Yes, you got it, it was Windsday! Watched the Winnie the Pooh video many, many times with our two when they were small. I've never tried windsurfing. I admire those who try and learn those kinds of adventurous sports. -Jenn
MOSAICS, AND IT'S NOT US!
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*First up, I'm off to Mosaics in Cambridge today. I will be bringing home
me ROCK today. And grouting a pot that was gifted to me by SD. *
*I'm try...
Anniversary
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Today 37 years ago we got married
Honestly some days I ask myself this question
But mostly I’m happy we wake up next to each other.
I think we can ...
Layering helps
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A gentle sunset last night. It's still (just) warm enough to sit outside
until near ten although layering helps. Before we turn in a group of large
grey ...
Sightseeing: the Château de Valençay
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The town called Valençay and its château are just six or seven miles south
of Selles-sur-Cher and 15 miles east of Saint-Aignan. Valençay castle is
almost ...
Portsmouth Sinfonia : "Also sprach Zarathustra"
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I recently posted this same piece of music played by a Swedish school
'orchestra'.
Here it is again being played by The Portsmouth Sinfonia.
The PS was o...
SWEETCORN
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When it is available at the Growers' Market I buy 6 - 10 corn on the cob at
a time and process them freezing the kernels in large ice cube trays. I
then f...
Possum
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Nocturnal pestilence, thy name is possum.
NO - DO NOT think Awww Cute😤 (*borrowed image)*
Most New Zealanders have probably never seen a live possum de...
Zombie face
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The injection into my eye went slightly wrong
Bless her, the nurse knew I was phobic and jumped when I felt some pain
Fucking hell
What else can go wr...
Rowi
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At Franz Josef along the main street is this sculpture with a kiwi sitting
at the top on an egg. The plaque says:
This Rowi sculpture commemorates the...
Normal life
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Everything is so relative. Missiles from Yemen are already less scary,
after the missiles from Iran that killed and destroyed thousands of homes
just by...
I'm already tired of summer......
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Lots of Datura plants in the Sandia foothills. Pretty but very poisonous.
As you can see there are a lot of blooms, so there's always a show when we
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It's July!
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It is now the second day of July and we've had some lovely hot days as
well as some big rains. This year I planted my vegetable garden in rows,
instead ...
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...
He must have loved it!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI know "Winnie The Pooh" And The Blustery Day", but don't remember if they called It "something." :-)
It was ideal weather to zip from one side of the harbour to the other. Exhilarating I would imagine!!
DeletePerfect way to spend the day.
ReplyDeleteAlthough these days I’d look like a whale in a wet suit lol
You're daring just thinking about putting on a wet suit! Sure you'd look just fine
DeleteLucky him. I did try it once, I was OK going forwards, but couldn't make the wretched thing turn round. I gave up.
ReplyDeleteHe's been doing this for many years. Even at 40 odd he finds it the perfect way to enjoy the day.
DeleteHow lucky you are to live by the sea.
ReplyDeleteYes, we are. So much to do and see!
DeleteYes, you got it, it was Windsday! Watched the Winnie the Pooh video many, many times with our two when they were small. I've never tried windsurfing. I admire those who try and learn those kinds of adventurous sports. -Jenn
ReplyDeleteI have watched many a Pooh movie when grandkids were younger. Did you know they are bilingual? Pooh and Piglet's greek is perfect loo
DeleteFantastic photos. Here comes Summer.
ReplyDeleteJust around the corner, cept it's raining Again today
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