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Banner Lady
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B1.1 was delivered this morning somewhat battered after coming off his moto cross bike yesterday. No school and no cadets for him today, as one leg needs time to heal. It appears he was doing wheel stands without all his protective gear on.
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Suggestions for suitable punitive measures, please! Unless you think lack of sympathy from his nanna is getting the point across. (I have my doubts.)
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Lothlorien
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Is bike also out of action? Perhaps a delay in getting it fixed or replaced?
Eldest grandchild, 17 in January was captaining a state side in soccer in holidays. His team won their two matches on first day. However he was taken out by losing side doing other teams a favour. Right at end of second game he was tackled heavily. Nowhere near the ball, just an act of revenge. One badly dislocated knee was result. It was put back in by trainer and he had strapping and physio, but no more play except for a token five minutes in last game.
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Huia
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I wish I could do wheelstands ![[Frown]](frown.gif) . Is the enforced time off his bike a punishment in itself?
I spent a large part of the school holidays cutting up, laminating and cutting again some copyright free junior maths activities that a teacher had downloaded from the internet. I wish we had this kind if stuff when I was teaching as I always though maths was short changed compared with reading at the junior level (5 and 6 year olds). The internet makes sharing ideas and resources so much easier and photocopying is so much easier and more attractive than using a banda or gestetner was.
I enjoy being part of a school too. Watching children learn is exciting. In some ways I wish I had never left teaching all those years ago, but I did it to go to uni so I could learn to be a better teacher - then, halfway through my degree, the government of the day declared that any break in teaching service meant being at the bottom of the list when being considered for jobs. It was a very short-sighted policy in my opinion, even though it allowed me to get a post-graduate degree paid for by another government department ![[Razz]](tongue.gif)
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I still come across some banda pages among my resources.
Decades ago (it must have been) we cleared out a cupboard in the church office, and there was a huge stack of banda carbons etc no longer of any use to anyone, no doubt bought at a good price one fine day.
Why do I not play my beloved vinyl records, several hundred of them? I'm too lazy to keep getting up to turn them over. But before they came, it was 78s, that needed changing every few minutes. How life has changed. And I haven't dreamed of getting an MP3 or whatever it's called.
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Originally posted by Galloping Granny:
I still come across some banda pages among my resources ...
There are few things in the world more evocative (or perhaps more intoxicating) than the smell of a freshly-printed banda page ...
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Banner Lady
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And what are carbon pages good for these days? I have just unearthed two ancient boxes of these. I am sure they would be useful in some craft activity - just not sure what???
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Off to a Sydney Anglican induction tonight! Many moons since I've been to one of those.
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Athrawes
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Originally posted by Banner Lady:
And what are carbon pages good for these days? I have just unearthed two ancient boxes of these. I am sure they would be useful in some craft activity - just not sure what???
Your grandkids would love to draw on them!
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Gee D
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Preferably straight onto the carpet.
A busy few days last week in Adelaide - where despite the Purg thread about bottled water, I followed my usual practice and bought bottles so that I could have a decent cup of tea. It's strange that the bad taste seems to vanish in coffee.
Back yesterday afternoon to a magnificent concert with Kathy Selby and a couple of her friends run by the Mozart Society. She really is a consummate professional musician, nothing seems to throw her at all. As usual, we ran into Lothlorien's brother there and caught the train back with him. He reports having caught a funnel web in his pool through the week. Very early in the season for that.
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Lothlorien
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He and son took the spider up the road to hospital to be used in production of antivenene.
He said the concert was last for the year and that he enjoyed it.
Why oh why does the autocorrect insist on showing off its knowledge, or lack thereof? Twice it replaced concert with Cicero. From my readings of Cicero. I doubt he would be well impressed.
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I don't see why your autocorrect wouldn't recognise the word "concert". ![[Confused]](confused.gif)
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Lothlorien
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Neither do I Piglet. I suspect it may have been predictive text feature. I turned off both that and autocorrect some hours ago. Sandemaniac took the mistake kindly but I felt bad and so turned both features off. However I see it is still correcting things to Pandemoniac so can't have done it on computer, only iPad. Next task...
