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[Darkpool]

Outstanding! Here's hoping he's right.

[Carol She's So Novel꧁꧂]

Melissa wrote: "Good news everyone!! my Nan has had her cancer surgery and the surgeon called us and said that he believes that he got all the cancer cells. However, he is waiting for official confirmation from te..."

Yes warm wishes for your Nan's recovery!

[Carol She's So Novel꧁꧂]

& I decided not to go to Auckland. On Friday night we had hot dogs, made with very cheap & nasty weiners.

I was up most of Friday night with dry horrors & generally feeling unwell. We are assuming there was large amounts of MSG in the weiners. I can cope with small amounts but not large. Fortunately my husband was only very thirsty.

I have to be more careful reading labels.

Edit; so although I was OK by yesterday afternoon, I decided not to go anywhere.

[Deborah]

What lovely news!

As to the flag fiasco, if Key hadn't tried so hard to control the outcome he might have got what he wanted. The foolishness of voting on the new flag before establishing that one was wanted is beyond belief (and wasted money). A lot of people I know who voted opted to keep the old flag just because they were annoyed at being 'told' what to do and not being allowed to see all the possibilities as P.D.R. spoke of.

[Lesley]

Melissa wrote: "Good news everyone!! my Nan has had her cancer surgery and the surgeon called us and said that he believes that he got all the cancer cells. However, he is waiting for official confirmation from te..."

Echoing everyone's sentiments, Melissa. Hoping for the best outcome for Nan.

[Lesley]

Darkpool (protesting GR censorship) wrote: "Outstanding! Here's hoping he's right."

Haven't seen you around for simply ages, Darkpool. Good to know you're still keeping an eye on the group! :)

[Lesley]

Carol ♔ Typo Queen! ♔ wrote: "& I decided not to go to Auckland. On Friday night we had hot dogs, made with very cheap & nasty weiners.

I was up most of Friday night with dry horrors & generally feeling unwell. We are assuming..."

Pity. You could have taken the opportunity to 'hear' Lady in the Van had you gone to Auckland. Hope you are both feeling better now.

[Lesley]

Deborah wrote: "What lovely news!

As to the flag fiasco, if Key hadn't tried so hard to control the outcome he might have got what he wanted. The foolishness of voting on the new flag before establishing that one..."

Ditto everything you are saying about the flag fiasco, Deborah. Total waste of time and money for the country.

[Carol She's So Novel꧁꧂]

Ella's Gran wrote: " Carol ♔ Typo Queen! ♔ wrote: Pity. You could have taken the opportunity to 'hear' Lady in the Van had you gone to Auckland. Hope you are both feeling better now.

If I had gone up I would have gone to one of the NZ films. & my husband woke up fine. :)


"Deborah wrote: "What lovely news!

As to the flag fiasco, if Key hadn't tried so hard to control the outcome he might have got what he wanted. The foolishness of voting on the new flag before estab..."

I think the biggest mistake was not having a flag specialist or at least a graphic designer on the committee.

& good news - my neighbour has a kitten. The picture she put up on FB was of a happy & confident looking kitten - probably Russian Blue.

[Deborah]

ooooh! That sounds a lovely kitten *wishful*

No, Deborah - you can't have a kitten! You have six cats already!

Um.....perhaps John Key could have set about leaving a real legacy instead of relying on a new flag - some useful legislation, perhaps? For actual New Zealanders....or am I being simply too, too silly?

[Carol She's So Novel꧁꧂]

Deborah wrote: "ooooh! That sounds a lovely kitten *wishful*

No, Deborah - you can't have a kitten! You have six cats already!

Um.....perhaps John Key could have set about leaving a real legacy instead of relying..."

I'm going to ask when I can go over- Sue has a big circle of friends & I don't want to crowd the little guy,

I know people who voted for the new flag for all sorts of reasons, but the only one who said he loved it was one of my husband's brothers. He's a businessman who wanted a "made in NZ" logo to slap on Kiwi products,

[Carol She's So Novel꧁꧂]

& I forgot - my family had a great night in spite of a dismal performance by the Warriors - & the main course which was chicken with a very small serving of vegetables. All three of them took full advantage of the free Asahi beers & had slight hangovers.

