Bitter cold
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It’s cold and very wet. We have not had such wintery weather for a long
time.
We really needed the rain
It was a perfect day for working on a large q...
Typical!
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This charming, smiling, gentleman is German resident Abdel Hamid.
Amongst his other worthy attributes, his great concern for the people of
Gaza led him ...
Oysters
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They loaded in reverse order. At low tide, there can be seen out in our
bay, the structure of an abandoned oyster farm - 2 in fact. The one nearest
t...
A Glorious Fuck Up
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We are here
But only after a traumatic saga with non forthcoming boarding passes, wrong
information , a stressful time with security which allowed me t...
WEDNESDAY - LET'S BE HAPPY
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*I have decided to be happy today.*
*Nothing that's going on 'in the background' can be changed by my mood, so
let's have a good day.*
*The first thing I'...
In the red...
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...for heat. Here is today's *vigilance* map posted by MétéoFrance, the
French national weather service. Actually, the map looks exactly the same
for tomor...
Back yards.
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We're into the second half of the year. Where did the time go ? March,
April and May seem to have been fused into the span of a long weekend. The
worlds ...
FINISHED DRIVE
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It is now eight days since the concreters finished and we are able to use
on the drive. Our Toyota Spade has been living next door while the work
has be...
For the babies
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Seen in a Tauranga cemetery about 10 years ago. It reads: For all our
babies, briefly known, forever loved.
Beautiful.
Linking up with Through my le...
Simple Pleasures
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Strawberry season has arrived here in Middle Tennessee.
Handpick your own, or buy by the basketful.
Add a dollop of vanilla ice-cream and indulge in a sum...
Another day
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In recent days, we have been 30 adults in the neighborhood shelter and 15
children, the oldest of whom is 8 years old and the youngest is a
one-month-ol...
Athens.....
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Before I get to all the Athens photos, I wanted to show y'all this "Minute
Suite". I had a 5 hour layover in Dallas, so I booked one of these. All
it...
June 15, 2025
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Yes, I'm still here. Happy Father's Day to all the great dads out there. We
celebrated last weekend because that was when both "kids" were available.
We ...
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...
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