Emma
@hestiarising.bsky.social
Crochet 🧶 Crafts. D&D. Clinical Research. Plants. BOOKS 📚
Hurrah! The weather cooled a bit and the squash plants have finally got it together to put out some female flowers. 10 flowers look like they have been pollinated so fingers crossed. Hopefully not too late in the season...
#UKGardening
#UKGardening
August 23, 2026 at 7:06 AM
Hurrah! The weather cooled a bit and the squash plants have finally got it together to put out some female flowers. 10 flowers look like they have been pollinated so fingers crossed. Hopefully not too late in the season...
#UKGardening
#UKGardening
Summer holiday activities are slightly curtailed by the fight with the ladder (spoiler, the ladder won a vicious victory) but it does give us an opportunity to binge a few games this week
#ThatsHowWeRoll #boardgames
#ThatsHowWeRoll #boardgames
August 22, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Summer holiday activities are slightly curtailed by the fight with the ladder (spoiler, the ladder won a vicious victory) but it does give us an opportunity to binge a few games this week
#ThatsHowWeRoll #boardgames
#ThatsHowWeRoll #boardgames
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Tiny baby aubergines have emerged! I am finding this exciting. The gentle lilac flowers are so attractive too. I think these will be added to my list for next year's planting.
#UKGardening
#UKGardening
August 5, 2026 at 6:26 AM
Tiny baby aubergines have emerged! I am finding this exciting. The gentle lilac flowers are so attractive too. I think these will be added to my list for next year's planting.
#UKGardening
#UKGardening
August 2, 2026 at 12:43 PM
Masterful trolling by @londonzoo.bsky.social in Hampshire tonight.
March 21, 2026 at 9:46 PM
Masterful trolling by @londonzoo.bsky.social in Hampshire tonight.
A little Sunday craft - why not make this origami out of fabric?
Because fabric frays unlike paper.
Because fabric frays unlike paper.
March 1, 2026 at 4:24 PM
A little Sunday craft - why not make this origami out of fabric?
Because fabric frays unlike paper.
Because fabric frays unlike paper.
I really have to remember to watch greys anatomy for the drama not the medicine.
So many clinical trial protocol violations in the first 5 mins of this episode IT MAKES ME ITCHY.
So many clinical trial protocol violations in the first 5 mins of this episode IT MAKES ME ITCHY.
February 16, 2026 at 6:19 PM
I really have to remember to watch greys anatomy for the drama not the medicine.
So many clinical trial protocol violations in the first 5 mins of this episode IT MAKES ME ITCHY.
So many clinical trial protocol violations in the first 5 mins of this episode IT MAKES ME ITCHY.
Enjoying a very British Sunday listening to classic 'I'm sorry I haven't a clue', whilst drinking tea and doing DIY.
It is raining solidly.
It is raining solidly.
February 15, 2026 at 12:14 PM
Enjoying a very British Sunday listening to classic 'I'm sorry I haven't a clue', whilst drinking tea and doing DIY.
It is raining solidly.
It is raining solidly.
At the mercy of the capricious public transport system today. 1 bus an hour, if it bothers to stop (usually only a problem for my kids, but tales of their experiences cause me a flutter of nervousness every time the bus approaches).
September 2, 2025 at 6:21 AM
At the mercy of the capricious public transport system today. 1 bus an hour, if it bothers to stop (usually only a problem for my kids, but tales of their experiences cause me a flutter of nervousness every time the bus approaches).
August 31, 2025 at 4:42 PM
I just love how cheerful the courgette flowers are, greeting the sun in the morning.
#bloomscrolling #ukgardening 🌱🇬🇧
#bloomscrolling #ukgardening 🌱🇬🇧
August 27, 2025 at 4:01 PM
I just love how cheerful the courgette flowers are, greeting the sun in the morning.
