Neil
@yorkshiregrandad.bsky.social
Retired grandad to 4 granddaughters. Love cooking, gardening, making stuff, mending stuff, travelling, ideally by sail, dogsled or canoe and enjoying red wine. All pics mine
Check out Petty spurge for the first.
I'm with wallflower for the second. We have a perennial wallflower that looks identical, small purple flower and it self sets very easily
I'm with wallflower for the second. We have a perennial wallflower that looks identical, small purple flower and it self sets very easily
December 11, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Check out Petty spurge for the first.
I'm with wallflower for the second. We have a perennial wallflower that looks identical, small purple flower and it self sets very easily
I'm with wallflower for the second. We have a perennial wallflower that looks identical, small purple flower and it self sets very easily
When my now brother in Law visited his grandma he always secretly shuffled the (many) photos on the sideboard to put himself at the front to make it look to other family visitors that he was grans favourite
December 10, 2025 at 9:36 AM
When my now brother in Law visited his grandma he always secretly shuffled the (many) photos on the sideboard to put himself at the front to make it look to other family visitors that he was grans favourite
Sept 2015, the Independent
December 9, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Sept 2015, the Independent
Returning from Cherbourg with a bit of a lean on. The hydrovane doing its thing admirably
December 9, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Returning from Cherbourg with a bit of a lean on. The hydrovane doing its thing admirably
30 years ago ( not OTD ) I walked England coast to coast and stopped off specifically to visit his obelisk monument in Bolton on Swale churchyard, and took a photo recording the visit
December 9, 2025 at 10:21 AM
30 years ago ( not OTD ) I walked England coast to coast and stopped off specifically to visit his obelisk monument in Bolton on Swale churchyard, and took a photo recording the visit
Florence Page Jacques
December 6, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Florence Page Jacques
Walter de la Mare from my school days 60+ years ago ' and lift void eyes to scan the skies for crows, those ravening foes of my strange master,man' - The scarecrow.
December 6, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Walter de la Mare from my school days 60+ years ago ' and lift void eyes to scan the skies for crows, those ravening foes of my strange master,man' - The scarecrow.
My daughter came today to get a load of greenery foliage from our garden for the grandkids school Christmas decorations , didn't take any holly ' it's not allowed in school ' cos it's spikey'
November 28, 2025 at 8:49 PM
My daughter came today to get a load of greenery foliage from our garden for the grandkids school Christmas decorations , didn't take any holly ' it's not allowed in school ' cos it's spikey'
I bought it the day it came out. Later got EJs autograph on a sticky label when Watford played against Doncaster rovers. Put the label on the LP sleeve. Few years later had a massive clear out and sold the LP at a car boot for £5
November 10, 2025 at 7:26 PM
I bought it the day it came out. Later got EJs autograph on a sticky label when Watford played against Doncaster rovers. Put the label on the LP sleeve. Few years later had a massive clear out and sold the LP at a car boot for £5
And 'fire' with 'high' when 'higher' would have been perfect, - well better...
November 4, 2025 at 10:29 AM
And 'fire' with 'high' when 'higher' would have been perfect, - well better...
Hot pulled pork is my usual choice, the fat makes it stick on impact
November 4, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Hot pulled pork is my usual choice, the fat makes it stick on impact
I was on countdown back in the Richard whiteley era. He was a nice guy
November 2, 2025 at 7:35 PM
I was on countdown back in the Richard whiteley era. He was a nice guy
Charles has known the truth for years but chose to let things slide rather than doing the 'right thing' years ago. Only now has he chosen to act, the only reason being that this now threatens the reputation of 'the family' not just one man.
Complicit, too little, too late
Complicit, too little, too late
November 1, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Charles has known the truth for years but chose to let things slide rather than doing the 'right thing' years ago. Only now has he chosen to act, the only reason being that this now threatens the reputation of 'the family' not just one man.
Complicit, too little, too late
Complicit, too little, too late
He knows it all. The whole family are rotten to the core ( obviously in my opinion)
October 30, 2025 at 9:19 PM
He knows it all. The whole family are rotten to the core ( obviously in my opinion)
Well, every day is a school day. I will now wait impatiently for a Sunday afternoon buccaneering film so I can impart that fact to the family
October 28, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Well, every day is a school day. I will now wait impatiently for a Sunday afternoon buccaneering film so I can impart that fact to the family
You are standing by and watching
October 25, 2025 at 11:25 PM
You are standing by and watching
Dogs *can* be poisonous to humans. Xavier Mertz died on Douglas Mawsons south pole expedition in 1913, *probably* from vitamin A poisoning from eating too much dog liver
October 23, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Dogs *can* be poisonous to humans. Xavier Mertz died on Douglas Mawsons south pole expedition in 1913, *probably* from vitamin A poisoning from eating too much dog liver
Good to see you again
October 21, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Good to see you again
My main issue in a foreign country is signage . Coaches in a bus station with 'flixbus' in the windscreen with no indication as to its intended route
October 19, 2025 at 8:41 PM
My main issue in a foreign country is signage . Coaches in a bus station with 'flixbus' in the windscreen with no indication as to its intended route
Not doubting you for a instant, just putting my experience out there
October 19, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Not doubting you for a instant, just putting my experience out there
We used them extensively in Croatia earlier this year, no problems
October 19, 2025 at 5:00 PM
We used them extensively in Croatia earlier this year, no problems
Thanks for a heads up on a great story, the book is ordered, looking forward to a good read
October 15, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Thanks for a heads up on a great story, the book is ordered, looking forward to a good read