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I have spell-check turned on, but I am free to ignore what it flags up.
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DangerousDeacon
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Travelling again, this time en route to the Solomon Islands. Getting to the Solomon Islands from Darwin is one of the few regrets I have about moving to Darwin: it is another layer of complexity!
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Lothlorien
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Twice a week direct flights from Sydney have made the trip less complex down here. Friend is over there till Friday, against advice from many friends. His health is not good but adequate but when tired he gets very vaguel.
Last trip he almost missed connection in Brisbane, left a bag which disappeared in terminal. He has twice missed flights when the change in Brisbane was mandatory. That flight, which still exists, starts in Sydney from domestic terminal and he went to International. Twice in two trips!.
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Banner Lady
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Travel well, DD. And prayers for Rowen, who has been unwell while traveling. May all your journeys be bracketed by kindness. Hope Loth's friend finds his way home too.
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Lothlorien
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Thank you, BL. He is a worry, and like most of us, he is stubborn. He was to have had company but that arrangement fell through till next June. He secretly bought ticket, knowing that friends would not be happy.. The lady at front desk in hotel in Homiara knows him from previous visits and seems to have recognised his problems.
She arranged pickup of camera from airport, is overseeing some of his arrangements. He left camera in plane on arrival. She will get him on plane on Friday. This flight unfortunately needs change at Brisbane on way back to Sydney. That means a change in terminals, so we pray all goes well.
Best wishes and prayer too for Rowen.
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Piglet
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I've been avoiding the Oz Lounge since you booted us out of the rugby, but now that we were Officially Robbed™ I can pop my snout round the door again ... ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
Save travels, DD, and ![[Votive]](graemlins/votive.gif) that Rowen's travels aren't jiggered by ill-health.
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Lothlorien
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History repeats itself in my family. My son drives a Renault Mégane, diesel, and he and friend have just today picked up a Renault seven seater van. The name of the place sounded familiar so I did a bit of research. It is the same seller of continental cars where Dad bought his Citroen DS, before any of my sons were born in 1970s.. Now a much bigger operation than the small caryard it was then.
Son was close to his grandfather so was thrilled when I tracked down the link and will email them tomorrow.
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My dad had two Citroens (both diesels) over the course of about 20 years.
For some reason (I'm not sure what) there are absolutely no French cars in Newfoundland, not even comedy 2CVs. The only time you'll see one is with Saint-Pierre/Miquelon plates; SPM is a tiny island off the coast of Newfoundland, but it's actually part of France, with French cars, Euros, a French MP and wonderful food.
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Mr Curly
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Heading west to Perf in late November, chaps. Ship meet? Lunch 23-25th?
Too much is going on around here - I've got full time work until Christmas, so at least there will be turducken on the table. Meanwhile, it's like a military operation getting everyone to their activities - and somehow I missed getting to watch Biggest bat the First XI from 6/176 to 7/290 and hit the winning runs against their local arch-rivals.
I'll be pleased when this cough has gone, and when my tax is done - and when we knock off the last 30 hours in the log book so we have a third driver in the house.
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Banner Lady
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B1.1 is beginning to look like he needs to be taught his way around a shaver. I expect his mother and I will not be much help here.
I suppose he can always tell his schoolmates he is doing Mo-vember, and he certainly looks very grown up with the neat mo forming on his upper lip but I do not even know what school policy is regarding face hair these days. Particularly as some faiths do not cut hair, and man braids, man buns and face stubble are now all considered cool.
It will probably be his liking for cadet training that forces any action to be taken. I am tempted to surreptitiously add a packet of shaving gear to his army kit....
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Originally posted by Mr Curly:
Heading west to Perf in late November, chaps. Ship meet? Lunch 23-25th?
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Prolly best to organise via FB. AP, Jimmy, and rexory don't seem to come on board much anymore. I think jugular is still away at that time, but we can check that out. And Celsti has been otherwise occupied with birth-giving and so forth, as far as I know.
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Evensong might see this, however. Are you around, cobber?
