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rexory
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[Votive] EL

ETA Don;t often get top of page. So there, Mr C [Big Grin]

[ 16. October 2012, 10:56: Message edited by: rexory ]

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Too busy watching The Vicar of Dibley and QI.

[Votive] EL

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[Votive] EL

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quote:
Originally posted by Zappa:
quote:
Originally posted by Sir Pellinore:
the act of exiting a particular place, Vulpior, following a sort of hunch.

the risk here is 'oh this isn't warm and fuzzy and all about me any more, I think I'll leave' ... most people I have observed spitting the dummy and leaving (no not all) have followed that siren.
Um. Appreciate your point. Some do make a considered move. The point about "It's all about me/us" can be a two edged sword. One has to be very careful invoking it.

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[Votive] EL

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EL [Votive]

Biked up a l-o-n-g slow hill today. My thighs are screaming.

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EL [Votive]

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Adding my [Votive] for EL.
And [Yipee] for Zappa, and many birthday happies.

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Prayers that all went well, Emli. Was it a TRUB? Not a pleasant procedure, but sometimes necessary. Mine was just over 6 years ago. It gave peace of mind that despite psa counts, all was well.

And happy birthday to Zappa.

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Thanks everyone for the prayers - much appreciated. This was the 2nd form of biopsy after a rising PSA count - this one is a needle through to the top of the prostate while unconscious (thank heavens), also a cystopic. Have appointment with the specialist on the 20th to get results - now it is just wait and see.

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Ouch! I hope the waitig isn't too stressful.

Being a wuss I'd prefer to be unconscious for any medical procedure that's painful.

Happy Birthday Zappa - hope it's filled with joyous happenings.

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Calling Sydneysiders. I've been looking for months and months for Tasmanian scallops. Fishmongers and supermarkets around here sell only the imported frozen rubbish which is pumped full of water before freezing. They cook up as tasteless rubber discs about a quarter the size they started.

I used to buy them at de Costis at Birkenhead Point, but the shop is now gone, as is outlet at Nth Sydney station.

Does anyone know if they still sell the good scallops as Macquarie shops are accessible by bus from near here and there's an outlet there.

If not de Costis, who? I don't drive now as I have nerve damage in eyes..

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Loth, I'll check next time I'm at Mac Centre, but no plans to go there in next few days.

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quote:
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Loth, I'll check next time I'm at Mac Centre, but no plans to go there in next few days.

mr curly

When ever and thanks. I see de Costis is listed as being there. One of those big red buses goes from Hurstville to there, going through local shops.

I've been looking for decent scallops for months so any offer is appreciated for whenever.

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Zappy birthday [Yipee]

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quote:
Originally posted by Huia:
Ouch! I hope the waitig isn't too stressful.

Being a wuss I'd prefer to be unconscious for any medical procedure that's painful.

At least you'll never have to worry about problems of the prostate, Huia! [Smile]

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I pray that your results will be as good as mine were, Emli. Lucky you with the anaesthetic - the TRUB was done without one. Best described as a not to be forgotten experience.

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Loth, I'll check at Ocean Foods in Drummoyne next time I'm there. Of course the other suggestion is the fish markets, shame it's not the easiest place to get to. I sometimes go there for Yum Cha after church, maybe we could work something out.

[Votive] for all waiting for medical results etc.

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Loth, I'll check at Ocean Foods in Drummoyne next time I'm there. Of course the other suggestion is the fish markets, shame it's not the easiest place to get to. I sometimes go there for Yum Cha after church, maybe we could work something out.

[Votive] for all waiting for medical results etc.

Thanks, I totally forgot them. That would be only one bus.
Back in other days we would often buy one of their packs with oysters, mussels, fish, and a lot more and eat it somewhere down near the river.

Won't be at church tomorrow. We are having the family birthday gathering which has been organised four times since late August and postponed each time through one member or another stuffing up somehow.. This is the last attempt or we will be having birthday and Christmas together.

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For anyone interested and able, next Sunday (28th) there will be a special service (non-diocesan) held in Newcastle: 'A Service for Healing and Reconciliation for those abused by the actions of Church Leaders'.

The service is inter-denominational in offering and focus, though it will centre round an Anglican Eucharist, with inputs from other tgraditions. Their liturgical consultant has utilized some of the liturgy of the Iona Community: such as people being invited to come forward for healing for an ill in the church or community, as well as for themselves.

The service is being held in Mayfield and is scheduled to start at 3pm.

The press (ABC, Herald, etc) has picked up on the advertisements placed in the local papers up there and from a brief call I received this evening from one of the main organisers, it is generating a lot of intrerests from people across denominations and regions.

I can arrange to have any flyers or further information sent on to people.

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Zappy birthday [Yipee]

Well thank you!

Gunbalanya run today. Sujrely that country is amongst the most beautiful on God's earth. Simple language Eucharist with some of the service and all of the sermon in Kunwinjku.

The small group of women out there are amongst the most wonderful Christ-bearers I know. Brave souls.

