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
Road trip!......
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Ha ha ~ Demitri was rubbing his face into the pillows, and now he looks
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We first visited St Katherine's Greek Orthodox church in C...
Old house in Whataroa
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While driving through Whataroa recently I spotted this old house in the
middle of a paddock just out of town. If you're travelling throughout the
coun...
FLEAS? OVERFLOWING DRAIN...
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*Two days ago we took Coco's winter coat off. And as I 100% expected, she
immediately started scratching and gnawing herself like MAD.*
*I am almost...
Porcine
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These are, I believe, piggy footprints. Photographed in a muddy patch of
track just seaward of our tiny ranch.
At about the time I was photographing thes...
The first snow arrives in the North.
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Starbucks is busy. 'Revision' week is over and the students are back in
town. A stream of library bound young women in sensible clothing stop to
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Those embarrassing photos
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I can't count the amount of times I've laughed (or despaired) at the TV, or
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Mixed bag
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No not a mixed bag of lollies, sweets.
as usual our lovely city, Melbourne, has lived up to its reputation of
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woke to s...
Someone In The Room
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I’m sat with a patient,
In their room. It’s 12.55
The orientating clock says that clearly
The patient knows I’m there
Medication has been given and the be...
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...
Autumn Muskiness
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We had our first real taste of Autumn weather last night, tonight down in
the mid forties and snugly blankets will once again return to the beds.
The sou...
A Month's Recycling.
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A car full of dog food cans, packaging and glass bottles.
Number 2 son visited down here in his new to him 7 seater car and suggested
I might want to ...
Yom Kippur
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The coverage of the murder of Jews in the synagogue in Manchester today,
on Yom Kippur on Sky News is a bit surprising to me.
They've been talking about...
Time Flies!
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This is what was on our lawn yesterday morning when we got up!!
This was all arranged by our GD Kelsey and her mom, our DIL Rhonda. It was
all set up b...
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 ...
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
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Japandi Bedroom Makeover
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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
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A Note of Sadness
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One of the problems about getting so involved with these m/s recipe books
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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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