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This video clip has been posted on YouTube, giving us glimpses of our dear ones at Miriam and Neville's wedding.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7528408148898950385.post-20921014784701678542014-12-26T15:57:00.003-08:002014-12-28T16:22:15.496-08:00We are in our new home!Today I am logged into a computer at the Kyneton Library, where I have access to the Internet. This has become necessary because efforts to get 'connected' at our new home have so far been only minimally successful.
I have just a few photos on my memory stick, so I will upload them.<br />
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#1. This is one of the views that we are becoming accustomed to. <br />
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Early morning, looking out from our living room. If you look closely you can see a flock of large white birds (corellas) in the paddock.<br />
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In addition we see and hear parrots, magpies, kookaburras and many other birds.<br />
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Kangaroos, ducks, and occasional rabbits or hares make visits.<br />
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#2. Uncle Josh reading a story to Ame and Lucinda.<br />
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#3. Poppy, in the late afternoon.<br />
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The next two pictures were taken by one of the children - either Amelie, Evie or James. They all love taking pictures! <br />
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#4. Granny with baby Isaac.<br />
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#5. Grandpa <br />
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I would now like to take you through our new home.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This picture is taken from a road on a ridge that we can see from our place.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is where we sit for a cup of tea and a chat.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The little Bonsai trees are also very happy in their new home. My friend Evelyn helped move them without any damage.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bubbles, the cat, has made the transition to a new home well.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ame told her own version of the Christmas story.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grandpa read a story while Christmas lunch was being prepared.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the children opened their gifts</td></tr>
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For our annual letter, <a href="http://joyandnoelannual.blogspot.com.au/2013/12/christmas-2013.html">click here</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7528408148898950385.post-92122760245755898192013-09-01T22:42:00.000-07:002013-09-01T22:42:32.741-07:00a family picnicThe first day of Spring - a lovely warm sunny day in central Victoria.
Praise God from whom all blessings flow ...
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Here we are, after the Christmas morning service at our Church, the lunch/feast, and the children opening their presents. Noel and I feel very blessed as we share in the lives of our young ones and their marriage partners, and their little ones.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7528408148898950385.post-39726838013138636022012-12-18T03:08:00.004-08:002012-12-18T03:08:49.667-08:00Christmas greetingsFor our Christmas 2012 greeting, please click <a href="http://joyandnoelannual.blogspot.com.au/">here</a>.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thanks to Alistair, Rebecca and James Gray for the photo.</td></tr>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7528408148898950385.post-22032132268198689072012-11-29T00:49:00.004-08:002012-12-01T20:51:09.177-08:00Blowing out 65 candles<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">lots of help to blow out the candles on the cake made by Annie</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Happy 2nd birthday James - and Evie, a week later</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The family line-up, May 2012</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Happy 8th birthday dear Poppy</td></tr>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7528408148898950385.post-24539349305353843032012-05-24T01:35:00.000-07:002012-05-24T01:35:21.258-07:00<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">posing (or not) for that family pic! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">out to lunch</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">oooh!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Story time</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">they really are darlings!</td></tr>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7528408148898950385.post-81942278189264539332012-05-20T00:02:00.000-07:002012-05-20T00:04:39.852-07:00A weekend away<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beauty of form in the patterns of sand and rock deposits</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">London Bridge at Portsea</td></tr>
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We don't often get the opportunity to have a weekend away.
That's why it seems fitting to record, with pictures and a few notes, our visit to the Mornington Peninsula this weekend. We had no particular plans, so after a late start we went out and walked along the beach. The weather was mild - the beaches were almost deserted.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This picture was taken from the sand dunes along the ocean beach at Sorrento.<br />
On the horizon you can just see Melbourne.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We climbed many stairs at Point Nepean</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We visited historic sites</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The historic buildings of the quarantine station</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beautiful coastal wilderness - Bass Strait to the Right, and Port Phillip Bay to the Left.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The horizon is really horizontal - the camera was not! But, Noel worked out how to use the timer on the camera.<br />
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</tbody></table>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7528408148898950385.post-91083765468734008572012-04-14T20:46:00.002-07:002012-04-14T20:46:44.931-07:00a musical moment<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Sharing a 'Gilbert and Sullivan' musical moment around the piano. These gifted folk are my sister Anna, her son Phil, his wife Jen (at the piano). Paul is also singing in the background.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7528408148898950385.post-38585923980875893412011-12-25T00:08:00.000-08:002011-12-25T00:08:23.050-08:00With our love at Christmas... and as we move into the new year 2012.<br />
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Our thoughts go out to loved ones around the world as we celebrate our Lord’s coming as a human child into this world.<br />
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Noel and I are well, and thankful for the many aspects of life that add richness and depth to our experience, and enable us to bring support and strength to others.<br />
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We live in a rapidly changing world. Many of the experiences we encounter are not what we would choose, if we had the opportunity. Yet the principles of a good life will endure: to act with justice, to love kindness (mercy), and to walk humbly with our God (Micah6:8).<br />
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We love receiving greetings and news, whether by post or electronic, and look forward to opportunities to spend time face to face.
