Rest today
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After six hours on the essay yesterday I was wiped out and could do
almost nothing today. My energy had gone.
It is now finished in draft but I could...
A Bit Of Reflection
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It’s nearly the end of the year and I have much on my mind. I have blood
tests booked which, I’m sure will show I have diabetes. I’ve lost some
weight p...
December 30th already ?
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So Jimmy Carter has died. He had the no-nonsense focus of a submariner
coupled to the good *aw shucks* kindness and honesty of a country farm
boy. Logic...
ANOTHER BIRTHDAY
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Birthdays seem to come around much more frequently these days. I find it
hard to believe it is a whole year since the last one.
I wanted a quiet day, ho...
Winter around the house and yard
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Sunny wintertime pictures. Some of what you see: our wisteria plant
needs a good pruning. A lot of raking or leaf-blowing needs to be done too.
It's j...
Caravan
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Wee Jock here....
I've been granted my own spot and given strict instructions to honour the
late Mr T (whose blog this was). Therefore I did my homework ...
EARLY MORNING WALK
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*Stew and I are going for an early morning walk.*
*HIS IDEA. *
*I loathe getting up early.*
*Lately I've been awake most days at 5.30, if not earlier...
Christmas week shenanigans
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3 days before Christmas on the 22nd of December we made the spur of the
moment decision to drive to Christchurch as my youngest was interested in
buyi...
Sus Sus Scrofa Domesticus Piglets.
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Or Berkshire to be precise.
The Berkshire sow decided to give birth a few days before Christmas.
I took these photos of them on Saturday for your peru...
Oh Christmas, how you vexed me this year.....
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I hope all of you had a wonderful Christmas!
I bought this multi planted Christmas cactus, now I'll see if I can keep it
alive :-)
Haha
Since I we...
More of the same (2,3)
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Last night at 3:30 tonight at 2:11. And again the run to the shelter and
the meeting with the neighbors, the children and the dog Bella.
Like the previ...
The inbetween
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We are now in the inbetween Christmas and New Years.
We totally forgot to put bins out for collection.
Ana came for a visit while her mummy and daddy w...
Peace On Earth, Goodwill Towards Men
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We truly wish each and every one of you, friends and family, near and far,
all the blessings of a Joyous and Merry Christmas.
May you have the gladness ...
December 23, 2024
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This will be a great big post with probably not another one for a few
weeks, so get comfy…
It took about three to four weeks for the plague to leave ...
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...
Books 39-44
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The Bone Hacker by Kathy Reichs
Forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan who, following a series of
bizarre disappearances on the islands of Turks an...
Mangawhai Wharf
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Mangawhai Wharf about 1927 showing the shed where incoming and outgoing
goods were checked - Mangawhai Museum.
In 1880 finance was made available for a w...
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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