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Online Newsletter
Hello everyone! The top news of the week has to be the WWWCOF Birthday Page that Bigsis Pat rom Ontario has so lovingly put together for us.
Meet the Members
Please say hello to
Charla, aka Daisy, from Eustis, Florida. Charla was born in Indiana and she is 54 years young. She has four children and five grand chilidren. Her favourite colour is yellow and she collects water globes. She enjoy writing poems and sewing. She heard about the WWWCOF from her mom, Florida Marie.
Charla is the World Wide Web's Circle of Friends' counsellor and is always helping people especially those dealing with addictions or have some one they care for that has addictions. Visit her website Your Are Not Alone.
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Do take a moment to visit all the wonderful member profiles and if you have not completed your survey yet do be sure to do so now -- you never know you may be the next one to be featured in Global Express!
Planet Kryzys
SOAP BOX TIME
We are all on this planet together. When was the last time you bent over to pick up some garbage or trash you saw outside on the ground? We seem to have found ways to continue to pollute our water, our earth, our oceans, our air and our food while either pretending or deluding ourselves that it will somehow be okay. It is time to overcome this apathy and not accept this illusion of detachment. Lets do our bit and revitalize ourselves and our children. GO OUTSIDE. Pick up garbage. Visit a farm or greenhouse. Plant a garden and/or grow herbs on the windowsill. Get out of the city. Plant trees. Smell the air. Go outside at night and check out the stars. RECONNECT WITH A GREAT TEACHER -- MOTHER EARTH! Speak out against any acts or decisions that serve corporations and shareholders first and foremost rather than people and our planet.
Tell us the when where and what, when your tree gets planted. Do you already have enought trees, have you ever thought about "adopting a tree". Daphne knows someone who a couple of years ago dug up a sapling from a large tree outside her house; now everytime they see these people they enthusiastically give her a full report on their tree. Something to think about!
Be sure to check out our Recycle Message Board on our MSN Community.
Raising awareness is always the first step to action. Join our Planet Kryzys" (Crisis) Team today and come forward with things about your own area. We start off with awareness, and follow up with what we can do about it.
- Site manager, Daphne (BA,Argentina)
- Western Canada Coordinator, Sharon (BC,Canada)
- Eastern US Coordinator, Becky (Maryland, US)
- US Coordinator, Claudia (Chester IL)
The Planet Kryzys" (Crisis)site has been updated. Check out the latest news!
Member of the Month Nominations
The deadline for voting is Monday, February 28th, 2005 for the February Member of the Month. Have you voted yet? Please be sure to cast your ballot here today!
Just in case you are wondering I do not qualify to compete in the Member of the Month competition.
FEATURED SITES
Dorothy from Vancouver Island, Canada would like to share this "Circle of Friendship and she wants us to know she is Thinking of Us.
Do you have a favourite site that you would like to share with the members. Please let me know and I will be happy to put it in the newsletter.
Crafts
Guatemalan children tell their worries to dolls and place them under their pillows. According to legend, the dolls take their worries away.
You Need:
- Flat Slotted Clothespin or
- Baby Flat Slotted Clothespin
- Two Wooden Kitchen Matches
- Embroidery Floss
- Gold Paint
- Gold Cord
- Scissors
- Craft Knife
- Fine Point Marker
- Tacky Glue or Low Temp Glue Gun
- Woodsie Angel Wings
Cut the heads off two kitchen matches with a craft knife. Use a glue gun to attach one to each side of the clothespin for arms. Use a tiny bit of glue to attach the end of white floss to the back "neck" of the doll. Wrap floss snugly around the neck and down over the top of the match sticks for shoulders. Continue wrapping under the matchsticks and down to the "ankles". Trim floss and secure with a tiny bit of glue to the back of the doll. Wrap both arms in white floss from the shoulders to the "wrists" in the same manner.
Wrap gold cord around waist. Secure with a dab of glue at the back of the doll. Paint a set of woodsie wings gold. Let dry and glue to the back of the angel.
Choose a hair color. Cut a 12" piece of floss and dip it completely into tacky glue wiping off the excess by running it through your fingers. Arrange the floss in small circles on the head of the doll to look like curly hair. A toothpick will make positioning the hair easier. Use a marker to dab on eyes.
