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Hi Judith. I just did a short post yesterday. You haven't missed me today! Glad to be able to pray for you and also Linda and Marilyn. How wonderful that you used to host Japanese students. That would have been a great experience for you and for them. Oh, I am also glad you enjoyed the photos. My little white dog, Archie, has the nickname 'Smiley' because he does smile a lot! The little brown dog is called Jasper and he and Colin are very cheeky. Both make me laugh every day.
Marilyn, the power of our minds when changing our lives is crucial to harness for sure.
Linda, the apron sounds like a great pattern. I would love to see it one day. I hope you find the material you need for your ornaments. A friend made me a tiny wreath for our caravan door. I will show you that when it's in place. I am kind of waiting till December to 'decorate'. Lol!
I am working on 40 Christmas cards and got another step done today. I really need to get them done and addressed/stamped etc. Time is marching!1 -
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That's true, Marilyn. I always told my kids and students that no experience is wasted as long as you learn something from each one.
We're packing up to move tomorrow. I may be out of touch for a couple of days as we will be free camping and signal might be non-existant. We are going into remote wilderness area . We'll wind up at a place called Strahan for 2 weeks, where I will probably have signsl, but just in case I 'go missing' from here it will be due to signal issues most likely. I'll attemp to log in anyway! And I'll keep praying for you all. Xx1 -
If you are interested about Strahan, you can read about it here:
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We did some Christmas shopping at the fabric store for material for gifts. They had a huge sale on most of the things I needed so I was feeling like I got an early Christmas present.
I had a good wellness doctor appointment
for Medicare today. I still need to get a few more vaccinations and a mammogram.
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Susan, thank you for the link you shared of where you are going next. Will miss you but wish you an awesome trip to the next places you visit! Safe Travels my friend, my prayers go with you.
Linda, glad you were able to do some Christmas shopping. Praying it doesn’t get too cold for you as the cold front moves in.
Marilyn, I so agree with your last post. Thanks for sharing.
It’s late here so off to bed. Good Night All 😴🛌🙏❤️0 -
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Just a quick check in before we get on the road. Will hopefully have a signal and more time to chat tomorrow. Xx1
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Susan - the pictures are gorgeous where you are going. I imagine it is even more beautiful in person. Have safe travels and we look forward to seeing more of your trip and hearing what exciting things you are learning when you have coverage.
Marilyn - Dogs are so special. When I had a dog I felt like they would understand what I was feeling and saying as they gazed into my eyes. They have an unconditional love if you treat them kindly.
We had a busy medical day today. My husband saw the same doctor I saw yesterday and got his flu shot. I saw the eye doctor and got my tetnus shot. My eye doctor said my eyes look very healthy and I only had a small change in my prescription. My cataracts are about the same and since they do not bother me, she is not suggesting surgery yet. We also had a holiday party in person with my Bible study group that usually meet via zoom. We exchanged presents since it is hard to know what the weather will be in December so we combined Thanksgiving with Christmas. We drew names for presents and my friend who lives in Grand junction but was not able to come to the party sent her gift with me to take to the party. It was a great surprise to discover at the party that she had put someone else's name on the present but it was for me and she did not want me to know. The present was beautifully wrapped and I was admiring it so much as we brought it over here and now it is mine. She is very sneaky!
It is heavy sweater weather but it will continue to get colder until Friday when we will have snow. I am going to stay inside and keep warm most of that day. 💨🥶1 -
We're set up at Waratah. It is absolutely beautiful here. And it has free Wifi which is slow and drops out, but it's possible to connect! 😀
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More beautiful pictures Susan. I see there are mountains where you are too. I am glad you have Wi-fi where you are.
Judith - I hope you had a good rest and your swelling has lessened. Does ice help with the swelling?
I went to the dentist to have my chipped tooth checked out. It actually was not my tooth but part of the filling that had broken off on the outside of the tooth. They were able to grind off the excess and it feels fine now. They did not charge me it so I have had a good day! The rest of the day will be spent on making the apron and getting groceries for Thanksgiving tomorrow.
I hope you are all having good days. I am so thankful for your friendships and the wisdom and support I feel from you all. I feel we are truly a spiritual family.2 -
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That was a good thing about the treatment of your tooth, Linda. Happy Thanksgiving. Funny about the mountains. I just like them so take pictures of them as so much country is flat! We are in some mountains now though.
Marilyn, yes!
Judith, I am sorry to hear about your facial swelling. I hope a good rest overnight did help. 🙏🩷
Waratah was cold overnight. We are parked right near a dam where Platypus live and at dusk, we saw about 12 break the surface of the water. We had never seen that before! My camera had died so no photos, but you wouldn't have been able to see much. They are quick and you just get glimpses. The photo I posted yesterday is their home.
