Week Plus
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Golly where does the time go? Last Tuesday vanished somehow after
receiving a call from my my late father's younger brother. Uncle N and
Aunty B live i...
Winter graduation meets the pantomime
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The town busy and full of happy graduands and parents. Winter graduation
isn't as large as the summer and the age profile is a different one ( there
are ...
December in the back yard
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On December 3, 2006, I looked out a back window and was surprised to see a
pheasant (*un faisan* — the first syllable is pronounced as [fuh] and the
second...
Lost and Found.
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I must be becoming absent minded. I recently lost a SECOND umbrella, in
exactly the same way as with the first one.
A few years ago I lost a VERY EXPE...
Spring cleaning
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I hesitated calling it “ spring” cleaning as we have definitely NOT had
spring weather
But needs must
I’ve started in the laundry.
It was desperate...
GETTING MY EYES CHECKED TODAY
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*This morning I am off into town to have me eyeballs checked.*
*Free Retinal Screening... cos I'm a diabetic. I've always passed the
screening, so hopefu...
Making A Start
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The Thanksgiving dishes have been returned to the cupboard for yet another
year and today I made a start on the Christmas decorating.
A little here, a li...
Cheer
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It’s been a pretty miserable set of night shifts. So I’ve bought a
miniature Christmas Tree from *Marks *compensate, there’s something about
fairy ligh...
Winter is coming!......
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I suppose otters don't feel the cold so much. However, being totally
adorable takes you a long way....
I was sick the Monday before Thanksgiving wi...
Bitter melon
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Some more unique photos from our Fiji holiday about 5 years ago. We were
wandering about Sigatoka one particular day and I noticed this street
market....
Too much excitement
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Our days are usually very quiet and, frankly rather dull. But I don't mind
at all, really. Some days require me to venture outside--to the doctor's
offi...
Books 20-24
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Past Transgressions by Dave Sinclair
Retired spy. Trained killing machine. Pacifist.
Retired MI6 spy Mason Nash moved to a sleepy English town so he cou...
Far from here
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Facebook sends me videos of people filming in Ukraine. I don't know why,
but I click follow on every one of them because it interests me a lot. The
vide...
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...
Aug. 10, 2025
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In all this heat, I’m still working on perennial/ shrub beds. This will be
a quick post, but for those of you who do your own gardening and end up ...
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...
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 ...
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...
That is lovely. So much better than our thunderstorms here!
ReplyDeleteThe heat was revving up but we have a break this week. No storms here
DeleteLovely view at any time of day.
ReplyDeleteThe roof terrace is wonderful. Not so much the spiral staircase
DeleteWhat a wonderful way to spend your evening.
ReplyDeleteThe full moon looks stunning on the water
It used to be our home and we spent a lot of summer evenings up there. Wonderful
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ReplyDeleteA beautiful selection of photos. What a great spot to spend an evening.
ReplyDeleteFrom the roof you can see all the harbour and the hills opposite. It's magical
DeleteWonderful pictures.
ReplyDeleteEveryone knows they have to take photos for me.
DeleteWow! I love the wine glass photo. They are all wonderful photos.
ReplyDeleteThat was my daughter's artistic streak...after a glass of 2 of Sauv blanc
DeleteGlorious photographs of a beautiful evening.
ReplyDeleteThese cooler summer evenings are heaven. Pity we have to endure July and August
DeleteLoving those long Summer days.
ReplyDeleteI'm enjoying these days. Not looking forward to the heatwaves to come
DeleteYou must be so happy to live in such a beautiful place. As usual, I am envious.
ReplyDeleteIt's a great place to live.
DeleteBeautiful photos, sitting here on a cold windy rainy days makes them all the more attractive!
ReplyDeleteWhat a view you have!
ReplyDeleteIt's fantastic. The whole harbour and a lot of the town is strung out below
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