18 May 2026

Signed Out and The Horse Chestnut Tree

 Very odd things happening with google here - it kept signing me out of the blog over the weekend. I managed to sign back  in twice after a lot of faff with passwords etc and having to get  number codes sent to my phone. It didn't last long as I was signed out again on Sunday!  I tried to find out why but the answers were a bit vague. Eventually I got back in again long enough to write this and   I think my comments on other blogs may have popped up as anonymous, so apologies for that.

  It was not just google who didn't know who I was  but also outlook (hotmail), BBC iplayer, Facebook Groups and  Wordle although I would have lost my streak anyway - the word was BYLAW. I only got the A!

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The Horse Chestnut I'm following through the year has changed so much in the month since mid April .

It's looking lovely with the white flower 'candles' and the leaves fully open but fresh  still Spring green.


And who knew all the ways the bark is/was used............

Horse chestnut bark (Aesculus hippocastanum) is a traditional herbal ingredient, rich in aescin and tannins, used to support circulatory health, specifically targeting vein health, reducing leg heaviness, and treating vascular issues. Primarily prepared as a decoction or tea, the bark is used for its astringent properties and can be used in topical preparations.

I'll not be trying it!






I'm scheduling this post for Monday morning and will see what happens, will I be signed in or not - that is the question. 

Back soon..................... I hope




3 comments:

  1. What a glorious tree Sue. June

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  2. My reading list is still very hit and miss, but you are appearing regularly again (other regular friends now always showing up) I got BYLAW on 6, but my long streak ended a few weeks back with GUNKY which is a horrid word imho.
    The chestnut tree is fabulous.

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  3. I failed Wordle as well yesterday. I am missing loads of post from my feed, they do show hours after they have been posted, and my views are down so I expect they may be a delay in my post as well.

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