This #wine is most excellent. Good taste and good choice of name. #Maruxa #MaruxaMencía #Valdeorras #Galicia

Trees from approximately the 1790s. They’ve been bothering hay fever sufferers since then, and are looking pretty in the snow.

My box of beautiful #IsleofWight #tomatoes has arrived. I predict some #soup and #shakshuka in my future. Lots of other ideas to try out.

Interesting paper on invasive species and the #rewilding of #NativeForests. I know the area mentioned - the #FragasDoEume is a beautiful space in #Galicia and is close to where my ancestors are from. #Eucalyptus trees are destroying the local forests and should never have been planted there. Hope they’re not destroying the pine trees my mum planted in her youth!! https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S161713812200125X#!

It’s been a weird week. Think I need to check my #iron levels because I am so tired. I don’t really like #birthdays but thought I should eat some #sugary stuff as it was a special occasion. The #pancakes were lush!! We didn’t have these on the same day!!

It’s a strong coffee, laundry and Ramsay’s Hotel Hell kind of weekend. Also hoping to get started on my reading pile. Have been wanting to start this book by Simon Sebag Montefiore for ages.