Jools Wilson
@bearsgetcrafty.bsky.social
Old crone. Draws. Cuts up paper Illustration, art, nature, cats, crafts, gardening, archaeology, history, poetry bearsgetcrafty.com for paper things.
I'm not looking at the weather forecast any more. It makes me stressed. Please remind me if you catch me doing it.
Apparently it’s #OwlAppreciationDay today, so here’s a handmade short-eared owl linocut print. 👉 katiefullerart.etsy.com/listing/1307...
I sometimes worry I don't spend enough time in the real world to keep a reasonable perspective on small things. But I'm also pretty sure the cats didn't put those teeth marks in the cheese.
I need to buy shoes. Remind me to wear socks without holes tomorrow
This bit is easy to do. It needs some sort of combing after this if I want to spin.
I’ve noticed that the cats just have to do a long miaow to get fed fairly quickly. How does that work? No one ever feeds me
Spinning like it's the Iron Age. Spindle whorl from Potted History. Spindle from NiddyNoddyUK on Etsy. Herdwick wool from World of Wool. Now I can spin when I'm on reception at Andover Museum.
A glimpse of the early C16th Number 1 Myddylton Place, Saffron Walden, where history is written into the walls. Look closely for the 👻 ghost of a medieval shopfront hidden in plain sight—a time capsule revealing secrets from centuries ago.
Did someone say free flowers?! It's easy to make new penstemon plants for free by taking cuttings, and now's a great time to do it. Watch Monty show you how it's done here: https://bit.ly/4vFNCrt
We reckon we've got Britain's best heritage café garden view. Salisbury Cathedral framed perfectly. Peregrine falcons diving overhead. Gardens ablaze, maintained by our volunteer legends. So here's the challenge: do you know of a museum café garden view that can top this?
Walked over to feed my cat friend. Walked home. It's already hot enough for me. I declare going back to bed for an hour is allowed.
Aslan was out all night. I was slightly worried this morning as he usually comes in and goes to sleep in the conservatory so I open the back door to call him.. asleep in my weeding basket.
Lovely arty fun discovery day run by artist Caroline Rudge at @salisburymuseum.bsky.social today. Can you guess which medieval tile is mine?
Look how well my grand cat and his new dog step brother are getting on.
Rowan berries, wild carrots and wild parsnips, and a huge robins pincushion