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Carol ♔ Typo Queen! ♔ wrote: "& I forgot - my family had a great night in spite of a dismal performance by the Warriors - & the main course which was chicken with a very small serving of vegetables. All three of them took full ..."

A shame that the team didn't win. However, life sporting events are a lot of fun and I a mglad that your family had a great time despite their team's performance.

[P.D.R.]

Still no real rain. Now have 330 kilos of my best beef in the freezer. Have to buy another freezer for the other 2 cows and 7 lambs! Sigh. So sad to lose breeding stock I have hand reared!

Anyone going to see As You Like It - the National Theatre's film?
I might trade meat for a ticket! :)

How do you make smileys work?!

Have to be in Auckland the weekends of Sept 17/18 and November 5/6th. Anyone know someone safe doing couch surfing?

[P.D.R.]

And Carol again. Have you a copy of Elfrida Vipont's YA book 'the Lark on the Wing'. I'll try you first and then haunt the whatitsname place you suggested (Lesley suggested?) before.

You are such useful people to know when it comes to books out of print.

[Carol She's So Novel꧁꧂]

P.D.R. wrote: "And Carol again. Have you a copy of Elfrida Vipont's YA book 'the Lark on the Wing'. I'll try you first and then haunt the whatitsname place you suggested (Lesley suggested?) before.

You are such ..."

No that doesn't ring a bell. We are actually a bit low on children's books at the moment -hopefully some will be donated next week.

[P.D.R.]

Yes it would have been published in 1950 I think! Hard to find a copy and the stack didn't have it. They have a policy in our library of not buying more than one or two books in a series.

A hunting I must go.

[[deleted user]]

Lucky me, I have received some pineapple lumps in the mail from a very good friend in Auckland. Apparently this is a very Kiwi experience that I must have.

[Carol She's So Novel꧁꧂]

Melissa wrote: "Lucky me, I have received some pineapple lumps in the mail from a very good friend in Auckland. Apparently this is a very Kiwi experience that I must have."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q800G...

[Anna]

Hello everyone!
I read Collective Mind book and wondered one question. According to the book every person can sell creativity from their brain
and ask for that everything they want.. money, house and so on.
But the rest of their life spend like "a vegetable". And it's becoming a popular trend!
Many people live a wealthy life.
So I wonder what will be your choose? Money or creative?

[P.D.R.]

Actually I hate pineapple lumps but they are like chocolate fish, part of the experience. I don't mallowy puff gooey stuff or yellow colouring.

Enjoy them Melissa and come over and buy your own in the dairy!

[P.D.R.]

Just finished the Richard111 course, thank you Darkpool, for giving us that free online university courses url. I'm signed up for a few more and they do keep my brain stimulated which is great. I was getting stodgy after 9 years home without a trip anywhere.

[[deleted user]]

P.D.R. wrote: "Actually I hate pineapple lumps but they are like chocolate fish, part of the experience. I don't mallowy puff gooey stuff or yellow colouring.

Enjoy them Melissa and come over and buy your own in..."

I actually really enjoyed the pineapple lumps ... and I do not usually enjoy fruit in my chocolate. I shall have to go to NZ and get some of those, hehe. I was super excited to get New Zealand mail :)

However, I do not think that I would like chocolate fish. I don't like chocolate covered marshmallows.

[P.D.R.]

Shh! Don't say you don't like chocolate fish! That's a crime in Kiwi land.

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P.D.R. wrote: "Shh! Don't say you don't like chocolate fish! That's a crime in Kiwi land."

Whoops, I take it back P.D.R ... I hope New Zealand still lets me come visit :P

[Lesley]

Melissa wrote: "P.D.R. wrote: "Shh! Don't say you don't like chocolate fish! That's a crime in Kiwi land."

Whoops, I take it back P.D.R ... I hope New Zealand still lets me come visit :P"

I DON'T LIKE CHOCOLATE FISH EITHER!! And I don't care if it is a crime! :)

[Brittany]

Pineapple lumps, chocolate fish, Tim tams... All good things but what you guys really need to embrace.... Is Taco Bell.... I love NZ.... I deal with the lack of malls and lack of Starbucks and lack of Barnes and Noble.... Let's compromise, eh?

