Meg Gilley
@teacupmeg.bsky.social
Seeker, sew-er, carer, nothing to laugh at at all
It is dosette box day. For the next hour, I will be sorting spouse’s meds for the next fortnight. He has 23 tablets a day.
January 2, 2026 at 3:11 PM
It is dosette box day. For the next hour, I will be sorting spouse’s meds for the next fortnight. He has 23 tablets a day.
Still reflecting on 2025.
Surprised to find my greatest regret.
Feeling sad.
Surprised to find my greatest regret.
Feeling sad.
December 31, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Still reflecting on 2025.
Surprised to find my greatest regret.
Feeling sad.
Surprised to find my greatest regret.
Feeling sad.
I had no idea of what would light me up in 2025: discovering my 7x gt g’fr and his sons, deepening friendship with old uni lecturer who has taught me so much and led me on unexpected paths.
So 2026? Let it come! No Resolutions, but an openness to the future, to the Spirit, to the Universe.
So 2026? Let it come! No Resolutions, but an openness to the future, to the Spirit, to the Universe.
December 31, 2025 at 9:13 AM
I had no idea of what would light me up in 2025: discovering my 7x gt g’fr and his sons, deepening friendship with old uni lecturer who has taught me so much and led me on unexpected paths.
So 2026? Let it come! No Resolutions, but an openness to the future, to the Spirit, to the Universe.
So 2026? Let it come! No Resolutions, but an openness to the future, to the Spirit, to the Universe.
Yesterday, my grand daughters, 10 & 11, were having a discussion about trans substantiation.
December 28, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Yesterday, my grand daughters, 10 & 11, were having a discussion about trans substantiation.
My sister made me a new bed jacket for Christmas. It is very cosy.
December 25, 2025 at 9:44 PM
My sister made me a new bed jacket for Christmas. It is very cosy.
Third course: beef
December 25, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Third course: beef
On Christmas Day we have one meal in 4 courses. We had soup first (celeriac, chestnuts, champagne), then fish ( gravadlax, smoked salmon pate, trout eggs). We will have beef after the kings speech, then Christmas pudding this evening some time.
December 25, 2025 at 2:20 PM
On Christmas Day we have one meal in 4 courses. We had soup first (celeriac, chestnuts, champagne), then fish ( gravadlax, smoked salmon pate, trout eggs). We will have beef after the kings speech, then Christmas pudding this evening some time.
Turbot and Borlotti beans with sweet potato mash: Christmas Eve at Dunelm Mount.
December 24, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Turbot and Borlotti beans with sweet potato mash: Christmas Eve at Dunelm Mount.
I have unwrapped the Gravadlax after 4 days curing. And had a little taste … delicious!
December 23, 2025 at 5:55 PM
I have unwrapped the Gravadlax after 4 days curing. And had a little taste … delicious!
Played 2 rounds of Doninion with son, using a new extension set. This game is different every time you play.
December 21, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Played 2 rounds of Doninion with son, using a new extension set. This game is different every time you play.
John Coward (1832-1917) ran 3 local gas companies, a JP, poor law Guardian, councillor, prominent Primitive Methodist, so a significant person in Durham City. What’s more, he built Dunelm Mount, our home for 40 years. He is buried in St Cuthbert’s churchyard. The gravestone needs restoration.
November 21, 2025 at 8:13 PM
John Coward (1832-1917) ran 3 local gas companies, a JP, poor law Guardian, councillor, prominent Primitive Methodist, so a significant person in Durham City. What’s more, he built Dunelm Mount, our home for 40 years. He is buried in St Cuthbert’s churchyard. The gravestone needs restoration.
I spent the morning The Story Durham (county record office) researching John Coward (that’s another story) and came across this snippet about St Nic’s Durham. It amused me.
November 21, 2025 at 8:01 PM
I spent the morning The Story Durham (county record office) researching John Coward (that’s another story) and came across this snippet about St Nic’s Durham. It amused me.
Durham Cathedral from the riverbank.
November 18, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Durham Cathedral from the riverbank.
The gardens of heaven.
Durham Lumiere 2025, palace green, elysium garden
Durham Lumiere 2025, palace green, elysium garden
November 18, 2025 at 12:23 PM
The gardens of heaven.
Durham Lumiere 2025, palace green, elysium garden
Durham Lumiere 2025, palace green, elysium garden
Lights shining in the darkness.
