Māwhera
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There's a new mural on the side wall of one of the cafes in town. This one
is named "Māwhera" which is a Māori word that means "wide spread river mouth...
OPEN HOME, SEWING AND FAMILY TIME
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*Another hot day ahead of us.*
*First up, we will get ready for our midday Open Home.*
*Then after that is over, we are expecting Steve, Bex and their...
Saturday, February 8, 2025
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To catch you up: SNOW.
There, that's all you really need to know.
But seriously, it has been an "old fashioned winter" in January and so far
this mont...
Scruffy Gets A New Friend.
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Scruff the Maine Coon cat lying in front of the stove. Little Cat 🐈 the
new Maine Coon plays on the firewood. You can also see my empty pint
glass. ...
Thank You
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Cro, took the opportunity in his morning blog post to thank people in his
past for kindnesses they had done for him.
It made for an interesting read, an...
Saturday
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I haven't been outside yet but it is possible that the Siberian wind has
dropped a bit and it may be less cold than yesterday.
Massage gave me a good ...
Curious Cattle
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Cattle and chattels share a common origin word. Everyone I know refers to
them as cows - even if they are bulls or steers (or oxen for that matter).
These...
Looking for good news.
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For some reason we're invited to hear the former Irish Taoiseach and the
Scottish First Minister give an evening talk on world affairs. This is held
in t...
People we should have thanked.
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I'm sure we can all think of a number of people in our pasts that we should
have thanked but failed to do so.
Most, I would imagine, date back to our sc...
Rah-rah-rah raclette
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I went out to the supermarket the other day — it had been a while — and
bought quite a few packages of what in the U.S. we call "cold cuts" —
salt-cured ...
LOG SPLITTING AND BUSH WALK
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It was March last year when someone set fire to the Cypress tree in the
park behind us.
We ended up with about half a dozen large logs that have been dr...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Now, stop it, just stop it Linda!
ReplyDeleteFrom a cool, wet and windy place in the far north .....
It's blowing a gale where we are now . But not cool or wet. Sorry 😐
Delete😎 It's alright for some. Imagine being able to go the beach everyday and the sun is always shining?
ReplyDeleteThe sun is shining that's for sure. Thank goodness it hasn't got that fierce heat it had a few weeks ago. The water is cool . But not too cool
DeleteSaronic Gulf has so much to recommend it in any season.
ReplyDeleteI love those winter sands where no foot has trodden .
DeleteBlue skies even in winter.
ReplyDeleteThere is just something about a deserted beach. Bliss
Blue skies and a still blue sea. Peaceful
DeleteIt looks so beautiful!
ReplyDeleteIn winter it is. Summer it's just noisy
DeleteEmpty beaches are my idea of heaven.
ReplyDeleteMine too !!
DeleteBeautiful beach photos.
ReplyDeleteIt's a nice Sandy beach. Not many on the island. Some are stoney
DeleteOur beach here will now be very different from a couple of weeks ago. Fur coats instead of bikinis.
ReplyDeleteIt should be warm enough for short sleeves till November here
DeleteBeautiful and serene.
ReplyDelete~Jo
The winter beaches are lovely . Summer beaches are full of life
DeleteYou're so fortunate to live so near, it's lovely feeling the sand between the toes.
ReplyDeleteAnd dip toes in the water, no matter how cold
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