Val Poore
@vallypee.bsky.social
Memoir author & blogger from UK & South Africa. Historic barge owner, dog lover. Africa is in my blood, France in in my soul. I live in the Netherlands and love the waterways. Other stuff? #F1 #welovememoirs #LH44
No politics. No DMs, unless I know you.🇿🇦🇳🇱
No politics. No DMs, unless I know you.🇿🇦🇳🇱
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My three latest #travel and #boating books will introduce you to my special world of living aboard and cruising Europe’s canals.
Come and join the adventure!
mybook.to/SidestepsToT...
mybook.to/VereenigingF...
mybook.to/BoatyardView...
#welovememoirs #boatsthattweet
Come and join the adventure!
mybook.to/SidestepsToT...
mybook.to/VereenigingF...
mybook.to/BoatyardView...
#welovememoirs #boatsthattweet
I am really itching to read this!! I love @lisettebrodey.bsky.social ‘s books ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
#NewRelease 💥 💥
TOO FAR STANDING STILL 🌆 💥
A novel of psychological #suspense
What begins as whispered “what ifs” spirals into dangerous games of deception, betrayal, and unfathomable choices that could destroy everything.
When the stakes are this high, how far is too far?
mybook.to/TFSS 📗
#KU
TOO FAR STANDING STILL 🌆 💥
A novel of psychological #suspense
What begins as whispered “what ifs” spirals into dangerous games of deception, betrayal, and unfathomable choices that could destroy everything.
When the stakes are this high, how far is too far?
mybook.to/TFSS 📗
#KU
November 29, 2025 at 9:08 PM
I am really itching to read this!! I love @lisettebrodey.bsky.social ‘s books ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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“That thing you’ve always wanted to do but keep putting it off? Get out there and do it!”
An excellent blog post from @timhardieauthor.bsky.social:
www.timhardieauthor.co.uk/blog/five-ye...
An excellent blog post from @timhardieauthor.bsky.social:
www.timhardieauthor.co.uk/blog/five-ye...
Five Years as an Independent Author — Tim Hardie
Has it really been five years since I published my debut? Apparently so. This milestone prompted me to look back at the highlights of the last five years and what I’ve learned along the way.
www.timhardieauthor.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 10:11 AM
“That thing you’ve always wanted to do but keep putting it off? Get out there and do it!”
An excellent blog post from @timhardieauthor.bsky.social:
www.timhardieauthor.co.uk/blog/five-ye...
An excellent blog post from @timhardieauthor.bsky.social:
www.timhardieauthor.co.uk/blog/five-ye...
My three latest #travel and #boating books will introduce you to my special world of living aboard and cruising Europe’s canals.
Come and join the adventure!
mybook.to/SidestepsToT...
mybook.to/VereenigingF...
mybook.to/BoatyardView...
#welovememoirs #boatsthattweet
Come and join the adventure!
mybook.to/SidestepsToT...
mybook.to/VereenigingF...
mybook.to/BoatyardView...
#welovememoirs #boatsthattweet
November 29, 2025 at 7:47 AM
My three latest #travel and #boating books will introduce you to my special world of living aboard and cruising Europe’s canals.
Come and join the adventure!
mybook.to/SidestepsToT...
mybook.to/VereenigingF...
mybook.to/BoatyardView...
#welovememoirs #boatsthattweet
Come and join the adventure!
mybook.to/SidestepsToT...
mybook.to/VereenigingF...
mybook.to/BoatyardView...
#welovememoirs #boatsthattweet
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Robert Tavener (British | 1920 - 2004). Ditching Beacon and Barn (Linocut).
November 27, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Robert Tavener (British | 1920 - 2004). Ditching Beacon and Barn (Linocut).
A beautiful walk along a piece of canal history. Perfect! Thank you @uphilldowndalew.bsky.social
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Renishaw to Staveley on the Trans Pennine Trail - September 2025
Parking in the same spot as the last jaunt north to Killamarsh but this time south on the Trans pennine Trail to Staveley.
open.substack.com
November 27, 2025 at 8:18 AM
A beautiful walk along a piece of canal history. Perfect! Thank you @uphilldowndalew.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/uphilldo...
open.substack.com/pub/uphilldo...
Join @uphilldowndalew.bsky.social on a beautiful walk along the Chesterfield canal. So lovely!
open.substack.com/pub/uphilldo...
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Staveley to Brimington - October 2025
An amble down the Chesterfield Canal
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November 27, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Join @uphilldowndalew.bsky.social on a beautiful walk along the Chesterfield canal. So lovely!
open.substack.com/pub/uphilldo...
open.substack.com/pub/uphilldo...
I am utterly delighted with this post from Terry Tyler on her book review blog. #welovememoirs
terrytylerbookreviews.blogspot.com/2025/11/boat...
terrytylerbookreviews.blogspot.com/2025/11/boat...
BOATYARD VIEWS by Valerie Poore @vallypee
terrytylerbookreviews.blogspot.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:54 AM
I am utterly delighted with this post from Terry Tyler on her book review blog. #welovememoirs
terrytylerbookreviews.blogspot.com/2025/11/boat...
terrytylerbookreviews.blogspot.com/2025/11/boat...
