Barbara Claypole White
@bclaypolewhite.bsky.social
Author, woodland gardener, mental health advocate … Brit with a KBO mentality (keep buggering on) and a taste for southern gin.
My favorite signs from this morning in Hillsborough, N.C. #Nokings #peacefulprotest @meidastouch.com @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social
October 18, 2025 at 5:39 PM
My favorite signs from this morning in Hillsborough, N.C. #Nokings #peacefulprotest @meidastouch.com @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social
Costumes, bubbles, singing, laughter, families, flag waving … Hillsborough, N.C. got the memo: love trumps hate. Who wants to tell Mike Johnson?
#NoKINGS @meidastouch.com @indivisible.org
#NoKINGS @meidastouch.com @indivisible.org
October 18, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Costumes, bubbles, singing, laughter, families, flag waving … Hillsborough, N.C. got the memo: love trumps hate. Who wants to tell Mike Johnson?
#NoKINGS @meidastouch.com @indivisible.org
#NoKINGS @meidastouch.com @indivisible.org
It’s a beautiful day to make a sign, wave the American 🇺🇸 flag, and get into good trouble. Stay positive, stay peaceful, sing loudly.
#nokings @meidastouch @indivisibleteam
#nokings @meidastouch @indivisibleteam
October 18, 2025 at 1:40 PM
It’s a beautiful day to make a sign, wave the American 🇺🇸 flag, and get into good trouble. Stay positive, stay peaceful, sing loudly.
#nokings @meidastouch @indivisibleteam
#nokings @meidastouch @indivisibleteam
OCD is a chronic illness that, much like diabetes, demands constant management. If someone you love is struggling with intrusive, unwanted, repetitive thoughts and images, visit the IOCDF website for a list of psychologists and psychiatrists trained in the treatment of OCD. iocdf.org
#ocdweek
#ocdweek
October 12, 2025 at 9:49 PM
We may be small, but we're mighty--because historic Hillsborough, N.C. knows a thing or two about resistance … #Peacefulprotest @meidastouch.com #thetruthisgolden #fireRFK #dumptrump #resist
September 1, 2025 at 6:01 PM
We may be small, but we're mighty--because historic Hillsborough, N.C. knows a thing or two about resistance … #Peacefulprotest @meidastouch.com #thetruthisgolden #fireRFK #dumptrump #resist
Thank you, @jimacosta.bsky.social and @michaelfanone.bsky.social for bringing us Fuck It Friday. As the daughter of an English vicar, I never swore. But when my young son slammed into the horrors of OCD, I discovered the power of the f-bomb. And his last Christmas present to me sums up this moment:
August 10, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Thank you, @jimacosta.bsky.social and @michaelfanone.bsky.social for bringing us Fuck It Friday. As the daughter of an English vicar, I never swore. But when my young son slammed into the horrors of OCD, I discovered the power of the f-bomb. And his last Christmas present to me sums up this moment:
Authors-in-waiting: Are you looking for feedback on your opening pages, query letter, and synopsis? Check out the Wildacres' workshop for commercial fiction, held in the Blue Ridge Mountains this October. 🍂
wildacreswriters.com/fall-commerc...
wildacreswriters.com/fall-commerc...
July 25, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Authors-in-waiting: Are you looking for feedback on your opening pages, query letter, and synopsis? Check out the Wildacres' workshop for commercial fiction, held in the Blue Ridge Mountains this October. 🍂
wildacreswriters.com/fall-commerc...
wildacreswriters.com/fall-commerc...
Fantastic turnout in historic Hillsborough, N.C. Nothing but peaceful protest, great speeches, imaginative signs, honking cars, waving flags, and a strong sense of community. @meidastouch.com @aaronparnas.bsky.social #reclaimourflag #NoKingsDays
June 14, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Fantastic turnout in historic Hillsborough, N.C. Nothing but peaceful protest, great speeches, imaginative signs, honking cars, waving flags, and a strong sense of community. @meidastouch.com @aaronparnas.bsky.social #reclaimourflag #NoKingsDays
I have my @meidastouch.com t-shirt, my American flag, and my water-proofed sign ready for tomorrow. Rain or shine, I'm joining a peaceful protest. How about you?
#NoKingsDay #reclaimourflag #protecttheenvironment @buckinghampalace.bsky.social
#NoKingsDay #reclaimourflag #protecttheenvironment @buckinghampalace.bsky.social
June 13, 2025 at 11:07 AM
I have my @meidastouch.com t-shirt, my American flag, and my water-proofed sign ready for tomorrow. Rain or shine, I'm joining a peaceful protest. How about you?
#NoKingsDay #reclaimourflag #protecttheenvironment @buckinghampalace.bsky.social
#NoKingsDay #reclaimourflag #protecttheenvironment @buckinghampalace.bsky.social
As Republicans are ripping away healthcare, reporters are being detained for reporting the news. #FreedomToDissent
June 11, 2025 at 4:38 PM
As Republicans are ripping away healthcare, reporters are being detained for reporting the news. #FreedomToDissent
This is sickening and amoral.
June 10, 2025 at 3:22 PM
This is sickening and amoral.
In the midst of more insanity, what's one small thing that's given you hope?
