Mrs. G
@janbellina.bsky.social
Re-tyred Englishwoman who’d love to ride her bicycle but is not keen on dying just yet. Sad about the planet. Loves the British Isles / North West European Archipelago (see, we ARE still in Europe!). Don’t expect a cohesive theme; just what’s on my mind.
In the 21st Century, with roads busier than ever, why do drivers not have to get their vision tested? Peering at a numberplate 5 parked cars away is still the required standard, even on the "renew your driving licence at age 70" form www.gov.uk/driving-eyes... p.s. yes, I get a regular free eye test
November 27, 2025 at 11:46 AM
In the 21st Century, with roads busier than ever, why do drivers not have to get their vision tested? Peering at a numberplate 5 parked cars away is still the required standard, even on the "renew your driving licence at age 70" form www.gov.uk/driving-eyes... p.s. yes, I get a regular free eye test
Sat in a patisserie in Stroud's Five Valleys shopping centre, next to an amazing mural. The artist has continued the tables and chairs through onto the mural with identical matches of the real ones in the patisserie, making the whole look like we were sat in a scene from Paris.
November 25, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Sat in a patisserie in Stroud's Five Valleys shopping centre, next to an amazing mural. The artist has continued the tables and chairs through onto the mural with identical matches of the real ones in the patisserie, making the whole look like we were sat in a scene from Paris.
Prototypes, eh? Where do I apply?
November 25, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Prototypes, eh? Where do I apply?
The kettle calling the stew pot sooty.
November 25, 2025 at 6:15 PM
The kettle calling the stew pot sooty.
This popped up in my phone 'memories'. A peaceful moment near St David's in Pembrokeshire.
November 25, 2025 at 4:56 PM
This popped up in my phone 'memories'. A peaceful moment near St David's in Pembrokeshire.
We have owed Ukraine assistance since 2014. We are still not pulling our collective weight. They gave up the protection of being a anuclear power for the protection offered in these accords and we've badly let them down.
November 25, 2025 at 12:50 PM
We have owed Ukraine assistance since 2014. We are still not pulling our collective weight. They gave up the protection of being a anuclear power for the protection offered in these accords and we've badly let them down.
Jubilee Lake, Royal Wootton Bassett. I noticed that the willow trees, instead of dozing for the winter, were putting forth catkins and pussy willow buds. #climatechange #artoutdoors #art
November 24, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Jubilee Lake, Royal Wootton Bassett. I noticed that the willow trees, instead of dozing for the winter, were putting forth catkins and pussy willow buds. #climatechange #artoutdoors #art
Russia was the first oathbreaker in 2014, but the United Kingdom and Unites States followed quickly when they reneged on the Budapest Memorandum and did nothing to ensure Ukraine's security in the face of Russian aggression, and continue to offer too little, too late to Nuclear-disarmed Ukraine.
November 24, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Russia was the first oathbreaker in 2014, but the United Kingdom and Unites States followed quickly when they reneged on the Budapest Memorandum and did nothing to ensure Ukraine's security in the face of Russian aggression, and continue to offer too little, too late to Nuclear-disarmed Ukraine.
A little graphic to remind us the cost of commuting across two routes operated by different rail operators, each a monopoly for that transport type. And they wonder why we cling to our petrol cars!
November 23, 2025 at 12:49 PM
A little graphic to remind us the cost of commuting across two routes operated by different rail operators, each a monopoly for that transport type. And they wonder why we cling to our petrol cars!
Good grief! Says the 70 year old lady in a quarter zip top.
November 22, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Good grief! Says the 70 year old lady in a quarter zip top.
This has all been well-researched. There have even been studies to check whether moon phases cause autism (they don't). publichealth.jhu.edu/2025/vaccine...
![What research was done to look into this perceived link?
The attention this question got led to a number of large epidemiological studies that looked at kids who were vaccinated with the MMR vaccine and those who weren’t, so there were control groups. And those studies found no association between the MMR vaccine and autism.
