We dog sat her for a few days this winter and she hardly wanted to go out of the house. She would dash out and 2 minutes later dash back inside. I supposed she didn't like the cold. Scootering along must have been an aerobic workout for the girl
YET ANOTHER FBG WALK
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*Well... I'm off on another FBG walk this morning.*
*Luckily, it's not a super early start. The walk starts at 9.30, so I
don't have to leave home til...
Riding the storm II
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It’s stormy today and Trelawnyd feels as though it’s hiding in the
protection of the Gop. The cats have hunkered down upstairs and refused to
go out in ...
The Library.
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Two days after returning from Chatham Islands I started training to become
a teacher of Pilates.
The course is run through a studio in Nelson, so I drive ...
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...
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...
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-...
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
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Books 31-36
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Tango one by Stephen Leather
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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.
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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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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.
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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
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how th...
They are having a lot of fun with that scooter.
ReplyDeleteHours of enjoyment
DeleteDog power or four paw drive?
ReplyDeleteLove it . 4 paw drive!
DeleteLove it!!!
ReplyDeleteMolly seemed fine with this new fangled walking too!
DeleteSeems like you are doing "coping," in the face of possible disaster on your border.
ReplyDeleteLike us here, trying to live naturally, like the COVID-19 is not popping up, all over.
Courage to us all...
I'm finding the positive. The family is safe, the kids are happy, the dogs are walked, coffee and people watching is still a favourite pastime
DeleteBoth having fun, my Yorkies wouldn't be able to keep up :)
ReplyDeleteHugs,
~Jo
They would need to be on the scooter with someone running alongside....not you!!
DeleteTHat looks like fun.
ReplyDeleteGreat fun.
ReplyDeleteThe girls love scootering and it's great now the roads are empty. In summer that beach road is very busy. Not a place for a scooter
DeleteThey need a bigger scooter, then the dog could have joined them. Poor thing; made to walk.
ReplyDeleteWe dog sat her for a few days this winter and she hardly wanted to go out of the house. She would dash out and 2 minutes later dash back inside. I supposed she didn't like the cold.
DeleteScootering along must have been an aerobic workout for the girl