AHappyFlower
@ahappyflower.bsky.social
Public historian (HistoryNeedsYou.com), voice artist. Likes tea, cats, Robert Donat (Robert-Donat.com), music & poetry. Daft, bit deaf. She/her. Cambridge, but Scottish.
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Another picture of Hilda Trevelyan
Today’s Luminous Lady is Hilda Trevelyan (4 February 1877 – 10 November 1959), photographer here in 1906. An actress, she was best known for creating the role of Wendy in Peter Pan.
May 17, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Another picture of Hilda Trevelyan
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We are on BlueSky! Follow @gem-heritage to stay updated about GEM's new training, opportunities and news! We look forward to building a welcoming online community here!
January 13, 2025 at 4:21 PM
We are on BlueSky! Follow @gem-heritage to stay updated about GEM's new training, opportunities and news! We look forward to building a welcoming online community here!
I have more or less finished the dreaded dissertation. Frankly, if I pass it will be a miracle, but having got there in the face of chronic fatigue and other fun health issues is an achievement in itself. I am now doing absolutely nothing. Not. A. Thing. Zilch. Diddly squat.
December 11, 2024 at 2:59 PM
I have more or less finished the dreaded dissertation. Frankly, if I pass it will be a miracle, but having got there in the face of chronic fatigue and other fun health issues is an achievement in itself. I am now doing absolutely nothing. Not. A. Thing. Zilch. Diddly squat.
Briefly popping in to say how much I hate Harvard referencing. Or, in fact, every other flavour of the same.
*departs. replaces nose on grindstone *
*departs. replaces nose on grindstone *
December 10, 2024 at 10:38 AM
Briefly popping in to say how much I hate Harvard referencing. Or, in fact, every other flavour of the same.
*departs. replaces nose on grindstone *
*departs. replaces nose on grindstone *
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See BBC Springwatch 2024. I thought I had my numbers wrong BUT “one monthly flea treatment for a large dog can kill 25 million bees!”.
I’m a dog owner BTW, luckily my boy has a tablet, not a droplet. Goes someway to explain some of our insect decline.
25 MILLION 😳
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I’m a dog owner BTW, luckily my boy has a tablet, not a droplet. Goes someway to explain some of our insect decline.
25 MILLION 😳
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Do Our Pet Flea Treatments Kill Our Bees?
Shops are stocking more flea treatments than ever before to prevent any pests from entering our homes. In the UK, we have an estimated 11 million cats and 12 million dogs in 2023. There are currently ...
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December 9, 2024 at 9:46 PM
See BBC Springwatch 2024. I thought I had my numbers wrong BUT “one monthly flea treatment for a large dog can kill 25 million bees!”.
I’m a dog owner BTW, luckily my boy has a tablet, not a droplet. Goes someway to explain some of our insect decline.
25 MILLION 😳
beevive.com/blogs/bee-bl...
I’m a dog owner BTW, luckily my boy has a tablet, not a droplet. Goes someway to explain some of our insect decline.
25 MILLION 😳
beevive.com/blogs/bee-bl...
So there’s a finite time you can spend editing your dissertation, isn’t there?!? Somebody crowbar me away from it, I have a bibliography to finish…
December 8, 2024 at 11:16 AM
So there’s a finite time you can spend editing your dissertation, isn’t there?!? Somebody crowbar me away from it, I have a bibliography to finish…
I (the queen) enjoyed meeting Morna and hearing about her book.
#ChingfordHistoricalSociety represented at the reopening of #RoyalForestHotelChingford - Morna wrote a history of the hotel and the life within and around it, presented to guests at the reopening. RoyalForestEppingForest.com
December 4, 2024 at 2:23 PM
I (the queen) enjoyed meeting Morna and hearing about her book.
It was lovely to perform as Queen Victoria yesterday for the fabulous Heartwood Inns. The Royal Forest is absolutely stunning, fit for a Queen!
Delighted to join 'Queen Victoria' to officially open The Royal Forest in #Chingford.
This historic royal building now has 28 luxury bedrooms, a brasserie for 142 guests & a pub with 80 covers, all complimented by Raymond Blanc's fantastic menu.
Full details: www.benjaminmurphy.uk?p=3740
This historic royal building now has 28 luxury bedrooms, a brasserie for 142 guests & a pub with 80 covers, all complimented by Raymond Blanc's fantastic menu.
Full details: www.benjaminmurphy.uk?p=3740
December 4, 2024 at 10:51 AM
It was lovely to perform as Queen Victoria yesterday for the fabulous Heartwood Inns. The Royal Forest is absolutely stunning, fit for a Queen!
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This. We don't get dying "right", right now. How will we manage assisted dying too? So many traumatic stories being shared about bad deaths, but if we got palliative care right, would they still be traumatic? My fear is it becomes either/or, when it needs to be sufficient funding & support for both.
Whilst we are talking about dying & giving people choices
Can our government also choose to fund #PalliativeCare so that #hospices aren’t depending on charitable donations
Why should end-of-life care need local people to run marathons & hold cake sales- which contributes to #inequities in care
Can our government also choose to fund #PalliativeCare so that #hospices aren’t depending on charitable donations
Why should end-of-life care need local people to run marathons & hold cake sales- which contributes to #inequities in care
What a powerful programme highlighting the devastating financial position the hospice sector is experiencing.
Thank you @danielhewittitv.bsky.social @tobyhporter.bsky.social @doctoroxford.bsky.social @katherinesleeman.bsky.social & all the other voices included in the report.
Thank you @danielhewittitv.bsky.social @tobyhporter.bsky.social @doctoroxford.bsky.social @katherinesleeman.bsky.social & all the other voices included in the report.
