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... whereas my board name is the logical creation of a mature person - me! Though some would debate the "mature" [Big Grin] We used to breed Cornish Rex cats and live in a rectory; so "Rexory" became the name of our cattery. Even my car rego is REXORY1 !

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quote:
Originally posted by Zappa:
[Yipee] [Yipee] [Yipee]
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I am pleased to inform you that we have accepted your manuscript for publication under our WIPF & STOCK imprint.
[Yipee] [Yipee] [Yipee]
Fifty Shades of Purple?
Congratulations!

Well, I now have two through school. This one is disappointed with her score, but I think she's done perfectly well and I love her to bits.

And, in other news: My job is crap.

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quote:
Originally posted by Left at the Altar:
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Originally posted by Zappa:
[Yipee] [Yipee] [Yipee]
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I am pleased to inform you that we have accepted your manuscript for publication under our WIPF & STOCK imprint.
[Yipee] [Yipee] [Yipee]
Fifty Shades of Purple?
Congratulations!

Well, I now have two through school. This one is disappointed with her score, but I think she's done perfectly well and I love her to bits.

And, in other news: My job is crap.

Oh Mavis--oops, LatA. I do hope things improve for you. In my book you are still amazing! [Big Grin]

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Just back from a 12 day cruise to the Barrier Reef,Cairns, Airlie Beach and Brisbane. Very relaxing, just wish the house would stop moving about and that dinner would appear on the table!!!

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quote:
Originally posted by Gee D:
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.

Can it be found on the internet?

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Picked up doing some work on the Passion for next year this morning, and became very anxious about the whole thing. It has always been a "problem" that it revolves around me as director/driver, but we have talked about that and acknowledged it, if not layed down some plans for a sustainable future.

It has become very clear to me today that I'm not up to doing it all again. I definitely have permission and support from the church to give it away, but the grief for the impact my illness has had and that the play will probably wind up or at least have a hiatus is very acute.

Thanks for your support through both these journeys over the years, and for this one now.

It will all be ok. It's just very painful today.

mr curly

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That's a shame.

You did a great job.

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GG, I've never tried UBB code before, but this is the link:

Archbishop's message



If it does not work, at least you can copy and paste. It's well worth reading. His going is a great loss to Anglicans everywhere.

[Dead simple, really, and the first bit I learnt. Under your reply box is a set of buttons. Having copied your URL beforehand, click on the URL button, paste link in the window appears, click enter, add descriptor, click enter and you're done. Five years-olds do this before breakfast every morning. Practice in the Styx.]

[ 19. December 2012, 10:32: Message edited by: PeteC ]

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It works, Gee D.
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Thanks LKK. Now I'll have to work on giving a name to the link, such as "++Rowan's Letter" That looks hard.

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You dont have to do it in UBB code.
Just click on the Instant UBB code below the edit box and you will asked to 1) provide the URL, and then 2) give the link your description.

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Thanks - I'll practise on the way home in the train this evening.

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Thank you GeeD. A grace-filled and inspiring message that spurs me to look for the positive moments in our own turbulent PCANZ (Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand).

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quote:
Originally posted by Mr Curly:
Picked up doing some work on the Passion for next year this morning, and became very anxious about the whole thing. It has always been a "problem" that it revolves around me as director/driver, but we have talked about that and acknowledged it, if not layed down some plans for a sustainable future.

It has become very clear to me today that I'm not up to doing it all again. I definitely have permission and support from the church to give it away, but the grief for the impact my illness has had and that the play will probably wind up or at least have a hiatus is very acute.

Thanks for your support through both these journeys over the years, and for this one now.

It will all be ok. It's just very painful today.

mr curly

May you find peace and restfulness in this undesired change of direction. One could make all sorts of trite comments and I won't, but I think you are a person who will in the end discover blessings in what comes to pass.
[Votive]

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Not a good way to feel, Mr Curly . You say you cannot do it all. Can you do some, such as overall supervision of others dealing with particular tasks?

and glad that you found the message inspiring GG . It's not really denominational.

Prayers for you both in the tricky positions you're in.

[ 19. December 2012, 07:53: Message edited by: Gee D ]

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Mr. Curly,
It is hard to let something you have invested so much time and energy into go. If it fails or goes into a hiatus, you've done your best.

Try to treasure that and allow others to succeed or fail.

Sermon over.

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Thanks GD, GG and JtC. Feeling a bit better about it all tonight. The possibility of handing over to various degrees has been explored in the past, and while not ruled out, it seems unlikely.

Some relaxing needed before sleep.

mr curly

[ 19. December 2012, 10:37: Message edited by: Mr Curly ]

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So, 6 days ago B3 rang saying "MUm, My WatErs JUst BroKE, hOw soON cAn yoU gET HerE to look after B3.2????"

