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Judith

@aroundthehills.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy

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⚽️ TRFC 🏟️ 80/92 Walking, camping, taking it easy. Benchmarks, Trigpoints, cycling, miscellaneous interesting things. Gardening and enjoying the huge […] 🌉 bridged from ⁂ mastodonapp.uk/@aroundthehills, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact

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Judith @aroundthehills.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 12/10/2026

Committee meeting this afternoon. I've had over 3 months to prepare. Am I prepared? No. I've done a lot of work in the last couple of days and will probably look like I'm on top of my agreed actions and have lots of value to add. Ha ha! Fooled you! Paid work was exactly the same. I can […]

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Judith @aroundthehills.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 10/10/2026

🚨📢 IDIOT KLAXON 🚨📢 Whilst reminding myself how #PaddyTheCaddy's passenger seats work, I have just catapulted myself out of the open side door and landed on my bonce. 🤕 I think my head's OK but my neck is a bit sore. 😪 The only blood is on my knuckles which I scraped on the floor. Good news […]

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Judith @aroundthehills.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2026

I'm pretending to be an Asda trolley. 🌧💨 Ah, good, the rain seems to be passing over. Time for a quick pedal home. #BikeToot

An ebike alongside a supermarket trolley in the shelter designed for trollies in the middle of a carpark.

The bike stands here have no shelter, interestingly.

Judith @aroundthehills.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 08/10/2026

[#CelebrityTraitors S2E3] #HannahFry looks so guilty.

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Judith @aroundthehills.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 08/10/2026

I've just taken a #PaddyTheCaddy load to the tip and some clothes to the charity shop (including my 1 dress 👗 👀. I realised that if you only wear something once 25 years ago under duress then you're unlikely to wear it again!). I have also, in the last couple of days, cleared the conservatory […]

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Judith @aroundthehills.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 08/10/2026

I've just recommended that the small #charity I #volunteer with should do a governance review. Oh, I am going to be soooooooo popular. 🤣 #OnceAnAuditorAlwaysAnAuditor

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Judith @aroundthehills.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 05/10/2026

I'm worried Paddy O'Connell is becoming the new Gyles Brandreth. #GrimReaper #JeffreyArcher #BroadcastingHouse #BBCBH

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Judith @aroundthehills.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 05/10/2026

I enjoyed choosing #My9Albums. I did this quickly and without much thought. These aren't my favourite albums but they're all things I was listening to either in my teenage or university years and all prompt memories. There's so much missing. I was listening […] [Original post on mastodonapp.uk]

A grid of 9 album covers with the text My 9 Albums The sound that made @AroundTheHills
The albums are:
Queen - The Works
R.E.M. - Out of Time
Blondie - Parallel Lines
Eurythmics - Be Yourself Tonight
Hooked on Classics
Half Man Half Biscuit - Back in the DHSS
They Might Be Giants - Flood
Erasure - Pop! The first 20 hits
The Moody Blues - Days of Future Passed

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Judith @aroundthehills.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 03/10/2026

I'm in a minibus, aka The Party Bus, with 8 of my cricket buddies on our way to the League's awards night. There's 2 conversations going on concurrently. I'm in neither of them. It's always like this. 🙂 There's a buffet at the event and we're being presented with 3 trophies. And I get to look […]

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Judith @aroundthehills.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 03/10/2026

[#CelebrityTraitors #TheTraitors Question about mission S2E2] What would have happened if 2 Traitors had paired up and asked to be released from the grave; thus making them candidates for murder and there were only 2 candidates. Can a Traitor be murdered? It would mess with the Faithfuls' […]

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Judith @aroundthehills.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026

[#CelebrityTraitors S2E2 Mission] I'd've been shouting HAGGIS HAGGIS HAGGIS HAGGIS as I ran back towards the castle and packed my bags. 😱

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Judith @aroundthehills.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026

[#CelebrityTraitors #S2E1 #TheTraitors. Slight #spoiler] I enjoyed the first episode of the new Celebrity Traitors and I'm looking forward to seeing who has been murdered. Both murder candidates are responsible for putting themselves in that situation. They were too direct in their questioning […]

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Judith @aroundthehills.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 29/09/2026

