They all overload scooters here but there really is a lot of traffic now and most of the drivers are city slickers and don't where they're going. Not a good combo
Weeding Around Trees
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I spent half a day this week hand weeding and pulling grass from around a
recently planted native trees area of a West Cork farm.
There is a scheme in...
Packed to the gunnels.
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Puppy and her elder sister are out with the farmers wife. It's just cold
and windy enough for us to be wearing jumpers this morning. The first hint
of...
Sightseeing: The Château de Villesavin
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Yesterday I posted pictures of the Loire Valley's largest and grandest
16th-century châteaux, Chambord. Today I have a few photos of a much
smaller château...
Rendering
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Years ago when my Dad killed our own meat on the farm, the carcasses would
be left to cool with the kidney fat still inside. When they were brought to
th...
Le Baise-Main.
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Macron's recent visit to the UK reminded me of this.
The *Baise-Main* is a quaint French custom. It involves kissing the air
about a centimeter above ...
THE LIST IS LONG
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*FIRST FOR TODAY: sleep in.*
*Then we have a fairly long list of things to try and get through. Some of
them have been on a list for a few weeks now...
Bee-ing Busy
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The garden is all abuzz, with bees, and butterflies, lightning bugs and
ladybugs.
All so very busy dutifully distributing the pollen amongst the flowers....
Dawdling
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Photo taken at the top end of Mackey Street in town last Summer of a
backpacker staring at her phone. We get alot of tourists here, backpacking
seems ...
A hand
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*Mary *has the phantom pregnancy mooches today, hence the towels… *Roger* is
putting up the drama with his usual alacrity.
*Weaver *has been braving th...
I’m back
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We dropped my mother off back home this morning
My sister is back, so, if there is a problem she can get there in five
minutes
It’s been hard having som...
Normal life
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Everything is so relative. Missiles from Yemen are already less scary,
after the missiles from Iran that killed and destroyed thousands of homes
just by...
QUARRY GARDENS (warning lots of photos)
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The forecast looked good so we headed to the Gardens. Once again we had a
lot of rain at the weekend but it cleared for our walk. There was a lot of
colou...
I'm already tired of summer......
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Lots of Datura plants in the Sandia foothills. Pretty but very poisonous.
As you can see there are a lot of blooms, so there's always a show when we
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It's July!
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It is now the second day of July and we've had some lovely hot days as
well as some big rains. This year I planted my vegetable garden in rows,
instead ...
It sucks getting old
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I have spent the largest portion of my life healthy and unconcerned about
any problems related to my health. At 73, I thought I was doing quite well,
bu...
Books 4-8
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Double Agent by Jack Mars
At the outset of the Cold War, in the ruins of postwar Europe, rookie CIA
Agent Tyler Wolf must navigate a precarious partners...
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...
He looks a very resourceful man. Reminds me of me when I use to ride my bike back from my allotment overloaded with shopping bags full of vegetables.
ReplyDeleteRiding with one hand in mid august traffic is not wise. But it happens all the the time.
DeleteWasn't Evel Knievel was it?
ReplyDeleteHis brother 'Stupie'!
DeleteNo helmet, and a loaded scooter. Hopefully, he makes it to his destination with no interference.
ReplyDeleteThey all overload scooters here but there really is a lot of traffic now and most of the drivers are city slickers and don't where they're going. Not a good combo
DeleteHe's not part Korean is he? They do nutty loads like that on small motorbikes.
ReplyDeleteThis one is from one of those countries up on the northern border. But they all overload here. Just wish I could get some decent photos of them
DeleteSafety. Who needs safety lol
ReplyDeleteI'm sure it never entered his head that he might be an accident in the making
DeleteIf he'd been in India he'd have managed another 20.
ReplyDeleteYou're right. I've seen those incredible photos
ReplyDeleteNot a good idea, but not as bad as you see in Vietnam and Cambodia!
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