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Gee D
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Banner Lady, would his grandfather be any help?
He will need to be shaven for cadet camps - at least here they were and are. I can speak from uncomfortable experience in saying that razor and shaving foam are a bit awkward to manage particularly on the promotions camp at Singleton in August. Buy a cheap rechargeable electric for him and that will see him through. I did for Dlet. Would that they had existed in my day.
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Evensong might see this, however. Are you around, cobber?
Thanks for the heads-up. Lunch would be lovely. Eastern CBD suits me but I'm flexible for food.
(Celsti's been giving birth to people now?? Sheesh, what a crowd-follower...)
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Banner Lady
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Thanks GD. I have talked to TP who rightly says his dad and other grandfather need to be involved in whatever is purchased - but he concurs that your solution would be the easiest and safest for any sausage fingered acne prone youth.
At least he is not sausage fingered when it comes to weapons training, which is a relief. He may not be able to lace his boots well, but he is in the top 20% in marksmanship. Now its the other 80% I can worry about, given that more army personnel become casualties from training accidents than any other way.
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Lothlorien
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My grandson goes to a really truly Christian School, so I don't have to worry about cadets and sausage fingered adolescents. (Please note my sarcasm!!)
Actually, while I would not send my children to the school, I think they have done a good job with eldest grandson and the girls love it. Compared with pretty well any other school in the area, they are outstanding and have a good reputation. Just very strongly evangelical. Reports even have comments on spiritual development, Bible knowledge, child's ability to pray in public and so on.
Sport does not play the same part as at many other schools, although I note they are more than happy for grandson to bring them glory on sporting field with his abilities to excel in many sports.
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Welease Woderwick
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Going back up-thread a bit to shaving, I recall that I taught myself when the time came although I had watched dad and 2 elder brothers so I knew the theory well enough.
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Gee D
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Target practice at school used targets leaning against the embankment for the train line and of course live ammo. A cadet placed at each end would whistle when a train was about to pas, wave a red flag etc. No untoward incidents reported. But that was in the days when a lot of the boarders came from the country and were used to rabbit and fox shooting, and many of the rest of us had cousins on properties also. Good on him if he's a good marksman. I was much better than I was at either rugby or cricket, and although I have not fired a rifle in a good many years could probably still do well.
Blade and foam is not easy on camps, usually far too cold to want to stand around shaving with a razor. In my day, electrics were little known, let alone rechargeable battery models. And a blade was a single use Gillette with a wickedly sharp edge. Today's SMH had an advertising insert from a chain which sells electric shavers. Well under $50 will get a decent brand. I was not aware of father/another grandfather on the scene but of course they should be involved.
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Banner Lady
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GeeD, the father is a permanent invalid thanks to chronic drug abuse, and lives with his parents out in the country a couple of hours away. His saving grace is that he genuinely loves his kids, even if he is totally inept at most of life's responsibilities. We try to stay on speaking terms with everybody despite the estrangement from our daughter. This weekend's visit to the country has been cancelled because the boys dad is once more in hospital, so the purchase of a shaver may well devolve on to us anyway. B 1.1 is away on cadet camp again the weekend after this, but may get away without a shaver until Christmas.
Never crossed my mind I would one day be having to broker boys shaving purchases!
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Going back up-thread a bit to shaving, I recall that I taught myself when the time came although I had watched dad and 2 elder brothers so I knew the theory well enough.
I can't remember how I learned ... I was about 74 before I needed to though. I've just given it up again for a few months.
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... I was about 74 before I needed to though. ...
Wow, that long ago!
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Gee D
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Thank you BL - I was not aware of that very difficult domestic situation. Obviously his father should be involved if possible, but in his absence the support of both grandfathers sounds the way around it. Good luck.
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Well my daughter, husband and children are as I write mid air en route for home in the Far North of NZ. We had a wonderful time together back in the UK for youngest daughter's wedding.
My grandson is now speaking with a strong Kiwi accent which surprised (why I just don't know, because of course he would!)) and delighted us all. He also speaks Greek as his dad is a Greek New Zealander but not sure whether that accent is affected too... ![[Biased]](wink.gif)
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Possibly the accent is stronger at that end of the country. If he was living in Southland he would probably roll his r. I can usually pick a West Coaster (South Island) too, but I don't quite know how.
