Jacqui Boddington

@Jean_Jeannie1 I won… but only by lying down, tilting my head back, and keeping my arms above my shoulders (sleeves rolled). I’m not even that keen on ketchup; I’ll only countenance it in a cheap white bread/butter/chip scenario.

@JacqBodd Did you win? Or are you now engaged in a harrowing post ketchup incident?

Volunteering at Chapter. Actor playing Ophelia in Everyman’s Hamlet was a pure joy I hadn’t expected on a Wednesday night.

@CyberSaffron I’ve decided to adopt ‘enigmatic’ to describe my own parking hereon… 🙏

Don't let me hear you say life's taking you nowhere, angel Mustang 🐎 parked enigmatically by the Observatory-Castle entrance, Herstmonceux Golden Years lyrics 🍂 by Bowie

Surprise addition to the 2025 allotment dance card…

@Jean_Jeannie1 Ta… I think it’s going in the right direction. x

@JacqBodd Oh gosh, I'm sorry to hear that. There's nothing like witnessing it first hand to realise just what a heck of a job they do. Hope you mum is on the mend

@Jean_Jeannie1 Just spent three days with my mum in the Royal Sussex… In some kind of awe at how the staff maintain humanity, compassion and professionalism. And the teamwork… I guess it’s the job; but they never gave the impression of simply putting in a shift.

@JacqBodd Are you having a flashback?

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@Jean_Jeannie1 Verbs, in varied tenses. And mutations. Very real (really hard!).

@JacqBodd Oh....more real than a parsnip? Is it food-based? A swede? Some weird bit of offal? Or have you moved onto sheep?

@Jean_Jeannie1 The pannas were yesterday’s Duolingo fixation; this week things have gotten very real…

@JacqBodd Hopefully you're enjoying a nice chilled turnip

Today, the rewards of delayed gratification…

@Jean_Jeannie1 Note to self: buy ink, parchment, wax.

@JacqBodd All skills for when the grid goes off and no one can remember how to light a fire or write their name!

It’s almost as if I know what I’m doing…

@Jean_Jeannie1 I’m stockpiling Kilner jars and googling carpentry courses… Prepping for the 2030s…

@JacqBodd How marvellous. It all sounds very pre-war kitchen.... jams and chutneys in-coming!

@Jean_Jeannie1 Probably a wee snack the pigeons are already eyeing up… Left to right, top to bottom: pear, damson, apple, quince.

@JacqBodd ......what are they?

@Jean_Jeannie1 Still life, with aphids.

@JacqBodd A still life

Finally, some small reward for my labours…

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@Jean_Jeannie1 I’m slightly concerned they’ll not bear the weight of cucumbers so a swing might be a stretch…

@JacqBodd Now that's fancy. You must dangle a swing from one of them.

My pomegranate is budding again; wasn’t expecting that to happen. #CarryOnUptheAllotment

@Jean_Jeannie1 This is just the start… I’m building arches this year; it’s going to be like the Hanging Gardens…

@JacqBodd I adore allotment news. I do hope R4 has been in touch. Pomegranate is well exotic innit