Donna 'Dylan' de Fleur

Its finally happening.. today my youngest proudly announced that he's had his offer on a house accepted... which is great but ...I'm about to be an empty nester... unsure how I'm feeling to be honest. I'm made up for him but about to have the page turned on the most important chapter of my life.

I love it all!

A collection of Alchemy's pottery in a rainbow banner

A collection of Alchemy's pottery from the Neutrals collection

3 mugs in trans pride colours

🌈 Happy Pride Month!
I’m a proud LGBTQ+ artist working in raku and traditional pottery — and I’d be so honored if you share my work.

This Pride, I’m reflecting on something personal: I never thought I’d make it to this age. But I did. And I’m still here. Creating. Grateful. Alive 💖

#pride #pottery

Currently in Kent on the last leg of our leisurely journey home today. Stayed in the most gorgeous air bnb with gardens to die for last night. Toby has had a ball throughout our French adventure. Definitely on next year's itinerary.

Bank holiday snapchattin at work

Just had this photo sent to me, I'd never seen it before, Mom and I ....a long time ago. Miss you Mom xxx

a girl is eating a pink and blue ice cream bar ALT: a girl is eating a pink and blue ice cream bar

I'm dying of heat sitting in this garden, lifting this ice lolly to my parched mouth every two minutes. It's hell out here....

Up with the lark hanging washing out at 6.30, back to bed with tea and toast, closely followed by a drooling labrador who is now hogging said bed forcing me out into the sunshine again... gonna set me french beans and plant cucumbers this morning I think. Happy Sunday 😊

Oh! And it's my 5 year anniversary today working with these neonatal nutters! Best half decade ever!

Happy Easter both x

Happy Easter to those celebrating today. Here in the neonatal unit we're expecting the easter bunny, or some unsuspecting junior doctor who will don the costume and brave the heated units! Whatever, everyone is upbeat - hope you all have a lovely peaceful celebration x

It's 4.22. Have awoken from very surreal dream, now worrying about something but not sure what. 🤔

PSA 🧐

Shes beautiful 😍

Fab weekend in Stoke's Trentham gardens estate with uni pals. Spent Sunday at the best antiques fest ever in Nantwich - highly recommended #DagfieldAntiqueCraftCentre where I picked up this glorious 3ft crocodile candelabra for the bathroom. He's fabulous!

Ladies that lunch today with old teaching buddies. Well I never... 😇 😉 ...chortle.

by Joseph Fasano
#poetry

a man wearing a helmet and a trench coat is saying `` we 're doomed '' in a dark room . ALT: a man wearing a helmet and a trench coat is saying `` we 're doomed '' in a dark room .

2 am....
The ginger ninja has woken ME up to go and investigate intruders while Mr F snores soundly right through all the barking and hullaboo. Said ninja has now joined the snore fest while I am now wide awake and on alert like Private 'We're doomed' Frazer.

So...what have you dressed up as, boss?

Awful customer service by radiator company who think that the 450 quid I paid for the radiator in the first place doesn't cover missing parts, so charged me for the same. Why is service so utterly crap these days?

Today I have mostly been putting my seeds in, while the builders finish off inside the house. DPD have 'forgotten'to deliver half of my greenhouse substrate which has p*ssed me off royally, as i can't build it by the weekend. Also missing radiator brackets have cost me another 54 quid. 1/2

So very sorry to hear your sad news. They take a piece of our heart with them when they leave for sure. Run free on the bridge puppy xx

I'm tearing up... how awesome for this street performer...

Proud Mom alert! After four years of hard work my boy has qualified as an electrician! Now he can keep me in my old age! Fantastic mid concert call last night to say his final results were in and he's passed. Well done son. X

Awesome night at Utilita arena seeing #TeddySwims with the sibs

#UnitedWeStand #Resist #BuildTheResistance #StrongerTogether

Lying here feeling every second of my 61 yrs, but the satisfaction of producing your own black gold - compost to everyone else- and finally getting it into your veg beds by the barrow load. I ache in places I only imagined still functioned. Now to get the spuds in, and ramp up the seed potting.

What a lovely day, out in the sunshine with Mr F and Toby, relandscaping the working bit of our garden. New greenhouse frame in, shrubs out, veg beds resited,tidy up of greenhouse number 1, might have a burn up later.. The ginger ninja likes lying in fresh soil, he'd better not grow any more..

In other news, it's great to be back behind my desk in tiny town. I've missed the escape of a couple of our long stayers, but it was nice to hear they've rung the bell and are now out there with the big babies. One has gone from 540g to 2.8kg under our care. It's humbling. Go team NICU!

Today was training. Yes I looked like this when I was giving birth too. Fill in you own expletives, ladies.