Cleaning Windows in the Dark
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The weird picture was golden syrup (from a squeezy bottle) into soy sauce.
I think it is in a stainless steel bowl. I was making marinade for some
pork bo...
Where I spend my time these days
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I thought I ought to post some photos today so that I don't forget how to
process and post them. Here's where I've been spending nearly all my time
for a c...
Too sweet ?
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Every day now more and more geese are heading south along the coast. They
fly low and in flocks of sixty or seventy. This morning there's been
perhaps a ...
Those wretched bottle tops
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OK, a lot of EU big-wigs want to save the planet, as well as all us humans
who live on it.
So they introduce an infuriating law that says that bottle to...
Friends
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I walked past this man with his dog last week and got talking with him (the
man not the dog) - he told me his dog is his best friend. So sweet. I think...
ELECTRICIAN HERE
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*At some point this morning I am expecting the electrician to arrive and
give the dishwasher it's own dedicated power point. And also instal an
outdo...
Kpńtn ~ or Crete, written in Greek.
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The road to Knossos ~ this is a road that was build during the time the
Palace of Knossos was constructed (although our guide mentioned that there
have b...
For Granted
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This is the view from my bedroom window.
My garden with its metal chickens then my old field where the allotments
and Ukrainian Village once stood, an...
Nature's Gifts
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One of the perks of my daughter's little farm, are the daily fresh eggs.
She shares them with family and friends alike.
If you've never tasted a farm fresh...
Dedication.
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I lost the love of my life and sweetheart and pal J last Tuesday. We
buried her on Saturday in a graveyard overlooking the bay.
The people of Bantry an...
Product review
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scrolling through Facebook, you get bombarded with lots of advertising
occasionally I fall for it.
mostly the things I buy I was thinking about anyway....
CELEBRATIONS
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On Doug's actual birthday we planned to stay home but our neighbour across
the road didn't feel able to come over due to mobility problems so we took
th...
Books 13-19
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Tribute by Nora Roberts
Cilla McGowan, a former child star, has found a more satisfying life
restoring homes. So she comes to Virginia’s Shenandoah Val...
How long will it take?
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We had some awful winds howling outside last night.
At one point, I heard our internet dish hit the roof and fall to the ground.
Amazingly enough, Hubby and...
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 ...
Normal life
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Everything is so relative. Missiles from Yemen are already less scary,
after the missiles from Iran that killed and destroyed thousands of homes
just by...
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...