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Welease Woderwick
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Hello to you lot over there - here is your brand new 2013 thread - and a very Happy New Year from the AS Hosting Team.
[ 13. February 2013, 07:30: Message edited by: Spike ]
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Lothlorien
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Oooh, it's all bright and shiny and new. Thank you WW and colleagues and a Happy New Year to you and others who frequent these parts.
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My best wishes and prayers for all as we enter 2013.
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Galloping Granny
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A bright fresh new year – may we all find joy in the next twelve months.
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Happy New Year, from the state of Victoria.
And me
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Blessings and good wishes to all for the new year. For many I hope it will be much better than the last one.
My prayer is for peace, a new sense of egalitarianism and compassion as we look to the world and those in it.
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And a Happy New Year from us as well.
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Happy New Year to all. Lovely gentle party with other parishioners last night, and now staying inside out of the scorching heat today.
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(Wanders in off the street, looking distracted) - Hello, all. Happy new year, and may it be a better, more stable and less exciting one than the last. (Wanders off to see what the feathered children are doing)
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quote:
Originally posted by Barnabas Aus:
Happy New Year to all. Lovely gentle party with other parishioners last night, and now staying inside out of the scorching heat today.
Ditto
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HNY - I appear to have missed its entry, being doped up to the eyeballs with anti-sneeze stuff; but I'm glad it's here, and so far blissfully quiet... long may that continue!
TP and I have purchased the second season of Boardwalk Empire to celebrate and have settled in to watch a couple of episodes a day. Am thinking the Borgias looks like the next HBO purchase for Chez Banner. Meanwhile, with so much time in bed, my reading list is finally getting shorter. Quarantine does have its up side.... ![[Razz]](tongue.gif)
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Happy New Year.
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Happy New Year everyone, here's to 2013 being a spectacularly good year for all of us! ![[Votive]](graemlins/votive.gif)
I'm getting old, had a late night and I'm sooo tired, despite my 3 hour nanna nap this afternoon ![[Snore]](graemlins/snore.gif) My new years diet is off to a good start too, bacon eggs on the barbie for late breakfast and half a bag of corn chips at afternoon tea time, I'm just considering a hair of the dog glass of wine........
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redunderthebed
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watching the soccer triple-header and generally loving life tbh.
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Arabella Purity Winterbottom
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Originally posted by Mr Curly:
Sod it. I turn 50 this year.
You and me both, mate! Happy New Year, all, from the city which has been living up to its reputation as the windiest today.
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Uncle Pete
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Originally posted by Arabella Purity Winterbottom:
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Originally posted by Mr Curly:
Sod it. I turn 50 this year.
You and me both, mate! Happy New Year, all, from the city which has been living up to its reputation as the windiest today.
Mere children!
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Originally posted by Arabella Purity Winterbottom:
Happy New Year, all, from the city which has been living up to its reputation as the windiest today.
It will probably turn to rain next week - I'm coming up.
Not a good start to the year here - I've misplaced a library book and CD, as well as my glasses and was seriously considering a year in bed so nothing else could go wrong, then the fat'n'fluffy one ran out of food, which means I have to do some grocery shopping or risk having my toes bitten.
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Emendator Liturgia
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This is the 3rd attempt at posting - trying out my new tablet and for once it is giving me the pain which it is supposed to relieve.
Anyway, Happy New Year to everyone - sentments better late than never (I hope)!
We've 'retreated' down to our country place - on the Upper Lachlan River - about half-way between Crookwall and Cowra. Lovely spot - granite country, though: when those babies heat up (been about high 30s every day for the past week), even the nights can be hot. Remember one year when at 9.30pm the temperature had dropped to a cool 35C!
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Emendator Liturgia
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This is the 3rd attempt at posting - trying out my new tablet and for once it is giving me the pain which it is supposed to relieve.
Anyway, Happy New Year to everyone - sentments better late than never (I hope)!
We've 'retreated' down to our country place - on the Upper Lachlan River - about half-way between Crookwall and Cowra. Lovely spot - g
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Lothlorien
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quote:
We've 'retreated' down to our country place - on the Upper Lachlan River - about half-way between Crookwall and Cowra. Lovely spot - granite country, though: when those babies heat up (been about high 30s every day for the past week), even the nights can be hot. Remember one year when at 9.30pm the temperature had dropped to a cool 35C!
