It's a bit COLD
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I thought I would quickly pop back here for an update. We are having
another good old fashioned winter again. LOTS of snow in "southwestern
Ontario" wit...
The East German film and a robbery.
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Last night we go to a screening of an East German movie shot in Bulgaria in
1953. The man at the box office tells us it's a Stalinist-era classic. " It
s...
Fly Tipping.
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Fly Tipping has become a real problem in parts of the UK. Unscrupulous land
owners are making fortunes by allowing industrial scale dumping on their
far...
Anxiety and panic attacks
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I finished sorting through all my clothes.
It doesn’t look it. But there is ample space now.
The clothes aren’t all pushed against one another and i...
Love Matters - Grupo TalĂa
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I’m pretty good in a medical emergency. 43 years of experience helps
somewhat I guess. Today I had to deal with someone who apparently
overdosed on antid...
LET MY FINGERS DO THE WALKING
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*'Sparklingmerlot' left a very good comment last night, it echoed what I
was already thinking.*
sparklingmerlot6:19 PM
I have an amazing recipe for a...
Hobbit Days
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As with much of the nation we are experiencing a blast of cold winter
weather.
It's predicted for much of the coming week, so hearty soups are the go-to ...
From the 50s to the 20s......
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This photo is from a party my friend help at her beautiful home ~ we all
knew each other from work. Not long that after this party she and her
husban...
Huhu and other beasties
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I remember these from my youth - mobs of them used to beat themselves up
crowding outside lights.
They are a native beetle about 50mm long (say 2 inc...
IT HAS FINALLY STOPPED RAINING
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Thursday and the rain has finally stopped. Settlements to the north are
cut off by slips and bridges washed away and many houses have silt through
them. ...
Nameless Cat update
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Hubby came in from his daily morning adventures with some news about 'the
cat.'
Sadly, it wasn't good news.
His lifeless body had been placed at our m...
Books 25-30
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Let Her Go by Willow Rose
A missing five-year-old girl is the key to unlocking a detective’s
terrifying past…
When Detective Billie Ann Wilde receives ...
Thoughts
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I'm really debating whether to write this post. It's been written in my
head for a few days now, and I'm still trying to quiet it down. My
not-so-simple...
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...
I wish you the same, Linda. Here, despite everything, the weather is wonderful and the sun is shining.
ReplyDeleteHave a great Christmas Linda.
ReplyDeleteHave a wonderful Greek Christmas.
ReplyDeleteWishing you all a very merry Christmas. Enjoy spending time with the ones you love
ReplyDeleteThank you. Being on a dream island, I'm sure your Christmas was perfect.
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