Val Poore

Autumn in Haute Marne Valerie Poore's blog about boats, barges, travel and observations on life in general.

My first October blog. This one’s set in France 😄https://rivergirlrotterdam.blogspot.com/2025/10/autumn-in-haute-marne.html

#blogging #travel
#France

Ah one of my happy places! I
Loved living in Lincoln 😊

You'll spot Lincoln Cathedral in the background if you squint.

Whatever it is
It’s pretty 😄

Cornflower.

#flowers

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The Write Stuff is back!
This week featuring poet & multi-genre author @annebrookebooks.bsky.social

Join us for this fascinating interview as we chat about writing to aid mental health, the joys of editing, and confessions about unread books!

#interview #booksky

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Thank you SO much, my lovely! I’m really so grateful! 🤗🌷

If you’re looking for a book
Full of witty dialogue, character
tension and unexpected revelations, read this or indeed any of @lisettebrodey.bsky.social’s excellent novels!

Back in the 80s and 90s of the 20th century, #SouthAfrica was a country in transition.

Even so, it was (and still is) a country rich in culture, colour and fabulous scenery.

Free to read on #KU
All available on #Audible!!

#welovememoirs #BooksWorthReading

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A highland cow having a little nap on a boulder on Dartmoor (ok, it was actually scratching its head)

Highland cattle are famous for their ability to "disco nap". Normally these brief, efficient sleeps will last between three and twenty minutes, deploying a variety of objects as pillows, including moorland boulders, cars or any particularly large dog or sheep who happens to be nearby.

Sharing a serene moment, from my life to yours, because we all need a moment here and there to take a breath ❤️

The green-lane-as-tunnel type of interdimensional portal is one of my favourites.

It’s on the Western Scheldt estuary, Aidan. At a place called Terneuzen. It’s a lovely spot for viewing passing ships.

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I can’t recommend these two books highly enough. Jules Brown aka @rexburke.bsky.social writes cracking good travel books. Try these for size and you’ll want the rest as well!

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A cup of espresso with a tiny Toblerone chocolate on the saucer

All I am really saying is that EVERY coffee you ever order should come with a tiny Toblerone chocolate.

Bravo France!

#travel #france #chocolate

A lovely, lovely book with great characters, dialogue and suspense!

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Just our periodic shoutout for the guiding light of We Love Memoirs: the wonderful @victoriatwead.bsky.social whose memoirs are all NY times bestsellers!

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Many thanks to @sandy-mckenna13.bsky.social, @fd81.bsky.social and @glawrence.bsky.social for the supportive RPs. This photo is of our recent trip to Belgium.

Thank you to @gerridog.bsky.social, @uphilldowndalew.bsky.social and @marjorywrites.bsky.social and @lisettebrodey.bsky.social for the RPs! They are much appreciated, dear friends. Here’s a photo I took yesterday morning.

I know. It’s strange, but it always works for me. Just a little thing does the trick every time. I only have decaffeinated or non-caffeine drinks after 6pm. Tea has caffeine in it so that’s definitely out for me.

Kms sound much better, don’t they? 😆

You do! Enjoy them! 😆

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I'm really pleased to be able to announce that ALL three of my South Africa memoirs are now available on Audible for those who like to listen to their books 🥳

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#welovememoirs #Audio #Audible #kdppublishingamazon

Thank you so much, @zeamee1.bsky.social!

Nothing madly exciting but a nice view from just below Curbar Edge looking across #Derbyshire.

Close encounters of a social kind Valerie Poore's blog about boats, barges, travel and observations on life in general.

My last blog for September: rivergirlrotterdam.blogspot.com/2025/09/of-b...
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Valerie Poore on Up Hill Down Dale Art This is brilliant! Really useful. When I’ve got time, I’ll go through them all.

If you love walking in the UK, take a look at Aidan’s Substack page and follow his list of walks! open.substack.com/pub/uphilldo...

Common Tansy. Likes to be by water, in this case Chesterfield Canal.

#flowers #wildflowers

That reward looks good, though. 😆

Ooh, I’m glad you got out though. 6 miles is not bad at all. Think of i this way. It’s 10 km and we think of that as a good walk!