Grumpy workmen
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We go to a lecture on cognition and the ways in which social media is
changing it. . On our way back the weather good enough - just - to let us
stop of...
All is well
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I’ve been MIA lately as I was a tad anxious. A few weeks ago I had my
regular, every two years, breast scan.
every woman over Fifty gets reminded that s...
We build them up, then they turn against us.
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Sir Lenny Henry CBE is a black British comedian; he was very popular from
the late 1970's onwards, having made his first stage appearances on The
Black...
Sandwich time
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I spotted this sign at one of our local beaches where there was a coffee
caravan among the campers and caravans that were parked there. A bacon and
eg...
A CRUISE, AND A FERRIS WHEEL
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*First, how about our opinion of last night's dinner and show at Dracula's?*
*It was goddam HORRIBLE.*
*We were supposed to be 'scared' on entering, ...
Sheep Near The Sheepshead Way.
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It's been a beautiful day today on our peninsula down here in West Cork.
Thank you all so much for your heartfelt comments at the parting of my
chi...
Jumpers
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I’m not a saint.
Far from it. But then you all know this fact, some more than others, I dare
say.
I have been reminded of my lack of sartorial elegance by...
Tell
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Highstakes card players know about looking for the 'tell' - and having to
develop a pokerface.
Hares: when we spotted them they were about 120metres away...
The Last Samurai leftovers
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This is left over from the Tom Cruise movie 'The Last Samurai'. Some of
it was filmed outside a little town called Uruti--in the middle of nowhere
in ...
PAINTING
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In my last post I mentioned that Doug was painting. This time it was not
art but painting doors and a gate. After the drive was done the gate would
not c...
Early Autumn Days
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These first few days of Autumn, a little decorating, a little gardening, a
little relaxing
Nights are drawing in fast, dark before the clock strikes sev...
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...
Happy fall, y'all!......
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I love fall. Come on cooler weather, where we can walk the dogs anytime of
day! The sun comes up a bit later, allowing us to catch a few more
zzzz's. ...
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
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...
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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