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Lucinda

@loverofwhimsy.bsky.social
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Introvert and lover of whimsy. Anxious Autistic. Mum. Likes cats, reading and being in the garden. Appreciates a good cup of Empress Grey tea.

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Ryan CrawCour @ryan.crawcour.social · 13h
BREAKING NEWS: Tensions between Thor and the Care Bears have escalated rapidly overnight.
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Lucinda @loverofwhimsy.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Everything has made me anxious this week including booking tickets online and a new pan set….. 🥴 #ActuallyAutistic This morning I’m fortunate to be sitting in my garden listening to the hum of the bees in the strawberry tree, and the birdsong. Look at those colours! #Nature #TinyJoys
A bright blue sky. A lime green shrub dominates the foreground; a strawberry tree, in fruit and flower, is directly above it.  The branches of a fir tree are on the left.
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Dr Ella Hawkins @ellamchawk.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Elizabethan playhouses were supplied by a network of tailors, merchants & craftswomen. Their names survive in records, but little is known about their lives. I’m working on new research that brings the stories of these makers & traders centre stage. Here is the project in biscuit (cookie) form. 🍪
A photograph of eight rectangular biscuits (cookies) arranged in two rows on a square white plate. The plate is framed on all sides by a trailing vine pattern in green with pops of red. The biscuits are mostly in shades of ivory, cream, yellow, and grey, with a burst of vivid red and blue in one corner of the arrangement. Moving across the top row of biscuits from left to right, the designs include: neat lines of handwritten names in an early modern parish register; a section of a hand-drawn map from 1561 featuring St Paul’s Cathedral, with street names like ‘Carter Lane’ visible in a tiny spiky font; an extract of text from a funerary monument printed in an early modern book, ending ‘So transitory is our glory’; a section of embroidery from a funeral pall featuring metallic silver armour, crossed gold keys, and two hands holding up a crown. The biscuit designs on the bottom row include: horses prancing past shopfronts on Cheapside in the mid-sixteenth century; a receipt written in early modern secretary hand, which is difficult to read; a portrait of a stern-looking women dressed in a ruff, pearls, and sober dark clothing; swirling calligraphy and dense secretary hand featuring on a will dating from 1638.
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Lucinda @loverofwhimsy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Some of the creatures in my garden this morning. #Nature #TinyJoys #CatsOfBluesky
A bumblebee sits on a lime green leaf. His wings shimmer in the sunlight.A black butterfly with orange and white markings rests in the sun on a cluster of lime leaves.A chonky tuxedo cat with half a tail lies on the grass near a garden border. He is using his front paws as a pillow.
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Lucinda @loverofwhimsy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
There are bumble bees buzzing all around the strawberry tree. 💛
A strawberry tree with clusters of creamy flowers and orange/red fruit.
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The English Oak Project @thekentacorn.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Every other living thing including deer, badgers, rabbits, humans & velociraptors use our paths, but because foxes are the mammal equivalent of 00 Agents they walk ON the logs to not leave paw prints
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Jonathan Edward Durham @thisone0verhere.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The truth in this has sat me down
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Introvert Problems @introvertproblems.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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Lucinda @loverofwhimsy.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Beautiful sunset this evening. #TinyJoys
A view of the sunset through a gap in the branches of a strawberry tree.
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SupremeBean @davekirby.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Here's today's column on the astonishing, ongoing mistreatment of people with #ME/CFS. Please spread it far and wide: the only thing which can break the media's wall of indifference is seeing an article about the issue go viral. Thank you. 1/2 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Abandoned, dismissed and gaslighted: there is no excuse for the way ME sufferers have been betrayed | George Monbiot
Changes in guidance and science seem to have little impact on millions of devastated lives. It’s a social crisis playing out behind closed doors, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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Lucinda @loverofwhimsy.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The heating has come on. #Autumn
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Lucinda @loverofwhimsy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
#Bloomscrolling #TinyJoys
A strawberry tree - long dark green leaves with clusters of creamy bell shaped flowers and round red balls of fruit. Below it a large shrub of Mexican Orange Blossom is flowering. Tiny white flowers amid dark and lime green leaves.
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James Alistair Henry @jamesbluecat.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Daughter just had the classic British train experience of hearing the announcer make a long statement, of which the only discernible words were 'wartime bomb'.
