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Valwen 😷🏳️‍🌈
@valwen.bsky.social
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♿️ Naval Architect & Marine Engineer. I’ll never shut up if I think something is unfair or deeply wrong. I’m annoying, I know!
#pwME #MECFS #EDS #Endometriosis #Dysautonomia & long #NEISVoid etc. #COVIDisAirborne!
Twitter immigrant. Also on Mastodon.
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And another one. Now we are really not sure if it’s bedbugs or not. The used to look different last time, but this one doesn’t have wings and definitely more legs. Some kind of larvae? Found it under the mattress. We cannot stay here, don’t know what to do. #Insects #Airbnb #Infestation #Help
Brown unidentified insect on a tissue paper
May 2, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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I can upload the video now! No idea why I couldn’t before. It’s too round/tubular for a bedbug, isn’t it?
#Insects #Bettle #PleaseTellMeItIsNotAPlague #HelpMeSleep
May 2, 2025 at 12:54 AM
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Disability: Waiting over 2 years to renovate the bathroom to finally shower safely. Staying at an over expensive AirBnb that doesn’t even have toilet paper and left the laundry and bed for us to take care of. Exhausted. Now found this crawling in bed. Please, tell me it’s a beetle 😭. #Insects #Help
Unidentified brown insect crawling over very old grey bedsheets.
May 2, 2025 at 12:29 AM
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It’s Saffran’s sleeping time, but he wishes everyone the best holidays 💙🎄.
Super adorable ginger dog cuddling on his human lap, over a cozy pink blanket and a white puppy pad. He is wearing a dark diaper, curled in with all his paws bundled together.
December 19, 2024 at 1:45 AM
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Also, I apologise for the delay, I’m 3 days behind apparently! 😅 We had (and this time I needed a dictionary!): Apples and quinces with honey (nice with cheese), Mirabelles (type of plum) with Tilia (?) and Caramel with coffee (least favourite because we are both weirdos that don’t like coffee 😂).
Bonne Maman advent calendar: Day 14 - Pommes et Coings au Miel [Picture of a hand holding a small Bonne Maman jam jar next to their advent calendar, with day 14 door opened] Bonne Maman advent calendar: Day 15 - Mirabelles à la Fleur de Tilleul [Picture of a hand holding a small Bonne Maman jam jar next to their advent calendar, with day 15 door opened] Bonne Maman advent calendar: Day 16 - Caramel au Café [Picture of a hand holding a small Bonne Maman jam jar next to their advent calendar, with day 16 door opened]
December 16, 2024 at 11:26 PM
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Another surprise… and you bet I’m eating this one with a spoon! Chocolate-and-orange!! 😍
Bonne Maman advent calendar: Day 13 - Réparation aux Oranges et au Chocolat noir [Picture of a hand holding a small Bonne Maman jar next to their advent calendar, with day 13 door opened. Front view with the label, different than the usual ones] Bonne Maman advent calendar: Day 13 - Réparation aux Oranges et au Chocolat noir [Picture of a hand holding a small Bonne Maman jar next to their advent calendar, with day 13 door opened. This one is a top view with “Chocolat & Orange” written under Bonne Maman (R).]
December 14, 2024 at 12:27 AM
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Today we got “4 Fruits”. I needed to check the little drawing sealing the lid to get a bit more of an explanation 😂. Bless my husband that noticed the little drawings on the lids days ago!
Bonne Maman advent calendar: Day 12 - 4 Fruits [Picture of a hand holding a small Bonne Maman jam jar next to their advent calendar, with day 12 door opened. Front view with the label.] Bonne Maman advent calendar: Day 12 - 4 Fruits [Picture of a hand holding a small Bonne Maman jam jar next to their advent calendar, with day 12 door opened. This one is a top view and there is a drawing with a strawberry, a cherry and some blueberries and cranberries on the sticker that seals the lid.]
December 13, 2024 at 1:02 AM
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So excited about this one!! Mangoes, raspberries and fresh lemons!! 😍😍
Bonne Maman advent calendar: Day 11 - Mangues, Framboises et Citrons Verts [Picture of a hand holding a small Bonne Maman jam jar next to their advent calendar, with day 11 door opened]
December 12, 2024 at 2:02 AM
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Today we had the most unexpected one: Caramel with vanilla! It looks like Dulce de leche, so I’m very curious to open it and try it!
