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Lothlorien
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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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There are more pleasant ways to lose weight than like that, BL.
I watched very little of the Olympics and found the coverage woeful. Three channels devoted for 24 hours a day for two weeks. I rather liked the review in newspaper this week. Replays from the day before on any one channel at any time and ads on the other two simultaneously.
PS. Hope you are better now.
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Banner Lady
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Back to whatever passes for normal in our household, Loth. I notice that there have been some significant advances in meds and natural food sources for immunotherapy re cancer and leukemia lately. May all things hidden be revealed to those doing research, and may the drugs needed by so many soon be affordable to all. There must come a time in this century when we find a more humane way of treatment for ourselves. I hope I live to see the day. I imagine one day it will be a bit like looking back at the first syringes ever used and shuddering for the patients.
Today I get to have morning tea with someone who should be dead from ovarian cancer, her scan counts were so high. She rallied every Christian friend she had to pray before going in for an emergency hysterectomy. She has a severely handicapped son that she cares for, and needs to be around for his continued wellbeing. Even her surgeon does not understand the before and after scans, they are so remarkably clear. She just told him God gave her a leave pass. I share this, because sometimes it is nice to hear a happy story.
Of course it is not all over, and there are many more hurdles as she has other medical problems. I'm just glad that for now, like Miss M, the worst case scenario is not one of them. PTL.
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Originally posted by Banner Lady:
Today I get to have morning tea with someone who should be dead from ovarian cancer, her scan counts were so high. She rallied every Christian friend she had to pray before going in for an emergency hysterectomy. She has a severely handicapped son that she cares for, and needs to be around for his continued wellbeing. Even her surgeon does not understand the before and after scans, they are so remarkably clear. She just told him God gave her a leave pass. I share this, because sometimes it is nice to hear a happy story.
As someone who used to be very agnostic about the impact of prayer I so get this .. which of course means, for all actions have an opposite and equal ulterior motive ... I will be needing a prayer or two in coming weeks as at last I get a legal venue in which to fight my dismissal
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Gee D
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Starting now Zappa.
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Huia
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Best wishes Zappa,
Blast I was posting something, hit the wrong key and it poofed. Time to go to bed I think.
Tomorrow I am going to Wellington and it will be hard. I want to hibernate.
I will be off line until late Friday.
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Out of contact, but not out of thoughts.
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Huia
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Back again - he's in ![[Yipee]](graemlins/spin.gif) . Sorry, before I fill the page with just to note - my brother has now been assessed and moved into 24 hour care. I am so relieved. Every day I had been wondering whether I would be rung with a report of him wandering, or yelling at someone who was trying to help him. Now he will get the care he needs.
I want to sleep for a week. I will go back to help my sis-in-law empty his unit in a few weeks.
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The Intrepid Mrs S
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Yay! for all the Yay!, Huia
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Very good news Huia. You can now sleep soundly.
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Lothlorien
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That is good news , Huia. I hope he settles in well and that you can take time too to savour the relief of the decision.
I have some idea how you feel as a group of us is currently going through much the same with a good friend of ours. Not yet quite at that stage as your brother, but his friends are his family and he is going downhill fairly rapidly.
Sleep well.
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Glad to hear it, Huia - ![[Votive]](graemlins/votive.gif) that your brother settles well into his new environment, and gets all the help and treatment he needs.
Zappa, prayers still ascending.
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Banner Lady
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Lousy weather yesterday, but a lovely party was had to celebrate B4's engagement. I did have one heartstopping moment on the way to set up the venue. A ute came around a corner in front of me and fishtailed alarmingly all over the road in the wet. My car was filled with balloons, and the front passenger seat had a very elaborate and expensive chocolate confection sitting on it. My life did not flash before my eyes - but the vision of a windscreen splattered with cake and all the balloons floating into the ether was enough to make me take some sensible evasive action. I was most relieved to get all of the contents of the car - including me - to the venue intact.
A good time was had indeed.
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Huia – good news indeed. Know peace and the presence of the spirit, with you and with your brother.
And how is your sister-in-law in all this?
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Huia
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GG, I don't know if I explained, my oldest brother is single and this sis-in-law is the wife of my youngest brother (actually they are in the throes of divorcing, but she has said she is willing to continue with Enduring Power of Attorney). She is totally amazing, a human whirl-wind.
