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Messages from Members
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I would sure appreciate prayers from our group my Aunt has passed away and we are leaving Saturday morning and plan on coming back on Weds. or Thrus. To top it all off my cousin has come up missing and would appreciate prayers that he will be found alive. Jerry went fishing and he did not show up this morning and they found his car wallet cell and the boat. He was no where around there. They are dragging the lake right now. I sure hope they dont find him there I don't think our family could handle anymore of tragedy. Thanks a bunch.
Hugs,
Jayne
- Going along well – I away for three weeks as Jenni has just had a hysterectomy (they are the flavour of the year here ha ha ha ). Will be back in Melbourne on 23rd October, will be able to access my email from there and hopefully soon chat with you – love to you there – have not forgotten you all – Jeanette p.s. I have been going to bed early as I get tired.
- Bill and I are both well and keeping fairly busy as retired people do! I can always seem to find something to occupy my time and Bill has been doing some painting for friends and also he drives for a local Honda dealer once a week or so. Keeps him as busy as he wants to be and gets him out of the house!
Hope you are well. Mary
- Hello, just wanted to take a minute and say hello. Your newsletter gets better and better with each issue. You should be very proud of the wonderful job that you are doing.
Have you heard from Marie and Garnet?. I am really concerned about them. It is so hard to believe that four Hurricanes would hit Florida within a few weeks. I have relatives and friends down there, and from what they are telling us, from one end of Florida to the other, it looks like a war zone. So many of the elderly people have lost everything that they own. They went to Florida to live out the rest of their lives in comfort and in a place they thought was paradise. Now it is all gone.
Bruce is busy putting a very large deck on the side of our house. Will be 12' x 16'. A week ago I was busy trying to clean out of my flower beds to get ready for fall planting, and of course, not paying attention to what I was doing, and in a hurry to get it done, somehow got mixed up in some poison ivy and you can guess the rest. Luckily it is mostly on my legs. Guess I will have to put cleaning out my flowers beds on my list.
Take care, Lois
- We came through the hurricane fine and all the
family also. Prayerfully this is the last of it for the season! Charla
Reader Feedback
- Arlene sends us this Thought for the Day .
- I'm back again. I so tired of running from storms . In the 44 yrs.
I've been in Fla I've never saw so many storms. There calling the 100
yr. flood. We still have all of Oct. and Nov. to go in the hurricane
season. we all went to a shelter except my son Kirk who fell at Marie
and Garnets and has a broken rib and a cracked one. And he wished he
hadn't stayed. No damage thank goodness.
Shelter was nice it was pet friendly so I could take Lady [my dog].
Shelter was nice as it can be with 169 people in it. They feed us 3
meals and a snack. Smoking area for smokers and and pet aera where you
can go as much as you want to visit or walk. My Lady she didn't want to
stay with the pet in that carrier I had of thick plastic After I put
her back in after a visit walk . After dark the pet man that stayed with
the animals came running in saying who has a little black dog she has
broke out of building. Can you imagine looking for a black dog in the
dark of night with no moon or lights with a flash light. I just stayed
in 1 spot calling her name and she came right to me.
She chewed through that plastic till she got a hole big enough for her
to get out and waited till the door was opened and out she went. FREE AT
LAST .They had an extra cage made of wire I put her in No dogs are to be
near the people shelter.
I finally got the electric and phone again. BUT I miss my big trees
now we are out in full sun all day long. OH well we are lucky to be
alive with GODS help.
Love Florida Marie
Vickisuggests this prayer to us:
Heavenly Father, help us remember that the jerk who cut us off in
traffic last night is a single mother who worked nine hours that day and
is rushing home to cook dinner, help with homework, do the laundry, and
spend a few precious moments with her children.
Help us to remember that the pierced, tattooed, disinterested young man
who can't make change correctly is a worried 19 year old college
student, balancing his apprehension over final exams with his fear of
not getting his student loans for next semester.
Remind us, Lord, that the scary looking bum, begging for money in the
same spot every day (who really ought to get a job!) is a slave to
addictions that we can only imagine in our worst nightmares.
Help us to remember that the old couple walking annoyingly slow through
the store aisles and blocking our shopping progress are savoring this
moment, knowing that, based on the biopsy report she got back last week,
this will be the last year that they go shopping together.
Heavenly Father, remind us each day that, of all the gifts you give us,
the greatest gift is love. It is not enough to share that love with
those we hold dear.
Open our hearts not to just those who are close to us, but to all
humanity. Let us be slow to judge and quick to forgive, show patience,
empathy and love.
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A message from Bigsis Pat
Hi everyone. This has been a week of exciting things happening for me.
On a personal level, it started Monday morning, September 27th, at 12:02 a.m. when my newest granddaughter Makailey Heather made her appearance into this wonderful world we live in. She arrived weighing in at 7lbs 4 oz. She is the first for (my son) Jim (and his wife) Julie Storin, her very proud parents.