In the mean time, we pray that you will know God’s blessing and strength.<br />
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This post also appears at our <a href="http://joyandnoelannual.blogspot.com/2011/12/sunday-25-december-2011.html">annual letter blog</a>.
In addition, here are a few recent pictures, bringing you up to date with our family.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">James</td></tr>
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Today is the anniversary of our <a href="http://whitefamilyarchive3.blogspot.com/">parents’ wedding</a> in 1947.
The Daily Light reading for today starts with Jeremiah 40:31
“I will give them one heart and one way, that they may fear me forever, for their own good and the good of their children after them.”
This is a great verse, and a wonderful promise for any family. Our mother would have read it each year as she came to this day, while she used Daily Light. It’s a prayer for each of our younger generation in their homes and families. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7528408148898950385.post-89371353184880849222011-04-19T00:00:00.001-07:002011-10-24T22:53:12.419-07:00Easter greetings<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">translated as 'Happy Easter'</td></tr>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Traditional Christmas Pudding in a cloth</span></b><br />
Notes: <br />
<ul><li>The pudding can be made a week or a month ahead, and hung up to dry – whenever it suits. </li>
<li>The pudding cloth is a piece of plain cotton fabric such as unbleached calico. The size is about 60cm square. You will also need a piece of clean string to tie the cloth and hang it up.</li>
<li>This recipe is adapted from the one on the suet mix box. You can substitute butter for the suet, but it’s still saturated fat. The suet seems to make the pudding set in the right way, particularly when it is eaten cold on Boxing Day or thereafter.</li>
<li>The mixed dried fruits can be whatever you like. I make it with the traditional dried fruits (sultanas, currants, raisins, cherries) and the chopped fruit medley (apples, apricots, pears, ...). I do not add fruit peel as my children used to say they didn’t like it, but fruit peel is in most of the traditional recipes, and gives it a citrusy flavour. </li>
<li>Before you start mixing the ingredients, put a large pot half filled with water on the stove and bring to the boil. Into that water place your pudding cloth.</li>
<li>Take the cloth out of the water with tongs, wring it out when it’s cool enough to touch, then spread it on the bench. Spread plain flour (about ½ cup) liberally in the centre, making a circle of flour on which you place the mixture. This helps it to form a skin, and not to stick on the cloth.</li>
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<b>Ingredients:</b><br />
<blockquote>250g suet mix<br />
½ cup plain flour<br />
½ tsp salt<br />
2 ½ tsp mixed spice<br />
4 cups mixed dried fruits<br />
1/3 cup mixed peel<br />
½ cup chopped almonds<br />
1 ½ cup brown sugar<br />
2 cups fresh breadcrumbs<br />
4 eggs, lightly beaten<br />
¼ c brandy (I use dry ginger ale or juice)<br />
½ tsp bicarbonate of soda<br />
¼ cup boiling water</blockquote><br />
<b>Method:</b><br />
<blockquote>1. Combine dry ingredients, except bicarb soda, in a large bowl. I use a knife for this.<br />
2. Add eggs and brandy/ginger ale/juice and mix<br />
3. Add bicarb soda dissolved in boiling water. Mix thoroughly to combine well.<br />
4. Scrape the mixture out onto prepared pudding cloth.<br />
5. Gather up the 4 corners of the cloth into one hand, then gather the in-between folded parts. Bring the cloth together in your hand so that the mixture won’t escape. As you tie the cloth, make sure that you leave space above the mixture for it to expand.<br />
