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
The hotel is up for sale
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A large flag pole has gone up outside the hotel that Donald Trump once
tried to buy. It wasn't there last week. Perhaps it's a sign that some
truly impor...
Dans la rue à Collonges-la-Rouge
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Collonges-la-Rouge, built of red sandstone, was founded in the 8th century,
and some think that it might have been a Roman colony before that time.
Here...
Bolt-hole
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It seems a very long time ago since I bought this cottage (1978-ish?). At
the time it was just a one room, derelict, roofless, floorless, ancient
stone ...
ANOTHER RUNNER, ANOTHER WALK
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*Another 'normal' day around here.*
*I am going to work in Crabby Quarters this morning, making another runner
top.*
*ABOVE: This is the first one I w...
Nepotism
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This post is purely a big up for my great niece Elisha who has her own
ceramic business after moving up to the north from London.
Her items are restfull...
Blue Fog, Feijoa, Swimming Pool & a Mail Boat Ride
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We have had some strange blue fog effects this week... truly, that isn't
sky you can see through those lower blue patches..
My entire feijoa crop fits in...
Time Marches On
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We've been blessed with glorious weather these past few days, sunshine and
low-humidity, the two together, are rare as hen's teeth in these southern
part...
SOLAR POWER
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Four weeks ago we got a quote for the installation of solar panels and
decided to go ahead with it. For the first three weeks there seemed to be
a lot of ...
Happy Mother's Day
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I couldn't imagine my life without these two. This picture is from a
family holiday we took last January.
When life gets stressful, or down, or I just...
Garden adventures.......
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As you can see from this photo, my hollyhocks are blooming already. This
must be the earliest I've ever seen. I attribute it to our very warm
March. I...
In the meantime
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After the adrenaline of the survival instinct in wartime, the adrenaline
of fear and distress subsides, there is a phenomenon that I hear about from
man...
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...
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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