We're off to explore a little today.
A platypus figurine
They also have a waterfall here. The pretty yellow flower in this photo is a rampaging weed though.
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Happy Thanksgiving to all who are celebrating today. 🥗🦃 I believe Thanksgiving was earlier this month for my northern friends. Does Australia celebrate a similar holiday for counting blessings? Thanksgiving is pretty specific to the pilgrims and Indians here. I have my ham and fruit salad done and will work on the green bean casserole and mashed potatoes closer to the time we leave. We will be eating at 3:30 in hopes of getting home before the snow gets very heavy. My daughter-in-law is doing the turkey, sweet potatoes, and dessert.
I finished the trial apron yesterday but ran out of bias binding for the edges of the seams so it is not complete. I was missing about 6 inches. I did not have time to go get more last night but wil see if I have some at the other house to before I buy more. It took a lot longer then I thought. I had to bind all the seams and raw edges. I will see if I can take a picture when it is completed.
Glenn is out running over all the fallen leaves with the lawn mower. I try to break up the leaves so it breaks into compost to add to the nutrients for the grass. I was afraid he might hurt his shoulder but he said it was fine. The mower pushes itself along she hd did not have to push much except for turning corners.
I count all of you as my blessings as I think of all that God has given to me. I am so rich in things most people would not call riches but I am putting my treasures in heaven and not on earth!1 -
Happy Thanksgiving to all celebrating. Australia has no such gratitude day but I always celebrate in my mind. Memories of Thanksgiving with friends and family always come back.
We're moving on today so this is just a beief check in. I should have more tine for visiting tomorrow. God bless you all.1 -
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Hood thought, Marilyn. Sometimes we push ourselves to be TOO busy.
We arrived at Strahan and are settled into a caravan park right next to Macquarie Harbour. It was clear yesterday but we have rain for the weekend. Here is a photo of us driving to Strahan and our first glimpse of the ocean to the West of Tasmania.
Linda, I am sure your apron turned out well. Are you happy with it?
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Susan - I like the look of the apron but it was very thin material so it was hard to go around the edges with the bias tape. I have heavier material to use for the actual aprons which I hope will make things better.
Marilyn - another good thought. I fill my day up with plans in the morning then when I do not get it all done, I feel like I didnot accomplish much. In reality, I accomplished quite a bit but my plans were too ambitious.
We had a nice time with our Thanksgiving dinner although it was a little small since not all the family was there. My D-I-L made a wonderful pumpkin cheesecake that was sugar free so Glenn could eat it and we brought some home to eat later. Today was beans and ham from the ham that we took on Thursday. I made cornbread and had a big salad to round out the meal. We have leftovers for tomorrow also.
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So sorry I missed all my Friends here Celebrating Thanksgiving 🇺🇸 Hope you all had a most Blessed Thanksgiving with your Family and Friends!
Susan, your travels have taken you to some beautiful places, your pictures of the places are gorgeous, loved the mountains and waterfalls. So beautiful, thank you for sharing. So glad you are in a region that has access to WIFI
Linda, so glad you had good reports on your medical appointments, great you don’t need the surgery and so happy no charge for chipped filling you had on your tooth. How’s the apron coming along? Is it finished? I smiled reading about gift exchange with your Bible Group and finding out the gift you were taking for your friend as she couldn’t be there turned out to be your name that was drawn. I can almost see you admiring the gift looking so pretty and then the look of amazement only to find out it was all
yours! 😄
Marilyn, thank you for all the awesome picture quotes you have been sharing all these days I have been away. Thank you for sharing.
I started posting yesterday the 24th and now it’s the 25th. I will come back and post in the threads later today; hope you enjoy the Devotional and the other posts I shared.
I still have some swelling but it has gone down in some areas but increased in others. Some days I just didn’t feel strong enough to be here. I started out posting my Nutrition and Fitness and said Hi to main group and then couldn’t do anything further! Sorry all that I missed being here and posting. Thanks for your understanding! ❤️🤗 will say Good Night 😴 God Bless from BC Canada! 🇨🇦1 -
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It is snowing tiny flakes this morning. It is overcast again and 18F degrees. We plan to put up the Christmas tree today. We spent last night moving furnature and cleaning up the living room so we have enough room to put it up. We will be here in Denver for Christmas so I am not sure we will put up a tree in our Grand Junction house. Tomorrow we go back to Grand Junction so we have lots to do today. I am washing clothes, folding them and getting ready to pack as well as getting together with a friend for lunch. Tomorrow we will to to morning church to help my friend get her computer set up so she can join our zoom Bible study then leave to get to Grand Junction for the 4pm service. I pray that the roads over the mountain as clear. They will probably have more snow there then we have here.
