Jenny TP

@jennytpgrows.bsky.social

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Head Gardener, Lecturer UEBS, proud director of Tamar Grow Local CIC, food systems research, food justice, horticulture, dogs, cats, politics & stuff. Member of RHS Learning & Engagement Group. Not adult enough for DMs here

2 brightly coloured tins of Old Bay Seasoning, one labelled 'hot' and the other 'lemon and herb', lying on a wooden chopping board.
A tray of 12 unevenly sized, floured bread rolls fresh out of the oven
A black and tan Border Terrier standing in a stone water trough in a cattle field with her front paws on the edge of the trough. She's grinning like a loon with her big pink tongue hanging out. She's called Little Bean.
3 types of sculptural carved paper lightshades in a a restaurant. All in orangey- bronze shades
Blue warning sign on a post in the middle of a river. Sign says "Unsuitable for motor vehicles"
A list of birds from the Merlin app: Blackbird; Great Tit; Wren; Criw; Wood Pigeon; Blue Tit; Song Thrush; Pheasant; Robin; Stock Dove
A polytunnel frame with the ground covered in brambles
A white and black Sprocker Spaniel launching himself enthusiadtically into a river after a tennis ball and swimming back to me. He's knackered but doesn't want the game to end. The banks are overhung with leafless trees. His companion, a black and tan Border Terrier runs up and down the bank with a tennis ball in her mouth.
Carrot batons and peas in a steaming pan
Small wheaten coloured terrier FINALLY having a bit of a snooze on a dark brown leather sofa
A small, shaggy wheaten coloured terrier in a dog crate with a red toy, looking down and to the left with a very cute expression
A wheaten coloured young terrier with his tongue out in the arms of a middlr-aged woman with brown hair and a purple jumper.
Weather chart showing 80% chance of more torrential rain for West Devon today. We just can't get enough of the stuff.
Logs burning in a Victorian fireplace
The front cover of Jonathan Coe's 'The Proof of my Innocence. A green cover showing a man in a black suit and tie with red flames in place of his head
Mostly white Sprocker Spaniel with black head looking contrite after shredding a toy over a recently hoovered carpet
A mainly white Sprocker Spaniel with long black ears, big pink tongue out, sitting on a lawn and beseeching me to throw a turquoise ball for him
A maslin pan full of several varieties of apple, onions, sugar, pickling spices, cider vinegar, sultanas, ground ginger & grated fresh ginger bubbling on the hob.
Kilner strawberry jars full of apple chutney
A maslin pan half full of almost ready apple chutney. It's looking browner now and more mushy, with a few solid chunks of apple still visible.
A stainless steel Muslin pan full of chopped windfall apples of all colours, onions, sultanas,simmering on the hob. A big wooden spoon is resting in the pan
A big brown spider in my kitchen sink
A stainless steel pan full of chutney ingredients bubbling away on the stove
The front cover of a recipe book for preserves & pickles by Marguerite Patten from the 1960s
Killer jar half full of a bubbling sourdough starter that's increased in volume by about 30% in about an hour and a half
A 750ml Kilner jar containing a frothing sourdough starter
Mungo, a black cat with white chest, sitting in a cloakroom basin on top of a yellow pair of rubber gloves. She is peering up at the camera with a quizzical expression
A black and tan Border Terrier with a pink collar, sitting in a stone water trough in the corner of a green field. She looks as though she's grinning, with her tongue out and curled up at the end
2 White Tailed bumblebees sheltering from the rain on the flowers of a pale pink Buddleja davidii wild seedling
A small blue warning sign on a metal pole, sticking up out of a wide river, that says "Unsuitable for motor vehicles "
A punnet full of deep red, deliciously fragrant strawberries from the Tamar Valley
Two black and tan puppies run fast past the camera on a lawn
4 black and tan puppies wrestling with various toys on a lawn
4 black and tan puppies curled up asleep in a bunch on a lawn
Little Bean (blue & tan) Border Terrier playing with her four sturdy black puppies on the lawn in the sunshine
4 black puppies (4 weeks old) wobble around on grass. A white and black Spaniel runs in and drops a ball in front of one of the puppies
3 week old puppies having their first taste of food (rice pudding). Puppies are black with tan markings round the nose and legs.