Autumn Silence
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Enjoying a day of quiet time .
The trees are changing color, and Autumn leaves are making a show, finally.
Some days it's good to do nothing. No deadli...
Let The Drama Begin
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The hastily renamed “ *drama Group” *met tonight in the Crown’s back room
to discuss the “ Christmas Review” and things are building nicely thank you
v...
Daffodils
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On a piece of narrow land in between the Grey River/railway lines/main
road/supermarkets, the local council (I assume) had workers plant hundreds
of d...
Autumn.
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Cold and bright. This morning we see two groups of deer down on the
shoreline. The fawns seem to be doing well although their numbers are down
which sugg...
Curl
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There was a little girl
And she had a little curl
Right in the middle of her for'head
And when she was good
She was very, very good
But when she was bad…...
September skies
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I haven't taken many photos recently, partly because with the pain I have
in my right hand and wrist, I'm afraid I'll drop the phone and break it if
I t...
To murder a politician.
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There are always two ways of seeing things. They are not necessarily the
right or wrong ways, but simply a different approach to the same subject.
Charl...
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* Today's post has been deleted due to it having stuff on it that could
come back to bite me on the arse.*
*Less said.*
*It is still in my 'drafts', for...
My girls
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On Friday Ana and family visited. Mum and dad are on maternity and
paternity leave, and have been scheduling appointments and fun things to do
as a famil...
Kpńtn ~ or Crete, written in Greek.
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The road to Knossos ~ this is a road that was build during the time the
Palace of Knossos was constructed (although our guide mentioned that there
have b...
Dedication.
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I lost the love of my life and sweetheart and pal J last Tuesday. We
buried her on Saturday in a graveyard overlooking the bay.
The people of Bantry an...
CELEBRATIONS
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On Doug's actual birthday we planned to stay home but our neighbour across
the road didn't feel able to come over due to mobility problems so we took
th...
Books 13-19
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Tribute by Nora Roberts
Cilla McGowan, a former child star, has found a more satisfying life
restoring homes. So she comes to Virginia’s Shenandoah Val...
How long will it take?
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We had some awful winds howling outside last night.
At one point, I heard our internet dish hit the roof and fall to the ground.
Amazingly enough, Hubby and...
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 ...
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...
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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