I had homemade (homegrown) courgette quiche for my tea. I've been tutting at supermarket quiches in the chiller cabinet and decided to make my own. The pastry was rather crumbly and a little too salty for my taste; not bad, though. The eggy bit was pleasant enough, although the courgette […]

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Judith @aroundthehills.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 28/09/2026

My scratched glasses are covered by the accidental damage insurance so I'll be getting new lenses. 🙂 I thought they might just replace the scratched lens but they do both, apparently. This means I'm now wearing my re-glued old pair. I've also bought a new tube of superglue. 😄 #GoodNews

Judith @aroundthehills.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 27/09/2026

Today is going so well. 🤦🏻‍♀️ I think I'll eat my soup then go back to bed. 😆😁😆

A long handled broom lying flat on some wet paving flags. The head of the broom has split into 2 pieces.

Judith @aroundthehills.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 27/09/2026

Dammit! 😖 I've just scratched my glasses. No idea how. I'm doing some pond maintenance and thought I had a small hair on the lens. It turned out to be a scratch. Right in the centre. I've only had these specs a few months. Unusually for me, I took out the damage protection insurance. It […]

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Judith @aroundthehills.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 27/09/2026

I filled the slow cooker last night and set it come on at 5:30, so I woke to the gentle aroma of sweet potato and lentil soup. It's an unusual smell to encounter in the early morning but not unpleasant and I'm already looking forward to my lunch. No dithering about what to have. 😋

Judith @aroundthehills.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 25/09/2026

I'm at the Ship and Mitre beer festival slowly drinking the weakest beers on the menu. 🍻😀 I'm such a lightweight. #Liverpool

The online tasting card for the Ship and Mitre beer festival at St George's Hall in Liverpool.
I've had 2 drinks so far; a pale ale and a mild. They're both under 4%

I've given 3 or 4 stars out of 5 and added my comments.

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Judith @aroundthehills.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 24/09/2026

I've had to learn a lot of new skills whilst planning and building my #VanConversion in #PaddyTheCaddy. The most recent challenge has been making the covers for the seat/mattress foam. I've been wrestling with my Nana's electric sewing machine. Nana is no […] [Original post on mastodonapp.uk]

A rectangular cushion covered in brown material with a pattern of large red boxes on it. The cushion is laid flat as part of a bed. Another cushion, in a green pillow case, is behind. Parts of a van interior are visible.

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Judith @aroundthehills.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 22/09/2026

I'm swerving the Jersey Mike's tonight. youtu.be/T2xqT80uxIw #TRFC #FediFC #HMHB #WTAF?

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Judith @aroundthehills.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 21/09/2026

I must've seen this cottage thousands of times but never really noticed that it is thatched. How lovely. 🙂 #Bebington #Wirral

A stone cottage painted white with a thatched roof.

Judith @aroundthehills.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 21/09/2026

I'm sitting in the Dentist's waiting room waiting for my 3pm appointment for a filling. The need for the filling was identified on 9th June and this is the earliest they could offer. I've just been told I'll need to wait another 5 minutes while they "clean down". 3 months? 5 minutes? Yes, OK […]

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Judith @aroundthehills.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 19/09/2026

I'm pleased to hear that Andrew Copson, of Humanists UK, seems to have become a Moral Maze regular but I still can't abide the Moral Maze. Hey ho! #BBCR4 #Radio4 #Humanism

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Judith @aroundthehills.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 17/09/2026

I've just joined the @cyclinguk.bsky.social protest against the Merseyrail ebike ban. It was a really good turnout; many more than I expected. We cycled together from the Liverpool City Region offices, on the Liverpool waterfront, to the Merseyrail offices up by Lime Street station. It's the […]

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Judith @aroundthehills.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 17/09/2026

I'm in Royden with the footpaths workparty. I wonder if I'll bump into @vrsimility ?

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Judith @aroundthehills.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 16/09/2026

I'm at a Continuing Professional Education event this afternoon. I'm still maintaining my InfoSec qualifications in case I ever have to return to paid employment. I enjoy the speakers and the subject matter, but the small talk.... 😱 No, not too far, thanks. The Wirral; yeah, past Chester. And […]

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Judith @aroundthehills.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 15/09/2026

#TidalTuesday The weather is bracing! #Wirral

A beach, 20 minutes before Low Tide.
I'm leaning on a wall to take the photo and you can see the top of the wall in the bottom right. There is sand to the right and water to the left but there's not very much at all. Lots of little sail boats are resting on the sand.
The sky is a mix of white and grey cloud but with patches of bright blue.
The horizon is not quite level. I blame the wind.

