Alice Stevenson
@alicestevo.bsky.social
A well-read watercolourist. View my https://www.instagram.com/aliceisanartist and my words https://open.substack.com/pub/alicestevenson
I know there are far more pressing things going on at the moment but I don’t feel good about this casting.
February 5, 2026 at 12:52 PM
I know there are far more pressing things going on at the moment but I don’t feel good about this casting.
It is the second time in recent months that Ada has sat on the remote control and turned on GB news. I am praying it is just a ploy to startle me into feeding her early as opposed to an indication as to her politic leanings.
January 28, 2026 at 2:19 PM
It is the second time in recent months that Ada has sat on the remote control and turned on GB news. I am praying it is just a ploy to startle me into feeding her early as opposed to an indication as to her politic leanings.
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God damn it…
The UK has lost its measles elimination status, the World Health Organization has announced.
Vaccine disinformation is a worldwide pandemic that is killing us.
Vaccine disinformation is a worldwide pandemic that is killing us.
UK loses measles elimination status
Decision made after outbreaks in 2024, when there were nearly 3,000 cases in England and Wales.
www.bbc.com
January 27, 2026 at 6:43 AM
God damn it…
My latest substack: Odyssey: On Rockpools, Memories and Painting. open.substack.com/pub/aliceste...
January 26, 2026 at 3:40 PM
My latest substack: Odyssey: On Rockpools, Memories and Painting. open.substack.com/pub/aliceste...
My 5yo son Aubrey and I and I are on the train. There is a very wholesome Christian-coded family at the next table all making animals out of plasticine. Meanwhile Aubrey is watching Pokémon on his tablet and eating from two different packets of processed snacks at the same time.
January 24, 2026 at 10:32 AM
My 5yo son Aubrey and I and I are on the train. There is a very wholesome Christian-coded family at the next table all making animals out of plasticine. Meanwhile Aubrey is watching Pokémon on his tablet and eating from two different packets of processed snacks at the same time.
Ada is DEFINITELY a Faithful
January 23, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Ada is DEFINITELY a Faithful
I’m doing my tax return and need a fun, chatty podcast to zone in and out of. Nothing where attention to detail is required. Suggestions?
a woman is sitting in a classroom holding a pink cotton candy .
ALT: a woman is sitting in a classroom holding a pink cotton candy .
media.tenor.com
January 21, 2026 at 11:32 AM
I’m doing my tax return and need a fun, chatty podcast to zone in and out of. Nothing where attention to detail is required. Suggestions?
We may be on the verge of WWIII but Ada is co-ordinating beautifully with the cafe rug.
January 20, 2026 at 9:39 AM
We may be on the verge of WWIII but Ada is co-ordinating beautifully with the cafe rug.
These lads are doing some heavy lifting this morning. #bluemonday
January 19, 2026 at 11:06 AM
These lads are doing some heavy lifting this morning. #bluemonday
Ada is starting the week as she means to go on.
January 19, 2026 at 6:26 AM
Ada is starting the week as she means to go on.
13 Things I've learnt in 2025
Most of which I should have realised years ago.
open.substack.com
December 12, 2025 at 5:10 PM
When Aubrey was born I had such lofty ideas about gender-neutral parenting and the sensitive boy I was going to raise. Fast forward five years and I’m buying him these for Christmas.
December 11, 2025 at 8:56 AM
When Aubrey was born I had such lofty ideas about gender-neutral parenting and the sensitive boy I was going to raise. Fast forward five years and I’m buying him these for Christmas.
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I think a lot of big, baffled questions will be asked of the era we currently live in by future generations, and perhaps none will be bigger and more baffled than "Why did all those people suddenly want to make the insides of their houses so grey and shiny?"
December 10, 2025 at 9:04 PM
I think a lot of big, baffled questions will be asked of the era we currently live in by future generations, and perhaps none will be bigger and more baffled than "Why did all those people suddenly want to make the insides of their houses so grey and shiny?"
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From the archive for Rumer Godden, #BornOnThisDay in 1907, my thoughts on BLACK NARCISSUS.
An evocative story of nuns, misguided actions and repressed desires. A truly fabulous novel, adapted for the screen by Powell and Pressburger! #BookSky 💙📚 #BOTD
jacquiwine.wordpress.com/2021/03/23/b...
