Dymvue
@dymvue.bsky.social
Retired librarian. Wrote 3 books (see pinned post). Now carer for OH with dementia. Likes music, books, cats, choirs & silent films.
"You will be visited by three spirits."
The three spirits: (One for the teenagers)
The three spirits: (One for the teenagers)
November 27, 2025 at 7:36 AM
"You will be visited by three spirits."
The three spirits: (One for the teenagers)
The three spirits: (One for the teenagers)
FB acquaintance asked ChatGPT for a summary of the Drumpf speech.
November 22, 2025 at 9:02 AM
FB acquaintance asked ChatGPT for a summary of the Drumpf speech.
Yesterday went to The Longest Yarn exhibition at Sherborne Abbey. 80 scenes from WW2 depicted in astonishingly good knitting! See outbreak of war, allotments in Kensington Gardens and the Bletchley codebreaking machine ....
November 18, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Yesterday went to The Longest Yarn exhibition at Sherborne Abbey. 80 scenes from WW2 depicted in astonishingly good knitting! See outbreak of war, allotments in Kensington Gardens and the Bletchley codebreaking machine ....
Here we are on a U3A walk by a memorial to 1st World War German POWs, who had been held in a camp near Dorchester.
Little known today.
My friend, a former teacher, described points of interest on the walk. I told her she should hand out colouring sheets as well ...
Little known today.
My friend, a former teacher, described points of interest on the walk. I told her she should hand out colouring sheets as well ...
November 7, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Here we are on a U3A walk by a memorial to 1st World War German POWs, who had been held in a camp near Dorchester.
Little known today.
My friend, a former teacher, described points of interest on the walk. I told her she should hand out colouring sheets as well ...
Little known today.
My friend, a former teacher, described points of interest on the walk. I told her she should hand out colouring sheets as well ...
This morning I'm off on a U3A walk which a friend and I have organised.
What with questions about route, suitable clothing and weather; plus the pub where we are going for lunch insisting we arrive at a specific time and not a minute later; it's been Operation Overlord levels of planning.
What with questions about route, suitable clothing and weather; plus the pub where we are going for lunch insisting we arrive at a specific time and not a minute later; it's been Operation Overlord levels of planning.
November 7, 2025 at 8:19 AM
This morning I'm off on a U3A walk which a friend and I have organised.
What with questions about route, suitable clothing and weather; plus the pub where we are going for lunch insisting we arrive at a specific time and not a minute later; it's been Operation Overlord levels of planning.
What with questions about route, suitable clothing and weather; plus the pub where we are going for lunch insisting we arrive at a specific time and not a minute later; it's been Operation Overlord levels of planning.
Sic transit Gloria Hallowe’en
November 6, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Sic transit Gloria Hallowe’en
Bit lively at the seaside this morning.
November 2, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Bit lively at the seaside this morning.
!! Here's the late NotMyCat in a similar position. Wonder why they do it?
November 2, 2025 at 8:53 AM
!! Here's the late NotMyCat in a similar position. Wonder why they do it?
My childhood memory of Hallowe'en is of trying to stay awake until midnight so I could hold a conversation with our black cat.
Never managed it.
PS photo is of a different black cat.
Never managed it.
PS photo is of a different black cat.
October 31, 2025 at 9:36 AM
My childhood memory of Hallowe'en is of trying to stay awake until midnight so I could hold a conversation with our black cat.
Never managed it.
PS photo is of a different black cat.
Never managed it.
PS photo is of a different black cat.
31.10.1944
A #V1 hits the St Marie Hotel in #Purley. 17 dead, the highest in the #Croydon area from a single #flyingbomb. 31 injured.
More in From Doodlebugs to Devon www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0C8Y4RMHV/
#secondworldwar #worldwar2 #WorldWarII #worldwartwo #history #letters #familyhistory #doodlebugs #
A #V1 hits the St Marie Hotel in #Purley. 17 dead, the highest in the #Croydon area from a single #flyingbomb. 31 injured.
More in From Doodlebugs to Devon www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0C8Y4RMHV/
#secondworldwar #worldwar2 #WorldWarII #worldwartwo #history #letters #familyhistory #doodlebugs #
October 31, 2025 at 8:59 AM
31.10.1944
A #V1 hits the St Marie Hotel in #Purley. 17 dead, the highest in the #Croydon area from a single #flyingbomb. 31 injured.
More in From Doodlebugs to Devon www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0C8Y4RMHV/
#secondworldwar #worldwar2 #WorldWarII #worldwartwo #history #letters #familyhistory #doodlebugs #
A #V1 hits the St Marie Hotel in #Purley. 17 dead, the highest in the #Croydon area from a single #flyingbomb. 31 injured.
More in From Doodlebugs to Devon www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0C8Y4RMHV/
#secondworldwar #worldwar2 #WorldWarII #worldwartwo #history #letters #familyhistory #doodlebugs #
Sent this pic of a local beach to a friend, who replied 'Looks like the Planet of the Apes'!!
October 29, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Sent this pic of a local beach to a friend, who replied 'Looks like the Planet of the Apes'!!
October 28, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Red sky at night
Shepherd’s delight
Red sky in the morning
Dorchester’s on fire.
Shepherd’s delight
Red sky in the morning
Dorchester’s on fire.
October 18, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Red sky at night
Shepherd’s delight
Red sky in the morning
Dorchester’s on fire.
Shepherd’s delight
Red sky in the morning
Dorchester’s on fire.
Tennyson Down Isle of Wight a few days ago.
October 5, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Tennyson Down Isle of Wight a few days ago.
I think we need more bishops - well, more people - with these names.
October 5, 2025 at 1:20 PM
I think we need more bishops - well, more people - with these names.
