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Piglet
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Originally posted by Galloping Granny:
... before I took to getting jumbo eggs ...
I was quite surprised at egg sizes when we crossed the Pond; in Newfoundland, eggs labelled "extra large" were so small they'd have been pushing it to be called "standard" in the UK, but at the farmers' market here in Fredericton I bought some "extra large" that looked as if they'd come from ostriches. ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
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Huia
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It's officially Christmas day here. Have a good one everybody, Survive.
I'm going to bed,
Huia
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bib
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Had a very moving Midnight Mass and saw Christmas in. Happy and joyful Christmas to all.
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Piglet
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Merry Christmas to all of you Down Under! ![[Smile]](smile.gif)
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alto n a soprano who can read music
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Gee D
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And a Happy Christmas from us to all of you.
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Lothlorien
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A happy Christmas to all from the foothills of the Blue Mountains where at least three days this week will be over 40.
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Galloping Granny
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With a full church at 9.30, and no minister, a senior elder got the service under way, and after no doubt a quick phone call, our interim minister arrived, apologised, and explained that nobody – that's nobody , had told him that the Christmas Day service was at 9.30 instead of ten o'clock.
Christmas Day is always pretty informal, and we have hitches in things like electronics occasionally so we're used to taking them in our stride.
After the service the children crowded round the crib to see the Baby Jesus – my 80-year-old life-size sleeping doll.
Son called me at 8 am to say that he was with his very sick wife at the hospital; she'd reacted badly to an antibiotic. So no family at church, and seeing no point in cooking the Christmas dinner, the kids and I lunched on the strawberries and ice-cream I'd brought for dessert. They'd had a gigantic Christmas Eve dinner put on by DiL's Mum the night before and weren't hungry.
Every Christmas Day is different. And yes, DiL is coming right.
GG
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Rowen
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Christmas love to you all..
From me, in Mallacoota, on vacation. No church back home today. Too remote, too many farmers... So I am free, happy and hot at the beach, with friends
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"May I live this day… compassionate of heart" (John O’Donoghue)...
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Tukai
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Originally posted by Galloping Granny:
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After the service the children crowded round the crib to see the Baby Jesus – my 80-year-old life-size sleeping doll.
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The baby Jesus at our service was a bit less than 80 years old: it was our 3 month old grandson. Though it was as part of the Nativity Play last Sunday. His oldest sister (aged 9) played Mary and capably kept him calm.
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Banner Lady
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After two weeks of paving and landscaping, we swept the sand in to the newly tessellated pattern of our courtyard at 1pm yesterday.It was hot work - the temperature was 30 degrees celsius. Had it looking beautiful and festive for the arrival of 17 family, then left to pick up my aged mother at 4pm. We had planned to eat under the shady pergola at 5pm. At 4.30pm I pulled in to our driveway with mum, the heavens opened and it hailed for 20 minutes. We couldn't even leave the carport. I have video of my grandchildren running inside carrying their carseats over their heads so they wouldn't get hit by ice. Marble sized balls of it were hammering down, and TP's fruit trees got shredded along with much of the fruit.
So plan B it was. We all crammed into the dining room and Christmas dinner was had. It will be a Christmas we will all remember thanks to the weirdass weather.
Later TP and I went to midnight mass at The Church with the Pond. MM and choir did a superb job and we both were greatly blessed by the beautiful music chosen. 4 more family events today mean we are now very weary indeed, with more tomorrow. Really really looking forward to the dogdays of summer and doing nothing!
Anyway, Merry Christmas to you and a blessed Christmas season despite all the unexpected curve balls of life!
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Emendator Liturgia
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Christmas 2017 will be one that will stand out in my mind for - well - ever. It was the first Christmas that I celebrated at Mass after my priesting in September.
First there was the 2pm Service of Holy Communion and Carols at Our Lady of the Rocks (North Rocks) on Thursday 22nd - best time to ensure maximum possible attendance. Had about 40 people there who all enjoyed the service.
Then at 7.30pm on Christmas Eve had the Sung Eucharist of he Nativity at the Community of Our Lady of Advent (Castle Hill). With three priests present we had a full squad of liturgical ministers with Celebrant, Deacon and Sub-Deacon. There were only two seats to spare so think we could classify it as a full-house!
Then on Christmas Day it was at early to be packed and leave at 9am to travel up to the township of Putty (which is half-way between Windsor and Singleton which equates to about a 110 minute journey) for the 11am Christmas Eucharist with the Community of Our Lady of the Valley. With the extra joy of having a Blessing of a Secular Marriage of two of the congregation (with a huge surprise for the 'brides' parents who didn't know that it was happening). A fantastic banquet meal was then shared by the 20 people present - so much food and wine flowing that we all stayed the night.
Given that for quite some time now our normal family Christmas lunch/dinner group has been only 4-5, being part of a much larger gathering was quite an experience - positively so. Quite looking forward to repeating the enjoyment in a years time! :-)
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Lothlorien
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Sounds wonderful with lots in attendance. Hot up that way. I was on southern ridge overthe river but on top above Wiseman's Ferry. The younger ones spent most of the time in the salt pool. Apart from eating that is.
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Gee D
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Huia the author forgot both you and the wine when this was written.
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Lothlorien
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If you want some heat, Zappa, you need to get on a Sydney flight tonight. My suburb, perhaps 2 km from Parramatta River as the crow flies, is forecast to be 40 ° C: here tomorrow , slightly cooler on Friday.
Richmond and Penrith are well over 40.
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Huia
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Originally posted by Gee D:
Huia the author forgot both you and the wine when this was written.
World famous on the Ship of Fools, but nowhere else ![[Waterworks]](graemlins/bawling.gif)
Thanks GeeD - must point this out to number 2 bro who lives in the US and was the original cause of my interest in huia. There is also a publishing imprint named Huia that specialise in NZ books.
I'm glad the article mentioned Hunt For the Wilderpeople . I really enjoyed that and sent the DVD to the US.
Yesterday the highest temp was 30c and today it was around 15 or 16c. I am having difficulty keeping up with the variations.
Huia
[ 28. December 2016, 09:49: Message edited by: Huia ]
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Huia
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I hope UltraC enjoys his visit to NZ. Apparently backpackers are avoiding Christchurch because it is so boring. I think they're wrong, but then I don't visit nightspots at all. Their absence doesn't worry me personally, but I do feel for the people running Backpacker accommodation who haven't had an easy time lately.
I remember UltraC was into cycling, he may be interested to know that an Adventure Park for mountain bikers has just opened here, if he is coming this way.
Huia
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Lothlorien
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Echoing your sentiments, Huia, for his visit.
Another hot day ahead here.My area had a top of 37 and 35 is forecast for today. I used aircon again last night but somehow bumped a control and while it worked, control kept flashing. I brought it out to table this morning and with glasses on could see it was timer light flashing. No idea how I did that as it is covered by the slide down cover on the control. Hopefully a bit cooler tomorrow.
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