Awareness that there is even such a day seems to be gathering force. I wonder how far the pandemic has set women back. Lots of things i read suggest that will be one of its side effects - disproportionate economic disadvantage to women.
Almost done!
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There's a good side to everything, and in this case it's 'untidiness'.
Our farmers, and pathway-mowers, have been very lax this year, so for a
change we...
Orange Porridge
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Porridge for second breakfast has become the norm for me. Even at weekends
when my humans are at home, I trot up the road at porridge time
anticipating a...
Finally I’m back
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im back and i can Post photos
the only thing is i have to pay a yearly fee of forty dollas
this is the way the world works now
now to just get used to...
Books 9-12
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Out of Sight by Morgan James
Ainsley Layne is running from something—or someone. Sheriff Dare Jensen can
see it in the way she watches her surroundings,...
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 ...
MONDAY AT HOME
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*Some snaps I took before leaving Australia...*
*ABOVE: In the ward Lorraine was in, there was a wall of photos of staff's
pets. Mostly cats and dog...
The Dog Days Of Summer
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Dog Days defines a time period or event that is very hot or stagnant, or
marked by dull lack of progress. The name comes from the ancient belief
that Sir...
"A Nice Cup Of Tea In The Morning".
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Rosie having a 'nice'cup of tea.
Rosie is the mother of Bronte my faithful Golden Retriever and walking
repurposed railway lines pal.
I have been mad...
The new tracker
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A perfectly formed rainbow greets us as we head down the track towards the
shore. As rainbows go this is a 10/10. On the right hand side a small white
ya...
The Château de Cheverny...
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...is just a couple of miles west of Troussay. Cheverny is lived in by its
owners and also open to the public.
It's beautifully furnished. I have some photo...
Spying
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I saw these 2 boys at the local skatepark yesterday afternoon enjoying the
fine days we've had. This skatepark is always an incredibly popular place.
SIXTY YEARS
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It is sixty years since I arrived in Auckland. I was working in
Knightsbridge and after talking to someone who was emigrating I booked my
passage. Did...
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...
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Nice in theory but will it ever happen?
ReplyDeleteFrauentag. Power to the lasses!
ReplyDeleteHappy international women’s day to all
ReplyDeleteIsn't it also St Meghan's day today????
ReplyDeleteAwareness that there is even such a day seems to be gathering force. I wonder how far the pandemic has set women back. Lots of things i read suggest that will be one of its side effects - disproportionate economic disadvantage to women.
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