Stephanie

@stephanieoffer

Researching links between the Church of England in Croydon &the slave trade Have ME, FM &mental health problems. Christian Also into knitting, gardening #TheArchers She/her Formerly known as foggyknitter

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Stephanie@stephanieoffer· 6d

I will go one better, from the will of the 3rd Earl of Bristol in 1779, although I've yet to work out which Emperor and Empress (Included the bit about his father's memoirs because my word they must have been explosive!) He lived with his lover Mary Nesbitt just north of Croydon

By way of Codicil I write this with my own hand and hereby give to my Natural Son
Augustus Hervey the Box or Chest with all my ffathers Manuscript Writings therein
Contained and in case of his death I give the same to my Brother Coll Willm Hervey but with Strict Injunction to both one and the other never to print or publish them or my ffathers memoires during the Reign of the present Majesty nor ever for any time or at any time to give or lend or leave them to my Brother ffrederick the present Bishop of Derry as Witness my hand this 20th Day of May one thousand Seven hundred and Seventy nine Bristol ./.

I give my Gold Box set round with Diamonds which the Emperor gave me with his and the Empresses picture set on the Top of it to my said Natural Son Augustus Hervey and desire he will at his death leave it to some of my ffamily Bristol, June 3 1779

Stephanie@stephanieoffer· 11d

22 spot ladybird larvae munching its way through the powdery mildew on this sweet pea that has sown itself in with the dwarf French beans. Try as they might the ladybirds aren't going to get through all the mildew in my garden though #GardenersWorld #Gardensky 🐞

A small yellow insect with black markings is sitting on a leaf covered in white powder

Stephanie@stephanieoffer· 12d

Receiving chin rubs, always her favourite

A tortoiseshell cat lying on her side, eyes closed, looking happy while receiving ear rubs

Stephanie@stephanieoffer· 14d

I'm glad the hospital didn't waste a stamp sending this letter

Part of a letter that says they have to cancel my appointment at 10.20 on 21st April 2027, but are offering me a new appointment at 10.20 on 21st April 2027

Stephanie@stephanieoffer· 26d

Isobel has been helping with the dishes too. I did check that she had come out before putting it on 🐈🐈‍⬛️ #Cats

A tortoiseshell cat, with dark and ginger fur is climbing into a part filled dishwasher

A tortoiseshell cat is standing inside a dishwasher, behind the bottom basket that has been pulled out

Stephanie@stephanieoffer· Jul 11

Bishops should go back to aprons, gaiters and silk top hats - look how dapper Archbishop Lang looks there.

Rt Revd Cosmo Gordon Lang, Archbishop of Canterbury 1928-1942 dressed all in black gaiters, a bishop's apron, which is like a skirt, smart coat and a top hat

Stephanie@stephanieoffer· Jul 8

Cats take overseeing and inspecting human activity very seriously so I'm not surprised they're running Ofsted

A news story reading: "Exceptional" school has Ofsted purring as pupils of all backgrounds excel". The picture is of two female students in a science lab

Stephanie@stephanieoffer· Jul 5

On the plus side I have made a quinoa, wild rice and chickpea salad to see me through a hot week. #TinyJoys On the minus side I need to work out how to get tomato paste off a white linen shirt. #oops

A tub containing chickpeas, quinoa, courgette, wild rice in a lemony tomato sauce with herbs

Stephanie@stephanieoffer· Jun 30

Jersey tiger moth by the front door this morning #MothsMatter #TeamMoth

A Jersey tiger moth, which is black and white striped on its outer wings and orange on its inner wings, sitting on a planter

Stephanie@stephanieoffer· Jun 26

erigeron karvinskianus is a major feature of my front garden, I planted one in a pot ages ago &now it grows of its own accord in the cracks in the paving &I love it. It pulls the garden together #GardenersWorld #BloomSky #GardenSky

A front door with plants growing either side

Pink campion with white and pink daisies around them

A front garden with lots of small daisies

A front garden with lots of flowers and pink and white daisies

Stephanie@stephanieoffer· Jun 26

Spare a thought for the poor cats who desperately want to sit on their human, but cannot because it is too hot.

A dark tortoiseshell cat is lying stretched out across the stairs looking hot and languid

Stephanie@stephanieoffer· Jun 25

A dusty wave moth came into my kitchen last night without invitation and is sitting right up high by the ceiling. I am contemplating whether I can lure it outside with a torch at dusk Moths are awesome Bonus picture of a toadflax brocade caterpillar on some purple toadflax in my front garden

A yellow green and black caterpillar sitting on a plant stalk eating leaves

Stephanie@stephanieoffer· Jun 22

I counted 10 hungry little toadflax brocade caterpillars on my purple toadflax in the front garden this morning #BugSky #MothsMatter

A green and yellow caterpillar with black spots on a plant stem

Two green and yellow caterpillars with black spots on a plant stems

Stephanie@stephanieoffer· Jun 14

Fighting tremeraire, my favourite rose

A large open rose with a gold centre, fading to pale pink at the edges of the petals

A large open rose in the background with a gold centre, fading to pale pink at the edges of the petals, with several unopened buds

