Maria Lalic
@marialaliccymru.bsky.social
Textile Artist/Doll-maker/Writer/Mentor/ Wayfarer/Cottage Gardener/Habitual Volunteer/Mender of Injured Teddy Bears. www.marialalic.cymru
Well, it's been an adventure -filled few weeks but in amongst it all, I have finished this year's collection of "Fat Fairies - for the more MATURE Christmas tree" in time to be part of Joanna & Friends exhibition at Aberglasney Gardens in a couple of weeks. @helyg.bsky.social #handmadeinWales
October 8, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Well, it's been an adventure -filled few weeks but in amongst it all, I have finished this year's collection of "Fat Fairies - for the more MATURE Christmas tree" in time to be part of Joanna & Friends exhibition at Aberglasney Gardens in a couple of weeks. @helyg.bsky.social #handmadeinWales
I have started planning winter at Scarecrow Cottage. For the 3rd year it's the Log Burner Experience when a select group relax in front of our lit log burners & are waited on hand, foot & finger with tea, coffee & as much cake as they can eat, Christmas wreath making, Annie's Emporium & the annual
September 8, 2025 at 4:50 PM
I have started planning winter at Scarecrow Cottage. For the 3rd year it's the Log Burner Experience when a select group relax in front of our lit log burners & are waited on hand, foot & finger with tea, coffee & as much cake as they can eat, Christmas wreath making, Annie's Emporium & the annual
For those of you with not much to do this weekend, here's my latest blog: marialalic.cymru/paul/. @helyg.bsky.social @sallyrose.bsky.social @crikeys.bsky.social @workersgallery.bsky.social @masterwoodchip.bsky.social @julieinstitches.bsky.social #writing #blog #teddybearhospital
August 29, 2025 at 3:54 PM
For those of you with not much to do this weekend, here's my latest blog: marialalic.cymru/paul/. @helyg.bsky.social @sallyrose.bsky.social @crikeys.bsky.social @workersgallery.bsky.social @masterwoodchip.bsky.social @julieinstitches.bsky.social #writing #blog #teddybearhospital
Paul is about to be discharged from Scarecrow Cottage Hospital with advice to avoid face chewing dogs in future. @helyg.bsky.social - you won't believe what's next on my waiting list. Clue: put vintage wooden dolls & dismemberment in the same sentence. #tedfybearhospital #scarecrowcottagehospital
August 26, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Paul is about to be discharged from Scarecrow Cottage Hospital with advice to avoid face chewing dogs in future. @helyg.bsky.social - you won't believe what's next on my waiting list. Clue: put vintage wooden dolls & dismemberment in the same sentence. #tedfybearhospital #scarecrowcottagehospital
It's 3 weeks since Paul was admitted to Scarecrow Cottage Hospital with multiple injuries. Some treatment was simple, some - like his facial reconstruction - has been more complex. If it's successful, no-one will be more amazed than me. @helyg.bsky.social @sallyrose.bsky.social #teddybearhospital
August 21, 2025 at 6:39 PM
It's 3 weeks since Paul was admitted to Scarecrow Cottage Hospital with multiple injuries. Some treatment was simple, some - like his facial reconstruction - has been more complex. If it's successful, no-one will be more amazed than me. @helyg.bsky.social @sallyrose.bsky.social #teddybearhospital
Harvest progressing nicely. The shelf is filling with bottled tomatoes & blackberry cordial. Today I am blanching & freezing rhubarb, sweetcorn & peas then pickling beetroot. Tomorrow is Bean Day, Saturday is Start Giving Away Apples Day. @robbiehg.bsky.social @suecowley.bsky.social #CottageGarden
August 14, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Harvest progressing nicely. The shelf is filling with bottled tomatoes & blackberry cordial. Today I am blanching & freezing rhubarb, sweetcorn & peas then pickling beetroot. Tomorrow is Bean Day, Saturday is Start Giving Away Apples Day. @robbiehg.bsky.social @suecowley.bsky.social #CottageGarden
After volunteer training in Cardigan Sunday & a lovely time with @marilynl.bsky.social bothering burial chambers & eating too much ice cream yesterday, today I'm heading home via an exhibition meeting in Llandeilo & a stop off in Brecon. I make that in or through 9 Welsh counties in 3 days. #Wales
August 12, 2025 at 8:04 AM
After volunteer training in Cardigan Sunday & a lovely time with @marilynl.bsky.social bothering burial chambers & eating too much ice cream yesterday, today I'm heading home via an exhibition meeting in Llandeilo & a stop off in Brecon. I make that in or through 9 Welsh counties in 3 days. #Wales
Been waiting for delivery of prosthetics for Paul's continued treatment. There was a knock at the door & this was waiting outside. Apparently he's heard it's only 3 months till this year's Scarecrow Cottage Hospital Adoption Auction & wants to be included. @helyg.bsky.social @sallyrose.bsky.social
August 8, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Been waiting for delivery of prosthetics for Paul's continued treatment. There was a knock at the door & this was waiting outside. Apparently he's heard it's only 3 months till this year's Scarecrow Cottage Hospital Adoption Auction & wants to be included. @helyg.bsky.social @sallyrose.bsky.social
Just admitted Paul for elective rhinoplasty & hand surgery. Paul is 61 yrs old with multiple co-morbidities complicated by previous botched surgical treatment & what looks like a bullet wound in his right leg. @sallyrose.bsky.social @helyg.bsky.social #ScarecrowCottageHospital #TeddyBearHospital
August 2, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Just admitted Paul for elective rhinoplasty & hand surgery. Paul is 61 yrs old with multiple co-morbidities complicated by previous botched surgical treatment & what looks like a bullet wound in his right leg. @sallyrose.bsky.social @helyg.bsky.social #ScarecrowCottageHospital #TeddyBearHospital
@welshbigguy.bsky.social or @sonsiethescottie.bsky.social - do you want some figs? Today, tomorrow or early next week? Reply if possible. No DMs sorry cos I'm not giving age verification data.
