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Monthly Archives: November 2011
Genealogy in a garden
As the garden bursts into more colour, leaf and flowers I have been around it this afternoon and taken photos of plants that have family history attached to them. This Campanula or Canterbury Bell plant was my maternal grandmothers. My … Continue reading
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Tagged chives, family history, flowers, gardens, nature, photography, roses, thyme
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Yippee a honey bee!!
I was alerted to an agitated buzzing sound on one of the windows this morning. Hmmm I thought that does not sound like a bumble bee or a wasp. Perhaps it is a fly feeling the slowing effects of a … Continue reading
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Tagged gardens, gratitude, honey, Honey bees, nature, pollination, varroa mite
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Tuesday quote by Rumi
Let the beauty we love become the good we do. – Rumi
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Tagged Beauty, inspiration, photography, Quotes, Rumi, self development, spirituality, wisdom
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The sound of summer
After weeks of grey skies, lots of drizzly rain and gale force winds yesterday was a bit brighter and warmer. I was visiting a friend who lives nearby and I was delighted to hear the sound of a cicada. Cicadas … Continue reading
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Tagged Chorus cicada, cicadas, lettuce, nature, Summer, sunshine, tomatoes
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Bridal shower
As I mentioned in my post “Backyard Cricket and Barbeque” it was the women’s turn to gather a week later and honour the bride to be. So last Saturday a dozen or so invited women gathered at the bride’s parents … Continue reading
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Tagged Bridal shower, choir, Christmas, food, fun, games, inspiration, laughter, prizes, wedding
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Test results
Some of you might have wondered what I was testing for yesterday when I posted the word “Test” and nothing else in my post yesterday. I had heard from another WordPress blogger that Facebook was not going to publish any … Continue reading
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Tagged blogs, Facebook, gratitude, readers, subscribe, Wordpress, writing
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Synchronicity today
We have a birthday in the family today. A year after this child was born, my parents gave us a miniature rose bearing the name of our one year old. The rose has survived a shift to our current garden … Continue reading
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Tagged birthday, gardens, miniature rose, nature, photography, rose bush, synchronicity
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Walk this way
The mayor of our city is the youngest mayor in New Zealand. He is young and innovative and has been showing the way to healthy fitness and weight management by walking and swimming. Last night in my suburb, which has … Continue reading
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Tagged education, fitness, fun, leisure, Mayor of Porirua, nature, Porirua City, walking
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