Andrea Smith
@andreas13.bsky.social
Midwife, researcher, lover of purple and chocolate.
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My Etsy shop's now open for my 5 sets of greetings cards:spring,summer,autumn,nature/botanical collections & tiny posies.I post to the US now too
I create each of my photos using recent neuroscientific research-looking at them shifts your brain away from fight or flight: www.etsy.com/uk/shop/silv...
I create each of my photos using recent neuroscientific research-looking at them shifts your brain away from fight or flight: www.etsy.com/uk/shop/silv...
September 4, 2025 at 7:09 PM
My Etsy shop's now open for my 5 sets of greetings cards:spring,summer,autumn,nature/botanical collections & tiny posies.I post to the US now too
I create each of my photos using recent neuroscientific research-looking at them shifts your brain away from fight or flight: www.etsy.com/uk/shop/silv...
I create each of my photos using recent neuroscientific research-looking at them shifts your brain away from fight or flight: www.etsy.com/uk/shop/silv...
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This edition of Misty carried the third and final part of a stunning Misty board game, featuring art from Shirley Bellwood and a selection of covers and memorable moments.
I’ve put this together with parts one and two – something spooky to play as the nights draw in.
I’ve put this together with parts one and two – something spooky to play as the nights draw in.
September 2, 2025 at 7:23 AM
This edition of Misty carried the third and final part of a stunning Misty board game, featuring art from Shirley Bellwood and a selection of covers and memorable moments.
I’ve put this together with parts one and two – something spooky to play as the nights draw in.
I’ve put this together with parts one and two – something spooky to play as the nights draw in.
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My Victorian ink bottle posy kits are now in my shop👇
Some have sold which is fantastic but maybe due to financial climate not as many as usual. I know it's cringey to ask for support but I'm trying to get back on my feet after being v unwell-a RT would help so much x🌿
www.etsy.com/uk/shop/silv...
Some have sold which is fantastic but maybe due to financial climate not as many as usual. I know it's cringey to ask for support but I'm trying to get back on my feet after being v unwell-a RT would help so much x🌿
www.etsy.com/uk/shop/silv...
August 22, 2025 at 11:10 AM
My Victorian ink bottle posy kits are now in my shop👇
Some have sold which is fantastic but maybe due to financial climate not as many as usual. I know it's cringey to ask for support but I'm trying to get back on my feet after being v unwell-a RT would help so much x🌿
www.etsy.com/uk/shop/silv...
Some have sold which is fantastic but maybe due to financial climate not as many as usual. I know it's cringey to ask for support but I'm trying to get back on my feet after being v unwell-a RT would help so much x🌿
www.etsy.com/uk/shop/silv...
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Just a regular reminder to please support your local theatre, café, bookstore, bakery, and library. We breathe life into these places when we support them.
Without us, they can't survive, and truthfully, without them, neither can we.
Without us, they can't survive, and truthfully, without them, neither can we.
July 28, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Just a regular reminder to please support your local theatre, café, bookstore, bakery, and library. We breathe life into these places when we support them.
Without us, they can't survive, and truthfully, without them, neither can we.
Without us, they can't survive, and truthfully, without them, neither can we.
The Yorkshire House in Lancaster has been closed for 4 years. It was the first place I ordered a pint (Hobgoblin) and people miss it. Especially the juke box. It was a grotty rock pub, perhaps one of the last of its kind. This note on the door says it all, really.
July 20, 2025 at 9:44 AM
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🔴The £350 Billion a Year Lost to Corruption, Tax Dodging and Crime Every Year in the UK
As ministers search for cuts, a new parliamentary report reveals the hundreds of billions of pounds that could be clawed back into the UK’s flagging economy
bylinetimes.com/2025/07/04/a...
As ministers search for cuts, a new parliamentary report reveals the hundreds of billions of pounds that could be clawed back into the UK’s flagging economy
bylinetimes.com/2025/07/04/a...
The £350 Billion a Year Lost to Corruption, Tax Dodging and Crime Every Year in the UK
As ministers search for cuts, a new parliamentary report reveals the hundreds of billions of pounds that could be clawed back into the UK's flagging economy
bylinetimes.com
July 8, 2025 at 1:53 PM
🔴The £350 Billion a Year Lost to Corruption, Tax Dodging and Crime Every Year in the UK
As ministers search for cuts, a new parliamentary report reveals the hundreds of billions of pounds that could be clawed back into the UK’s flagging economy
bylinetimes.com/2025/07/04/a...
As ministers search for cuts, a new parliamentary report reveals the hundreds of billions of pounds that could be clawed back into the UK’s flagging economy
bylinetimes.com/2025/07/04/a...
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Today, the UK government intends to ban the non-violent protesters Palestine Action as a "terrorist" group, exposing anyone supporting them to terrorism charges. In 2 days, 380,000 people have watched this video on YT alone.
You're going to need a bigger prison.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECkV...
You're going to need a bigger prison.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECkV...
