Helen

@historywoman

Scot down South. Ceasefire Now. Your employer is not your friend - join a union! Helen is not necessarily the name I go by. Just ask if you want to know x

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Helen@historywoman· Jul 7

Every time I'm staying in London I try to get a decent photo of these guys and fail miserably. My daughter snapped this one on her way to work

A green parakeet in London. He's hanging upside down from a wire with a beautiful blue sky behind him. Below the parakeet is a buddleia in bloom with deep purple flowers. Gorgeous.

Helen@historywoman· Jun 28

It's cherry plum time for the blackbirds again!

A blackbird eating a cherry plum in the garden. It's their favourite time of year and I've little to no chance of harvesting the plums for myself!

Helen@historywoman· May 31

I know it's not #Caturday but you have to admit my daughter's cats are rather handsome boys

Two large fluffy possibly Norwegian forest cats looking pensive across the garden

Helen@historywoman· May 30

Can anyone tell me what this plant is? It's growing in the garden of my daughter's new flat

A large fast growing shrub which I can't identify

A close up of the leaves on an unidentified shrub in my daughter's garden

A new frond growing on a fast growing unidentified shrub

Helen@historywoman· Mar 8

Not sure if this is cute or downright sinister but it may be the best coffee art ever (Nardini at the moorings, Largs)

A cup of coffee with a biscoff biscuit on the side. The chocolate on the top forms a smiley face that somehow manages to be both cute and creepy at the same time!

Helen@historywoman· Feb 3

Today I have been mural spotting in Penge, as one does. Alt text was a challenge for these pics but it was really interesting. My thanks to londoncallingblog.net for the very thorough blog on Penge street art. I only scratched the surface it seems!

This is a mural called Biosphere Tears by Rocket01 in Southey Street, Penge. It shows the face of a young white woman with a single tear in her left eye. The lower half of her face is under water, perhaps her tears. Around her head are jewels and red flowers. On one side of her face is a bluebird above a CND badge and on the other side is a magpie above an I Love Penge badge.

More information on Penge street art can be found on londoncallingblog.net

This is Work by Aspire in Southey Street, Penge.

The picture shows a smiling black man with a moustache. He's wearing a black and red jacket and a dark blue hat with ear flaps. Under the jacket he's wearing a light blue tee shirt and a mauve top or fleece over that. At his side is a robin.

More information about Penge street art can be found on londoncallingblog.net

This is a work by Drake x Fiya101. It shows an African hunting dog in the centre bedecked with emeralds and wearing a crown. On either side of the dog are monkeys, possibly Colobus but I'm no expert so please let me know if I'm wrong, each holding a paint spray can.

More info about Penge street art can be found on londoncallingblog.net

Helen@historywoman· Jan 8

My daughter's cat doesn't sit still long enough for decent pictures but still looks cute blurred

A blurred picture of a young ginger tom cat. He's blurred because he never sits still.

Helen@historywoman· Jan 6

We got a little snow round these parts but not really enough to do anything with. Didn't stop people giving it their best effort as this pic taken by my daughter shows

A tiny snowman on a picnic table, no more than about 8 centimetres tall. Picture taken by my daughter showing a thumbs up next to it.

Helen@historywoman· Dec 27

Friend of mine spent time and money studying iconography and produced this work using original techniques. I'll be hanging on to this Christmas card because I know how much effort she put into making it. Let's keep AI out of art!

A christmas card printed from an icon painted using traditional techniques by a local artist.

Mary, Mother of God - Theotokos - God-bearer

Copyright L. Levitt 2025

Helen@historywoman· Dec 25

We have a house guest!

Ollie, a little ginger tom cat who's visiting with my daughter for Christmas. Might not be the sharpest tool in the box but he's got loads of character !

Helen@historywoman· Dec 5

Happy New Washing Machine Day to me!!

New washing machine after more than twenty years!

Helen@historywoman· Nov 29

Today we've said goodbye to our funny little guy. Some are harder than others but this was tough

Tilly, our little black and white cat, poorly but still able to pose for the camera

Helen@historywoman· Nov 10

My poor boy continues to be poorly but is eating well and enjoying a quiet life for now. We're not at the end of the road yet but there's been one or two complications and it's a hard time for us all

Our dear boy Tilly, an eleven year old black and white cat, wearing a cone to stop him chewing at his wound from surgery. He's being very stoic and, hopefully, recovering slowly.

