Rattling around .
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The morning news bulletin tells us that London has just recorded the
highest temperature ever recorded in May. 35 degrees - the sort of thing
usually see...
Light bulb moment
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yesterday as I was heading to the checkout I walked past a table that had
lap top tables. The ones you use when you’re in bed. I’m assuming.
I’ve been ...
A Catheter Malfuction
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Yesterday’s pissy theme has carried on today , for towards the end of *The
Crown’s *quiz, I experienced what only could be described as a catheter
malfu...
A LOAF, A HOUSEKEEPER, ANOTHER RUNNER
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*Today I plan on making a ginger loaf/cake. I had a piece at craft group
last week and it was delicious! So, Stew is keen for me to have a go at
maki...
Just another morning....
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I'd been putting some dog 'unmentionables' in the bin, when I was
approached by a man of about 35 years old.
"Excuse me Sir, is your name 'Hutchinson'...
The scratched Citroën
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Here are a couple of photos of the scratched Citroën I blogged about
yesterday. The one above shows the car after I rinsed it off with the hose.
The one ...
Lest We Forget
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"Your silent tents of green We deck with fragrant flowers;
Yours has the suffering been, The memory shall be ours."
~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Memor...
Babysitting the Plants
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Last weekend, daughter and I went to the Amish greenhouses about 15
minutes away to purchase the flowers we are going to plant in a number of
urns, pots...
3 days, 3 hospitals
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I had a bit of a problem with my heart a few days ago. The local hospital
wasn't equipped (I assume) to deal with me in Hawera, so they sent me by
ambul...
Well, here we are........
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These are "Heavenly blue" morning glories. I bought a packet of seeds,
very excited about having them climb the fence behind my garden. About two
weeks...
Untitled
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I'm not one of those who are always on the go. If I wrote a post every
time something came to my mind, there would be at least two here a day, but
that ...
Blue Fog, Feijoa, Swimming Pool & a Mail Boat Ride
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We have had some strange blue fog effects this week... truly, that isn't
sky you can see through those lower blue patches..
My entire feijoa crop fits in...
SOLAR POWER
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Four weeks ago we got a quote for the installation of solar panels and
decided to go ahead with it. For the first three weeks there seemed to be
a lot of ...
Books 31-36
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Tango one by Stephen Leather
In different parts of London, three recruits prepare for their first day at
the Metropolitan Police's training centre at H...
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...
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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