Tofueater

@TanAn
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I live in the UK but I'm a citizen of the world increasingly appalled by the direction of the Tory government and Labour opposition.
Feeling slightly more confident here on Mastodon so here goes: I'm a mother, grandmother, wife. I've worked in China but now I'm back in the UK. I live in a mobile home and grow vegetables, keep koi, cook, knit and sew.
This is simultaneously something I've seen many many times (in gardens) and never in my life (in the wild). It appears to be a perfectly normal Broad Bean, except it's not in an allotment or anywhere near one - it was by the pitch at Henley rugby ground. I wonder how it got there. #WildflowerHour #Oxfordshire #Bloomscrolling #botany #plants #flowers #wildflowers #photography

This is only social where I keep posting quite regularly. But, let me tell you, the urgency of -splaining and of taking everything too overwhelmingly seriously makes for some hard times.
Here some pink crabapple flowers with no political, social, or academic statement attached.

#bloomscrolling #hanami

my latest books cartoon for @[email protected]
Thinking about my Aunt, who is recovering well from surgery for breast cancer. She is a relentlessly hopeful soul, and the beauty of the natural world is her guide. This is her picture, and it always makes me smile:
#SilentSunday
#StillerSonntag

moved the wildlife camera in the backyard to a better spot, didn't disappoint 🦡

#nature #natuur #nederlandsenatuur

After 2 years working to be able to walk properly again and getting myself off double forearm crutches, and then 4 years being essentially bedridden except for absolute minimal basics of daily life(and some days not even that), yesterday I moved the tv back into the lounge room. Finally feeling like I'm at the stage where I can sit and watch tv without expending too much energy, and still have ability to do other things. It's a big deal. Please clap.

#fibromyalgia #chronicpain #chronicfatigue

I love how drops of water magnify the #texture of the parallel ridges that run the length of this blade of grass.

#TextureTuesday #MacroMonday

Created another three bags yesterdays from (partial) scraps: one for myself, one for my young niece, and one just for fun.

I enjoy making these, because my frozen shoulder does not yet allow me to sit behind the sewing machine for longer periods.

https://morsbags.com/

#LeoniekeDoesNotNeedMoreHobbies #LTAACreations #Sewing #FabricArts
#PatchWork #MorsBags

Today may be mostly sitting in conservatory watching the new pair of blue tits moving into the bird box.

#silentsunday #birdsofmastodon #birds

https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2026/4/10/sorry-keir-starmer-the-middle-east-does-not-listen-to-britain-any-more
Tony Blair used to be called George W Bush's poodle. But at least a poodle has a place at its owner's heels. Keir Starmer has transitioned to more of a stray dog scavenging for scraps and getting kicked.
#starmer #ukpol #IranWar
Sorry Keir Starmer, the Middle East does not listen to Britain any more

Britain’s PM visited the Gulf and said many of the right things. But when you do the wrong things, words don’t matter.

Al Jazeera