Home.
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Despite a slight delay while they run '*engine tests'* the flight from
Tokyo to London arrives on time, is as smooth as a mill pond ( the seat
belt signs...
The porch (?)
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I guess this is a porch. It's always been an awkward space. When we bought
the house, it was open to the outdoors, and for much of the year falling
leaves ...
VE Day. 80 years on! 8th May 2025.
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Yes, it was on this day 80 years ago that Germany finally raised her white
flag to end their WW2. The cowardly Hitler shot himself, and the horrendous
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More Autumn scenery
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We visited a friend so that Bug would have a playdate with her dog and this
is the scenery we saw along the way through Sillwater, Ngahere and Nelson
Cre...
Coffee with Eleanor
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I went for an X-ray on my neck and shoulder today, more healthcare but
this time professional and very slick. I was in a local cafe by 11am which
is owned...
Lost In Translation In Dingle.
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"Scuse me love. Can I have two francobollo please?"
Stamps for sale sign.
Do people buy and write postcards and put stamps on them?
I find it easier...
Wednesday afternoon
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Yesterday I went to see* Thunderbolts *for a second time when my class was
cancelled due to strike action by university staff. I made good use of the
tim...
Purple Delight
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Despite late frosts earllier in the month, the ever faithful Clematis has
once again returned.
And Spring arose on the garden fair,
Like the Spirit o...
Anne
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It’s been about six months now since we said goodbye to our dear friend
Anne
We decided to have a little get together and have coffee and cookies with
An...
Floor
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We can organize a barn dance - no barn but we now have the dance floor.
I have a lot more nailing to do (2 per joist per board = about 40 nails in
each of...
Te Rau Aroha A Company Maori Battalion Museum
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Yesterday morning we set off north to Paihia, 70 kms. away. Doug's eldest
daughter came as well and was our driver.
Showers had been forecast but the...
Quiet life
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As if there were no shortage of dramas in our lives, yesterday there was
extreme weather, extreme heat and very strong winds and with them came a
huge f...
Blessed Pascha ~ Happy Easter!
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Our kouvouklion this year. We had to do it after one service and hurry up
to finish before the next one began. We were vacuuming and sweeping as
peop...
Easter weather
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As we all know, Easter comes in the spring in the northern hemisphere and
autumn in the southern.
Of course, autumn is a time of cooling down toward win...
The Saga Continues
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Keeping in mind the 'event' happened on January 11th.
My first appointment was on January 27th. This was what I thought was
going to be the stress test...
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...
Sunday, February 23,2025
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Here are some pictures taken today. I finally got out for a much needed
walk around the little village. There are now vertical snow walls sliced
o...
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 ...
ALL ABOUT THE DOGS
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*Right. Both dogs stink to high heaven, so today I'm making it my mission
to give them a bath (read shower), then I'm going to trim up around their
fac...
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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