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FKMarlowe
@fkmarlowe.bsky.social
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Writer of horror and dark fairytales. Poster of dinner pics. Drinker of tea. Inveterate un-finisher of things.
(Note to self, add wise-sounding insight about life here...) She/her
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This is just one of the rather gorgeous places I spent my weekend.

If this doesn't scream "children's adventure story about running away to an uninhabited island to live in a cave," to you, you had a deprived childhood.
Sheltered cove on Russell Island off Vancouver, which is indeed uninhabited. There were no caves here, sadly, but I'm pretty sure we could have found some a bit further around the coast. Shot is of a rocky outcrop overhung with trees and bushes, on a beach strewn artistically with driftwood. You can just make out a somewhat blue sea in the background, though in reality it was a lot bluer.
July 22, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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Ok, ok, it's pretty naughty, but there's fruit and calcium in there, right?
Costco blueberry muffin with strawberry yoghurt and sliced banana
July 22, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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Had too many radishes in the fridge. Who knew radish soup was a thing?!
White Ikea cereal bowl full of creamy radish soup flecked with green, as I *might* have disposed of two courgettes and a cucumber in here too…
July 13, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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Good morning Bluets!

Who says a healthy breakfast can’t be a little bit naughty too?!

Rise’n’shine! Happy Sunday!
“Bali bowl” style brekkie: red berry Love Crunch muesli with sliced fresh bananas, raspberries and blueberries, and a generous dollop of vanilla yogurt. All arranged in colourful stripes. Oh, and a glass of orange juice to wash it down. That takes care of most of my 5-a-day, no?
July 13, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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SIL gave me an entire pack of postcards like this, and now I need to become an elusive international criminal just so I can taunt an obsessed detective by sending them from unlinked worldwide destinations
Array of startlingly niche 1970s fashion pic postcards, the reverse printed with a fetching Charlie’s Angels style silhouette version of the front, and the pack they came in, which rejoices in the title “Catalogue Woman”.
July 12, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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Little is very proud of the lunch she just made herself.
July 12, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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Good morning Bluets!

A very, very, very overdue bouquet for you!

Blaze with glory, my lovelies!
Orange lilies - absolutely gorgeous I might add - set off to a tee IMO by violet ohmygoodnesswhatthehellarethosethingscalledagains. You know, the bushes with big grapefruit sized clusters of flowers. Frankly they’re not usually my faves but they happen to work here.
July 12, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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Good afternoon Bluets!

Love that it’s the time of year Little can come home with randomly picked blooms that are better than anything in a florist’s!
A dark purple flower about the size of a tennis ball with multiple petals, against our rather fetching pine table which reflects the light from the window and the angles of a chair in a satisfying way.
June 15, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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Happy noon, Bluets!

Not sure what this messy bunch of pretties is, but I like their style.

Finding the beauty on a grey day. Xx
A tumbling spray of white, daisy like flowers with grey green foliage. (Photo).
June 14, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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Good morning all!

Think I should be able to do something with this rather lovely gate for a gothic book cover, no?

If you’re feeling bored, feel free to photo edit me your inspo 😉
An ornate grey iron double gate under incongruous blue skies and pines. (Photo)
June 13, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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Rained on but still blooming. Good morning from soggy Vancouver.

Apologies for being AWOL. Normal service should be resumed in a few days. Brace yourself 😉
Lilac against a weathered wooden fence (photo).
May 7, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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Good morning Bluets!

A cheery Tuesday to you from a rainy but happy Vancouver!
Apple blossom cluster of white and pink flowers against vibrant green leaves (photo).
April 29, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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Good morning Bluets!

Another glorious one in Vancouver today! Someone remind me of this next time I’m moaning about the rain!
Tiny white clustered blossoms that look a bit like lilac from a distance but aren’t, against a sky altogether too much of a summer blue for April (photo).
April 22, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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Good morning Bluets!

A blooming beautiful week to you!
Pretty pink rhodies against bright green leaves and blue sky (photo).
April 21, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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Good morning Bluets!

A very #happyeaster from my potted-in-an-IKEA-bag apple tree blossoms!
April 20, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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Good morning Bluets!

A glorious weekend to you!
A jubilant trumpet chorus of scarlet and orange tulips (photo).
April 19, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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Good morning Bluets!

A blooming gorgeous Saturday to you! Xx
Deep cerise pink rhodies. (Photo).
April 12, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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Sorry Bluets, been rushing around like a blue-ar*ed fly again!

Here, have a pretty flower as an apology!
I think this is a camellia, from the leaves. It’s one of the many “stolen” pics from a garden other than mine. Anyway, it’s a lovely deep crimson and looks a bit like a rose. (Photo).
April 8, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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Good afternoon Bluets!

A delicately lovely Sunday to you!
Tiny little pink blossoms (some kind of red berry tree I think) against a lovely hoary old textured tree bark with a greenish tinge of pale lichen (photo). Even pretty without sunny weather.
April 6, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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Good afternoon Bluets!

Another hedgerow bouquet, this one courtesy of Eldest.
Blue forget me nots in a little yellow milk jug (photo).
April 5, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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Nighty night Bluets!

Burton-esque dreams. Xx
So I believe this is a very large pine of some sort - trunk only - covered in strangling thick creepers that have all grown vertically like the bars of some eldrich prison. Being a tad dramatic, I used a black and white filter in the photo app. I don’t usually do this - most of my photos are untouched by human or digital hand - but I made an exception in this case because it was screaming out for a Wednesday Addams style makeover.
April 4, 2025 at 4:35 AM
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Cauliflower cheese with wedges and garlic mushrooms. Whaddya mean that says “Autumn” not Spring”?!
Cauliflower cheese, garlic mushroom and wedges with Delia Smith’s cheaty pink papas bravas sauce on a plate. The full table spread: cauliflower broccoli cheese, pink dip, garlic mushrooms and potato wedges with a whisper of za’atar (photo).
April 4, 2025 at 12:52 AM
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Good morning Bluets!

A bright and beautiful one to you!
A pretty pink - Rhodie? I forget every year!
April 3, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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Good morning Bluets!

Look what a lovely bouquet Little managed to pick yesterday! It really is Spring!
Hedgerow bouquet of daffs, hyacinths, and something white and droopy with little blooms. Anyway, the effect is delightful if a little “rustic” (photo).
April 2, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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Dinner was minestrone soup with garlic bread. I’ve never seen a bubble this big in bread dough!
Bread dough with two unfeasibly large air bubbles. I have no idea what I did differently today…. The bread tasted fine! (Photo). Minestrone soup in a cast iron pan.
April 2, 2025 at 2:46 AM