Lumiere Durham 2025, cathedral cloisters.
Lumiere Durham 2025, cathedral cloisters.
November 18, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Lights shining in the darkness.
Lumiere Durham 2025, cathedral cloisters.
Lumiere Durham 2025, cathedral cloisters.
Even in November as we await the first snows of the season, flowers bloom, feverfew to heal our aching heads and hearts, sheltering under the lamp post.
November 18, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Even in November as we await the first snows of the season, flowers bloom, feverfew to heal our aching heads and hearts, sheltering under the lamp post.
The widowed 2nd wife of my 7x gt g’fr was sued for dilapidations by the new Rector of Boldon Edmund Tew in 1735. Clergy had to maintain their own accommodation. It went to a Consistory Court.
November 6, 2025 at 9:08 AM
The widowed 2nd wife of my 7x gt g’fr was sued for dilapidations by the new Rector of Boldon Edmund Tew in 1735. Clergy had to maintain their own accommodation. It went to a Consistory Court.
I see trains go over the Durham viaduct every day. I can watch them from the bay window in my gran cave. And I find myself praying for them, almost automatically, making the sign of the cross in my head as a blessing. Now I know why, and will do it more consciously.
November 3, 2025 at 8:33 AM
I see trains go over the Durham viaduct every day. I can watch them from the bay window in my gran cave. And I find myself praying for them, almost automatically, making the sign of the cross in my head as a blessing. Now I know why, and will do it more consciously.
My g’dr’s (10 yo) audit of her Halloween haul:
November 1, 2025 at 6:43 PM
My g’dr’s (10 yo) audit of her Halloween haul:
Sometimes the universe offers a precious and unexpected gift, like this oak leaf with Silk Button Galls from the wasp Neuroterus numismalis. Isn’t it beautiful?
October 28, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Sometimes the universe offers a precious and unexpected gift, like this oak leaf with Silk Button Galls from the wasp Neuroterus numismalis. Isn’t it beautiful?
A day in Leeds with friends, not a city I know well, but it is rather splendid.
For nostalgic reasons, we went to Leeds Market, where Barbara Quigley had taken us winter 73/74 during a power cut in the 3-day week, and I bought fabric for my wedding dress.
(Yes, I bought fabric)
For nostalgic reasons, we went to Leeds Market, where Barbara Quigley had taken us winter 73/74 during a power cut in the 3-day week, and I bought fabric for my wedding dress.
(Yes, I bought fabric)
October 21, 2025 at 9:11 PM
A day in Leeds with friends, not a city I know well, but it is rather splendid.
For nostalgic reasons, we went to Leeds Market, where Barbara Quigley had taken us winter 73/74 during a power cut in the 3-day week, and I bought fabric for my wedding dress.
(Yes, I bought fabric)
For nostalgic reasons, we went to Leeds Market, where Barbara Quigley had taken us winter 73/74 during a power cut in the 3-day week, and I bought fabric for my wedding dress.
(Yes, I bought fabric)
Waiting for Choral Evensong @ St Cuthberts CofE Church Durham, with Hild & Bede College
October 15, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Waiting for Choral Evensong @ St Cuthberts CofE Church Durham, with Hild & Bede College
Here are the pots I made, back from firing.
October 13, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Here are the pots I made, back from firing.
Am in Durham for 3 appointments (incl flu jab, too young for Covid jab despite being a cater) so having lunch in between: Thai Som Tham Salad (only 1 chilli) with coconut water to drink.
October 10, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Am in Durham for 3 appointments (incl flu jab, too young for Covid jab despite being a cater) so having lunch in between: Thai Som Tham Salad (only 1 chilli) with coconut water to drink.
And to complete the anniversary celebration I went to the Hild & Bede Choral Evensong at St Cuthberts Church. The choir is very good this year.
Now I am drinking gin with Campari and tonic and waiting for dinner to cook.
Now I am drinking gin with Campari and tonic and waiting for dinner to cook.
October 8, 2025 at 6:12 PM
And to complete the anniversary celebration I went to the Hild & Bede Choral Evensong at St Cuthberts Church. The choir is very good this year.
Now I am drinking gin with Campari and tonic and waiting for dinner to cook.
Now I am drinking gin with Campari and tonic and waiting for dinner to cook.