They all overload scooters here but there really is a lot of traffic now and most of the drivers are city slickers and don't where they're going. Not a good combo
Counselling
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I’m back counselling today.
It was icy and road conditions were difficult, but I got to *MIND *early,
had a zoom meeting with my supervisor then saw c...
Panic.
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On Wednesday afternoon a whole 1½ to 2 cms of Snow fell over coastal
Sussex; enough to bring everything to a grinding halt.
Trains were cancelled, plan...
Lunch and sobering thoughts of age
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I went to meet a friend for lunch yesterday. It was supposed to be three
of us but one had to pull out because of the dreaded lurgy that seems to be
go...
London bound.
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From the courtyard we can see that there's been more snow on the hills on
the far side of the bay. None of it has, so far, fallen on our side of the
wate...
Hoping
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I'm here this morning hoping that our friend Diogenes and his house are
nowhere near the L.A. fires I'm seeing reports about on MSNBC.
I didn't get anythin...
Gooseberry Semolina Souffle
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(posted early 2014 - it is possible the recipe accreditation link doesn't
work any more)
As for the retained drained juice - no idea - it might have had ...
A Mixed Pile Of FYM And Homemade Compost.
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A big pile of growing medium waiting to be used. You can see the bay in
the back ground dear readers.
We hired a 3 ton digger the other day for tidying ...
SEW... OR GO?
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*Well... today's plans are up in the air until I decide how I feel.*
*I have, as you know, been really out of sorts since my tooth was pulled
out. Ye...
Cycling
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This is the season (Summer) where it's good to see children outside doing
activities like cycling - this photo was taken on the outskirts of
Christchu...
THE WEEK SO FAR
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On Monday we started our Parkinson walks for 2025. We started with the
walk from A.H.Reed Park to the Whangarei Falls, a favourite walk and ideal
with ple...
Done And Dusted
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We've ate, drank and made merry.
Over-indulged in all the traditions of the season that makes this magical
celebration.......magical.
Laughter was in abun...
Done and dusted
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All I have to do is put the vacuum away. Take the wreath off the front door
and Christmas 24-25 is over
I have eleven months to rest before it begi...
Huinga Tunnel
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Access to the end of Raupuha Road was not possible until 1883, when the
Huinga tunnel was driven, following a trial drive. Not much is known about ...
RIP Mr John Kerr
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REHIA SETTLER DROWNED - Auckland Star Volume 55, Issue 82, 5 April 1924,
Page 11
(Back in 1924 there was a terrible flood in Dargaville.) So far there ha...
Oh Christmas, how you vexed me this year.....
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I hope all of you had a wonderful Christmas!
I bought this multi planted Christmas cactus, now I'll see if I can keep it
alive :-)
Haha
Since I we...
More of the same (2,3)
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Last night at 3:30 tonight at 2:11. And again the run to the shelter and
the meeting with the neighbors, the children and the dog Bella.
Like the previ...
December 23, 2024
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This will be a great big post with probably not another one for a few
weeks, so get comfy…
It took about three to four weeks for the plague to leave ...
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...
Books 39-44
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The Bone Hacker by Kathy Reichs
Forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan who, following a series of
bizarre disappearances on the islands of Turks an...
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...
He looks a very resourceful man. Reminds me of me when I use to ride my bike back from my allotment overloaded with shopping bags full of vegetables.
ReplyDeleteRiding with one hand in mid august traffic is not wise. But it happens all the the time.
DeleteWasn't Evel Knievel was it?
ReplyDeleteHis brother 'Stupie'!
DeleteNo helmet, and a loaded scooter. Hopefully, he makes it to his destination with no interference.
ReplyDeleteThey all overload scooters here but there really is a lot of traffic now and most of the drivers are city slickers and don't where they're going. Not a good combo
DeleteHe's not part Korean is he? They do nutty loads like that on small motorbikes.
ReplyDeleteThis one is from one of those countries up on the northern border. But they all overload here. Just wish I could get some decent photos of them
DeleteSafety. Who needs safety lol
ReplyDeleteI'm sure it never entered his head that he might be an accident in the making
DeleteIf he'd been in India he'd have managed another 20.
ReplyDeleteYou're right. I've seen those incredible photos
ReplyDeleteNot a good idea, but not as bad as you see in Vietnam and Cambodia!
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