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Lucinda @loverofwhimsy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Do not go gentle into that good night
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Sara Gibbs @sararoseg.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
I am wary of receiving excessive praise and insufficient credit in equal measure, I am old and battle worn
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Summer in Finland 1890 by Amélie Lundahl #WomensArt
Painting with a rural view. A row of tall plants with pink blossoms in the foreground by a lake with a forest beyond
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Lucinda @loverofwhimsy.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Look at Gilly’s magnificent whiskers! #Caturday #CatsOfBluesky #TuxedoCats
A chonky tuxedo cat sits upright on a patterned rug in neutral tones. His whiskers look very majestic in the shaft of light he is sitting in.
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Jay Rayner @jayrayner1.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Brace yourselves. I have found the most annoying thing on the Internet. Behold: fridge styling. Frankly I think we might as well let our AI overlords finish us off.
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Lucinda @loverofwhimsy.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Reading in the garden and absolutely rocking a pjs and prescription shades combo.
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Miranda Keeling @mirandakeeling.com · 18/09/2026
A little girl wearing a yellow and white stripy dress shouts, ‘Pocket, pocket, pocket, pocket, pocket, pocket!’ to her bemused Dad, who clearly doesn’t understand the utter joy of suddenly discovering your favourite dress has pockets.
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Miranda Keeling @mirandakeeling.com · 18/09/2026
A baby in her pram on the train rummages around for a long time in the depths of her pram seat. Finally, she finds a small piece of broken cracker and with a fabulous smile, she offers it to the man opposite her.
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The English Oak Project @thekentacorn.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Someone, thinking they were being rude, asked if I would ever grow up In response I used my Dad’s favourite saying ‘Since light travels faster than sound, people may appear bright until you hear them speak’ Never grow up, it’s a sign of surrender
A smiling red squirrel
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Emma Mitchell @silverpebble2.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
An entire patchwork carpet of Cyclamen hederifolium at Anglesey Abbey a few days ago, looking for all the world like spring. Today’s botanical dopamine for your brain 🌿:
A carpet of Cyclamen hederifolium at Anglesey Abbey near Cambridge
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Lucinda @loverofwhimsy.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Body double. #CatsOfBluesky #TuxedoCats
A chonky tuxedo cat sits next to a storage jar shaped like a chonky tuxedo cat.
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Lucinda @loverofwhimsy.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Woke up to 17 notifications and wondered what I’d done wrong.
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Rather Be At The Beach @ratherbeatthebeach.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
sounds
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Sarah Andersen @sarahseeandersen.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
The image is of a four panel comic.
The title for the first two panels is "Young Me".
In panel one we see a young version of Sarah, the protagonist. She says, "I want to achieve great things".
In panel two we zoom in a little on young Sarah's face. She continues, "An astounding career! An amazing house! World peace!"
The title for the last two panels is "Adult Me".
In panel three we see adult Sarah, looking down.
In panel four we zoom out and see she is in front of a basil plant. She simply says "I want to grow a basil plant".
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Natasha Devon @natashadevon.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Yes, for a moment there we had the fleeting possibility that women of all shapes and sizes might be confident enough not to pour all their resources, potential and time into fitting an incredibly narrow beauty aesthetic. ‘Thank goodness that didn’t happen’ says Michael Deacon.
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Slim, beautiful women are back in fashion. Thank God for that
After years of using 'inclusive' models to appease the woke crowd, advertisers have realised that people are attracted to attractive people
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Mike Wrigley @mikewrigley.bsky.social · 06/03/2024
200 years of the RNLI - in the words of Bill Bryson. Absolutely spot on.
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Lucinda @loverofwhimsy.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
A beautiful burst of colour in the garden. #Cyclamen make me so happy. #BloomScrolling #TinyJoys
A close up picture of a vibrant fushia pink wild cyclamen in full bloom with dozens of flowers. It is planted in a border in front of a rhododendron and the ground is littered with fir needles.
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Sid Smith @sidsmith.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Our neighbour has just sent us this pic of The Bug positively exuding bonhomie and good will to all who pass by the house.
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Autistic Realms (Helen Edgar) @autisticrealms.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Exploring Bagpuss through a neurodivergent lens: monotropism, slow attention, and the quiet beauty of restoring meaning to lost and overlooked things. autisticrealms.com/bagpuss-lost...
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Bagpuss: Lost Things. Holding Space for Emergence & Joy | Autistic Realms
Exploring Bagpuss through a neurodivergent lens: monotropism, slow attention, and the quiet beauty of restoring meaning to lost and overlooked things.
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The Daily Tism @thedailytism.com · 10/09/2026
A man who claims that nobody had autism “in his day” is reportedly unaware that he both had autism in his day and that the sun has not yet set on his day.