6. With the water in the pot boiling strongly, lower the pudding into the pot. Cover with the lid. As soon as the water returns to the boil, reduce the heat to low. Do not lift the lid. Simmer for 5 hours.<br />
7. Hang up from a hook to dry, in an airy place. <br />
8. Return to the pot and simmer for 1 hour before cutting the string and turning out onto a serving platter. Serve with custard or cream.</blockquote><br />
<i>Bon appetit!</i>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7528408148898950385.post-79328770126304499352009-12-28T17:11:00.001-08:002009-12-28T17:19:49.963-08:00family update<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc-OdQ2igENJWSRHwKNhFemZJ-yjFC9NG6sqZrBPvh2W9h8hYxCHAwbHCPASEtPF1luxjE2JyOBhohP9OxpIqkb9NNRbhLZ3jeQpWkvj658VCb_uClpu7GzLEB3gsygQ482Ka2eWT7Bvk/s1600-h/PC250059.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc-OdQ2igENJWSRHwKNhFemZJ-yjFC9NG6sqZrBPvh2W9h8hYxCHAwbHCPASEtPF1luxjE2JyOBhohP9OxpIqkb9NNRbhLZ3jeQpWkvj658VCb_uClpu7GzLEB3gsygQ482Ka2eWT7Bvk/s200/PC250059.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420461027233601346" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaLfUC8wqkS7IP9K9QJKilOVWm9pyTxJQFKcSQCYanfvfvj4F7iR6I-FRh0_1zdf-3xnrxeNALvyDvSTS0_VAdEP90Y-89uxNa9sVJa7Z4IF6KNU2_pdIGlp9syHdv9hO_FhR64NKvD_s/s1600-h/PC240027.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpiF6baZNkUjXrEzYd38Lijy1NBPmN-j8cUKWokvjJT3aMy2F6bxx6WBm-BaFYyMCqfe8THs2g9SB9p6yut60glg-DOpRBzy3tENcR4gqwZ3lY7c3WazgX2thigXLf_udDHXw99fpjswM/s320/P1180432.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415687658866168242" /></a><br />[Photo: This year we revisited the Windsor Presbyterian Church, Queensland, where we were married in <a href="http://joyandnoelannual.blogspot.com/2008/12/1973.html">1973</a>.]<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">The God of eternity<br />entered our time and space.<br />Put aside infinity<br />to join a frail race.<br />Glorious mystery:<br />babe in a lowly place,<br />at mother’s breast<br />content.<br /></span>Joy Johnston 2009Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7528408148898950385.post-73722538209968354622009-11-28T19:51:00.001-08:002009-12-05T22:00:26.549-08:00the pudding<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAwJWfew3GtgEsXKuFTMXFtpC9cDPb1xnG0Jt35d2qt64BPTAoARFlyuPD80Ou6gV9eGVRzxKmZ_jranPAo4o6XzSWLblzP_m7TPzA6E36S5ld795Ekk4Q1ueyoriCMqaOJ8tXhBmoJw0/s1600/PB270144.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAwJWfew3GtgEsXKuFTMXFtpC9cDPb1xnG0Jt35d2qt64BPTAoARFlyuPD80Ou6gV9eGVRzxKmZ_jranPAo4o6XzSWLblzP_m7TPzA6E36S5ld795Ekk4Q1ueyoriCMqaOJ8tXhBmoJw0/s320/PB270144.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409369172921916018" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn-oUoKX2ODKhxt2eMaSNNzEHqWDvW5qF7QUsfPtFSxvfgQCVcbKKTA-7SM9A-76C3qhulKCMpDFrzeM3gEBT0SXVs9d_CRNJVqCnM5hipHZ8KMIB3so88YSJ-NbWRsYr-2gS8SmumQPo/s1600/PB270146.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn-oUoKX2ODKhxt2eMaSNNzEHqWDvW5qF7QUsfPtFSxvfgQCVcbKKTA-7SM9A-76C3qhulKCMpDFrzeM3gEBT0SXVs9d_CRNJVqCnM5hipHZ8KMIB3so88YSJ-NbWRsYr-2gS8SmumQPo/s320/PB270146.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409369182074380930" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-2VlgUDALOBGT_yH7A2otNLglAXKjG-b7bNGOhfTv4lt73PVT5YYbflSlAN9LZMk1CJnNy5NkVpXc5y23feHNqBj8kBtcrVzVqGQR43FxU77h6tbu7xfYqIiO-kr2u6EyaCxam8HAxgU/s1600/PB270147.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-2VlgUDALOBGT_yH7A2otNLglAXKjG-b7bNGOhfTv4lt73PVT5YYbflSlAN9LZMk1CJnNy5NkVpXc5y23feHNqBj8kBtcrVzVqGQR43FxU77h6tbu7xfYqIiO-kr2u6EyaCxam8HAxgU/s320/PB270147.