Be sure to check out all the wonderful craft ideas in the WWWCOF Craft Site and add your own favourites or email Crafty Jayne from Kansas, USA, who will be happy to add them to our ever growing collection.
Member Photo Albums for your enjoyment!
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Tips & Recommendations
Bea from Florida has sends along this information on Rent-A-Car Savvy.
Having some computer problems? Be sure to visit our Geek's Corner - This is the page where Circle members can help each other solve problems with their computers, web pages, design and related articles. Questions? or do you need additional information? Email Daphne from Argentina and she will be more than happy to help you out. Do you have any tips or recommendations that you would like to pass along to the other members. Email me and I will get it published.
DISCLAIMER: Tips reflect member suggestions and are not verified by the WWWCOF.
Pet Section
Bea from Florida has sent in this great link on taking a Road Trip with your dog.
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To find all the interesting and exciting news and information all you have to do is go to the Vital Stats Department where you will find all the links you need.
To check on the latest report from your Department of Vital Statistics Director BigSisPat click on the logo below:
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Fun Tests & Quizzes & Games
Remember to check here for a new crossword puzzle every week.
- The Argentinean Chapter
- Planet Kryzys
- Tips & Recommendations
- Fun Tests, Quizzes & Games
- Recipes
- Crafts
- Reunion 2006
- Meet the Members
- Fun
- Featured Sites
- Member of the Month
- Department of Vital Statistics
- Friendship Bracelet Club
- Pet Section
- News & Announcements
- Messages from Members
In this issue...
Reunion 2006
Proposals to host Reunion 2006 will be accepted up until the end of June, 2005 following which a vote will be taken and planning will commence.
Do you want to host Reunion 2006? -- if you do please get your Reunion Proposal in as soon as possible! A special request for proposals has been set up here. Do be sure to check it out!!
Bigsis Pat from Ontario, Canada has undertaken the position of Reunion 2006 Coordinator and she will need help so please watch this space for updates and more talk about the who? what? where? when? and why?
She has also created two new albums on the Photo Album Site so that anyone considering submitting a proposal to host the reunion can see how much fun it is meeting other members. The two new albums are Reunion 2003 (at Ruths) and "Let's Do Lunch".
Be sure to check out the Reunion 2006 website.
The Argentinean Chapter
Daphne and Leo left for their trip to Mendoza Wednesday, March 2nd, 2005. A 20 hour bus ride will get them there Thursday morning. They will be staying in the naval hotel in the city of Mendoza and return home on the 10th.
Mendoza, Argentina
Since colonial times, grape growers found excellent conditions for this product in the regions of Mendoza, west Argentina. In the 17th century, wine making was homemade and produced on a family scale. In the 18th century, production began to increase and generated an exchange with Buenos Aires, already by then, one of the biggest consumers.
So workers, technicians, machinery constructors and skilled craftsmen began to arrive, to which was added the introduction of fine wines. With the arrival of the railway, began the expansion of the rural and urban oasis, huge wine cellars and associated industries, and of course the Festival, that means that grape and wine production is an integral activity which marks the beat of this province..
These days the industry could be represented by some of the following figures:- Number of wine cellars: 1221
- Wine produced; 10 million hectoliters per year ( from its production, it is the most important grape and wine producing center in South America.)
- Cultivated surface : 150,000 hectares
- Local production in relation to the rest of the country is 70% of the fine wines.
The Origins of the Grape Harvest festival
Its beginning can date back as far as the missionaries who arrived in the Americas. Nevertheless, the first version of the festival was really carried out in 1913, to become legalized in 1936, through a provincial agreement.
According to the local people the beginnings of the traditional Grape Harvestingcelebration goes back to the arrival of the Spanish in the American Continents when the evangelists needed wine to celebrate Mass.
But since importing this drink was difficult, at the same time that temples were built by the conquerors, they started to install small vineyards and orchards to get the necessary food stuffs, as grapes were not only used for the making of wine.