Bonne Maman advent calendar: Day 10 - Caramel à la Vanille (de Madagascar) [Picture of a hand holding a small Bonne Maman jam jar next to their advent calendar, with day 10 door opened. Different from the previous 9 ones with red or pink, this one has a tartan blue top.]
December 10, 2024 at 11:50 PM
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Got the Blueberry and maple syrup spread over here too for day 9! I don’t think I ever had maple syrup, so I’m honestly curious.
Bonne Maman advent calendar: Day 9 - Myrtilles au sirop d’Erable [Picture of a hand holding a small Bonne Maman jam jar next to their advent calendar, with day 9 door opened]
December 9, 2024 at 11:35 PM
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Ok, I have decided to share with you all every weird descriptions I keep finding. Both for the laughs and the awareness.
So here we go with the next one: there is no shaving and there is no beer. Not that putting whipped cream in your head is very common, but… 😅

#AltText #Accessibility #GIFsAreFun
Screenshot of a GIF and its wrong ALT text description. It says the following: “a man in a plain shirt is shaving his head with a can of beer”. When a more accurate description could be: “a man in a plain shirt putting whipped cream on his head with an awkward facial expression”.
December 9, 2024 at 2:13 AM
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It has been hard, but we are looking forward to this as a way to distract ourselves from what happened (again) and hoping it passes soon.

These are days 7 (Spiced Rhubarb - without the strawberries for now) and 8 (Cherries with honey). I’m sorry to the delay! I’m super curious about your lemon one!
Bonne Maman advent calendar: Day 7 - Rhubarbe aux Epices [Picture of a hand holding a small Bonne Maman jam jar next to their advent calendar, with day 7 door opened] Bonne Maman advent calendar: Day 8 - Cerises au Miel [Picture of a hand holding a small Bonne Maman jam jar next to their advent calendar, with day 8 door opened]
December 9, 2024 at 1:55 AM
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I haven’t been able to try them yet 😢. As for most vulnerable people, 2 family members knew better and came to visit while sick thinking it was “not a bit deal” since they tested negative for SARS-CoV-2, so my husband has been sick and we waiting while he recovers, but it’s taking a while 😢.
Picture of 8 small Bonne Maman jam jars in line, in front of the Bonne Maman Advent calendar. Each tiny jar is in the order of the days they have been opened. All of them slightly different than the others, as are the contents of each. The names on each of the label are on the ALT description of the different photos in this conversation (I personally apologise because I cannot write them all again).
December 9, 2024 at 1:47 AM
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There is hope! We get to try the Orange, yuzu and pomelo too! 😍💙
Bonne Maman advent calendar: Day 6 - Oranges, Yuzus et Pamplemousses [Picture of a hand holding a small Bonne Maman jam jar next to their advent calendar, with day 6 door opened]
December 7, 2024 at 12:49 AM
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Day 5 over here is definitely for my husband: Ananas and Passion fruit. But it sounds like something I’d like in summer… if there is any left 😂.
Bonne Maman advent calendar: Day 5 - “Ananas et Fruits de la Passion” [Picture of a hand holding a small Bonne Maman jam jar next to their advent calendar, with day 5 door opened]
December 6, 2024 at 1:55 AM
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I hope so! I have my eye on your Orange, Yuzu and Grapefruit as well.
Today we had a classic (and one of my favourites as well): Strawberries! 🍓💙
Bonne Maman advent calendar: Day 4 - “Fraises et Fraises des Bois” [Picture of a hand holding a small Bonne Maman jam jar next to their advent calendar, with day 4 door opened]
December 5, 2024 at 12:01 AM
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Duo realized that the emotional blackmail was not working with me and now we are on open threats. He says that I’m safe… FOR NOW. If something happens to me, you all know that I didn’t managed to improve my Dutch or German enough. The owl does not care about chronic illness or any excuses anymore 😢.
