What a lovely holiday! During our annual Greek Festival I bought a painting of a Greek island, complete with water, boats (the visually pretty sailboat kind), lots of flowers and color. It looks smashing above my sofa.
More conjecture.
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The stolen Volkswagen Polo R remains parked by the village notice board. So
much for the Police asking the owner to come and remove it. The question
now ...
Interruptions
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This is what our walks in the vineyard look like this winter. The weather
is weird. Yesterday the morning low temperature was minus 3ºC (26.6ºF).
This mo...
Abandoned.
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The most common objects I see dumped by the side of Rubbish Bins, are old
Ironing Boards.
Why do people throw them away?
An Ironing Board is an Ironing...
KIWI ART TRAIL
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We read about the Kiwi Art Trail where 20 kiwi sculptures have been
transformed by 20 different artists (two of them local).
This was enough to prompt a wa...
R.I.P
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Sadly we lost Pendles the rooster yesterday afternoon
I googled his symptoms and he has sour crop.
The prognosis was never a good one
End girls now are...
FIRST OPEN HOME OF 2025
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*I stood on the scales this morning, fully expecting a HUGE gain, bearing
in mind I've been eating vast quantities of custard, yoghurt, mousses,
puree...
Knee Height Vegetable Gardening.
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"The rain always follows the frost." We had a very heavy frost on
Friday. The hoses were frozen along with a pile of sand.
I woke up Saturday morning ...
Takeaway and lunch
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My friend *Colin *came over from Liverpool last night and we drank wine,
ate a Chinese takeaway and gossiped. He’s a true cat person so *Bun *and *Weaver
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Winter Days
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A damp and sunless morning.
The weather has turned to a bone-chilling cold, with an arctic blast
predicted over the next several days.
There is a list of ...
Afternoon
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One from Auckland on the corner of Karangahape Road (K-Road as it's known).
One person walking their dog along the busy street and one to the left on ...
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...
I can think of some words....
ReplyDeleteI. Am. Envious.
Best time of the year to come!
DeleteP is for Paradise... Smashing photos Linda.
ReplyDeleteMy family think it's Paradise but too darn far away
DeleteWhat a fabulous holiday. Family makes it.
ReplyDeleteFamily. Exactly. Best of times
DeleteLovely! Enjoy! - Jenn
ReplyDeleteNot too hot, not too crowded. Perfect
DeleteBlue skies. Blue seas. Good food. All the makings for a great holiday.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy! :)
My family think so
DeleteIdyllic.
ReplyDeleteSure is
DeleteThat table of food made me extremely envious.
ReplyDeleteLots of seafood. Very Mediterranean
DeleteI almost booked a flight!
DeleteWhat a lovely holiday! During our annual Greek Festival I bought a painting of a Greek island, complete with water, boats (the visually pretty sailboat kind), lots of flowers and color. It looks smashing above my sofa.
ReplyDeleteYou're more than half Greek! Those Greek ladies have given you all the tradition, culture lessons you need
DeleteOne word... stunning :)
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely stunning pics.
ReplyDeletePerfect holiday
Looks like a wonderful holiday destination, so good to have family time.
ReplyDeleteOne word-Heaven!!!
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