Debris.
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A solitary buck follows the tractor tracks through the barley field down to
the sea. We can just glimpse his head and ears as he runs. This is the
third ...
Work and fun work
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Remember when I said hubby went out to find something to do?
Well he did. I had asked about the tree in the foreground. It was being
attacked by something...
Flower gardening
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I am NOT a flower gardener; this extract from my 2008 book 'Je t'adore 24'
proves as much. And I don't like orange flowers, orange cars, orange
clothes,...
ANOTHER BUSY WEEKEND
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Saturday was much as usual. Didn't go to the market but did an early
Supermarket shop. I bought both lamb mince as well as a couple of pieces
of boned la...
Lake Ianthe
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Yesterday we drove out on a road trip and this place is where we stopped on
the way to stretch our legs. Lake Ianthe is also known as Matahi and is
lo...
NO ONE HERE TODAY
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*No jumping out of bed early today. I'm not expecting any tradies today.
They are coming back tomorrow.*
*So what shall I do today?*
*Fold u**p yester...
"One Potato, Two Potatoes 🥔 😋. "
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Remember a few weeks weeks when I cut off the depressed and dying potatoes
haulms and stalks?
We weren't sure if it was the dreaded blight or if they ha...
C'est Fini
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Spouting is finished. Finished enough anyway. We celebrated, Scully and
I, with a walk to the jetty and back.
Waxeyes were digging about in the grass. I...
Summer Days
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The summer heat has kicked in.
Hot and humid days, and evenings most often filled with a thunderstorm or
two, cooling the night air.
Parents have begun s...
Mykonos....
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If I had a dollar (or a euro) for each church we saw on our travels through
Greece, I may have been able to cover half of the cost of the entire trip!
T...
It's July!
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It is now the second day of July and we've had some lovely hot days as
well as some big rains. This year I planted my vegetable garden in rows,
instead ...
Another day
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In recent days, we have been 30 adults in the neighborhood shelter and 15
children, the oldest of whom is 8 years old and the youngest is a
one-month-ol...
It sucks getting old
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I have spent the largest portion of my life healthy and unconcerned about
any problems related to my health. At 73, I thought I was doing quite well,
bu...
Books 4-8
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Double Agent by Jack Mars
At the outset of the Cold War, in the ruins of postwar Europe, rookie CIA
Agent Tyler Wolf must navigate a precarious partners...
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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