An evocative story of nuns, misguided actions and repressed desires. A truly fabulous novel, adapted for the screen by Powell and Pressburger! #BookSky 💙📚 #BOTD
jacquiwine.wordpress.com/2021/03/23/b...
Black Narcissus by Rumer Godden
I have long been an admirer of Powell and Pressburger’s film, Black Narcissus, with its sumptuous, vivid colours and moments of heightened drama. The movie, which came out in 1947, was adapted from…
jacquiwine.wordpress.com
December 10, 2025 at 8:59 AM
From the archive for Rumer Godden, #BornOnThisDay in 1907, my thoughts on BLACK NARCISSUS.
An evocative story of nuns, misguided actions and repressed desires. A truly fabulous novel, adapted for the screen by Powell and Pressburger! #BookSky 💙📚 #BOTD
jacquiwine.wordpress.com/2021/03/23/b...
An evocative story of nuns, misguided actions and repressed desires. A truly fabulous novel, adapted for the screen by Powell and Pressburger! #BookSky 💙📚 #BOTD
jacquiwine.wordpress.com/2021/03/23/b...
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Pine Cones, Charles Rennie Mackintosh, 1925.
December 10, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Pine Cones, Charles Rennie Mackintosh, 1925.
Helplessly Hoping
December 10, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Helplessly Hoping
December 10, 2025 at 3:56 PM
The face of a dog who just licked the bald head of the man installing our new dishwasher
October 25, 2025 at 6:14 PM
The face of a dog who just licked the bald head of the man installing our new dishwasher
Got back from a boozy kids party to find my Christmas Cards on the doorstep fresh from the printers. Ans yes, I might have ended the afternoon earnestly comparing Danny Go! to mid-period Sufjan Stevens.
October 25, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Got back from a boozy kids party to find my Christmas Cards on the doorstep fresh from the printers. Ans yes, I might have ended the afternoon earnestly comparing Danny Go! to mid-period Sufjan Stevens.
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Can never overstate what a good thing in the world Backlisted is when there are fewer and fewer of those things by the hour.
As promised, I have deleted my original post. But I took a screenshot so that late arrivals can see what the issue is, and also how many people are still supporting Backlisted. Thanks everyone for letting me share my frustrations and also for your kindness. x
August 9, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Can never overstate what a good thing in the world Backlisted is when there are fewer and fewer of those things by the hour.
New Substack out today featuring small garden paintings and summer brain fog. Become a paid subscriber (£30 per year) & get a free little paintng amongst other perks open.substack.com/pub/aliceste...
July 31, 2025 at 9:52 AM
New Substack out today featuring small garden paintings and summer brain fog. Become a paid subscriber (£30 per year) & get a free little paintng amongst other perks open.substack.com/pub/aliceste...
In my latest newsletter: Malevolent Poppies and some books open.substack.com/pub/aliceste...
June 20, 2025 at 8:03 PM
In my latest newsletter: Malevolent Poppies and some books open.substack.com/pub/aliceste...
A very Happy Birthday weekend to my dog nephew Mango 🥭
My brother asked me to paint a portrait of Mango for my sister-in-law’s birthday 2 years ago . So thank you Mango, it all started with you 🐾
Find out more about commissions here www.alicestevenson.com/commissions
My brother asked me to paint a portrait of Mango for my sister-in-law’s birthday 2 years ago . So thank you Mango, it all started with you 🐾
Find out more about commissions here www.alicestevenson.com/commissions
June 16, 2025 at 7:03 AM
A very Happy Birthday weekend to my dog nephew Mango 🥭
My brother asked me to paint a portrait of Mango for my sister-in-law’s birthday 2 years ago . So thank you Mango, it all started with you 🐾
Find out more about commissions here www.alicestevenson.com/commissions
My brother asked me to paint a portrait of Mango for my sister-in-law’s birthday 2 years ago . So thank you Mango, it all started with you 🐾
Find out more about commissions here www.alicestevenson.com/commissions
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So I’m finally (hopefully) getting my Access to Work funding. I have Innatentive-Type ADHD. Any recommendations for things I should ask for? Obviously my mind has gone completely blank and I’ve lost my list now the time has come. #adhd
June 13, 2025 at 10:46 AM
So I’m finally (hopefully) getting my Access to Work funding. I have Innatentive-Type ADHD. Any recommendations for things I should ask for? Obviously my mind has gone completely blank and I’ve lost my list now the time has come. #adhd