November 29, 2024 at 11:16 AM
This. We don't get dying "right", right now. How will we manage assisted dying too? So many traumatic stories being shared about bad deaths, but if we got palliative care right, would they still be traumatic? My fear is it becomes either/or, when it needs to be sufficient funding & support for both.
I’m back from reformer pilates, in which I horrify myself anew at how my body doesn’t bend. I’m a rusty old bucket.
November 29, 2024 at 11:34 AM
I’m back from reformer pilates, in which I horrify myself anew at how my body doesn’t bend. I’m a rusty old bucket.
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Wales this weekend – climate collapse happening before our very eyes .
We need to get serious . It’s why I’m petitioning for a ban on fossil fuel ads .
lovera.ge/ban-ffa 🧵
We need to get serious . It’s why I’m petitioning for a ban on fossil fuel ads .
lovera.ge/ban-ffa 🧵
This is not Valencia, this is the town Tenbury Wells UK. There are very real consequences for all of us of ignoring 40 years of warnings from NASA & the world’s leading scientists. Reminder: as the planet heats, the atmosphere holds more moisture meaning rainfall intensity increases. #climatechange
November 24, 2024 at 8:59 PM
Wales this weekend – climate collapse happening before our very eyes .
We need to get serious . It’s why I’m petitioning for a ban on fossil fuel ads .
lovera.ge/ban-ffa 🧵
We need to get serious . It’s why I’m petitioning for a ban on fossil fuel ads .
lovera.ge/ban-ffa 🧵
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My dear friend Ethel, looking up at the slowly appearing moon, asked me if I navigated by the stars.. Peng, she said, Peng, how do you know where you're going, under water, how do you know what bit of land you've landed on, it seems frightfully difficult. Well, said I, even a bird has a brain.
November 24, 2024 at 11:09 AM
My dear friend Ethel, looking up at the slowly appearing moon, asked me if I navigated by the stars.. Peng, she said, Peng, how do you know where you're going, under water, how do you know what bit of land you've landed on, it seems frightfully difficult. Well, said I, even a bird has a brain.
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For the short story lovers, these are the first few pages of my story, The Inheritance, which is featured in the @goldsborobooks.bsky.social anthology '25'. Can anyone guess the inspiration?
November 23, 2024 at 11:09 PM
For the short story lovers, these are the first few pages of my story, The Inheritance, which is featured in the @goldsborobooks.bsky.social anthology '25'. Can anyone guess the inspiration?
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Is this really a BICYCLE THIEVES reference in Scorsese's HUGO?
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November 22, 2024 at 7:58 PM
Is this really a BICYCLE THIEVES reference in Scorsese's HUGO?
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The advert for our Research Associate post in Victorian Cultural and Material History is now up on jobs.ac.uk - www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DKS158/r...
Please spread the word!!!!
Please spread the word!!!!
Research Associate in Victorian Cultural and Material History at Lancaster University
Looking for a new job opportunity in academia? Check out this job opening for a Research Associate in Victorian Cultural and Material History on jobs.ac.uk!
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November 21, 2024 at 3:26 PM
The advert for our Research Associate post in Victorian Cultural and Material History is now up on jobs.ac.uk - www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DKS158/r...
Please spread the word!!!!
Please spread the word!!!!
It’s been lovely to reward myself with Powell and Pressburger after a day of dissertation writing. Please can we have a Powell and Pressburger channel?
November 22, 2024 at 8:03 PM
It’s been lovely to reward myself with Powell and Pressburger after a day of dissertation writing. Please can we have a Powell and Pressburger channel?
Leg warmers though. They’re great.
November 22, 2024 at 8:02 PM
Leg warmers though. They’re great.
I decided I wasn’t going to go out today, so put on a pair of pyjama bottoms, leg warmers, thermals and a poncho. Then I went out. I’ve got to that age where I’m invisible anyway, so no one pointed and laughed.
November 22, 2024 at 8:00 PM
I decided I wasn’t going to go out today, so put on a pair of pyjama bottoms, leg warmers, thermals and a poncho. Then I went out. I’ve got to that age where I’m invisible anyway, so no one pointed and laughed.
I’ve got that point in my dissertation where it feels like I’m writing utter nonsense. I probably am writing utter nonsense. And I keep remembering Prof. Hunter, during my ill advised undergrad dalliance with philosophy, reading my first sentence out to the class as an excellent example of a fallacy
November 19, 2024 at 5:51 PM
I’ve got that point in my dissertation where it feels like I’m writing utter nonsense. I probably am writing utter nonsense. And I keep remembering Prof. Hunter, during my ill advised undergrad dalliance with philosophy, reading my first sentence out to the class as an excellent example of a fallacy
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Where are all the #gardenhistorians? Would love to follow you!
November 18, 2024 at 9:13 AM
Where are all the #gardenhistorians? Would love to follow you!
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*nods thoughtfully*
Sometimes I wonder what motivates non-coffee drinkers to get out of bed.
Probably some sort of pulley system.
Probably some sort of pulley system.
November 19, 2024 at 8:32 AM
*nods thoughtfully*
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Scale of the problem: 'Children accounted for the biggest rise of any social group falling into poverty, the report found, with an extra 260,000 on the breadline since before the Covid pandemic, meaning a record 36%, or 5.2 million children, were in deprivation.' www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
More than one in three children in poverty as UK deprivation hits record high
Exclusive: Study finds almost quarter of UK population living in poverty, reaching the highest level this century
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November 18, 2024 at 6:00 PM
Scale of the problem: 'Children accounted for the biggest rise of any social group falling into poverty, the report found, with an extra 260,000 on the breadline since before the Covid pandemic, meaning a record 36%, or 5.2 million children, were in deprivation.' www.theguardian.com/society/2024...