Cute. Thanks Niki who posted it on our family group page. She noted that my father would have enjoyed it. Yes, he would. He was a cat lover. A cat toying with Australia...grin
Little house on the prairie
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remember that show. I loved it. I’d wish that Charles was my dad.
Which brings me to, today
We have purchased our own little house
It starts off lo...
Christmas song #6
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Outside the museum the brass band are collecting for charity. Dogs and
their owners on their way back fom the beach stop to listen to this very
Victorian...
Pink flowers in December
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These are photos I took on December 5 — four days ago. We still have the
stray rose. We also have, on the right, the *Bergénia* flowers that seem to
bloom ...
Intermittent rain.
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One of the most annoying things about wet weather is not being able to dry
one's washing outdoors.
We don't have a Tumble Dryer, but we do have a heated...
Pub Quiz
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Tonight was fun.
*Affable Despot Jason , wife Claire and wisecracking daughter Liv and I *formed
two teams in the newly resurrected pub quiz at *The Crown...
Christmas Carnival
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I don't know if you can call this a Christmas Carnival but I stopped in at
the local one happening in the town square over the weekend on the way home ...
"I will Make Them Fit For That Price".
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I went for a more stroll this morning in my new walking shoes.
When I got next to the sea I noticed seaweed on the road. The white horses
of waves are ...
It is good to be appreciated.
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It is a long time since I last blogged. I have occasionally taken photos
of what is new in the garden but then ran out of day and oomph and not done
a ...
Christmas Fayre
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The English Christmas goodies have started to arrive, I shall have to hide
them, from myself.
Years ago, it was almost impossible to find English Christm...
Guest from Singapore
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I need the wisdom of the crowd. What do you think? There is someone in
Singapore who has been reading my blog for hours and hours, from the first
posts ...
At Long Last, December 4, 2025
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Realizing I've been absent from blogging for months now, I thought I
should show proof of life. This morning, here in Ontario, I am sitting with
my Sant...
Week Plus
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Golly where does the time go? Last Tuesday vanished somehow after
receiving a call from my my late father's younger brother. Uncle N and
Aunty B live i...
Winter is coming!......
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I suppose otters don't feel the cold so much. However, being totally
adorable takes you a long way....
I was sick the Monday before Thanksgiving wi...
Too much excitement
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Our days are usually very quiet and, frankly rather dull. But I don't mind
at all, really. Some days require me to venture outside--to the doctor's
offi...
Books 20-24
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Past Transgressions by Dave Sinclair
Retired spy. Trained killing machine. Pacifist.
Retired MI6 spy Mason Nash moved to a sleepy English town so he cou...
Quince, Life, and Puppy Dog Tales
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The season of mellow mists inevitably means that I suddenly have a deep
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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.
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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“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...
Ha ha. I like it! It has just the right playfulness!
ReplyDeleteSomething to give s smile
DeleteVery clever.
ReplyDeleteIt's so cute.
ReplyDeleteThat's so cute and playful! Love it...
ReplyDeleteI think that cat has dropped us in an icy cold bucket of water lol
ReplyDeleteI wonder if it was a kiwi that thought it up? 😅
DeleteThat's gorgeous! Love it :)
ReplyDeleteI particularly like Tabbies, to me they' re REAL cats.
ReplyDeleteClever but makes us wonder about the mind processes that enable someone to see that in the first place.
ReplyDeleteAnd NZ gets to watch, lol!
ReplyDeleteYes that made me LOL so true
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