In the kitchen
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Today I felt better than I have in a couple of weeks. I had sinus and ear
pain which is the reason I’ve not been sleeping.
not sleeping means no energy....
Who's that lurking in the vineyard?
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Look closely...
I'm taking a day off. I haven't written much about my inflamed wrist joint.
That's because it's not really bothering me much right now. Not...
A social innovation.
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A glorious morning after a stormy night .
The beach crowded with dog walkers and their excited companions. A few
student runners appear as we head back ...
'Countryfile'
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I'm a country boy at heart, and am generally more interested in bucolic
life than urban.
When possible I try to watch the BBC Sunday TV show 'Countryfi...
Pride
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Royal recognition for the *LBGT + *community of the armed forces was
gratefully received at the *National Memorial Arboretum *in Staffordshire
today as...
Road trip!......
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Ha ha ~ Demitri was rubbing his face into the pillows, and now he looks
like a wookie. :-)
We first visited St Katherine's Greek Orthodox church in C...
Old house in Whataroa
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While driving through Whataroa recently I spotted this old house in the
middle of a paddock just out of town. If you're travelling throughout the
coun...
FLEAS? OVERFLOWING DRAIN...
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*Two days ago we took Coco's winter coat off. And as I 100% expected, she
immediately started scratching and gnawing herself like MAD.*
*I am almost...
Porcine
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These are, I believe, piggy footprints. Photographed in a muddy patch of
track just seaward of our tiny ranch.
At about the time I was photographing thes...
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...
Autumn Muskiness
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We had our first real taste of Autumn weather last night, tonight down in
the mid forties and snugly blankets will once again return to the beds.
The sou...
A Month's Recycling.
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A car full of dog food cans, packaging and glass bottles.
Number 2 son visited down here in his new to him 7 seater car and suggested
I might want to ...
Yom Kippur
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The coverage of the murder of Jews in the synagogue in Manchester today,
on Yom Kippur on Sky News is a bit surprising to me.
They've been talking about...
Time Flies!
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This is what was on our lawn yesterday morning when we got up!!
This was all arranged by our GD Kelsey and her mom, our DIL Rhonda. It was
all set up b...
Aug. 10, 2025
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In all this heat, I’m still working on perennial/ shrub beds. This will be
a quick post, but for those of you who do your own gardening and end up ...
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...
Very funny. Hope it's not true.
ReplyDeleteThere was a better clip which I only found later. They had turned it into a BBC news broadcast. Looked authentic!!
DeleteI cannot stop laughing :))
ReplyDeleteI loved that series and they hit the nail on the head so many times.
I just love the series and now I can watch it on TV ...endlessly!
DeleteIn the case of COVID-19, I suspect they're spot on!
ReplyDeleteThat's the way looks in Britain!!
DeleteThis has been on Twitter for a few days. It makes me laugh every time.
ReplyDeleteThose script writers were inspired.
DeleteVery good and very funny.
ReplyDeleteThank goodness YouTube has endless episodes and clips. Always good for a load of laughs
DeleteOH mercy!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteStay wise, clam, safe.
Turn off the 😱screaming😱 sources.
Listen to your local County Public Health source.
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