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

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. 😉 Finally no more earphone flakes!

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

#VisibleMending #repair

Landscape with various Cladonia lichens on a rock

#lichen #lichensubscribe #nature #landscape

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

#BloomScrolling