Here's mine: while attending an author event at @page158books.bsky.social in Wake Forest, N.C., one of my happy places, I spotted @hcrichardson.bsky.social's book on the shelves.
Suddenly all was right in my world.
Here's mine: while attending an author event at @page158books.bsky.social in Wake Forest, N.C., one of my happy places, I spotted @hcrichardson.bsky.social's book on the shelves.
Suddenly all was right in my world.
June 8, 2025 at 1:02 PM
In the midst of more insanity, what's one small thing that's given you hope?
Here's mine: while attending an author event at @page158books.bsky.social in Wake Forest, N.C., one of my happy places, I spotted @hcrichardson.bsky.social's book on the shelves.
Suddenly all was right in my world.
Here's mine: while attending an author event at @page158books.bsky.social in Wake Forest, N.C., one of my happy places, I spotted @hcrichardson.bsky.social's book on the shelves.
Suddenly all was right in my world.
In a world of never-ending batshit crazy-ness, may you stop and smell the hydrangeas and see the butterflies. #peace #mindfulness #gardeningastherapy
May 21, 2025 at 2:12 PM
In a world of never-ending batshit crazy-ness, may you stop and smell the hydrangeas and see the butterflies. #peace #mindfulness #gardeningastherapy
TImeline cleanse because who doesn't need to see a black and a white goose dressed as bikers (and covered in Carolina pollen)? #concretegeese #gooseclothing
May 10, 2025 at 12:57 PM
TImeline cleanse because who doesn't need to see a black and a white goose dressed as bikers (and covered in Carolina pollen)? #concretegeese #gooseclothing
Mental illness does not define a person. You are NOT your disorder: a fact my son taught me as a teenager struggling to manage a chronic illness--OCD. #mentalhealthawareness #OCDawareness #endthestigma
May 7, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Mental illness does not define a person. You are NOT your disorder: a fact my son taught me as a teenager struggling to manage a chronic illness--OCD. #mentalhealthawareness #OCDawareness #endthestigma
New bumper sticker has arrived! Thank you, @meidastouch.com. #independentjournalism #truthoverlies #mightymeidas
May 7, 2025 at 10:51 AM
New bumper sticker has arrived! Thank you, @meidastouch.com. #independentjournalism #truthoverlies #mightymeidas
One of my favorite spring flowers reminding me that gardening helps me breathe. #beautyofnature #springblooms
May 4, 2025 at 2:42 PM
One of my favorite spring flowers reminding me that gardening helps me breathe. #beautyofnature #springblooms
More signs from #MayDayStrong in Hillsborough, NC.
May 1, 2025 at 10:48 PM
More signs from #MayDayStrong in Hillsborough, NC.
Hillsborough, NC for #MayDayStrong with a great speech from @graigmeyer.bsky.social, waving his black & white No Kings flag. Also, first sighting of @meidastouch.com merch. in my neck of the woods. 💙
May 1, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Hillsborough, NC for #MayDayStrong with a great speech from @graigmeyer.bsky.social, waving his black & white No Kings flag. Also, first sighting of @meidastouch.com merch. in my neck of the woods. 💙
Happy Independent Bookstore Day. If audiobooks are your jam--raises hand--check out @libro.fm for their Indie Bookstore Appreciation sale:
libro.fm
#indiebookstoreday #shoplocal
libro.fm
#indiebookstoreday #shoplocal
April 26, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Happy Independent Bookstore Day. If audiobooks are your jam--raises hand--check out @libro.fm for their Indie Bookstore Appreciation sale:
libro.fm
#indiebookstoreday #shoplocal
libro.fm
#indiebookstoreday #shoplocal
Happy Easter Monday to friends and family in England (I miss bank holidays!) #bloomscrolling
April 21, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Happy Easter Monday to friends and family in England (I miss bank holidays!) #bloomscrolling
I needed to take a deep breath yesterday, so I went into my garden. As I took the picture below, I head the familiar beat of wings and spotted my first ruby-throated hummingbird of the season. #springblooms #happygardener
April 14, 2025 at 6:14 PM
I needed to take a deep breath yesterday, so I went into my garden. As I took the picture below, I head the familiar beat of wings and spotted my first ruby-throated hummingbird of the season. #springblooms #happygardener
More garden pics because, to quote Audrey Hepburn, "To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow."
Camellia, mutabilis rose, Lilly of the valley, hosta & aquilegia.
Camellia, mutabilis rose, Lilly of the valley, hosta & aquilegia.
April 10, 2025 at 11:07 AM
More garden pics because, to quote Audrey Hepburn, "To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow."
Camellia, mutabilis rose, Lilly of the valley, hosta & aquilegia.
Camellia, mutabilis rose, Lilly of the valley, hosta & aquilegia.
In non-political news, my garden knows how to keep calm and carry on. #happygardener #gardeningismytherapy #thebeautyofnature
April 9, 2025 at 6:11 PM
In non-political news, my garden knows how to keep calm and carry on. #happygardener #gardeningismytherapy #thebeautyofnature
Some of my favorite signs from Chapel, N.C. protest today. #handsoff @meidastouch.com @indivisible.org @booker.senate.gov
April 5, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Some of my favorite signs from Chapel, N.C. protest today. #handsoff @meidastouch.com @indivisible.org @booker.senate.gov