Jane Jennison

A knitted and crochetted post box topper. There is a central pillar - a war memorial? - in a neutral colour, and around it are service personnel, On the left, an RAF officer, saluting, in blue, and next to him is a wren, in khaki, also saluting.

A knitted and crochetted post box topper. An aerial shot showing the embroidered words 'lest we forget' in black on a background of the union flag. There are 2 crochetted poppies between the legs of the RAF officer and the WREN.

A knitted and crochetted post box topper. There is a central pillar - a war memorial? - in a neutral colour, and around it are service personnel. On the left, man in deep blue, saluting. Then in the middle, a female RAF officer, saluting, in blue, and next to her on her right is a male RAF officer, in blue, saluting.

A knitted and crochetted post box topper. There is a central pillar - a war memorial? - in a neutral colour, and around it are service personnel, On the left is a wren, in khaki, saluting. In the middle, a man in desert combats, and on his right a young sailor in deep blue.

Lovely Post Box Topper spotted in sunny Bedford this week, on my flying visit (I did not fly) to the dentist.
#PostBoxTopper
#PostBox
#PostBoxSaturday
#Bedford
#LestWeForget

It also helps foster a generally more positive outlook to have words of affirmation rather than correction :-)

I recently heard car rides described as 'tin tabernacles', so on my drive today I have been listening to the Blind Boys Of Alabama.
#quiettime
#tintabernacle
#GospelMusic

A crocheted post box topper. There is a base in several shades of green, on top of which is a little bed with a crocheted blanket in stripes of blue, white and purple. There are three grey teddy bears (babies) tucked up in bed, and two standing at the foot of the bed. The one on the left is in a blue outfit, and the one on the right is in pink. There is a larger figure - parent or carer perhaps - on the left of the topper, and some crocheted toys surrounding,. Over the bed is a smiling yellow sun.

West Suffolk Hospital 'blanketeers' post box topper, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. Lovely! Helping make the hospital a more cheerful place, it certainly put a smile on my face, thank you
#PostBox
#PostBoxTopper
#PostBoxSaturday
#Suffolk
#Blanketeers
#BuryStEdmunds
#WestSuffolkHospital

Photo of a book shelf with a close-up of 4 books by Louid De Berniers, a view of their spines. In yellow, Light Over Lisgard, then a triology. First, in blue, The Autumn of the Ace, second, in dark brown, So Much Left Over, and lastly in a shade of umber, The Dust That Falls from Dreams. The author's name is in white, in a cursive script, and the titles are in capital letters in a font that is different each time, but are pleasing together. They have the feel or Art Deco movie posters.

It's been a while since I posted about what I am reading, so here are 4 for the price of 1! The wonderful Louis De Berniers with a magical realism set in the future - a wonderful departure - & a trilogy about a family through t last century.
All highly recommended.
#Books
#Reading
#LouisDeBerniers

A photo of a crocheted orange pumpkin with a smily face. In its pumpkin arms, it holds up a sign saying 'Positive Pumpkin. I may be a tiny pumpkin, but I believe in you. Go do your thing!' It sits on some artificial leaves in the colours of autumn, next to a plastic pumpkin (not in the shot fully) and a Burts Bees gift pack, with a background of dark fabric.

Spotted in sunny Bury St Edmunds yesterday, Positive Pumpkin! *How* cute is this?! S/He is saying, 'Positive Pumpkin; I may be a tiny pumpkin, but I believe in you. Go do your thing!'
#Wellbeing
#PositivePsychology
#PositivePumpkin
#Suffolk
#BuryStEdmunds
#CroasdalesChemist
#ShopWindow
#Crochet

A charm of goldfinches. Just a lovely description of lovely birds!

I spotted this on a tree stump at @suffolkwildlife.bsky.social Lackford Lakes the other week. Funghi-spotting is my favourite activity this time of year.

‘The man who came to read the metre’: Yorkshire poet Tony Harrison was the National Theatre bard Harrison, who has died aged 88, wrote copiously for the stage, both as an ingenious translator and dazzlingly original dramatist

www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/s...

The Mystery Plays had (and have) a huge impact on me. Tony Harrison was a genius and the National Theatre saw this and created magic with The Mystery Plays. Rest in Peace Tony and thank you for your legacy.

I've been veggie since I was 15, so Bovril doesn't feature for me, but it certainly seems to have dropped from people's diets when it was very present in my childhood (58F). Mind, our snack at one point was sugar and cinnamon on toast, also something I don't know anyone else having!