Sharing This Video Could Get You 14 Years in Prison
YouTube video by Double Down News
www.youtube.com
June 30, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Today, the UK government intends to ban the non-violent protesters Palestine Action as a "terrorist" group, exposing anyone supporting them to terrorism charges. In 2 days, 380,000 people have watched this video on YT alone.
You're going to need a bigger prison.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECkV...
You're going to need a bigger prison.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECkV...
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I wrote about Cupid & Psyche 85 for Classic Pop's 1985 special last year and it's now here online for your eyes
Classic Album: Scritti Politti - Cupid & Psyche 85
Blending sharp lyricism with polished production, Scritti Politti took their literate pop to new heights on Cupid & Psyche 85
www.classicpopmag.com
June 10, 2025 at 6:12 PM
I wrote about Cupid & Psyche 85 for Classic Pop's 1985 special last year and it's now here online for your eyes
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My Etsy shop's now open for a v. limited print run of half calendars of my tiny posy & botanical photos.
I design my photos using recent neuroscientific research so that looking at them alleviates stress & lift mood.
Each calendar=6 very high quality frameable prints:
www.etsy.com/uk/shop/silv...
I design my photos using recent neuroscientific research so that looking at them alleviates stress & lift mood.
Each calendar=6 very high quality frameable prints:
www.etsy.com/uk/shop/silv...
June 1, 2025 at 7:07 PM
My Etsy shop's now open for a v. limited print run of half calendars of my tiny posy & botanical photos.
I design my photos using recent neuroscientific research so that looking at them alleviates stress & lift mood.
Each calendar=6 very high quality frameable prints:
www.etsy.com/uk/shop/silv...
I design my photos using recent neuroscientific research so that looking at them alleviates stress & lift mood.
Each calendar=6 very high quality frameable prints:
www.etsy.com/uk/shop/silv...
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Tactical voting doesn’t just mean voting for Labour everywhere, that could actually split the vote in many places and let in Reform where you are
Libdems, Greens, or Independents are best to keep out Reform in many places, check using the website by entering your postcode
StopReformUK.vote
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Libdems, Greens, or Independents are best to keep out Reform in many places, check using the website by entering your postcode
StopReformUK.vote
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April 27, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Tactical voting doesn’t just mean voting for Labour everywhere, that could actually split the vote in many places and let in Reform where you are
Libdems, Greens, or Independents are best to keep out Reform in many places, check using the website by entering your postcode
StopReformUK.vote
/2
Libdems, Greens, or Independents are best to keep out Reform in many places, check using the website by entering your postcode
StopReformUK.vote
/2
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My new workshop:small museums for mental health, is now live.
I'll teach you how creating small museums alters brain biochemistry to improve mental health & we'll make small museums together
24 May,zoom, recording available afterwards
Open to anyone,anywhere
workshops.emmamitchell.uk/courses/smal...
I'll teach you how creating small museums alters brain biochemistry to improve mental health & we'll make small museums together
24 May,zoom, recording available afterwards
Open to anyone,anywhere
workshops.emmamitchell.uk/courses/smal...
April 25, 2025 at 11:44 AM
My new workshop:small museums for mental health, is now live.
I'll teach you how creating small museums alters brain biochemistry to improve mental health & we'll make small museums together
24 May,zoom, recording available afterwards
Open to anyone,anywhere
workshops.emmamitchell.uk/courses/smal...
I'll teach you how creating small museums alters brain biochemistry to improve mental health & we'll make small museums together
24 May,zoom, recording available afterwards
Open to anyone,anywhere
workshops.emmamitchell.uk/courses/smal...
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Last night was the 250th anniversary of Paul Revere's midnight ride to warn the Minutemen of approaching British troops.
I want to take a moment to share an excerpt from the Declaration of Independence's grievances against King George III.
Remind you of anyone?
I want to take a moment to share an excerpt from the Declaration of Independence's grievances against King George III.
Remind you of anyone?
April 19, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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Tmrw evening at 8 I'll be opening my Etsy for a limited no. of Victorian ink bottle posy kits designed to👇 anxiety while you make something lovely.
Contents:
Victorian ink bottle
booklet:neuroscience of improving mental health with creative activity
tiny dried flower posy.
A RT would help so much🌿
Contents:
Victorian ink bottle
booklet:neuroscience of improving mental health with creative activity
tiny dried flower posy.
A RT would help so much🌿
April 9, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Tmrw evening at 8 I'll be opening my Etsy for a limited no. of Victorian ink bottle posy kits designed to👇 anxiety while you make something lovely.
Contents:
Victorian ink bottle
booklet:neuroscience of improving mental health with creative activity
tiny dried flower posy.
A RT would help so much🌿
Contents:
Victorian ink bottle
booklet:neuroscience of improving mental health with creative activity
tiny dried flower posy.
