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Hannah

@bcnbabe.bsky.social
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No longer based in Catalunya. My heart still belongs in the EU! Love food, wine, music, books. Loathe right wing “tontos”.

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Hannah @bcnbabe.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Our old baby ❤️
Our aged black Labrador, greying
around her brows, jowls and her front paws, looking at her boy wanting to know what he wants. ❤️
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Hannah @bcnbabe.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Nothing like starting one’s day in the woods! #fillyourlungs #mentalhealth
The sun peaking through the trees and backlighting vividly green ferns.Yellow and orange leaves cover the ground and signal the beginning of AutumnA leaf strewn path up to four trees.
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Hannah @bcnbabe.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Stuffing almost ready!
Cubed sourdough sage and onion stuffing as per Daughter’s request/demand! Needs another 15 mins in a hot oven!
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Hannah @bcnbabe.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Result! #sourdough #baguettes
Two baguettes baked and golden!
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Hannah @bcnbabe.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Ready to go in the oven! #sourdough #baguettes
Two scored baguettes ready to go in the oven.
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Hannah @bcnbabe.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Now shaped and resting before their bake! #sourdough #baguettes
Three recently shaped sourdough baguettes resting in their couche before they’re baked.
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Hannah @bcnbabe.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Getting my bake on! Dough finished it’s cold bulk fermentation. Now it’s in the pre shape mode. #sourdough #baguettes
Six moderately even sized mounds of sourdough resting before shaping.
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Hannah @bcnbabe.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
It is blowing a proper mistral style hoolie here in North Wales! Anyone else? Warm but strong winds are bringing in the dark clouds behind it!
The photo appears calm, but I almost got blown away taking it! Dark clouds threaten in the back garden our usual sunny spot.
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Hannah @bcnbabe.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Plumbrillo on!
Plums simmering in a cast iron pot, on the hot plate of an Aga.
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Hannah @bcnbabe.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Plumbrillo on!
Plums simmering in a cast iron pot, on the hot plate of an Aga.
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Hannah @bcnbabe.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Always unexpected, always welcome! There are no rainbows without a bit of rain!
A rainbow visible just past the field. Would be even more wonderful without the great big pylon in the middle, but hey we can’t have everything!
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Hannah @bcnbabe.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Taking (dragging) my little darlings out for a nature walk. It was much needed! We needed to get them away from their screens, encourage jovial dialogue and we were sure to pack tissues and snacks!
Stopping for a snack on our nature walk in a wooded area in North Wales. Preteens perched on a fence with trees and feet in the background.
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Hannah @bcnbabe.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Cooler, overcast day. Have popped the sourdough pizza dough in the fridge to bulk ferment and it has struck me that perhaps my dough will be different due to changing temps and humidity. Let’s see!
MA view of our field looking lush and green after a dry summer! Suffice to say it’s dry no longer!
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Hannah @bcnbabe.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Beyond proud of these beauties! #sourdough #foodsky
Two sourdough baguettes freshly baked!
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Hannah @bcnbabe.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
This is also what my brother did! He ended up in the city, but engineering is close to his heart, so he wrote a cookbook for his daughters called the engineer’s kitchen! Wishing your son all the best for these truly exciting years!
A cookbook for engineers written by my brother for his daughters. Entitled the Engineer’s Kitchen, Better Steak through science.
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Hannah @bcnbabe.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Finished!
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Hannah @bcnbabe.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
I’ve been carefully collecting raspberries & freezing them especially for this beautiful recipe! Thank you for the recipe @nigella.bsky.social
A well used page whose corner has frequently been folded as it’s content is a phenomenal recipe! #howtoeat #NigellaLawson
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Hannah @bcnbabe.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Turkey and bean chilli resting before we all dive in!
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Hannah @bcnbabe.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Tasting a new recipe. Carquiñoles anyone?
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Hannah @bcnbabe.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I’m tucked away out of view while we wait for the school bus. Year 7s are very snippy about proximity to their mother’s!
A lone pink flower tucked almost out of view on the hedge.
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Hannah @bcnbabe.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Homemade sourdough pizza!
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Hannah @bcnbabe.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
You’re not ignorant, just inquisitive. I’ll share a photo: to say they are my favourites is an understatement!
A trainer with beautiful fabric used in yellows reds and marine blues.
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Hannah @bcnbabe.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Here goes! It’s not the most attractive version I’ve made. I also had a tricky time with the puff pastry (shop bought) as it stuck to the paper! Luckily it’s for family!
A pear tart tartin made with pears from my neighbour’s tree.
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Hannah @bcnbabe.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Give me your go to recipes for cooking apples! (If you please)
A colander full of apples from the tree in our garden.
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Hannah @bcnbabe.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
24 Years! ❤️
Celebrating 24 years (in the same place were we got married)! Our daughter snapped the photo!
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Hannah @bcnbabe.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Photo for reference.
Sourdough baguettes, straight out of the oven still dusted with flour.
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Hannah @bcnbabe.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
One of the prettier chooks ready to go in the oven!
