V@l D@vies
@valtinkum.bsky.social
Devon, Sweden, Maine Coons, cricket, knitting, beach, distilleries, 💙.
Long day travelling yesterday. Malta is nice. And it’s not raining! Talk of taking the ferry to Gozo today 😎
February 6, 2026 at 6:30 AM
Long day travelling yesterday. Malta is nice. And it’s not raining! Talk of taking the ferry to Gozo today 😎
Beware. She’s glaring at me.
We had a de-matting session yesterday and evidently I’m not yet forgiven.
We had a de-matting session yesterday and evidently I’m not yet forgiven.
February 3, 2026 at 11:36 AM
Beware. She’s glaring at me.
We had a de-matting session yesterday and evidently I’m not yet forgiven.
We had a de-matting session yesterday and evidently I’m not yet forgiven.
Daughter working & OH has taken van to garage for software update, so I have house to myself.
Have done yoga, now sitting down to sew mending a jumper & a pair of trousers.
Waiting in for builder & also someone coming to test an artex ceiling for asbestos. Oh the joys of trying to move house.
Have done yoga, now sitting down to sew mending a jumper & a pair of trousers.
Waiting in for builder & also someone coming to test an artex ceiling for asbestos. Oh the joys of trying to move house.
February 3, 2026 at 11:05 AM
Daughter working & OH has taken van to garage for software update, so I have house to myself.
Have done yoga, now sitting down to sew mending a jumper & a pair of trousers.
Waiting in for builder & also someone coming to test an artex ceiling for asbestos. Oh the joys of trying to move house.
Have done yoga, now sitting down to sew mending a jumper & a pair of trousers.
Waiting in for builder & also someone coming to test an artex ceiling for asbestos. Oh the joys of trying to move house.
Off out to a concert, an hour and a half’s drive each way. This is why we rarely go out to a concert.
February 1, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Off out to a concert, an hour and a half’s drive each way. This is why we rarely go out to a concert.
@littleramstudio.bsky.social Gary, a while back I bought this print from you as it was the spitting image of our Red Maine Coon cat. Have just had it framed and wanted to show you how good it looks. Thank you 😊 Sending very best wishes to you, Val
January 30, 2026 at 2:05 PM
@littleramstudio.bsky.social Gary, a while back I bought this print from you as it was the spitting image of our Red Maine Coon cat. Have just had it framed and wanted to show you how good it looks. Thank you 😊 Sending very best wishes to you, Val
Today I put into Room 101 banks that get you to say yes to a new online only account several times, and then post 🙄 to you an envelope full of letters and leaflets confirming it.
January 27, 2026 at 11:10 AM
Today I put into Room 101 banks that get you to say yes to a new online only account several times, and then post 🙄 to you an envelope full of letters and leaflets confirming it.
Lovely. Not. There is water dripping through one of the corners of landing ceiling🙄
January 27, 2026 at 10:18 AM
Lovely. Not. There is water dripping through one of the corners of landing ceiling🙄
I’ve been sleeping so well of late, but slept fitfully last night, if I’ve woke up once I woke up twenty times😏
January 27, 2026 at 6:20 AM
I’ve been sleeping so well of late, but slept fitfully last night, if I’ve woke up once I woke up twenty times😏
Utterly infuriated by total radio silence from our conveyancer. Grrr.
January 26, 2026 at 11:22 AM
Utterly infuriated by total radio silence from our conveyancer. Grrr.
Haggis etc. for Sunday lunch 🥃
January 25, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Haggis etc. for Sunday lunch 🥃
We have some Stilton which is so mature it may leg it when we open the fridge door. Am making broccoli soup to crumble it into.
January 24, 2026 at 12:40 PM
We have some Stilton which is so mature it may leg it when we open the fridge door. Am making broccoli soup to crumble it into.
Husband and daughter have got the jogging pad machine out from under the sofa. I had to hoover the dust off it 😂
January 23, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Husband and daughter have got the jogging pad machine out from under the sofa. I had to hoover the dust off it 😂
Gave up on (very) wet Wales and came home yesterday. Have resumed marmalade making. Currently simmering whole fruits. I leave them to cool overnight, so tomorrow is the boiling and hope it sets day.
January 22, 2026 at 1:53 PM
Gave up on (very) wet Wales and came home yesterday. Have resumed marmalade making. Currently simmering whole fruits. I leave them to cool overnight, so tomorrow is the boiling and hope it sets day.
Half an hour of yoga done.
Wish woman on the video looked a bit more like most of us, pretty sure her size 0 frame allows her to bend much more.
Wish woman on the video looked a bit more like most of us, pretty sure her size 0 frame allows her to bend much more.
January 22, 2026 at 1:50 PM
Half an hour of yoga done.
Wish woman on the video looked a bit more like most of us, pretty sure her size 0 frame allows her to bend much more.
Wish woman on the video looked a bit more like most of us, pretty sure her size 0 frame allows her to bend much more.
Time too get Joanna Lumley to talk to us again. Podcast app time.
January 16, 2026 at 10:45 AM
Time too get Joanna Lumley to talk to us again. Podcast app time.
Wagons roll.
Going abroad. To 🏴
Going abroad. To 🏴
January 16, 2026 at 10:19 AM
Wagons roll.
Going abroad. To 🏴
Going abroad. To 🏴
Have found the decorations for the Christmas Cake and Yule log. Could have done with finding them a month ago!
January 16, 2026 at 10:18 AM
Have found the decorations for the Christmas Cake and Yule log. Could have done with finding them a month ago!
Today is shaping up to be, in no particular order, lose a car so room for log truck, stack logs, buy onions, book hotels in Belgium and buy car insurance.
Sighs.
Sighs.
January 10, 2026 at 10:18 AM
Today is shaping up to be, in no particular order, lose a car so room for log truck, stack logs, buy onions, book hotels in Belgium and buy car insurance.
Sighs.
Sighs.
Really fed up with the car parked opposite house for past half hour with its engine running 😏
January 9, 2026 at 11:46 PM
Really fed up with the car parked opposite house for past half hour with its engine running 😏
The wind is howling down the chimneys and the sash windows are a-rattling.
January 9, 2026 at 12:08 AM
The wind is howling down the chimneys and the sash windows are a-rattling.
Celebrating OH being retired for a year. Everywhere serving decent food is closed Mondays and Tuesdays so opening a bottle of bubbly instead now.
January 6, 2026 at 1:04 PM
Celebrating OH being retired for a year. Everywhere serving decent food is closed Mondays and Tuesdays so opening a bottle of bubbly instead now.
No snow. Just a bit more hail.
January 5, 2026 at 7:19 AM
No snow. Just a bit more hail.
This is one of those it seemed like a good idea at the time. Drinking water and must drink more when I wake during the night. Have to post my (for medical research) blood tomorrow & it’s being taken at 6.00! am by nurse daughter before she goes to work - as I am too squeamish🙄 to use a lancet.
January 4, 2026 at 11:36 PM
This is one of those it seemed like a good idea at the time. Drinking water and must drink more when I wake during the night. Have to post my (for medical research) blood tomorrow & it’s being taken at 6.00! am by nurse daughter before she goes to work - as I am too squeamish🙄 to use a lancet.
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Excellent piece of advice from @iandunt.bsky.social (Source: iandunt.substack.com/p/your-new-y...)
January 3, 2026 at 12:11 PM
Excellent piece of advice from @iandunt.bsky.social (Source: iandunt.substack.com/p/your-new-y...)