Helen
@starryhelen.bsky.social
HE Director | Theatre lover | Tulip obsessive | Proud Auntie | Perfectly imperfect | Happiest by the sea | Views my own | 🍀🇳🇱
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"Look for me in the trees.
I will be there in the trees."
A letter worth reading? ✅️🤍
(Sent into The Irish Times)
I will be there in the trees."
A letter worth reading? ✅️🤍
(Sent into The Irish Times)
December 16, 2025 at 7:36 AM
"Look for me in the trees.
I will be there in the trees."
A letter worth reading? ✅️🤍
(Sent into The Irish Times)
I will be there in the trees."
A letter worth reading? ✅️🤍
(Sent into The Irish Times)
The early bird…..
“Every morning
the world
is created.
Under the orange
sticks of the sun
the heaped
ashes of night
turn into leaves again….”
Mary Oliver
“Every morning
the world
is created.
Under the orange
sticks of the sun
the heaped
ashes of night
turn into leaves again….”
Mary Oliver
December 3, 2025 at 8:24 AM
The early bird…..
“Every morning
the world
is created.
Under the orange
sticks of the sun
the heaped
ashes of night
turn into leaves again….”
Mary Oliver
“Every morning
the world
is created.
Under the orange
sticks of the sun
the heaped
ashes of night
turn into leaves again….”
Mary Oliver
Accompanied a family member to a hospital appointment last week and the consultant was the doppelgänger of Dr "Mac" Macartney.
Green Wing re-watch incoming….
Green Wing re-watch incoming….
a surgeon is playing a keyboard while another surgeon looks on
ALT: a surgeon is playing a keyboard while another surgeon looks on
media.tenor.com
December 1, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Accompanied a family member to a hospital appointment last week and the consultant was the doppelgänger of Dr "Mac" Macartney.
Green Wing re-watch incoming….
Green Wing re-watch incoming….
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'Brilliance of the souls', 2014, from Yayoi Kusama's Infinity Mirror Rooms series #WomensArt
November 28, 2025 at 11:43 AM
'Brilliance of the souls', 2014, from Yayoi Kusama's Infinity Mirror Rooms series #WomensArt
No matter where I go in the world this will always be my favourite place to be 💚
November 15, 2025 at 5:41 PM
No matter where I go in the world this will always be my favourite place to be 💚
Sometimes you don’t realise how much you needed to be somewhere until you get there.
Finding a real sense of peace & belonging on a short visit to beautiful Northern Ireland.
Finding a real sense of peace & belonging on a short visit to beautiful Northern Ireland.
November 14, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Sometimes you don’t realise how much you needed to be somewhere until you get there.
Finding a real sense of peace & belonging on a short visit to beautiful Northern Ireland.
Finding a real sense of peace & belonging on a short visit to beautiful Northern Ireland.
Much needed relax and recharge this weekend.
November 9, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Much needed relax and recharge this weekend.
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Here's a #HigherEducationPostcard of @royalholloway.bsky.social
Founded in 1879 by Thomas Holloway, who had made his fortune selling patent medicines, it was one of @londonu.bsky.social's colleges for women
If you like this image, please retweet it - remember, BlueSky has #NoAlgorithm
Founded in 1879 by Thomas Holloway, who had made his fortune selling patent medicines, it was one of @londonu.bsky.social's colleges for women
If you like this image, please retweet it - remember, BlueSky has #NoAlgorithm
November 4, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Here's a #HigherEducationPostcard of @royalholloway.bsky.social
Founded in 1879 by Thomas Holloway, who had made his fortune selling patent medicines, it was one of @londonu.bsky.social's colleges for women
If you like this image, please retweet it - remember, BlueSky has #NoAlgorithm
Founded in 1879 by Thomas Holloway, who had made his fortune selling patent medicines, it was one of @londonu.bsky.social's colleges for women
If you like this image, please retweet it - remember, BlueSky has #NoAlgorithm
November 1, 2025 at 4:05 PM
The second best reason for coming to the National Portrait Gallery - their amazing granola & yoghurt 😋
Exhibition scored highly too
Exhibition scored highly too
November 1, 2025 at 11:46 AM
The second best reason for coming to the National Portrait Gallery - their amazing granola & yoghurt 😋
Exhibition scored highly too
Exhibition scored highly too
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Louvre robbery. French police release image of suspect.
