It was a good day, it was a long day Everything has been cleaned up and now it's time to relax a little. You'll hear all about it very soon, of course Cheers Big Ears
PHD'S TODAY
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*I have FIVE boxes full of PHD's.*
*PROJECTS HALF DONE. *
*And today I am going to be working on finishing a couple, re-purposing
them into bags or r...
Welcome to the 21st C
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This man in the photo is (was) Robert Dorgan. He recently shot and killed a
couple of people at a US High School Ice Hockey game, before 'doing the
dece...
A northerly wind.
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So they've finally installed a female Archbishop of Canterbury. It's taken
1400 years but despite the worst fears of the traditionalist crowd the
world...
Boundary
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Previous owners of the neighbouring property played fast and loose with the
boundaries and put up a fence that, far from straight, strayed over 2
metres ...
RED RAIN AND WIND WARNINGS
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Already the Far North (where Max and I used to live) is cut off on both
highways. There is a lot of flooding especially in the areas hit by the
last ...
Readying
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I’ve been having a strong urge to get the nest ready for winter.
So yesterday I began cleaning and organising the kitchen pantry.
I have been putting ...
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*Pulled turkey barbecue.* I pulled (shredded) the slow-cooked turkey leg
and thigh meat with my fingers after it had cooled down. We ate it in a
sandwich ...
The scent of wisteria.....
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I have never seen my wisteria so full of blooms! I keep the windows and
back door open so that the scent will waft in, and it's the best freakin
air fre...
Hello Spring
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Hello Spring, we've been waiting for you..... your healing sunshine is
desperately needed.
The Robins have returned, a sure sign that you have arrived....
Fears
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By midnight I was already tired but I was debating whether to go to sleep.
According to my calculations, which are not based on anything logical, only
m...
Awatuna Stores Ltd
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This little closed-up store, just down the road from where I live now,
caught my attention very early in my Taranaki adventures. It is, like so
many aban...
Books 31-36
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Tango one by Stephen Leather
In different parts of London, three recruits prepare for their first day at
the Metropolitan Police's training centre at H...
It's a bit COLD
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I thought I would quickly pop back here for an update. We are having
another good old fashioned winter again. LOTS of snow in "southwestern
Ontario" wit...
Xmas decorations
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Greymouth has 3 main streets in town. On the way home from work at night
I've been stopping to take photos of some of the shop window decorations.
It'...
A Birthday Present.
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I reached the grand old age of 62 last Friday. Like that great English
folk singer Sandy Denny once sang:
"Who knows where the time goes?"
I received ...
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...
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...
Looks good enough to eat :)
ReplyDeleteWasn't long before we were eating....tidbits were cut off as they cooked!
DeleteI figured you had had a bigggg day!!!!!
ReplyDeleteRest! :-) Tell us about it, after rest.
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Wednesday is May Day, another holiday. Then it will be back to normal and the final clean up
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