Judith @aroundthehills.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 15/09/2026

Looking out to Liverpool Bay and East Hoyle Bank while the kettle boils. The rain hammered down last night and #PaddyTheCaddy rocked a little in the wind. Lovely. 🙂 I'm pleased with the curtains I finished making yesterday. The rear side window, above the […] [Original post on mastodonapp.uk]

The view from a micro-camper's side windows out across a huge expanse of sand with some water at low tide. There are a couple of small boats moored, and wind turbines in the distance.
One window has a yellow checked curtain partially opened at one side.
There's a red kettle in the foreground.

Judith @aroundthehills.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 14/09/2026

I'm spending the night in #PaddyTheCaddy. No reason, apart from fancying a night away. I'm in stealth mode in quite a busy area of the #Wirral peninsula. Dinner is on the stove. Packet rice for ease. I have cheese and biscuits for afters. 😋

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Judith @aroundthehills.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 14/09/2026

My neighbours' builders started work last week and have knocked down the garage. I would have expected them to have a skip to throw the bricks into, but no. First they piled up the bricks in the middle of the reducing garage. Now the apprentice is moving the bricks, by wheelbarrow, to a huge […]

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Judith @aroundthehills.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 13/09/2026

In last night's #dreams I got voted in as Chairperson while the current Chairperson is on holiday. This could get awkward. 😬 I also invented a new way of scoring #cricket. Can't wait to test it out at today's Finals Day. Yep, all's well inside my head. 🤪

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Judith @aroundthehills.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 10/09/2026

I've just had a very good tradesman experience. I needed a locksmith so spent hours yesterday searching online and reading reviews. I chose a local one who is a member of the Master Locksmiths Association. I sent them a message and they called me back. The locksmith came when they'd said they […]

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Judith @aroundthehills.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 09/09/2026

I went for a bike ride to and in Arrowe Park this afternoon. I don't think I've ever been there 🤦🏻‍♀️. The hospital, yes, but the actual park possibly not. I'd checked the map beforehand and saw there were some bike routes that I wanted to explore. However, I […] [Original post on mastodonapp.uk]

A small brick and stone bridge over a brook; Arrowe Brook. Part of the stone, at this end of the bridge, is in the water.
There are green trees but also lots of brown leaves on the ground.
There's a step-through framed bike propped up on the bridge.

A metal stud set into the stone on the top of the bridge. The stud has the letters EABM on it.

A section of simple map which is mainly green. There's a red, orange, yellow, green and blue continuous line in a rough figure of 8. The colours show how I was moving. The figure of 8 has some extra loops and dead-ends.
Place-names are Woodchurch, Arrowe Country Park and Landican.

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Judith @aroundthehills.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 08/09/2026

I have done The Thing. I have been putting off The Thing for nearly 2 months but now I have done The Thing. I am invincible. 💪 #Procrastination

Judith @aroundthehills.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 07/09/2026

I'm watching a 2 hour YouTube video about different ways of cooking #FrayBentos pies. After 55 minutes, I think I may save the 2nd hour for another time. 😅 My Dad used to reminisce about eating Fray Bentos pies when he was a student. I've never had one. #AtomicShrimp

Judith @aroundthehills.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 05/09/2026

[Food.] After Tranmere Rovers' win, I decided to treat myself and walked round to the Co-op for their Taste of Mexico for £8 for my tea. I was disappointed that my local shop no longer had this meal deal. 🙁 However, £2.62 for an olive loaf and a naked bean […] [Original post on mastodonapp.uk]

An advert for an offer at the Co-Op. Next to a picture of a filled tortilla it says A taste of Mexico is Served - 1 main + 2 sides for £8 (serves 2)

A plastic tray of Good Fuel Naked Bean Burrito, and a Kalamata Olive Pavé. Both have orange stickers showing that the price has been reduced.