Then on Tuesday, I picked up my new (well, previously owned) 1995 Pontia Sunfire, which will hereafter be known as the Craftmobile II. Sadly, Craftmobile I has seen better days and is on her way to that wonderful driveway (or maybe it's a garage) in the sky.
Now onto the exciting Circle news.
I received an email from Daphne, explaining that Agostina had made the draw for Ruby's next destination, and that I was the lucky recipient! I can't wait to take her around to meet all of my adorable grandchildren. I'll also be taking her to vist a couple of the members who live near me. I'm anxioulsy awaiting her arrival.
Last, but certainly not least, is my big WWWCOF announcement. I'd been playing around with an idea of totally redoing my own personal website, and at the same time incorporating all the things I do for the Circle.
Well, Bravenet in their ultimate wisdom, made the decision for me by deleting my website (including the Calendar) saying I was using unfit content, or some such thing.
So, I just went to my other web host and re-created the calendar, and from their it just blossomed.
I would now like to invite you to visit the brand new Department of Vital Statistics website, that includes the Celebrations Calendar, the Celebrations Trivia Page, and the Celebrations Gallery. There are two new sections, the "Meet the Members" page where I've a sort of profile page of all the members using the surveys you completed for Sharon and , and a little nit about the communities you live in. The "Favourites" page includes links to the various members own websites.
I will be added links for the Photoalbums as well, and have many ideas for other additions as time progresses.
Hope you enjoy your visit to the new site, and look forward to hearing your comments and opinions.
luv and hugs Bigsis Pat
Mystery Member
No correct guesses as to last week's Mystery Member so I will be adding another clue soon.
Last week's clue is that once again our Mystery Member is from Washington...she is single and works full time.
Do you think you know who this member is?
At any time you feel you know which member it just might be please email me!
The clues can be found throughout the Circle of Friends Community site or from the surveys that have been distributed.
If you
think it might be you..........you never know it could be!!
Good Luck and.........
Have Fun!
If you have not completed your WWWCOF Survey yet please take a visit over to the Survey Page where you can easily complete and submit it online.
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News & Announcements
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Hello everyone! We had the draw for Ruby's new destination as arranged on 26th September, and I am happy to inform you all that she is returning to Canada this time round and will be staying with Bigsis Pat for a month or so as of arrival time.
But dont be disappointed! If you want to be on the list to host Ruby maybe over Christmas, let us know so I can add you before the next draw.
Ruby has her own journal which goes where ever she goes but, while you are waiting for her to visit you, you can follow her travels and adventures so far by visiting Ruby's Site. Daphne
- Very Special Announcement from Daphne
My daughter Romina, who had her 24th birthday last August, has decided to settle down and get married. Not sure how we would take it, she announced it in a whirlwind, and in a flurry was out of the door!!! LOL. As it happens we quite like the idea.
She has requested that it be just a simple matter, they just want a registry (civil) wedding and no trimmings, because they would rather avoid unnecessary expenses in starting up a new life.. Romina and Germán Iglesias (unfortunately no relation to the famous singer Julio!!) have set their horizons for Spain, where thousands of Argentine people have in fact gone, looking for a better life than this country has to offer. Their wedding date is 7th January 2005, and they plan to leave to settle in Spain (Alicate on the Meditterranean coast) sometime in April, by which time they hope to have all the formalities in order. Romina hopes to take a hairdressing course, and Germán (25), who already has knowledge of roofing and ceilings, hopes to study air conditioning maintainance, as in that area summers get to 40º C (100+F).
I hope you will join me in wishing these two young people a happy and successful life together.
Daphne
I thought it might be nice if we take the time to make or buy a card for the new couple and send it to them, perhaps with a "coin" from our country, with congratulations and best of luck wishes.
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Swaps
Anyone received their tea towel yet -- love to hear about it or see pictures.
Be sure to stay in touch with your partner throughout the swap. Let each other know when you are sending your parcel and when you receive theirs.
Be sure to contact your partner by email before you send out your swap hello; confirm their mailing address, etc. -- do not send out your swap until you have heard back from your partner.
Remember if you sign up for a swap and do not send a parcel to your partner you will not be able to swap again and you will miss out on all this fun!!
Watch this section for our International Swap Information. For more information please email our Swap Queen, Ruth. These exchanges are a lot of fun, they are inexpensive and are a great way to get to know some of the fantastic people who belong to this wonderful circle.
So every have a wonderful time doing these swaps.
Members Questions & Answers
Q: What is t.i.a.? I hate to ask, but I have no idea.
