The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2014 annual report for this blog.
Here’s an excerpt:
The concert hall at the Sydney Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 9,400 times in 2014. If it were a concert at Sydney Opera House, it would take about 3 sold-out performances for that many people to see it.
Hi, everybody I am still here
working as scrapydo but
my space is getting less and less.
I am going to use the rest of my space on
http://scrapydodog.wordpress.com/
Trompie is going to be there to tell of his experiences till there is no space left.
I started a new blog a while ago just to test it.
At the moment I am participating in
Photography 101 for this month.
After this I will go on with challenges or what ever comes up in my mind.
Please feel free to follow me at
http://scrapydo2.wordpress.com/
Hope to see all my good friends joining me there too.
That’s me!
I am doing this award in Afrikaans because
Kouevuur
nominated me.
Soos alles, is daar natuurlik reëls verbonde aan hierdie toekenning
Ek moet dankie sê vir die persoon wat my genomineer het… Dankie weer Kouevuur
Ek moet die mooi logo hier opsit
Ek moet 7 feite oor myself deel
En ek moet 15 ander bloggers nomineer wat ek bewonder, en hulle moet dan weer dieselfde as hierdie op hul eie blogs doen.
7 Feite!
1. Ek is en bly steeds n “gebore” Suid Afrikaner al is ek in Nederland gebore en het met my ouers ge-immigreer toe ek 6 was.
2. Na 55 jaar in Suid Afrika is ek weer verplant in n nuwe omgewing wat seker maar my tuiste gaan wees tot die einde.
3. Ek mis die lewe en mense in Suid Afrika baie, tog het my nuwe lewe hier ook baie mooi dinge reeds opgelewer.
4. My liefde vir my hond Trompie is so intens dat ek party dae nie kan glo mens kan so verknog raak aan n dier nie.
5. Dan het ek so 3 jaar terug die pen opgeneem en begin om my kinderjare op te teken. Ek het hierdie jaar n bundeltjie saamgestel met fotos en al oor my kinderjare. Ek doen die skrywery met n paar goeie “vriende” in die plaaslike biblioteek elke Vrydag, onder leiding van n 90 jarige oud onderwyseres
6. Al my meubels en huis inhoud is tweede hands omdat ek nie nuwes kan bekostig nie. Selfs my klere is tweede hands. My motor is n amper gedane ou Nissan wat op genade ry.
7. Grootste dankbaarheid wat ek het is dat ek naby my seun kan bly. Ons geniet mekaar nog steeds baie al gaan dit party dae maar knorrig en kort van draad. .As dit nie vir hom was nie sou ek nie hier kon oorleef nie!
Nou moet ek 15 blogs nommineer wat vir my n kopseer is. Ek is nie n gereelde blogger wat op almal kommentaar lewer nie. Die wat ek volg is reeds benoem.
INDIEN JY VOEL OM IETS EKSTRAS TE DEEL MET ONS HIER IN BLOG-OS-SFEER, VOEL VRY OM DIE TEKEN TE GEBRUIK EN IETS MEER VAN JOUSELF TE VERTEL!
To create garden beds is hard work.
Teamwork is needed.
Upper Hutt Scottish Highland Gathering kicked off with loud bagpipe music coming from the other side of the hills at Harcourt Park.
Highland dancing
bagpipes
clan tents
Highland cattle
sword fighting
Arrow shooting
The rest…
Male highland dress includes kilt (or trews), sporran, sgian dubh and ghillies. Ghillies, or ghillie brogues, are traditional thick soled shoes with no tongues and long laces.
The sporran (/ˈspɒrən/; Scottish Gaelic for “purse“), a traditional part of male Scottish Highland dress, is a pouch that performs the same function as pockets on the pocketless kilt. Made of leather or fur, the ornamentation of the sporran is chosen to complement the formality of dress worn with it. The sporran is worn on a leather strap or chain, conventionally positioned in front of the groin of the wearer.
Female highland dress includes women’s shoes, also called ghillies, that are tied in the same way but have thin soles for indoor wear and dancing. Traditionally, women and girls do not wear kilts but may wear ankle-length tartan skirts. A tartan sash or shawl may also be worn. Women may also wear dress tartans which are modified versions which include white in place of a more prominent colour.
Guess the Challenge?
Sport
Movement
Cycling
Green helmet!
Photo taken on the road outside Weta Caves.
Young men starting their ride.
Interesting in joining the fun go to
http://sundaystills.wordpress.com/2014/10/12/sunday-stills-the-next-challenge-guess-the-challenge/
Today, before going to Weta World
We had DESSERT LUNCH at
Strawberry Cafe
Mine was a cheese platter
Kiki had Very Berry sorbet & every thing berry
Stella had peanut-butter cheesecake …
Bertus had pecan nut & caramel
This old butler/waiter was waiting for payment
Wow, I had the opportunity to visit
Weta World Studios.
We did not do the tour into the real studio.
The shop and small exhibition area has enough to see and photograph.
Outside the building next to the entrance were
Three Trolls.
What do you see?
Inside the studio/shop…
Who are these characters?
Last ones…
Hope you enjoyed visiting Weta World!
scrapydo 