Campervan
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Wherever you live in New Zealand, you will always see different types of
campervans travelling around. Some self contained, some not.
I got some sad n...
TAMAHERE MARKET IN JULY
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*FROST. OMG it's so damn cold!*
*Like maybe 1 degree?*
*I am NOT looking forward to market this morning. I'm going to FREEZE.*
*The next three mark...
Long overdue or the end of civilization ?
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The six am news broadcast leads with the story that 16 year olds will be
allowed to vote in the next general election. A long segment follows in
which va...
How my friendship with CHM developed
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In 1992, Walt and I decided to take a vacation and spend a couple of weeks
in Paris, a trip that included a road trip in Normandy and Brittany. CHM,
as i...
Nature Friday - Old Man's Beard
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Clematis vitalba
Not a native plant, it has become quite invasive here (particularly in
places like the trees lining Canterbury's braided river beds). Ferg...
Mon ami.
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If you don't have a driving licence, then this could be for you!
These funny little 'cars' are appearing all over France. They are the
latest version of...
It's Hydrangea Cuttings Time Of The Year
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Remember the pink Geranium I bought a couple of weeks ago? I made seven
new cuttings from it today. I paid 7 Euros for it at a garden centre. So
if m...
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 hug...
QUARRY GARDENS (warning lots of photos)
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The forecast looked good so we headed to the Gardens. Once again we had a
lot of rain at the weekend but it cleared for our walk. There was a lot of
colou...
Mistakes.
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Are not always a bad thing
I’ve finished the blanket for the new grandbaby.
One square is upside down
Didn’t notice until I had almost finished
I’v...
I'm already tired of summer......
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Lots of Datura plants in the Sandia foothills. Pretty but very poisonous.
As you can see there are a lot of blooms, so there's always a show when we
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It's July!
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It is now the second day of July and we've had some lovely hot days as
well as some big rains. This year I planted my vegetable garden in rows,
instead ...
It sucks getting old
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I have spent the largest portion of my life healthy and unconcerned about
any problems related to my health. At 73, I thought I was doing quite well,
bu...
Books 4-8
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Double Agent by Jack Mars
At the outset of the Cold War, in the ruins of postwar Europe, rookie CIA
Agent Tyler Wolf must navigate a precarious partners...
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...