What a lovely holiday! During our annual Greek Festival I bought a painting of a Greek island, complete with water, boats (the visually pretty sailboat kind), lots of flowers and color. It looks smashing above my sofa.
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...
The imperial court.
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The number of visitors in town has suddenly risen. Overnight you'd think
we'd become the 51st state. Even at six am golfers can be found happily
heading ...
Sightseeing: four photos of Chambord
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The Château de Chambord is near Blois and about 25 miles north of
Saint-Aignan. I took these 25 years ago.
The building itself
Reflections of the building
"Wondering Will Mother Earth Survive...
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I never got to see Ozzy or Black Sabbath sadly. I once saw Ronnie James
Dio at the Monsters Of Rock festival at Castle Donington.
I remember in my mid t...
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...
I can think of some words....
ReplyDeleteI. Am. Envious.
Best time of the year to come!
DeleteP is for Paradise... Smashing photos Linda.
ReplyDeleteMy family think it's Paradise but too darn far away
DeleteWhat a fabulous holiday. Family makes it.
ReplyDeleteFamily. Exactly. Best of times
DeleteLovely! Enjoy! - Jenn
ReplyDeleteNot too hot, not too crowded. Perfect
DeleteBlue skies. Blue seas. Good food. All the makings for a great holiday.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy! :)
My family think so
DeleteIdyllic.
ReplyDeleteSure is
DeleteThat table of food made me extremely envious.
ReplyDeleteLots of seafood. Very Mediterranean
DeleteI almost booked a flight!
DeleteWhat a lovely holiday! During our annual Greek Festival I bought a painting of a Greek island, complete with water, boats (the visually pretty sailboat kind), lots of flowers and color. It looks smashing above my sofa.
ReplyDeleteYou're more than half Greek! Those Greek ladies have given you all the tradition, culture lessons you need
DeleteOne word... stunning :)
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely stunning pics.
ReplyDeletePerfect holiday
Looks like a wonderful holiday destination, so good to have family time.
ReplyDeleteOne word-Heaven!!!
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