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Helen Simmons (She/Her)
@littlehen.bsky.social
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A bricolage of things. Nature, creativity, community, kindness…

Unbothered. Moisturised. Happy. In My Lane. Focused. Flourishing.

Profile picture: me in a pink jumper smiling
Header image: me in a purple hat taking a picture of myself in a broken mirror
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Helen Simmons (She/Her) @littlehen.bsky.social · Mar 1
Different ways of living are possible, and are already taking place all over the world. They’re ways of love, kindness and joy. They’re quiet, humble, slow, small. They’re vital and restorative, regenerative and inclusive. I’m pledging to celebrate, support and amplify them. Will you join me?
littlehen.bsky.social
Knitters of the world. Please tell me how I SHOULD HAVE balled my skein of yarn to avoid spaghetti bolognaise affect 😬
A very tangled pile of beautiful fuschia wool
November 28, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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zimtmaedchen.bsky.social
Good morning.
Hope you can manage to squeeze some side quests into your day.
👑🪶🗝️✨

(via @sketchesbyboze.bsky.social)
November 25, 2025 at 8:28 AM
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paulwall1970.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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zimtmaedchen.bsky.social
I'm on it, Franz.
November 27, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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aplante.com
i know WHY this is but that just makes it even more of a kick in the pants lmao
screenshot of a tumblr post from user “wildmansters” The thing that really boils my potatoes about Al in general is that I have been a creative professional for over a decade now and the devil has ALWAYS been in the details. Big and small, I've had single-person businesses rip me to shreds over how their colors turned out on newsprint, and have worked with huge companies with THICK brand guidelines with every detail of their brand identity laid out and enforced with an iron fist. But I guess all of that stuff doesn't matter anymore? Who gives a fuck if this Al generated baby has six fingers, that mom-and-pop shop is still going to use it. That rug from Temu says Happy Thanksgivirg? Oh well haha it's just a silly funny thing now (nevermind that you never would have given a B-grade item from a craft show the same consideration). I don't actually care that the Al Coca-cola ad has a truck that changes size every scene, but I can't help but think about how, if it had been some poor underpaid artist, they would have been laughed out of the building. I don't really know how to put it in a succint way but it just feels all the more obvious how much more grace and flexibility has always been possible but never offered.
November 28, 2025 at 3:28 AM
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anforsorrow.bsky.social
Well guys, two days ago they started installing the tallest part of the Sagrada Familia, the cross at the top of its central tower.
After more than a century, it is going to be finished pretty soon.

sagradafamilia.org/en/-/avanca-...
Installation of the first arm that will form the giant cross at top of the tower of Jesus Christ, the tallest tower in the Sagrada Familia project.
November 27, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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alexdecampi.bsky.social
UNBOUND AUTHORS: Leftover copies of your books in the UK (MacMillan) warehouse will be pulped within the next week or two. DM me for a link to the warehouse stock list and contacts.

If you have no dosh, another publisher (Wilton Sq) is willing to buy the books & distribute on a 50/50 profit split
November 27, 2025 at 3:25 PM
littlehen.bsky.social
youtu.be/vLHRYBaAu2E @wombat37.bsky.social a few moments of beautiful music
But it’s Mine
YouTube video by Ralph Hawkes - Topic
youtu.be
November 27, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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simonplittle.ca
It didn't happen this time, but eventually hackers are going to get people's prompt histories and it's going to be wild
November 27, 2025 at 4:42 PM
littlehen.bsky.social
How many times can one doorbell be rung during a ten minute meditation is one of the things I am pondering this morning 😆
November 27, 2025 at 11:28 AM
littlehen.bsky.social
Yesterday I watched The Choral film. It was moving, funny and sad. Although set during World War One, it made me think a lot about current day politics and the burdens people quietly carry through life. Recommend.
November 27, 2025 at 8:58 AM
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irishrainforest.bsky.social
Biodiversity is *crucial* to our wellbeing.

We need to stop treating it as expendable.
share.google/pKw8odZguEG8...
How a radical experiment to bring a forest into a preschool transformed children’s health
In Finland, kindergartens are exposing children to more mud, wild plants and moss - and finding changes to their health that show how crucial biodiversity is to wellbeing
share.google
November 27, 2025 at 8:02 AM
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voxrox.bsky.social
#BirdOfTheDay
#EastCoastKin
#Sparrows #Birds
Can you see the sunrise in the birds eye?
#Photography
#Birding #Nature #Birdwatching
#Macrophoto
A macrophoto of the head, eye & beak of a Sparrow. The clarity allows viewers to see the sun setting in the bird's eye. The plumage is common for this bird in neutral tones of beige, brown & white. The image shows only the profile. 📷Jim Wight
November 26, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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broadwaybabyto.bsky.social
Australia recorded ZERO cases of cervical cancer in women under 25 for the first time since they started tracking the cancer in the 80s.

This is the power of vaccines.

The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.

Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
newsGP - Australia set for world-first cervical cancer elimination
Vaccination programs have played a key role, and GPs remain ‘instrumental’ in boosting screening rates to reach the 2035 target.
www1.racgp.org.au
November 27, 2025 at 3:45 AM
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mskellymhayes.bsky.social
People are struggling. I want us to think about how we're going to help each other hang in there this winter. How are you going to support your friends, co-strugglers, and community as they push through this moment? How can you help people muddle through, materially and/or emotionally?
November 26, 2025 at 7:04 PM
littlehen.bsky.social
Best part of my birthday having all the kids sit around the dining table together. Very rare these days. My heart is full
November 26, 2025 at 8:36 PM
littlehen.bsky.social
Insurance companies realising how dangerous and damaging AI can be.

www.ft.com/content/abfe...
Insurers retreat from AI cover as risk of multibillion-dollar claims mounts
AIG, Great American and WR Berkley seek permission to limit liability from AI agents and chatbots
www.ft.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:26 AM
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remmid.bsky.social
A fitting moment to bring back this old transit meme. However they’re powered—gas, hydrogen, electricity, or driverless—leaning on cars instead of investing in quality public transit is still a poor long-term strategy.
November 25, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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markrwilliamson.bsky.social
Our emotions and beliefs are contagious. By choosing to share hope and optimism, rather than despair or anger, you have a positive ripple effect
November 26, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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rcolesworthy.bsky.social
one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
November 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
littlehen.bsky.social
Sleep well @wombat37.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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weratedogs.com
Here are my top 10 dogs carrying big sticks!
November 25, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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createtheripple.bsky.social
“Treat people as if they were what they ought to be and you help them become what they are capable of being.” Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.

There’s something magical about letting people be.

Letting them shine in the ways that make sense to them.

🧡

#kindness #positivity #belief #compassion
A close up photograph of a printed page titled “Let People Be” centred at the top in red text. Beneath the title is a thin red horizontal line. The main body of text is printed in black on textured off white paper and every line is highlighted in bright yellow. The highlighted section reads: “You know what’s underrated? Letting people be. Letting them mispronounce a word, talk too much about a show they love, or get excited about something you don’t understand. You don’t have to get it, just be kind. Everyone’s got something that lights them up. Let them shine, even if it’s not your thing.”
November 24, 2025 at 8:05 AM
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rdpphoto.bsky.social
The fallen leaves have revealed this honey bee nest, in the woods at Haughmond Hill. #ukwildlife #photography #Nature #wildlife #insects #shropshire #bees
Honey bee nest, combs hanging down from the underside of an oak tree branch
November 24, 2025 at 6:49 AM