As cold in winter as it is hot in summer down there.
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These holidays are going fast almost a week until where i volunteer at starts up again. Also the town library is open today again.I have a feeling that 2013 has got alot of good things in store for me.
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Greetings all! Have been AWOL for quite a bit, just reading back over the 2012 thread realised how much I have missed. My prayers to all for illness, family, relationships and safety. I've been crazy-busy for the last couple of months, work has taken me out of the office quite a bit, so my lunchtime habit of a toasted sandwich, a coffee and posting on SOF has been sorely tested.
The end of 2012 was Cryptogirl's end of primary school, so November and December seemed to be filled with farewell concerts, or farewell presentations, or some other farewell... Orientation at the new school... Then there was work, work and more work... Church was preparation for Christmas... An unexpected job offer (which I declined) still needed some brain space, not that I had much left...
I made it through the end of the year, finished work, and even did some Christmas shopping. Our Sunday School kids did a super job presenting the annual nativity play, I took the brave step (most people, cruelly but accurately, said "mad" ![[Roll Eyes]](rolleyes.gif) ) of including some live music from the instrumentally talented children, it was a risk that paid off! They were fantastic! Made it through our Christingle service on Christmas Eve, then by 11pm on Christmas Eve, sweating, fever and vomiting. Ergh - Christmas just went downhill from there. ![[Projectile]](graemlins/puke2.gif) Two days in bed, no food, just water, and cordial if I felt brave. The first Christmas in my life where I didn't make it to church.
That's more than enough of me rabbiting on about 2012 on the 2013 thread. As much as we wish the old year behind us, the new will hold its challenges like it always does. I give thanks for this wonderful online community - it really is God moving in his mysterious way.
A happy new year to you all!
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Originally posted by Evangeline:
My new years diet is off to a good start too, bacon eggs on the barbie for late breakfast and half a bag of corn chips at afternoon tea time, I'm just considering a hair of the dog glass of wine........
Sorry for the double post, but had to say Evangeline, I like your style!
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Banner Lady
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Meanwhile I have been so sick I haven't even thought of opening the bottle of boutique white B3 gave me for Christmas. I simply cannot face the thought of alcohol at all.
A. Truly. Rotten. Virus. ![[Frown]](frown.gif)
On the plus side, Chez Banner has been deliciously quiet. And I have explored some new online mahjong games at very strange hours of the day and night. Haven't heard from B4 since Christmas Day, but did see an online pic of her veging out on someone's coast house sofa. All good.
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James the Confident
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BL
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Mr Curly
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Get well BL.
I've had a couple of days feeling so so after a good few days. Too tired after NYEve I think.
Lovely weather in Thredbo, coping with extended family group.
Driving group to horse riding tomorrow.
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Evangeline
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for all those with nasty bugs over the Christmas/NY period.
Cryptic, good to see you around again.
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Lothlorien
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And as a fitting follow up to discussion of nasty bugs and viruses...
I just looked down to service station and saw a hearse having its tyres checked.
for those sick. I know quite few with nasty colds or something stronger. Had something myself a few days ago but it seems to have gone. Perhaps a G&T would kill the germs?
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Welease Woderwick
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Indeed Loth, alcohol is a great disinfectant.
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*waves hello for the first time in a while*
Happy new year. Looking forward to the Epiphany Carol Service at the Railway Square mission on Sunday evening ![[Smile]](smile.gif)
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AdamPater
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Originally posted by Arabella Purity Winterbottom:
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Originally posted by Mr Curly:
Sod it. I turn 50 this year.
You and me both, mate!
Snap. Still haven't written that book though.
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It's great to be starting a new year as a regular member of a congregation again, and I've been getting to know people too.
I'll miss this week, though, as we're up to Sydney tomorrow for Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, followed by some decent harbour walking on Saturday. Epiphany Carols sounds great, but unfortunately heading back during the day Sunday. But Railway Square is closer to the motel than King Street, so maybe, just maybe, I might drop in.
Do they distribute chalk?
Prayers for all sick or in crisis, cheers for those with plans, and best wishes for a good year ahead.
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Banner Lady
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Now on antibiotics thanks to a complicating infection and needing a "Barium Swallow", according to the doctor. It sounds like it should be the name of a Space Shuttle.
