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
British Laptop Day.
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I'm always amazed by what I find beside the little Search Strip, at the
bottom left of my laptop.
It's always some special day or other. Yesterday, fo...
All alone
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this morning hubby went off on a motorbike ride with his mates. He won’t
be home till Monday
I love being home alone. I don’t have to cook if I don’t w...
Stand By Me
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Hello all….gawd I’m fucked
My second 12 hour day shift , working alongside
One twenty something, one thirty something and one forty something
It was a bl...
IT'S GOING TO BE A WET ONE
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*There is no getting around it, today is going to be a wet day.*
*We might be lucky and get to set up without getting wet, but later on in
the morning,...
Simple Pleasures
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Strawberry season has arrived here in Middle Tennessee.
Handpick your own, or buy by the basketful.
Add a dollop of vanilla ice-cream and indulge in a summ...
Falcon
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New Zealand has a native falcon species. Karearea is its name in Te Reo
Maori.
*Image borrowed from the website in the link above*With all the vineyards
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Ragoût de légumes
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A carrot or or two, a courgette or two, a turnip or two), some celery
stalks and leaves, a Belgian endive, some tomatoes, and some bell peppers —
those a...
Shanghai bound.
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Last night Google had a major download. This morning the desktop is barely
functioning. It is so slow.
Later today we'll take the last flight down to Hea...
WEATHER AND FLOWERS
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Well, luckily, the storm wasn't as bad as predicted and no loss of life
this time. We ended up with a lake for a lawn but it drains away quickly.
A l...
Various missiles
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All the years when there were rockets from Gaza we didn't go to the
shelter. Fifty kilometers from Gaza seemed pretty far away and we just
stood in the ...
Happy Easter
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Wishing everyone a happy Easter this weekend. We are gathering as an
extended family on Sunday at our house. About fourteen of us this year.
There will...
this life and the next
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I grew up watching TV. Even if there were only 3 stations to watch and
they all went off the air at midnight, right after playing the national
anthem.
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The scent of wisteria.....
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I have never seen my wisteria so full of blooms! I keep the windows and
back door open so that the scent will waft in, and it's the best freakin
air fre...
Books 31-36
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Tango one by Stephen Leather
In different parts of London, three recruits prepare for their first day at
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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:
"Who knows where the time goes?"
I received ...
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The season of mellow mists inevitably means that I suddenly have a deep
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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
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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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Catching up!
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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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over looking a front garden in Scotland, I would have laughed my socks
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One of the problems about getting so involved with these m/s recipe books
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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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