Once it started to become clear that the MMR vaccine was not associated with autism, the hypothesis shifted from the MMR vaccine [as a cause of autism] to thimerosal, which at the time was used as a preservative in some childhood vaccines. Thimerosal was never used in the MMR vaccine, but it was used as a preservative in multidose vials of other vaccines.
That led to a number of large studies looking at thimerosal in vaccines and autism, and those studies also found no relationship. Then the hypothesis shifted again to the number of vaccines given at one time, so there were studies of that, which also found no relationship between vaccines and autism.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:w3otdckcv3e2cmeh2pq23eau/bafkreihpmbyrnnshnd6rncb3aqzvn3nbd7lrkdrz5x2hofrcvdczzm5bu4@jpeg)
November 22, 2025 at 5:38 PM
This has all been well-researched. There have even been studies to check whether moon phases cause autism (they don't). publichealth.jhu.edu/2025/vaccine...
Subjects must stand while the king sits on his throne.
November 22, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Subjects must stand while the king sits on his throne.
Many countries reflexively voted in right wing governments after the banking crisis and we've all suffered if we've been citizens of one of them. Seeing this stupidity Continue into later terms, electing governments with pro-Russian rhetoric and mafia-style financial decisions, is mind-boggling.
November 22, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Many countries reflexively voted in right wing governments after the banking crisis and we've all suffered if we've been citizens of one of them. Seeing this stupidity Continue into later terms, electing governments with pro-Russian rhetoric and mafia-style financial decisions, is mind-boggling.
This (photo from my TV screen) is the seismic shock of Scotland fans celebrating at the final whistle of the Scottish men's football team against Denmark. Seismologists said it registered like a small earthquake.
November 22, 2025 at 11:03 AM
This (photo from my TV screen) is the seismic shock of Scotland fans celebrating at the final whistle of the Scottish men's football team against Denmark. Seismologists said it registered like a small earthquake.
This is worth repeating, with the addition that, if electronically circulated, the piece is offered to the at least the same audience as the original and all paywalls removed.
November 22, 2025 at 9:37 AM
This is worth repeating, with the addition that, if electronically circulated, the piece is offered to the at least the same audience as the original and all paywalls removed.
Earthquake in Bangladesh near vulnerable, dense population area. substack.com/app-link/pos...
November 22, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Earthquake in Bangladesh near vulnerable, dense population area. substack.com/app-link/pos...
Nathan Gill sentenced to 10½ years. I hope it's somewhere grim. Treasonous turd. Putin had already annexed Crimea when Russia began greasing Gill's sweaty avaricious palm.
November 21, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Nathan Gill sentenced to 10½ years. I hope it's somewhere grim. Treasonous turd. Putin had already annexed Crimea when Russia began greasing Gill's sweaty avaricious palm.
I don't know of we should be encouraged or concerned that Farage claimed he appeared on RT for a fee of around £500 (if this is all he actually received). The amount makes it seem he appeared for ideological rather than financial reasons. He also met with pro-Russian politicians in Occupied Ukraine.
November 21, 2025 at 12:10 PM
I don't know of we should be encouraged or concerned that Farage claimed he appeared on RT for a fee of around £500 (if this is all he actually received). The amount makes it seem he appeared for ideological rather than financial reasons. He also met with pro-Russian politicians in Occupied Ukraine.
Driving through the middle of Avebury stone circle.
November 16, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Driving through the middle of Avebury stone circle.
Happiness is doing what you love.
November 15, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Happiness is doing what you love.
I turned the opposite way at Stonehenge and this magnificent rook was there. I love corvids.
November 14, 2025 at 10:20 PM
I turned the opposite way at Stonehenge and this magnificent rook was there. I love corvids.
@annaguirre.bsky.social was describing the difficulties of keeping character timelines in order. My suggestion would be to open a spreadsheet app and set out all dates, astronomical cycles, where the characters are, what they are doing etc. The beauty of a spreadsheet is you can insert sections.
November 14, 2025 at 9:30 PM
@annaguirre.bsky.social was describing the difficulties of keeping character timelines in order. My suggestion would be to open a spreadsheet app and set out all dates, astronomical cycles, where the characters are, what they are doing etc. The beauty of a spreadsheet is you can insert sections.