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Lighthouse Wifie @lighthousewifie.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Today's unexpected delight was finding a fairy ring in the industrial estate. I am not sure whether to muse on #folklore or #fungi, so I will just leave these photos here. #blessing #blessings #dailyblessings #mentalhealth

Grass in an industrial estate, with a stripe of darker grass in it.

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Lighthouse Wifie @lighthousewifie.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

The sheer unadulterated joy of 50 pencils, complete with rubbers, for four quid at Tesco. #stationery #stationeryjoy #countingblessings #dailyblessings #ablessingaday #mentalhealth

Four red pencils with rubbers on top of a blue box saying "50 Pencils with Eraser Tips"

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Lighthouse Wifie @lighthousewifie.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Today's micro-joy Speaking to a supplier in Cornwall. I do love a West Country accent. 🫖🥧🍓🍨 #mentalhealth #blessings #dailyblessings

A stylised image of the Cornish coast and sea, in the style of 1930s travel posters

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Lighthouse Wifie @lighthousewifie.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Sunday and Monday.... Micro-joys have been the pup splashing in the paddling pool, and meeting a delightful couple who are renovating her grand-parents' home to make it theirs. #blessings #gratitude #mentalhealth

A medieval image of people constructing a small building, probably a chapel. One person is mixing mortar, another carrying materials up a tower and the third seems to be pointing with a trowel.
https://www.e-codices.unifr.ch/en/zbs/SII-0043/36v

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Lighthouse Wifie @lighthousewifie.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Yesterday's micro joys included strawberries. So 🍓 Many 🍓 Strawberries 🍓 #gratitude #blessings #dailyblessings #mentalhealth

A large number of ripe strawberries - too many to see what container they are in - looks like AI, but isn't

A large number of ripe strawberries - in a barely visible black tray - looks like AI, but isn't

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Lighthouse Wifie @lighthousewifie.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Friday's good thing? Turning a bad situation round by claiming one of my super-powers! Go, it has to be said, me. #blessings #dailyblessings #mentalhealth #gratitude

Norman Rockwell's Saturday Evening Post 1943 cover featuring Rosie the Riveter
In this image, Rosie is sitting down eating a sandwich, with her riveting gun on her lap. She is wearing a blue collar shirt, blue jeans and red socks. She is looking away from the viewer with her eyes closed and a "I don't need your shit" expression on her face. The background is the stars and stripes.

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Lighthouse Wifie @lighthousewifie.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

But the English national identity? Much vaguer & divisive. Jam & Jerusalem? England's green & pleasant land? Morris dancers? Ultimately, it seems to be Two World Wars & One World Cup. (Dooh dah. Dooh dah). Hence, I suspect, the lack of vision, the racism, & the reductive nihilism of England now.

Suffolk Landscape, late 1930s - Liss Llewellyn

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Lighthouse Wifie @lighthousewifie.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

I have thought for a while that part of the problem the English have is no single, clear, national identity. Scots' cultural iconography (kilts, bagpipes, thistles, etc) is really familiar, even if most of it is 19thC, and they embrace their immigrants, making Sikh tartans, etc. 1)

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Lighthouse Wifie @lighthousewifie.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

So Thursday's micro-joy Picking up a fabulously framed picture. Getting the mount and frame Just Right is one of my delights. Proof positive that if I can over-think a thing, I will. But at least it pleases me. #blessings #dailyblessings #gratitude #mentalhealth

Selection of colourful mouldings for picture frames. Probably AI generated, but there is only so much I can do. They seem to be made by these people: https://stavianmetal.com/en/aluminum-frames/

Coloured picture mounts, again probably AI generated, and certainly tweaked so the background has been removed. Seems to be used as an image by several framers. I do like coloured mounts, though.

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Lighthouse Wifie @lighthousewifie.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Wednesday's micro joy? Clean sheets after a bath. I love the dogs very much, but oh boy, between them and Lighthouse Hubby, the bed gets GRITTY. #dogcytocin #dogsofbluesky #mentalhealth #dailyblessings #gratitude

Painting of a day bed with at least seven dogs on it of various sizes.
Big Dog Bed by Sam Toft
https://www.therosegallery.co.uk/products/sam-toft-big-dog-bed?

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Lighthouse Wifie @lighthousewifie.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Nothing moves like barley. I envy you that field.

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Lighthouse Wifie @lighthousewifie.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

And links to them all here www.natwestgroup.com/heritage/sub...

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Lighthouse Wifie @lighthousewifie.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

You'd love the RBS notes - women on the front, and animals on the back, with tweed, wildflowers, and writing that changes language under UV light. They consulted with a lot of Scottish humans, and these gorgeous items are the result. www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DED...

