Hannah Valerie

@eckerusla

Assorted posts about history, church architecture, neurodiversity, faith, baking, travel, and cats. #AuDHD #FaithfullyLGBT 💫🌈

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Hannah Valerie@eckerusla· 18d

I feel horribly seen, but in fairness it is a very nice pasta bowl (albeit not a shallow one).

Screenshot from Dunelm website of a mottled light blue pasta bowl, on sale for £6

Hannah Valerie@eckerusla· 22d

Someone brought fresh plums into the office! #TinyJoys

Hannah Valerie@eckerusla· 24d

One of yesterday's honeycomb Crunchie brownies from an excellent recipe by Jane's Patisserie 😋 #baking www.janespatisserie.com/2020/09/10/h...

Portrait: homemade chocolate brownie, with Crunchie pieces inside and on top, on a white plate on a table in the sunshine

Hannah Valerie@eckerusla· 24d

📍 The Druid's Oak, Burnham Beeches Looking pretty good for an 800-year-old!

Portrait: large oak tree with a bright blue sky above, and some very parched grass in front

Hannah Valerie@eckerusla· 26d

Hannah Valerie@eckerusla· 29d

Layers and layers. ⛰️💙 It's one month today since my Y Garn hike, with its amazing views of fellow Glyderau plus Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon). #Eryri

Landscape: layers and layers of mountains, with a hazy blue sky above

Landscape: a green-grey Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon) rising above the grassy slopes of Y Garn

Landscape: L-R: views of Tryfan, Glyder Fach and Glyder Fawr

Landscape: sunny views on the descent of Y Garn, with Pen Yr Ole Wen (left) and Tryfan (right), plus Llyn Idwal and Llyn Ogwen (lakes) in the valleys between

Hannah Valerie@eckerusla· Jul 7

How about no?

Portrait: screenshot of suggested train journey from Gloucester to Bracknell, with changes at three consecutive stations! (Swindon, Didcot and Reading)

Hannah Valerie@eckerusla· Jul 5

Homemade ice cream milkshake season has arrived! 😋🍓 #TinyJoys at the end of a wobbly mental health day

Portrait: a glass of homemade strawberry and banana ice cream milkshake (pink, with little red flecks), topped with squirty cream and colourful sprinkles

Hannah Valerie@eckerusla· Jul 3

Hmmm, what do you reckon, @jayhulmepoet.bsky.social?

Hannah Valerie@eckerusla· Jul 3

Golden hour suits her. 💛✝️

Portrait: detail of Victorian Gothic church west exterior, including saddleback tower, the stone looking golden in the evening sunlight. Behind is a clear blue sky.

The church is St Philip and St James (AKA Pip and Jim's) in Leckhampton, Cheltenham.

Hannah Valerie@eckerusla· Jul 1

Woohoo! I saw the Bayeux Tapestry in France when I was nine and always knew I'd want to see it again. 21 years later, that dream is finally coming true. 😊

Portrait: screenshot of booking confirmation for The Bayeux Tapestry exhibition at the British Museum, for a slot on Friday 4th December 2026

Hannah Valerie@eckerusla· Jun 27

Today marks five years since my baptism. 🕊 It didn't really mark the "entry point" to my Christian life (although I tend to move mostly in Anglican circles these days, where that makes more sense as infant baptism is the norm), but it was definitely a significant spiritual milestone. ✝️

Me (Hannah, 25, white and wearing a navy blue t-shirt and black trousers) entering a church baptistry as Steve (pastor, white, middle-aged, wearing a red rugby top and blue shorts) stands nearby holding a mic

Landscape: me being baptised by immersion in a modern church baptistry

Hannah Valerie@eckerusla· Jun 24

I am currently staying with friends but had to pop into my (top floor, Georgian) flat earlier, and YIKES.

Hannah Valerie@eckerusla· Jun 23

NOPE.

Portrait: thermostat reading 31.1°C at 22.06

Hannah Valerie@eckerusla· Jun 21

Happy #SummerSolstice, folks! ☀️ (Admittedly not actually a solstice picture, but it remains one of my favourite photos from my 2021 visit to #Stonehenge.)

Portrait: some of the trilithons and other stones at Stonehenge, with vibrant sunset colours behind

Hannah Valerie@eckerusla· Jun 20

Belated birthday dinner out with the parents, ft. the most gorgeous künefe 😋

Portrait: künefe (Turkish variant of the Arab dessert knafeh, made of layered cheese and spun pastry dough, coated in honey syrup), topped with ice cream, pistachio pieces, a piece of strawberry and a slice of orange. Blurred in the background is revani, a semolina sponge cake.