I am happy for her to continue in this role as she does have his best interests at heart and is on the spot. She does consult me if anything major comes up. My role (as I see it) is more in being his memory. I am planning a captioned photo book of our wider family to help him as his memory gets worse.
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Galloping Granny
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Sorry, Huia, I think I knew that, but mentioning your sister-in-law must have confused me.
Prayers and blessings for both of you.
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Mr Curly
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Extension History project handed in. Check.
English Extension 2 project handed in. Check.
Music composition handed in. check.
HSC Music performance done and dusted.
Now I can relax - there are only a few of those pesky exams to go in October! Oh, and Breakfast With The Boys, final assembly and Valedictory Dinner before that.
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Extension History project handed in. Check.
English Extension 2 project handed in. Check.
Music composition handed in. check.
HSC Music performance done and dusted.
Now I can relax - there are only a few of those pesky exams to go in October! Oh, and Breakfast With The Boys, final assembly and Valedictory Dinner before that.
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Gee D
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Originally posted by Mr Curly:
Extension History project handed in. Check.
English Extension 2 project handed in. Check.
Music composition handed in. check.
HSC Music performance done and dusted.
Now I can relax - there are only a few of those pesky exams to go in October! Oh, and Breakfast With The Boys, final assembly and Valedictory Dinner before that.
mr curly
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Lothlorien
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Mr Curly, that sounds very organised of him. My grandson is not as organised, I fear, but HSC is not the end of life as I tell him. Highly intelligent but little work done if he does not like subject etc, Tangled up with young love, but girlfriend is taking gap year next year, so A is muddled.No idea what he thinks he might do.
Well, pizza delivery supported my nephew for a year before he started his Masters, so there is always that. He is a steady, good driver. I pay him to do work here, usually when he needs more money than he has to buy girlfriend a present. Scrubbing balcony etc, that sort of thing.
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Mr Curly, that sounds very organised of him.
Not especially - but he has just managed to meet all the deadlines for submission of the major works without too much hoo-haa.
Hard to believe that in under 8 weeks, he'll be a former school student.
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Latchkey Kid
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Despite having the same view of prayer, I am praying for you, Zappa, and wondering how the fight is going.
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Zappa
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Despite having the same view of prayer, I am praying for you, Zappa, and wondering how the fight is going.
D Day next week - all submissions, witness statements etc now lodged and the tribunal no doubt ready and rearing to go.
All prayer much appreciated - warm fuzzies, indulgences ... perhaps not bribes but pretty much anything else!
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You're on!
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Latchkey Kid
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Hi Loth,
I am taking an enforced break from chaplaincy and managing the technical side of my chaplaincy academy after a heart attack and quadruple bypass surgery. I have loitered here infrequently. I have a kerygmania question I will post soon.
My house church ended and I am probably going to join my local uniting church. They will then become the sponsoring church for my spiritual care practice at our new hospital.
My elder son is moving to Sydney so I may be able to get to a Sydney meet, if one happens.
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Welcome back, Latchkey Kid, and wishing you a speedy and complete recovery.
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Lothlorien
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May your healing be complete and swift and arrangements for new church etc also go well.
You may read of a friend sliding down into dementia and Alzheimers. You have met him.
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Huia
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Zappa Will be thinking of you especially next Monday as I fly up to Wellington again.
Latchkey Kid I hope you can take the tme to rest and recover.
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Zappa, may you know the presence of the Spirit at all times.
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Tired. Spent 11 hours at the hospital yesterday with my 98 yr old mum, waiting for an X-ray to be done on her foot. One of the other nursing home residents stood up from the dining table too quickly, passed out and landed on my mother, who happened to be walking past behind him. It was a busy Monday with many trauma cases coming in, so everything non-life threatening just kept getting bumped down the list. No room left in the waiting area, so we got left in corridors, sitting on the floor. I had to beg for help every time she needed to go to the toilet, as she could not walk at all. If I hadn't been there asking, she just would have been left, like several other distressed elderly and confused people waiting to be seen all day.
The staff were kind, but overwhelmed. I have every respect for those juggling so much. I am glad the x-rays showed no breaks, but today she is in deep shock, as much from the hospital experience as from the accident. Yes, very tired.