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“Grandpa, what does ‘awesome’ mean?”
“Well, back at one point, it was a word used to describe the planet’s great unfathomable wonders, although now it generally means ‘Thanks for emailing me that PDF’.”
“Well, back at one point, it was a word used to describe the planet’s great unfathomable wonders, although now it generally means ‘Thanks for emailing me that PDF’.”
October 19, 2025 at 7:51 PM
“Grandpa, what does ‘awesome’ mean?”
“Well, back at one point, it was a word used to describe the planet’s great unfathomable wonders, although now it generally means ‘Thanks for emailing me that PDF’.”
“Well, back at one point, it was a word used to describe the planet’s great unfathomable wonders, although now it generally means ‘Thanks for emailing me that PDF’.”
Excellent reading! Very highly recommended.
Next up in David McDavidFace's reading and book reviews... Special Delivery by @rexburke.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Excellent reading! Very highly recommended.
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Next up in David McDavidFace's reading and book reviews... Special Delivery by @rexburke.bsky.social
November 20, 2025 at 9:18 AM
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A must read!
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I've written a funny blog piece about living
in Greece at Christmas.
What happens when you're seeking a different
(reflective) experience, but your eccentric
landlords go full-festive.
#Greece #odyssey #mani #peloponnese #placeinthesun #funnytales #Greek #memoirs
in Greece at Christmas.
What happens when you're seeking a different
(reflective) experience, but your eccentric
landlords go full-festive.
#Greece #odyssey #mani #peloponnese #placeinthesun #funnytales #Greek #memoirs
November 26, 2025 at 6:49 AM
A must read!
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Lovely landscape photos. England at its best 🌷
A wander from #Bakewell in #Derbyshire west, up Holme Bank to the Monsal Trail and then a pot of tea in the former Hassop Railway Station. Then back down the trail to the former Bakewell Train Station. Would have gone a bit further east but the trail is blocked while they fell trees.
November 26, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Lovely landscape photos. England at its best 🌷
Very cool tunes. I love @theexerion.bsky.social’s mix of the melodious and the electronic. Magic and music combined!
🍃It is here!!My debut EP 'A Night in the Dark' just dropped🍃
Check this pre-release out 🌒
theexerion.bandcamp.com/album/a-nigh...
Or get the vinyl, limited to 50 copies only🌑
elasticstage.com/theexerionmu...
#dark #enchanting #futurewave #wave #electronica #downtempo #ambient #techno #fantasy
Check this pre-release out 🌒
theexerion.bandcamp.com/album/a-nigh...
Or get the vinyl, limited to 50 copies only🌑
elasticstage.com/theexerionmu...
#dark #enchanting #futurewave #wave #electronica #downtempo #ambient #techno #fantasy
A night in the dark, by The Exerion
3 track album
theexerion.bandcamp.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Very cool tunes. I love @theexerion.bsky.social’s mix of the melodious and the electronic. Magic and music combined!
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Check out this groove by @sickrobot80.bsky.social !
I wasn't going to, but my Dad would kick my a*** and tell me to keep on doing what I love.
Reboot Session no.3
soundcloud.com/sr_v2/rb3
@kiffie.info @bobfischer.bsky.social @cyrusthehermit.bsky.social @showhomebrew.bsky.social @eqp.bsky.social @andystockton.bsky.social @mamarayray.bsky.social
Reboot Session no.3
soundcloud.com/sr_v2/rb3
@kiffie.info @bobfischer.bsky.social @cyrusthehermit.bsky.social @showhomebrew.bsky.social @eqp.bsky.social @andystockton.bsky.social @mamarayray.bsky.social
RebootSession3
Sick Robot is back after a two year hiatus. Armed with new technology and a fresh cup of tea, expect some serious beats. Bookings and commissions available at [email protected]. Open to collabo
soundcloud.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Check out this groove by @sickrobot80.bsky.social !
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I’ve read two of these and loved them! The third is next on my reading list. @lisettebrodey.bsky.social is a master of suspense and nail-biting pace!
Three novels of psychological #suspense
TWICE A BROKEN BREATH: mybook.to/TwiceBroken 📕
WHAT THE YEARS REMEMBER mybook.to/WTYR 📙
TOO FAR STANDING STILL mybook.to/TFSS 📗
All three books are stand-alone novels, available in #Kindle, paperback, and #FREE to read on #KindleUnlimited 📚
#Booksky
TWICE A BROKEN BREATH: mybook.to/TwiceBroken 📕
WHAT THE YEARS REMEMBER mybook.to/WTYR 📙
TOO FAR STANDING STILL mybook.to/TFSS 📗
All three books are stand-alone novels, available in #Kindle, paperback, and #FREE to read on #KindleUnlimited 📚
#Booksky
November 26, 2025 at 6:42 AM
I’ve read two of these and loved them! The third is next on my reading list. @lisettebrodey.bsky.social is a master of suspense and nail-biting pace!
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November 24, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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November 16, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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November 17, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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Honoured to be invited to the Portobello Book Blog for a quickfire insight into my latest novel The Greek Proposal. Thanks Joanne.