Christine
A: A transient ischemic attack (TIA) is a transient stroke that lasts only a few minutes. It occurs when the blood supply to part of the brain is briefly interrupted. TIA symptoms, which usually occur suddenly, are similar to those of stroke but do not last as long. Most symptoms of a TIA disappear within an hour, although they may persist for up to 24 hours. Symptoms can include: numbness or weakness in the face, arm, or leg, especially on one side of the body; confusion or difficulty in talking or understanding speech; trouble seeing in one or both eyes; and difficulty with walking, dizziness, or loss of balance and coordination.
For further information be sure to visit NINDS Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA) Information Page
DISCLAIMER: Replies to questions reflect personal opinions and beliefs and should not be taken as anything more.
Tips & Recommendations
Emails and Viruses
As you know my computer crashes on a regular basis because of viruses that I receive in my email box. I have noticed that a lot of you are still sending emails to multiple recipients in the "To" box.
Please, please, please DO NOT do this as you expose the recipients email address to all sorts of people you would never suspect!
The only way to send out email to multiple recipients is to put your email address in the "To" box and add everyone else's to the "bcc" box and then send it.
Try it PLEASE as it really does help to prevent the spread of viruses!
DISCLAIMER: Tips reflect member suggestions and are not verified by the WWWCOF.
Crafts
Crafty Jayne has sent in these wonderful instructions on how to make a beaded Cornucopia.
If any of the group is a scout leader. here is a simple craft;
take a milk carton or juice carton, of course clean & dry it,
cut a hole Both side, for bird seeds.
One can decorate it on the outside with twigs and dry flowers. They of course need to be glued on, with help.
They can make up their own ideas how to decorated it on the outside, hang it with twine by stringing it thru top.
Bea
Bea also sends along this cute Log cabin Ornament to make ...
approximate size 3/3/8 x3/3/8 - create fabric strips,
tiny log cabin blocks,
for ornaments and package decoration, cut with rotary cutter 1 '' place along 2 squares right sides together,sew,
contiue making log cabin pattern , (2)
stitch all the way around the outside edge of block , leaving a opening to turn right side out TRIM BATTING AND SEAM, add a loop of thread for hanging at corner for hanging or tie to pkg.
Pinecone Wreaths
Purchase a Styrofoam donut shape at least 3 inches thick.
- Cut a piece
of cardboard to fit the foam shape, cover with felt and glue it on the
back of the foam shape.
- Punch a couple of holes through the top of the
foam, cardboard, and felt and insert a piece of pipe cleaner for a
hanger.
- Drill small holes in the end of each pinecone where it was
attached to the limb. (Use a bit that's just the size of the wire.)
- Cut a piece of bailing wire about 3 inches long with a pair of wire
cutters.
- Cover one end of the bailing wire with Elmer's glue and
insert it into the hole in the pinecone.
- Let it dry until set before
covering rest of the bailing wire with glue and punching it into the
form base.
- Continue placing pinecones into the base until it is
completely covered.
- For variation, group nuts with the shell and
small wax fruit or vegetables in the center of a group of cones at
different locations, then surround with cones.
- On the edge or side of
the base, arrange the cones so they will interlock, which makes them
more secure.
- Instead of a wreath, you can do a flat foam base in the
shape of a square or rectangle at least 2 inches thick.
- Place a candle
in the center of the shape, then arrange small wax fruit, nuts and
pine cones around it.
- These make beautiful arrangements and wonderful
gifts.
Do you have a favourite craft that you would like me to publish in an upcoming issue of the newsletter. Do be sure to email it to me.
Be sure to check out all the wonderful craft ideas in the WWWCOF Craft Site and add your own favourites or email Crafty Jayne who will be happy to add them to our ever growing collection.
Lets Do Lunch
Okay we know so very well that the now Internationally Famous World Wide Web Circle of Friends "Let's do Lunch" thing is contagious!
Our Paradise Island Girls will be meeting on Sunday to learn to make spiders from none other than our group expert Ann, aka Spiderlady. Just in time for Christmas too! Remember hearing about the Legend of the Christmas Spider? Well we will do our best to spread the legend!
Tell you all about it next week in the newsletter.
Anyone else planning a get together with members from their corner of the globe?
Past Issues of Newsletter
Recipes
Typical Weight Loss or Cholesterol Control Diet
Daphne tells us that a typical weight loss or cholesterol control diet (they are in fact very similar) would consist of
Breakfast: whole grain toast or crackers (2) with cottage type cheese or diet marmelade, a beverage with skimmed milk.
Mid morning, half an apple, or a grated carrot or a yogurt, (the idea there is you burn up more calories digesting it than the thing is worth)
lunch and supper; would be thin vegetable soup, three times a week fish, two times a week skinless chicken, two times a week 200grs lean meat, most vegetables, whole grain rice and a small fruit. Boiled eggs two a week, pastas in moderation. This (although it leaves one feeling hungry at first, cold in winter) does include all the vital vitamins and essencial minerals the body needs, and enough energy and vitality to get through the day.