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The Royal Bank of Scotland Polymer £5 Note

YouTube video by Royal Bank of Scotland

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Lighthouse Wifie @lighthousewifie.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

The lack of daily postings was a good sign. The fact I need to start them again... not so much. (Looking at you, #EHRC & #UKGOV) So back to micro joys. Yesterday's good thing ---- how clean and shiny my kitchen is after much cleaning and many shinings. #dailyblessings #gratitude #mentalhealth

Clean glass jars containing pasta and dried pulses, on a shelf with a stone wall behind them.

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Lighthouse Wifie @lighthousewifie.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

On the other hand, the great and glorious thing this week has been the sunshine. And, as previously mentioned, school is out. www.youtube.com/watch?v=9axQ...

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Electric Light Orchestra - Mr Blue Sky (Lyrics)

YouTube video by Young Pilgrim Music

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Lighthouse Wifie @lighthousewifie.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

On the other hand I can at least now say why & how post-modernists are w⚓s. It's frustrating. 40% of what they say is bang on the money. The rest comprises arseholes who must know they are arseholes, getting off on bullying people with their cleverness. 2/3 www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyFw...

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Crazy - Gnarls Barkley (Space Jazz Cover) ft. Hannah Gill & Casey Abrams

YouTube video by PostmodernJukebox

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Lighthouse Wifie @lighthousewifie.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Monday to Friday, then..... I spent pretty much all day everyday comparing Marxist and Postmodernist approaches to history. My brain is fried, but the assignment is done. 🤯 1/3 #schoolsout #history #historians #mentalhealth #mindfulness #gratitude www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Oo8...

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Alice Cooper - School's Out (from Alice Cooper: Trashes The World)

YouTube video by AliceCooperVEVO

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Lighthouse Wifie @lighthousewifie.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

🧹the brief period of time that the yard is tidy, before the dogs spread their toys, my socks, their poo & my hairbrushes all over it again 💬🗨️ Getting to know the friend-of-a-friend better when they stop with us overnight. 🌞Sunshine. You have no idea how transformative this is for me. #blessings

A straight road in a flat rural landscape with a low mist and a clear blue sky

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Lighthouse Wifie @lighthousewifie.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

So... Thursday to Monday. (You can tell that the days are lighter and longer because I am skipping this as a daily practice). Nuggets of pleasure have included: 🌑the shiny round bounciness of a gym ball, like a planet in the living room #mentalhealth #blessings #gratitude #mindfulness 1/2

An AI image of an un-named "rogue planet" used to illustrate this story - https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/01/260101160859.htm

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Lighthouse Wifie @lighthousewifie.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Good things about Wednesday. The house is full of daffodils and narcissi. #spring #flowers #mentalhealth #mindfulness #gratitude

Painting of Narcissus looking at his reflection
Echo and Narcissus (1903) by John William Waterhouse. The painting captures the tragic moment from Greek mythology where Narcissus, entranced by his reflection, is oblivious to the forlorn Echo who watches him in despair. Credit: Google Art Project. Public Domain.

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Lighthouse Wifie @lighthousewifie.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Oh my word, that is so lovely. What a project!

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Lighthouse Wifie @lighthousewifie.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Five days since my last daily update. Ho. And as you might say, Hum. Lovely days, which included cousins, family, friends, wine, chili, dogs & board games. I am however very tired, so I'll have a bath and listen to a podcast. Photo of free range eggs for no good reason. #countingblessings

An egg box with three free-range eggs of different colours and sizes

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Lighthouse Wifie @lighthousewifie.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Monday and Tuesday The weather was lovely. Sunshine makes SUCH a difference. They also featured some rather good soup, vino verdhe (which is insanely good value), much laughter, and daft dogs. A random photo of Orkney for no particular reason #mentalhealth #minfulness #gratitude

A field with a ruined building, a spit of water, and some land behind it.

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Lighthouse Wifie @lighthousewifie.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

1. Sunny days with little wind 2. Baths 3. Living somewhere so flat, I can look straight ahead and see the sky 4. Dogxytocin

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Lighthouse Wifie @lighthousewifie.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Sunday was a bit shit, hence no update on Saturday. But it did involve bumping into some friends and having a quick blether. Saturday's good thing.... well I can't really remember that far ago. Which is why this needs to be a daily practice! #mentalhealth #mindfulness #gratitude #dailyblessings

The pup looking ridiculously cute aged about four months. I didn't really appreciate how cute she was at the time, because last year was all a bit shit.

Picture shows a young golden retriever in a laundry basket.

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Lighthouse Wifie @lighthousewifie.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Friday's good things. Eating in company. #mentalhealth #mindfulness #gratitude PS - Google REALLY needs an "exclude AI" option in its search tools

What looks like a medieval image of people eating at a table with a white cloth, there is a dog under the table, and someone next to the table is playing the bagpipes. It could be AI.

