Vivienne / February 11, 2024
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There are a lot of fields surrounding us but since our land is bordered with trees ...
Vivienne / August 1, 2014
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After a steady rain all night mornings are invariably damp and sometimes misty. They hold secrets. Walking back home towards the rising sun I caught what looked like glinting feathers ...
Vivienne / July 30, 2014
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Blake the Big Dog, so the story goes, was weaned a little too soon. Consequently he likes to suck his favorite toy, an alligator I’ve christened Ally. “He doesn’t chew ...
Vivienne / July 28, 2014
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I had never heard of eye patches for cows so imagine my surprise when I saw this lovely lady grazing in a private paddock with a rough set of barns and stalls. From a distance I thought ...
Vivienne / July 25, 2014
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Daughts has moved…again! She moved when the lease was up on the Bro-Mates apartment and then again last week. She was so excited. She had to hunt for the perfect place and found ...
Vivienne / July 23, 2014
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Having dogs and walking them is all very well, it’s the picking up and carrying that wears a bit thin. We’ve worked out that we will have carried home upwards of 600 bags by ...
Vivienne / July 21, 2014
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This lovely house of ours has hard-wood floors. And tile floors that are hard too! Great for cleaning up oopsies. Not so great for dust bunnies. Did you know shed dog hair shows up in ...
Vivienne / July 18, 2014
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We are living in Florida at the moment and the weather is very tropical. That means there are lush plants and trees everywhere we look and I could fill this blog with pictures of ...
Vivienne / July 16, 2014
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In Turkey Creek and the surrounding countryside, at around about the same time every day, thunder clouds roll in and the heavens open up to let loose an impressive quantity of water, ...
Vivienne / July 14, 2014
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Last week, 25 years ago, I was ready for hubs to come home from the Bee-Gee’s tour and help me out for the last few days of carrying my Perriwinkle around! I was so excited, she was to ...
Vivienne / July 7, 2014
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There is a bar in staggering distance from where we live near Ortona Lock. Owned by a character… So I’m told… We’ve yet to meet… Because he opens his ...
Well hello there! My name is Vivienne McNeny.
I am an empty nester exploring life as a Boomer…you could say I'm happily Boomering along!
As a homeschooling Mum I have finally quit the job of role model and mentor to my four children. I do what I want to do, eat when I feel like it, enjoy life with my blue eyed cowboy and clean my house once a month or so whether it needs it or not!
In true English form I write about the emergence of my true identity now that I can no longer hide behind my children as their Mum.
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Dominion
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Hannah’s Child
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