Interval leg stretch during the Rossini performance Three Choirs Festival this evening Worcester Cathedral & the light falling on this memorial was breathtaking....

Last night of Three Choirs Festival Worcester Cathedral - the festival rolls on to #Hereford for 2025....

Piccalilli batch one done, blackcurrant jam simmering on the cooker, deciding what courgette recipe I will do tonight....

The garden bounty continues, but sadly the golden gages represent two thirds of the crop for this season!

We're going to have far less plums this season after a fully laden branch broke off last year, but here's the first few picked today. Plus a jar of medlar chutney which is rather yummy, using up a couple of pounds of fruit lurking in the bottom of the freezer. Paul Couchman - Regency Cook

Currently transcribing the diaries of Constance Radcliffe Cooke. In 1894 she was at school in Switzerland & #OTD she walked from Comballaz to Pierre du Moelle. A casual check shows it was nearly 3 hours there & back, but it looks like it was worth it!

Today we had a walk round part of the #Rotherwas estate exploring the history of the munitions factory. There's more opportunities to join us later in the year & we hold monthly meetings. Find out more: rotherwas.com

I was thrilled to buy two letters written by Charles Radcliffe Cooke online, including one in which he extolls Constance's abilities - she did indeed work using her language, shorthand & typing skills, but then of course became a #WSPU #Suffragette!

In other news, here's today's plum pick. They won't be as good as last year's crop, but so far so good...

Snigger: the wonky vegetables continue...

.#OTD 1931 The Kington Times reported on Katharine Radcliffe Cooke's death, wife of the late Charles Radcliffe Cooke & Constance's step-mother. They didn't get on, Katharine had been governess to the children before their mother died then Charles & Katharine married. (The British Newspaper Archive)

National Alfa Day - a fantastic event, thanks to Alfa Romeo Owners Club UK & Bicester Heritage. Oscar enjoyed checking out the new #AlfaRomeoJunior! #AlfaRomeo #AlfaSZ Alfa Romeo

The entrance to College Cloisters Hereford Cathedral has a secret: under the hatch in the wooden seat is an ancient backgammon "board" scratched in the stonework. It was starting to get rather worn & an elegant solution to protect it & the wall has been devised by the Head of Estates.

A visit to #Bromyard today to see the exhibition by my extremely talented friend Jane Tudge at the Chapel Gallery & a lovely wander along the streets for the Bromyard Art Walk. The exhibition & local art is on display all week.

Apparently it's #InternationalDogDay. Oscar says please enjoy me looking gorgeous at National Alfa Day last weekend with my Italian wheels...

Gone for the cheap option.... 😉 #Oasis

1913 #OTD an article advertised a #Hereford #WSPU meeting in the #Suffragette newspaper. Unfortunately the invitation cards had a rather fundamental typo, but the resourceful Mrs Davis Hereford Cathedral had a simple solution! Read more: #HardWorkButGlorious (Images The British Newspaper Archive & HARC)

A month to go! Really looking forward to participating & sharing #Herefordshire #Suffrage stories from my ongoing research & my award winning book #HardWorkButGlorious. What will you discover from the writers who are taking part? History Book Chat #HistoryWritersDay24