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409369190550890498" /></a><br /><br />The Christmas pudding in a cloth is something I have made each year. I remember my Grandmother having puddings hanging up in the pantry in the old house at Redland Bay. The puddings had threepences and sixpences in them back then. <br /><br />People have asked me if I'm afraid the pudding will go bad. I haven't had them go bad, even though I usually make them weeks in advance. Some people say alcohol preserves a pudding, but as a tea totaller I substitute juice for brandy or whatever the recipe says. My grandma would not have had alcohol in the house either. <br /><br />The fruit can be any dried fruit. This year I have used sultanas, currants, raisins, dates and dried cranberries. Sometimes I use dried apples, figs, apricots &c. Traditionally lard is used as the shortening, but I have also made puddings with butter.<br /><br />To prepare the cloth put it in a pot of boiling water. Then lift it out with two pairs of tongs and wring the excess water out. Place the cloth on the bench, and put plenty of plain flour on it (to give the pudding a crust). Then spoon the mixture out.<br /><br />The picture shows the texture of the mixture when I put it out on the cloth. Tie the cloth, leaving space above the mixture so that it doesn't burst out. Leave some length on the string so that it can be looped onto a hook. Have the pot of water boiling strongly when you put the pudding in. Then put the lid on and put a message on it "Do not lift the lid" until it's finished its cooking. You need enough water to last the time, and the heat to be sufficient to keep it boiling but not too hot.<br /><br />I hang the pudding up in the window, with air flowing freely around it. It dries out quickly. On Christmas day the pudding goes back into the pot of boiling water and needs to boil for a couple of hours. Then you cut the string and take the cloth off, putting the pudding upside down on a plate. Custard and icecream are very nice accompaniments. Even on a hot summer day we enjoy Christmas pudding. Leftovers are good cold.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7528408148898950385.post-44973504417222275142009-10-17T17:27:00.000-07:002009-10-17T18:18:59.867-07:00living in the shelter of the Most HighMy meditation today, this Lord's Day morning, is from Psalm 91. <br /><br />"Those who live in the shelter of the Most High<br />will find rest in the shadow of the Almighty.<br />This I declare of the Lord:<br />He alone is my refuge; my place of safety;<br />he is my God, and I am trusting him.<br />For he will rescue you from every trap<br />and protect you from the fatal plague.<br />He will shield you with his wings.<br />He will shelter you with his feathers.<br />His faithful promises are your armor and protection.<br />Do not be afraid of the terrors of the night,<br />nor fear the dangers of the day'<br />nor dread the plague that stalks in darkness,<br />nor the disaster that strikes at midday. ...<br />If you make teh Lord your refuge,<br />if you make the Most High your shelter,<br />no evil will conquer you,<br />no plague will come near your dwelling.<br />For he orders his angels to protect you wherever you go.<br />They will hold you with their hands<br />to keep you from striking your foot on a stone. ...<br />The Lord says, "I will rescue those who love me.<br />I will protect those who trust in my name.<br />When they call on me I will answer,<br />I will be with them in trouble.<br />I will rescue them and honor them.<br />I will satisfy them with a long life<br />and give them my salvation."<br /><br /><br /><br />I claim this divine protection, and each of these promises today. The Most High is our God, our refuge and strength, in this time of trouble.<br /><br />The dreadful plague that stalked the psalmist may be different from the plagues that confront us today - cancers, auto-immune diseases, infections - yet the experience of terror is the same. The need for a place of safety, and for rescue is as real today as it would have been to the writer of this Psalm.