Hannah Valerie@eckerusla· Jun 16

Why is there a peacock at this service station? What is happening?! 🦚

Hannah Valerie@eckerusla· Jun 15

Spectacular views from yesterday's hike up Y Garn - a pretty special way to spend the last day of my 20s. ⛰️ (This was my third time climbing the mountain, but only the first that the summit wasn't shrouded in mist!) #Eryri

Landscape: views on the ascent of Y Garn, with several lakes visible, plus Pen yr Ole Wen (left) and Tryfan (right). The evening sky is pale blue with wispy clouds.

Landscape: layers of mountains (left of shot) and the sun glinting off the sea (right), while in the foreground are the heaped stones of the summit shelter

Landscape: mountain selfie featuring Hannah with messy (short brown) hair, colourful glasses and a big smile

Landscape: cairn (left of shot) in the foreground, and views across to Pen yr Ole Wen (left/centre, mountain) and down to Llyn Ogwen (right, lake) on a sunny evening

Hannah Valerie@eckerusla· Jun 15

I know I'm pretty tired today, but I didn't think I was *quite* at "hallucinating peacock on random city street" levels of tiredness... 🦚

Portrait: peacock wandering along a street in Bangor, Wales, next to someone's garden fence and plants

Hannah Valerie@eckerusla· Jun 13

My fourth time staying at this Eryri accommodation, and I was greeted with a lovely surprise! 🥰⛰️

Portrait: a 30th birthday banner and helium balloon, plus a card and bottle of Prosecco

Hannah Valerie@eckerusla· Jun 10

What a huge privilege it is to call the gorgeous @gloucestercathedral.org.uk my office for this week. ❤️ ✝️

Portrait: the cloisters of Gloucester Cathedral on a sunny day, with sunlit through the glass casting patterns on the floor. Magnificent fan vaulting is visible above.

Hannah Valerie@eckerusla· Jun 4

Happy Pride Month! 🌈

Landscape: a huge double rainbow over trees and rooftops, as seen from my top floor flat

Hannah Valerie@eckerusla· Jun 3

Ten days 'til I'm back in my happy place! ⛰️ #Eryri

Landscape: a river snaking its way through a rough landscape of ferns and heather, with mountains peaking through the mist in the distance

Portrait: the gloriously clear water of Llyn Cau (lake) with rocks visible under the surface, all in the shadow of the mighty Cader Idris on a sunny day

Portrait: close-up of dainty white flowers, with rocks and a mountain blurred in the background

Landscape: beach at sunset, with the sky (including the moon) reflected in the sea. Mountains are silhouetted on the horizon.

Hannah Valerie@eckerusla· May 31

12th century depiction of the Trinity on the font at St Mary Magdalene, Eardisley, for Trinity Sunday. God (the Father) is holding a book, Jesus (the Son) is holding a staff, and the Holy Spirit is depicted as a dove. #CofE

Portrait: carved font on a stepped stone base with greenery in front and a jug to the right. Part of the font's carvings are visible, showing a depiction of the Trinity, showing God the Father as a man with a halo holding a book; Jesus as a man with a halo holding a staff, and the Holy Spirit as a dove on Jesus' shoulder. Above and below are intricate swirled patterns.

Portrait: closer view of the carved font at Eardisley

Hannah Valerie@eckerusla· May 28

(Warning: flashing lights) Unexpected perks of having a horribly chaotic sleep schedule: being awake to witness an amazing #thunderstorm in the small hours. So much lightning! ⛈️ (Slow-mo video to capture more details)

Hannah Valerie@eckerusla· May 26

'Tis the season for regretting renting a top floor flat in an oldish (Georgian) building. 🥵

Portrait: bedroom thermostat reading 27.2ºC at 5.35am

Hannah Valerie@eckerusla· May 25

📍 West Kennet Long Barrow Swallows everywhere (as they were nesting inside the barrow), a gentle breeze and a faint smell of incense. And I had the place to myself for a while. Gloriously atmospheric.

Landscape: large stones at the entrance to the long barrow, with two swallows flying above

Hannah Valerie@eckerusla· May 25

💚

Portrait: trees and other green plants on a very sunny day, with a redundant canal hidden somewhere in the background

Hannah Valerie@eckerusla· May 24

Details from one of the millennium windows by Thomas Denny at Great Malvern Priory, for Pentecost. 🕊🔥 (They are actually based on imagery from Psalm 36, but also feel appropriate for today.) #CofE

Portrait: close-up of a modern stained glass window, showing a dove soaring above flames

Portrait: the wider window, which has four main lights showing scenes of people in nature, plus smaller details above. The design is predominantly white, pale blue, red, orange and yellow, and lets lots of light through into the church.

Hannah Valerie@eckerusla· May 23

How fancy is the 5-star accommodation?! @gloucestercathedral.org.uk #CofE