Lighthouse Wifie
@lighthousewifie.bsky.social
An atheist #countingblessings for my #mentalhealth.
Likes tea, hot-water bottles, social justice, knitting, nuanced opinions, & sleeping.
Look North.
That's where I live.
Hence the hot-water bottles.
Likes tea, hot-water bottles, social justice, knitting, nuanced opinions, & sleeping.
Look North.
That's where I live.
Hence the hot-water bottles.
Thursday... and the feeling of tension leaving my body because I was driving, and the sun was out.
It's been six weeks since we saw the sun, and three since I could use the car. In many ways, worse than #lockdown was for me.
#mentalhealth #countingblessings #ablessingaday
It's been six weeks since we saw the sun, and three since I could use the car. In many ways, worse than #lockdown was for me.
#mentalhealth #countingblessings #ablessingaday
February 13, 2026 at 10:56 PM
Thursday... and the feeling of tension leaving my body because I was driving, and the sun was out.
It's been six weeks since we saw the sun, and three since I could use the car. In many ways, worse than #lockdown was for me.
#mentalhealth #countingblessings #ablessingaday
It's been six weeks since we saw the sun, and three since I could use the car. In many ways, worse than #lockdown was for me.
#mentalhealth #countingblessings #ablessingaday
Wednesday....
What was good about yesterday?
I enjoyed my history class, and I have embarked on the sleeve of the jumper I am knitting.
#mentalhealth #ablessingaday #countingblessings #craftiverse
What was good about yesterday?
I enjoyed my history class, and I have embarked on the sleeve of the jumper I am knitting.
#mentalhealth #ablessingaday #countingblessings #craftiverse
February 12, 2026 at 8:54 AM
Wednesday....
What was good about yesterday?
I enjoyed my history class, and I have embarked on the sleeve of the jumper I am knitting.
#mentalhealth #ablessingaday #countingblessings #craftiverse
What was good about yesterday?
I enjoyed my history class, and I have embarked on the sleeve of the jumper I am knitting.
#mentalhealth #ablessingaday #countingblessings #craftiverse
Tuesday...
Having a car again after 3 weeks.
Jan & Feb have been worse than Lockdown was for me, with the double whammy of no car to go off the headland, & relentlessly appalling weather on the headland.
So I hung out with my besties, talking about UTIs.
As you do.
#mentalhealth #blessings
Having a car again after 3 weeks.
Jan & Feb have been worse than Lockdown was for me, with the double whammy of no car to go off the headland, & relentlessly appalling weather on the headland.
So I hung out with my besties, talking about UTIs.
As you do.
#mentalhealth #blessings
February 11, 2026 at 9:08 AM
Tuesday...
Having a car again after 3 weeks.
Jan & Feb have been worse than Lockdown was for me, with the double whammy of no car to go off the headland, & relentlessly appalling weather on the headland.
So I hung out with my besties, talking about UTIs.
As you do.
#mentalhealth #blessings
Having a car again after 3 weeks.
Jan & Feb have been worse than Lockdown was for me, with the double whammy of no car to go off the headland, & relentlessly appalling weather on the headland.
So I hung out with my besties, talking about UTIs.
As you do.
#mentalhealth #blessings
Monday.....
The wind dropped. Only for one day. But it did drop.
#mentalhealth #countingblessings #ablessingaday
The wind dropped. Only for one day. But it did drop.
#mentalhealth #countingblessings #ablessingaday
February 10, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Monday.....
The wind dropped. Only for one day. But it did drop.
#mentalhealth #countingblessings #ablessingaday
The wind dropped. Only for one day. But it did drop.