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A quiet Labour Day here as the weather is cold and wet. Good thing I found 3 Ursule Le Guin books when I visited both branches of the Central library yesterday. I really don't know how I'd survive without books - on the other hand my house might be tidier.

I read the other day that 80% of the CBD is being demolished. I must have read that before and not taken it in, but now the reality of what it means is sinking home.

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Am having a quiet day after big zoo trip yesterday. Just as well it was postponed several times. I doubt hips and back could have coped earlier.

I left home just after 8:00 am and returned just before 6:00. Not many good photos. There were several fires from official hazard reduction burns and I think, another fire at West Head. With the clouds and the smoke, the harbour was very hazy and haze persisted till well into afternoon.

A good time had by all. I haven't been to zoo for twelve years and lots of improvements in that time.

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quote:
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A good time had by all. I haven't been to zoo for twelve years and lots of improvements in that time.

Planning zoo trip among other outings for forthcoming visit of grandchildren. My favourite visit – and I don't even have to go in because their display is on the wall of the cafe at the entrance – is the pigmy marmosets. I could watch the tiny things for hours.

Loth, in a late-breeding family I wondered how fit I'd be to look after grandchildren by the tim I had any. Certainly I damaged my shoulder picking up a 15-month grandson last year. However Skype doesn't hurt – this morning I rose late and before I'd even dressed or breakfasted I opened my computer and there they were wanting a story.

But at the zoo I'll need frequent sitting places or my back won't last.

Huia, we were promised nasty weather, but we hung out the washing in the sun before noon, went to Day's Bay in the sun for lunch, stopped to see the kids in Petone, found the washing dry late afternoon by which time it was overcast, and it hasn't rained yet. There was a note on the Met Service website referring to possibility of heavy hailstorms between 11 am and 3 pm. Ha!!

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Walking normally is no trouble, although there's no way I could lift 7 year old grandson. However, I had a big flare of arthritis and probably some other tendon injury a few weeks ago. I could hardly walk around unit here. It's very much better but Sydney Zoo is built on the side of a very steep hill. Most of the paths now zig zag but that increases the walk while decreasing the slope.

we used to catch the bus from the ferry wharf to the top as it's easier to walk down. This time we took two of the cable cars from bottom entrance to the top. Good views of some of the exhibits.

Master 7 thinks all animals should be released at the end of the year and new ones installed. However his plan needs some more work as he really hasn't thought through all of this. He loved the meerkats and the seals and even braved a special workshop on spiders.

[ 22. October 2012, 08:05: Message edited by: Lothlorien ]

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Am feeling quite light headed. After 6 weeks without computer...it has arrived back after a long trip at our expense. It didn't manage come home with photos of its holiday, just a bill and a new external hard drive. The company did, however cover the cost of the mysteriously fried internal disc drive, and the even more mysteriously damaged internal cable.

Now, where to start...where to start? Well, the ship, of course.

Just to say Life without a pc is very strange and incapacitating. I did earbash Rowen with the first draft of a sermon I had to submit when she was here. Such was the price of a stay at Chez Banner. She was very polite. (You'll be pleased to know, Rowen. it was shortened considerably by the time it was sent!) And now, I had better finish all the other assessment bits I've had on hold.
*sigh*
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To celebrate being online again, TP & I headed out to Cheap Tuesday at the local cinema. For $3.25 each we got to see Loopers (we felt we got our moneysworth). Then we had sushi (me) & subway (him) and looked in various bargain bins of shops we passed. I came away with 3 bottles of craft glue and 24 square crafters cards with envelopes for $7.00. TP came away with 6 Spaghetti Westerns for $13.00. We did the grocery shopping for the week and came home having had a Thoroughly Good Time.

Tonight we will make homemade pizza, play cribbage and listen to Vivaldi. Dunno what the rest of the world is doing to entertain itself, but we are feeling very content today.
[Smile]

Oh, and I HAVE done some assessment work - YAY!

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Content seems a good description, BL. Just a good day all round.

Cribbage. Now I wonder what happened to my grandmother's bits and pieces. I think I've probably forgotten how to play. I can see it all in her good sideboard. Don't know where that went either.

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Just came through the health assessment at the end of my cardiac rehab gym program with flying colours. Off to GP now to see if we can attack these aches and pains, and reflux issues.

Just submitted my first time sheet for paid work since I was retrenched from The Evil Empire in Feb 2011. Family finances have been relying on Dr Mrs C, and while not poverty rations by any means, she only works 2.5 days a week.

My writing partner has been snowed under so hasn't finished editing the last 2 chapters of the novel. Worried that this is going to cruel November release. Fingers crossed.

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quote:
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Cribbage. Now I wonder what happened to my grandmother's bits and pieces. I think I've probably forgotten how to play. I can see it all in her good sideboard. Don't know where that went either.

I've forgotten too, but have been thinking of getting the rule book out and refreshing our collective memories.
I have a little ivory* crib board that I bought on my way to the UK on my OE in 1958; coming back 20 months later I played all the way from Southampton to Wellington against an older fellow, a tall journalist if I remember correctly, and finished 37-34 ahead of him.