B3's due date was January 1, and she's a four hour drive away. To cut a long story short: I got myself down the highway in record time; the contractions slowed. Baby arrived 3 weeks early but perfectly healthy at 10am the next morning. B3 had her standing up - yes it was that quick- and she and the babe were home again the same day. Admitted at 8.30 am. Home by 4.30pm

GEEZ but I breed 'em tuff. And PTL for my new grand-daughter who is the spitting image of her Mum as a baby. It was like hitting the re-wind button when I held her.

And all being positively fantastic, I am now home, rejoicing in the advent of B3.3.

And the Angels sang.
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How lovely!

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Congratulations to all, Banner Lady.

(All mine were three weeks early too. In January's heat I was grateful to have it over for #2 son before February arrived.)

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Lovely Christmas present for everyone BL and what timing, do you have any nativity plays that need the star performer? [Biased]
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Congratulations from us BL. And what Evangeline said also. It could be the start of a career.

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Let the feasting begin!

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Some of us have distinctly unpleasant memories of the ABC's attempt at replacing Carols from Kings with a programme from St Andrew's, Sydney. The choir master and his choir tried hard but were overcome by the grinning jack-in-the-box antics of the Dean. All in English too, of course. Some of us turned it off, I used the mute button on all but the music.

I and others wrote to the AbC and protested about the programme, suggesting they find somewhere who knew how to do such services.

I've just seen that it will be broadcast tomorrow evening on Channel 2 at 6:00 pm and comes from St Peter's cathedral in Adelaide. Hopefully much better than last year.

[ 23. December 2012, 07:43: Message edited by: Lothlorien ]

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For those who'd like to see the grinning jack-in-the-box antics (that's a fantastic description Loth) of the Dean, the SYdAng website triumphantly announces that it is to be replayed on the ABC at 7am Christmas morning. I don't want to be put off my Christmas lunch so I might sleep-in instead. [Biased]
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quote:
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For those who'd like to see the grinning jack-in-the-box antics (that's a fantastic description Loth) of the Dean, the SYdAng website triumphantly announces that it is to be replayed on the ABC at 7am Christmas morning. I don't want to be put off my Christmas lunch so I might sleep-in instead. [Biased]

Thanks for the warning.

Just the thing for the parent of young children who has been woken far too early by offspring on Christmas morning.

I think I'm safe. Morning TV fills me with dread even when it's not Christmas and it's never turned on at all.

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Carols from St Peter's in Adelaide was as different from the dreadful programme of last year as it possibly could be. Vestments, candles, bells, incense, Gospel procession and lot of old carols, many possibly new to some viewers.

I enjoyed it although son was on phone some of the time and I needed to pay attention to him.

Last year I wrote a fairly condemning email to the ABC about the rubbish they served up. I wrote again just now with thanks and congratulations for the turnaround. Sure the sound was patchy in a coup of spots and I could find some minor things I didn't like, but overall it was excellent.

No, I won't be watching the re-run of last year's feeble attempt which is being shown again tomorrow morning.

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Agreed about St Peter's carols, Loth. Restores my pride in being Anglican [Smile]

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I am waiting for a courier to ring the security here. My fruit delivery didn't arrive yesterday as courier said there was no such address. Neither I nor the the business owner is very happy about it. He ha d three days of orders to deliver yestrday so farmed some out to a courier.

I need to be out of here to catch bus to church by 8:15. Courier was promised at 8:00. One minute to go. If he's much later, I may just be posting in Hell on christmas Day.

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Still no courier. A very hellish [Mad] A delivery in next few minutes and I could catch cab. 8:49.

[ 24. December 2012, 20:50: Message edited by: Lothlorien ]

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I seem to be monopolising this thread but my delivery has finally arrived at 1025 am. I queried the 8:00 am time I was told. He was busy it seems. I told him I waited all day yestrday and should have been gone by 8:15 today. Grunt grunt and walked off.

I would hope his company isn't used again.

Now to take mini pavlovas from oven. Had 10 done but now need 15.

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Christ is born. Hallelujah!

Saw Christmas Day in at midnight mass in Goulburn, and drove home with TP through a silent night, calm and bright after all the early storm activity. A lovely night cap where we toasted our Lord's birth, and asleep by 3am.

Awake at 9.30am, turkey is cooking, and Handel's Messiah is filling the house. Our first quiet Christmas in 34 years.

Hallelujah!!! Hallelujah!!! [Yipee]

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Oh Loth that's awful

My Christmas Day plans fell through due to the illness of the person with whom i was meant to be having lunch. This means I have eaten w-a-a-y too much of the nicest cake I've ever baked as well as some my home grown peas. The only thing I'm missing is the crackers.

The service this morning was special too and afterwards when I was waiting at the bus stop the mimister picked me up in his car and brought me home, which saved me waiting in the drizzle.

Merry Christmas everyone.