#mentalhealth #countingblessings #ablessingaday
Sunday's good thing was laughing until I couldn't breathe when I realised I had been building out someone else's city in Carcasonne. 😀 I even took the extra goes because it had a Builder on it. 🤣
I did start breathing again, ☺️but I didn't get the points for the tiles I put down.😭
#mentalhealth
I did start breathing again, ☺️but I didn't get the points for the tiles I put down.😭
#mentalhealth
February 9, 2026 at 9:14 AM
Sunday's good thing was laughing until I couldn't breathe when I realised I had been building out someone else's city in Carcasonne. 😀 I even took the extra goes because it had a Builder on it. 🤣
I did start breathing again, ☺️but I didn't get the points for the tiles I put down.😭
#mentalhealth
I did start breathing again, ☺️but I didn't get the points for the tiles I put down.😭
#mentalhealth
I am currently reading something which is hard to understand.
In order to understand it, I am taking notes & paraphrasing.
It is the act of thinking about what words to use that forces me to understand the text.
This crucial step of understanding is what is lost when someone uses AI for notes.
In order to understand it, I am taking notes & paraphrasing.
It is the act of thinking about what words to use that forces me to understand the text.
This crucial step of understanding is what is lost when someone uses AI for notes.
February 8, 2026 at 4:25 PM
I am currently reading something which is hard to understand.
In order to understand it, I am taking notes & paraphrasing.
It is the act of thinking about what words to use that forces me to understand the text.
This crucial step of understanding is what is lost when someone uses AI for notes.
In order to understand it, I am taking notes & paraphrasing.
It is the act of thinking about what words to use that forces me to understand the text.
This crucial step of understanding is what is lost when someone uses AI for notes.
Saturday's rare pleasure
Watching TV with Lighthouse Hubby - not a thing we do together on a regular basis.
#mentalhealth #ablessingaday #dailyblessngs #countingblessings
Picture because WTF???
Watching TV with Lighthouse Hubby - not a thing we do together on a regular basis.
#mentalhealth #ablessingaday #dailyblessngs #countingblessings
Picture because WTF???
February 8, 2026 at 10:03 AM
Saturday's rare pleasure
Watching TV with Lighthouse Hubby - not a thing we do together on a regular basis.
#mentalhealth #ablessingaday #dailyblessngs #countingblessings
Picture because WTF???
Watching TV with Lighthouse Hubby - not a thing we do together on a regular basis.
#mentalhealth #ablessingaday #dailyblessngs #countingblessings
Picture because WTF???
Friday. Better than Thursday. Though Thursday set a low bar.
I loved the pup getting her toys out of her toy box, one at a time. The concentration. The problem-solving. The determination to get The One.
#mentalhealth #ablessingaday #dailyblessings
I loved the pup getting her toys out of her toy box, one at a time. The concentration. The problem-solving. The determination to get The One.
#mentalhealth #ablessingaday #dailyblessings
February 7, 2026 at 11:40 AM
Friday. Better than Thursday. Though Thursday set a low bar.
I loved the pup getting her toys out of her toy box, one at a time. The concentration. The problem-solving. The determination to get The One.
#mentalhealth #ablessingaday #dailyblessings
I loved the pup getting her toys out of her toy box, one at a time. The concentration. The problem-solving. The determination to get The One.
#mentalhealth #ablessingaday #dailyblessings
The absolute silence of the audience.
Shakespeare, writing about strangers - immigrants and refugees - in a play he co-wrote about Sir Thomas Moore
#FuckIce
#ThisIsNotADrill
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwxY...
Shakespeare, writing about strangers - immigrants and refugees - in a play he co-wrote about Sir Thomas Moore
#FuckIce
#ThisIsNotADrill
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwxY...
mere words?
YouTube video by V Trinity (V_Trinity)
www.youtube.com
February 6, 2026 at 11:52 AM
The absolute silence of the audience.
Shakespeare, writing about strangers - immigrants and refugees - in a play he co-wrote about Sir Thomas Moore
#FuckIce
#ThisIsNotADrill
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwxY...
Shakespeare, writing about strangers - immigrants and refugees - in a play he co-wrote about Sir Thomas Moore
#FuckIce
#ThisIsNotADrill
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwxY...
Yesterday was a 💩-fest of a day.
But I do love clean sheets. And Radio 3.
