Desmond Dekker - Get Up Edina
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The inimitable Desmond Decker, accompanied in the video by some blokes
who've probably had too much Vodka.
My favourite DD song; not so sure about the 'da...
The Choral
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The National Treasure which is *Alan Bennett *is 91 years old and for me
his later works have been somewhat uneven and all rather bleak in their
storyt...
THIS WAY, OR THAT WAY?
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*Yesterday I bought 4 Native Bird mosaics, and ordered a fifth one.*
*ABOVE: That is the one I am waiting on.*
*In the meantime, I have a decision to ...
Triangle
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My potatoes are flowering - pretty - the only flowers of any significance
around here so far.
We've finished filling in the triangle at the end of the r...
Confused
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I don’t know what’s happening in your part of our world. But here in
Melbourne, Australia the weather gods are very confused
We have had steady rain ...
Snowflakes Falling
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Our gentle Autumn days have quickly turned to Winter.
A cold wind blows and snowflakes are falling.
Geraniums are still in full bloom, and transported...
Roses
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Back in Autumn when my neighbour first bought his property next door to us
he was cleaning up his backyard and gave me his rose plants that he didn't
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Today, brought to you by Autumn ~ thank you!...
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It hasn't been a particularly busy day. I had to remove another plant from
the garden ~ I have the basil leaves in the dehydrator, which I plan to
c...
Norway bound.
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Later this morning we set off to the airport. Tomorrow we join our boat for
a leisurely six day, thousand mile, journey to the North of Norway. This
wil...
It's all in the details.
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I don't usually pay attention to the writing on cleaning products,
but this one sat at eye level in the toilet and caught my attention.
A bit of the Atl...
Trick or Treat!
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This little panda came to visit this morning!
It was a great night for the trick or treaters. 8C and no wind so no need
for snow suites underneath costu...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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