But it does give me a very good reason for continuing to be anti-social for a while. It's so long since I've been to the local GP they had trouble finding my file. "2006" Said the receptionist. Where have you been since then? "Just very well" was my reply. This didn't help the Dr either when she tried to determine which modern varieties of penicillin I might not be able to tolerate. Apparently I have missed a generation or two of drugs in that time.
BL. Obviously hopeless as a druggie, but hopefully now on the mend.
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Lothlorien
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Hope the antibiotics kick in quickly. Sounds as if you've had a heavy dose of whatever it was.
Different generations of penicillin? My file is marked in large letters on the front that I am allergic to it. However, that'a paper file. he does everything on computer now, so I assume it's been carried over. Must check next time I go. I have had annual flu injection but other than that, it was five years between visits. I've been more in the last three months than in about seven years altogether.
Take care BL.
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Originally posted by AdamPater:
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Originally posted by Arabella Purity Winterbottom:
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Originally posted by Mr Curly:
Sod it. I turn 50 this year.
You and me both, mate!
Snap. Still haven't written that book though.
Well, get on with it!
Had my fill of family holiday. Just want to go home, but have to wait until Sunday, and then have house guests for another week!!
Struggling with constant low level anxiety generally and associated aches and pains.
BL
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For someone who should be avoiding overdrive, you sound like you have a lot on your plate, Mr C.
I, Meanwhile have been enjoying the enforced navel gazing apart from the still wretched throat - which I am seriously considering calling to Hell.
Tonight I arranged myself like the Queen of Tonga in front of the entertainment console; surrounded by beads, tissues and beverages and managed to make a beaded jug cover by the time Jack Nicholson froze to death in The Shining. The resurgence in creativity is a comforting sign.
And so was the appearance of B4, who dropped in to show off her tan and collect another few weeks worth of clean clothes, so at least I know she's alive. She kindly threaded some needles for me as she passed through.
BL. Still feeling old, blind, hoarse and snotty; but happier than yesterday.
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Please pray for me today.
It's the end of our family holday, and we're driving back to Sydney from Thredbo after packing and cleaning up after 21 people - there are 15 of us left.
Last night I had what I guess you'd call a panic attack as I was going to bed after a day of feeling pretty anxious, with associated aches and pains and refluxy symptoms.
We have enough drivers to share the load, but I'm tired and stressed and just want to be home. I've certainly explored my limits this week!
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For peace, rest and renewal for My Curly.
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Banner Lady
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Mika; in Hello? Is Anybody There?, Jostein Gaardner
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Gee D
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from us, too.
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Mr. Curly
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Welease Woderwick
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Mr Curly
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Happy New Year all!
Sorry to learn the Christmas bug is doing the rounds. I can recommend the following as a means of a good night's sleep and a germ killer:
100ml whisky
Juice of half a lemon
Large tablespoon of honey
Top up with hot water
Actually, why wait for a Christmas bug? Yummy anyway!
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Lothlorien
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Originally posted by Clarence:
Happy New Year all!
Sorry to learn the Christmas bug is doing the rounds. I can recommend the following as a means of a good night's sleep and a germ killer:
Happy New Year, Clarence to you and FD.
I know I'm a heretic and not worthy of my heritage but does this cure-all actually kill the taste of the liquor? I've been reluctant to try it.
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Originally posted by Lothlorien:
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Originally posted by Clarence:
Happy New Year all!
Happy New Year, Clarence to you and FD.
And from me. Hoping to see you early Feb. Have to work out some more about my Marine Rescue talk - length expected, visuals etc. I am now also a Marine Rescue NSW chaplain.
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Mika; in Hello? Is Anybody There?, Jostein Gaardner
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Loth, the whisky is still very tasty! I highly recommend it: i slept like a top and FD was definitely cured (having had the sort of cold Neil in "The Young Ones" would have been proud of)
Latchkey, we look forward very much to having you at Terror's Creek Benighted
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Originally posted by Mr Curly:
Thankyou all
Home safely, and feeling better than yesterday. Must have been my encounter with the Big Merino that did it.
mr curly
If the Big Merino caused a problem, I suggest you stay clear of Sydney. Apparently there's a freakily huge duck there at the moment ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
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