gardeningbookworm

@gardeningbookworm

European,35+years in the UK. Pottering in the garden,embroidery and reading are daily essentials. Detests all right-wing nutters. Strongly believes in the right to protest. 💙 📚 🌱 🇪🇺 #FBPE 😷🇺🇦🌻

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gardeningbookworm@gardeningbookworm· 23h

I happened to stumble across Bill Nighy’s podcast ‘ill-advised’ and in one of the episodes he passionately talks about this book. A fabulous recommendation- thanks Bill! His podcast is worth listening too btw. 💙📚 #BookSky #reading #BookRecommendation #@realbillnighy.bsky.social

Front cover of Percival Everett’s novel ‘The Trees’

gardeningbookworm@gardeningbookworm· 4d

I love all Celia Paul ‘s work. I could have chosen any of her many paintings of her mother. Her paintings of her sisters are beautiful too. #OnlineArtExchange #portraits

gardeningbookworm@gardeningbookworm· 7d

First year of sowing Chrysanthemum ‘Dunnetti’ successfully. They come in a range of colours;I particularly like this pastel pink one with its vibrant yellow ring round the centre. 💚🌱 #garden #flowers #CutFlowers #GardeningSky

Close up of a Chrysanthemum ‘Dunnetti’ flower head.

gardeningbookworm@gardeningbookworm· 11d

One of my favourite paintings: Reverend Dr Robert Walker (1755–1808) Skating on Duddingston Loch Henry Raeburn (1756–1823) National Galleries of Scotland Go and see it in person if you can! #ArtExchangeOnline #ScottishArt #Edinburgh

Painting : Reverend Dr Robert Walker (1755–1808) Skating on Duddingston Loch

Henry Raeburn (1756–1823)

National Galleries of Scotland: National

gardeningbookworm@gardeningbookworm· 18d

I highly recommend these William Boyd novels. They’re very enjoyable reads: a mix of mystery, espionage and romance set in the early 60s. I can’t wait for the 3rd book in this series! #BookSky #reading #books 💙📚

Front cover of William Boyd’s novel ‘Gabriel’s Moon’ The first book in the Gabriel Dax trilogy.

Front cover of William Boyd’s novel ‘The Predicament ‘ The second book in the Gabriel Dax trilogy.

gardeningbookworm@gardeningbookworm· 22d

I just finished Caro Claire Burke’s best selling debut novel about a tradwife- social media influencer. I liked the premise of the story but I didn’t particularly like any of the characters. A disappointing read. What do other people think? #reading #books 💙📚

Front cover of Caro Claire Burke’s novel Yesteryear.

gardeningbookworm@gardeningbookworm· 28d

Today’s mini bouquet from the garden: purple wild carrot, cosmos,zinnia,dill and coriander. Perfect for a jam jar! #flowers #garden 💚🌱

Purple wild carrot,cosmos,zinnia,dill and coriander in a jam jar.

gardeningbookworm@gardeningbookworm· Jul 18

I picked the first few dahlias and added some fennel to make a pretty little bouquet in a jam jar. #garden #flowers #dahlias 💚🌱

Freshly cut white Dahlias and yellow flowering fennel in a jam jar.

gardeningbookworm@gardeningbookworm· Jul 8

Thank you to the #BookSky person(s) who recommended this novel. It’s a great read! #RecommededBooks #Reading #Fiction 💙📚

Front cover of the novel The Correspondent by Virginia Evans

gardeningbookworm@gardeningbookworm· Jun 25

Recommended! Set in 1920 in Oxford- the first year female students were allowed to attend the university. Four young women move into neighbouring rooms on Corridor Eight;each trying to deal with the aftermath of the Great War and the challenges university life brings. #BookSky 💙📚 #RecommendedBooks

Front cover of Joanna Miller’s novel The Eights. It shows a frieze of Oxford ‘s iconic buildings with the silhouette of a female student on a bicycle in the foreground

gardeningbookworm@gardeningbookworm· Apr 27

Everyone in the Netherlands will be eating an ‘Oranje tompouce ‘ today- available the rest of the year with pink icing. In fact most edibles are orangified for Kingsday. Even bitterballen! 😊

A Dutch vanilla slice (Dutch ‘tompouce’) with orange icing and decorated with a Dutch marzipan flag.

gardeningbookworm@gardeningbookworm· Apr 15

I just finished Jo Callaghan’s ‘Human Remains’, the third book in the series. Like the first two books it’s a great read. 💙📚#reading #books #RecommendedBooks

