Newly Built West Cork Stone Walls.
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Guess it's time I put in a blog appearance? The last eleven weeks have been
heart breaking and I have never experienced such profound sadness.
Now my c...
Institutional alarm.
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A small patch of asbestos has been found in the attic of one of the
universities old medieval buildings. The word 'asbestos' clearly induces
institutiona...
Bringing in the vulnerable ones
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Over the last week or two we have brought into the house a half-dozen or
more cold-sensitive potted plants so they can over-winter without fear of
f...
If you don't know what you're doing; take advice!
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One of the most worrying aspects of our current government's disastrous
economic policy is that it drives out those who create wealth (see
yesterday's ...
Books 20-24
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Past Transgressions by Dave Sinclair
Retired spy. Trained killing machine. Pacifist.
Retired MI6 spy Mason Nash moved to a sleepy English town so he cou...
MADE, AND TABLE RUNNERS FOR THE VILLAGE
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*The FBG's are going on a trip to Hamilton Zoo this morning, and much as
I'd love to have gone, I'm stuck here doing a good deed.*
*Three of us are se...
Bra Straps
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Cold and wet today and I’ve pulled myself up by my bra straps
The bleed in my right eye can be seen if I close my eyes.
It’s the shape of Elphaba from ...
Another gorgeous fall day here......
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Another beautiful sunset ~ the real thing was so much better, but this
isn't too bad.
Where does the day go? I was doing the "this and that" cleaning...
Orange fish
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This fish mural suddenly showed up on one of the bumps at the local
skatepark yesterday. I have no idea who the artist is but it's nice to see
some co...
Fiddleheads
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No rest for the wicked... I must have been particularly evil this last week
or two. My word it has seemed busy...
Bro and SiL came by last weekend in thei...
Oops
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this morning I received a text saying get here around 7.30
It was from my daughter. I had no idea what she was talking about
We were supposed to be in ...
Being Thankful
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Rain has fallen on and off for most of the day, making for the perfect
opportunity to gather my Thanksgiving recipes.
Our Thanksgiving is a low-key affair...
Far from here
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Facebook sends me videos of people filming in Ukraine. I don't know why,
but I click follow on every one of them because it interests me a lot. The
vide...
It's all in the details.
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I don't usually pay attention to the writing on cleaning products,
but this one sat at eye level in the toilet and caught my attention.
A bit of the Atl...
Quince, Life, and Puppy Dog Tales
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The season of mellow mists inevitably means that I suddenly have a deep
desire to store food in the form of jams, pickles and syrups. It also
means that...
Aug. 10, 2025
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In all this heat, I’m still working on perennial/ shrub beds. This will be
a quick post, but for those of you who do your own gardening and end up ...
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...
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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