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New hippy, hip replacement

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Gill Paul’s hip replacement: me and my new hippy

Breast screening, the pros and cons

Health and Fitness • Wellbeing

Breast screening – why I opted out of a routine...

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This Grown Gal

I’m Avril – midlife graphic designer, writer, gardener, cook and bottle washer. I live and work in East London with my childhood sweetheart and our mini schnauzer Ricci.

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This Grown Gal

I’m Avril – midlife graphic designer, writer, gardener, cook and bottle washer. I live and work in East London with my childhood sweetheart and our mini schnauzer Ricci.

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This caption on the window of @graceandthorn prett

This caption on the window of @graceandthorn pretty much sums it up. I went down to the flower market this morning even though I knew it was cancelled because of tier 4. Getting Christmas flowers from @columbiaroad: amaryllis, eucalyptus and berries, has become a tradition. Not this year.

My heart goes out to all those who were hoping to sell their wares over the next few days. ❤️

Goodbye. Half way through our move - a load is now

Goodbye. Half way through our move - a load is now in storage and just the removal to our studio tomorrow. It’s been exhausting but cathartic. Sorting, debating, reminiscing and ultimately ruthless. There’s no room for extra baggage. Looking forward to a fresh start - but who knows where?
#movinghouse #moving2020 #freshstart

Old friends social distancing - while staying clos

Old friends social distancing - while staying close. #autumn #friendship

Italian supper #ribolita and #foccacia. I made the

Italian supper #ribolita and #foccacia. I made the soup and he made the bread. Homegrown cavolo nero and rosemary.
#lockdownbaking #italianfood #bakersofinstagram #growyourown #lovinglife

#Friday is for #pumpkin carving with a glass of wi

#Friday is for #pumpkin carving with a glass of wine.
#halloween #spiders #spidersweb #pumpkincarving

Autumn means leaves in the beard. 🍁 #autumnlea

Autumn means leaves in the beard. 🍁
#autumnleaves🍂 #schnauzersofinstagram #schnauzerlove #bitsinmybeard

I just found this ridiculous picture of me in my p

I just found this ridiculous picture of me in my photos! I could have just deleted it but thought I’d cheer you all up instead. #makingpasta #pastamaker #freshpasta #parpadella #cheesygrin #homechef

Packing up our belongings is bittersweet. I gave a

Packing up our belongings is bittersweet. I gave away this vintage sewing machine on gumtree. It’s gone to someone who will renovate it and bring it back to life. It’s the heaviest of machines so I feel liberated of the weight. But it was given to me by my mother and so the loss is keenly felt. Life is full of new adventures rubbing against old memories. How wonderfully complicated this journey becomes as we age. #grown #lifestories #sewing #mother #ageing

Three batches of green tomato chutney. All slightl

Three batches of green tomato chutney. All slightly different. #greentomatoes #redonion #raisins #garlic #chilli #applecidervinegar #sugar

#kew #cactus #prickly

#kew #cactus #prickly

Home grown pumpkin soup. This weekend has been abo

Home grown pumpkin soup. This weekend has been about hunkering down against the rain. Autumn clean, cupboard sorting, baking, cooking and making a batch of chutney. Oh and a bit of dog grooming!
#rainyday #autumnvibes🍁 #pumpkinsoup🎃 #cleaning #homesweethome

This installation by @biotecture_ at #coaldropsyar

This installation by @biotecture_ at #coaldropsyard promises to be a sustainable solution to living walls. But in the same courtyard were two sad trees, one on its side, roots bound in hessian and exposed to the dry elements. I have become suspicious of architectural landscaping. I prefer the notion of rewilding naturally. Rather the grass that thrives despite the drought than trying to create a lush jungle artificially. #hydroponics #urbantrees #rewilding

Best weed... Pulicaria dysenterica - Common Fleaba

Best weed... Pulicaria dysenterica - Common Fleabane. De Beauvoir Gardeners. Can’t make it on Sunday as helping with planting on the canal - very, very sorry.
#produceshow2020 @cordwainersgrow

Tomato or space hopper? #homegrowntomatoes #homegr

Tomato or space hopper? #homegrowntomatoes #homegrown #tomatoes #wonkyveg #taste

This time of year is full of hazards for a little

This time of year is full of hazards for a little schnauzer. Grass seeds work their way into paws. Burdock burrs get easily caught in a long beard. #schnauzersofinstagram

#bankholiday #harvest #borlottibeans #courgette #m

#bankholiday #harvest #borlottibeans #courgette #moneymaker tomatoes and #climbingbeans

Week 6 of the canal clean-up. It brings up all kin

Week 6 of the canal clean-up. It brings up all kind of emotions - mostly just very sad. Found this doll’s head today, a mop head, a champagne bottle, another curtain rail and more plastic than you can shake a stick at. The tin cans are visible but the plastic isn’t - inches deep of discarded flattened water bottles. A barge went by today and we saw the whole lot rise up and churn in the water like a washing machine. I’ve now written about it on the blog www.growngals.com

#litter #litterpicking #keepbritaintidy #plasticpollution #rubbish #detritus #clean-up #canalandrivertrust #canalife #regentscanal

Week 4. The canal was clear and as the sun came ou

Week 4. The canal was clear and as the sun came out the sheer volume of rubbish we still have to pick came into sparkling clarity. A huge lorry tyre we fished out brought a fish with it but we are very careful to ‘do no harm’ and scooped it back in. As we fill our bin bags we sluice the towpath so that little freshwater shrimps, cockles and mussels wash back over the edge. We couldn’t leave today - it’s completely addictive!

#rewilding #canalriverstrust #wildlifegardenersofhaggerston #regentscanal #plasticpollution #plasticfree #plasticfreeoceans #litter #litterpick #keepbritaintidy #cleanuptheworld #cleaning #gooddeeds #wildlife #canallife #towpath

Week 3 and visibility severely hampered by duck we

Week 3 and visibility severely hampered by duck weed. We also had three drunks nearby who wanted to know why we were dredging the canal - thought we must be detectives or scientists. We still caught a fair haul but the bigger items are now fewer. #canalcleanup #litterpicking #regentscanal #cleanliving #plasticfree #rewilding #keepbritaintidy #cleanup

These tomatoes tasted of nothing a few days ago -

These tomatoes tasted of nothing a few days ago - but the sun is out and turning the fruit to sweet sugar. #tomatoes🍅 #whatadifferenceadaymakes #homegrown

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