Strikly
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Here in the UK, the annual dance-fest, known as 'Strictly Come Dancing' is
back on our TV screens for yet another weekly display of 'celeb' amateurs
p...
Autumn Silence
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Enjoying a day of quiet time .
The trees are changing color, and Autumn leaves are making a show, finally.
Some days it's good to do nothing. No deadli...
Let The Drama Begin
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The hastily renamed “ *drama Group” *met tonight in the Crown’s back room
to discuss the “ Christmas Review” and things are building nicely thank you
v...
Daffodils
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On a piece of narrow land in between the Grey River/railway lines/main
road/supermarkets, the local council (I assume) had workers plant hundreds
of d...
Autumn.
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Cold and bright. This morning we see two groups of deer down on the
shoreline. The fawns seem to be doing well although their numbers are down
which sugg...
Curl
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There was a little girl
And she had a little curl
Right in the middle of her for'head
And when she was good
She was very, very good
But when she was bad…...
September skies
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I haven't taken many photos recently, partly because with the pain I have
in my right hand and wrist, I'm afraid I'll drop the phone and break it if
I t...
DELETED
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* Today's post has been deleted due to it having stuff on it that could
come back to bite me on the arse.*
*Less said.*
*It is still in my 'drafts', for...
My girls
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On Friday Ana and family visited. Mum and dad are on maternity and
paternity leave, and have been scheduling appointments and fun things to do
as a famil...
Kpńtn ~ or Crete, written in Greek.
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The road to Knossos ~ this is a road that was build during the time the
Palace of Knossos was constructed (although our guide mentioned that there
have b...
Dedication.
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I lost the love of my life and sweetheart and pal J last Tuesday. We
buried her on Saturday in a graveyard overlooking the bay.
The people of Bantry an...
CELEBRATIONS
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On Doug's actual birthday we planned to stay home but our neighbour across
the road didn't feel able to come over due to mobility problems so we took
th...
Books 13-19
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Tribute by Nora Roberts
Cilla McGowan, a former child star, has found a more satisfying life
restoring homes. So she comes to Virginia’s Shenandoah Val...
How long will it take?
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We had some awful winds howling outside last night.
At one point, I heard our internet dish hit the roof and fall to the ground.
Amazingly enough, Hubby and...
Aug. 10, 2025
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In all this heat, I’m still working on perennial/ shrub beds. This will be
a quick post, but for those of you who do your own gardening and end up ...
Normal life
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Everything is so relative. Missiles from Yemen are already less scary,
after the missiles from Iran that killed and destroyed thousands of homes
just by...
Friday prayers
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Look at sales figures, origins, annual reports, statements from company
chairmen; become armchair investors and see what you would do yourself,
annual ...
Aoteaora's first Maori police woman
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Evelyn Mete Kingi was born Evelyn Owen in Moerewa and has been described as
a woman of resilience and character.
She was born in 1922 and joined the thir...
Farewell My Friends
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After blogging for nearly six years, I have decided to retire. Blogging
filled an empty spot in my life after losing my husband, but that has
changed...
Japandi Bedroom Makeover
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*Do you want a break from politics and British summer weather? Read on...*
“Another mural? Are you pulling my leg?”
Colin was back last month to decor...
Catching up!
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Oh dear, nearly six months since I last posted a blog. It is not that I
have been bothered to write to you. Oh no. It is because words have been
absent ...
Professing !
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Actual professing.
There are times when every learned person has the duty of stepping up to
the line and of explaining the intricacies of life from the...
Internal Garden Monologue
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If you had told me 5 years ago, I would be sitting in a house, at a table
over looking a front garden in Scotland, I would have laughed my socks
off. I...
A Note of Sadness
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One of the problems about getting so involved with these m/s recipe books
is that I feel as though I almost know the women who wrote them. I can see
how th...