[P.D.R.]

Nope. And we don't want Starbucks and B&N etc.

What we have is space and empty beaches and high country and building free horizons. And nights when the moon is almost touchable and the stars cluster thicker than sultanas in a spotted dick.

We can breath out here.

[[deleted user]]

P.D.R. wrote: "Nope. And we don't want Starbucks and B&N etc.

What we have is space and empty beaches and high country and building free horizons. And nights when the moon is almost touchable and the stars clus..."

Living in Vancouver, we have about 10 Starbucks within walking range of each other. I wish I was joking, However, I prefer exploring out of the big city and up to the North of British Columbia.

[Carol She's So Novel꧁꧂]

Brittany wrote: "Pineapple lumps, chocolate fish, Tim tams... All good things but what you guys really need to embrace.... Is Taco Bell.... I love NZ.... I deal with the lack of malls and lack of Starbucks and lack..."

I'm not sure where in NZ you are Brittany, but certainly Auckland used to have heaps of Starbucks & still has some. I think some closed - just not that popular here. I always found their coffee a bit gutless - & I don't drink my coffee strong! Generally speaking I prefer "stand alone" cafes rather than chains. Other than Sierra which I think is a NZ chain.

I would have loved A&W when I was younger (love their root beer) but I rarely drink soft drinks now.

[Brittany]

Carol ♔ Typo Queen! ♔ wrote: "Brittany wrote: "Pineapple lumps, chocolate fish, Tim tams... All good things but what you guys really need to embrace.... Is Taco Bell.... I love NZ.... I deal with the lack of malls and lack of S..."

I'm four hours south of Auckland, unfortunately. I grew up in the states so I was used to having seasonal lattes and a wide variety of flavours so I hate the little coffee shacks, they are fine in a pinch but I drive forty minutes to get a Starbucks once a week just to have it as a treat... And apparently because the population is so low here they won't stock as many books as they do in the states so I guess Amazon will have to do for now.

I love it here but I miss my old comforts. I'm going on four years since moving here, I wish I could live in Auckland where you can at least do some shopping and places stay open later than 3 pm- lol!

[Carol She's So Novel꧁꧂]

Brittany wrote: " I love it here but I miss my old comforts. I'm going on four years since moving here, I wish I could live in Auckland where you can at least do some shopping and places stay open later than 3 pm- lol!

Homesickness can be a funny thing - my mother used to suffer from it terribly. For Mum it was shoe shopping - she was a double A & before she started travelling for business she would get her sister to send shoes over.

[P.D.R.]

Brittany you cannot see me or hear so you have to take on board that this is a genuine polite query for information and not a rude one. I am smiling at you :) :) :)

But if you are a city person why did you move to the land of the great outdoors? To a country whose total population is only that of a city. To a place where the necessary basics are here but not frills because we do not have the population?

And you do not understand that NZ is part of the British Commonwealth. Our publishing links are all British and Commonwealth. If you want American books you will have to use Amazon or Smashwords.

New Zealand invented the Flat White and we like our coffee to taste this way. It is not American but this is not America. Everything is different including our version of English!

It's hard to adapt but you are making strides. I award you a bag of pineapple lumps for effort!

[[deleted user]]

I forgot to wish everyone a Happy Anzac day ... I don't know if that is the correct way of phrasing it, though. Regardless, I hope the sun was out for all of your celebrations.

[Brittany]

I married a guy who moved me here... He came here from the UK and sadly his work is in Reporoa of all places! I am still trying to figure out where to buy clothes from because everything is so different here. I admire the minimalistic lifestyle, I just have to adjust ;)

[P.D.R.]

Dawn Service, as always, very emotional.,Celebrate? No we remember and promise not to forget and let it happen again.

Oh dear, Brittany and Reporoa is very rural. How's your baking? There must be a woman's group somewhere near you. They'll be a great source of all the silly stuff you need to know and understand.

How about blogging a piece each day about all the different things you keep finding. If you try to make it jokey you'll soon start seeing the funny side for yourself.

