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Jayne Rooke

@jaynerooke.bsky.social
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Was a coach..and a Harrison. Now enjoying messing about with yarn, fluff n paint at The Rookery. And living by the beach. Also run Benllech Book Worms. Vegan. Love our planet. the-rookery.sumupstore.com

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Jayne Rooke @jaynerooke.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Last one for books...
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Jayne Rooke @jaynerooke.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
More info on my book year (86 books apparently)
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Jayne Rooke @jaynerooke.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
My life in pictures - January 2026 Part IV 1. First Sticky Willy Group Saunter/Forage of 2026 - spotted 1st daffodils, crocus & snowdrops in full bloom 2. Collaging to inspire felting designs with North Wales Feltmakers 3. First book group gathering of 2026 - Miss Benson's Beetle by Rachel Joyce
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Jayne Rooke @jaynerooke.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
My life in pictures - January 2026 Part III 1. First watercolour of 2026 - snowdrops 2. Hamnet - before the uncontrollable sobbing 3. First wet felt of the year - making butterflies with Lena Archibold
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Jayne Rooke @jaynerooke.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
My life in pictures - January 2026 Part II 1. Beautiful beach walks 2. Miss Saigon 3. First salad of 2026 4. Celebrating FILs 80th birthday
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Jayne Rooke @jaynerooke.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
My life in pictures - January 2026 Part I 1. My book year 2025 - 85 books read 2. Collaging - intentions for 2026 3. Super moon 4. A very rare event in Anglesey- we had snow, and it stayed for a couple of days
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Jayne Rooke @jaynerooke.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
My life in pictures November art edit 1. Felted wreath - wet felted leaves, needle felted acorns and additional splashes from my stash 2, 3 and 4 A sample of the watercolour cards I've been making
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Jayne Rooke @jaynerooke.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
My life in pictures Part III - Oct/November edit 1. Birmingham Christmas Market 🎄 2. More Market and cathedral quarter in Birmingham 3. Making Dolores, my Sock Monkey from traditional Illinois red heeled cotton socks 4. Dolores - fully dressed 🥰
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Jayne Rooke @jaynerooke.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
My life in Pictures October/November edit. Part II 1. Christmas cake made 2. Fun at NEC. Crafting with my US friend (so fantastic to see her) 3. Me and Ana 4. Crafty Friends meet up at NEC with our gifted Trader Joe's totes (it's a US thing apparently)
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Jayne Rooke @jaynerooke.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Gosh, not been here for such a long time. Keep forgetting it. My life in pictures October/November Part I 1. Squirrel for a friend's husband to be 2. Eat Static in Bethesda (still got it) 3. Christmas baubles- sold already 4. Craft fair #Needlefelting #dancinglikeim20
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Jayne Rooke @jaynerooke.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
My felted piece made the promo picture- I'm so chuffed!! It's My first ever exhibition piece. An exhibition of a wide variety of work by members of the Anglesey Arts Forum (AAF) on the theme of the sea. 📅Friday 3rd October - Sunday 2nd November
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Jayne Rooke @jaynerooke.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
Little bit of pickling, felting and enjoying the sunshine this weekend. #Anglesey #Foraging #Needlefelting #Robins
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Jayne Rooke @jaynerooke.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
Foraged blackberries and homegrown apples = crumble. Yum 😋
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Jayne Rooke @jaynerooke.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
Part V.. on my world travels in 2005/6. I was 39, 40 the month I got back. I enjoyed every minute. Nepal, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Borneo (Sabah and Sarawack), Oz, NZ and South America (Chile, Peru, Bolivia and Argentina)
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Jayne Rooke @jaynerooke.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
My Life in pictures Part V - the last one. Me through the ages Auntie Barbara and Uncle Philip's wedding Cousin Sharron's wedding to Martyn Christmas at my bro's with mum n dad Year 2000 apparently
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Jayne Rooke @jaynerooke.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
My life in pictures Part IV Family time Met another Molly 🐾❤️ Reminiscing over old photos
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Jayne Rooke @jaynerooke.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
My life in pictures Part III Arriving in Rotherham, Yorkshire to see my brother. He's a good egg! That's his flag.
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Jayne Rooke @jaynerooke.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
My life in pictures Part II Two nights in Comb Valley in the Peak District ♥️
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Jayne Rooke @jaynerooke.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
My life in pictures for the past week or so: 1. Foraging with our group and Jules Cooper 2. Me and Tonya Cemlyn forage - it was freezing 3. Peak District meet up with friends 4. More Peaks
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Jayne Rooke @jaynerooke.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
I bought a lovely print from one of the local artists. #Anglesey #MixedMedia
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Jayne Rooke @jaynerooke.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
Little trip out to Beaumaris. Art, Castle, miniature expo and some nice bits from the deli. Plus the sun is shining bright.
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Jayne Rooke @jaynerooke.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
Fun in Talwrn today, with @northwaleswt.bsky.social learning Stop Animation with the amazing @tonyatemplar.bsky.social Learned about fens here on Anglesey (2nd largest in UK) as well as their importance to carbon capture. Plus flora and fauna. Our video is homage to the Bladderwort.
