I'm visiting Berengaria Brown today and talking about Christmas. Here's the link to Berengaria's Blog. My husband sprang a surprise on me for my birthday and my holiday ended up a bit longer than I'd planned. Not that I'm complaining. I had a fantastic time. I'll be...
Mr. Munro and I had a busy weekend. Hubby went fishing on Saturday, leaving me in peace to do some writing. Job done since I completed the short project I've been working on recenty. Mr. Munro arrived home with lots of fish (guess what we had for dinner?) and we...
When I was a kid, banks weren’t open during the weekends. People would go to their banks on a Friday to cash a check and stock up for the weekend ahead. For a couple of years I was a bank teller and I remember busy Friday afternoons well. I also recall my tired,...
Dear Mr. Thrush, This is your last warning. If you don't stop looting and plundering my strawberries... I'll take strong measures and shoot you with my supersoaker. You have been warned!
It's Guy Fawkes day today in New Zealand. We spent the evening at my brother-in-laws and once it got dark, the men let off the fireworks. During the drive home the night sky was very busy with fireworks being let off on back lawns and grassy areas. I was the sober...
The first ripe strawberry makes its appearance. What sign says summer to you? And for those of you in the Northern Hemisphere, what sign says winter to you?
I've always liked water lillies, which is probably why I'm a fan of Claude Monet. I adore his water lily paintings. A few years ago hubby and I purchased a single water lily. It's never grown very well until last year when it had two flowers. A few months ago hubby...
I went shopping yesterday, on the hunt for a nice summery dress. Success. This is the one I purchased and I'm really pleased with it. Now if only the weather would cooperate so I could start wearing it. When we applied to foster dogs for the SPCA we thought we'd have...
Shelley is away from her computer, taking time to smell the roses...
