Fletches
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Scully stayed over last night. Her family weren't at home when I tried to
return her and I can't leave her outdoors there; she just comes running
over to m...
Good news .
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Only one item on the news this morning - the release of the Israeli
hostages. A courteous ' praise where praise is due ' tone to the reporting
of the Ame...
Blanquette
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Along with *coq au vin* and *bœuf bourguignon*, *blanquette de veau* is one
of France's most iconic culinary concoctions. For decades, it was rated no.
1...
The Final Request
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It's possibly something that we've all considered at one time or another;
what would you chose as your final meal before the 'death sentence'?
Most woul...
Goodbye
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Saying goodbye to a work colleague who you like and respect , I think is
the easiest goodbye you can make. If you are friends the friendship will
often...
HOME... SLEEPING IN 😴 💤 🛌
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*We got home at around 3 am.*
*We are sleeping in. Will catch up later on in the morning. *
*10.30 am, and we are up, and have already unpacked everythi...
All the things.......
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Our 50th Greek Festival was a great success! From the left going right ~
tsoureki, paximadia, koulourakia, baklava, kourambiedes. Across from the
she...
Tiny car
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I spotted this little tiny car outside the entrance and drive through of
our local McDonalds. I think an elderly man drives it around. Apparently
the ...
Child labour part 2
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As promised I received photos of the decorating process of the gingerbread
her mummy said there were 7 colours.
how they looked once they were done
A...
A Month's Recycling.
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A car full of dog food cans, packaging and glass bottles.
Number 2 son visited down here in his new to him 7 seater car and suggested
I might want to ...
ALIGNERS
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As I age my jaw is shrinking and I have had trouble with crooked teeth that
have been catching on parts of my mouth and causing ulcers so I recently
went t...
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 ...
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...
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...