mulching our terrible heavy clay soil and planting up pots of bulbs (rather late to be doing so, but end-of-season bulb bargains irresistible!).
Hurry up Spring!
I’ve spent a very happy afternoon in the garden, mulching our terrible heavy clay soil and planting up pots of bulbs (rather late to be doing so, but end-of-season bulb bargains irresistible!).
Hurry up Spring!
@angieandwesties.bsky.social Happy Christmas! 😊
December 25, 2025 at 1:56 AM
@angieandwesties.bsky.social Happy Christmas! 😊