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Mr Curly
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Off to work for meetings starting at 2 and ending at 8.30. It's a living.
Can I lave my aches, twinges and reflux behind? Looking forward to session with psych on Friday.
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Galloping Granny
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Originally posted by Lothlorien:
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Only... I would rather rave on about how much I adore cherries.
These are huge, small stones, very meaty, juicy and full of flavour. Deep, dark red. I'm enjoying them while available. The season's too short for my liking.
One year when we were relishing the arrival of the new season's cherries in the supermarket, we included one of the produce staff in the conversation. He'd come from Rwanda, and had been bitterly disappointed when he first tried cherries – he'd bitten in, not realising there was a stone in the middle.
(Clever Mr Curly – top of the page again!!!)
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Huia
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GG that reminded me of a story my mother used to tell.
When Mum was a child she was told that if she swallowed the stone she would have cherries growing inside her. Then one day she and her mother were on a tram and saw a woman whose hat was trimmed with cherries so Mum said, in the kind of loud voice children use for saying awkward things, "Look at that lady, she must have swallowed a cherry stone." Her mother pretended she was someone else's child.
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Evangeline
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Bushfires already! Fortunately a wind change took it away from homes and it's under control now but doesn't auger well for the rest of the season. ![[Frown]](frown.gif)
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Galloping Granny
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Originally posted by Evangeline:
Bushfires already! Fortunately a wind change took it away from homes and it's under control now but doesn't auger well for the rest of the season.
Another childhood memory (sorry, it goes with the weight of years) was of Mum pointing out the smoky haze on the western horizon that meant bush fires in Oz.
In those days we sometimes had peat burning in the swamp between the highway and the dunes (north of Paekakariki, south of Raumati) with its characteristic smell, and with the smoke drifting across the highway.
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Lothlorien
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Much smoke around from that fire, Mr Curly? Have just been checking out the maps.
When we were at Killara the fires on Christmas were extensive along the river. We could see them from the top of the hill. Then another fire came from the north, no real danger, but lots of smoke.
Hope your book launch goes well.
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Mr Curly
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Originally posted by Lothlorien:
Much smoke around from that fire, Mr Curly? Have just been checking out the maps.
When we were at Killara the fires on Christmas were extensive along the river. We could see them from the top of the hill. Then another fire came from the north, no real danger, but lots of smoke.
Hope your book launch goes well.
Been in the city at work, only just returned home at 9. No smoke, but rest of family are out so not sure what it's been like.
And thanks - looking forward to seeing my coauthor in the flesh for the firstr time in a couple of years.
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rexory
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Originally posted by Lothlorien:
He turned up a lumpy looking object which lecturer stuffed down his jeans pocket and then went home.
He scraped at it with a screwdriver in the sink at home and found a date, 1917, on it. Then realised it was a grenade.
Called police who called in Army. The block of units was evacuated and it was carefully removed. Report later said it was very unstable and could have been exploded at any time. ![[Ultra confused]](graemlins/confused2.gif)
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Mullygrub
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Curly, that's awful!
And thoughts and prayers for those affected by fires at present. There is still such a ghost of "Black Saturday" down around these parts, even nearly three years on...
![[Votive]](graemlins/votive.gif) The memory of those lost at that time, and for those who loved them and have had to pick up and carry on.
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Mr Curly
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Probably physio and doc just being over cautious. Apparently quite common among sporty teenagers. Still, we're hoping it's nothing.
Meanwhile, the shop where I get glace fruit at a reasonable price every year about this time has closed, and the tinned plum pudding I use for Christmas chocolates is not available. ![[Mad]](angryfire.gif)
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Lothlorien
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If you are speaking of the small truffle like goodies with melted chocolate etc, I know some people who use bought fruit cake, crumbled and moistened with rum or whatever of your choice. Roll into balls and decorate.
