Incoming storm.
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Piers Morgan, a man I'd never thought would be mentioned in this blog, has
brought some excitement to the spat between the King and Charles Spencer.
It s...
Confucius
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I first heard this tune on a 'Focus' album, and I was immediately hooked.
This version is a joint effort between the Out of Control Army and the
Melbou...
Bake Off
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I bought sunflowers from Aldi tonight.
They look cheerful in the kitchen as the autumn evening draws in.
*The Great British Bake Off *starts tonight
A...
WHAT AM I THINKING????
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*Lacy has been doing the Hakarimata Summit Track for a while now. She
keeps saying I should go with her!*
*Like Lacy, it's a bloody mountain with over...
Hello Autumn
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These first few days of Autumn, a little decorating, a little gardening, a
little relaxing
The smell of wood-smoke fills the night air.
Life is noticeab...
One week from today...
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.... my previously sharp eyesight should be restored. I hope the doctor is
right about that. It has been four months since I started seeking help
from ...
Remembering
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today I remembered that I had half a dozen pairs of pants that needed
taking up
I had started doing them but the machine wasn’t playing nice.
That’s ...
Surprise, surprise!...............
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The yiayia I discussed in my last post surprised me today ~ she proclaimed
that my tsoureki was as good as hers. I was truly honored. It sounds like
I ...
Issues with Blogger
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I can’t be the only one who has realized this but I sometimes like to put
it out there and see if others want to add anything. My reading list has
been ...
Happy New Year to all of us.
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Tomorrow is our New Year's Eve. In previous years there was always
excitement in the air. As if something good was about to happen, lots of
good hopes a...
Third
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For some reason I'm unable to get comments to publish on other blogs.
Blogger glitch of some kind perhaps.... Why are these things never
universal? Some...
it's time to go
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I have had a lot of fun letting you know how I feel about my new home of
New Zealand. I hope you have enjoyed my journey, too.
My health is not the best...
BRIGHTON
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In our local paper this morning was this photo of Falmer pond. It said it
was in Sussex so I did a google search to see where Falmer is as I was
brought u...
Multi Tasking
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There was a storm this afternoon - thunder, lightening, very, very
frightening. Unable to get outside to do any gardening I decided to use
the time to d...
Books 1-7
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Bloody River Blues by Jeffery Deaver
Well, that wasn't a good start to the year! I read 125 pages (which was
more than a third of the book) and I just c...
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...
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...
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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