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Clarence
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Prayers, Zappa, for all that a new boss means (good + scary).
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Uncle Pete
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Prayers for a good episcopate from here. (I don't think I will ever be used to bishops who look that young!)
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Galloping Granny
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Prayers for a good episcopate from here. (I don't think I will ever be used to bishops who look that young!)
First the doctors, the dentists, the policemen got younger and younger. Now the bishops. And my physio could be my grandson. Power to youth!
I know you can't tell a book by its cover, but my first impression was that I liked his face and manner of speaking.
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Huia
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I must be getting old - my first thought was how young he looked too.
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Piglet
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... He's 42 ...
Blimey - he's 10 years younger than me! ![[Eek!]](eek.gif) I was quite taken aback when I found out that our new Bishop is a couple of years younger than me.
for you, Zappa, and your new boss.
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Gee D
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Is not cradle-snatching a criminal offence in NZ?
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Lothlorien
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Miss M's new round of chemo is fairly savage. Done in clinic several times a week rather than admission. Probability of drug induced diabetes again, so she takes her levels, pricking finger and doing reading several times a day. A parent has to get up at 3:00 am for another test. Lots of joint pain which comes from both the illness and the new chemo. Big black circles around enormous eyes and mor e lethargy than for a long time.
Despite appearances, doctors are pleased with her progress.
If all goes well with this lot in a couple of months she will be on a maintenance dose. Already takes various medicines at different times through the day.
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mertide
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Rowen: I saw your sister at A's mother's funeral this week, haven't seen her for years! Quite odd all of us suddenly looking 50!
Hope you stay safe with the storms heading through your area, my daughter in Sale says it's very black now.
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Huia
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Ongoing prayers for Miss M and her family.
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Rowen
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meritide, my sister was surprised to learn go our connection! Such is the power of the Internet....
I have decamped to a course just out of Sydney. A few days of interesting study in disaster ministries. So, it can huff and puff in Victoria as much as it wants too!
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Lothlorien
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Strong winds forecast here for Sydney, Rowen, and blizzards for Southern Tablelands and grazier alert for various areas. Perhaps you brought it with you.
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Gee D
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Prayers of course for him now, on his consecration, his episcopate - and for the whole diocese as well.
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Uncle Pete
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Prayers for Miss M. Keep up the fight, girl!
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jugular
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Horrified
That was my response, but apparently he's a terribly decent chap who respects diversity and the ordination of women and loves puppies and makes everyone cupcakes and farts fairy floss.
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Piglet
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... apparently he's a terribly decent chap who ... farts fairy floss.
That'll be nice for his chaplain*. ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
* or "fart-catcher" as D. calls them.
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Rowen
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A quick trip to Sydney to do a course... And escape tne Victorian cold.
The UCA Assembly runs a disaster chaplaincy course, and then, at least in NSW, looks after the state's disaster ministry response, on behalf of most of the denominations.
Interesting range of folk... UCA with several Frontier Services, clergy from any denominations, nuns, Anglicare staff, a few lay folk from various places....
Technically, I don't need this course, as I got to do the Victorian one. However, we decided that it would be a plus if I became one of tne first chaplains recognised by both states. Fires this year have taught us that disasters don't respect state borders.
Much of the material I know, but it is good to cover it again. Our presenter is excellent. Fellowship is good, and it has been great to spend time with FS ministers.
Wonderful to be out of the great southeast cold, although folk here think it is very cold for Sydney.
Home by Friday. Cold then.
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Lothlorien
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Rowen, is fellow from NSW with initials SR there? I guess he probably is with position he holds with UC. Friends with my St John chaplain friend who used to attend the church he pastored before this appointment.
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Rowen
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Yes, SR is the presenter. And very good at it.
Course complete. Out to dinner with fellow Frontier Services clergy tonight.
Homewards in the morning.
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Gee D
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Travel well Rowen. Just how do you get back to your parish from Sydney, apart from a long drive down the coast?
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Rowen
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Well, the quickest way....
Drive to Southern Highlands. FS says the total drive is too far for one day, so they are paying for me to spend tne night therein. I intend to explore Berrima and so forth.
Then Canberra for lunch Friday, where I will meet with Presbytery leaders to talk about border ministry and possible options.
Then Cooma, Bombala, Cann River, Orbost. Considerably quicker than tne coast, thankfully. If I don't make Orbost by dark, and I won't, maybe a very mediocre motel in Cann...depends how long lunch is, and how brave I feel.
Leaving the warmer north behind, and going south into COLD.
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Mr Curly
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Packing up today for our Northern Territory adventure - fly to Darwin tomorrow, drive to Uluru over 2 weeks and fly home 13th July. Mrs C and I have done the trip before but have not taken the young un's into the wide open spaces before.
Will be online occasionally to keep you posted and catch up on the things we're all praying for.
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Vulpior
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Originally posted by jugular:
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Originally posted by Zappa:
Horrified
That was my response, but apparently he's a terribly decent chap who respects diversity and the ordination of women and loves puppies and makes everyone cupcakes and farts fairy floss.
That's what they said about certain other episcopal appointments of Sydneysiders.
