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 ye...
"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...
The giraffe and the chandelier.
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Our cab to the station in York stops at the traffic lights outside a
'property stylist ' specializing in inspirational interiors . The shop
window has a ...
Salmon and shrimp for lunch
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Walt has been cooking a lot of our lunchtime foods on the barbecue grill
while we were experiencing extremely high temperatures. We've had sausages,
beans,...
Fuller house
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After a busy Friday, we woke to a cold but sunny day
Perfect for catching up on tasks that have been neglected
The fruit is ripening and it’s definitely a...
Reform UK, the manifesto.
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When I read that Nigel Farage's new political party, Reform UK, were doing
so well in the polls, I genuinely wondered why and how!
At present they are...
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...
CRAZY PAVING
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Doug thought that the old drive would be broken up for removal but, when
he noticed that they were cutting it into squares he asked them to leave
some. ...
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...
Very funny. Hope it's not true.
ReplyDeleteThere was a better clip which I only found later. They had turned it into a BBC news broadcast. Looked authentic!!
DeleteI cannot stop laughing :))
ReplyDeleteI loved that series and they hit the nail on the head so many times.
I just love the series and now I can watch it on TV ...endlessly!
DeleteIn the case of COVID-19, I suspect they're spot on!
ReplyDeleteThat's the way looks in Britain!!
DeleteThis has been on Twitter for a few days. It makes me laugh every time.
ReplyDeleteThose script writers were inspired.
DeleteVery good and very funny.
ReplyDeleteThank goodness YouTube has endless episodes and clips. Always good for a load of laughs
DeleteOH mercy!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteStay wise, clam, safe.
Turn off the 😱screaming😱 sources.
Listen to your local County Public Health source.
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