#mentalhealth #countingblessings #ablessingaday
But I do love clean sheets. And Radio 3.
#mentalhealth #countingblessings #ablessingaday
February 6, 2026 at 10:42 AM
Yesterday was a 💩-fest of a day.
But I do love clean sheets. And Radio 3.
#mentalhealth #countingblessings #ablessingaday
But I do love clean sheets. And Radio 3.
#mentalhealth #countingblessings #ablessingaday
Some times this practice is harder than others. Those are the most important times to do it.
Tuesday - the vibrant yellow of supermarket daffodils
Wednesday - the colour and texture of velvet cushions
#mentalhealth #ablessingaday #countingblessings
Random pic of a bathbomb in a bath
Tuesday - the vibrant yellow of supermarket daffodils
Wednesday - the colour and texture of velvet cushions
#mentalhealth #ablessingaday #countingblessings
Random pic of a bathbomb in a bath
February 5, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Some times this practice is harder than others. Those are the most important times to do it.
Tuesday - the vibrant yellow of supermarket daffodils
Wednesday - the colour and texture of velvet cushions
#mentalhealth #ablessingaday #countingblessings
Random pic of a bathbomb in a bath
Tuesday - the vibrant yellow of supermarket daffodils
Wednesday - the colour and texture of velvet cushions
#mentalhealth #ablessingaday #countingblessings
Random pic of a bathbomb in a bath
Ok, so Monday....
Oh dear. It's going to have to be the way that the cream in Baileys wraps itself around the alcohol. A shame-faced pleasure. Oh well.
#drinkresponsibly - I mean this one!
#mentalhealth #ablessingaday #dailyblessings
Here's its origin story.
www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
Oh dear. It's going to have to be the way that the cream in Baileys wraps itself around the alcohol. A shame-faced pleasure. Oh well.
#drinkresponsibly - I mean this one!
#mentalhealth #ablessingaday #dailyblessings
Here's its origin story.
www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
In 1973, I invented a ‘girly drink’ called Baileys
We got £3,000 all-in for the creation of the world’s most successful cream liqueur
www.irishtimes.com
February 3, 2026 at 5:20 PM
Ok, so Monday....
Oh dear. It's going to have to be the way that the cream in Baileys wraps itself around the alcohol. A shame-faced pleasure. Oh well.
#drinkresponsibly - I mean this one!
#mentalhealth #ablessingaday #dailyblessings
Here's its origin story.
www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
Oh dear. It's going to have to be the way that the cream in Baileys wraps itself around the alcohol. A shame-faced pleasure. Oh well.
#drinkresponsibly - I mean this one!
#mentalhealth #ablessingaday #dailyblessings
Here's its origin story.
www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
I had not thought of this before, but JL is absolutely right.
It sits along the parental homophobia which used to wail "but what about my grandbabies....?"
I am feeling tired and sick today.
As we all are.
It sits along the parental homophobia which used to wail "but what about my grandbabies....?"
I am feeling tired and sick today.
As we all are.
This is not by any means an original thought but it does seem to me that transphobia and GC/TERFism is comorbid with and perhaps driven by the belief children are to be owned and used and moulded and in the case of the rich and/or famous, collected like stamps.
February 2, 2026 at 9:21 AM
I had not thought of this before, but JL is absolutely right.
It sits along the parental homophobia which used to wail "but what about my grandbabies....?"
I am feeling tired and sick today.
As we all are.
It sits along the parental homophobia which used to wail "but what about my grandbabies....?"
I am feeling tired and sick today.
As we all are.
Here is Neil Young before the 2008 election. And now we are reaping the whirlwind.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4kT...
A few days ago, Young withdrew his songs from Amazon, & gifted them to the people of Greenland for a year.
www.theguardian.com/music/2026/j...
Fuck Ice.
This is not a drill.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4kT...
A few days ago, Young withdrew his songs from Amazon, & gifted them to the people of Greenland for a year.
www.theguardian.com/music/2026/j...