Hams, shell fish, mayonaise, hard or semi hard cheeses, coconut, butter, icecream, most commercial sauces and a long list of etcs are on the not recommended or prohibited list. These relate to protein intake, rather than vitamins and minerals. Proteins are basically body builders, recommended for athletes, growing children and those suffering disnutrition.
Do you have an apple 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 who will be happy to add them for you.
Remember to take a moment to enjoy looking at some pictures Pat, aka Bigsis, has published online for us. I heard a rumour that there will be a couple of new albums soon.
More Photo Albums for your enjoyment!
Fun Tests & Quizzes
Does anyone have something they would like to share with us in this section. Look forward to hearing from you.
DISCLAIMER: This section is indended for member amusement purposes only and the WWWCOF accepts no responsibility for individual outcomes, lol.
JUST FOR FUN
Daphne wants to include these snippets of Argentine humour for this weeks newsletter.
- In the jungles of Chaco, north east of Argentina, two friends from the big city of Buenos Aires were out walking when suddenly they see a real live puma…. Oh! And neither of them are armed!!
“Keep calm,” says one to the other “ I read somewhere that if you stay quite still without hardly breathing, a wild cat will not attack you.”
“Yeah!” replied the other, “I read that, you read that ….. but the thing that bothers me…… Did the puma also read it?”
- Two large landowners got together at the annual rodeo and one says to the other,
“ I hear you insured your crops against hail for 100,000 DOLLARES!!??”
“Unfortunately, yes” replied the other in a heavy tone.
“Why unfortunately?” enquired the first, intrigued.
“Because so far, I haven’t found any way to get that hail to fall”
- Meanwhile, way up in the north west in a little village, a rural resident is talking to his hairdresser, telling him he is thinking of going to Buenos Aires as he heard there are a lot of famous people there, that you get paid loads for doing all sorts of jobs, that he even expected to meet up with the president, that there are dozens of cinemas and he’ll see loads of national films, etc etc. Well the hairdresser, who is pretty tired of people putting on airs when they go off on their travels and he always stuck in his little saloon cutting people’s hair, says,
“ Noooo, I wouldn’t do that. Buenos Aires is dirty, full of thieves, and you can easily get lost there.”
“Well, I’ve made up my mind , I leaving tomorrow, look ! I even got a second class ticket on the train.”
“Man! Are you crazy! Buenos Aires is full of people who guess your every thought” retorts the hairdresser.
Well, next day, our friend gets his train, and 36 hours later having stopped at every little station, his train pulls into Buenos Aires central. He is amazed at the noise and bustle and hugeness of it all, but no sooner does he set foot on the platform, a porter shuffles up “Sir, I call you a taxi?” Our friend thinks what his hairdresser said about them guessing his every thought, but shrugs it off as coincidence. But when the taxi driver asks “Take you to a little hotel, sir?” he begins to have doubts. At the hotel, the doorman, asks “You’ll want to book a room” Our friend rolls his eyes!! He gets to his room, and the buttons says ”I bet the first thing you do is take a nice long shower, sir” “ Oh dear its true” he thinks, and it crosses his mind “I wonder where I can get a bite to eat” Just before closing the door the buttons says “ the restaurant is on the second floor, sir” By now our friend is quite worried, he throws his poncho on the bed, kicks off his dusty boots and sits there thinking, “now what can I do that they wont be guessing” He spies the telephone and his face lights up as he has an idea “ I know” he thinks “I’ll ask for a pair of slippers” So he picks up the phone and before he can say a word a voice asks “ What number?” He faints!!
Well, a week goes by all the cinemas are showing foreign films in languages he doesn’t understand, he gets no work, meets no famous people much less the president. But everywhere he goes, people seem to guess his basic needs. Feeling rather put off he returns home, But he has plenty of time on that long dusty trip to think what he’ll say to his friend the hairdresser.
Sure enough next time they meet up, he boasts about meeting dozens of famous people, being invited to dine with the president, seeing all the national films he wants, and getting huge tips everywhere for doing odd jobs. The hairdresser starts turning green with envy. “But,” said our friend, “everyone, but everyone I met from the president down, wanted to know who the idiot was that cut my hair LIKE THIS!!”
- An Agricultural engineer recently graduated from one of the biggest city’s universities goes to stay on a farm to get some practical experience.
He tells the old farmer “Look, old friend, your methods are far too antique to give you a good production. I’ll give you an example, I bet what you like you couldn’t get ten kilos of apples from each of those trees.”
“You’re darned right I couldn’t, son,” said the old farmer switching his blade of straw to the other side, “ Them trees are oranges.”
I do hope you have enjoyed this newsletter, and I hope each of you have met new friends.
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