Meg Lightheart she/her
@megalightheart.bsky.social
I help deep thinkers with big jobs take wise next steps. Complexity and mess, liberation from oppression and planetary futures. White, bi, poly, neurosparkly, trans. Long-term meditator and EXCELLENT baker. Views my OWN. 🍉. Manchester. megalightheart.com
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July 26, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Just finished reading @bschillace.brandyschillace.com's brilliant and vital book The Intermediaries on the Nazis and the Hirschfeld clinic, a haven for trans, queer and intersex people. Felt sick and had a cry as it got to the end, and you can see it all happening.
WILDLY relevant for this moment.
WILDLY relevant for this moment.
July 23, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Just finished reading @bschillace.brandyschillace.com's brilliant and vital book The Intermediaries on the Nazis and the Hirschfeld clinic, a haven for trans, queer and intersex people. Felt sick and had a cry as it got to the end, and you can see it all happening.
WILDLY relevant for this moment.
WILDLY relevant for this moment.
I very lazily scattered a homemade seed mix (good for butterflies, pollinators and bats apparently plus some food and sunflowers) every week or so and this morning it looks like THIS which makes me VERY happy.
July 20, 2025 at 11:21 AM
I very lazily scattered a homemade seed mix (good for butterflies, pollinators and bats apparently plus some food and sunflowers) every week or so and this morning it looks like THIS which makes me VERY happy.
I decided to dig up the front patch of grass in front of our rental and turn it into a 'wildflower meadow'.
Took me about a month to do what with one thing and another.
At the end of April it looked like this, and remained looking like this for QUITE a while.
Took me about a month to do what with one thing and another.
At the end of April it looked like this, and remained looking like this for QUITE a while.
July 20, 2025 at 11:10 AM
I decided to dig up the front patch of grass in front of our rental and turn it into a 'wildflower meadow'.
Took me about a month to do what with one thing and another.
At the end of April it looked like this, and remained looking like this for QUITE a while.
Took me about a month to do what with one thing and another.
At the end of April it looked like this, and remained looking like this for QUITE a while.
Hey botanysky, gardenersky plantsky... I planted a bunch of wildflower seeds and LOTS of this has grown. I spent ages trying to ID it, but no dice.
Any ideas? Looks like the flowers MIGHT be yellow inside but none of them have flowered.
Any ideas? Looks like the flowers MIGHT be yellow inside but none of them have flowered.
July 12, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Hey botanysky, gardenersky plantsky... I planted a bunch of wildflower seeds and LOTS of this has grown. I spent ages trying to ID it, but no dice.
Any ideas? Looks like the flowers MIGHT be yellow inside but none of them have flowered.
Any ideas? Looks like the flowers MIGHT be yellow inside but none of them have flowered.
Following an idea from Ken Forkish (baking god), rather than scoring, I've been placing my bread with the folded-in bits on top, so it expands in organic shapes = more crusty bits.
January 5, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Following an idea from Ken Forkish (baking god), rather than scoring, I've been placing my bread with the folded-in bits on top, so it expands in organic shapes = more crusty bits.
Cinnamon star thingy turned out lovely! Shring shring shring.
My partner's boyfriend arrived from Scotland just in time for me to do a 'taking it out of the oven, what a surprise' kitchen tableau
Christmas eve begins
#Breadsky
My partner's boyfriend arrived from Scotland just in time for me to do a 'taking it out of the oven, what a surprise' kitchen tableau
Christmas eve begins
#Breadsky
December 26, 2024 at 11:22 AM
Cinnamon star thingy turned out lovely! Shring shring shring.
My partner's boyfriend arrived from Scotland just in time for me to do a 'taking it out of the oven, what a surprise' kitchen tableau
Christmas eve begins
#Breadsky
My partner's boyfriend arrived from Scotland just in time for me to do a 'taking it out of the oven, what a surprise' kitchen tableau
Christmas eve begins
#Breadsky
Woke up WAY too early to take overnight rise out of the fridge. Made some mince pies together on the spur of the moment, with the mincemeat Zed made earlier on. We need to make MANY more mince pies as we've both been ill.
Otherwise it'll hang around until it's totally unseasonal!
Otherwise it'll hang around until it's totally unseasonal!
December 25, 2024 at 9:47 PM
Woke up WAY too early to take overnight rise out of the fridge. Made some mince pies together on the spur of the moment, with the mincemeat Zed made earlier on. We need to make MANY more mince pies as we've both been ill.
Otherwise it'll hang around until it's totally unseasonal!
Otherwise it'll hang around until it's totally unseasonal!
Just started Loving Corrections by adrienne maree brown.
Even the first couple of pages of the intro are gently holding me to account.
Even the first couple of pages of the intro are gently holding me to account.
December 14, 2024 at 9:28 AM
Just started Loving Corrections by adrienne maree brown.
Even the first couple of pages of the intro are gently holding me to account.
Even the first couple of pages of the intro are gently holding me to account.
Listening to @gretchenmcc.bsky.social read her fascinerdy linguistics book Because Internet.
Can't believe* that she phonetically reads out keysmashes.
*can totally believe
gretchenmcculloch.com/book/
Can't believe* that she phonetically reads out keysmashes.
*can totally believe
gretchenmcculloch.com/book/
December 3, 2024 at 12:51 PM
Listening to @gretchenmcc.bsky.social read her fascinerdy linguistics book Because Internet.
Can't believe* that she phonetically reads out keysmashes.
*can totally believe
gretchenmcculloch.com/book/
Can't believe* that she phonetically reads out keysmashes.
