Yikes
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The cold water coming out of our faucets here in Saint-Aignan has a
temperature of 83.6ºF. That's warm enough to take a comfortable shower in.
We are bac...
Scotland 'enjoys' a heatwave.
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The southern heatwave has arrived on this side of the border. 25C yesterday
and the same expected today. After sitting idle for the better part of a
mont...
THURSDAY, LEAVING CHRISTCHURCH
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*It's an early start for us today.*
*Up at 6, and out of here by 6.30.*
*Stew is going to drop me and the bags off at the airport, before returning
th...
The Readers Art
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Love the love sign
The art walls are coming in ! Thick and fast ….more please
jgsheffield@icloud.com
I’m going to comment on each photo later
Blue lady ...
Ocean Bay
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Ocean Bay in the Port Underwood Sound isn't the easiest place in the world
to get to but maybe that protects it from human overload.
Saturday was a day o...
In the garden
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Hubby has moved the wicking beds back into their new spots
They fit perfectly right at the back,you can see the silverbeet growing
nicely.
The peppe...
SOLAR
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We are pleased with our Solar panels in spite of some very cloudy days (it
is winter after all). A couple of days ago I discovered another use for
the ...
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...
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...
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...
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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