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
Rain and revision and liquorice.
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Rain is forecast for tomorrow. The farmers will be pleased. This is
seemingly the longest recorded dry spell in more than 60 years. The
farmers wife , w...
Remember the events called "be-ins"?
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I mentioned in a comment to Travel David yesterday that I had taken the
Citroën on a nice drive out in the beautiful Touraine countryside. I wanted
to test...
Water, water, everywhere...
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I watched The News on TV, almost in disbelief. They were warning us (yet
again) of a water shortage this Summer.
Yes, I know it's hardly rained down her...
Ballet to Broadway
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The glorious *An American in Paris ballet*
Late home
My friend Wendy ( who is a warm , funny woman who laughs easily) invited me
to a live showing of *C...
FRIDAY - MOVING DAY
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*SIX MONTHS of marketing, Open Homes every weekend, masses of private
viewings... and then FINALLY, a sale.*
*Followed by THREE AND A HALF MONTHS of ...
A Semi Wild Part Of The Garden.
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Companion planting with garden cultivars and Mother Nature's free plants.
It's a constant battle with nature when your gardens are in between fields
an...
Moving on
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I’ve finally finished the body on the jumper
Having knitted this three times I’m kinda over it
Because life has been so hectic, it took longer to knit. Tha...
Flags
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One thing about Winter is that there are always a few people who like to
still wear short sleeves like it's still warm.
Linking up with Skywatch Frida...
Abandoned
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She drove away about midday yesterday and I felt totally abandoned. I'd
just been contemplating promoting her to the status of Back-up plan B.
That's quite...
Nature's Living Lanterns
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We enjoyed sitting on the porch in the cooler evening air last night,
discussing our day, and our plans for the upcoming week ahead.
In the darkness of t...
TODAY'S WALK
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Last night we had heavy rain and thunderstorm watches and wondered whether
we would be having the Parkinson walk this morning. Anyway, the day dawned
fi...
Friday morning thoughts
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A while ago, one of my very good friends here in Blogland asked me how my
English, which was so bad at first, improved so much. I told him that I
learn ...
jailhouse accommodations
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Our last night in Christchurch in 2016 was spent in the Jailhouse
Accommodations at the locally converted jail. Click here for their website.
Being a b...
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 ...
Blessed Pascha ~ Happy Easter!
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Our kouvouklion this year. We had to do it after one service and hurry up
to finish before the next one began. We were vacuuming and sweeping as
peop...
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...
Sunday, February 23,2025
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Here are some pictures taken today. I finally got out for a much needed
walk around the little village. There are now vertical snow walls sliced
o...
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...
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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