Sunday
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I am glad that the children's charity that Justin Welby said he was giving
to have rejected his money on the basis that he is a hypocrite. You don't
s...
This is not it...
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Yesterday, for dessert after his birthday dinner of *steak au poivre,
frites, et salade,* Walt made a *tarte aux pommes*. But this is not it.
This is one h...
Christmas music #20 :
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The electrician returns with the replacement BMW battery charging unit. To
his irritation - and ours - the new one doesn't work either. Looks like we
wil...
That Annual Letter!
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Dear Santa,
It's been a pretty horrible year, so I hope you're going to be kind to me.
After our French burglary, my mobility problems, and our recent ...
This is Kaikoura Coast.
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East coast of the upper part of the South Island (Te Waipounamu) is
mountainous and has Kaikoura as its main town.
Before whale watching Kaikoura was just ...
Dobby
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No. Not the free elf
My Christmas present
Dobby the donkey
He’s only a baby. Weaned a few weeks ago.
He’s a miniature so he won’t grow huge
The ...
WILL WE GET A FIRM OFFER SEALED?
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*Well here we are, another day of being on tender hooks!*
*Will we get an acceptable offer sealed today? Or will 'they' dick us
around some more, and...
Nige
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Me and Nige when I had brown not gray hair
It's Saturday morning and I'm posting minutes after leavingLiverpool for
home.
I'm meeting *Nigel* a gay bes...
PRE CHRISTMAS MARKET
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Woke about 5 a.m. as usual for this time of year and got straight up and
out to the Growers' Market to beat the crowds.
It was pleasant. We bought everyth...
Red color
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A screenshot of my iPhone. It's three forty-four. At night. All the places
where the alarm sounded are colored red.
The Houthis in Yemen are still very...
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...
Keeping Warm Christmas Presents.
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We went for a saunter around Aldi the other day. This is what J bought me
for Christmas:
A one size Ladies/Men Hooded Blanket. Twelve Euros in a cheap ...
Yuletide
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I've been seeing alot of Christmas trees lately. These ones above and below
were seen at Christchurch airport when we were there 2 weeks ago.
And t...
St James church, Kerikeri
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Bells of naval vessels were sometimes unhooked from the ship, upturned and
used as christening fonts. A crew member who became a parent could ask the ...
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...
Back
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We went away for a week to a sunnier climate. It was nice, a place we had
been to in 2008, and not a whole lot has changed. Our time there was fine,
and...
Mangawhai Wharf
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Mangawhai Wharf about 1927 showing the shed where incoming and outgoing
goods were checked - Mangawhai Museum.
In 1880 finance was made available for a w...
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...
Now, stop it, just stop it Linda!
ReplyDeleteFrom a cool, wet and windy place in the far north .....
It's blowing a gale where we are now . But not cool or wet. Sorry 😐
Delete😎 It's alright for some. Imagine being able to go the beach everyday and the sun is always shining?
ReplyDeleteThe sun is shining that's for sure. Thank goodness it hasn't got that fierce heat it had a few weeks ago. The water is cool . But not too cool
DeleteSaronic Gulf has so much to recommend it in any season.
ReplyDeleteI love those winter sands where no foot has trodden .
DeleteBlue skies even in winter.
ReplyDeleteThere is just something about a deserted beach. Bliss
Blue skies and a still blue sea. Peaceful
DeleteIt looks so beautiful!
ReplyDeleteIn winter it is. Summer it's just noisy
DeleteEmpty beaches are my idea of heaven.
ReplyDeleteMine too !!
DeleteBeautiful beach photos.
ReplyDeleteIt's a nice Sandy beach. Not many on the island. Some are stoney
DeleteOur beach here will now be very different from a couple of weeks ago. Fur coats instead of bikinis.
ReplyDeleteIt should be warm enough for short sleeves till November here
DeleteBeautiful and serene.
ReplyDelete~Jo
The winter beaches are lovely . Summer beaches are full of life
DeleteYou're so fortunate to live so near, it's lovely feeling the sand between the toes.
ReplyDeleteAnd dip toes in the water, no matter how cold
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