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Quotes of the week

6 days ago | homepaddock.wordpress.com | Ele Ludemann

Ryan the ’50s called and they want their question back – Nicola WillisPick your parents and get the right genes. Remember my mother lived to 104, so with modern medicine, I should make 110. – Jim BolgerPeople often say things about me, but when I challenge them – what have I ever said or done that’s anti-Māori? They never deal in facts. I certainly hope I make it to Jim’s ripe age, and if I do, I hope I’m not too worried about what some young whippersnapper is said to think or not think.
Milne muses

1 week ago | homepaddock.wordpress.com | Ele Ludemann

Milne muses “If you arrange your books according to their contents you are sure to get an untidy shelf. If you arrange them according to their size you get an effective wall.
Beautifying the blogosphere

1 week ago | homepaddock.wordpress.com | Ele Ludemann

Beautifying the blogosphere This entry was posted on Sunday, June 1st, 2025 at 12:00 pm and is filed under nature. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.
Woman of the day

1 week ago | homepaddock.wordpress.com | Ele Ludemann

Woman of the day Woman of the Day Quaker Dorothy Waugh, born in 1636 near Penrith, punished not for spreading “ungodly practices” but for being a woman who dared to speak in public.
Loretta Swit 4.11.37 - 30.5.25

1 week ago | homepaddock.wordpress.com | Ele Ludemann

A MASH star, and one of the first to portray a strong professional woman, has died:Loretta Swit, the actress and animal activist forever known for her pioneering turn as the disciplined Maj. Margaret “Hot Lips” Houlihan on the acclaimed CBS sitcom M*A*S*H, has died. She was 87. . .
Word of the day

1 week ago | homepaddock.wordpress.com | Ele Ludemann

Word of the day Bloviator – one who indulges in empty, pompous and empty speech; one who speaks for a long time buts says nothing; a blusterer; one who bloviates. This entry was posted on Saturday, May 31st, 2025 at 3:00 pm and is filed under language. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.
Woman of the day

1 week ago | homepaddock.wordpress.com | Ele Ludemann

Woman of the day This entry was posted on Saturday, May 31st, 2025 at 10:00 am and is filed under women. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.
Option 3

1 week ago | homepaddock.wordpress.com | Ele Ludemann

My optimism that proposed changes to water rules would mean that Te Mano o Te Wai would be scrapped was premature:The Taxpayers’ Union is warning that the Government’s freshwater consultation still leaves the door wide open for Te Mana o te Wai to keep driving up costs through the back door. Taxpayers’ Union Spokesman James Ross, said:“Te Mana o te Wai had towns like Alexandra and Clyde staring down $50,000-per-household bills.
Word of the day

1 week ago | homepaddock.wordpress.com | Ele Ludemann

Word of the day Shevel – to distort; to twist out of shape. This entry was posted on Friday, May 30th, 2025 at 3:00 pm and is filed under language. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.
Woman of the day

1 week ago | homepaddock.wordpress.com | Ele Ludemann

Woman of the day This entry was posted on Friday, May 30th, 2025 at 10:00 am and is filed under women. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.