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Lothlorien
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Hospital emergency areas are places best avoided if possible. I hope your mum feels better after some decent sleep and that her foot heals well. All probably made worse by the suddenness of the accident.
Oh dear, just saw the comment about sitting on the floor. ![[Frown]](frown.gif) ![[Mad]](angryfire.gif)
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Good to have you back LKK, and glad you've come through the severe health issues.
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Read and prayed through: quite a lot needed.
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Poor Banner Mum - hope her foot mends very soon.
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After 3 days bedrest, Banner Mum is now at least able to hobble to and from the bathroom. She is one determined lady, I will give her that. Definitely 98 and not out.
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LKK
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Lothlorien
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An early start to my day here. Compulsory, annual inspection of front door and smoke alarm, scheduled to start at 7:00 am.
As I hate not being up and dressed to open door , I was of course wide awake at 4:00 am.
However, door checked and smoke alarm tested and both passed. That was at 7:24.
Front door is heavy fire door with a handle and also key lock. It has to shut tight when released and no pressure to shut is applied. It pays to comply with arranged times. A special inspection would cost me several hundred dollars. A great incentive to comply!
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We have rental income from my late mother-in-law's flat, one in a block of 11. It was good to learn when they had their smoke/fire alarms checked last week that ours was one of three that had functioning alarms.
Also good to meet my excellent agent face-to-face for the first time, and the young woman tenant. Soon after she and her partner moved in the partner lost his job, but she continued to pay her share of the rent, while he has found work and is paying arrears as fast as he can.
We had a good tenant for some years but the following one lost his job soon after he took over, and had to move out.
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Lothlorien
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There are more owners than tenants here, although the area is close to several big shopping centres, a couple of smaller areas which have strong ethnic populations so lots of different shops. Close to several train stations and on several bus routes. It is 15 years old, well built and solid. It was built by a family company which is still building but more retirement homes, and was originally serviced apartments. It is a mix of two, three and one bedroom places and is built in a rectangle. Apartments are built around the outside of the rectangle and each floor has open gardens inside. The place is fairly quiet with little noise even from the roof garden which is popular for family groups. There is a good view of the Bridge but no water views. Close to the parks along the river.
I sound like a real estate agent. It has been a good buy financially appreciating considerably in the time since I bought it.over 50%. Obviously I would have to sell to realise that appreciation.
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... I sound like a real estate agent ...
I was thinking just that; estate agents have been very much on our minds over the last wee while. ![[Roll Eyes]](rolleyes.gif)
At least with a patter like that, if you do want to sell, you won't have to pay someone to do the blurb for you ... ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
eta: you forgot to add "chiefly south-facing"*
* I suppose in Australia, it should be "chiefly north-facing". ![[Killing me]](graemlins/killingme.gif)
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Indeed it is 'north facing' when in the cooler climes of the antipodes, but 'south facing' is far more attractive north of that point, which I think is about Lismore, where four seasons becomes two (hot summer and cool summer ![[Cool]](cool.gif) ) .
Real estate agents north of that imaginary border tend to hide the fact that the house is 'north facing': that would suggest that the house was hot.
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Around here, south facing houses are preferred as that leaves the kitchens and casual living areas facing north and getting the sun. Those areas usually give out onto the pool and outside decks, terraces etc, making the house easier to live in most of the year. Air-conditioning deals with the worst summer days.
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Our house is south facing, so our living areas face north.
For LKKspouse all our houses must have a view, so we are on one of the two hills in town. We don't have a/c but we can open the house up to get cross breezes. On really hot days our downstairs extension is built into the hill and remains many degrees cooler.
I think we have two seasons, but the local Aboriginals reckon there are six seasons.
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Latchkey Kid
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The Wizardist Little Uniting Church gave me membership today.
When I asked about formalities that was something they hadn't thought much about. Even the treasurer and his wife who is doing the four month and 12 month reviews of the new husband and wife pastoral team said they had not had a formal rite of acceptance. I think they will now work one out for us. I would like my hospital chaplaincy formally to be seen as part of the work of church. I might then get some supervision and a sounding board.
It is such a friendly church. I couldn't ask for more.
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