#bloomscrolling #ukgardening 🌱🇬🇧
#bloomscrolling #ukgardening 🌱🇬🇧
I was "drying the tent" before putting it away 🤦♀️😆
At least I don't think I need to water the plants today 🌧️🌾🪴
At least I don't think I need to water the plants today 🌧️🌾🪴
August 27, 2025 at 3:51 PM
I was "drying the tent" before putting it away 🤦♀️😆
At least I don't think I need to water the plants today 🌧️🌾🪴
At least I don't think I need to water the plants today 🌧️🌾🪴
Once again I've fallen into the trap of cleaning the house for visitors rather than myself...
July 5, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Once again I've fallen into the trap of cleaning the house for visitors rather than myself...
We've nearly finished our Expo Bingo - should have made it harder!
Only the geese to go...
@ukge.bsky.social #ukge
Only the geese to go...
@ukge.bsky.social #ukge
May 30, 2025 at 7:34 PM
We've nearly finished our Expo Bingo - should have made it harder!
Only the geese to go...
@ukge.bsky.social #ukge
Only the geese to go...
@ukge.bsky.social #ukge
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Fantastic ending to Baroness Kidron's speech in the House of Lords yesterday, which led to the government's defeat on AI & copyright.
Speaking the UK's creators: "Their property, their labour, is worthy of your protection - because apart from anything else, it is not ours to give away."
Speaking the UK's creators: "Their property, their labour, is worthy of your protection - because apart from anything else, it is not ours to give away."
May 13, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Fantastic ending to Baroness Kidron's speech in the House of Lords yesterday, which led to the government's defeat on AI & copyright.
Speaking the UK's creators: "Their property, their labour, is worthy of your protection - because apart from anything else, it is not ours to give away."
Speaking the UK's creators: "Their property, their labour, is worthy of your protection - because apart from anything else, it is not ours to give away."
The world is a bit shit at the moment, so currently inward focused survival mode is activated.
Beautiful rose in my garden (the rose bush has looked after itself this year so I'm surprised anything has sprouted). Its scent is gorgeous, and reminds me of my grandad's garden in my childhood.
Beautiful rose in my garden (the rose bush has looked after itself this year so I'm surprised anything has sprouted). Its scent is gorgeous, and reminds me of my grandad's garden in my childhood.
May 10, 2025 at 4:17 PM
The world is a bit shit at the moment, so currently inward focused survival mode is activated.
Beautiful rose in my garden (the rose bush has looked after itself this year so I'm surprised anything has sprouted). Its scent is gorgeous, and reminds me of my grandad's garden in my childhood.
Beautiful rose in my garden (the rose bush has looked after itself this year so I'm surprised anything has sprouted). Its scent is gorgeous, and reminds me of my grandad's garden in my childhood.
Why I can't do my homework (sorry).
May 1, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Why I can't do my homework (sorry).
No cheating. Post the last photo of your pet.
March 15, 2025 at 10:17 AM
No cheating. Post the last photo of your pet.
Campaign planning vs mowing the lawn....
March 9, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Campaign planning vs mowing the lawn....
I think it was actually easier to put eye drops in the guinea pigs than in myself - not the way round I was expecting.
February 23, 2025 at 10:31 PM
I think it was actually easier to put eye drops in the guinea pigs than in myself - not the way round I was expecting.
A lovely morning at the community farm. Ice still on the cavalero nero leaves when we picked them. Trays of onion seeds planted up in the polytunnels. Hot tea to warm chilly fingers. Some unexpectedly solemn discussion that has lingered with me.
January 25, 2025 at 8:07 PM
A lovely morning at the community farm. Ice still on the cavalero nero leaves when we picked them. Trays of onion seeds planted up in the polytunnels. Hot tea to warm chilly fingers. Some unexpectedly solemn discussion that has lingered with me.
Snuggling up as if he hadn't just been reported to me for sleeping in someone's else's garden and worrying them that he was homeless!
My teens cause fewer issues (but shh let's not tempt fate...)
#CatSky #CatParent
My teens cause fewer issues (but shh let's not tempt fate...)
#CatSky #CatParent
January 24, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Snuggling up as if he hadn't just been reported to me for sleeping in someone's else's garden and worrying them that he was homeless!
My teens cause fewer issues (but shh let's not tempt fate...)
#CatSky #CatParent
My teens cause fewer issues (but shh let's not tempt fate...)
#CatSky #CatParent