I am having finished planting 20 lavender plants along my driveway. This is one of the getting back to normal after the quakes things, which is the kind of life affirming stuff that gives me a lift. Actually it's better than it was before the quakes as the driveway itself has been replaced as well. Now going off to a pre-school market.
I love sunny Saturdays although we had a late frost this morning).
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... Now going off to a pre-school market...
Do you buy the schools or the kids? ![[Eek!]](eek.gif)
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Did your grandson order fush and chups?
Yes he did ask for "Chups"!
We also had great fun figuring out why an almost 3 year old would be talking about "beer"....he meant the teddy-bear
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Banner Lady
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Spring planting projects have made our courtyard a lovely place to walk through - and occasionally, when crazy busy life permits, to sit in. Still trying to source some pink woodland violets locally, with no success, but arranging some troughs of seaside daisies and violas to flank the low steps was one of TP's best ideas yet. Looks really lovely, and will stop small grandchildren from falling over the side.
Apricots and cherry plums are plumping up nicely - I hope there are no more severe hail storms between now and harvest time.
Apparently we don't have rainstorms any more, we have "rain events". The one predicted this week seems to have largely been a fizzer so far. But the garden is looking green and lush after a little light rain.
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Just dropping in to say "well done" to the Kiwi rugby team, and to wish you all the best in the coming hangover.
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Just dropping in to say "well done" to the Kiwi rugby team, and to wish you all the best in the coming hangover.
It's been very exciting and I'm happy to join in the national burst of affection, admiration and pride.
But I'll be glad when all news programmes, in all media are no longer AllBlacksAllBlacksAllBlacksAllBlacksAllBlacksAllBl........
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Banner Lady
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For the next 24 hours it will be FlemingtonFlemingtonFlemington over here with Melbourne Cup fever gripping us all. Yesterdays news is already forgotten. I have just spent the last 30 minutes trying to find a printable form guide to take to my mother in the nursing home and I am already over it. Lots of on-line links and loops and very little allowed to be printed from them.
She always loved horse racing, and is glued to all the Spring Carnival races on tv. Like the Queen, she would study the form guide each morning over breakfast. But I fear I have failed her today, apart from the most basic chart of who is running.
As for me, I will be ignoring the whole shindig as usual.
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Lothlorien
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Some good news to start the week. Son and girlfriend have announced their engagement. I have known officially for some weeks now. She is a lovely girl and has been a tremendous support to him. This was not something he had been seeking after, it just happened through meeting through mutual friends.
I am happy for them both.
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BL, I too ignore the Cup. Sometimes I have even fogotten all abou it.
As a child I used to watch the trotters at the Royal Easter Show with my grandmother. I was always sorry for the one who came last.
I aso remember that two horses died last year at cup festival.
Just not my scene at all.
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Congratulations Loth, your family deserves some good news. May it be a long and blessed relationship - they have a good start with you praying for them.
B1.1 missed cadets again last night because his leg wound has opened up again, with much weeping and bleeding. He said he just bent his knee to sit at school and the scar popped. By dinnertime the dressings put on at school were sodden and he and his mum were having trouble finding something absorbent to put on it. TP was getting impatient as the fish curry he had just cooked was on the table. I quickly dealt with the situation so we could all sit and eat in peace.
Afterwards, his mum decided to wash and strap the wound properly. She and B1.1 were both absolutely horrified to see I had used a sanitary napkin under the bandaging.
"You didn't!" they chorused.
I told them that as such sanitary items are used for the absorption of bodily fluids I didn't see what the fuss was about, and that if B1.1 was going to be in the army he would have to get used to using whatever was at hand that was fit for purpose. My parting shot was that he should be glad he didn't have a chronic nose bleed as I might have shoved a tampon up his nose!!!
(and no, I wouldn't really do that...)
[ 02. November 2015, 19:34: Message edited by: Banner Lady ]
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