August 2, 2025 at 12:32 PM
@welshbigguy.bsky.social or @sonsiethescottie.bsky.social - do you want some figs? Today, tomorrow or early next week? Reply if possible. No DMs sorry cos I'm not giving age verification data.
Apple maths: if 1 bowl of Bramley apples makes dessert for tea, 4 cartons of stewed apples for the freezer & 2 bottles of apple juice (1 for freezer & 1 for fridge)but today's pick hasn't made a dent in the available fruit from this & 4 other laden trees, how many cups of tea do I need to stay calm?
August 1, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Apple maths: if 1 bowl of Bramley apples makes dessert for tea, 4 cartons of stewed apples for the freezer & 2 bottles of apple juice (1 for freezer & 1 for fridge)but today's pick hasn't made a dent in the available fruit from this & 4 other laden trees, how many cups of tea do I need to stay calm?
We had a great day at our Open Garden on Sunday. Big thanks to Chris & Gayle of @workersgallery.bsky.social for the Art in a Box 'Outsiders' exhibition; Ruth, Annie & Angela managed Rock Bottom Tearooms & everyone enjoyed not just the cakes but the 1940s vibe. 70 visitors, £521 raised for charity.
July 29, 2025 at 6:42 AM
We had a great day at our Open Garden on Sunday. Big thanks to Chris & Gayle of @workersgallery.bsky.social for the Art in a Box 'Outsiders' exhibition; Ruth, Annie & Angela managed Rock Bottom Tearooms & everyone enjoyed not just the cakes but the 1940s vibe. 70 visitors, £521 raised for charity.
Great news! The signs for the pop up tea room have arrived! And from an independent, local small business too! (Sweet& Nostalgic) @sallyrose.bsky.social @helyg.bsky.social @workersgallery.bsky.social #NationalGardenScheme #GardensOpenForCharity #PopUpTeaRoom
July 21, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Great news! The signs for the pop up tea room have arrived! And from an independent, local small business too! (Sweet& Nostalgic) @sallyrose.bsky.social @helyg.bsky.social @workersgallery.bsky.social #NationalGardenScheme #GardensOpenForCharity #PopUpTeaRoom
We have swapped our spare/surplus wheelbarrow wheel for an ongoing supply of 10 year old horse manure. Just collected the 1st consignment so the roses are in for a treat today! Radical economics in action (which is probably where the world is heading). @robbiehg.bsky.social @sallyrose.bsky.social
July 20, 2025 at 10:14 AM
We have swapped our spare/surplus wheelbarrow wheel for an ongoing supply of 10 year old horse manure. Just collected the 1st consignment so the roses are in for a treat today! Radical economics in action (which is probably where the world is heading). @robbiehg.bsky.social @sallyrose.bsky.social
That's 4 hours of my life I'll never get back but on the plus side, there's now 20m of bunting made from donated, recycled fabric up in the conservatory. A couple of your FQs up there @helyg.bsky.social ! All adds to the 1940s look we are making for our NGS Open Garden on 27th July.
July 18, 2025 at 8:32 PM
That's 4 hours of my life I'll never get back but on the plus side, there's now 20m of bunting made from donated, recycled fabric up in the conservatory. A couple of your FQs up there @helyg.bsky.social ! All adds to the 1940s look we are making for our NGS Open Garden on 27th July.
Lots to do before we open the garden for the NGS on the 27th July & you might ask is this a good time to start knitting cakes?Well, it is if you've got 15 patients from Scarecrow Cottage Hospital who will be having a picnic in the garden on the same day. @sallyrose.bsky.social @marilynl.bsky.social
July 14, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Lots to do before we open the garden for the NGS on the 27th July & you might ask is this a good time to start knitting cakes?Well, it is if you've got 15 patients from Scarecrow Cottage Hospital who will be having a picnic in the garden on the same day. @sallyrose.bsky.social @marilynl.bsky.social
Molly would like to offer a more nuanced description of the current temperature near Crickhowell. There's hot and there's falling down and having no shame under the table hot. @sallyrose.bsky.social
July 11, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Molly would like to offer a more nuanced description of the current temperature near Crickhowell. There's hot and there's falling down and having no shame under the table hot. @sallyrose.bsky.social
I am delighted to say Maisie and Ptolemy Corncockle, the scarecrows who live at the bottom of the garden, have both had a makeover & are looking quite smart. I have altered their seating angle so they are now waving at passengers on the bus that goes up the road instead of car commuters going down.
