A turn in the weather
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Lots of rain here this morning. Three large orange support vessels from the
wind farm are sheltering in the bay. The farmer sees us and stops his
ploughi...
More old vineyard photos
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These are some photos I took in the Renaudière vineyard back in October
2018.
I was using a Panasonic Lumix-TZ3 compact digital camera back then.
By the w...
Autumn in Brighton
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Autumn has certainly arrived here in Brighton. In the 'Rest Garden' where I
walk with Billy, leaves are thick on the ground, and those that are still
on...
Mado Kara Mieru
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I’ve just finished nights so will leave you with some entertaining videos.
The AI Queen is famously doing the rounds as is my sexy Italian baker.
And the J...
NETFLIX BACK, AND GRAFT GROUP
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*Sad day... Stew goes back to work. Sad for him, cos I'm sure he's been
enjoying his two week holiday.*
*I'm happy that he has more holidays, a full ...
Spare Human
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Scully here…
A spare human has turned up at F's place. I've given him the benefit of
the doubt - he's useful for ball practice and I climbed into his lap t...
Intersection
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I was going through some old photos earlier this week and found some from a
small town in the north island named Waihi (pronounced Why hee). This
woul...
Class of 85
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a few months ago on of our classmates reminded us that it was now forty
years since we graduated.
I was not ready to hear that!
but the truth is the tr...
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...
Autumn Muskiness
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We had our first real taste of Autumn weather last night, tonight down in
the mid forties and snugly blankets will once again return to the beds.
The sou...
:-( Watching Tsitsipas lose to Sinner...
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What an honor for Stephanos to be picked to participate in the 6 Kings
Slam, and what a drag to have to play Sinner in the first round. He's a
great p...
A Month's Recycling.
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A car full of dog food cans, packaging and glass bottles.
Number 2 son visited down here in his new to him 7 seater car and suggested
I might want to ...
The Last Samurai leftovers
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This is left over from the Tom Cruise movie 'The Last Samurai'. Some of
it was filmed outside a little town called Uruti--in the middle of nowhere
in ...
Yom Kippur
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The coverage of the murder of Jews in the synagogue in Manchester today,
on Yom Kippur on Sky News is a bit surprising to me.
They've been talking about...
Time Flies!
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This is what was on our lawn yesterday morning when we got up!!
This was all arranged by our GD Kelsey and her mom, our DIL Rhonda. It was
all set up b...
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 ...
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...
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