The grape Harvest festival has been an annual event since 1936, which starts with the blessing of the fruits at the end of February, theme floats through the central streets, the election of the Queen of Grapes, and the central ceremony in the first weekend of March
There are some PHOTOS OF MENDOZA here, each picture on the page opens a different album
The highest mountain in the American continents, The Aconcagua (6,959 meters above sea level) is clearly seen from the city of MendozaYou can read about Argentina, the country I adopted here
Love from Daphne
Messages from Members
- Fran from Tennessee USA wishes you a Happy Easter!
- Our thanks to everyone for their good wishes and prayers for us. Bruce is having surgery on Monday, March 14th. He is doing fine, has a wonderful positive attitude about the whole thing. He will be in the hospital for about two weeks, and if all goes well he will be home here for a month or so for recovery.
I will have my laptop with me and will email you as soon as I can after his surgery.
Love to all, Lois in North Carolina
- We have lots of snow here in New York right now in my area. I have been outside snowplowing twice today alone.
Funny how snow can be so pretty but a big pain. I just feel snow belongs on Christmas cards.
I was reading in one of my craft books and saw an article on donating hand made cards for children sick in Hospitals. This organization sends hand made cards donated to them across the USA and Canada. They are called Keiki Cards. They are in Hawaii. So I checked out their site and wrote to them. They responded and then I started to make cards for the kids. I have already sent one package to them. They also ask for envelopes to go along with the cards or just to use with cards that were sent without them. You are not bound to any certain times or amounts of cards you send. You can do this as one time or several. That is up to you. They do not want get well cards because these children already know they are sick. I made Smilely , Birthday, Big Hugs, thinking of you and boy, girl cards. I also made some St. Pat's cards this time. I'm working on Easter cards right now.
I was really lucky about 2 months ago,while at a book store they had a craft card making kit at half price. Then came my next edition of the craft magazine that I saw the request for donations. This kit had 49 stamps, some color pens, pencils, paper, scissors, ink pads, color glue, Markers and stickers. How lucky could I get. I figured I'd make a few cards when I needed them. Now I can make all I want and they won't be hidden away waiting for a use. Just thought I'd tell you my latest task. Hope all is well with you and yours. Carol in New York
- Good news from the doctor. He did a test down my throat to tummy (lol) as I do have Barrett's esphague, anyway everything is same no change, which is good, still take nexium, for me that is good news.
I've been working in my garden have tomato plants with tomatoes on them; I planted green peppers, yellow squash, green squash and onions and cukes, all are up. Hurray, first garden in Florida, and I planted 4 rose bushes, all doing well. I'm excited, since, when I lived in NY I could not have this much fun, as those darn deers had dinner in my yard all the time, so I gave up gardening there.
Not doing crafts at all, only quilts so I'm selling everything to do w ith my crafts in my up coming yard sale or if anyone is interested they can email me. Have a nice day
have a nice day Bea
- I got all my cancer test results back today at my doctors appointment. I
am CLEAN!! NO SIGN OF CANCER ANYWHERE! He said most (90%) cancer
re-appears within 2 yrs and it's been 27 mos. for me. Not impossible but
not probable. But I still have to go for a work up once a year for 3
more years.
I want to thank all of you for your prayers and concern.
Love Charla.
News & Announcements
- Hello Friends - Please hold ALL EMAILS until you hear from me PLEASE. I have to take my computer tower in for checking. My mechanic thinks the power pack is running down as it is blacking out for no reason, and it is becoming more frequent. Has done it to me again this morning!!
Hope I will soon be back online.
Thank you. Muriel, aka Daisy, from New South Wales, Australia.
- Marilyn from Nebraska, USA has posted pictures of some of her crafts. Do take a moment to have a look at these works of art!
- This is what i have been up to since I got my sewing machine.
. It is an easter vest for my sister, Carolyn, for giving me the sewing machine.
. Got top curtains to make now! love ya more Dottie from Maryland, USA.
I hope you have enjoyed this issue. Take some time to revist one of our old sites Something to Think About!
Recipes
I was looking at some of our "old" websites and came across this recipe which was submitted by our Swap Queen, Ruth from Michigan.
CAMEL STEW
- 3 medium sized camels
- 1 ton salt
- 1 ton pepper
- 500 bushels potatoes
- 200 bushels carrots
- 3000 sprigs parsley
- 2 small rabbits
- Cut camels into bite size pieces. This should take about two months.
