jvalentine (55)in #flowers • 5 years agoBACON & EGG CAMELIAThis comes up every year along our road. I have no idea of it's real horticultural name but I refer to it as the Bacon & Egg Camelia. A bit rude as it is a lovely plant and I…jvalentine (55)in #pets • 5 years agoNeo by the riverFive months ago (can't believe it's been that long) my grandaughter's new puppy Neo arrived in our family. He immediately stole our hearts and is making me fitter by the week…jvalentine (55)in #life • 5 years agoFLEETING MOMENTS OF THE NEWStanding at a local bus stop in Kingston recently, I happened to glance down and saw this sweet new ivy bursting from the growth of greenery by my feet. I immediately took a…jvalentine (55)in #dailypetphotography • 5 years agoINTRODUCING NEOThe new puppy dog NEO my grandchildren are enjoying. A Cavapoochon and that's quite a mix but a good one. He's lovely and so good and very smart. At 4 months old he is obedient…jvalentine (55)in #steem • 5 years agoGET THE MESSAGEI could not get out to march with all those kids round the world trying to get the message across about the importance of recognising Climate Change. herewith my view: GET THE…jvalentine (55)in #health • 6 years agoBACK AGAIN!Dear Steemians Back with a greeting to you all. We are coming up to our Easter bank Holiday here so that has a good feel whatever your religion. I am working at a huge public…jvalentine (55)in #armistice • 6 years agoArmistice Day 2018Remembering Armistice Day centenary in Paris, very significant, and London also very significant. Macron's speech enlightening, and a note on the attractions of world unity.…jvalentine (55)in #london • 6 years agoSLOANE SQUARE LONDONOne of my favourite statues, she always looks so cool. Placed in the centre of the lovely Sloane Square in the west of London, I come here often to meet my sister for coffee in…jvalentine (55)in #slow • 6 years agoSLOW FOOD MOVEMENT - BOROUGH MARKET LondonOne of the many stalls in the market. Borough Market as London’s oldest food market, it has been operating for 1,000 years. What we like about it is that the producers have…jvalentine (55)in #life • 6 years agoWHY I WRITEThe other day, someone I’d recently met told me they wanted to be a writer. I told them “Just sit down and write” and they looked at me in amazement “but I can’t write!” I said…jvalentine (55)in #love • 6 years agoLOST TREEThis dear little tree I could once see from my dining room window. Recently they cut it down as it actually grew in the grounds of neighbouring gardens. The loss of this little…jvalentine (55)in #quote • 6 years agoQUOTE FOR THE DAYClive James the Australian born, but UK living humorist, writer and intellectual, was on TV last evening. He was as funny, and intelligent as ever at the age of 84. He has had…jvalentine (55)in #steem • 6 years agoPOWERING UP - OR MAKING IT EASIERCan someone please advise me why when I attempt to "power up! I put in the amount I want to use and the form asks for a Memo? I put in my Steem code, I don't think I have a…jvalentine (55)in #life • 6 years agoFLOWERS FOR SUNSHINEGreetings fellow Steemians! Californian Poppies grow so beautifully when it's sunny weather and we've had the hottest and longest summer I can remember and I have a long…jvalentine (55)in #movies • 6 years agoNOT LETTING GO OF YOUR DREAMI have a dream, of getting one of my screenplays made into a movie. The sad part of it is that I don't actually want to make the movie myself. I have a director's degree and…jvalentine (55)in #quote • 7 years agoPearls of Wisdom"Fake News masks real news. However Propaganda is a tool." Anonjvalentine (55)in #health • 7 years agoBATTLING WITH HEALTHLuckily, all my life I have had good health. I take care of myself - my mother used to say "take care of yourself, nobody else will" - meant in a loving way, and it's true. If we…jvalentine (55)in #quote • 7 years agoQUOTE FOR THE DAYON KNOWLEDGE "It ain't what a man don't know that makes him a fool, but what he does know that ain't so." Josh Billings, from complete works 1919. Josh Billings was the pen…jvalentine (55)in #quote • 7 years agoQUOTE FOR THE DAYON BUDGETS: "All decent people live beyond their income nowadays, and those who aren't respectable live beyond other people's. A few gifted individuals manage to do both."…jvalentine (55)in #quote • 7 years agoQUOTE FOR THE DAY"A note of advice for wannabe dictators: Don't run to your power base every time it gets tough. It makes you look weaker"