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They didn’t have autism in my day, says man unaware he had autism in his day
A man who claims that nobody had autism “in his day” is reportedly unaware that he both had autism in his day and that the sun has not yet set on his day.  Gavin Monks, 65 - who books his car in for…
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Miranda Keeling @mirandakeeling.com · 10/09/2026
Little girl in Leigh-on-Sea pointing to a puddle and then at the sea: Little sea, big sea. Her mum: Yes, the little sea is a puddle. Can you say 'puddle'? Little girl (determinedly shaking her head): Little sea.
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Emily Jane Rothwell 🖤🌸🖋️ @emjanerothwell.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
when autumn comes to the miniature & magical world of Brambly Hedge by the late Jill Barklem
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Dr. Heather Hinam 🍁 🇨🇦 @secondnaturemb.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Tonight’s sunset was pretty dramatic, complete with thunder, lightning, and rain.
The cloudy sky and lake below are lit up, bright orange. The dark black silhouette of the forested shoreline separates the two.
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Lucinda @loverofwhimsy.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
My weekend plans….. #Caturday #CatsOfBluesky
A chonky tuxedo cat lies full stretch along my legs. The sunshine on his fur makes it look brown. An empty tea mug is beside my legs on the sofa.
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Lucinda @loverofwhimsy.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
I have just eaten an impressively large amount of Brie. #NoRegrets
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Marc Morris @marcmorris.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Frankly amazed that despite wall-to-wall Bayeux Tapestry coverage nobody has mentioned the Playmobil version I made back in 2016.
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purr.in.ink @purrinink.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
🐈‍⬛🤍..
A small black cat sits alone in a softly textured green field beneath a turquoise and pale purple sky. White handwritten text reads, “I hope we’re moving into easier days. We’ve been through enough.”
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Paul Haine @paulhaine.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
We've gone from "hotter than the sun" to "maybe it's time to watch The Muppet Christmas Carol" in the space of about a week
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Dr. Heather Hinam 🍁 🇨🇦 @secondnaturemb.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Last night's sunset was truly one of the best I've seen in a while. Great evening for a marsh paddle.
The deep orange orb of the sun kisses the dark trees on the distant horizon, lighting up the sky and wisps of clouds in yellow-orange. Darker, grey clouds dot the sky to the right. All of this is reflected in the glass-still water of a large marsh pond.
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Matt @mattukernow.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Person on the radio saying that an inability to remember the name of everyday objects is a symptom of dementia. Earlier today I forgot the word for "socks" and said "foot gloves". When I get dementia, I think it's going to be difficult for anyone to tell.
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Lucinda @loverofwhimsy.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
@actually-autistic.bsky.social This is such a good 🧵 Lots to think about.
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Susie Dent @susiedentwords.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
In case anyone needs it, to have the ‘mubble-fubbles’ (16th century) means to have a fit of despondency or low spirits, such as the end-of-summer blues.
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Lucinda @loverofwhimsy.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
This performance gave me goosebumps.
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Meikie @meikiecakie.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Good morning. Cut my Smoke Bush back yesterday. I’d let it go because it was giving welcome shade in the heatwave. Aren’t these stalks so pretty all lined up?! Must use these shades in a painting. Got soaked through at the end… #smokebush #Gardening
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Create the Ripple @createtheripple.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
“Sometimes letting things go is an act of far greater power than defending or hanging on.” Eckhart Tolle We carry so much, often without even realising it. A little reminder that we don’t have to carry it all today. 🧡 Art by themindfuldoodles #SelfCompassion #LettingGo
A warm, hand-drawn illustration on a cream background with the words, “You don’t have to carry it all today.” Eight colourful backpacks are arranged across the image, each representing something we may be carrying emotionally or mentally. They are labelled: “the expectations”, “the overthinking”, “the need to please everyone”, “the unfinished things”, “the fear of disappointing someone”, “the comparison”, “the pressure to have it all figured out”, and “the things that can wait”. The backpacks are purple, green, yellow, pink, blue, orange, turquoise and coral, with small decorative details including hearts, flowers, a storm cloud and a clock. Hand-drawn hearts, flowers, stars, leaves and colourful marks surround them. At the bottom, the words read, “A lighter tomorrow is possible.” The overall image feels gentle, reassuring and encouraging.
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The English Oak Project @thekentacorn.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
The wild rabbit that forgets he has ears (he spies on me from behind a log pile, thinking I can’t see him, with his ears sticking up above him 🙄) was dancing in the rain yesterday. A genuine jig of bunny joy
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