Our village
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These are some photos I took in our village when we first moved here. That
was in June 2003. The village has a population of just over 1,100 people.
It's s...
Industrial Pud'
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I've had this pud' in the cupboard for months, and had almost forgotten
about it.
I've been a fan of the Fray Bentos steak and kidney pies since I was a...
TOWN AND AROUND
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*Sadly, Stew has to go to work today.*
*So does Steve.*
*That means Mike and Joyce get to hang out with me and Bex, and the kids.*
*I am heading into...
They Taste The Same.
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According to Professor Google 22 billion Pounds is spent on bread and
cereal in the UK (not forgetting England) every year.
So what do you have for your...
Lifes attributes,
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A beautiful morning. Blue skies have got the students out. The grass on the
Quad already filling up with early risers sipping their pre-exam
Americano...
ANZAC Day 2024
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The Ode
The Ode of Remembrance is a poem that is commonly recited at Anzac Day
services to commemorate wartime sacrifice.
*They shall grow not old, as ...
ANZAC Day 2024
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Photo from 2014 of Mangawhai Cadets on Anzac Day
Today for us Kiwis is ANZAC Day which is incredibly important to those of
us in the southern hemispher...
Rat - Update.
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Mr (or Mrs) Rat overstepped the boundaries on Thursday night. He (or she)
found a way into the under-sink cupboard via the hole that brings the water
pi...
Spring
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This spell of cold weather is getting tiresome; a blast of Arctic air
streaming from the north down the east coast has created bitterly cold
conditions. ...
Neglected Things
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Last year we had a reasonable crop of blackcurrants so I decided to have a
go at making some blackcurrant vinegar.
I made a small batch in a kilner jar...
flowers
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It is one of the most beautiful and magical things in nature, the little
yellow flower and the pink and white flower, both very small growing in the
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Happy Earth Day- Look who I Found!
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I spent quite a bit of time outside today cutting back perennials, edging
part of one bed, doing a bit of weeding, moving the cat…
I almost didn’t see t...
Simpler Times
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"The real things haven't changed. It is still best to be honest and
truthful; to make the most of what we have; to be happy with simple
plea...
Drivers just wanna be first........
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This is my signature meme for drivers, haha. I remember drivers
ed....we've seen the consequences on the highway and streets when people
tailgate. Bu...
CHRYSANTHEMUMS
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I always have a vase of flowers in the house, usually on the dining table
and pick them from the garden. This week at the Growers' Market I noticed
some b...
In memory of George
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In 2007, a 9-year-old Jack Russell Terrier called George died after
protecting 5 local children from an attack by two pit bulls. He was given a
posthum...
Books 7-11
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A Friend of the Family by Stuart Field
Families are dying. No matter how hard DCI Platt tries, he's not seeing a
pattern; not even after his own wife a...
Sinking of the SS Ventnor
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The SS Ventnor leaving Westport in 1901
The SS Ventnor was built in Glasgow, Scotland in 1901 for Gow, Harrison and
Co as a British cargo steamship. Her le...
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 ...
Mincemeat and Quince
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The days are getting shorter and the trees are beginning to shed their
leaves. The quince tree has done magnificently this year. The fruit
enormous a...
I write. I create. I observe and record my life, after 40 years, in Greece. I love to create either with my handy craft, cooking or writing. Freeform always. Keep it simple, keep the interest, make it useful. I write about my garden sometimes, my grandchildren and the different culture and traditions. My New Zealand up bringing was so different from this way of life that I do truly feel like an alien at times. Greece is home but so is my kiwi 'homeland'. I am a citizen of both and an alien in both.
That should keep them all fit.
ReplyDeleteIt certainly expends a lot of energy!
DeleteYeah....it worked. Everyone looks like their having fun.
ReplyDeleteFinally, I think I've got it! Where was my grandson when I needed him!
DeleteI think I spotted Zorba in amongst them!
ReplyDeleteHe was leaping away like a Billy goat!
DeleteAnother string to your bow LA. Look forward to more videos of your island.
ReplyDeleteNow I've got this video thing you'll be getting a lot more! I'll make them longer next time
DeleteI am waiting for more.
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