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Lighthouse Wifie @lighthousewifie.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

The problem of axle weight is very badly understood and articulated, for some reason. (Ha!) We are on a popular route for camper-vans and motorhomes, in huge area with scant population and scantier money. Our potholes have potholes.

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Lighthouse Wifie @lighthousewifie.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Thursday's good things. Hot-water bottles. Because I got rather cold during the day. [I asked google for a painting of a child holding a hot-water bottle, and it gave me this rather disturbing image. Different times. Different times.] #mentalhealth #mindfulness #earlymodernart

18th century painting of a male child swigging from an earthenware bottle.

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Lighthouse Wifie @lighthousewifie.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Wednesday's good things Lovely friends. And a hot bath. Not at the same time. They aren't that sort of friends. Though it does have the taps and drain at the side and not at one end so, thinking about it, it is that sort of bath. #mentalhealth #mindfulness #gratitude

A sexy rubber duck. Probably AI generated, but there you go.

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Lighthouse Wifie @lighthousewifie.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Tuesday's good things A productive meeting with a lovely co-volunteer. And truly excellent home made shortbread. #mentalhealth #mindfulness #gratitude #scotland #shortbread

Photo of tea and shortbread from the BBC Good Food website
https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/shortbread-biscuits

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Lighthouse Wifie @lighthousewifie.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

I am gently pleased that the combination of Getting Rid of Stuff and Getting Storage for Stuff is finally making a perceptible difference. We temporarily have three Rooms of Doom, not the previous two (or targetted one). But that is partly because some of the Stuff is waiting to be taken away.

Illustration from The Hobbit showing Smaug on his hoard.

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Lighthouse Wifie @lighthousewifie.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Yes. One of those men who disguise their awfulness with charm.

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Lighthouse Wifie @lighthousewifie.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Because work is all about the shitz and gigglezzz??? REALLY? I can't actually have an unmediated laugh at work?

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Lighthouse Wifie @lighthousewifie.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

I always feel so sorry that she got away, and then died. Bloody puerperal fever. And WT actual F was she doing with Thomas Seymore? She was SO MUCH BETTER than that.

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Lighthouse Wifie @lighthousewifie.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

They really do look dusty. SO lovely!

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Lighthouse Wifie @lighthousewifie.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

How lovely. I never went there when I was in Yorkshire, and now I'm regretting that.

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Lighthouse Wifie @lighthousewifie.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

They look like they'd had a bet on how long they could stay silent for after he stopped speaking! I do hope they won the bet!

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Lighthouse Wifie @lighthousewifie.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Oh, that really is lovely. We need moar flowers!

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Lighthouse Wifie @lighthousewifie.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

EXACTLY. Though here it is the wind. Nothing copes with a constant stream of brine power-washed against it at up to 80pmh. BUT YOU THINK THEY WOULD LOOK AT A MAP AND KNOW THIS. Your engineer sounds like a hero though. Another rant. Why won't companies let people be the decent humans they are?

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Lighthouse Wifie @lighthousewifie.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Yes. And we get them late, after months and months fistfuls of joy one quid at a time in Tesco. For some reason they are by the veg, not the flowers, and hard to spot. But I LOVES THEM SO MUCH.

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Lighthouse Wifie @lighthousewifie.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Oh, god. Meters and doors. It ENRAGES me that customers are responsible for fixing the doors before the utility company will deign to help with the meter. I have a 5 minute rant, a 20 minute rant, and a 90 minute rant about this. I will spare you them all, and send you soothing coffee and hugs.

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Lighthouse Wifie @lighthousewifie.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Monday's good things. Lovely weather. And these gorgeous daffodils which Lighthouse Hubby grew in the Lighthouse Garden. Half a century ago, my grandfather planted an entire trench of daffodil and narcissi, so I love them and think of him every #spring. #mentalhealth #mindfulness #gratitude

A glass of water with unusual daffodils and narcissi

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Lighthouse Wifie @lighthousewifie.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

Saturday ---- Catching up with our next door neighbours over a bottle or three of wine. #mentalhealth #countingblessings

Painting by PJ Crook - THE FRIENDS
The painting depicts three women drinking wine in a bistro, with two waiters behind them

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Lighthouse Wifie @lighthousewifie.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

Oh, and another absolute treat yesterday was listening to a guy cleaning the next room, singing Neil Young to himself. An absolute treat. ☮️🕊️✌️ So glad I remembered it today. This is the value of the daily practice ---- it pulls happy memories forward, and helps me remember them. #gratitude

The cover of Neil Young's eponymous album showing a stylised portrait of him

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