<br /><br />The picture evoked by this Psalm is one of a present experience. Look at the verbs, and the statements attached to them:<br /><span style="font-style:italic;">living</span> - in the shelter of the most high<br /><span style="font-style:italic;">finding </span>- rest<br /><span style="font-style:italic;">trusting<br /><br /></span>the promises, that the Almighty will:<br /><span style="font-style:italic;">rescue<br /></span><span style="font-style:italic;">protect<br /></span><span style="font-style:italic;">shield<br /></span><span style="font-style:italic;">order protection<br /></span><span style="font-style:italic;">hold you<br /></span><span style="font-style:italic;">keep you<br /></span><span style="font-style:italic;">protect </span>(again)<br /><span style="font-style:italic;">answer<br /></span><span style="font-style:italic;">be with<br /></span><span style="font-style:italic;">rescue </span>(again)<br /><span style="font-style:italic;">satisfy<br /></span>AND <span style="font-style:italic;">give </span>salvation.<br /><br /><br />When I read God's word and apply it to life events as I experience them, I am aware that my professional knowledge is a filter that influences my understanding. Midwifery is not just about the birth of babies: it is about knowing and understanding life as God created it, and recognising the points at which that normal physiological process faces danger, threat, "trap", "terror", "plague", "pestilence", or "the disaster that strikes at midday". <br /><br />The hope that the psalmist knew, and that has been known in every generation of God's precious people, is a living and active hope. The place of shelter; the surety of rest; the promise of salvation is ongoing in each situation that we face.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7528408148898950385.post-46556194848372577822009-09-30T21:30:00.000-07:002009-09-30T21:32:33.477-07:00Springtime in Melbourne<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio0bHUGuc-leyorzy6an2Y5sIXMjik7OdJH_WIwKaglN-qiyiwctmEO098mqDvoumiPn1N5Lny6TeOOoZsuU0IvGxrKDj1OOzhTdGtQxJE-B6TDkbauYAhDzdDhTPEucUbiZu4xBSmdfA/s1600-h/PA010006.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio0bHUGuc-leyorzy6an2Y5sIXMjik7OdJH_WIwKaglN-qiyiwctmEO098mqDvoumiPn1N5Lny6TeOOoZsuU0IvGxrKDj1OOzhTdGtQxJE-B6TDkbauYAhDzdDhTPEucUbiZu4xBSmdfA/s320/PA010006.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387484707493166130" /></a><br />A posy of flowers that Poppy and I gathered from the garden thismorning.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7528408148898950385.post-21713959676229501822009-09-13T03:12:00.000-07:002009-09-13T03:16:39.061-07:00once we were young<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI3KtdQ38W0bXOqzqevNGDYe1V9ofvscjWOjLJ9Cl8Fy6W3A85kEfexqpgUw3mFL4xpTpS4CXrBi0I5kvXLa6rf3iYDld7byyEdCwjpu22bXqeK_CUcdVjSdiNo3bmOytMf8Li64g2pto/s1600-h/PICT0038.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 207px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlwsQIn4pE2MQ111WPfif1GyrWuA49mlCitRjCm_dl0nqvkQLpCytOyd3BleXDiKJpCgOaciPcT_JtWPCf34sEOy1mBPrQaZYbSoaTCena6D-JwcKdUOArZE3R7hX4iMndNIM5HkwVTcg/s320/PICT0035.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380893642383814258" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguhWgC-723Dby3dyzkpU46kP41l_PUHywTdaooraXuUUqp6VHSGtI2-FM23MmJNiKnUQUNHPaPczRemdSyDl5Zti71ZnzDCaciy1TX09tecfg9Z5eBLlxmbMKBKgUNmkE1vlpMfcFpXhw/s1600-h/PICT0028.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 207px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguhWgC-723Dby3dyzkpU46kP41l_PUHywTdaooraXuUUqp6VHSGtI2-FM23MmJNiKnUQUNHPaPczRemdSyDl5Zti71ZnzDCaciy1TX09tecfg9Z5eBLlxmbMKBKgUNmkE1vlpMfcFpXhw/s320/PICT0028.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380893629481893426" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu5l3c_QPKaT9eX9T06m4L8ngZCYGocu_4UkdDeHZtfoyRxEDvfsz1hawcfYVWA7uT0anAD_YFxq6IqnTg3zpTijL1oteYl_KgdHg7JYWUktTh1Y6ayQJ6Si_9pc9_pNoxoBV9wJZCPgA/s1600-h/PICT0027.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 207px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu5l3c_QPKaT9eX9T06m4L8ngZCYGocu_4UkdDeHZtfoyRxEDvfsz1hawcfYVWA7uT0anAD_YFxq6IqnTg3zpTijL1oteYl_KgdHg7JYWUktTh1Y6ayQJ6Si_9pc9_pNoxoBV9wJZCPgA/s320/PICT0027.