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.
England my England.
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England represents very different things to different people.
Many see her as 'El Dorado' where everything is free. Housing, money,
health care, educati...
February Days
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Our days have been filled with glorious sunshine.
The daffodils are shooting up from the ground, offering the promise of
spring.
I tidied around the p...
MID WEEK
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*Today I am going out to Bower Bird (fabric shop) to get a panel I've been
waiting for.*
*I was supposed to be rung when it arrived... but that didn't...
Money
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Am I destined to return to Italy?
I hope so .
Ive cancelled my trip to Rome in five weeks only because I’m up in the air
with my diabetes
I’ve no prob...
Good and Bad
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I had a great day at uni yesterday.
I rounded it off with a kebab and wine in the evening.
I watched homicides in New York for entertainment.
Hom...
A dogs travails.
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Grey with rain, possibly heavy, forecast. We meet and greet the usual cast
of dog walkers on the beach. The owner of Archie, the arthritic labrador,
is s...
Beef-barley soup for lunch
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Yesterday I made a big batch of beef-and-barley soup for lunch. We had
about a cup-and-a-half of organic pearl barley on hand, and there were a
couple of s...
Airborne
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I love this sculpture that we saw along the waterfront on the Moana Reserve
while we were on holiday in Orewa last November Named "Airborne" it
appare...
A long week
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I’ve been MIA as this week we have been at the hospital in palliative care
My father was in lots of pain and it took a few days to get that under
contr...
Fields of Queen Anne's Lace
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Fergus again - walks have also included rounds of the back paddocks at
home. We have no sheep or cows for me to chase this year so it has all got
lon...
4 more weeks to go.......
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This is a photo of the dental offices new building.
I am working during their move. I thought it would be "fun". I haven't
been this wrong in quite...
THE WEEK
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Well, although the rain held off on Sunday, it came on Monday. First thing
it didn't look too bad and 5 walkers turned up just as the rain got heavier
so ...
Our nights
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These are the chocolate eggs I bought today at the little store here that
has everything. I'll put every two eggs in a bag, and I hope I don't forget
the...
Saturday Night Fun-Not!!
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I'd been having weird pains in my collarbone and jaw in the early evening.
About 10pm things kind of sky rocketed. I couldn't get a deep breath, my
u...
RIP Mr John Kerr
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REHIA SETTLER DROWNED - Auckland Star Volume 55, Issue 82, 5 April 1924,
Page 11
(Back in 1924 there was a terrible flood in Dargaville.) So far there ha...
December 23, 2024
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This will be a great big post with probably not another one for a few
weeks, so get comfy…
It took about three to four weeks for the plague to leave ...
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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