Cute. Thanks Niki who posted it on our family group page. She noted that my father would have enjoyed it. Yes, he would. He was a cat lover. A cat toying with Australia...grin
The village horse.
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The UK has won 3 gold medals in the winter Olympics. Considering UK winters
are wet rather than snowy this medal tally is something of a surprise to
all ...
Clafoutis aux figues
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Yesterday morning I was looking through our downstairs freezer where we
keep things for long-term storage. I stumbled upon a plastic bag with 16
frozen f...
Bibs, Serviettes, Napkins.
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Does everyone use serviettes at table? I'm not sure.
Having spent over half my life in France, I have naturally adopted many
French ways, one of which i...
Going on
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the last five days have been hectic. Well for me anyway.
Friday the girls and dinner with friends
Saturday sleep in. I haven’t been sleeping lately. I...
Pink
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F's bro came to visit a couple of weeks back and brought with him my new
BFF - Wee Jock. It took us a while to size each other up (same size) and
we were ...
FINGERS CROSSED FOR KJ
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*Today our friend KJ (Karen down in Wellington) is having eye surgery. I
am hoping it goes well, and might even solve a few of her health issues.*
*...
Tapestry Cottages
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I’m cooking a roast chicken dinner today. There’s enough for two so I will
plate up a dinner for a friend in the village.
The cottage smells wonderful.
I...
Medical update
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Went to the doctor to get results of the tests I took in NP a while back.
When the nurse did the usual tests of pulse and bp, they were off the
charts ...
YESTERDAY'S WALK
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I posted my photos straight from my phone before writing the blog and they
have gone on back to front. Never mind. It was another hot day so I had
orga...
Talking In Their Sleep
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"You think I am dead,"
The apple tree said,
"Because I have never a leaf to show -
Because I stoop,
And my branches droop,
And the dull gray mosses over ...
The silence before what?
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I'm scared. It's coming in waves. It's been a few weeks or more, and every
headline is even scarier. We're like puppets on a string, dependent on the
de...
It's a bit COLD
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I thought I would quickly pop back here for an update. We are having
another good old fashioned winter again. LOTS of snow in "southwestern
Ontario" wit...
From the 50s to the 20s......
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This photo is from a party my friend held at her beautiful home ~ we all
knew each other from work. Not long that after this party she and her
husban...
Books 25-30
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Let Her Go by Willow Rose
A missing five-year-old girl is the key to unlocking a detective’s
terrifying past…
When Detective Billie Ann Wilde receives ...
Xmas decorations
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Greymouth has 3 main streets in town. On the way home from work at night
I've been stopping to take photos of some of the shop window decorations.
It'...
A Birthday Present.
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I reached the grand old age of 62 last Friday. Like that great English
folk singer Sandy Denny once sang:
"Who knows where the time goes?"
I received ...
Quince, Life, and Puppy Dog Tales
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The season of mellow mists inevitably means that I suddenly have a deep
desire to store food in the form of jams, pickles and syrups. It also
means that...
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...
Ha ha. I like it! It has just the right playfulness!
ReplyDeleteSomething to give s smile
DeleteVery clever.
ReplyDeleteIt's so cute.
ReplyDeleteThat's so cute and playful! Love it...
ReplyDeleteI think that cat has dropped us in an icy cold bucket of water lol
ReplyDeleteI wonder if it was a kiwi that thought it up? 😅
DeleteThat's gorgeous! Love it :)
ReplyDeleteI particularly like Tabbies, to me they' re REAL cats.
ReplyDeleteClever but makes us wonder about the mind processes that enable someone to see that in the first place.
ReplyDeleteAnd NZ gets to watch, lol!
ReplyDeleteYes that made me LOL so true
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