Meyltje ∞ πŸ‹ πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ

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Archivist in Leiden, the Netherlands. Loves and is interested in many things (history, art, birds🦀, palaeontology, nature, tattoos...).
Is an #ActuallyAutistic person (they/them) πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ
Toots in English en soms in het Nederlands.
Description of header: view of the White Horse of Uffington from the air.
Description of profile pic: the head of a plushy puffin in a shark costume.
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A moving piece by Sheila Hancock on VE day and how she experienced it as a young girl.

She makes us see how VE day meant a difficult-to-navigate end to an unbearable strain, not a glorious triumph that healed all wounds. Beautifully written. Concrete childhood memories that make us feel the complexity of that time.

She ends by talking of herself "as a wartime child who, along with her contemporaries, will soon be gone, taking our painful memories with us."

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/03/ve-day-second-world-war-sheila-hancock

#SheilaHancock #VEday

My VE Day was nothing like our image of it today. I hope we can honour what it really meant

Our street party tea was a muted celebration, full of uncertainty. Then, as now, we faced a long struggle towards a better world, says actor and writer Sheila Hancock

The Guardian
I have seen both Holocaust denial and Gaza genocide denial on the Internet, and it damages my mental health. I hate them both equally and cannot bear to see the ultranationalist butchering of history.

Autistic empathy often looks like an infodump. Maybe it is, but the overarching message is "I hear and feel you." If it sounds like we're centering ourselves, it's usually by accident. We're truly on your side.

#actuallyautistic

Hoewel het licht gisteren gevangen is #silentsunday ....

#photography #fotografie

I should have done this a long time ago, but I only had wool yarn on hand. This bamboo sock yarn is perfect for the purpose. And it doesn't matter if my dyed hair stains them pink!

I have half a mind to decorate the top of the headphones with the same yarn, but I don't know what motif... My embroidery skills are limited. Anyone have ideas? #visiblemending #repaircafe

My experiment of the day – before and after. It could be prettier, but functional is enough for now. πŸ˜‰ Finally no more earphone flakes!

Inspired by this toot: https://helvede.net/@Tryllesokker/114420874001899558

#VisibleMending #repair

Mila (@Tryllesokker@helvede.net)

Attached: 1 image I should have done this a long time ago, but I only had wool yarn on hand. This bamboo sock yarn is perfect for the purpose. And it doesn't matter if my dyed hair stains them pink! I have half a mind to decorate the top of the headphones with the same yarn, but I don't know what motif... My embroidery skills are limited. Anyone have ideas? #visiblemending #repaircafe

Helvede

Landscape with various Cladonia lichens on a rock

#lichen #lichensubscribe #nature #landscape

In Hyderabad, India.
na dik 5 weken eindelijk weer een blogje geschreven
over #longfibrose en #collage enzo
https://heldenreis.nl/2025/05/werkwoorden-15-voortgangsbericht
werkwoorden 15 / voortgangsbericht

Ik weet niet wie deze cartoon gemaakt heeft, maar hij geeft zo goed weer hoe een dipdag eruitziet. Ik heb niet vaak een dipdag, over het algemeen gaat het eigenlijk best goed, maar soms voelt het a…

Heldenreis

Blooming Ocotillo on my patio on a rare dark & stormy evening.

#BloomScrolling