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Lothlorien
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Son is home from hospital, rather bruised and sore Now begins the task of tuning the device to his needs. It can take two days for changes to take effect so it can be a long process finding the tuning needed. He thanks all for prayers.
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Welease Woderwick
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Prayers continuing, Loth.
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Banner Lady
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Rowen has progressed to her private rehab digs, and I suspect shall soon be back to leaping over tall mountains in a single bound.
Meanwhile my eldest grandson is preparing to be pushed out of a plane this weekend. It was suggested we might like to take a celebratory picnic to the landing zone and watch.
I cannot think of anything worse than watching my grand-babies survive a near death experience. Fortunately I am away this weekend on a mission trip. Sometimes I seriously wonder about my family.... ![[Disappointed]](graemlins/disappointed.gif)
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Rowen
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Friends, my thanks for your birthday wishes and prayers. Yesterday I moved to a lovely hospital- very motel- like in its structure and processes. I am most comfortable.
Everyone is pleased at my excellent progress. I am content about this! Soon, indeed back to leaping across snow and ice in a single bound...,
Prayers for Loth.
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Lothlorien
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Thank you Rowen and prayers too for your continued recovery. DIL's mum should be home from rehab tomorrow. Second knee reconstruction after both were done togther fifteen years ago. This was just one.
Son is making slow progress. Now known in family as guy with burning buttocks. He judges his progress by the heat each morning. ![[Ultra confused]](graemlins/confused2.gif)
I saw a scan of his lower back yesterday. Amazing. Several screws and bits of artificial spinal joints and a large box with leads coming from it to pain sources. All inside him. He tells me the back higher up looks much the same but without the implant.
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Piglet
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Glad to hear things are going well, Rowen and also Loth's son (and his buttocks ![[Eek!]](eek.gif) ).
Banner Grandson - you're completely barmy, but good luck! ![[Overused]](graemlins/notworthy.gif)
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Huia
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An article in The Press is full of how disappointing it is that Christchurch missed out on snow, despite the temperatures being low enough. Twits - some of us, me in particular, are really happy about it.
Huia - Not a snow bunny.
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Welease Woderwick
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I'm completely with you on that Huia - nasty cold, wet stuff!
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Piglet
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Snow is a commodity without which I can do very nicely. ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
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Welease Woderwick
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...and this from the woman who lives in Canada, the Land of the Permafrost!
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Huia
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YaY, the Metrological Service stuffed up again - forecast was for sleet and driving wind. Reality was a bright, clear winter's day without much wind. The Peninsula may have copped some of it, and the East Coast of the North Island definitely did, as they have power cuts due to lines being blown down. Emergency workers have been pulled in from other areas to help.
Rain is forecast for tomorrow, and the whole province could benefit from that. Record low temperatures are expected further south.
I have put another duvet on the bed and Georgie-Porgy and I are going to snuggle.
Tomorrow I'm going to review my blankets to see if I can give some more to the City Mission. Some people will be doing it tough with these kind of temperatures.
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Galloping Granny
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Not as cold in this city as further south, nor as persistently wet. But I was missing my bush walks – until I remembered I once had thermals. Yay! Here they are! Snugly clad, I had a great walk and enjoyed listening to the risen water in the stream.
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Banner Lady
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All well at Chez Banner...the skydive had to be postponed (I am hoping indefinitely) as B1.1's dad was too sick to go. I had a great time visiting churches along the NSW South Coast where the smell of salt air and wood fires mingled pleasantly. Met some lovely people. Stayed in an amazingly arty holiday home overlooking the surf at Guerrilla Bay. I have no idea why a place that is so beautiful should be called that. Made me realise how long it is since I have woken up to the sound of kookaburras. Good to be back in my own studio though - even though it is a tad colder outside.
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Tukai
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Some of the place names in popular resort areas have been changed over the years by real estate agents. For example, a few km away from Guerilla Bay is the nice beach village now called Malua (which means "tomorrow" in Fijian, with overtones of Spanish "manana"). But I can remember that before the developers moved in it was called Mosquito Bay!
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Clarence
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Glad to know you are doing better Rowen!
As a Qlder, snow is something that is fascinating, and other. Years in UK taught me that it is cold, wet and often grey and yucky in city streets, but the fascination remains.
But I'm off to NZ next week, and may need more thermal wear. I love the NZ MetService, which not only gives the weather, but tells how many layers and when weather proof is required
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Piglet
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According to Environment Canada, it's going to be 30° here tomorrow.
Would you like my spare 10 degrees?
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Huia
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quote:
Originally posted by Clarence:
But I'm off to NZ next week, and may need more thermal wear. I love the NZ MetService, which not only gives the weather, but tells how many layers and when weather proof is required
If the wind is a nor'easterly (the Beasterly easterly)in Christchurch I always add another layer on top of their suggestion. A hat is often a good idea too, in fact I have a thin merino beanie which I cover with a possum and merino beanie. -4 overnight here, but a nor'westerly tomorrow ![[Yipee]](graemlins/spin.gif) and temperature up to a balmy 10c.
I hope you enjoy your time over here, Clarence - remember the South Island has better scenery than the North, not that I'm biased or anything
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Piglet
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quote:
Originally posted by Huia:
... I have a thin merino beanie which I cover with a possum ...
Doesn't the possum mind?
edited for coding bollocks
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Huia
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oops, that should have been possum fur and merino wool.
Piglet, in NZ the only good possum is a dead one, preferably with its fur knitted into a possum and merino beanie, scarf or gloves (it needs to be mixed so it can be spun, the fur alone would not be long enough to knit easily.).
Possums were imported from Australia, (where they are native and protected) to develop a fur industry here, but they predate on native birds, which are vulnerable because they had few predators before NZ was settled. In addition possums have no natural enemies, so they thrive.
