Another picture of Hilda Trevelyan

Thank you so much!

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Happy new year!

That’s very kind. Willow sends a very high pitched miaow and a headbutt which means Happy Christmas in Cat.

How fabulous!

And very beautiful they are too.

Yes, my third blue cream. Cats look wrong in any other colour!

She is. Two years old and very funny.

Exactly that and thank you.

They’re very handsome. This is Willow, our small, squeaky grey one.

Thank you. It’s been difficult but I’m glad I didn’t give up.

I have paused briefly from nothing-ing to take tea and a mince pie. I shall now resume…

That’s very kind, but I’m not sure I will.

I have more or less finished the dreaded dissertation. Frankly, if I pass it will be a miracle, but having got there in the face of chronic fatigue and other fun health issues is an achievement in itself. I am now doing absolutely nothing. Not. A. Thing. Zilch. Diddly squat.

Briefly popping in to say how much I hate Harvard referencing. Or, in fact, every other flavour of the same.

*departs. replaces nose on grindstone *

Do Our Pet Flea Treatments Kill Our Bees? Shops are stocking more flea treatments than ever before to prevent any pests from entering our homes. In the UK, we have an estimated 11 million cats and 12 million dogs in 2023. There are currently ...

See BBC Springwatch 2024. I thought I had my numbers wrong BUT “one monthly flea treatment for a large dog can kill 25 million bees!”.

I’m a dog owner BTW, luckily my boy has a tablet, not a droplet. Goes someway to explain some of our insect decline.

25 MILLION 😳

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Thank you, I need it!

How very wise. My submission date approaches so necessarily editing will have to stop. But… *pick* *pick*

So there’s a finite time you can spend editing your dissertation, isn’t there?!? Somebody crowbar me away from it, I have a bibliography to finish…

Thank you x Twas enormous fun.

Not anymore. It’s been beautifully restored by Heartwood Inns.

I (the queen) enjoyed meeting Morna and hearing about her book.

It was lovely to perform as Queen Victoria yesterday for the fabulous Heartwood Inns. The Royal Forest is absolutely stunning, fit for a Queen!

It was lovely to meet you!

A happy rusty bucket flower…

This. We don't get dying "right", right now. How will we manage assisted dying too? So many traumatic stories being shared about bad deaths, but if we got palliative care right, would they still be traumatic? My fear is it becomes either/or, when it needs to be sufficient funding & support for both.

I’m back from reformer pilates, in which I horrify myself anew at how my body doesn’t bend. I’m a rusty old bucket.

That looks so intricate! Seriously impressive. Love the bright colours too!

I’d love to see your work (when you get to it)