- Cut vegetables into cubes (another two months).
- Place meat in pan and cover with 1000 gallons of brown gravy.
- Simmer for 4 weeks.
- Shovel in pepper and salt to taste.
- When meat it tender, add vegetables.
- Simmer slowly for 4 weeks.
- Garnish with parsley.
- Will serve 3,800 people.
- If more expected, add two rabbits.
Do you have a recipe for us to enjoy? We would love for you to add it to all the wonderful recipes being collected in the WWWCOF Cookbook or email The Recipe Lady aka Claudia from Illinois who will be happy to add them for you.
Just for Fun
Technology Out-of-Control
10 Signs Your Life Is Getting out of Control
- 1. You have a list of 15 phone numbers to reach your family of three.
- 2. You text message your son to let him know it's time to eat. He Instant Messages you back from his bedroom, "What's for dinner?"
- 3. Your daughter sells Girl Scout Cookies via her web site.
- 4. You chat several times a day with a stranger from South Africa, but you haven't spoken with your next door neighbor yet this year.
- 5. Your grandmother clogs up your e-mail inbox asking you to send her a JPEG file of your newborn so she can create a screen saver.
- 6. Your reason for not staying in touch with family is they do not have e-mail addresses.
- 7. You consider second-day air delivery painfully slow.
- 8. You hear most of your jokes via e-mail instead of in person.
- 9. You're reading this.
- 10. Even worse, you're going to forward it to someone else.
Be sure to visit our Computer Humour site! Email Daphne from Argentina with any computer jokes you have and she will happily add them to this collection.
I would like to close this week's edition with tidbits of information that range from relationships, to family, to finances, to health and weight loss (just to name a few) sent in by Bigsis Pat from Ontario, Canada.
The John Tesh Radio Show Archives
Every day, you get a chance to be a better person than you were yesterday.
So, here are a few “niceness” tips from the experts at Family Circle magazine.
- * Try leaving the last doughnut for someone else in the office.
- * Put your shopping cart back where it belongs, instead of leaving it in the middle of the parking lot.
- * Try to make everyone you meet laugh at least once. Being less serious can improve your interpersonal relationships, even with people who generally annoy you to death.
- * Another tip that’ll help you become a better person: Stop using your favorite not-so-nice words for a week. A few words to consider cutting from your vocabulary are: idiot, jerk, moron and dummy.
- * Don’t honk unless you’re trying to prevent an accident.
- * And a final tip on how to be nicer is: Do an attitude check. Think about it. How often do you feel bad when you’re snippy to someone? Remember, the best part about being nice is that, afterwards - you have nothing to feel guilty about.
That goes without saying. But when those habits start ruining your relationships, then you need to figure out a way to break them fast. Here are some relationship damaging habits and what you can do about them courtesy of Steve Carter, relationship expert and author of “This is how love works”.
Study after study proves it. Having good friends in your life helps keep you happier and healthier.
So, here are 4 types of friends you should definitely have around, courtesy of Real Simple magazine.
- First: The Inner Circle. These are the few friends you welcome into the most private areas of your life. Time, common values and mutual trust allows you to be yourself with them, unconditionally. And no matter how much time lapses between visits, you can pick up right where you left off, no questions asked. These people are your safe haven.
- Next: The History Keepers. These are friends you’ve had for a long time and, whether they’re part of your inner circle or on the periphery, they’re essential for a well-rounded life. They know your history, which gives them a perspective your newest and even best friends don’t have. And because they know you so well, they can keep you in check. Like it or not.
- Another group of friends you should have in your life: The New Crop. New relationships can refresh your life, especially if you’re feeling bored with your day-to-day routines. These friends can motivate you to find new activities none of your old friends are interested in. And they often give you a fresh perspective on life.
- And the final group of friends you should have: The Transitional Ties. This is a special category of friendship – those people who come along during times of change. When you move to a new town, switch jobs or have a baby, you usually encounter a new batch of people who help make the transition easier. And although some of these people will become part of your inner circle, some will drift away once the transition is complete. And that’s OK. These friendships don’t have to be life-long, they just have to be significant.
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