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Galloping Granny
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Another happy cuzzies' lunch – six of us from five families, three octogenarians and one with her big birthday coming up. Lots of old family legends exchanged, and always a warm welcome from the staff of the restaurant. We're hoping to have a couple of the next generation next time – and they're both grandparents.
Then to a community Matariki celebration, one aspect of which is the telling of our stories, so we'd picked the right day for the family gathering.
The Grandad a little envious, as his cousins are scattered round the world in different cultures and circumstances, and he hadn't had the same sort of times with them as our lot had enjoyed.
Enjoy and cherish those cussies, especially if you don't have siblings.
Nga mihi nui.
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Huia
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Here Matariki* is being celebrated with a festival of Light in Lyttelton and the planting of a barren area in the Red Zone.
* nearest equivalent is Maori New Year - though that is only part of what it's about.
Huia
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Huia
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Matariki
This is a better explanation.
Huia
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Arabella Purity Winterbottom
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GG, we had two of those in the last fortnight - one for my mum's 80th, then, sadly, for the funeral of my cousin.
For the first, I put up pics of my mum's life from birth to now, and it was truly fantastic to listen to the OBEs (Over Bloody Eighties) talking about their lives and the life of the town we all grew up in.
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Banner Lady
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Sister arriving from far NQ today. I wonder if the National Capitol will get into double figures temperature wise. The last few days have been rather bleak, so I am putting on my Pollyanna hat and hoping for some sunshine.
Went to buy flowers from a local market fair yesterday and rugged up to deal with the Antarctic winds (wind chill factor meant that the whole day rated at @ -2C). A couple of shivering tourists saw me hobbling in and said "You must be a local, right?"
Yep. But it's days like this that make me wish I wasn't any more.
BL. Dreaming of palm trees and warm sunshine again.
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Huia
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Come to sunny christchurch - 16c here this arvo.
(Not for long, but it's lovely here in the sun).
Huia
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Gee D
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Warmer than here - Madame said a short while ago that it was only 11 at home (about 200 m ASL, and 15 km inland).
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Lothlorien
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The day looks beautiful, but it's quite cold here and I am closer to water and lower than you. Lamb, barley and vegetable soup for lunch was a good choice.
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Welease Woderwick
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Warm sunshine here; but I'm sure you don't really want to know that.
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Lothlorien
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Loads of sunshine here too, WW, but nothing much warm about it. Nasty strong wind but not as strong as gales of a few days ago. The wind jus blowing over substantial dumps of snow.
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Evangeline
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Enough of winter, Sydney it is freezing, with an icy wind straight from Antarctica. Feeling in need of moving a long way northwards, Trinity Beach is calling me.
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DangerousDeacon
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There are some good things happening in the Northern Territory. Night time is a brisk 18 degrees, daytime a truly frigid 28 degrees, sunny with low humidity. ALL are welcome at Christ Church Cathedral Darwin.
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Evangeline
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I'm just booking my ticket now DD, sounds perfect.
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Piglet
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... daytime a truly frigid 28 degrees ....
Is that Fahrenheit or Centigrade? ![[Devil]](graemlins/devil.gif)
According to Environment Canada it's 16°C here at the moment, and due to go up to the low-mid-20s this afternoon and more of the same.
Frigid? I don't think so!
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Lothlorien
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All relative, Piglet! Another cold morning here, even where I am in Sydney.
However, the sun is streaming onto my back as I sit here with second (and last) espresso for the day. It's the equivalent of comfort food for my back.
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Dennis the Menace
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All relative, Piglet! Another cold morning here, even where I am in Sydney.
However, the sun is streaming onto my back as I sit here with second (and last) espresso for the day. It's the equivalent of comfort food for my back.
It was 6.8 here but a brisk 35 in walk soon fixed that!! Now for the household chores etc
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DangerousDeacon
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Evangeline, would not come tonight. It is like World War 2 outside - to celebrate Territory Day, people are encouraged to buy as many fireworks as possible. It is like a re-enactment of the Battle of El Alamein at the top end of the Stuart Highway.
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Piglet
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We'll be expecting fireworks tonight too, for Canada Day. Here in Newfoundland, until 12 noon it's called "Memorial Day" (to commemorate the many Newfoundlanders who were killed in the First World War, especially at Beaumont Hamel), and Canada Day is celebrated thereafter.
It's apparently already 23°C, and getting warmer ...
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Mr Curly
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Originally posted by DangerousDeacon:
Evangeline, would not come tonight. It is like World War 2 outside - to celebrate Territory Day, people are encouraged to buy as many fireworks as possible. It is like a re-enactment of the Battle of El Alamein at the top end of the Stuart Highway.
There was only a minor skirmish out in kakadu, obviously tourists not as into it as locals in Darwin.
We're doing the Yellow Waters cruise at dusk tonight after a day of walks etc, then off to Katherine tomorrow. Top temps of 28deg c in mid winter does make for good touring!
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mertide
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At Parap, it was on for a couple of weeks either side for the calendar challenged.
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Canberra in winter is a shock after years in Fiji! And Mrs T and I have caught most the local viruses (medical kind) , which have left us coughing and spluttering for weeks.
Looking forward to a "holiday' on the Sunshine Coast (Qld) in a couple of weeks time. The more so, as our son and my mother both live there, and a niece (also there) is about to deliver her second child.
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