Barbara Claypole White
@bclaypolewhite
Author, woodland gardener, mental health advocate … Brit with a KBO mentality (keep buggering on) and a taste for southern gin.
My favorite time of the day; my favorite view. Blessed to call this tiny corner of North Carolina home. #forestliving #lightthroughthetrees #thegloaming
When I sit on the front steps and watch the hummers, I can feel my blood pressure drop. #hummingbirds #powerofnature
Sharing some pics from my garden because nature helps me breathe … #oxygenofnature #happygardener #southerngardens
If anyone needs me, I will be planting and gardening ALL weekend. What else is Mother's Day for? @annapoll.bsky.social. 💙
Being a woodland gardener helps me breathe. #happygardener #southerngardens
Happy Independent Bookstore Day.Do you have a plan to shop? I'm starting bright and early with @libro.fm, then heading to @flyleafbooks.bsky.social, and … #shoplocal
Last night's sunset has stayed with me today. There is still beauty in the world. Please take two minutes to go outside and look at a tree, or a flower, or a bird. And breathe. #thereisacrackineverything #lightthroughthetrees
Happy Easter, happy Passover. I wish you time today to find YOUR joy. Mine's hanging out in the garden.
My favorite signs from today #NoKingsOrangeCountyNC @indivisible.org @moveon.org @meidastouch.com
Great turnout, great energy, great signs for another peaceful protest/march in Chapel Hill and Carrboro N.C. @indivisible.org @moveon.org @meidastouch.com #NoKingsOrangeCountyNC
Redbud, dogwood, and trillium season in Central Carolina reminds me that beauty exists in the world …
Because books teach us about empathy, and because we all need a little magic right now … Happy launch week to @harperrossbooks.bsky.social. #magicrealism #newrelease #fiction
Peaceful march in Carrboro N.C. to honor Renee Good and protest ICE. (Photos are only from my vantage point: people filed up and down on both sides of the street.) @meidastouch.com @indivisible.org #peacefulprotest #abolishice
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
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
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
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:
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...
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
As Republicans are ripping away healthcare, reporters are being detained for reporting the news. #FreedomToDissent
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.
In a world of never-ending batshit crazy-ness, may you stop and smell the hydrangeas and see the butterflies. #peace #mindfulness #gardeningastherapy