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Mullygrub
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Like Granville and trains.
That's awful and fabulous! Hope the wait is not too yuck, Patdys.
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Lothlorien
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Bishop Kay G. preached at St Docs yesterday. An occasion in Sydney that I could hardly miss. I enjoyed what she said. The sermon narrowed down to a point and then expanded to the conclusion.
We had family lunch here yesterday for Mother's Day , so friend and I did not stay for coffee afterwards but hot footed it home. It was to have been cooked on resident's big BBQ up on our roof garden, but it was blowing a freezing cold wind and was most unpleasant. So my small Weber which really is all I normally need, ran hot for hours. Chicken and lamb souvlaki, various sausages, marinated chicken etc. And haFlorentines handmade by one DIL with really good chocolate.
Lovely day altogether with sons and their families. It was just so good to see how well #1 son is walking after the back operation.
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Banner Lady
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Happy Birthday Latchkey Kid!!!
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James the Confident
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HB LKK
Congratulations to Lothlorien on achieving 5000 posts.
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rexory
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Originally posted by James the Confident:
Congratulations to Lothlorien on achieving 5000 posts.
Congrats, indeed!
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Evangeline
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I really would have liked to hear Bishop Goldsworthy give the sermon at St Docs on Sunday but Mothers Day plus a birthday celebration kept me closer to home, glad you enjoyed it and the rest of the day Loth.
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Lothlorien
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Thanks James and Rexory.
Chilly here today, sunny but quite cold and last night was quite cold.
No need to cook tonight. Lots of leftovers were stored in my fridge, although everyone took some. Good lamb souvlaki and other bits and pieces.
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Hi all!
Patdys - you remind me why i haven't subjected myself to an exam for 25 years! Despite your "Granville and trains" analogy hope it's all good.
Yay Lothlorien in the 5000 club! Brave move, too, to BBQ in that cold wind yesterday. I spent yesterday afternoon lawn-mowing and tree-lopping for my mum - today I feel like I've been sandpapered.
This sudden cold is surprising. The last bit of a lovely sunset is coming through the office window, last night was clear and amazing. I'm a big fan of winter, but tomorrow morning I have to be out west at sparrow fart for a factory trial. Not looking forward to that...
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Banner Lady
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What a rewarding day...the builders have installed the new doors and shelving, I have finished the mystery play adaptation I was working on, and the pantry is still full of ferrero rochers from Mother's Day - well, slightly less full than yesterday - ![[Smile]](smile.gif)
If the plasterer arrives on time tomorrow, I may even get to the movies in the afternoon to see Johnny Depp in Dark Shadows.
*deep sigh*
Sometimes life is Good.
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Lothlorien
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What a rewarding day...the builders have installed the new doors and shelving, I have finished the mystery play adaptation I was working on, and the pantry is still full of ferrero rochers from Mother's Day - well, slightly less full than yesterday -
If the plasterer arrives on time tomorrow, I may even get to the movies in the afternoon to see Johnny Depp in Dark Shadows.
*deep sigh*
Sometimes life is Good.
All sounds good, BL.
I see Canberra had overnight minimum of -5° yesterday. I hope all doors can be shut.
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Banner Lady
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I helped B4 scrape the frost off her car this morning. It was thick. BRRRR. The plasterer is here, and I have been painting (with the fire on). It is currently 6 degrees.
Mother's Day, TP was busy varnishing the new doors and so had the whole house open. I got back from the country cathedral (where I was fantasizing about lighting a campfire in the sanctuary during the service) and decided to spend the afternoon at my mother's nursing home. It was lovely and warm there - the downside being that I got my ass wopped at Scrabble by a 94 year old. She got three bonuses, for crying out loud!!! ![[Roll Eyes]](rolleyes.gif)
Meanwhile the snow bunnies are happy because the Aussie alps are full of it. (They are welcome to it, I say.)
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James the Confident
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the downside being that I got my ass wopped at Scrabble by a 94 year old. She got three bonuses, for crying out loud!!!
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Lothlorien
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Scrabble was my mother's game too. She was very good at it. dad hated it and would leave the room if we played.
My place here gets winter sun all morning and is lovely. However sun has gone and it's cooling down now.
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Like BL, we are in the midst of painting. Started when the weather was warm some weeks ago, but now the cold has hit it's making things awkward. Currently have a fan heater running in the front hall in the hope that it will encourage the Spakfilla to harden off sufficiently to prep coat.
It was frigid here in the valley last night, even at 6.00pm. No clouds, so whatever warmth was around dissipated very quickly.
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Dennis the Menace
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A fabulous May day here in the Hunter. Spent the morning looking at the ocean, missed the big swell by 12 hours but here is what it looked like photos this morning.
Did the Op Shops in the afternoon, five shirts, 1 pr jeans and three winter tops all up $40.00. Shirts good fashion labels too. My late Mum taught me well!!
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Huia
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Bit of a bumpy day, with 9 shakes over the last 24 hours. The biggest, mag 4.3 was when I was upstairs in a shopping mall and I found it quite scary because it seemed to go on forever, and it was quite shallow, which is always worse. The little ones aren't a bother because I just don't feel them, but there are some in between ones where it's difficult to tell if it's an earthquake or an inner ear balance problem.
It didn't stop me spending over $800 ![[Eek!]](eek.gif) on 2 pair of glasses though. I know that's not a lot for glasses, but as I had originally gained the impression it would be closer to $500 it was a bit of a shock.
