Chook-napping
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We were rummaging through our stored belongings in Bro's shed, heard gentle
clucking and looked out to see one of the chooks inspecting the back of the
v...
Murk.
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Light rain and a stiff breeze according to this mornings weather forecast.
'Murk' might be a better way of describing things. It's been wet and cold
like...
Rain rain go away
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I suppose plants like the ones above, which seem to be two different kinds
of cyclamens, need weather like what you see below. Right now, it rains
nearl...
My return to Aldi
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4 Bottles of 'extremely quaffable' South Australian Shiraz wine (not for
me, sadly).
Bananas. Oranges.
Aubergine. Mushrooms. Cavolo Nero. Red Onions....
JUST ANOTHER DAY IN FRONT OF THE SEWING MACHINE
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*I'm gunna bore you shitless today!*
*Because I will be working all morning, if not all day... in Crabby
Quarters.*
*Crabby Quarters, I really must r...
On today’s menu
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Banana bread, I had four very ripe bananas. I’m sure the boys at the shed
will appreciate them
Chicken in a creamy mushroom sauce.
The mushrooms w...
VISITORS AND THE GARDEN
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Last week we had visitors, a cousin from the U.K. and his wife. Last time
they visited was about 28 years ago when they came with their toddler
daughte...
Wintering
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I'm beginning to get cabin fever, and just as slightly warmer temperatures
arrive, an entire new weather system is headed our way.
More snow, and sadly c...
The silence before what?
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I'm scared. It's coming in waves. It's been a few weeks or more, and every
headline is even scarier. We're like puppets on a string, dependent on the
de...
It's a bit COLD
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I thought I would quickly pop back here for an update. We are having
another good old fashioned winter again. LOTS of snow in "southwestern
Ontario" wit...
From the 50s to the 20s......
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This photo is from a party my friend held at her beautiful home ~ we all
knew each other from work. Not long that after this party she and her
husban...
Nameless Cat update
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Hubby came in from his daily morning adventures with some news about 'the
cat.'
Sadly, it wasn't good news.
His lifeless body had been placed at our m...
Books 25-30
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Let Her Go by Willow Rose
A missing five-year-old girl is the key to unlocking a detective’s
terrifying past…
When Detective Billie Ann Wilde receives ...
Xmas decorations
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Greymouth has 3 main streets in town. On the way home from work at night
I've been stopping to take photos of some of the shop window decorations.
It'...
A Birthday Present.
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I reached the grand old age of 62 last Friday. Like that great English
folk singer Sandy Denny once sang:
"Who knows where the time goes?"
I received ...
Quince, Life, and Puppy Dog Tales
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The season of mellow mists inevitably means that I suddenly have a deep
desire to store food in the form of jams, pickles and syrups. It also
means that...
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...