October 19, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Louvre robbery. French police release image of suspect.
Current mood due to…..everything 🤷🏻♀️
Emotional crash listening to REM ‘Everybody Hurts’ on the way home from work yesterday.
Not ideal on the M3.
Emotional crash listening to REM ‘Everybody Hurts’ on the way home from work yesterday.
Not ideal on the M3.
a man in a suit and hat says hold on .
ALT: a man in a suit and hat says hold on .
media.tenor.com
October 12, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Current mood due to…..everything 🤷🏻♀️
Emotional crash listening to REM ‘Everybody Hurts’ on the way home from work yesterday.
Not ideal on the M3.
Emotional crash listening to REM ‘Everybody Hurts’ on the way home from work yesterday.
Not ideal on the M3.
Beginning to think that not only can you not please all of the people all of the time but actually you can’t please any of the people at any time 🤯
October 10, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Beginning to think that not only can you not please all of the people all of the time but actually you can’t please any of the people at any time 🤯
Perfect autumnal Sunday morning
October 5, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Perfect autumnal Sunday morning
October 4, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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This article manages to name her husband before it names… her.
October 3, 2025 at 11:15 AM
This article manages to name her husband before it names… her.
I seem to have a sign only visible to the staff saying “Take all of my money” when I go into Space NK.
September 28, 2025 at 10:50 AM
I seem to have a sign only visible to the staff saying “Take all of my money” when I go into Space NK.
After horrific days grief becomes even more overwhelming.
Need a Mum hug and straight talking more than ever today. 💔
Need a Mum hug and straight talking more than ever today. 💔
September 25, 2025 at 8:17 PM
After horrific days grief becomes even more overwhelming.
Need a Mum hug and straight talking more than ever today. 💔
Need a Mum hug and straight talking more than ever today. 💔
Campus beautifully book-ending a long day and a super long move in weekend. 😴
September 21, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Campus beautifully book-ending a long day and a super long move in weekend. 😴
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I know there's a lot to keep your jaw dropping these days, but how the actual fuckety fuck is Mandelson still in his post?
September 10, 2025 at 7:50 PM
I know there's a lot to keep your jaw dropping these days, but how the actual fuckety fuck is Mandelson still in his post?
Enjoying today’s lunchtime walk in the late summer sun ☀️
September 8, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Enjoying today’s lunchtime walk in the late summer sun ☀️
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Me when I’m invited to literally any social event
September 6, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Me when I’m invited to literally any social event
10/10 - Totally life affirming theatre at Soho Place.
Lenny Henry in ‘Every Beautiful Thing’ is wonderful - a rollercoaster of emotions, audience participation that works, and a reminder of all that is good in life.
My cheeks hurt from smiling.
See it if you can.
Lenny Henry in ‘Every Beautiful Thing’ is wonderful - a rollercoaster of emotions, audience participation that works, and a reminder of all that is good in life.
My cheeks hurt from smiling.
See it if you can.
August 23, 2025 at 5:34 PM
10/10 - Totally life affirming theatre at Soho Place.
Lenny Henry in ‘Every Beautiful Thing’ is wonderful - a rollercoaster of emotions, audience participation that works, and a reminder of all that is good in life.
My cheeks hurt from smiling.
See it if you can.
Lenny Henry in ‘Every Beautiful Thing’ is wonderful - a rollercoaster of emotions, audience participation that works, and a reminder of all that is good in life.
My cheeks hurt from smiling.
See it if you can.
Beautiful sunset along the River Thames in Windsor this evening 🧡
August 17, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Beautiful sunset along the River Thames in Windsor this evening 🧡