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Evangeline
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I hope all our Aucklanders are ok, I just saw in the SMH that a tornado has ripped through the city, killed 3 and 100s are now homeless. My goodness, you guys seem to be getting more than your share of natural disasters.
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Uncle Pete
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I hope all our Aucklanders are ok, I just saw in the SMH that a tornado has ripped through the city, killed 3 and 100s are now homeless. My goodness, you guys seem to be getting more than your share of natural disasters.
Oh goodness! We have a few Aucklanders as shipmates - mostly quiet - and I pray for their safety.
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Gee D
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for all in Auckland, whether on the Ship or not.
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Mr Curly
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Auklanders
The main road near us is blocked in both directions with a major accident. The poor guy who picked up Biggest and his own kids from band rehearsal is stuck in the jam, the kids walked out and rang for a lift.
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Lothlorien
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Nostalgia bites at Christmas time. I am making some banana chutney from my great grandmother's recipe. I can still visualise the jars full of it in her pantry cupboard.
It has curry powder in it (!) but goes well with cold meats. Nothing like my curries now where I blend flavour I want, but that's what was available in her day. 6 large bananas. Thank goodness my old Moulinex scales have metric and imperial measures.
The recipe is in a small folder of recipes which my sister gave me as a 21st present. She had no money, was still at school. I've added to the number and have done a Revised Standard Version for each of my sons at their request.
If only I had her tomato sauce recipe. I have others but they are not the same as hers. Probably the difference is in the spices.
[ 06. December 2012, 21:19: Message edited by: Lothlorien ]
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James the Confident
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Originally posted by Lothlorien:
If only I had her tomato sauce recipe. I have others but they are not the same as hers. Probably the difference is in the spices.
I once gave a friend of mine my tomato sauce recipe. After a while he said to me "I don't know, I just can't seem to get the sauce to taste the way you do". I smiled and said "I know". ![[Two face]](graemlins/scot_twoface.gif)
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Lothlorien
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Busy weekend ahead. Mittagong today. I missed last month's gathering as friend was in Vanuatu.
Tomorrow is family Christmas gathering. Far too early but the date was chosen some time ago and was the only one everyone in family could make. With son's dramas ongoing, it;s better to be early and everyone than later and gaps in family.
We'll be on Hawkesbury River. My niece lives quite close but she and her partner have just bought a fairly decent place right on river as it has a legal,licensed boat ramp. No more are allowed on river and partner has a boat. Old place, several acres, established garden, lots of shady trees, water views.
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Zappa
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NZ is very narrow - only about 14 kms at one spot - at the point the Tornadoes hit (there was one last year, too) - and the warmer Tasman sends some nasty vibes to piss off the colder Pacific. The 3 fatalities were a horrendous miscalculation, sheltering in a truck under a massive but unsecured vertical concrete slab.
all affected.
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Banner Lady
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Bushfires ringing the area where my sister lives in far NQ. A neighbour of hers was driving with the car windows down to a Christmas function only to find one side of her face was heat seared by the time she go there. As my sister says: "That's #*%!!! hot."
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Lothlorien
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Hope the fires are contained BL. Meanwhile Sydney is cool and grey.
Family Christmas lunch yesterday, early but the only day we could all come. Poor son was a bundle of nerves all day that his partner would take offence at something imagined and drag him and his children away. Didn't happen, but he still felt it.
Held on banks of Hawkesbury river where my niece has just bought a property with a legal boat ramp. We turned off corrugated dirt road into 5 acres of park like grounds with lots of seats to watch water, birds etc. House was old but for a weekender was more than adequate. Lots of helmets spare so my grand children learnt in about 30 seconds how to drive the small quadbikes which came with the place. They zoomed around as there was plenty of flat space. No boating as we had a thunderstorm right in the middle of lunch. We had to move everything to a covered area.
I thought I knew the area reasonably well, but had never heard of this place before. Other side of Webbs Creek ferry at Wiseman's Ferry, back towards Windsor, dirt road over mountain, down other side and then back towards Wiseman's . Leets Vale for those who know the area perhaps.
