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7:35 am 17th April 10
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Well it's an astonishingly beautiful day here. Not an ash cloud in sight, just a sharp frost and now brilliant sunshine. A terrific day for a long walk in the countryside me thinks
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7:55 am 17th April 10
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Ah make the most of what we yet may spend,
Before we too into the dust descend;
Dust into Dust, and under Dust, to lie,
Sans Wine, sans Song, sans Singer, and- sans End!
Omar Khayyam 's wise words and written a thousand years ago.
Are we the lucky one who will enjoy, / have enjoyed, this Saturday.
Sleep well you “Southern Hemisphere” posters.
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8:25 am 17th April 10
| Ciderman
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And look- a thousand blossoms with the day
Woke- and a thousand scattered into clay;
And this first summer month that brings the rose
Shall take Jamshyd and Kaikabod away.
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6:44 am 18th April 10
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Saturday has changed to Sunday and I woke up feeling bright and beautiful
looking forward to a happy day.
NO..NO… NO
It is that man again.
I know both sides of the story and I know which I believe.
I know the past history of that Man, banned from every forum , a head full of revenge.
Oh shut up Doreen I want to enjoy my Sunday, he isn't worth 2 flicks of a Guinea-pigs tail.
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9:20 am 18th April 10
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Saturday turns to Sunday and yes, it's another sensationally beautiful day. Long may they continue!
A day for some serious gardening I think. First a little pottering to warm up while the sun burns off the dew on the grass, and then to the serious business of mowing the lawn. It's one of those jobs I don't particulary enjoy, until I stand back and admire the finished result
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10:24 am 18th April 10
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Switzerland is, or better said WAS. a Catholic country. so we don't work in the garden on Sundays.
Until recently we didn't have Sunday Newspapers and all the shops are closed.
Things are changing here though very quickly and the churches, both Catholic and Protestant are empty.
I have an invitation to lunch today so I am now going to make myself Posh, (takes a little longer these days)
I shall only drink one glass of wine and will be back later with a full B°°°y but sober.
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10:51 am 18th April 10
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What a beautiful day yesterday. The sun was out all day and no breeze at all. We decided it was too nice to say at home and went to Charmouth in Dorset. It is on the Jurassic coast. It takes 2hrs 30mins to get there from were we live but it is lovely. I made a flask and some sandwiches for the trip. When you get there you can walk for miles on the beach or over the cliffs. We walked for a while, sat in the sun, had a ice cream and found some fossils. What a beautiful day. How could one ask for more.
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11:27 am 18th April 10
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We spent some time last year, in Dawlish, where some of Jill's relations live. I think that's referred to as the 'Jurassic coast'. Lovely part of England.
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9:57 am 19th April 10
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I know Dawlish. When I was little we went on holiday there (3 years on the trot) and Dawlish Warren. You're right, it is part of the Jurassic coast. I think a lot of people holidayed there when I was little because you could get there by train. Back then not so many people had cars. I bet I would not recognise the place now.
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11:18 am 19th April 10
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Well this is what it looked like last year!
 
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11:45 am 19th April 10
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I remember the railway because you had a footpath beside it and you could walk along the coast. But you had to be careful and watch the tide because the sea came right in and you would get cut off. There are a lot more cars now, but the buildings look the same.
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7:29 am 26th April 10
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Monday and looking once again at this photo of Darwish, I am going to do a week of Bio- Eating.
Simple home cooked foods.
First I must cut the grass before the weather changes and then I shall make myself a Menu plan.
It would be interesting comparing my Swiss menu with your English and New Zealand foods.
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7:50 am 26th April 10
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Well, today was a pretty laid back day for me. Jill was helping at Lucy's with little Susie as Stuart, the dad is back at work today.
1.Breakfast: Porridge with raisins in it; two crumpets one with vegemite and one with marmalade.
2.Lunch: Pomme de terre au gratin avec cajun spices and tomatoes with bread and butter pickle. (Supurbly assembled by myself.)
3.Dinner: Risotto with scallops, green beans and carrots.
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8:24 am 26th April 10
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Post edited 9:02 am – 26th April 10 by Admin
You're obviously very active, Cider. After your breakfast I'd need to go back to bed to sleep it off. I could manage the porridge, OR the crumpets, but not both!
Somehow I imagine porridge being eaten in less temperate climes. I know it's autumn there but try as I may, I just cannot imagine a New Zealander eating porridge for breakfast. I picture you slicing up and eating the fruit you've just picked from the trees, perhaps with a little yoghurt.
My breakfast? A lot less interesting I'm afraid. One Weetabix, oats sprinkled on top finished off with a sliced banana and milk. That'll put hairs on your chest. Great if that's what you want but doesn't necessarily suit everyone
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8:54 am 26th April 10
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Porridge is a recent seasonal change. You're right that fruit and yoghurt were the order of the day up to a week or two ago. We are getting cold, but not quite frosty , mornings but warm days. We have some foul weather coming they tell us. Floods down south and a bridge washed out and on top of the sombre nature of ANZAC Day 3 airforce dead and a crashed helicopter on their way to an ANZAC ceremony on sunday.
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3:01 pm 26th April 10
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doreen said:
First I must cut the grass before the weather changes and then I shall make myself a Menu plan.
It would be interesting comparing my Swiss menu with your English and New Zealand foods.
I like the idea of a menu plan for the week and I've thought of doing it several times. But I find I can't plan too far ahead. I never know what I might fancy to eat because of my health. So I mainly decide in the morning for dinner, sometimes the day before.
Breakfast is the hardest meal of the day for me. I can smell something and it will mess up my system for the rest of the day. At the moment I have Alpen or Rice Krispies. For years it was vanilla Complan and a mashed banana or sometimes yogurt and banana.
Lunch today we had fresh bread I made yesterday with butter and a slice of quiche.
Dinner today we are having minted lamb with new potatoes, broccoli, green beans and carrots.
Oh, and today, a rare treat for us, we will be having a desert - rice pudding. I went to see Petal ealier and got some milk. No I didn't milk her, Keith has a little machine to do it.
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3:40 pm 26th April 10
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I wake up in the morning full of plans and I really meant to do a bio week.
Planned it all lying in bed.
Up, looked at the weather and thought -out.
A quick mug of Yorkshire Gold tea and a piece of toast… outside and working.
10 am and a visitor for coffee.
My coffee visitors are important for me. Friends who helped me when I needed help and now I always have time for them.
One friend brings me anything that needs mending and I can ask him when I have a job too difficult for me
A Job for a Job.
Lunch was a quickie a french Omelette filled with vegetables, supper- not sure as I am watching the weather.
I may light the grill outside or if inside, Pasta.
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7:15 am 27th April 10
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Through no fault of us all, my day begins an hour earlier as Our Admin. and …Cider is
perhaps putting his feet up and preparing himself for a comfortable Evening.
We can only blame our Sun- System for this.
How the sun can change our lives.
I really must sort out how the sun, the moon and the earth all work together.
Right now I shall make a mug of that Yorkshire Gold Brand tea and outside
get what has to be done- done so that I can do more interesting jobs.
Catch you later.
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7:18 am 27th April 10
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Sitting 93 million miles away from a giant thermo-nuclear reaction you would think would bring the attention of Health & Safety, wouldn't you?
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7:24 am 27th April 10
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Ciderman said:
Sitting 93 million miles away from a giant thermo-nuclear reaction you would think would bring the attention of Health & Safety, wouldn't you?
Only 93 million miles Cider.
Put your walking shoes on and start walking.
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