*Yes, I know, but that was then.

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I once had the perfect cribbage hand. I was quite new to the game, and I knew I had something very good, but I didn't realize it couldn't be better.

In my hand as dealt, I had four 5s and two face cards. I put the face cards in the crib, which was mine. My aunt, who was playing with me, also put two face cards in the crib. I don't remember what the final score was, but it was impressive.

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29 is the highest possible score in cribbage - I believe that involves being dealt 4 x 5 spots then turning up a jack on the cut.

I intend to teach the grandsons the intricacies of it on Sunday afternoon, so that they can then play with their great grandmother on Monday at her nursing home. She was the one who taught me to play when I was in primary school. Apparently I hated arithmetic with a passion (not much has changed there), so this was how she got me adding.

My father's wedding present to her was an ebony crib board he carved from a tree when he was stationed in Darwin after the 1942 bombings. Surrounding each block of 10 holes is beautiful inlay of mother of pearl he collected himself from the beaches when on patrol. All he had to make it was a pocket knife and a dentist's drill. The pegs were carved out of old army toothbrush handles!

I love the fact no one else on this earth has a crib board made like it. And I have to train someone else in the family to like the game, so that it will continue to get used and not just become something else gathering dust that the kids might pitch out.

[Hot and Hormonal]

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My grandmother's was made of beautiful inlaid woods. Unfortunately she used golf tees, not something with an interesting history like yours.

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Wow BL, that's really precious. I do hope you can get your youngsters playing. [Overused]

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Rowen, you will be pleased to know that being a sounding board for a sermon that will never get preached has paid off. Apparently I answered the question 'What does God do?' better than anyone in my class.

I doubt God is impressed. But I liked the mark I got a lot.
[Yipee]

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Oh good! I thought it was great, remember. Yay for you!

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And now back to the important stuff, like making sure my Mum has the right kind of hat for Melbourne Cup Day in her nursing home.
[Roll Eyes]

Oh, and Rowen will also be pleased to note that her pastoral care concerns for our violets has had a positive outcome. They are all now happily transplanted and doing well along the pathway to our front door.

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For Orfeo

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For Orfeo

paste without any consideration

[Killing me]

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Watched The Party with Peter Sellers last night. Top fun!

Feeling that, at the 12 week mark, have turned a corner. Feeling better in body and mind last few days. Need to be careful not to overdo it in my new found vitality. Also need to make sure my increased appetite doesn't cruel my efforts to lose some kios and inches off the waist.

Making video with Yr 5 and 6 this morning, family lunch, kd taxi-ing and maybe a late mow.

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Played the organ for a little country church this morning about 40kms out of town. Was their church anniversary, I usually play every year. This year the numbers were well down and it was a rather 'flat' service. The singing was dull as they have a new instrument that was hard to 'drive' so I couldn't get the desired sound. The sermon was a bit woeful too. We didn't stay for the lunch after as there wasn't anything savoury!!

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Pottering round Jindabyne today, attending the Snowy River Alliance A G M, and spending the night here.
Pretty place, but hard to find TA food on a Suday night. Still snow up high, but a lovely, warmer day down here below.

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quote:
Originally posted by Patdys:
For Orfeo

paste without any consideration

You might have to PM him. I don't think he reads this thread. [Big Grin]

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Middle has just brought home a tuba. School wants him to graduate from euphonium and take over from a Yr 12 in Concert Band 1. It is HUGE. [Eek!]

OK day at home today, pottering around, skyping with my coauthor etc. Day at work tomorrow.

Big trip to Newcastle on Sunday for Biggest playing cricket at the main oval in town. Grandstand and everything! Will be a long day.

Little Miss is off trick or treating tonight. We need more lollies in the house. . . . At least Middle's orthodontic work will slow him down a little.

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Finally got my ID badge. Starting Monday.

The biggest little town's hospital is going to have its first chaplain. Am quite excited.

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Good news Latchkey Kid. Do you mind if I pass it on?

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Hospital chaplains are a wonderful thing. Enjoy. [Biased]

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Well done LKK. A tough job indeed.

The Newcastle trip sounds interesting Mr Curly. Is it part of a larger competition? We're not participating in trick or treat, as someone forgot to buy the treats. In any event, it's a US tradition, not local, is my defence. Should anyone call, they'll have to take an IOU.

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quote:
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Finally got my ID badge. Starting Monday.

The biggest little town's hospital is going to have its first chaplain. Am quite excited.

You'll be fabulous! Lucky hospital.
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quote:
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The Newcastle trip sounds interesting Mr Curly. Is it part of a larger competition? We're not participating in trick or treat, as someone forgot to buy the treats. In any event, it's a US tradition, not local, is my defence. Should anyone call, they'll have to take an IOU.

He's playing for North Shore in U15 Rep team. Sundays booked out for next month at least.

We had 2 groups visit us
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