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Jayne Rooke @jaynerooke.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
Art class this week was all about faces, trying different watercolour approaches- with very different results (ie a couple are awful 🤣) #watercolour
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Jayne Rooke @jaynerooke.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
Damselfly ❤️
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Jayne Rooke @jaynerooke.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
Last week's life in Pictures Art class Craft fair run through A fun walk with Molly - damselfly spotting Craft fair in Llangefni on Saturday
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Jayne Rooke @jaynerooke.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
Part II 6. Loved painting man with brolly at art class 7. Vegan tagine topped with pomegranate, coriander & yoghurt 8. Wet felted seascape for bookmarks 9. Met one of my friends from Northampton for his birthday 10. Wet felted a beret..turned out ok
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Jayne Rooke @jaynerooke.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
Last 2 weeks My Life in Pictures: 1. Lots of walks & snuggles with Molly 2. Art class 3. Camping near Caernarfon- just for the hell of it. Saw a giant orange moon. 4. Painted and felted at the campsite 5. Saw amazing sunsets and ate lovely vegan food
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Jayne Rooke @jaynerooke.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
Clive was lonely, so I made him a friend..meet Sylvie. They're best of pals
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Jayne Rooke @jaynerooke.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
Today's #Needlefelting work in progress - a Highland Coo, for the next craft fair in July. He's felted onto a tweed offcut, which I thought would be a little taste of home for him
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Jayne Rooke @jaynerooke.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Starry Night inspired felt, coming along...
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Jayne Rooke @jaynerooke.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
More fun this week: Exciting stones unearthed at the dig on Friday Anglesey Yoga Festival on Saturday Art meets community at Bryn Celli Ddu this evening - great turnout despite the rain and ridiculous wind #Anglesey #LoveWhereYouLive #BrynCelliDdu
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Jayne Rooke @jaynerooke.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
Foraging with Jules Cooper, Spirit of the Hedgerider ❤️ Could have spent all week there
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Jayne Rooke @jaynerooke.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
Fun 3 days on Anglesey: Volunteering at Bryn Celli Ddu archaeological dig - standing stones Watercolour Class in Benllech Foraging in Llanfwrog with Jules Cooper #LoveYourHome
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Jayne Rooke @jaynerooke.bsky.social · 15/06/2025
Love this from Greenpeace The Buyerarchy of Needs
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Jayne Rooke @jaynerooke.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
#LifeInPictures Part III
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Jayne Rooke @jaynerooke.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
#LifeInPictures part II
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Jayne Rooke @jaynerooke.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
I really need to pop in here more often. A quick summary of what I've been up to since my birthday: 1. Met up with my cousin and her hubby 2. Been to Bearded Theory festival for 5 nights 3. Made some art 4. Grown some mushrooms 5. Read some books 6. Been to the cinema 7. Met up with a friend
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Jayne Rooke @jaynerooke.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
We spotted these on a walk last week - do you know what they are?
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Jayne Rooke @jaynerooke.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
59th birthday today. Gifts, cards, a lovely lunch out and now a cheeky Sav Blanc and an excellent book (so far, The Husbands- it's def not what you expect from the title). #ageingdisgracefully
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Jayne Rooke @jaynerooke.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
Brilliant night in Neuadd Ogwen watching The Orb and DJ Minali. Danced my 59 year old ass off and can still move today - result! #oldskool
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Jayne Rooke @jaynerooke.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
Beach scenes in The Rookery store at the moment- a mix of wet and needle felting.
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Jayne Rooke @jaynerooke.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
Cup Art in The Rookery store at the moment
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Jayne Rooke @jaynerooke.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
Things I cooked up this weekend using homegrown herbs, foraged wild garlic, and three cornered leeks. All delicious.
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Jayne Rooke @jaynerooke.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
More foraging pics...
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Jayne Rooke @jaynerooke.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
How was everyone's Bank Holiday? Friday I went foraging with friends for wild garlic, then back to mine for lunch. Saturday saw the opening of a fabulous batik portrait artist's opening. Read 2 books and sunned myself in the garden. There may have been the odd wine quaffed.
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Jayne Rooke @jaynerooke.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
New items in the Rookery shop. Prices don't include postage. the-rookery.sumupstore.com
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Jayne Rooke @jaynerooke.bsky.social · 26/04/2025
Tonight was our annual Wormies- Benllech's answer to the Bookers 😁 based on last year's calendar we voted for favourite books/characters and least so. Plus the coveted Marmite award which always splits the vote 😁
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Jayne Rooke @jaynerooke.bsky.social · 20/04/2025
Happy Easter everyone. What have you all been up to? I've read a great book (Lula Dean's Little Library of Banned Books), ran a stall at a craft fair, and been walking in woodland. It's been a good holiday
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Jayne Rooke @jaynerooke.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
Been setting up my craft stall (dry run ahead of Saturday...despite my table not being quite big enough for my peg board stand and felted hoops. There's pictures of all sizes, animals, Easter bits n bobs, cup scenes, jewellery and bookmarks. Something for everyone. #needlefelting #wetfelting
Table displaying a number of needle and wet felted gifts including animals, Easter eggs, and pictures
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Jayne Rooke @jaynerooke.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
Did it go to plan? I did my set-up run through for the craft fair on Saturday (my table at home isnt quite big enough). I was quite pleased over all.
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