Greece v England
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England v Greece tonight, Athens, kickoff GMT 7.45 pm. In Greece this will
be 9.45 EET. This will mean late night for Greeks. It is on ITV. On
Oc...
Nature Friday
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This week, some of New Zealand's unusual flora for your entertainment
Chatham Islands Lily
Ti kouka - Cabbage Trees - (Cordyline australis)
Ti kouka flower...
WELL DAMN
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*Yesterday I dropped my brand new, OMG expensive phone on the sewing room
floor. Which has a very thin carpet on it. I didn't think any damage had
b...
Warsaw Zoo Revisited.
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I spent an half an hour looking at old photos I have posted on blogger
since I began writing on here in 2010. If you want inspiration for new
post ideas...
A brand new plane.
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We're up and out early on our way to London. Quite the sunrise over the
potato barns to speed us on our way. The sky has that 'snow is on the way'
loo...
Domfront — couleurs
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These are photos I took at Domfront in Normandy while I walked around with
my camera, enjoying the colors of doors and storefronts. When you live in a
plac...
Bloody roads!
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Here in the UK we're all used to potholes, roadworks, and weeds growing all
over our roads and pavements.
We pay £190 per annum in Road Tax for our cars...
Lunch With A Friend
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I met up with a dear friend today for a spot of shop-wandering and lunch
together.
For my lunch, I had a hot milk chocolate drink and a bacon, cheese and
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Change
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A spring day in Hokitika
At last we have some regular sunshine. Spring has been very wet for the
whole country but now that we are nearly into Summer i...
The Nesting Season
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The ground is soaked from a day of rain. Much needed rain, for which we are
grateful.
I've been busy running errands today, ticking off my to-do list.
He...
IRIS
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Occasionally Doug's eldest daughter gets given plants and often passes them
on to us.
One last year was a rhizome with a bit of leaf. A lovely surprise la...
Where despair is more comfortable
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There is an Israeli song whose lyrics are like this - Hello, I'm leaving
for London, where despair is more comfortable.
It was written many years ago, i...
Beginning of November- goodbye pumpkin
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I’m someone who likes to put holidays away as soon as they are over, or as
soon as possible. I had no Hallowe’en decorations up because we weren’t
hom...
Briscoes is having a sale!
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Ever since I moved to New Zealand, the huge home furnishings chain-store,
'Briscoes' has been having a sale just about every week, especially on
nationa...
Discovery of Cinnabar at Puhipuhi
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On this day 31st October 1891 - in the Northern Advocate Page 3 a Mr
Rathbone discovered Cinnabar in Puhipuhi, north of Whangarei. If you didn't
know, Cinn...
Will be temporarily "un" retired.....
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Zoē giving me the stink eye for waking her up....
I had a phone call last week from our office manager at the dental office
where I used to work. She ...
This and that
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Looked out of the window, very early in the morning a couple of weeks ago
and there was a hot air balloon floating by the house. We used to see lots
of ...
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 ...
We get amazing sunsets looking at our bay like your photo. Wish I could paint them.
ReplyDeleteMy granddaughter caught the sun just in the right position
DeleteLove spectacular sunsets. Sunrises too.
ReplyDeleteSo pretty
We don't see these sunsets up in the hills. It's lovely that she took a photo and sent it
DeleteBeautiful!
ReplyDeleteIt's stunning
DeleteYou live in a beautiful part of the world.
ReplyDeleteYes, you're right. But you live in a beautiful part of the world too
DeleteWe look out over rain clouds, accompanied by the sound of a raging sea.
ReplyDeleteThese last few days have been cold but sunny. Rain today then 18o and sunny till after Xmas.
ReplyDeleteSome people have all the luck. Right place Right time!
ReplyDeleteAnd with phone charged and in hand!
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