Ali Harman

@alihar

Retired library and information specialist. Volunteers at Brent Museum and Archives. Into local and family history. Sings with the amazing Cecil Sharp House Choir. Plays piano. Knits, reads. Bit of gardening. She/her.

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Ali Harman@alihar· 20d

#WoodlandWednesday #Scotland #Abernethy #Cairngorms

Abernethy forest with tall pines and a narrow path between them leading off into the distance

Ali Harman@alihar· 27d

I just came home yesterday from a lovely holiday there 😢 Hope they can get it under control

Tall pine trees in Abernethy forest with a footpath running through them

Ali Harman@alihar· May 29

#foxglove invasion in my garden

Garden flower bed full of pink foxgloves

Ali Harman@alihar· Mar 30

Happy anniversary! Here's the refugee astronaut that you mention in the podcast. I saw it in Haarlem last year

Refugee astronaut by Yinka Shonibare as described in the podcast.
African textiles used and rucksack of various objects held by the astronaut

Ali Harman@alihar· Mar 14

Made these, spinning and dying Jacob's sheep wool with my friendly Spin-offs gang at my local city farm. #spinning #dyeing #handspunwool #logwood #knitting #mittens Also had some really interesting chats and consumed lots of tea and biscuits in the process.

Grey and purple Norwegian style mitten made of hand spun and dyed wool - front view flower design

Grey and purple Norwegian style mitten made of hand spun and dyed wool - back view cross design

Ali Harman@alihar· Jan 24

#ScreenSaturday Rood screen at St Winifred's, Manaton, Devon. Defaced during Edward VI's reign. In fact literally 'de-faced'

Rood screen with images of saints, their faces gouged

Ali Harman@alihar· Jan 8

This is London, where pavement parking is already illegal.

Police van parked on the pavement in London

Ali Harman@alihar· Nov 17

The Telegraph support recycling. They aired this story in April as well

Rachel Reeves is preparing to tax milkshakes in an attempt to reduce obesity levels

Ali Harman@alihar· Nov 8

Me too

Ali Harman@alihar· Oct 22

Confirmed, found another one on Nadfly Instagram

Ali Harman@alihar· Oct 5

Same, almost done #ShowMeYourKnits

Sock knitting in progress, pale shades of blue, grey and mauve stripes

Ali Harman@alihar· Sep 4

#EdithCavell #memorial #CoventGarden #Patriotism "Patriotism is not enough. I must have no hatred or bitterness towards anyone"

Edith Cavell memorial, Convent Garden
"Patriotism is not enough. I must have no hatred or bitterness towards anyone"

Ali Harman@alihar· Aug 17

Water lilies at Ventnor Botanic Garden

Ali Harman@alihar· Jul 13

#letterboxed #nyt in 2 words

New York Times today. Letter Boxed puzzle completed with 2 words: qualification and new

Ali Harman@alihar· Feb 21

Just got followed by 'Daniel', and reported the fake account. But it already has over 600 followers on here...

Image search for this account showing multiple identities

Ali Harman@alihar· Feb 16

What's your sign?

No entry sign, except for cycles, in Paris

Ali Harman@alihar· Jan 30

Me too. This tree engulfed letter box is in West Kensington

Ali Harman@alihar· Jan 24

This is the view from inside the Premier Inn, Newhaven

Ali Harman@alihar· Jan 3

Isn't pavement parking illegal in London?

Ali Harman@alihar· Dec 26

Sun and #mist up on #Dartmoor today

St Winifred's Church, Manaton, Dartmoor in the green landscape with mist behind it

Ali Harman@alihar· Dec 25

Mushroom in a post, #Manaton #Dartmoor

Mushroom growing in the top of a wooden in post, Manaton, Devon

Ali Harman@alihar· Dec 25

Christmas #potatoes

Bowl of freshly dug potatoes in the garden

Ali Harman@alihar· Dec 24

#Lustleigh #Dartmoor #Devon #MayQueens

Large rock carved with the names of May Queens from 1954-2024, with a seat on top for the May Queen of the village of Lustleigh, Devon

Ali Harman@alihar· Dec 6

Google photos tells me my "2024 vibes" are culture vulture, always outdoors and....covered in sand??

9 of my Google photos from 2024. Google tells me: 'Your 2024 vibes: Culture vulture, always outdoors, covered in sand'

Ali Harman@alihar· Nov 17

Went last night, particularly enjoyed the storytelling. Looked to see if anyone posted here about this and was pleased to have found you. Somehow I'd missed that. Used to follow you on the other place. Know anything about this? Salusbury Road last Tuesday night. #NW6

Overturned vehicle on its side at Salusbury Road, London, NW6, outside Sainsbury's Local, taken around 11pm Tuesday 12 November

Ali Harman@alihar· Nov 12

Festive Gathering news.....at #CecilSharpHouse, #Camden, 8th December. Tickets here: www.efdss.org/whats-on/26-... Expect folky choral goodness from Cecil Sharp House Choir, storytelling, clog dancing and more!

PHOTO: Cecil Sharp House Choir singing at a Festive Gathering.
TEXT: Festive Gathering Sunday 8 Dec 7pm Cecil Sharp House, London
Shackleton Trio, Matthew Crampton, Nickie Dailly and MJ Searle, Latin American Choir of London with Camilo Menjura. Cecil Sharp House Choir.
£16, £10 under 30, efdss.org, @cecilsharphouse

Ali Harman@alihar· Nov 11

Around 600 workers, mostly women, died in munitions factory accidents in the First World War. This monument in Margravine Cemetery commemorates some of them, who died at Blake's factory in November 1918 #remembrance #localhistory #women'shistory #hammersmith #WW1 #firstworldwar

Memorial in Margravine Cemetery, Hammersmith, commemorating those who lost lives at the explosion in Blake's munitions factory, in November 1918

Ali Harman@alihar· Nov 6

#jigsaw #Rothko A distraction while recovering from foot surgery, but completing it today has been #therapy

Completed jigsaw puzzle of a Rothko painting, yellow/orange background, with blocks of black, purple and green. The largest block is black

Ali Harman@alihar· Nov 1

If you see this, post a mountain picture

Mountains with a covering of snow, and blue sky, Bhutan

Ali Harman@alihar· Oct 26

#PostboxSaturday #Bute #Scotland