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Simplicity | Cook Clean Make Marry
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About Ngaire and me. Cook Clean Make Marry. Keeping house with Ngaire: A year (or two) in my grandmother's shoes. May 6, 2015. Posted in Frocks and Fashion. From Ngaire’s journal, 6. Princess Margaret’s beautiful dress, described by Life as. 8216;the simplest royal wedding gown in history’. And by Vogue as. 8216;stunningly tailored’. Caused quite a stir. It was designed by Norman Hartnell. Who clearly knew all that is worth knowing about necklines. Than usual, perhaps in deference to the Royal Wedding.
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Battle of the Bulge | Cook Clean Make Marry
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About Ngaire and me. Cook Clean Make Marry. Keeping house with Ngaire: A year (or two) in my grandmother's shoes. Battle of the Bulge. May 18, 2012. Posted in Cakes and Biscuits. Letter from Ngaire on board. En route to England, 19. 8216;Today is warm but pleasant. I have discarded all unnecessary undies but will continue the battle of the bulge when we dress for dinner.’. Fortunately, the ship’s captain wasn’t going to let things get out of hand. Back on with the all-in-one then. Obviously the only sens...
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Recipes | Cook Clean Make Marry
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About Ngaire and me. Cook Clean Make Marry. Keeping house with Ngaire: A year (or two) in my grandmother's shoes. For recipes, click on a tab from Ngaire’s recipe book. Oddly, there is no tab for jams and preserves, so you’ll find them under either Sweets and Desserts, or Vegetables and Salads. Sign up to follow CookCleanMakeMarry. Enter your email to follow CookCleanMakeMarry. You'll receive notifications of new posts by email. Recent Posts: Cook Clean Make Marry. The Usual Dash of Sex. A new story daily.
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About Harper Lane – Lane likes.
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I like stuff. Do you like stuff? Harper Lane is the banner under which Melbourne-based writer and editor Sandra Duncanson collects her freelance writing and creative work. She is licensed to pilot small boats, ride a motorcycle and drive trucks up to 8 tonnes, but confident unicycling is still a work-in-progress. Her camera of choice is a Canon 5D MkII. You might also want to step inside my head for a little while at Harper Lane Writes. Or go back to Harper Lane home. Share the like . Fill in your detail...
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ANZAC Day | Cook Clean Make Marry
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About Ngaire and me. Cook Clean Make Marry. Keeping house with Ngaire: A year (or two) in my grandmother's shoes. April 25, 2013. Posted in Cakes and Biscuits. From Ngaire’s journal, 25. I planted a poppy in Ray’s memory this morning and we then had afternoon tea at Mother’s. We planted poppies for my brother Ray and Gerald’s brother Ben in the Godley plot in Cathedral Square. Two battalions were destroyed with a loss of about 900 men. Ray was 23 years old. NZ Artillery, Egypt, 1942 Ray Simpson back left.
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Housekeeping at Sea | Cook Clean Make Marry
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About Ngaire and me. Cook Clean Make Marry. Keeping house with Ngaire: A year (or two) in my grandmother's shoes. May 13, 2015. From Ngaire’s Journal, 13. Onboard RMS Rangitane II, En route for Southampton, England. The sea today is indigo, just like a tub of Reckitts washing blue water. I have noticed the deck hands use electric scrubbers. In 1958, a time when travel was still something of a novelty, my grandparents went on a ‘Grand Tour’ of Europe. They sailed out on the. Battle of the Bulge. May 16, 2...
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Over the Edge | Cook Clean Make Marry
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About Ngaire and me. Cook Clean Make Marry. Keeping house with Ngaire: A year (or two) in my grandmother's shoes. June 3, 2012. Letter from Ngaire on board. En route to England, 4. As you know, we are not very narrow-minded, but the drinking on this ship is over the edge.’. This evening was the Fancy Dress ball. I went with a group of seven ‘girls’ who were captured by a pirate, the pirate being a Mr. Clinton who has a black bushy beard turning grey.’. Mum and Dad have picked the rest of a bumper crop of...
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The Hello and Goodbye Place | Cook Clean Make Marry
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About Ngaire and me. Cook Clean Make Marry. Keeping house with Ngaire: A year (or two) in my grandmother's shoes. The Hello and Goodbye Place. February 23, 2014. Posted in Lost Christchurch. Christchurch International Airport, C 1960. Source: Christchurch City Libraries. 22 February, 1960. Opening of the new Christchurch Airport terminal, designed by Paul Pascoe. Leaving Christchurch with my parents and brother Nigel, 1965. From Christchurch to Melbourne, 1960s. My memories of the Christchurch airport ar...
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The Usual Dash of Sex | Cook Clean Make Marry
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About Ngaire and me. Cook Clean Make Marry. Keeping house with Ngaire: A year (or two) in my grandmother's shoes. The Usual Dash of Sex. April 30, 2015. Posted in Lost Christchurch. From Ngaire’s journal, 30. I have been learning how to use the new sewing machine. This evening we went to the Student’s Revue at the ‘Civic’, which was very good with the usual dash of sex.’. I love this journal entry, but it’s not my favourite. That would be this one:. Made for the University of Canterbury in 1964. His even...
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The Remembering | Cook Clean Make Marry
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About Ngaire and me. Cook Clean Make Marry. Keeping house with Ngaire: A year (or two) in my grandmother's shoes. April 25, 2015. Posted in Lost Christchurch. Clockwise from top left. Ray Simpson and my mother Carol Mottram, Ray, Carol and girlfriend Helen, Godley Statue, Ben Mottram, family picnic pre WWII (Ray second from left), Godley Statue from Cathedral spire (1963). From Ngaire’s journal, 25th April, 1957. My little brother Ray. Placing poppies in the Godley Plot. I hope my grandparents knew that ...