A RT would help so much🌿
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My May botanical illustration & mental health w'shop’s now live. I teach you:
🌿how to break down plants into simple shapes & add shading
🧠how creative activity alters brain biochemistry to improve mental health
There’s 15% off atm with the code THANKYOU15:
workshops.emmamitchell.uk/courses/bota...
🌿how to break down plants into simple shapes & add shading
🧠how creative activity alters brain biochemistry to improve mental health
There’s 15% off atm with the code THANKYOU15:
workshops.emmamitchell.uk/courses/bota...
March 26, 2025 at 8:53 PM
My May botanical illustration & mental health w'shop’s now live. I teach you:
🌿how to break down plants into simple shapes & add shading
🧠how creative activity alters brain biochemistry to improve mental health
There’s 15% off atm with the code THANKYOU15:
workshops.emmamitchell.uk/courses/bota...
🌿how to break down plants into simple shapes & add shading
🧠how creative activity alters brain biochemistry to improve mental health
There’s 15% off atm with the code THANKYOU15:
workshops.emmamitchell.uk/courses/bota...
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Hoping this week - with the combination of Gareth Southgate's talk and "Adolescence" - is the "Mr Bates vs The Post Office" moment for the Manosphere. Teenage boys deserves SO much more joy and optimism than Andrew Tate.
March 19, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Hoping this week - with the combination of Gareth Southgate's talk and "Adolescence" - is the "Mr Bates vs The Post Office" moment for the Manosphere. Teenage boys deserves SO much more joy and optimism than Andrew Tate.
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This is an abysmal, brutally reverse-engineered instance of mega-corp fossil-fuel lawfare waged against Greenpeace.
It’s a strategic takedown of a deep-rooted, rare-growing force for good on Earth.
A(nother) desperate day for justice and the planet.
It’s a strategic takedown of a deep-rooted, rare-growing force for good on Earth.
A(nother) desperate day for justice and the planet.
Absolute destruction of the First Amendment to enable absolute destruction of a habitable planet.
Greenpeace ordered to pay Dakota Access Pipeline operator $667 million in case that could destroy the group
A North Dakota jury awarded $667 million in damages to Energy Transfer, the company that runs the Dakota Access Pipeline, after finding Greenpeace liable in a high-stakes defamation case.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 20, 2025 at 12:22 AM
This is an abysmal, brutally reverse-engineered instance of mega-corp fossil-fuel lawfare waged against Greenpeace.
It’s a strategic takedown of a deep-rooted, rare-growing force for good on Earth.
A(nother) desperate day for justice and the planet.
It’s a strategic takedown of a deep-rooted, rare-growing force for good on Earth.
A(nother) desperate day for justice and the planet.
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Every major UK newspaper - left, right, broadsheet, tabloid - is running a front page campaign against copyright carveouts for AI training.
I can't remember the last time any political cause had such broad support, let alone one so anti-big tech and so economically consequential.
I can't remember the last time any political cause had such broad support, let alone one so anti-big tech and so economically consequential.
February 25, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Every major UK newspaper - left, right, broadsheet, tabloid - is running a front page campaign against copyright carveouts for AI training.
I can't remember the last time any political cause had such broad support, let alone one so anti-big tech and so economically consequential.
I can't remember the last time any political cause had such broad support, let alone one so anti-big tech and so economically consequential.
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Mark Hamill posting rebellious content in a battle against a dictator and his robotic sidekick is the most Star Wars shit ever.
February 24, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Mark Hamill posting rebellious content in a battle against a dictator and his robotic sidekick is the most Star Wars shit ever.
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Through the blizzard of orders and edicts, a picture is emerging of what Trump wants - to rule as an autocrat, exercising unchecked power. Latest column www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Through the blizzard of edicts, see Trump for what he is: an autocrat reaching for limitless power | Jonathan Freedland
In just 100 hours, the returned president has already revealed his goal and exposed the weakness of those who might challenge him, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
www.theguardian.com
January 24, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Through the blizzard of orders and edicts, a picture is emerging of what Trump wants - to rule as an autocrat, exercising unchecked power. Latest column www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The way light brings the sea to life ☀️
January 19, 2025 at 2:26 AM
The way light brings the sea to life ☀️
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Big week for me legally releasing some of the hate in my heart ☺️ www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
January 17, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Big week for me legally releasing some of the hate in my heart ☺️ www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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And just like that... 💫💫💫
Over 600 of you have chosen to take part in TRUFFLE2!
We couldn't be more grateful to each and every one of you.
THANK YOU! 💙
Over 600 of you have chosen to take part in TRUFFLE2!
We couldn't be more grateful to each and every one of you.
THANK YOU! 💙
January 15, 2025 at 12:58 PM
And just like that... 💫💫💫
Over 600 of you have chosen to take part in TRUFFLE2!
We couldn't be more grateful to each and every one of you.
THANK YOU! 💙
Over 600 of you have chosen to take part in TRUFFLE2!
We couldn't be more grateful to each and every one of you.
THANK YOU! 💙