I hope you all had a great 4th!....
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The smallest hollyhock in the yard ~ and the only white one! So far I have
a purple one, two pink ones, and this white one. I cut down the tall
holly...
CRO
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Cro tells me he is fine but has been locked out of his own blog. His
eldest son will sort things out for him when he visits in about a fortnight.
I trie...
TUESDAY IN CHRISTCHURCH, FABRIC SHOPPING
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*Well, I had an average night's sleep. The knees are not too bad this
morning, I'm just feeling a bit stiff and sore. I will take the dressings
off ...
The Art Wall
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I always give my counselling clients the information and guidance that if
they don’t gel with me then it’s perfectly normal and acceptable for them
to ask...
Heat-Lover
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The Crepe Myrtle bush is in full bloom, it's flowers will put on this show
for the better part of a month,
the bees and Hummingbirds are drawn to it's hu...
Football and religion.
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As long as you keep walking briskly it's warm enough to be out in
shirtsleeves but there won't be any need for sunscreen ( again ) today.
Down south they...
Winter sunshine
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it’s a lovely winters day today.
It’s bright and sunny, no wind and not freezing
A perfect day to open up all the doors and windows to let some fresh ...
Lunch Box
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Piwakawaka flit about dining on tiny flies caught on the wing. At this
time of year they follow humans about as we disturb sandflies in the grass
and brac...
Strawberry Time
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The strawberry moon peaks tomorrow. It is named for the short period of
time when wild strawberries are ripe.
I had ripped out all of my strawberry p...
Knives are out at No 10.
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Luckily, or maybe unluckily, I can still watch PMQ's live on my laptop,
through 'Parliament TV'.
This last week Freebie Starmer was away on a Freebie, s...
Our simple life
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"I can't believe that just yesterday we were sitting in shelters again,
and here we are now as if nothing had happened, going on that shopping trip
you ...
Books 1-7
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Bloody River Blues by Jeffery Deaver
Well, that wasn't a good start to the year! I read 125 pages (which was
more than a third of the book) and I just c...
NZ's sad attitude toward Trump
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The Broadcasting Standards Authority said in a statement that it upheld
three complaints about a story broadcast on* 1 News *on 13 September 2025.
In th...
Xmas decorations
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Greymouth has 3 main streets in town. On the way home from work at night
I've been stopping to take photos of some of the shop window decorations.
It'...
A Birthday Present.
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I reached the grand old age of 62 last Friday. Like that great English
folk singer Sandy Denny once sang:
"Who knows where the time goes?"
I received ...
Quince, Life, and Puppy Dog Tales
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The season of mellow mists inevitably means that I suddenly have a deep
desire to store food in the form of jams, pickles and syrups. It also
means that...
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...
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ReplyDeleteIt is the perfect combo. Kali oraxie
ReplyDeleteThat's what he says !
DeleteI was watching a Rick Stein programme where they boiled Octopus for just 3 minutes. He said it was very tender. I always thought it took hours!
ReplyDeleteNo way it would be tender after 3 minutes!!
DeleteIt was on his programme about Palermo. One of the Weekend Breaks series.
DeleteI will look for it on youtube. Maybe it was boiled first for an hour or so and just presented as 3 minutes. It would have been very chewy I'm sure
DeleteI haven't had ouzo in years, it was nice.
ReplyDeleteBetter if you drink it on a Greek island!!
DeleteSeems perfect to me.
ReplyDeleteHe sure thinks it's perfect
DeleteLooks like a happy man there
ReplyDeleteVery happy. As Angela said, it's the perfect combo...for him
DeleteHe's a sucker for octopus then?
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DeleteHe looks happy :)
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