Large chicken slathered with a spicy rub with rose petals from our garden scattered over it.
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Hannah @bcnbabe.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Rainy Saturday today! (It’s ok as it’s the first day in a month) so I spent it in my favourite space - kitchen! Made so much lovely stuff! But I have just brought out this beauty:
BlackBerry gallete made with blackberries collected from our own garden!
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Hannah @bcnbabe.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Having a chilled Sunday. Made pancakes, went for walk, and now just enjoyed a coffee with this view! It’s the little things…
Blue skies with fluffy cotton wool clouds. Trees in the distance.
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Hannah @bcnbabe.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
I do! Here she is resplendently nude and standing proud! She reminds me of a Flamenca!
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Hannah @bcnbabe.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Sunday treats! Breakfast Al fresco!
Waffles, berries and maple syrup!
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Hannah @bcnbabe.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
About to dive into this Spanish meal! Butifarra amb Mongetes! This year it’s Cumberland sausages instead of butifarra. But the beans, the roasted tomato all evocative of the Spain we knew. In case you were in doubt, tonight, we support España!
Haricot beans sautéed in olive oil, sprinkled with minced garlic and then seasoned with chopped parsley and salt. Tomatoes, seasoned with fresh oregano and basil and roasted with a breadcrumb crust. And grilled Cumberland sausages.
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Hannah @bcnbabe.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
A raspberry streusel cake made with raspberries I picked from our bushes this morning. I made the cake to celebrate the stellar end of year reports our children got this year! Such a proud mum!
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Hannah @bcnbabe.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
We went to the Under 19s UEFA opening match - Cymru v España.
The flags of Spain and Wales.
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Hannah @bcnbabe.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Heron across the stream. A pleasant surprise!
A heron on the far bank of a stream in North Wales.
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Hannah @bcnbabe.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Father’s Day with my Dad and my children’s dad. Special occasions require special time and things!
The cards my children made for their Papi. Heartfelt. Made me so proud! My homemade card for my papa
Tomahawk cut ribs bbq I’ve charcoal
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Hannah @bcnbabe.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
French recipe I make every time I find apricots around this time of year. These were “ripen at home”. So thought I had a week. They’re were ready for the tart after a day!
Apricot tart not perfect but hopefully tasty!
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Hannah @bcnbabe.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
A sneaky shot of my favourite tree in this part of the world. She’s so proud!
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Hannah @bcnbabe.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Dog Rose on the dog walk. Hello June!
Green foliage supporting three pink dog roses with a yellow middle.
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Hannah @bcnbabe.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
The moon was amazing last night. The photo doesn’t do it justice!
A golden moon glowing in the Spanish night sky on our final night here for now!
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Hannah @bcnbabe.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
Holy mackeral! Look at the moon!
Orange moon over the skylight of Sitges.
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Hannah @bcnbabe.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
Sunday breakfast!
An ensaimada (typical in Mallorca) is a special Sunday breakfast in these parts. Best served with a black coffee!
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Hannah @bcnbabe.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Got a mani pedi for my niece’s wedding tomorrow. Got a perfectly respectable colour, but kudos to the arty lady in the corner chose jet black for her colour, even though the guy said “are you sure?” I think I was the hundredth number 31!
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Hannah @bcnbabe.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
I read a novel last night that my sis in law gave me. I picked it up in the mid afternoon and read furiously until I finished the book at midnight! I cried all the way through it, used so many tissues and now I look emotionally hungover! Haha! #TheWomen by #KristinHannah
A photo of the book cover: The Women by Kristin Hannah
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Hannah @bcnbabe.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
It’s a tough life! #holiday #reunion
View from the balcony our swimming pool for the holiday! The sky is blue, the swimming is the same shade!
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Hannah @bcnbabe.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Love a Mont Sant for a pica pica style meal! Actually any meat meal!
A bottle of wine with a yellow label, black writing: olla negra From MontSant
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Hannah @bcnbabe.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
We’re landed. And launching our holiday! We are all happy to be here, and fortunate to see old friends! Time to dust off our Catalan and Spanish and treasure the time we have!
The view from the terrace of our short stay let. My children will enjoy the pool tomorrow! Beach in the afternoon!
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Hannah @bcnbabe.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Just a “typical” coffee in North Wales. Suck it Reform!!!
Turkish coffee, served with a morsel of Turkish delight and the traditional water.
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Hannah @bcnbabe.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
I followed my conscience and voted for the party I most align with today. I understand about tactically voting, but as it’s a two horse race here, I chose to vote how I felt.
A photo of a voting ballot with an x marked on the Green Party box.
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Hannah @bcnbabe.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
I tried a new recipe to me for lunch yesterday. By Emily Cuddeford & Rachel Morgan, of 12 Triangles Bakery. They have a new book out that has grabbed my attention:Kitchen Table Simple Things Made Well. Glazed Carrots. The technique appealed to me, it was straightforward but packed a flavour punch!
Al fresco lunch of glazed carrots. On a table laid with a blue tablecloth and a red water jug.
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