[[deleted user]]

P.D.R. wrote: "Dawn Service, as always, very emotional.,Celebrate? No we remember and promise not to forget and let it happen again.

Oh dear, Brittany and Reporoa is very rural. How's your baking? There must be..."

Excuse my incorrect phrasing P.D.R. I was unsure of the proper way to say it.

[[deleted user]]

P.D.R. wrote: "Dawn Service, as always, very emotional.,Celebrate? No we remember and promise not to forget and let it happen again.

Oh dear, Brittany and Reporoa is very rural. How's your baking? There must be..."

I second the bit about blogging. That is what I do with my anxiety and it helps :)

[[deleted user]]

I know that PDR has family over here in Canada so I hope that they are safe and nowhere near the horrific fire that has destroyed several communities (Fort McMurray and Anzac).

[Carol She's So Novel꧁꧂]

Melissa wrote: "I know that PDR has family over here in Canada so I hope that they are safe and nowhere near the horrific fire that has destroyed several communities (Fort McMurray and Anzac)."

We have been watching on the news - what a nightmare!

[[deleted user]]

Carol ♔ Typo Queen! ♔ wrote: "Melissa wrote: "I know that PDR has family over here in Canada so I hope that they are safe and nowhere near the horrific fire that has destroyed several communities (Fort McMurray and Anzac)."

We..."

It is a disaster and the weather has been unforgiving. The images are absolutely horrific. It looks like a complete and utter inferno.

[P.D.R.]

My daughter tells me they have had temperatures in the 30s and it's only May. I am grateful that she is a long way away from this appalling fire but it could just as easily happen where she is.

One lightning strike, or one idiot and they too could face exactly the same sort of fire. Rainfall has been low and the land is dry. Scary!

[[deleted user]]

P.D.R. wrote: "My daughter tells me they have had temperatures in the 30s and it's only May. I am grateful that she is a long way away from this appalling fire but it could just as easily happen where she is.

On..."

I am glad that your Daughter is a safe distance away. Call me cynical, however, I have an awful feeling that this fire was started by a human.

[P.D.R.]

Gracious I hope not. My daughter says the fire has almost reached their provincial border.

[[deleted user]]

P.D.R. wrote: "Gracious I hope not. My daughter says the fire has almost reached their provincial border."

Yes, the fire has grown to 1,500 hectares and is supposed to get bigger. It has nearly hit the saskatchewan border.

Such a horrific thing to watch. My heart goes out to Alberta and its families.

[P.D.R.]

Trouble is it's all boreal forest that far north and being pine it ignites and burns nearly as hot as the eucalypts do. Saskatchewan is burning now. Bit of a panic on to try and get fire breaks when the wind is so variable. God help them all!

[Carol She's So Novel꧁꧂]

My family is all home - they are bonding over rugby *shudder* on TV.

Just what I think is an interesting factoid - my son, at 23, is still growing. He has just been measured at the doctor's & he is 6ft 5in! I'm just off to have a trawl around the internet about this. I used to think people stopped growing at around 19, but he didn't.

[P.D.R.]

25 is the cut off date for growth I learned many years ago!

Certainly my son sprouted again between 22 and 25 now he's just a big lump!

[Carol She's So Novel꧁꧂]

P.D.R. wrote: "25 is the cut off date for growth I learned many years ago!

Certainly my son sprouted again between 22 and 25 now he's just a big lump!"

Girls/women are younger though. Can't find the site I was looking at which says 17/8. However, I remember years ago a Winter Olympic athlete had to get a new uniform as she had a growth spurt at nineteen.

I did find a site which said the same as PDR - 25 for boys/men. My boy looked dismayed. He already sleeps diagonally in his queen size bed.

My husband & I have no idea where in our family trees this came from. My Dad's side - mostly medium height. My mum's & Marty's parents - no one over 6ft 2. & no late growth spurters either.

With the growth stunting factors - no ciggies or steroids. & he only drinks on the weekend.

[P.D.R.]

Fascinating isn't it?

I've got to the stage where I just think each one of us is an individual and has her/his own individual quirks and tricks. Explains a lot. My research scientist family tell me all cancers are actually unique within their pattern. Certainly my darned arthritis isn't like anyone else's version of the darned disease..