Awareness that there is even such a day seems to be gathering force. I wonder how far the pandemic has set women back. Lots of things i read suggest that will be one of its side effects - disproportionate economic disadvantage to women.
FATIGUE
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*Let's talk about WEGOVY side effects.*
*They have really kicked in since my dose went up to 1.7 mgs a week.*
*1. Constipation. Yep, that's been ong...
High window to wall ratio
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The village has power but no internet connection. The phone company decide
to do some repairs at four in the afternoon and don't get the system back
and ...
A day in the garden
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Yesterday before going to calligraphy class I quickly popped into bunnings
I purchased more seedlings for the garden
I topped up this pot after weeding...
Lest we Forget. 11. 11. 1918.
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Today is the anniversary of the signing of the Armistice on 11th November
1918.
Under the agreement signed in Compiegne, Germany was to surrender weap...
65mm
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About the width of my right palm.
65mm of rain fell yesterday.
It's still raining today.
The last two window panes were installed yesterday. The young c...
Soup's On
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When the leaves are beginning to change, and the temperatures start to
fall, my thoughts turn to comfort food.
A favorite simple soup is homemade mushroom...
UPDATE
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I have finally got to the stage where I am not sleeping for 9 - 10 hours a
night and then needing to sleep during the day. Over the past week I have
been ...
Heat!
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Just to show you that I don't moan and groan all the time, let me tell you
about things that have happened recently without my mentioning them.
In Septem...
The good, the bad, the ugy........
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Maximillian sunflowers
So, 11 days after the surgery.....I know I was all "it's gonna be ok" kind
of stuff. And it is. Except for when it isn't. ...
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
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It was all very misty and autumny this morning. Although husband and I are
still feeling the effects of whatever virus/flu we've had, I managed to get
o...
Small steps
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I'm back. It was hard for me here for a long time. I walked carefully. I
didn't know who hated me and who didn't. Who was blaming me for all the
things ...
it's time to go
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I have had a lot of fun letting you know how I feel about my new home of
New Zealand. I hope you have enjoyed my journey, too.
My health is not the best...
Multi Tasking
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There was a storm this afternoon - thunder, lightening, very, very
frightening. Unable to get outside to do any gardening I decided to use
the time to d...
Books 1-7
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Bloody River Blues by Jeffery Deaver
Well, that wasn't a good start to the year! I read 125 pages (which was
more than a third of the book) and I just c...
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...
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...
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Nice in theory but will it ever happen?
ReplyDeleteFrauentag. Power to the lasses!
ReplyDeleteHappy international women’s day to all
ReplyDeleteIsn't it also St Meghan's day today????
ReplyDeleteAwareness that there is even such a day seems to be gathering force. I wonder how far the pandemic has set women back. Lots of things i read suggest that will be one of its side effects - disproportionate economic disadvantage to women.
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