Front cover of Jo Callaghan’s crime thriller ‘Human Remains ’

gardeningbookworm@gardeningbookworm· Apr 3

I rarely read autobiographies but I really enjoyed Arundhati Roy’s ‘Morher Mary Comes to Me’. Highly recommended 😊💙📚#BookSky #BookRecommendation

Front cover of the author Arundhati Roy’s autobiography ‘Mother Mary comes to me’.

gardeningbookworm@gardeningbookworm· Mar 18

I will return this letter addressed to me (see photo) to the free post address (see photo 2),which will cost Reform £2.50 per letter, as suggested by some people here (sorry can’t remember who posted it). Please do the same if you get one. Join/vote Reform? Not on your nelly! #StopReform

Reform UK leaflet- addressed to Norfolk voters.

Screenshot of The Reform Party Freepost address- to be used to return their unwanted leaflets and letters.

gardeningbookworm@gardeningbookworm· Mar 16

Read this last night. Brilliant! #books #reading #BookSky 💙📚

Front cover of Benjamin Myers’ novel ‘The Offing’

gardeningbookworm@gardeningbookworm· Mar 13

I have just finished the fabulous novel ‘One of Us’ which is a continuation of the story Elizabeth Day started in ‘The Party’. 💙📚 #BookSky

Front cover of Elizabeth Day’s novel ‘One of Us’

Front cover of Elizabeth Day’s novel ‘The Party’

gardeningbookworm@gardeningbookworm· Mar 8

Just finished Anne Tyler’s 1995 novel ‘Ladder of Years’. Just as enjoyable as her other books. #BookSky 💙📚

Front cover of Anne Tyler’s novel ‘Ladder of Years’ The photo shows a woman walking along the beach.

gardeningbookworm@gardeningbookworm· Mar 1

Last book read- highly recommended! #booksky 💙📚

Front cover of the novel Greta & Valdin by Rebecca K Reilly

gardeningbookworm@gardeningbookworm· Feb 16

Navalny was murdered on the orders of Putin on 16 February 2024. #Navalny

Photo of Navalny who was murdered on the orders of Putin.

gardeningbookworm@gardeningbookworm· Jan 31

After 10 days in a vase these tulips are still beautiful to me.#tulips

gardeningbookworm@gardeningbookworm· Jan 11

#HandsOffGreenland

Trump in a penguin outfit- poster as part of Hands of Greenland campaign.

gardeningbookworm@gardeningbookworm· Jan 11

#HandsOffGreenland

gardeningbookworm@gardeningbookworm· Dec 13

Some of the poppy seed heads in my garden got very damp and now have seedlings growing from them. First I thought it was moss but pulling out some seedlings it seems that these are germinating poppy seeds!? I would have expected the seeds to rot; can anyone explain what’s going on here? #gardening

Poppy seedheads with seedlings growing from them.

gardeningbookworm@gardeningbookworm· Oct 28

Ik hoop dat de Nederlandse kiezers morgen heel verstandig kiezen. Een stem voor een progressieve partij geeft hoop voor de toekomst. #Verkiezingen #GeenFascisme #DefendDemocracy

Poster showing the leaders of the 3 main political parties in the Netherlands with labels which show what they stand for.

gardeningbookworm@gardeningbookworm· Oct 26

Support progressive parties and fight against the global rise of the far right #DefendDemocracy #HopeNotHate

gardeningbookworm@gardeningbookworm· Oct 26

Wat is uw keuze op 29 october?#DefendDemocracy #HopeNotHate

Poster die de 3 leiders van de grootste politieke partijen laat zien en aanduidt waar zij voor staan

gardeningbookworm@gardeningbookworm· Oct 20

The rain enhances the beauty of some plants. Raindrops on purple sage: sparkling diamonds on crushed velvet. #garden #plants #autumn

Close up of purple sage covered in rain drops.

gardeningbookworm@gardeningbookworm· Oct 7

I have been collecting all sorts of seed heads from my garden and I have made pots out of paper mâché. This is my attempt at a simple floral display. More info in the ALT text. #crafts #FloralArt

A paper mâché vase made out of brown paper filled with a bouquet of twisted willow branches, allium seed heads and fennel seed heads.

gardeningbookworm@gardeningbookworm· Sep 17

#TrumpIsNotWelcome #BanTrumpNow

Giant balloon of baby Trump wearing a nappy.

gardeningbookworm@gardeningbookworm· Sep 4

Very enjoyable,informative and interesting read. 💚🌱💙📚 #gardening #nature #reading #non-fiction