#ThreeTwoOne quickfire questions with Marjorie McGinn #author of The Greek Proposal | @fatgreekodyssey
I'm delighted to be joined by Marjory McGinn today, author of The Greek Proposal. The Greek Proposal was published in September and available now in paperback and digital editions: full details…
I'm delighted to be joined by Marjory McGinn today, author of The Greek Proposal. The Greek Proposal was published in September and available now in paperback and digital editions: full details…
#ThreeTwoOne quickfire questions with Marjorie McGinn #author of The Greek Proposal | @fatgreekodyssey
I'm delighted to be joined by Marjory McGinn today, author of The Greek Proposal. The Greek Proposal was published in September and available now in paperback and digital editions: full details below. Over to Marjory to tell us more. Tell me THREE things about your latest book The Greek Proposal is a romantic suspense novel with a strong sense of place.
portobellobookblog.com
October 27, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Honoured to be invited to the Portobello Book Blog for a quickfire insight into my latest novel The Greek Proposal. Thanks Joanne.
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The Greek Proposal, romantic suspense with a WW2 mystery set on a gorgeous olive grove high above the sea. The story came to me during a year in this region, on a long Greek sabbatical with my husband and terrier Wallace.
"A masterful piece of storytelling." A heartfelt love story". 5* reviews.
"A masterful piece of storytelling." A heartfelt love story". 5* reviews.
November 9, 2025 at 2:13 PM
The Greek Proposal, romantic suspense with a WW2 mystery set on a gorgeous olive grove high above the sea. The story came to me during a year in this region, on a long Greek sabbatical with my husband and terrier Wallace.
"A masterful piece of storytelling." A heartfelt love story". 5* reviews.
"A masterful piece of storytelling." A heartfelt love story". 5* reviews.
At the top of my tbr pile!! I love @lisettebrodey.bsky.social‘s writing!
TOO FAR STANDING STILL 🏙
"The complexities of the characters' baser emotions and desires are carefully crafted to lend an unexpected depth. … The author allows the reader to inhabit the world of the main characters from their unique and often disturbing perspective."
mybook.to/TFSS 📗
#KU ❇️
"The complexities of the characters' baser emotions and desires are carefully crafted to lend an unexpected depth. … The author allows the reader to inhabit the world of the main characters from their unique and often disturbing perspective."
mybook.to/TFSS 📗
#KU ❇️
November 21, 2025 at 7:26 AM
At the top of my tbr pile!! I love @lisettebrodey.bsky.social‘s writing!
There are heaps of happy memories contained in this collection of boaty tales. Give them a try and join me on my various adventures through my life afloat.
mybook.to/BoatyardViewsRotterdam
#welovememoirs #bookstoread #boatlife #boatsthattweet
mybook.to/BoatyardViewsRotterdam
#welovememoirs #bookstoread #boatlife #boatsthattweet
November 21, 2025 at 7:25 AM
There are heaps of happy memories contained in this collection of boaty tales. Give them a try and join me on my various adventures through my life afloat.
mybook.to/BoatyardViewsRotterdam
#welovememoirs #bookstoread #boatlife #boatsthattweet
mybook.to/BoatyardViewsRotterdam
#welovememoirs #bookstoread #boatlife #boatsthattweet
Too busy to read long tomes?
These three books about my travels and boat life are all shorties 😊
Immerse yourself in the European waterways and learn about the realities of life on board! #welovememoirs
mybook.to/BoatyardView...
mybook.to/VereenigingF...
mybook.to/SidestepsToT...
#travel #boat
These three books about my travels and boat life are all shorties 😊
Immerse yourself in the European waterways and learn about the realities of life on board! #welovememoirs
mybook.to/BoatyardView...
mybook.to/VereenigingF...
mybook.to/SidestepsToT...
#travel #boat
November 20, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Too busy to read long tomes?
These three books about my travels and boat life are all shorties 😊
Immerse yourself in the European waterways and learn about the realities of life on board! #welovememoirs
mybook.to/BoatyardView...
mybook.to/VereenigingF...
mybook.to/SidestepsToT...
#travel #boat
These three books about my travels and boat life are all shorties 😊
Immerse yourself in the European waterways and learn about the realities of life on board! #welovememoirs
mybook.to/BoatyardView...
mybook.to/VereenigingF...
mybook.to/SidestepsToT...
#travel #boat
I’m knocked out by the early reviews on my book, Boatyard views. Thanks so much to those readers who have taken the time to read it and write their impressions. It makes all the slog of getting it out into the world worth it.
Still 99p/c until tomorrow!
a.co/d/ezzqvgG
Still 99p/c until tomorrow!
a.co/d/ezzqvgG
November 15, 2025 at 7:13 AM
I’m knocked out by the early reviews on my book, Boatyard views. Thanks so much to those readers who have taken the time to read it and write their impressions. It makes all the slog of getting it out into the world worth it.
Still 99p/c until tomorrow!
a.co/d/ezzqvgG
Still 99p/c until tomorrow!
a.co/d/ezzqvgG