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Monday morning feeling tired – back for a week after leaving Mataragi, nothing seemed to be ready, cake not iced, cake for the kids had sunk seriously in the middle – like my mum I cook the cake in a ring tin so that it can't sink in the middle but I only have one ring tin. I was really wishing Christmas would just go away.
Then the phone rang. A man who had to sit with his leg up after a knee operation had (plucked up courage?) to ring and see whether the woman who writes letters to the paper was his nice English teacher of 1969. I was, and we had such an interesting conversation. We both recalled an earthquake when we were in an upstairs classroom, when we all froze until I said 'I suppose we ought to get under our desks' and we did.
It made my day.
And Christmas Day was Christmas Day. Christus natus est and all is well. We expected showers; we got sun, temperature 29°C which is more than I can handle but we coaxed a breeze through the house.
Loth, I hope it all came right for you too.

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quote:
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Monday morning feeling tired – back for a week after leaving Mataragi, nothing seemed to be ready, cake not iced, cake for the kids had sunk seriously in the middle – like my mum I cook the cake in a ring tin so that it can't sink in the middle but I only have one ring tin. I was really wishing Christmas would just go away.
Then the phone rang. A man who had to sit with his leg up after a knee operation had (plucked up courage?) to ring and see whether the woman who writes letters to the paper was his nice English teacher of 1969. I was, and we had such an interesting conversation. We both recalled an earthquake when we were in an upstairs classroom, when we all froze until I said 'I suppose we ought to get under our desks' and we did.
It made my day.
And Christmas Day was Christmas Day. Christus natus est and all is well. We expected showers; we got sun, temperature 29°C which is more than I can handle but we coaxed a breeze through the house.
Loth, I hope it all came right for you too.

GG

Yes thank you. Delivery man could not see why I was upset just because he "had things to do." After all delivery was due yesterday.

I think it's been about 20°C most of the day, possibly lower. We seem to usually miss out on storms here but there have been several loud claps of thunder and some heavy rain.

Just the weather to look forward to turning oven on. It was pleasant cooking lunch, even if it was fish and oven was not on for long.

I was approached in one of Sydney's larger bookstores some years ago and asked if I had taught languages at a certain high school here. He was one of my outstanding Latin students, then lecturing at Macquarie Uni. I don't know if he's there still. St Doc's bookstall has half a dozen books of his for children. We reminisced.

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GG - you got the weather we were forecast. We had drizzle, but it got better later. I was relieved it didn't reach 29 here -it's a bit warm for me too.

Was that quake in Wellington? I remember being in a class room on the upper storey for one about then. The teacher, newly arrived in NZ ran from the room.

Looking back I don't think we really appreciated how bad it could get. One of the tables in the school library where I now volunteer has a dent about 5mm deep caused by somethimg falling on it during the February quake.

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Anyone from South Australia here?. Hope everyone had a great christmas. Now just chilling out and watching the cricket c'mon aussie c'mon. Being camping for the last 4 days or so first two days were crappy (don't ask) but christmas eve and christmas was excellent.

Glad to be home now for the soccer/football-fest that is boxing day c'mon adelaide united and manchester united.

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After a family service in 40 degree heat, the southerly change arrived just in time to make midnight mass bearable. A quiet Christmas Day, as our children are grown and scattered, but the cool has made for a much more comfortable time than in previous years. Just getting ready for a late light dinner after entertaining friends for a Boxing Day lunch. Much less stressful than in years past.
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Anyone from South Australia here?. Hope everyone had a great christmas.

Yes and yes.

A good Boxing Day as well, knocked Corkscrew Road off my list of the great hills in Adelaide to cycle, for once doing it before the first time it's due to be raced in the TDU.

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Arrived home from sales shopping for craft supplies at lunchtime today to the sombre news that B1's new partner's Mum committed suicide overnight. B1.1 & B1.2 arrived shortly thereafter to stay indefinitely with us while B1 & partner deal with the necessary authorities.

It is all so very sad. [Frown]

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quote:
Originally posted by Banner Lady:
Arrived home from sales shopping for craft supplies at lunchtime today to the sombre news that B1's new partner's Mum committed suicide overnight. B1.1 & B1.2 arrived shortly thereafter to stay indefinitely with us while B1 & partner deal with the necessary authorities.

It is all so very sad. [Frown]

So sad and horrible. [Votive]

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I Wull wave et you sudnuy-oites from the uhnternetional Terminal en route to UnZud tomorrow mornuhng.

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quote:
Originally posted by redunderthebed:
Anyone from South Australia here?. Hope everyone had a great christmas. Now just chilling out and watching the cricket c'mon aussie c'mon. Being camping for the last 4 days or so first two days were crappy (don't ask) but christmas eve and christmas was excellent.

Glad to be home now for the soccer/football-fest that is boxing day c'mon adelaide united and manchester united.

Just up the road from you ...

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Bugga ... reading sporadically up thread ...

[Votive] BL [Tear]

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[Votive] BL

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[Votive] for you, BL and your family.

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My prayers too, my dear

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[Votive]

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[Votive] for you and your family at this sad and difficult time, BL.

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Oh BL, I'm so sorry. [Votive]

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