I laughed out loud. So funny, and still giggling as I type this comment. Safe Christmas to you and your family. Regards Aussie reader from Western Australia.
WHOOPS, FORGOT THE BEFORE PHOTO.
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*Well, I forgot to take the friggin 'before' photo of Coco yesterday,
before her groom. You all know her I presume, so just imagine her all
fluffy and...
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I got paid a little more than I expected so bought myself some lightweight
trousers and two pairs of canvas shoes . I also had a haircut. So I feel
gr...
Breakfast excitement.
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Britain has a new Prime Minister, long suffering Canada faces more tariffs
and that 'unpleasantness' in the Gulf continues to rumble away. A man being
i...
Football, The Falklands, and Fair Play.
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Thank goodness it's all over.
I think Football should be a much shorter game; I would suggest that two 30
minute halves is more than enough.
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Tuesday shenanigans
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this morning I set the alarm for six. I needed time before heading off
into
Cranbourne to do all the morning chores and straighten my hair.
These day...
Summer Respite
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Thankfully we've been graced with rainfall this past week, the flowers and
humans are grateful.
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Just when we had almost got used to early morning temps of about 80 F, now
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Anti-Scurvey League
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My sister visited and gifted us a bag of limes
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Yeste...
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Just a few photos from today's midwinter garden.
A small patch of parsley
Some calendula in the vegie beds
a very ripe lemon on our tree
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The strawberry moon peaks tomorrow. It is named for the short period of
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"I can't believe that just yesterday we were sitting in shelters again,
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you ...
Books 1-7
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Bloody River Blues by Jeffery Deaver
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The Broadcasting Standards Authority said in a statement that it upheld
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Xmas decorations
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Greymouth has 3 main streets in town. On the way home from work at night
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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:
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I received ...
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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.
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Farewell My Friends
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After blogging for nearly six years, I have decided to retire. Blogging
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Japandi Bedroom Makeover
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Oh dear, nearly six months since I last posted a blog. It is not that I
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absent ...
Professing !
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Actual professing.
There are times when every learned person has the duty of stepping up to
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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
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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...
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ReplyDeleteLol, that is too funny!
ReplyDeleteHa,ha. It's very good LA.
ReplyDeleteI don’t think I’ve seen that ‘complication’ before. Equal opportunity - wonder how things would be if that had been the way
ReplyDeleteLovely - gave me a giggle.
ReplyDeleteLove it!!
ReplyDeleteLove this- thanks laughs are in short supply this year !!!
ReplyDeleteI laughed out loud. So funny, and still giggling as I type this comment. Safe Christmas to you and your family. Regards
ReplyDeleteAussie reader from Western Australia.
Surely, that wouldn't have been allowed!!!!
ReplyDeleteLove this, made me smile.
ReplyDeleteBriony
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Ohhhhhh, this is hysterical!!!!!!!!!!!!
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