July 10, 2025 at 9:46 AM
I am delighted to say Maisie and Ptolemy Corncockle, the scarecrows who live at the bottom of the garden, have both had a makeover & are looking quite smart. I have altered their seating angle so they are now waving at passengers on the bus that goes up the road instead of car commuters going down.
I ran out out characters to tag local/potentially interested people in my post. No offence meant. @amandahoperogers.bsky.social @huwirrancadaviesms.bsky.social @stubo37.bsky.social @llangattockvillage.bsky.social@mythwelsh.bsky.social @robbiehg.bsky.social
Here we go again! If you're in the area & have £4 to spare for NGS Gardens Open For Charity we'll let you through the garden gate on the 27th July. For another £4 we'll give you tea & cake. More info on us here: ngs.org.uk/gardens/rose... . @workersgallery.bsky.social @sonsiethescottie.bsky.social @
July 10, 2025 at 9:29 AM
I ran out out characters to tag local/potentially interested people in my post. No offence meant. @amandahoperogers.bsky.social @huwirrancadaviesms.bsky.social @stubo37.bsky.social @llangattockvillage.bsky.social@mythwelsh.bsky.social @robbiehg.bsky.social
Here we go again! If you're in the area & have £4 to spare for NGS Gardens Open For Charity we'll let you through the garden gate on the 27th July. For another £4 we'll give you tea & cake. More info on us here: ngs.org.uk/gardens/rose... . @workersgallery.bsky.social @sonsiethescottie.bsky.social @
July 9, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Here we go again! If you're in the area & have £4 to spare for NGS Gardens Open For Charity we'll let you through the garden gate on the 27th July. For another £4 we'll give you tea & cake. More info on us here: ngs.org.uk/gardens/rose... . @workersgallery.bsky.social @sonsiethescottie.bsky.social @
For @welshbigguy.bsky.social , @sonsiethescottie.bsky.social & anyone else who is invested in the scarecrows who live at the bottom of my garden, Maisie has had a makeover and Ptolemy has ptotally collapsed. Scarecrow surgery is scheduled for tomorrow. #Scarecrows #MakePeopleSmile #A4061
July 6, 2025 at 3:39 PM
For @welshbigguy.bsky.social , @sonsiethescottie.bsky.social & anyone else who is invested in the scarecrows who live at the bottom of my garden, Maisie has had a makeover and Ptolemy has ptotally collapsed. Scarecrow surgery is scheduled for tomorrow. #Scarecrows #MakePeopleSmile #A4061
My new (used) book has arrived in the post in the same week as I've been booked to do a 2 week exhibition in the autumn on condition I take THE dolls. Some people know the ones I mean. Time to source sequins & feather boas. @helyg.bsky.social @serendipitysilver.bsky.social #IfYouKnowYouKnow
July 4, 2025 at 4:44 PM
My new (used) book has arrived in the post in the same week as I've been booked to do a 2 week exhibition in the autumn on condition I take THE dolls. Some people know the ones I mean. Time to source sequins & feather boas. @helyg.bsky.social @serendipitysilver.bsky.social #IfYouKnowYouKnow
Big thanks to Chris @masterwoodchip.bsky.social for his donation of oak sawdust for the garden paths. Love a bit of recycling, love the fact that slugs don't want to cross it. #wastenotwantnot #ngsgardensopenforcharity #cottagegarden
July 4, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Big thanks to Chris @masterwoodchip.bsky.social for his donation of oak sawdust for the garden paths. Love a bit of recycling, love the fact that slugs don't want to cross it. #wastenotwantnot #ngsgardensopenforcharity #cottagegarden
This time last year I didn't even know what a data logger was. #ForeverFriends #BlueskyMuseums
Loggy has a friend! 😍🤩
This is not a drill!!
LOGGY. HAS. A. FRIEND!!
(with thanks to @marialaliccymru.bsky.social)
This is not a drill!!
LOGGY. HAS. A. FRIEND!!
(with thanks to @marialaliccymru.bsky.social)
July 2, 2025 at 11:52 AM
This time last year I didn't even know what a data logger was. #ForeverFriends #BlueskyMuseums
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Had a go at steam bending in the woods using a fire pit. Happy with the results.
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Steam bending wood on a woodland fire
YouTube video by Master Wood Chip
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June 30, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Had a go at steam bending in the woods using a fire pit. Happy with the results.
youtube.com/watch?v=8zdi...
youtube.com/watch?v=8zdi...