I nearly wished you a happy big fat Greek Christmas yesterday but opted for discretion (unsure how the big fat bit is received by real Greeks)🤣. Good thing there are no roof leaks and everyone us sated. Now for the Leftovers....at least you don't have to face turkey meat for a week.
I resemble that picture lol. I will cross all fingers that you do not get any leaks. Boxing day was extremely hot. Lots of fires are now raging out of control. Thankfully today is much cooler.
lol I have a daughter in law who looks…..just like that (even has the extra chin). So much cooler today - and as Angela mentioned out of control fires in other parts of the state. Places that were burnt out this time last year 🙁 Anniversaries…..50yrs since Cyclone Tracy 1974 - 20yrs since the Indian Ocean Tsunami 2004
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 have a river in my kitchen....but relaxing with a very full tummy and a glass of Christms cheer...Happy New Year...😘
ReplyDeleteOh boy! You need a drink
DeleteSo many storms!
ReplyDeleteLove that meme 😄
Isn't she gorgeous
DeleteI nearly wished you a happy big fat Greek Christmas yesterday but opted for discretion (unsure how the big fat bit is received by real Greeks)🤣. Good thing there are no roof leaks and everyone us sated. Now for the Leftovers....at least you don't have to face turkey meat for a week.
ReplyDeleteYeh, we have a week of pork instead. We are all a bit fatter I think. Hopefully the sun will come out soon and I'll get some exercise
DeleteI resemble that picture lol. I will cross all fingers that you do not get any leaks.
ReplyDeleteBoxing day was extremely hot. Lots of fires are now raging out of control. Thankfully today is much cooler.
I saw there are wild fires again. Damn.
DeleteHopefully the storm has passed with no leaks.
ReplyDeleteNo leaks at all!
Deletelol I have a daughter in law who looks…..just like that (even has the extra chin).
ReplyDeleteSo much cooler today - and as Angela mentioned out of control fires in other parts of the state. Places that were burnt out this time last year 🙁
Anniversaries…..50yrs since Cyclone Tracy 1974 - 20yrs since the Indian Ocean Tsunami 2004
We have been watching memorials for the tsunami. So many people died. Horrific
DeleteI love your chubby Mona Lisa.
ReplyDeleteIsn't she a beauty . Just the way I feel still
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