It was a good day, it was a long day Everything has been cleaned up and now it's time to relax a little. You'll hear all about it very soon, of course Cheers Big Ears
The skies are busy
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A decidedly autumnal 9 degrees this morning. The decision to turn the
heating on was a wise one. Today the boys in blue are up and about early. A
reconna...
It's all in the slogan!
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Scotland used to attract visitors from the world over with their catchy
slogan 'SCOTLAND, THE BEST LITTLE COUNTRY IN THE WORLD'.
However, some bright ...
Alien Life Forms
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Y'all gonna start thinkin I have a toadstool fixation.
I'm beginning to suspect I do too.
I don't often see red fungus - this on dead manuka.
Cute VERY ...
THIRD OPINION
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*Today Stew is seeing a THIRD doctor about his knee.*
*The first one he saw sent him off for an ultrasound, and said it was
arthritis. Nothing else wa...
This too Shall Pass
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Hello my friends,
Phew, it’s been a difficult year so far.
The recent threat of redundancy, has compounded worries of financial
difficulties and complic...
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...
Puddles
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I took this photo over Winter after a few days of rain at the local dog
park with my daughter and Bug the dog. Bug loves mud and will lie down in
it w...
Positive signs
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The first of the roses are coming out
unfortunately so are those dam reeds!
I think I’m going to have to use poison to kill them
i really don’t like to,...
Status report: not much change
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The arthritis pain has moved from the left hand and arm to the right hand
and arm. Otherwise, there's not much change in my my condition. I can type
for ...
BIRTHDAY
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It is Doug's Birthday on Thursday (9/11). He originally said he didn't
want any celebration i.e. party or anything else. He eventually agreed to
a get...
Autumn Is Calling
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Despite sultry August days, subtle signs of changing seasons are all around.
Summer days are noticeably shorter. There is a cooler rush to the evening
air...
At last.......Crete....Part 1
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It's the color of the sea.......so uniquely beautiful.
Brief history of Chania ~
Minoan civilization: 2700-1450 BCE
Fell under Roman control: 69 BCE...
The Boys
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We have had deer on our street for many many years but I don't remember
ever seeing two bucks together. Usually just one with his ladies. No
ladies toda...
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...
Looks good enough to eat :)
ReplyDeleteWasn't long before we were eating....tidbits were cut off as they cooked!
DeleteI figured you had had a bigggg day!!!!!
ReplyDeleteRest! :-) Tell us about it, after rest.
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Wednesday is May Day, another holiday. Then it will be back to normal and the final clean up
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