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A Little Night Music! Ciao ! From Bushka ^Pro in Afterthoughts (4 hours old)

** Slow, steady Saturday....dullish weather did not inspire outdoor sorties....but we still ventured out for a custumary walk. Otherwise, chores sorted and errands run...we pottered around; always … more

At Day's End! Animals! From Bushka ^Pro in Shoots and Saplings (4 hours old)

** "Ask the experimenters why they experiment on animals, and the answer is: "Because the animals are like us." Ask the experimenters why it is morally okay to experiment on animals, and the … more

Scott Joplin!! From Bushka ^Pro in Afterthoughts (8 hours old)

An absolute favourite of mine! Is there another who can match the mould of the inimitable Scott Joplin? I recall vividly watching, with my teenaged son, a film about Joplin's life many years ago....Ne… more

Hoi! From Bushka ^Pro in Afterthoughts (14 hours old)

** Informal Dutch for saying..."Hi!" -- "Hoi!". I expect a blogbuddy to confirm or correct this! Sounds peculiarly like our own..."Oi"...Does it? Started out bright and sunny here....little cloudi… more

November Musing! Humility! From Bushka ^Pro in Shoots and Saplings (14 hours old)

** There are a billion people in China. It's not easy to be an individual in a crowd of more than a billion people. Think of it. More than a BILLION people. That means even if you're a one-in… more

At Day's End! Animals! From Bushka ^Pro in Shoots and Saplings (1 day old)

** Animals are such agreeable friends - they ask no questions, they pass no criticisms. ~~George Eliot **… more

A Little Night Music! Hasta La Vista From Bushka ^Pro in Afterthoughts (1 day old)

** Friday night...as though you didn't know! Another full and rewarding day...despite the weather being a little dull - threatening rain which did not materialise. It remained agrreably mild....… more

Rhythm of the Opposites! From Bushka ^Pro in Wandering Ways With Words (1 day old)

Rhythm Of Opposites. * The sun will rise and set, The Moon shall wax and wane, The Tide will flow and ebb, Inexorably, unendingly. Summer will succeed Spring, Winter will follow Autumn, Sp… more

grüezi! From Bushka ^Pro in Afterthoughts (1 day old)

** Swiss friends will recognise that....Grúezi! Another form of greeting I love very much! You could use it as well.....Pronounced..'grew-tsy'....I stand under correction of my Swiss friends! Hope… more

November Musing! 'Myself' From Bushka ^Pro in Shoots and Saplings (1 day old)

** All my life I had been looking for something, and everywhere I turned someone tried to tell me what it was. I accepted their answers too, though they were often in contradiction and even self… more

A Little Night Music! Shalom From Bushka ^Pro in Afterthoughts (2 days old)

** The day has gone well....shopping for't old lady; necessary chores and errands duly executed; time spent here...and, plenty time for other pursuits. Actualy the day has sped by so quickly. Th… more

At Day's End! Cats! From Bushka ^Pro in Shoots and Saplings (2 days old)

** When my cats aren't happy. I'm not happy. Not because I care about their mood but because I know they're just sitting there thinking up ways to get even. ~~Percy Bysshe Shelley. ** … more

November Song! Attitude! From Bushka ^Pro in Shoots and Saplings (2 days old)

** There is no beautifier of complexion, or form, or behavior, like the wish to scatter joy and not pain around us. 'Tis good to give a stranger a meal, or a night's lodging. 'Tis better to be ho… more

Hi! Ringing The Changes! From Bushka ^Pro in Afterthoughts (2 days old)

** Shopping Day for 't old lady; from sunny, slightly breezy, Engliah Costa del Sol you are greeted with a slight difference this morning.....Could have called this..."Making a Difference".....Just… more

A Little Night Music! À demain! From Bushka ^Pro in Afterthoughts (3 days old)

** As you might have expected, it's been a day of 'to-ing and fro-ing' in the process of doing the school run today. It has not been too bad at all! Our little granddaughter's Nursery is a 'Dream' … more

At Day's End! How To Live! From Bushka ^Pro in Shoots and Saplings (3 days old)

** One of my favourite sayings.....so enigmatic! ** If you can spend a perfectly useless afternoon in a perfectly useless manner, you have learned how to live! ~~Lin Yutang. ** … more

How Simple-minded Can You Be? From Bushka ^Pro in Shoots and Saplings (3 days old)

** A very dumb man fell overboard from a cruise ship and was washed up on a desert island. The only inhabitant was a beautiful young girl. immediately she administered to his needs - taking him to … more

Afternoon Delights! From Bushka ^Pro in Afterthoughts (3 days old)

Just got these from my very good friend who lives out in the 'African Bush'!Thought you might like something to poder for the afternoon! ** ** ** **… more

dumelang! From Bushka ^Pro in Afterthoughts (3 days old)

** Dumelang! Northern Sotho (African) for saying...'Hi!' Just got back in from doing the school run for grandchildren......Have to fetch them back from school...and the Nursery this afternoon...wh… more

November Song! Why! From Bushka ^Pro in Shoots and Saplings (3 days old)

** The sun shines and warms and lights us and we have no curiosity to know why this is so; but we ask the reason of all evil, of pain, and hunger, and mosquitoes and silly people. ~~Ralph Wald… more

A Little Night Music! Arrivederci! From Bushka ^Pro in Afterthoughts (4 days old)

** Had another good and rewarding day - weather held; went for nice walk along the beach; fruitful wander; only downside is that I wanted to do some E-mails - caught out by time; will have to … more

At Day's End! Our Liberties! From Bushka ^Pro in Shoots and Saplings (4 days old)

** "I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies. ~~Thomas Jefferson. ** … more

Elephants in Mourning! From Bushka ^Pro in Afterthoughts (4 days old)

Let this clip speak for itself! Another MUST VIEW for humans..... ** **… more

November blooms! From Bushka ^Pro in Shoots and Saplings (4 days old)

I took these this morning in our garden! The azalea has been in bloom for two weeks now; two colours. This is a picture of the white one. The other two pictures are of the Camelea which has numerous b… more

Fear! From Bushka ^Pro in Wandering Ways With Words (4 days old)

Fear! * Anonymity; Banal excuse for cowards, To vilify us! © ** … more

November Song! Attitude! From Bushka ^Pro in Shoots and Saplings (4 days old)

** Got no checkbooks, got no banks, Still I'd like to express my thanks - I got the sun in the morning and the moon at night. ~~Irving Berlin, "I Got the Sun in the Morning," 1946 ** … more

dia duit! From Bushka ^Pro in Afterthoughts (4 days old)

** Lovely day down here on the Coast! Sunny with just a few feathery clouds; temp hovering around 12C - a little sharper in the light sea breeze..very agreeable inviting all and sundry to 'take the… more

A Little Night Music! From Bushka ^Pro in Shoots and Saplings (5 days old)

Something quite different tonight! Marcello's Oboe Concerto arranged for Guitar! * ** … more

Farvel. From Bushka ^Pro in Afterthoughts (5 days old)

** I'm sure there must be a blogger across the North Sea who will spot the 'Bye' style tonight! Let's see! Been quite a steady day after an early busy run-around. Settled down nicely - even manag… more

November Song! Kindness! From Bushka ^Pro in Shoots and Saplings (5 days old)

** Have you had a kindness shown? Pass it on; 'Twas not given for thee alone, Pass it on; Let it travel down the years, Let it wipe another's tears, 'Til in Heaven the deed appears - Pass … more