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
Air Fryer New Potatoes
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We had our first early potatoes 🥔 😋 for tea last night.
They are Homeguard potatoes. Developed during WW2 and named after the Dads
Army civilian sold...
Calves, tombs and disposing of a Skoda.
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The calves on the village green becoming braver. Some wander over to see us
when we pass by.
Others remain ( justifiably ) nervous of humans. They watch...
Gifts
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Have I told you it’s my birthday tomorrow?
It’s all me me me , lol
My shift is going ok, and my weak arm is holding up, to be fair the night
is quieter tha...
Invaders
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Ivy (*lierre* in French) growing on a wall and on a well... the well is
our community well. Residents of the hamlet are welcome to take water from
it, but...
Cake.
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Not only does Lady Magnon make a very good Tarte Tatin, and exceptionally
good Mince Pies, but she is also a dab-hand at making Mary Berry's 'Banana
and...
Crafting and caring
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This little poppet wasn’t her usual chatty self
I bought some new items to play with
She only played a lit while then climbed onto the couch to lay down...
View
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View of one of the main streets in town
Winter is finally here and a few days early too. Most of the this week
parts of the country have had cold storms a...
HUTCH COMING
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*How exciting!*
*Our new dining room cabinet is arriving sometime today. The shop is
ringing me around 9 am to give me a time of delivery.*
*Funny t...
WHAT WE HAVE BEEN UP TO:
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We were lucky with the walk on Monday which was on the Boardwalk at A.H.
Reed Park
Tuesday, Doug went back to his Art Class for the first time since his...
Springtime Balloons
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The Balloon Flowers are gracing us with their prolific blooms.
Also known as the Chinese Bellflower, they are a herbaceous perennial
native to eastern Ru...
Green
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Green is the predominant colour around here - even the water reflects green.
Black seems to be the fashion du jour for new houses here. (Yuck!)
Neve...
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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