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Lydia Massiah
@lydiamassiah.bsky.social
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Writer, wanderer, wonderer, always curious to learn more. Knows a smattering about much, but not much about anything. Worried about biodiversity loss. What's happening is one big horror story.
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Lydia Massiah @lydiamassiah.bsky.social · 21m
They're such amazing pieces of furniture - so rewarding. You're doing a great job.
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Lydia Massiah @lydiamassiah.bsky.social · 43m
What a transformation! Well done!
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Lydia Massiah @lydiamassiah.bsky.social · 52m
They're both very sweet dogs
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Lydia Massiah @lydiamassiah.bsky.social · 1h
Buddy and Poppy ready for their walk. The pillow wasn't originally for them but they're enjoying the extra comfort 😄
Two red and white collies in the back of a car, one sitting, one lying down
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Lydia Massiah @lydiamassiah.bsky.social · 5d
This could be a long and rambling thread. Be patient with me.

I bought an old mahogany bureau on Ebay. I didn't really want a bureau as we're meant to be downsizing, but it was a beautiful piece & obviously very old. Google lens suggests the brass chased handles are Queen Anne. That's 1702-1714 😯
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Lydia Massiah @lydiamassiah.bsky.social · 1d
Thank you. It makes me love the bureau even more!
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Lydia Massiah @lydiamassiah.bsky.social · 2d
How strange 🤔 Like the Glastonbury Thorn (which is twice flowering). You'll have to give these Anemones a special local name - and perhaps religious significance 😄
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Pagan Birder @paganbirder.bsky.social · 2d
Treasure hunting again on the magical Quantock Hills, a very good year for fungi 😀 #quantockhills #ukfungi
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Lydia Massiah @lydiamassiah.bsky.social · 2d
What a stunning collection 😍
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Lydia Massiah @lydiamassiah.bsky.social · 2d
Continuing the theme of love for things that are looking a bit battered:
this morning an end-of-season worse-for-wear Small Copper butterfly flew across my path & landed on a similarly coppery autumn leaf 🍂 copper & russet shades in perfect partnership.

What more evocative symbol of the season?
Tattered orange butterfly on a russet autumn leaf.
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Lydia Massiah @lydiamassiah.bsky.social · 2d
🤎🙏
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Lydia Massiah @lydiamassiah.bsky.social · 2d
Ended up being quite a saga!
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Lydia Massiah @lydiamassiah.bsky.social · 2d
We can dream!
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Lydia Massiah @lydiamassiah.bsky.social · 3d
It's been a treat!
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Lydia Massiah @lydiamassiah.bsky.social · 3d
My pleasure 🙏
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Lydia Massiah @lydiamassiah.bsky.social · 3d
It's been great fun!
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Lydia Massiah @lydiamassiah.bsky.social · 3d
It's been a wonderful distraction 🤎
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Lydia Massiah @lydiamassiah.bsky.social · 3d
I've really only given it a clean & some polish but that makes a huge difference.
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Lydia Massiah @lydiamassiah.bsky.social · 3d
Thank you 😊
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Lydia Massiah @lydiamassiah.bsky.social · 3d
Yes, so many extraordinary living things.
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Lydia Massiah @lydiamassiah.bsky.social · 3d
I was desperate to share the excitement 😄
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Lydia Massiah @lydiamassiah.bsky.social · 3d
A positive story for a change!
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Lydia Massiah @lydiamassiah.bsky.social · 3d
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Lydia Massiah @lydiamassiah.bsky.social · 3d
It is a wonderful piece. Yes, have a go with the walnut trick to stain small marks first. Seems to work well!
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Lydia Massiah @lydiamassiah.bsky.social · 3d
I was bursting with excitement to tell people!
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