*can totally believe
gretchenmcculloch.com/book/
The Conspirituality podcast to Conspirituality book pipeline is strong. 😊
Examining the world of New Age, conspiracies and right wing beliefs.
As someone who spent a LOT of time in the New Age world, I have ZERO hubris about how easily all this shit could have been me.
Examining the world of New Age, conspiracies and right wing beliefs.
As someone who spent a LOT of time in the New Age world, I have ZERO hubris about how easily all this shit could have been me.
November 30, 2024 at 8:12 AM
The Conspirituality podcast to Conspirituality book pipeline is strong. 😊
Examining the world of New Age, conspiracies and right wing beliefs.
As someone who spent a LOT of time in the New Age world, I have ZERO hubris about how easily all this shit could have been me.
Examining the world of New Age, conspiracies and right wing beliefs.
As someone who spent a LOT of time in the New Age world, I have ZERO hubris about how easily all this shit could have been me.
Oh pick a side you
November 29, 2024 at 2:07 PM
Oh pick a side you
Help out my friend with your CASH please. She’s such a brilliant, funny, smart person in a fricking DESPERATE situation. A woman forced to live with hostile men.
gofund.me/1df7784c
gofund.me/1df7784c
November 19, 2024 at 10:20 AM
Help out my friend with your CASH please. She’s such a brilliant, funny, smart person in a fricking DESPERATE situation. A woman forced to live with hostile men.
gofund.me/1df7784c
gofund.me/1df7784c
Presented without comment.
November 16, 2024 at 1:56 PM
Presented without comment.
Having an afternoon of clutter clearing.
Found my late Mum's Books Read notebook.
The little notes and star system is very sweet.
Found my late Mum's Books Read notebook.
The little notes and star system is very sweet.
November 16, 2024 at 1:51 PM
Having an afternoon of clutter clearing.
Found my late Mum's Books Read notebook.
The little notes and star system is very sweet.
Found my late Mum's Books Read notebook.
The little notes and star system is very sweet.
Some very specific tinder-for-earbuds opportunity?
I found it btw. I sat somewhere unusual on Tuesday and broke my RULE that they only go into the case.
I found it btw. I sat somewhere unusual on Tuesday and broke my RULE that they only go into the case.
November 14, 2024 at 10:37 AM
Some very specific tinder-for-earbuds opportunity?
I found it btw. I sat somewhere unusual on Tuesday and broke my RULE that they only go into the case.
I found it btw. I sat somewhere unusual on Tuesday and broke my RULE that they only go into the case.
It's happened.
November 13, 2024 at 5:33 PM
It's happened.
Repost with one of the greatest villains in cinema history
November 13, 2024 at 5:28 PM
Repost with one of the greatest villains in cinema history
This place moves fast.
Apparently I needed to tag this with #goodlunch a lá the recent meme.
Pie, mash and peas and for £5.50!
Can't say fairer than that.
Apparently I needed to tag this with #goodlunch a lá the recent meme.
Pie, mash and peas and for £5.50!
Can't say fairer than that.
November 13, 2024 at 3:43 PM
This place moves fast.
Apparently I needed to tag this with #goodlunch a lá the recent meme.
Pie, mash and peas and for £5.50!
Can't say fairer than that.
Apparently I needed to tag this with #goodlunch a lá the recent meme.
Pie, mash and peas and for £5.50!
Can't say fairer than that.
November 13, 2024 at 1:17 PM
Will coffee and the library and pretending I'm in a documentary about my admin process kickstart my neurosparkly brain into speeding through the seven parts of my workforce strategy document before 4?
Stay tuned.
(EDIBLE cup from the zero waste store?)
Stay tuned.
(EDIBLE cup from the zero waste store?)
November 12, 2024 at 10:34 AM
Will coffee and the library and pretending I'm in a documentary about my admin process kickstart my neurosparkly brain into speeding through the seven parts of my workforce strategy document before 4?
Stay tuned.
(EDIBLE cup from the zero waste store?)
Stay tuned.
(EDIBLE cup from the zero waste store?)
After 20+ years I still get excited when there's dough rising or baking.
Where are my fellow (amateur) bakers? I'd like some more baking pals on here, please.
Where are my fellow (amateur) bakers? I'd like some more baking pals on here, please.
November 10, 2024 at 3:49 PM
After 20+ years I still get excited when there's dough rising or baking.
Where are my fellow (amateur) bakers? I'd like some more baking pals on here, please.
Where are my fellow (amateur) bakers? I'd like some more baking pals on here, please.
Never mind the swifties, Nickelback are here.
November 10, 2024 at 10:43 AM
Never mind the swifties, Nickelback are here.
This is one of my favourite things to play with. I've so far just used a steel with the grill/broiler. Ken Forkish Elements of Pizza is brilliant.
Proud of myself for not buying a pizza oven (yet) though I did order Caputo flour. 🙈
Progressed to having some parbaked shells in my freezer 😇
Proud of myself for not buying a pizza oven (yet) though I did order Caputo flour. 🙈
Progressed to having some parbaked shells in my freezer 😇
November 9, 2024 at 9:38 PM
This is one of my favourite things to play with. I've so far just used a steel with the grill/broiler. Ken Forkish Elements of Pizza is brilliant.
Proud of myself for not buying a pizza oven (yet) though I did order Caputo flour. 🙈
Progressed to having some parbaked shells in my freezer 😇
Proud of myself for not buying a pizza oven (yet) though I did order Caputo flour. 🙈
Progressed to having some parbaked shells in my freezer 😇
Just found these in the cupboard, so, you know, joy is lurking.
November 9, 2024 at 1:41 PM
Just found these in the cupboard, so, you know, joy is lurking.