-5!! our overnight temps here are 3c to 5c and sometimes reach 8c, so we are not doing too badly.
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rexory
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It didn't stop me spending over $800 on 2 pair of glasses though. I know that's not a lot for glasses, but as I had originally gained the impression it would be closer to $500 it was a bit of a shock.
But its only 800 NZ dollars! They're not real money ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
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Huia
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Thank-you Rexory, that is so reassuring
Huia
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Banner Lady
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Johnny Depp! *sigh*
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Mullygrub
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All this talk of Johnny Depp and freezing temps and snuggling up in front of the fire and arses being whooped is making me entertain sinful thoughts.
You people.
You ought to know better.
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Lothlorien
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Originally posted by Mullygrub:
All this talk of Johnny Depp and freezing temps and snuggling up in front of the fire and arses being whooped is making me entertain sinful thoughts.
You people.
You ought to know better.
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Us???
Actually about 7 in my part of Sydney this morning. However, Canberra was supposed to be below zero again.
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Banner Lady
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What do you mean - "supposed to be"????
Dante got it right when he depicted the circles of Hell as getting progressively colder. There are certain times of the year when the abysmal behaviour of politicians, and the onslaught of winter makes me believe Canberra was possibly what Dante was imagining when he sketched the tenth circle of Hell.
BL, who would be dreaming of palm trees if her chattering teeth would let her get any sleep at all.
TP on the other hand, is loving the chilly weather. ![[Disappointed]](graemlins/disappointed.gif)
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I've disovered that All Trains is a great church in cold weather. Underseat heating. Not only that, but the swing-up-and-down kneelers rest near them so during prayer your knees get a boost.
We only just put the electric blanket on the bed when we changed it at the weekend, and we haven't used it yet, but I don't think it will be long. When that day arrives, we don't have to trot into the bedroom to do it, we just push the right button on the remote control in the lounge room!
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James the Confident
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Originally posted by Mullygrub:
All this talk of Johnny Depp and freezing temps and snuggling up in front of the fire and arses being whooped is making me entertain sinful thoughts.
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Tell us about them then-- ![[Two face]](graemlins/scot_twoface.gif)
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Mullygrub
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Tell us about them then--
JAMES!
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Banner Lady
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I love the new built in bookcase....and now to fill it! ![[Axe murder]](graemlins/lovedrops.gif)
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Huia
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Banner Lady - I can't see that being much of a problem for you ![[Biased]](wink.gif)
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Evangeline
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How was the writers festival Mr Curly, would love to go to some of the events but timing never works.
So for any of you clergy/theology types thinking of a career move, Moore College is looking for a new principal. Capture the theological college and you have the diocese....mwah ha ha.
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Mr Curly
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I went to 3 events today, and they were all different and enjoyable in their own way.
It should really be called the Snobby Readers Festival, though. The Pru and Trude * sitting next to me at one session are going to Provence for 3 months. Obviously not writers!!
3 hour writing workshop tomorrow which should be fun.
mr curly
* Kath and Kim reference, for those in need of explanation
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Banner Lady
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Banner Lady - I can't see that being much of a problem for you
TP is the avid reader in our household. No, he will have no problem filling it at all. It will be full of books published prior to 1800. He has been acquiring much 18th century poetry and coffee house fodder, and is currently lamenting the change in exchange rates between the British pound and the Aussie dollar, because the bookcase will now fill a tad more slowly.
Ain't life tuff.
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James the Confident
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Ooh, I want one!
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Athrawes
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Me too, James
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Huia
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Thanks for that Evangeline - there was a Methodist minister I knew in my teens who was a great fan on Ted Noffs and the work he did.
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I love Graham Long's line
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''Sometimes I have Christians come in here who say, 'You're doing a great job, Pastor. But these people need to be saved,''' says Graham Long. ''I go, 'I know. I'm saving them from you.'''
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From another forum, I gather that The Amazing Mavis has been in a crash in which a P-plater ran a red light and wrecked TAM's car. She says she's OK; hoping and praying so.
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Beat me to it, Rex.
![[Votive]](graemlins/votive.gif) TAM
Sister broken into (in Perth) while her daughters were at home, laptops stolen the weekend before exams. Thief caught by police when she came back for more.
My last drop onto Facebook was a bit traumatic!
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Huia
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Shaky today, with 2 aftershocks over mag 4. The second as I was browning meat on the stove was nasty, but the website that deals with such things said it was only 90th in strength. I think the fact of having hot fat near me made it seem scarier. Also it left Georgie-Porgy unsettled. If she had shown any sign of being psychic (as some people claim their cats are about quakes) I would be worried, but she usually sleeps through them.
Hope TAM is ok. Even if you escape physical injury such an experience is unsettling.
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Welease Woderwick
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As I was flying across Austria the other day, as you do, I was watching the flight map unfold as I dozed the time away in my economy class seat when I noticed we were passing over a town called Bad Aussee and I had a little wonder about which of you I would use as an example.
No conclusions yet but I'm working on it.
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Lothlorien
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Originally posted by Welease Woderwick:
As I was flying across Austria the other day, as you do, I was watching the flight map unfold as I dozed the time away in my economy class seat when I noticed we were passing over a town called Bad Aussee and I had a little wonder about which of you I would use as an example.
No conclusions yet but I'm working on it.
Lots of choice.
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