Fuck Ice.
This is not a drill.
Neil Young: Let's Impeach The President
YouTube video by killuglyradio
www.youtube.com
February 2, 2026 at 9:13 AM
Here is Neil Young before the 2008 election. And now we are reaping the whirlwind.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4kT...
A few days ago, Young withdrew his songs from Amazon, & gifted them to the people of Greenland for a year.
www.theguardian.com/music/2026/j...
Fuck Ice.
This is not a drill.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4kT...
A few days ago, Young withdrew his songs from Amazon, & gifted them to the people of Greenland for a year.
www.theguardian.com/music/2026/j...
Fuck Ice.
This is not a drill.
Sunday
Once upon a time two years ago, Lighthouse Auntie gave us some enormous cushion covers.
I bought 2 enormous cushions for them. Which were so over-stuffed that the zips in the covers broke.
I now have 2 bin bags of discarded stuffing, & yesterday I fitted 2 new zips. Go me!
#mentalhealth
Once upon a time two years ago, Lighthouse Auntie gave us some enormous cushion covers.
I bought 2 enormous cushions for them. Which were so over-stuffed that the zips in the covers broke.
I now have 2 bin bags of discarded stuffing, & yesterday I fitted 2 new zips. Go me!
#mentalhealth
February 2, 2026 at 7:59 AM
Sunday
Once upon a time two years ago, Lighthouse Auntie gave us some enormous cushion covers.
I bought 2 enormous cushions for them. Which were so over-stuffed that the zips in the covers broke.
I now have 2 bin bags of discarded stuffing, & yesterday I fitted 2 new zips. Go me!
#mentalhealth
Once upon a time two years ago, Lighthouse Auntie gave us some enormous cushion covers.
I bought 2 enormous cushions for them. Which were so over-stuffed that the zips in the covers broke.
I now have 2 bin bags of discarded stuffing, & yesterday I fitted 2 new zips. Go me!
#mentalhealth
Saturday's delights included the joy, endorphins, dopamine, oxytocin and serotonin released by the laughter of playing Stramash.
#mentalhealth #countingblessings #ablessingaday
www.stramashgames.co.uk
#mentalhealth #countingblessings #ablessingaday
www.stramashgames.co.uk
February 1, 2026 at 9:03 AM
Saturday's delights included the joy, endorphins, dopamine, oxytocin and serotonin released by the laughter of playing Stramash.
#mentalhealth #countingblessings #ablessingaday
www.stramashgames.co.uk
#mentalhealth #countingblessings #ablessingaday
www.stramashgames.co.uk
I have SO many things I want to say but words are tumbling in my head.
Mainly FUCK you Hilary Cass for calling us ‘shroud wavers'. How FUCKING dare you?
And also FUCK you JKR for your absolute betrayal of the trans kids who thought Hogwarts was a safe space.
#translivesmatter #transrights
Mainly FUCK you Hilary Cass for calling us ‘shroud wavers'. How FUCKING dare you?
And also FUCK you JKR for your absolute betrayal of the trans kids who thought Hogwarts was a safe space.
#translivesmatter #transrights
January 31, 2026 at 5:48 PM
I have SO many things I want to say but words are tumbling in my head.
Mainly FUCK you Hilary Cass for calling us ‘shroud wavers'. How FUCKING dare you?
And also FUCK you JKR for your absolute betrayal of the trans kids who thought Hogwarts was a safe space.
#translivesmatter #transrights
Mainly FUCK you Hilary Cass for calling us ‘shroud wavers'. How FUCKING dare you?
And also FUCK you JKR for your absolute betrayal of the trans kids who thought Hogwarts was a safe space.
#translivesmatter #transrights
Bruce Springsteen performing 'The Streets of Minneapolis' in the fundraiser for Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis.
Tears and goosebumps at the same time.
#FuckIce #ThisIsNotADrill
youtu.be/f45KKVYrhN0?...
Tears and goosebumps at the same time.
