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.
Whatever gave you that idea?
December 7, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Whatever gave you that idea?
Has Laura Kuenssberg #BBCLauraK got a new set dresser who is into brand awareness (or maybe tagging)? I noticed last week that LK now fills what was a blank QE Tower clock, on the background graphics, and now see another LK logo on the BBC building, in addition to the main banner LK, centre set.
December 7, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Has Laura Kuenssberg #BBCLauraK got a new set dresser who is into brand awareness (or maybe tagging)? I noticed last week that LK now fills what was a blank QE Tower clock, on the background graphics, and now see another LK logo on the BBC building, in addition to the main banner LK, centre set.
My hair has always been my sensory fidget toy and it was working overtime this evening.
December 5, 2025 at 12:35 AM
My hair has always been my sensory fidget toy and it was working overtime this evening.
We did it once, we can do it again. The "sustainable palm" in all the foods, drinks, cosmetics &c. worldwide that claim it, aren't telling the truth. Who labels plantations "sustainable"? How long after they have replaced the rainforest? I've asked. They blocked me. Food doesn't need tasteless palm.
December 4, 2025 at 9:34 PM
We did it once, we can do it again. The "sustainable palm" in all the foods, drinks, cosmetics &c. worldwide that claim it, aren't telling the truth. Who labels plantations "sustainable"? How long after they have replaced the rainforest? I've asked. They blocked me. Food doesn't need tasteless palm.
I only went out for the exercise, but the moon outdid the High Street Christmas Decs.
December 4, 2025 at 6:11 PM
I only went out for the exercise, but the moon outdid the High Street Christmas Decs.
Yesterday I watched a #Christmas show performed by young adults with complex needs who attend a www.uet.charity campus. I thought I'd share how it went. #disability #socialcare #specialneeds #SEND
December 4, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Yesterday I watched a #Christmas show performed by young adults with complex needs who attend a www.uet.charity campus. I thought I'd share how it went. #disability #socialcare #specialneeds #SEND
560nT aurora prediction yielded nothing, but on the plus side, I was outside for this lunar halo.
December 3, 2025 at 8:38 PM
560nT aurora prediction yielded nothing, but on the plus side, I was outside for this lunar halo.
Asda store's cheap tissue boxes are gloriously blank, ready for my black sharpie.
December 2, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Asda store's cheap tissue boxes are gloriously blank, ready for my black sharpie.
I abandoned these in a corner of the garage after they'd finished flowering last year. I think I stumbled across them again just in time.
December 2, 2025 at 8:27 AM
I abandoned these in a corner of the garage after they'd finished flowering last year. I think I stumbled across them again just in time.
If the BBC doesn't want to be accused of Right Wing bias, maybe not scour the daily papers for negative quotes that are not used in headlines by the newspapers themselves. Drip! Drip! Drip! wears away stone snd it's how auntie Beeb has been playing this.
December 2, 2025 at 7:53 AM
If the BBC doesn't want to be accused of Right Wing bias, maybe not scour the daily papers for negative quotes that are not used in headlines by the newspapers themselves. Drip! Drip! Drip! wears away stone snd it's how auntie Beeb has been playing this.
Ah, but once money had gone into oil, any and all alternatives were stamped on, and quickly.
November 29, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Ah, but once money had gone into oil, any and all alternatives were stamped on, and quickly.
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...