Helen Averley
@helenaverley.bsky.social
Marura of Social & Family history, Illustrator, Book designer, Producer Circus & Events, UK, Kenya #DearTaita ps too many projects on the go - so I’m not going to actually do a PhD!
Post 💩-magedon inspection!
Personally I’d rather have a cup of tea first thing!
Personally I’d rather have a cup of tea first thing!
January 25, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Post 💩-magedon inspection!
Personally I’d rather have a cup of tea first thing!
Personally I’d rather have a cup of tea first thing!
Pinki and Buffer have discovered a mucky tortoise 🐢 in the kitchen- what is it doing?
( husband planning hours under ground in cold and dark and wet- tortoise needs to be charged! 👷🏼♂️
( husband planning hours under ground in cold and dark and wet- tortoise needs to be charged! 👷🏼♂️
January 23, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Pinki and Buffer have discovered a mucky tortoise 🐢 in the kitchen- what is it doing?
( husband planning hours under ground in cold and dark and wet- tortoise needs to be charged! 👷🏼♂️
( husband planning hours under ground in cold and dark and wet- tortoise needs to be charged! 👷🏼♂️
Buffer thinks ‘what’s this mucky 🐢 doing in the kitchen ?’
No Buffer that’s my Husband lid being recharged as he prepares to go off underground - for fun!!
No Buffer that’s my Husband lid being recharged as he prepares to go off underground - for fun!!
January 23, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Buffer thinks ‘what’s this mucky 🐢 doing in the kitchen ?’
No Buffer that’s my Husband lid being recharged as he prepares to go off underground - for fun!!
No Buffer that’s my Husband lid being recharged as he prepares to go off underground - for fun!!
Jinx and his tongue! Why is a cats tongue 👅 so note worthy?! @number10cat.bsky.social
January 23, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Jinx and his tongue! Why is a cats tongue 👅 so note worthy?! @number10cat.bsky.social
Pinki has spotted a crumb and discovered her tongue is not long enough!
January 22, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Pinki has spotted a crumb and discovered her tongue is not long enough!
Experiment by 8yo ‘tasty.. I call them sugar vitamins’ frozen chocolate ice cream and love hearts frozen over night!
January 19, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Experiment by 8yo ‘tasty.. I call them sugar vitamins’ frozen chocolate ice cream and love hearts frozen over night!
OMG says buffer we are so old fashioned today !
January 19, 2025 at 11:01 AM
OMG says buffer we are so old fashioned today !
Tomatoes looking like an improbable caterpillar
January 18, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Tomatoes looking like an improbable caterpillar
It took me 30 hours to decide on replacement sewing machines! If time is money I’ve over spent on both time and machines! I hope this investment lasts and they’re good work horses ready to run a steeplechase over thick fabrics ! 😬🤞
January 18, 2025 at 11:45 AM
It took me 30 hours to decide on replacement sewing machines! If time is money I’ve over spent on both time and machines! I hope this investment lasts and they’re good work horses ready to run a steeplechase over thick fabrics ! 😬🤞
Husbands breakfast matches doggos! 🤣🤣
January 14, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Husbands breakfast matches doggos! 🤣🤣
Morning - why has the black bird (the dot in the top right corner) had food and I haven’t?
January 12, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Morning - why has the black bird (the dot in the top right corner) had food and I haven’t?
Child age 8 here hates omelette! But when we cook an experiment using egg and call it frittata ‘bingo’! Won’t eat much for parents - but cooking for herself ‘bingo’ contents include blue cheese chest chestnuts, sweet potato onion and spinach ( plus sprinkles of chilli) - we are writing the recipe!
January 11, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Child age 8 here hates omelette! But when we cook an experiment using egg and call it frittata ‘bingo’! Won’t eat much for parents - but cooking for herself ‘bingo’ contents include blue cheese chest chestnuts, sweet potato onion and spinach ( plus sprinkles of chilli) - we are writing the recipe!
Catch-all typographic slapstick disclaimer!
January 11, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Catch-all typographic slapstick disclaimer!
I’ve been out in my dressing gown only- in order to get photo of dogs and kidbb by standing on garden pond!
January 11, 2025 at 10:54 AM
I’ve been out in my dressing gown only- in order to get photo of dogs and kidbb by standing on garden pond!
Wrestling with family archive and typesetting 300 pages 400 photos and letters of 1935-44 CMS missions history Kaloleni- Taita - Taveta - Sagalla etc copies will go to the community at the heart of this material! It is great to connect with my generation and link them with photos of their olds!
January 9, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Wrestling with family archive and typesetting 300 pages 400 photos and letters of 1935-44 CMS missions history Kaloleni- Taita - Taveta - Sagalla etc copies will go to the community at the heart of this material! It is great to connect with my generation and link them with photos of their olds!
That time of day in winter where I cannot work at my desk cos the sun is too low and blinding me even though I have fancy glasses that automatically darken!
January 8, 2025 at 12:52 PM
That time of day in winter where I cannot work at my desk cos the sun is too low and blinding me even though I have fancy glasses that automatically darken!
I mean, the dogs are wondering why I’m up so early, (they had been barking)! The cat just thinks I should feed him asap!
January 7, 2025 at 7:27 AM
I mean, the dogs are wondering why I’m up so early, (they had been barking)! The cat just thinks I should feed him asap!
Tweaked and the Boggs are turning again - this is a painful learning curve
January 3, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Tweaked and the Boggs are turning again - this is a painful learning curve
Fingers crossed! First e-book upload
January 3, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Fingers crossed! First e-book upload
Please do not read too much into this photo- other than a deep dive into the political and social history of Kenya- looking for nuggets on the Wataita of SE Kenya! Wadawida Book coming out soon!
January 2, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Please do not read too much into this photo- other than a deep dive into the political and social history of Kenya- looking for nuggets on the Wataita of SE Kenya! Wadawida Book coming out soon!
The first pen to hand in 2025! Already using a technical relic to write the future, dates on the calendar !
January 1, 2025 at 9:57 AM
The first pen to hand in 2025! Already using a technical relic to write the future, dates on the calendar !
Daughter has left us in charge of dog for a month! Wearing her out with tennis training for 8 year old going well in a gale!
December 31, 2024 at 10:14 AM
Daughter has left us in charge of dog for a month! Wearing her out with tennis training for 8 year old going well in a gale!
Small pyjamas in charge of breakfast!
December 29, 2024 at 9:16 AM
Small pyjamas in charge of breakfast!
Buffer not much help with the blue sky parts of the imposipuzzle
December 25, 2024 at 6:11 PM
Buffer not much help with the blue sky parts of the imposipuzzle