PROCRASTINATING AGAIN
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*One and a half weeks left until our next market, and I've only finished 13
new placemats! Seriously, I really need to get on with them today.*
*So cl...
Soup's On
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When the leaves are beginning to change, and the temperatures start to
fall, my thoughts turn to comfort food.
A favorite simple soup is homemade mushroom...
'Off season' mode.
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Ten years ago Donald Trump won his first term as President. We were staying
at a pricey but not very good hotel in Laguna Beach. The hotel was notable
fo...
Somebody called Brand. Remember him?
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He tried being an extreme left wing Communist, he tried becoming a
Christian, he even tried cosying-up to Blair, Bear Grylls, Andy Burnham,
and even Tru...
My Favourite Things
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Around 3 am there was a big crash from the living room
A second later I heard *Weaver *running up the stairs
There was the sound of breaking glass
I gue...
UPDATE
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I have finally got to the stage where I am not sleeping for 9 - 10 hours a
night and then needing to sleep during the day. Over the past week I have
been ...
Heat!
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Just to show you that I don't moan and groan all the time, let me tell you
about things that have happened recently without my mentioning them.
In Septem...
Nature Friday.
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New Zealand native orchid - from the group known as 'onion' orchids
apparently.
See the following if you are at all interested in small inconspicuous
o...
The good, the bad, the ugy........
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Maximillian sunflowers
So, 11 days after the surgery.....I know I was all "it's gonna be ok" kind
of stuff. And it is. Except for when it isn't. ...
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
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It was all very misty and autumny this morning. Although husband and I are
still feeling the effects of whatever virus/flu we've had, I managed to get
o...
Small steps
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I'm back. It was hard for me here for a long time. I walked carefully. I
didn't know who hated me and who didn't. Who was blaming me for all the
things ...
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...
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...
I wish you the same, Linda. Here, despite everything, the weather is wonderful and the sun is shining.
ReplyDeleteHave a great Christmas Linda.
ReplyDeleteHave a wonderful Greek Christmas.
ReplyDeleteWishing you all a very merry Christmas. Enjoy spending time with the ones you love
ReplyDeleteThank you. Being on a dream island, I'm sure your Christmas was perfect.
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