valerie.bsky.social
@valeriea.bsky.social
Formerly defence/war studies, Specialist Adviser to Commons Committee on Defence/author/ adult literacy. Now retired from all these - devoting my time to art, gardening, choir, chat and worrying about the state of the world.
Hi there Kaci👋Any more news on the housing front?
November 19, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Hi there Kaci👋Any more news on the housing front?
I'm sorry I didn't see them!
November 19, 2025 at 11:00 AM
I'm sorry I didn't see them!
Wonderful! thank you for sharing ❤️
November 19, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Wonderful! thank you for sharing ❤️
I really don’t understand how he can be a member of the Labour Party
November 19, 2025 at 8:29 AM
I really don’t understand how he can be a member of the Labour Party
Good morning MV 👋
November 19, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Good morning MV 👋
Good morning Tom. That sounds about right to me !
November 19, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Good morning Tom. That sounds about right to me !
Good morning - glad I’m not the only one who needs an hour in bed before getting going!
November 19, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Good morning - glad I’m not the only one who needs an hour in bed before getting going!
I don’t seem to remember him being quite so casual about people who have wanted to it an end to him.
November 19, 2025 at 8:23 AM
I don’t seem to remember him being quite so casual about people who have wanted to it an end to him.
Good morning A. That sounds like a good start to. Scottish day.
November 19, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Good morning A. That sounds like a good start to. Scottish day.
Good morning Neil
November 19, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Good morning Neil
Hang in there. You're allowed to be sorry for yourself occasionally ( only occasionally!) This time will pass.
November 18, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Hang in there. You're allowed to be sorry for yourself occasionally ( only occasionally!) This time will pass.
Thank you for watching and saving us the boredom!
November 17, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Thank you for watching and saving us the boredom!
A somewhat familiar feeling. Also, why has the blonde hair on my legs now gone black and become more plentiful when all my once dark hair has either gone white or disappeared?
November 17, 2025 at 5:40 PM
A somewhat familiar feeling. Also, why has the blonde hair on my legs now gone black and become more plentiful when all my once dark hair has either gone white or disappeared?
Agreed. The one from my dishwasher was detatched and then disappeared and wine glasses can no longer safely be washed up in there 😳
November 17, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Agreed. The one from my dishwasher was detatched and then disappeared and wine glasses can no longer safely be washed up in there 😳
That’s the one. Some people are saying that it flooded because of blockages caused by fallen leaves but I have no idea if that’s true. A driveway coming down to the A40 just west of the town had turned on not a small river by Saturday am, so heavy was the rain, so maybe just the volume of water.
November 17, 2025 at 3:09 PM
That’s the one. Some people are saying that it flooded because of blockages caused by fallen leaves but I have no idea if that’s true. A driveway coming down to the A40 just west of the town had turned on not a small river by Saturday am, so heavy was the rain, so maybe just the volume of water.
They did - not the River Usk, which for once stayed politely within its banks, but a couple of smaller tributaries, particularly the Cibi, which is normally channelled through the town centre in a culvert - it burst out of the culvert and flooded the town centre. Not as bad as Monmouth though.
November 17, 2025 at 9:29 AM
They did - not the River Usk, which for once stayed politely within its banks, but a couple of smaller tributaries, particularly the Cibi, which is normally channelled through the town centre in a culvert - it burst out of the culvert and flooded the town centre. Not as bad as Monmouth though.
Good morning Ash. Hope you have a good day too
November 17, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Good morning Ash. Hope you have a good day too
Morning Neil and Ratty!
November 16, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Morning Neil and Ratty!
I frequently find myself mentally correcting the ‘less’ and ‘fewer’ errors!
November 16, 2025 at 8:43 AM
I frequently find myself mentally correcting the ‘less’ and ‘fewer’ errors!
Enormity instead of size or scale. Confusing mitigates and militates. ( especially when what is meant is reduces). Personage instead of person.
I’ll add others as I come across them!
I’ll add others as I come across them!
November 16, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Enormity instead of size or scale. Confusing mitigates and militates. ( especially when what is meant is reduces). Personage instead of person.
I’ll add others as I come across them!
I’ll add others as I come across them!