#FuckIce #ThisIsNotADrill
youtu.be/f45KKVYrhN0?...
Bruce Springsteen performs 'Streets of Minneapolis' at First Avenue solidarity show
YouTube video by MPR News
youtu.be
January 31, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Bruce Springsteen performing 'The Streets of Minneapolis' in the fundraiser for Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis.
Tears and goosebumps at the same time.
#FuckIce #ThisIsNotADrill
youtu.be/f45KKVYrhN0?...
Tears and goosebumps at the same time.
#FuckIce #ThisIsNotADrill
youtu.be/f45KKVYrhN0?...
Friday's good thing....
My shiny new printer. Is shiny. Is new. Is printing!
Also the dogs behaving better in response to consistent training.
#mentalhealth #ablessingaday #countingblessings
My shiny new printer. Is shiny. Is new. Is printing!
Also the dogs behaving better in response to consistent training.
#mentalhealth #ablessingaday #countingblessings
January 31, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Friday's good thing....
My shiny new printer. Is shiny. Is new. Is printing!
Also the dogs behaving better in response to consistent training.
#mentalhealth #ablessingaday #countingblessings
My shiny new printer. Is shiny. Is new. Is printing!
Also the dogs behaving better in response to consistent training.
#mentalhealth #ablessingaday #countingblessings
Thursday's good things?
Let's call it out for clean sheets.
#mentalhealth #dailyblessings #countingblessings
Let's call it out for clean sheets.
#mentalhealth #dailyblessings #countingblessings
January 30, 2026 at 1:59 PM
Thursday's good things?
Let's call it out for clean sheets.
#mentalhealth #dailyblessings #countingblessings
Let's call it out for clean sheets.
#mentalhealth #dailyblessings #countingblessings
Striking numbers which demonstrate, in spades, how tiny is the popular support for the culture of hate that Britain's institutions seem determined to impose on a kind and accepting majority.
(Expect the BBC to ignore it or qualify it to oblivion.)
(Expect the BBC to ignore it or qualify it to oblivion.)
January 29, 2026 at 2:46 PM
Listen to this.
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 29, 2026 at 2:44 PM
Listen to this.
Wednesday's delight was being called by a friend & blethering about dogs, holiday plans, the Traitors TV programme & yes, about what's going on in the USA (they're a classicist, they take a long view).
The blessing of normality, but without the stress of closing our eyes.
#mentalhealth #blessings
The blessing of normality, but without the stress of closing our eyes.
#mentalhealth #blessings
January 29, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Wednesday's delight was being called by a friend & blethering about dogs, holiday plans, the Traitors TV programme & yes, about what's going on in the USA (they're a classicist, they take a long view).
The blessing of normality, but without the stress of closing our eyes.
#mentalhealth #blessings
The blessing of normality, but without the stress of closing our eyes.
#mentalhealth #blessings
Tuesday's little spark of something good?
I have enjoyed discovering Paris Paloma.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=11v_...
I have enjoyed discovering Paris Paloma.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=11v_...
Paris Paloma - LABOUR [Live on Tour]
YouTube video by ParisPalomaVEVO
www.youtube.com
January 28, 2026 at 9:12 AM
Tuesday's little spark of something good?
I have enjoyed discovering Paris Paloma.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=11v_...
I have enjoyed discovering Paris Paloma.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=11v_...
I have been thinking today about the woman that Alex Pretti was defending.
He asked "are you ok?"
I strongly suspect she is not ok.
#alexpretti #ice #Minneapolis #Minnesota
He asked "are you ok?"
I strongly suspect she is not ok.
#alexpretti #ice #Minneapolis #Minnesota
January 27, 2026 at 4:26 PM
I have been thinking today about the woman that Alex Pretti was defending.
He asked "are you ok?"
I strongly suspect she is not ok.
#alexpretti #ice #Minneapolis #Minnesota
He asked "are you ok?"
I strongly suspect she is not ok.
#alexpretti #ice #Minneapolis #Minnesota