Stephanie@stephanieoffer· Jun 12

Oh to be a cat lying on her soft cushion in the sun #ProofOfCat #CatsOfBluesky

A tortoiseshell cat is lying on her side on a blue cushion looking relaxed. The sun is bringing out the ginger in her fur

Stephanie@stephanieoffer· Jun 9

An entry for #TinyJoys - my cat has developed arthritis in her old age, she wasn't herself &wasn't eating &visibly losing weight. 1 injection at the vet's later &she's perked right up, eating, playing, jumping, a totally different cat #ProofOfCat cat tax:

A tortoiseshell cat is lying on a blue cushion in the sunshine looking very long &relaxed

Stephanie@stephanieoffer· Jun 7

I'm glad @theguardian.com clarified this for us www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Jakupovic was referring to the comic book Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, which depicts the lives of four turtles who live in the New York City sewer system. The turtles, who are brothers, were exposed to radioactive waste as youths, which turned them into human-turtle hybrids. Trained in martial arts by a large rat, the turtles fight New York criminals. The story is not based on real events.

Stephanie@stephanieoffer· May 30

Loved this #CofEPeeps ✝️⚓️ www.facebook.com/share/p/1D4T...

Rose is a Rev.
Violet's one too.
God wants women in pulpits
Not just in the pew.

Peter Oliver

Stephanie@stephanieoffer· May 25

#notMyCat on my patio this morning, calm, polite &very sweet. I think she takes after her dad, the local tuxedo grey tabby, "Mr Mog" Her mother is the complete opposite, thinks all houses are her house &has bullied my cat so much she's on anxiety meds

A cat rolling around on the ground, she has a white belly, bib and paws and grey and ginger tabby markings

Stephanie@stephanieoffer· May 20

I've been trying capture how beautiful this combination of sage, foxglove &rose is for a while, this is the best I've managed so far #GardenersWorld #garden #flowers

A dark pink foxglove is at the front left of the picture with purple sage flowers and gold pink roses behind

Stephanie@stephanieoffer· May 18

This is from another local development insidecroydon.com/2026/04/16/s...

“I had rain pouring down the inside wall of my kitchen for two years before they agreed to seal the roof properly. They did eventually send a guy round to paint over the damage.

“In the living room, rain seeped in and an internal wooden step rotted away as a result. This took four years to fix. I was asked for photos of it months apart, each time I chased. There appeared to be no useful method of record keeping.

“It doesn’t help that staff turnover is so high.

“Recently, I ‘staircased’ and managed to buy an extra 10% of equity in the flat. I got a letter from my solicitor claiming that this had been completed. I got nothing from Southern.

“The electrics still don’t work properly. Most of the fittings are low-quality, cheap and not very robust. About one-third of my windows no longer shut properly. But this is considered ‘internal’ and therefore my problem as a leaseholder.”

Stephanie@stephanieoffer· May 14

This is inspired! 🗃#C19th #NewZealand

A screenshot of a post from a news website called The Spinoff. The headline is "Maori queen could bring much-needed stability to warring British tribes". "Nga wai hono i te po arrives in London as British tribes continue to war over Downing Street. Perhaps she can bring them stability. Maybe she could whip them up a treaty?"

Stephanie@stephanieoffer· May 7

I love my Fighting Tremeraire rose so much #GardenersWorld 🌿🌱🌼

A large vigorous rose growing against a fence covered in large pink and gold roses and red buds

Stephanie@stephanieoffer· May 7

Nothing says "happy families" like this clause Sir John Blunt, of South Sea Bubble fame put into his will in 1733. Evidently his children did not get on with their stepmother 🗃 @lsangha.bsky.social #C18th #Skystorians

“I require and command all my children to behave themselves dutifully and respectfully to her and to the end my said dear wife may quietly enjoy the severall legacies and bequests herein given devised or bequeathed unto her or for her benefit without any trouble or interruption from any of my children.”

Stephanie@stephanieoffer· May 3

@revruthc.bsky.social @davidmorgan100.bsky.social St Matthew's cricket team beat the St John's choir team in a match on Wednesday 24 August 1870

Details of a cricket match held at Haling Park in South Croydon in 1870 from a newspaper

Stephanie@stephanieoffer· May 2

Heard, then saw, the first swifts of the year this morning! The first of the yellow poppies is out and now we finally have rain. The garden has been so desperately dry #GardenersWorld 🌼🌱🌿

A bright yellow poppy with green leaves in the background

Stephanie@stephanieoffer· May 1

1st pears on my concorde pear tree!! #GardenersWorld

Stephanie@stephanieoffer· Apr 26

The first Califorina poppies are out #TinyJoys #GardenersWorld #Garden 🌿🌱🌼

A pale yellow California poppy photographed from above showing the deeper yellow centre. There are green leaves in the background

Stephanie@stephanieoffer· Apr 24

A new trailing rosemary plant (from www.jparkers.co.uk) has arrived looking very healthy and flowering #TinyJoys #GardenersWorld

A rosemary plant in a large pot in the sun, it has short spikey green leaves and pale purple flowers

Stephanie@stephanieoffer· Apr 23