Mabon
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Not September here in the southern hemisphere
Autumnal equinox is now
To our brothers and sisters in the northern hemisphere
Blessed ostara
May ...
Milk or dark ?
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It got to 19 degrees here yesterday. That's warm for Scotland in March. In
fact that's warm for Scotland at any time of the year. This morning the
weathe...
Le confort des pieds
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Homebody that I've become, it was about time for me to buy myself a new
pair of shoes. They're "slip-ons."
The are not as easy to slip on as I thought they...
Harry Hill
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Harry Hill isn't on TV much these days, but he was always amongst my very
favourite comedians.
I once went to a show of his at The Theatre Royal here in...
TAMAHERE IN MARCH
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*Well the day I've been sort of dreading is here!*
*Lacy and I will be doing the market together. Stew will be staying home.*
*I'm still feeling very ...
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....
Muscles
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14 March 2026 was the occasion of the 22nd annual Havelock Mussel
Festival. Havelock styles itself the Green-lipped Mussel capital of the
world. The ind...
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...
UPDATE TWO
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A couple of weeks ago my stepson came up for a few days and, while he was
here, we went over to Matakohe to the Kauri Museum. The first photo is a
"sli...
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...
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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