Judith @aroundthehills.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 05/09/2026

Happy Spell Freddie Wrong Day to all who celebrate. 🎤👑🎂

Judith @aroundthehills.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 04/09/2026

I've just learned something. Yesterday's BBC "Norman Day" prompted me to remember the Harrying of the North. I'd assumed Harry was an old verb, no longer used, so I looked it up in Chambers. harry /har'i/ transitive verb (harr'ying; harr'ied) To plunder To ravage To destroy To harass Then I […]

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Judith @aroundthehills.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 02/09/2026

Good news about my neighbour's planned building works. I told them that I expected them to comply with the Party Wall etc Act 1996. They have now decided NOT to remove the chimney breast. Phew! I've had poor sleep, headaches and chest pains since they told me the bare bones of the plan. I've […]

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Judith @aroundthehills.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 01/09/2026

Well, that's a nice start to the day. I've found a grateful recipient for a box of mugs I've had in my spare room since the pandemic. I've been wondering what on Earth to do with them and the first person I asked has a good use for them. I'm so glad I didn't give in to the temptation to tip […]

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Judith @aroundthehills.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 29/08/2026

I decided it was time to harvest the smaller of the two spud crops. These have grown in an 8.5 inch pot from a couple of old supermarket spuds which were trying to climb out of my kitchen cupboard. There's a couple of servings there and I'm going to have some […] [Original post on mastodonapp.uk]

A pot of very wet soil which has been tipped upside down onto a garden griddle sieve. You can see a few small potatoes in the soil.

The soil has been knocked down and the potatoes grouped together at one side. They are still covered in mud.

All of the potatoes have been put back in the empty pot and given a quick rinse in water so that a lot of the soil has washed off.
I'm guessing there are around 25 or 30 spuds. They are all small. Some are tiny.

Judith @aroundthehills.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 29/08/2026

I'd be interested to find out my neighbour's [not the Party Wall side] view of her son's drug use. I presume she is unaware as he only smokes it, in the back garden, while Mum and Dad are away. I would never grass him up (no pun intended) but I do find it interesting. As soon as he gets home […]

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Judith @aroundthehills.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 28/08/2026

I didn't sleep well last night because, yesterday, my neighbour popped round to tell me they're going to remove the chimney breast on our shared wall. I am now becoming an internet expert on the "Party Wall etc Act 1996". Gahhhh! It's all too much new information and I feel overwhelmed. It […]

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Judith @aroundthehills.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 26/08/2026

Trig Point hide and seek. #OrdnanceSurvey #TriangulationStation #WednesdayWander

A dry brown field with an Oak tree and a hedge on the right hand side. Hiding in the hedge is an OS Trig Point.

Judith @aroundthehills.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 26/08/2026

As #PaddyTheCaddy has, this morning, had a service in Wrexham I thought I'd go for a walk and have a peaceful lunch in the back of the van. I think I must've disturbed a nest as this HUGE bird appeared. Look at it trying to get back into that tree. #AVGeek #Beluga

An Airbus Beluga XL aeroplane quite close up and seen sideways on against a grey sky. Its nose wheel is down and you can clearly see its happy little face.

The same aeroplane has now gone past the camera and perspective (and vivid imagination) makes it look like it is heading into the upper branches of a tree.

Judith @aroundthehills.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 25/08/2026

Just in case there was any doubt about whether I belong here: While my Mastodon instance was down for maintenance, I've been updating my Kali #Linux laptop. I've not played with it for 4 years and all I could remember was sudo apt-get and man. apt-get failed because I needed to update my […]

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Judith @aroundthehills.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 25/08/2026

Koi carp are bastards. That's it. That's the toot.

Judith @aroundthehills.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 23/08/2026

Oh, sh*t. I've just realised I'm going to have to be insincerely nice to someone. I suppose I could run away instead. 🤔 Gah! This is the part of adulting I'm really bad at and hate.

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Judith @aroundthehills.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 22/08/2026

That was a fun match (now it's over!) We played all of the 2nd half with one of our defenders in goal. We cheered every waft at the ball, every hoof, every missed shot from 2 yards out. 14 minutes of added time. Sometimes 1:1 feels like a massive win! The journey home will be happy. #SWA […]

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Judith @aroundthehills.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 22/08/2026

After last weekend's home win, I couldn't resist an #AwayDay to the Wembley of the North. 😄 No need to buy a badge; I've been here many times. #TRFC

The view of a football pitch from near the back of a low covered stand.