Helen@historywoman· Nov 4

Daughter's little guy, Oliver, had the snip today and I went with her to collect him. I could read the vet's form upside down and under "behaviour" they'd written "sweetheart".

Oliver, a beautiful ginger kitten wearing a blue collar and looking extra cute!

Helen@historywoman· Nov 4

Old Law and Order is the best for spotting actors in their youth. I've seen both Grey and Bailey from Grey's Anatomy as children and I swear this is ADA Barba in such a small part he was uncredited

An uncredited picture of an actor in original series Law and Order. I believe it to be Raul Esparza (ADA Barba)

Helen@historywoman· Oct 27

Hi @catsofyore.bsky.social This was my mum, Singapore circa 1960 with one of her cats

A young woman wearing a white blouse and red skirt. She's smiling and holding a black and white cat. The picture was taken in Singapore around 1960

Helen@historywoman· Oct 23

My poor little guy is extremely unwell and the blankie is his safe space while we wait to see if anything can be done

Tilly the poorly cat resting on his favourite blanket

Helen@historywoman· Oct 16

Fingers crossed for my boy while he's not well. More tests etc to work out what's going on before deciding if there's anything that can be done. On the plus side, I'm single handedly paying for the vet's fancy yacht so that's nice

Tilly, an 11 year old black and white cat, looking slightly sad while wearing a big blue cone of shame because he's poorly

Helen@historywoman· Oct 11

Tilly's been having a bad time this last couple of weeks but after two visits to the V.E.T. he's patched up for now and sporting a very fetching onesie to stop him aggravating the sore on his belly. Happy #Caturday everyone

Tilly, a black and white cat, wearing a onesie to stop him irritating a sore on his tummy

Helen@historywoman· Oct 10

My daughter got married!

A basket of inflatable toys - saxophones, walkie talkies and microphones - ready for dancing with at a wedding reception. At the left hand side are novelty sunglasses and in the background is an upstairs seating area surrounded by fairy lights

Helen@historywoman· Oct 6

My daughter's wedding went brilliantly in London. Family in Scotland and Ireland had some "excitement" trying to get there through stormy weather. Great to catch up with everyone too

Beautiful bride and groom walking to the registry office in central London to kick off their big day. The picture shows them crossing the road on a zebra crossing.

Anyone who thinks Londoners are unfriendly should have seen the cars tooting and drivers shouting good wishes to the extremely happy couple!

Helen@historywoman· Sep 27

Daughter bought all sorts of comfy stuff for her boy and this is what he's picked. Happy #Caturday everybody

Ginger kitten sitting in a dustpan in preference to anywhere comfy

Helen@historywoman· Sep 25

One of my girls gets married very soon and I don't want to wear sandals. Bought these instead (not sure I can walk in them but that's just details)

Super sparkly glittery silver ankle boots with high heels that I'm not sure I can walk in! Bought as an alternative to boring sandals for my daughter's upcoming wedding

Helen@historywoman· Sep 21

Home from cat sitting for younger daughter's kitten to discover my own boy had decided to get his own dinner

After turning up late I found Tilly in the process of getting his own dinner. Picture shows black and white cat next to a torn sachet of cat food. Tilly's a boy by the way before you all jump to conclusions (that's another story)

Helen@historywoman· Sep 21

Baby sitting again

Ginger tom kitten enjoying some attention

Helen@historywoman· Sep 20

Secretly rather pleased with my new 70s prog rocker hairdo!

Brian Connolly from the 1970s group The Sweet, with a hairdo not dissimilar to my new haircut.

Helen@historywoman· Sep 13

Is it #Caturday again? Here's the little fella fighting with the cat tree

A ginger tom kitten playing at the top of a cat tree. The tree has yellow stars dangling from it. The cat, for now, can be referred to as the little fella.

Helen@historywoman· Sep 12

My habanero chillies have done pretty well this year. If anyone knows what I can make with them please give me some tips!

Habanero chillies growing in a pot, ready to harvest

Helen@historywoman· Sep 7

There seems to be no point in using AI technology if it's incapable of accuracy. Wish I could eliminate it from all searches

A warning on an internet search saying "the facts in this collection were found using artificial intelligence technology and may contain errors". My thoughts: not actually "facts" then, and no point in searching via AI

Helen@historywoman· Sep 6

As it's #Caturday, I thought you might like to meet my younger daughter's new fur baby Oliver