Safely home
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It is never a good idea to travel through airports at moments of
'heightened security'. Airports are chaotic at the best of times. When
bombs are falling...
Adventures with Tasha
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Tasha is our nine-year-old Shetland sheepdog. Recently, she has started
drinking more water than usual. We've been re-filling her water dishes a
few times ...
It's all right for some!
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Some people have all the luck. If you can call it 'luck' flying in and out
of The Middle East.
My son Kimbo is a constant traveller. He has recently bee...
PRE-OP PREP DAY
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*Tomorrow is Stew's knee replacement surgery.*
*So today, following the surgeon's orders, he has to shower in the morning
and evening, and use sterile ...
Order
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The Welsh are chewing their lambs ear treats with gusto and the sun is out. *Bun
*and *weaver *are sunbathing by the front door, but scuttle back into t...
Life here
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This is another experience and challenge that life has given me. It's only
been three days and it seems like much longer..
You have to be glued to your ...
Finally done with the embroidered jacket!......
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Yay! Finally done. I thought about taking it over to my friend, but since
I have a haircut on the 10th, I figured I would save the gas and take it ...
Stirring
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A glorious sunshiny day today.
I've been busy as a bee, changing out the now-tired Winter decorations and
replacing them with Springtime favorites.
The bi...
Books 31-36
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Tango one by Stephen Leather
In different parts of London, three recruits prepare for their first day at
the Metropolitan Police's training centre at H...
Wild Cattle
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Yesterday we contributed to island economy by attending a 'flower show' and
craft stalls event with 'food stalls' that turned out to be a sausage
sizzle an...
Medical update
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Went to the doctor to get results of the tests I took in NP a while back.
When the nurse did the usual tests of pulse and bp, they were off the
charts ...
YESTERDAY'S WALK
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I posted my photos straight from my phone before writing the blog and they
have gone on back to front. Never mind. It was another hot day so I had
orga...
It's a bit COLD
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I thought I would quickly pop back here for an update. We are having
another good old fashioned winter again. LOTS of snow in "southwestern
Ontario" wit...
Xmas decorations
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Greymouth has 3 main streets in town. On the way home from work at night
I've been stopping to take photos of some of the shop window decorations.
It'...
A Birthday Present.
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I reached the grand old age of 62 last Friday. Like that great English
folk singer Sandy Denny once sang:
"Who knows where the time goes?"
I received ...
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...
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...
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ReplyDeleteIt is the perfect combo. Kali oraxie
ReplyDeleteThat's what he says !
DeleteI was watching a Rick Stein programme where they boiled Octopus for just 3 minutes. He said it was very tender. I always thought it took hours!
ReplyDeleteNo way it would be tender after 3 minutes!!
DeleteIt was on his programme about Palermo. One of the Weekend Breaks series.
DeleteI will look for it on youtube. Maybe it was boiled first for an hour or so and just presented as 3 minutes. It would have been very chewy I'm sure
DeleteI haven't had ouzo in years, it was nice.
ReplyDeleteBetter if you drink it on a Greek island!!
DeleteSeems perfect to me.
ReplyDeleteHe sure thinks it's perfect
DeleteLooks like a happy man there
ReplyDeleteVery happy. As Angela said, it's the perfect combo...for him
DeleteHe's a sucker for octopus then?
ReplyDeleteGood one JC 😅😅
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DeleteHe looks happy :)
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