Photo of the window of a dollhouse. It is a bay window, with white woodwork. In front are three tiny orange pumpkins, and on the roof of the window is a white ceramic ghost and a white ceramic rabbit.

Photo of a dollhouse bedroom. There is a double bed, with a toy mouse sitting on it, and another one standing by it. Also in the room is a floor standing mirror, a chest of drawers with a lamp on, and a blanket box with lace-making equipment on it. In the front is a crib with a toy doll, a toy train set, and wash basin and a goes-under.

I didn’t sleep very well last night. One of the many dreams was about making stop-motion animation of the (toy) mice in my dollhouse. Even while dreaming, I knew this was a rubbish idea.
#stupiddream
#dollhouse
#animation

Would you like to join me in Sunny Suffolk to explore the science of happiness through the filter of faith? Does God want us to be happy? Spoiler alert - yes! We'll then be looking at *why* ?

There will be refreshments throughout the day, and fish-and-chip lunch is also included in the price.

Does God want us to be Happy? Spoiler alert: Yes! Thursday 16th October (Metfield) and Saturday 25 October (Felixstowe) We invite you to spend a day exploring the link between happiness and faith.  Using the PERMA framework fro…

Does God want us to be happy?
Combining science of #happiness, #PositivePsychology , & #Bible teachings on happiness, by the end of t day, you will have developed your understanding of the science & faith of happiness - & why it's important!
Please book on here
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There are eight house sparrows in the #birdbath by my home office. I'm not sure if this is a record, but it's definitely evidence that water is as important for our wildlife as food.

Sorry, no photo as I didn't want to disturb them!

#BritishBirds
#Wildlife
#WildlifeFriendlyGardening
#Suffolk

Photo of some beefsteak tomatoes on a windowsill

Photo of Victoria and Damson Plums and two pears in a plastic box. Ripe and ready to eat or preserve.

It’s the end of the bank holiday weekend, & what exciting things have been happening in the party-zone that is the Foster-Jennison household? Have we spent all weekend in the pub? At a festival? Visiting friends?

No.

Making plum jam & laying new Lino in the Futility Room.

Thanks for asking.

A post box topper. Knitted and crocheted figures, on a green crocheted topper. Central is a scarecrow style figure, seated, surrounded by flowers, leaves and mini-beasts, bugs and a hedgehog. To the rear is a knitted pumpkin, and a large sunflower. Very colourful and bright.

West Suffolk Hospital 'blanketeers' post box topper, Burry St Edmunds, Suffolk. Lovely! Helping make the hospital a more cheerful place, it certainly put a smile on my face, thank you
#PostBox
#PostBoxTopper
#PostBoxSaturday
#Suffolk
#Blanketeers
#BuryStEdmunds
#WestSuffolkHospital

A photo of a hagstone, held between finger and thumb, with the seaside in the background.

A photo of Felixstowe pier, with blue sky and tumbling white clouds in the sky. The sea looks choppy, with small waves and white foam as it hits the pebbled beach.

Today's prescription was for Vitamin Sea. A trip to sunny #Felixstowe, chip and mushy peas (of course!) and 3 hagstones. Altogether lovely, with my lovely husband.

#seaside
#hagstone
#Suffolk
#wellbeing
#MentalGoodHealth

How lovely.

I'm bright eyed and bushy tailed this morning, enjoying your music choices, and looking forward to a lie-in tomorrow!

... and now I have shoe-envy! :-)

Morning, I'm awake but rather sleep deprived but your show always cheers me up :-)

Morning! Welcome back to Breakfast - I always enjoy your shows.

We progressed to corn stalks, if our paper straw efforts were good enough! I remember having to soak them to make them pliable, not brittle, and the particular smell they had.

It's a nonsense, isn't it? For children for whom this is time-critical, this could literally be a life-threatening delay :-(

Do I need any stationery? No. Did I buy some anyway? Yes. Will I do this again in the future? Very likely.
#KeithHaring #stationery

At primary school, we used to make these every autumn - very basic designs, not like this! - out of paper straws.

I was tempted to write, ‘true story’ but my brain decided I should say, ‘true faith’ instead. If you know, you know 😊🎧

In sunny Suffolk, we have a new and shiny ARFID service, which I got hysterically excited about. Only takes referrals for under 18’s. My ‘child’ is 21. Outta luck. 😬

I love that.

I used to collect one every time I visited a beach for my mum.

My most treasured one is from Derek Jarman's cottage in Dungeness. (I kept that one! :-) )

I collect them too.