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Projects & Side Quests

This is where the little ideas that became rather bigger ideas live. There will be flowers, yarn, walks and whatever else catches my attention along the way.

The Wildflower Quest

Sixty British wildflowers, a year of looking properly and plenty of reasons to get out for a walk. I’m learning to recognise the plants I used to pass without knowing their names, one discovery at a time.

Read how the wildflower project began →

From flowers to crochet

A colour palette for each flower and the idea of making a crochet square to remember it by. This is the place for the yarn choices, experiments and eventual blanket as they take shape.

Small adventures

Nature reserves, familiar paths seen with new eyes and days out with a little purpose: find something, notice something, learn something. Preferably with a cup of tea somewhere along the way.

Other things on the table

There is room here for crochet, Lego, plants, history and any other side quest that refuses to stay in its own lane. I’ll add links as the stories appear.

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Hello, I’m Merry

I’m getting outside, making things and finding my way back to writing.

Wildflowers, small adventures and a slightly ridiculous potato. Side quests welcome.

Start with the wildflower project →

Little squares of life

Competition season is coming up. Last weekend off Competition season is coming up. Last weekend off till late November. Soaking up some outdoor joy while we have a chance @angleseyabbeynt and The White Swan.
Glorious Goodwood 2026. La Dolce Vita edition 💃 (w Glorious Goodwood 2026. La Dolce Vita edition 💃 (with added impressive windy weather, but no rain!)
Monday afternoons are for recharging. Monday afternoons are for recharging.
Day 3. Hampton Court. The perfect end to a lovely Day 3. Hampton Court. The perfect end to a lovely 3 days with my museum buddy. These trips will be some of my best memories of parenting him. He misses out on a lot of me because of gymnastics, but we cram a lot of perfection into our London adventure.
Day 2. After a fabulous breakfast and then unexpec Day 2. After a fabulous breakfast and then unexpectedly finding every tube line in our area of London closed, we diverted back into town by bus and went to Sealife, followed by the truly magnificent Rameses II exhibition at Battersea. Finished the day with a memorable walk back to Kensington through Battersea Park and Chelsea, then Bene’s favourite pizza for tea. I didn’t expect to enjoy sealife so much but actually it was quite mesmeric and the Egypt exhibition has really inspired me. Another perfect day with my museum buddy.
Day one of our London trip for 2026; the London mi Day one of our London trip for 2026; the London mithraeum, which was both free and really interesting, a mini pilgrimage to the walbrook river and the London stone, an unexpected blue plaque discovery of a relative, the Jurassic ocean exhibition at the NHM and then the truly excellently funny Beetlejuice. I can’t recommend staying at Imperial College highly enough either; it’s just a perfect base for a London adventure for me and the boy because everywhere is (usually!) easy to access from it, there are good places to eat, museums on your doorstep for an hours entertainment and it always feels safe and friendly to be there into the evening. A perfect first day.
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