Our martial land.
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The large military helicopters seem to have gone but the fighter jets
continue to fly in and out of the airbase on the other side of the estuary.
They co...
Croisssants aux amandes — almond croissants
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I'm thinking of making a batch of *croissants aux amandes* over the next
few days. The weather is forecast to cominue to be rainy for a few more
days. And...
Winter is coming
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now I know I said I wouldn’t start any new projects.
But, I’ve got all this pretty yarn and the girls need jumpers.
This is an all in one, top down p...
Product Test.
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I fancied some Fish Fingers for supper, but there were only TWO left in my
freezer. Not enough!
Inside the freezer cabinet at Sainsbury's there were two...
Riding The Storm
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Spanish froth
Sometimes Counselling is all about helping a client look for patterns of
behaviour in their lives. Ways of coping, ways of thinking, devel...
SLEEPING IN HOPEFULLY
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*It will have been one week since Stew's operation this afternoon, and he's
doing so well!*
*This afternoon he has an appointment with a physiotherapis...
UPDATE THREE
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Once we changed from summer to autumn with the start of March we could
feel the change of season. Of course the days are getting shorter (Roll on
the e...
Another day
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It doesn't get any easier. You don't get used to it. But in real time the
adrenaline is doing its thing and I always arrive at the shelter first. A
six-...
Peasgood's Nonsuch
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On our return from Chathams we had a day at Bro's place to sort out the
transport of Mr B’s motorbike.
Bro has an extensive garden and orchard from which...
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...
Finally done with the embroidered jacket!......
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Yay! Finally done. I thought about taking it over to my friend, but since
I have a haircut on the 10th, I figured I would save the gas and take it ...
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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