[Duolingo threatening users on their end of the year review] Screenshot of dark owl shadow behind smoky closed doors asking the user to “Swipe up to reveal!” [Duolingo threatening users on their end of the year review] Screenshot of a now happy and bright owl jumping out of the open doors between colorful clouds. “Yes! You’re a top 4% learner this year. You’re safe from Duo. For now. One misstep and you’ll be sorry.” Button: “Share for a reward”
December 4, 2024 at 1:30 PM
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Right? 😍🥰
Pears with chocolate for us today! I’m so loving this! 💙💙

Is it ok if I keep answering here or would you prefer somewhere else?
Bonne Maman advent calendar: Day 3 - Poires aux éclats de Cacao [Picture of a hand holding a small Bonne Maman jam jar next to their advent calendar, with day 3 door opened]
December 4, 2024 at 2:12 AM
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We had “Apricots à la Fleur d’Orange” yesterday (I’m so looking forward to try it!) and “Pâte à tartiner noisettes et cacao” (aka Nutella 😂) today. Is it day 2 also different over there?

[Picture of a hand holding a small Bonne Maman jam jar next to their advent calendar, with day 1 door opened]
Bonne Maman advent calendar: Day 1 - Apricots à la Fleur d’Orange [Picture of a hand holding a small Bonne Maman jam jar next to their advent calendar, with day 1 door opened] Bonne Maman advent calendar: Day 2 - Pâte à tartiner noisettes et cacao [Picture of a hand holding a small Bonne Maman jam jar next to their advent calendar, with day 2 door opened]
December 3, 2024 at 12:33 AM
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Why, DuckDuckGo? WHY?!
I switched to DDG both because of #privacy and quality issues. But now it seems they want to follow the cesspit that Google search has become thanks to AI. Any advice for a new search engine?
Screenshot stating the following: DuckAssist BETA Generate an answer from relevant content on the web. Button to “Generate”
November 20, 2024 at 1:33 AM
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This is Saffran. A second hernia left him paralysed (and partially incontinent) this summer. But that’s not going to stop him and we are now 2/3 wheelchair users in this household. #DogsOfBluesky #Dog
Super cute ginger and white doggo making puppy looking at the camera on his mom’s lap, lying on a towel and puppy pad.
November 15, 2024 at 1:10 PM
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He continued masking, just in case. After yesterday’s unexpected result, he tested again this afternoon. And it was POSITIVE again. Mind that since Flowflex are negatives, we are currently going with the #COVID19/FLU Siemens tests. And we are lost here. What is happening?! Is he infectious or not?
3 Siemens COVID-19 and FLU A/B antigen tests, in chronological order: positive, negative and positive. Taken about 12h apart from each other.
January 26, 2024 at 5:40 PM
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After 2 consecutive negative Flowflex antigen tests 24h apart, he tested with Siemens to be really sure. This one was clearly positive. Tried again Flowflex and it was still negative. Continued isolated and tested again this morning with Siemens. This one was negative! What a relief!
[…] #COVID19
POSITIVE Siemens COVID-19 and FLU A/B antigen test POSITIVE Siemens COVID-19 and FLU A/B antigen test [Taken half a day after the positive one]
January 26, 2024 at 5:36 PM
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My dog and our “visitors” 💙. With my husband help, we still dog-sit our old clients and neighbor’s doggies. They really makes my day, hope this picture can help a bit you with yours.
Two adorable doggies placidly sleeping on a gray soft blanket on someone’s lap. On the right a Miniature Pinscher with a red collar, holding his legs against his body, fitting between the other dog and the sofa arm. On the left, and adorable rescued reddish and white doggy, with his paws together and his fluffy tail closing the circle, laying between the person’s leg and back to back with the other doggo. A bit of a mess (iPad, TV remote and phone charger) is seen on the back of the picture, over the coffee table. Unseen: The person cannot feel her legs anymore, but feels very happy to share her love with them.
November 4, 2023 at 10:37 PM
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Still awake at 3AM, on full adrenaline courtesy of my ME crash, unable to sleep so I can rest and stop crashing. So here is a picture of my adorable dog! My fluffy and loyal (unless you have treats too) emotional support 💙. May his unconditional love reach you if you are awake this late as well! 💤
My super adorable doggo sleeping next to me (not in the pic). He is holding his paws and tail together (like the super cute fox he is) over a colourful warm blanket in our grey sofa.
October 11, 2023 at 1:13 AM