Nature Friday
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It's the season for funny weird fungi.
A garden in a pool
...and the delightfully named....
Clathrus archeri (Devil's Fingers or Octopus Stinkhorn)
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Mouches et Moustiques.
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One of the most noticeable differences between the UK and France, are the
Flying Insects.
We are sleeping in our 'Tower'; an outside room with a very co...
CATS
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*Last night when I was up at the pub, I ended up having a yak with a young
couple who have bought a couple of things off our stall in the past.*
*They...
Angels Come To Llandudno
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I’m doing ok , not really great , but ok. The catheter thing is a bind and
tiring and my energy levels have been depleted by some shocking busy and
ch...
Beautiful weather, but far too hot
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Views of the vineyard under such clear skies are nice, but you can see how
the grass along the dirt road is dry and turning brown. Weather forecasts
for th...
The calm before the broad brimmed hats arrive.
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The young woman who's just moved into the house by the crossroads has
installed a wildlife camera in the garden for her four year olds. She
delightedly t...
Getting your art on
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today was moving day. I needed a couple of things and then I could move
all my art paraphernalia.
I had one rug that I washed and now is under the ease...
Our simple life
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"I can't believe that just yesterday we were sitting in shelters again,
and here we are now as if nothing had happened, going on that shopping trip
you ...
Springtime Balloons
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The Balloon Flowers are gracing us with their prolific blooms.
Also known as the Chinese Bellflower, they are a herbaceous perennial
native to eastern Ru...
Books 1-7
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Bloody River Blues by Jeffery Deaver
Well, that wasn't a good start to the year! I read 125 pages (which was
more than a third of the book) and I just c...
NZ's sad attitude toward Trump
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The Broadcasting Standards Authority said in a statement that it upheld
three complaints about a story broadcast on* 1 News *on 13 September 2025.
In th...
MORE WEATHER
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This was the sky first thing this morning. I know the colours are never as
bright in photos and just pushed my phone through the venetian blinds but
it ...
The completetion (almost!) of an old project....
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I am not much of a quilter. I hope to change that, but this quilt ~
intended for my youngest son ~ has been hanging around unfinished for
almost 3 yea...
Babysitting the Plants
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Last weekend, daughter and I went to the Amish greenhouses about 15
minutes away to purchase the flowers we are going to plant in a number of
urns, pots...
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...
That should keep them all fit.
ReplyDeleteIt certainly expends a lot of energy!
DeleteYeah....it worked. Everyone looks like their having fun.
ReplyDeleteFinally, I think I've got it! Where was my grandson when I needed him!
DeleteI think I spotted Zorba in amongst them!
ReplyDeleteHe was leaping away like a Billy goat!
DeleteAnother string to your bow LA. Look forward to more videos of your island.
ReplyDeleteNow I've got this video thing you'll be getting a lot more! I'll make them longer next time
DeleteI am waiting for more.
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