Judith - we love to here from you any time you feel like it. We know you want to be here but you are the best judge of how much you are able to do. The practice apron did get done and I showed it to my D-I-L and she approved. She can be a little picky so I wanted to make sure she liked it before I actually made one for her. I have two pieces of material that I will be working on to make two aprons and will deliver them on Christmas so I have a little while to do it.
Susan - for a second I thought Colin was not being careful going around a corner on the wrong side of the road in your picture but then I realized that we are the strange ones who drive on the right side of the road. It is all what you get used to I guess.
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Linda, I will be praying for you for safe travels to your service at 4pm. We are very cold here but no snow, except in higher elevations there is snow. But in my immediate area no snow. It’s 36 degrees Fahrenheit in my area tonight. So cold 🥶 please stay warm Linda! So glad the apron turned out, it will be nice for your daughter in law to receive one at Christmas.
It’s late so calling it a night. In closing here is a little update: I am finally starting to feel some better: even though my face is still swollen it is showing some improvement! Praise God! Thank you for your kind comments and all your prayers!
Marilyn, Insay a hearty amen to your quote shared!
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We did have a safe trip over the mountain. There was only one spot with ice on the road where the sun did not shine on it but otherwise mostly dry roads. We left earlier than we expected since my appointment at 10 was sick and was not able to get together. This meant that we got here to grand Junction earlier so we were able to unpack the truck and put things away before we went to 4pm church. It was good to see our friends again after being in Westminster for 10 days. We had a leaders meeting after church so we finally got home just a little while ago. I need to put the sheets back on the bed that I washed before we left and then it is sweet dreams for me.
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Dear Judith, we do understand about hsving to conserve your energy and know you do what you can to be here. I do hopw abd praybthe swelling stops. Any surgery causes swelling, especially if it involves bones, I have found. They have done so much with your face, I am not surprised this is happening. Take care of you. Have you hears about the story of only having so many 'spoons' to use in a day? If not I will find it for you. Yes, things have changed since we travelled in 2017/18. Most caravan parks seem to offer their guests unlimited Wifi on site. It's a welcome perk of paying the site and amenity fees.
Linda, I get it now, about the apron bri g such a thin material. You are so wise to have had a practice run. I hope the actual fabric is much easier to work with. Loved hearing about your Thanksgiving 🩷
Marilyn, waving to you! 👋
We're having a camp day today. I groomed and trimmed up the dogs a little. We did some washing. Col rang to find out about the train trip in Queenstown but we may not be able to go as it is not dog friendly. It is a lot more affordable than the harbour cruise being $45 per head, but we are still baulking at that. We'd rather save our dollars for fuel, food and accommodation. You can only do so much on pensions! Lol! We're still having a great time.
Wild growing daisies at the Pioneer Cemetery outside Zeehan
A native wildflower, the White Flag Iris. Also at the Pioneer Cemetery outside Zeehan.
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Susan - lovely flowers - we are not seeing flowers like that here in the COLD Northern Hemisphere!
I got up early (at least to me) to take the car to the garage and have the brakes checked. We were having fluid drain out near the back tire and we got a message that our brake fluid was low so we assumed it was leaking brake fluid. We got great news from the dealership that it is not brake fluid but condensation from the muffler. He did not charge us anything and we felt very relieved that we did not have to pay a lot of money to get something fixed. He said with our older car, it is normal for the brake fluid to go down just with normal wear and tear.
I am doing school work today. We are starting a new semester and there are a few who still owe me some recommendations, transcripts, etc. I have the unpleasant job of telling them that they can not register for any more classes until these items are in. A lot of the students are in the full-time ministry and have a lot on their schedules which may be more important than getting paperwork in to me.1 -
Oh how I dreaded having to deliver messages like that when teaching, Linda. You have my empathy. Glad your car was not a problem after all. Yes, your flowers would all be hibernating while ours are coming into bloom.
Thank you for the persistency thought, Marilyn.
Thinking of you, Judith.
We have a leaky water valve in the van so have to get on the road to a bigger town to find a replacement. More later perhaps.
Henty Sand Dune near Strahan.
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Evening Hello,
Thank you all for your understanding. Appreciate your prayers. My face is about the same.
Susan, You are right with 6 surgeries removing disease and reconstruction no wonder the swelling in the mouth lips and face. It seems more pronounced this time than my last surgeries. About the Spoons you asked me if I had read it, was it a poem or a story, to answer your question, I have never heard of it but would love to see it if you are able to post. Thank you. The flowers are beautiful, and the Sand Dunes, thanks for posting and sharing here. You mentioned a leak in your caravan, hope it’s not too serious and you can get it repaired quickly.
I need to read Linda’s and Marilyn’s post then will be back to reply!1