Farmers hate them too as they are a vector for bovine tuberculosis.
As you can tell I have strong feelings about the little pests. I'll get off my soapbox now ![[Hot and Hormonal]](icon_redface.gif)
Huia
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Lothlorien
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Info in addition to what Huia has said. Their fur is extremely warm as each filament, if that is the right word, is hollow so traps the heat. It makes very warm garments and I have made scarves and hats from it. There are firms in NZ who specialise in making clothing, especially underwear from it, usually mixed with some merino. The mix is good for strength as merino wool is made from a long staple of fleece where possum is very short. Pure possum yarn would not be strong enough on its own for garments.
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Sioni Sais
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Does Fiji count as down under? Congratulations on your first Olympic medal of any kind, a gold in the men's Rugby sevens.
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Piglet
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quote:
Originally posted by Arleigh:
And then there's these.
How did I manage to get to the ripe old age of 54 without knowing about those? ![[Killing me]](graemlins/killingme.gif)
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I'm having a very odd few weeks, caused by a tragic event in our family.
At the beginning of March my sister married the man of her dreams. It had taken her until the age of 50 to find him, and they'd been together for a bit over two years before the wedding. On July 25th he headed off to work as usual, but died of a massive heart attack while waiting for his train to arrive. They had been married for 142 days! 😢
She lives in Sin City, so it was a matter of rapidly organising a chunk of leave and booking flights etc. She has no children, and my other sister who lives up here went overseas two days after the funeral, so she asked me to stay on and provide some moral support.
I'm currently staying in my travelling sister's house an hour north of Sydney. My days are a mixture of walks on the beach, helping a new widow deal with horrible in-laws and create the beginnings of a new normal, sharing memories, and driving up and down the freeway. Not quite what I envisaged for my holidays this year, but very grateful that I can be here. (And somewhat at a loose end sometimes now that the new normal includes a return to work some days for little sis.)
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Welease Woderwick
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Tragic indeed - ![[Votive]](graemlins/votive.gif) for them both and for the situation.
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Oh how very, very sad. Prayers for your sister and for your ability to support her. ![[Tear]](graemlins/tear.gif)
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Damn CB, that sux.
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Piglet
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Oh CB, that really is awful. Prayers ascending for you, your sister and for the soul of your brother-in-law. May he rest in peace and rise in glory.
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Banner Lady
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![[Frown]](frown.gif)
Rowen will be wending her way homeward early this week, providing she doesn't have any further interesting allergic reactions to meds. Hopefully the weather will stay as nice as it has been the last few days for her drive home. Spring is certainly in the air.
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Welease Woderwick
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Rowen - wishing you a safe journey and a speedy recovery...
...but, as I said before, pace yourself and rush back in too fast!
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Huia
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Ongoing prayers for both CB and Rowen.
Huia
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Gee D
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Travel well and safely Rowen, take things as easy as you can on your return to the Alps.
And prayers for CB, her family and the soul of her BIL.
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Huia
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Difficult times. I've posted on the Prayer thread.
Huia
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Lothlorien
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Originally posted by Huia:
Difficult times. I've posted on the Prayer thread.
Huia
for you at this time, Huia.
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Galloping Granny
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Originally posted by Huia:
Difficult times. I've posted on the Prayer thread.
Huia
Huia , can't find it.
But anyway.
Arohanui.
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Huia
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Sorry, I was a bit discombobulated and having difficulty stringing words together. I wrote out the post then didn't hit Add reply
Maybe I should take to strong drink - it couldn't make me less coherent
I have now posted on the prayer thread asking for prayers for G, my oldest brother.
Huia
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Galloping Granny
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Originally posted by Huia:
Sorry, I was a bit discombobulated and having difficulty stringing words together. I wrote out the post then didn't hit Add reply
Maybe I should take to strong drink - it couldn't make me less coherent
I have now posted on the prayer thread asking for prayers for G, my oldest brother.
Huia
Was it he who was recently back for a visit?
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Lothlorien
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Miss M has been in remission several months now from the leukaemia. A couple of weeks ago she complained of aching joints which she also had at the time of original diagnosis.
Lots more tests. Cause of aches and pains unknown, but we have the all clear of a relapse. Whew! I live with the tension of a new tumour with my sister, first diagnosed with breast cancer in 1997, but definitely did not want Miss M to be ill again.
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Galloping Granny
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Originally posted by Lothlorien:
Thank you.
Miss M is always in my prayers
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Lothlorien
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Thank you to all who pray. This is a horrible insidious disease. She will continue tests for many years, even when there are no little scares like this one.
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Huia
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Loth, that's worrying, I'm glad she got an all clear.
GG - No that was the middle one. The oldest lives in Naenae in a unit at a Methodist eldercare village.
My sister-in-law, L (wife of the youngest), who has Glenn's Enduring Power of Attorney has arranged for him to go into respite care in the 24/7 unit for a week, which may give us some idea of how he might cope if he went there. It all feels very tenuous as he's only 65 and it seems that the Governmental regulations require a lot more red tape due to his (relatively) young age.
Thank God L has the skills to be able to cope with all the agencies involved. She is far better at this kind of stuff than I am, which is why I was happy for her to have the EPA.
Huia
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Banner Lady
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Have just spent the last few days quarantined in my studio with a stomach bug.
People left me alone to watch Olympics day and night while doing crafty things and losing a little weight.
I may need to catch tummy bugs more often!!!!
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Originally posted by Lothlorien:
Thank you to all who pray. This is a horrible insidious disease. She will continue tests for many years, even when there are no little scares like this one.
Many prayers from here too from one who understands the need for constant vigilance and testing.
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