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Evangeline
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WOW, that's a long way to go for lunch Loth.
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Gee D
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And Emli - you've posted on Ecclesiantics. How's the treatment going?
As for lunch near Wiseman's Ferry - many made the trip to Berowra Waters in the old days.
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Left at the Altar
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Hiya all
Hope you are all well (and that Christchurch stops shaking, Huia - you must be sick of it).
How are we going? Well, OK, but this has been an annus horribilis.
Mr A is much recovered. He's back at work 3 mornings a week and he got the OK to start driving again yesterday (yay!). He has lost 10kgs (which is a lot, since he was only 80 to start with) and looks as fit as a fiddle. The only thing that gives away the fact that he had a stroke is his right leg is skinnier than his left and his speech isn't as clear as it used to be. But for a bloke who had two bleeds in his brain stem, I think he's got off lightly.
In other news, Altargirl #2 crashed my new car (the one that replaced the one that was written off in my accident in May) last week and ... it's a write off. Our insurer won't be thrilled with us.
Our old cat had to be put down last week after 16 and half years with us. She had lymphoma. I feel a bit guilty I didn't take her in earlier (but you should have seen the looks I got from the family when I did - I was a murderer as far as they were concerned!). We have adopted two boy cats (Burmese) who are wrecking our house.
So things could be better, but equally they could be worse.
Looking forward to next year!
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Good to see you posting again LATA.
I had a few weeks this summer when 3 of my acquaintance suffered strokes (we're in that age range). The scores were 1 transitory effects, 1 serious disability but improving and 1 fatal.
The trick is to keep living positively, even when your Ruh is comprehensively hin * about the future.
*language note: Meine Ruh ist hin - my rest is gone.
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Hi GeeD - I post on a number of boards - seek me here, seek me there, as long as you seek and find!
Thanks for the request: waqs about to post an update. I saw the nuclear oncologist the other week - somewhat negative outlook from here regarding suiatbility for brachytherapy. Se sent me off to have a prostate MRI, which I had yesterday. Not an altogether pleasant experience though not painful as such. Ireturn to the oncologist next Tuesday for the results and final recommendation. Here's hoping and praying.
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Gee D
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Yes indeed. Thank you for the update and prayers continuing.
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Lothlorien
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I am pleased to inform you that we have accepted your manuscript for publication under our WIPF & STOCK imprint.
Very good news to hear, Zappa and a real brightener for a rather unpleasant day for me. That and Auntie Doris' news. Perhaps you could put it too there on that thread? I've heard the two events compared. ![[Biased]](wink.gif) Plans ahead for more?
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Well done, Zappa. #1 on the NY Times Best-seller list for 2014?
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I am pleased to inform you that we have accepted your manuscript for publication under our WIPF & STOCK imprint.
Great news Dr Zappa.
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Welease Woderwick
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Congratulations!
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And congrats from me.
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Gee D
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Congratulations Zappa.
From one family of ++Rowanolaters to another, how did you like his Christmas letter? We thought it was both great and made it clear why he had been harassed and hounded from office. He's just too humble and gentle for so many.
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James the Confident
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LatA, it is good to hear from you. I have missed you greatly.
Zappa: Woo Hoo
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Huia
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LaTA - what a year, but that is good news about Mr A, I've been thinking of you all and wondering.
Zappa
School has wound up for the year thank heavens. I must be losing my grip because the term was only 10 weeks long, whereas I renember one year when I was teaching we had a 3rd term that lasted 15 weeks. Ah, the joys of a 3 term year ![[Roll Eyes]](rolleyes.gif) .
The general morale of teachers is not high at present as a new payroll system has been introduced and quite a few have not received their entitlements. There is talk of a strike in the new year.
As I am a volunteer I am just an interested bystander.
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Gee D
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Someone else whose board name is the school nick-name!
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