Anniep_O

My wish for this/any platform, is that we might all attempt to see the best in each other (and life) & find enough commonality to get along together.
Contrary to some people’s opinion, the last thing I want is to create enemies & friction.
Less hate… more understanding. 👍

Many don’t understand a need for any social interaction online. Personally, I think it’s perfectly normal to want to reach out & share thoughts & experiences with others, be they friends or strangers.
Each to their own… but life can be a very solitary, isolating existence if we don’t reach out.

Right in the centre of London? This is almost too easy. If you fancy some peaceful protest tomorrow morning...

Suffolk MPs call for public consultation on Suffolk County Council’s decision to take libraries back in-house after 12 years with @suffolklibraries.bsky.social 📚 @jessasatomp.bsky.social
@jackabbott.bsky.social @adrianramsay.bsky.social @peterprinsleymp.bsky.social @jenny4suffcoast.bsky.social

Sunday’s Great News That’s Awful For Trump Onward.

“The truth is, the small power that each of us has to do something is right in front of us. If we're all doing that, it outweighs anything that some big leader somewhere can do.” Michelle Obama

More here: www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/sundays-gr...

Governments are meant to change lives for the better.
Well do your job and change this guy’s life, FFS!!!

The Govt @DCMS @Lisa_Nandy @Steph_Peacock @TNLUK

Its fascinating! D had a day as a locality marshal on Slow Horses last week. She loved it, even though she didn’t have much to do. Can’t wait for another opportunity!

YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic NO Nigel Farage - the vaccine rollout was not helped by Brexit

If UK news shows are going to give Nigel Farage a platform to spout this absolute boll**** about Brexit & the vaccine rollout (unchallenged) I’ll happily come back every week to correct it

We cannot allow them to rewrite history.

If you agree share this FACT CHECK widely
youtu.be/MUrf7addcTA?...

Spring botanical finds with my illustrations alongside them, also with some shells, acorns, a song thrush egg, watercolour palette and paintbrush

Late summer botanical finds from garden & hedgerow on a sketchbook with my illustrations of them alongside and fountain pens, pencils etc nearby

Cornflowers, Nigella, Russian sage & sweet peas all in shades of blue and purple/lilac on a sketchbook page with my illustrations in ink on the opposite page and the fountain pen I used nearby.

My illustration of cow parsley, Anthriscus sylvestris from my book The Wild Remedy alongside some real cow parsley leaves.

There's still some space left on my Mar botanical illustration & mental health w'shop.

I teach you how:
🌿to break plants down into simple shapes & add shading
📷creative activity alters brain biochemistry to improve mental health

Open to anyone anywhere:
workshops.emmamitchell.uk/courses/bota...

YouTube video by CBC British Columbia Author George Monbiot on countering despair amid alarming climate change trends

On CBC last night, I spelt out the moral case to keep on trying, however hard it might be. Defending the living planet is not an option we can abandon. Ultimately, it is all that counts.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qX2V...

An arrangement of spring flowers in various old ink & poison bottles & a tiny old jam jar, including primulas, cowslip, forget me not, anemone blanda, cow parsley leaves, pulmonary, daisies & saxifrage.

Recently I missed a couple of weeks of posting my photos here due to really bad mental health but I hope to make up for that.
I design my photos using recent research into the shift in brain activity from fight/flight to rest &relaxation triggered by looking at plants/at something we find beautiful.

This evening, 8pm
UK time in my Etsy shop silverpebble(www.etsy.com/uk/shop/silv...). Limited numbers of antique bottles (& kits). Designed to trigger dopamine release & dial 👇🏼 cortisol in your brain. Each kit will also contain hand-illustrated winter nature guide.👇🏼🌿

Such beautiful photo. She looks a gorgeous soul. Hugs.

Small wreaths made using twigs from several different trees and shrubs 🌿

My brain’s not well at all atm but small creative routines can help so I’m going to try to post a (hopefully dopamine-boosting) photo for you every day through till🎄. Some small wreaths bc I really like twiggy circles 🌿:

1 small sugar please! 😃

Hi Reece we follow each other you know where. Would love to have a follow here. X

Let’s see @bsky.app do its thing. Please share. Let’s help Lilian’s heartbroken family find her a stem cell donor match. It’s simple to register

www.dkms.org.uk/get-involved...

Hello everyone. I am now on this platform for social media. Do please repost this message so that more people can find me!

Early winter berry palette, for the possible dopamine it might trigger in your brain. The colour of spindle berries (bottom rightish) never seems quite real...

I have a monthly guest slot on Suffolk Sound where I talk about food, cookbooks, and regional producers with presenter @karencannard.bsky.social It's broadcast the first Wednesday of each month and my recommendations are independent; I receive no inducement and this slot isn't sponsored.

Sign and share widely please.