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380893621963359026" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7528408148898950385.post-84878288502589210172009-09-13T00:23:00.000-07:002009-09-13T03:17:43.948-07:00photos from 1973<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4jBDpI_iCSsb2Et-wzhrRDb9YgecwErgfy1c0tJe-4_2rYvsOigpd_4AQW1IpjPnUW_Gts0qUw-ZiWQ36-780EPQbdlSOPMvc-r6asaBE1FQj3nOtIRAJ2mnMNz7OTIAFi_oV62rw9n8/s1600-h/PICT0026.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 130px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4jBDpI_iCSsb2Et-wzhrRDb9YgecwErgfy1c0tJe-4_2rYvsOigpd_4AQW1IpjPnUW_Gts0qUw-ZiWQ36-780EPQbdlSOPMvc-r6asaBE1FQj3nOtIRAJ2mnMNz7OTIAFi_oV62rw9n8/s200/PICT0026.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380892232444470578" /></a><br /><br />Here's a blast from the past!<br />Noel purchased a gadget that scans slides and photo negatives, and we have started looking through boxes of slides.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8qQFlP_XZxde1N8Dn9DcBfZ5VuAgDBhjSu38wmCCjVJ-UsEn7GwK3ccnHYbP2J-cSMn0Y1t1iYUCKD3wNwL_j7afCmNAXk1fnznP31XLC_KDqgb77R5X5mGgZZTHiLsSkS5_rxpQ2kNI/s1600-h/PICT0004.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 207px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8qQFlP_XZxde1N8Dn9DcBfZ5VuAgDBhjSu38wmCCjVJ-UsEn7GwK3ccnHYbP2J-cSMn0Y1t1iYUCKD3wNwL_j7afCmNAXk1fnznP31XLC_KDqgb77R5X5mGgZZTHiLsSkS5_rxpQ2kNI/s320/PICT0004.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380853096234434354" /></a><br />Family farewelling us at Melbourne Airport.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXwfdZk1o0wWeXuBXO13j5z_R0PJ3Qr9-iGtKFVXehNqRKHlF3PtWOHDEkO5xIcNH_zylbA3Tre7xPVHtZvrAHKyoRucB1nXVGMcPKkB1V6K9NYJPdaFamm4sZWNh-H_IYQotGDmwL9ZM/s1600-h/SydneyHarbour1973.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 207px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXwfdZk1o0wWeXuBXO13j5z_R0PJ3Qr9-iGtKFVXehNqRKHlF3PtWOHDEkO5xIcNH_zylbA3Tre7xPVHtZvrAHKyoRucB1nXVGMcPKkB1V6K9NYJPdaFamm4sZWNh-H_IYQotGDmwL9ZM/s320/SydneyHarbour1973.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380853105401386498" /></a><br />Sydney harbour and the Opera House from the air.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkOHS8r4OqcKzxxcT_KWusKPh-Ds3Q2gKSBZ-uLFVriG-s-GYZsae8bhcR9KGCKvEc3WQd59-wzQna0cUb_GfItBpyrR2yq-yOCXjB8CPF1tn_1WzkpiHt6fZ3OIj4qYiHyPF1O42TTOw/s1600-h/JoyHawaii73.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 207px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkOHS8r4OqcKzxxcT_KWusKPh-Ds3Q2gKSBZ-uLFVriG-s-GYZsae8bhcR9KGCKvEc3WQd59-wzQna0cUb_GfItBpyrR2yq-yOCXjB8CPF1tn_1WzkpiHt6fZ3OIj4qYiHyPF1O42TTOw/s320/JoyHawaii73.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380851789018805938" /></a><br />Joy in Hawaii, August 1973. A stopover on our journey from Melbourne to Michigan. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir25OiixZi124dj1umnbscOEJA9yNJkZYWSuAuWH_xe2EFnB6gZ0hinADQZN_nBzx9ilPmcpJ64tBcWQ_NmX3wWPVeWKLtRuJFhJVFrwwQzU4mxfTR7JlziHiZ19Fu1XUbKfgSEXV2L5Q/s1600-h/JoyHawaiiAug1973.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 207px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir25OiixZi124dj1umnbscOEJA9yNJkZYWSuAuWH_xe2EFnB6gZ0hinADQZN_nBzx9ilPmcpJ64tBcWQ_NmX3wWPVeWKLtRuJFhJVFrwwQzU4mxfTR7JlziHiZ19Fu1XUbKfgSEXV2L5Q/s320/JoyHawaiiAug1973.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380853111730386130" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmuB1iXgTcPI5laXsn6YuvB4gZ7MfrWJ-anlH04xBtvMHvcMthcAtT08F9vfoTCtu1ihbqHBbM5VhoU7Z5TLEGFLdzRKgn1piF-spNYxZ-_8n9zc-Un18wYwXcM9g5TFz-AheBEepJ3NY/s1600-h/PICT0020.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; 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cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 130px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFjt1H-F2yB_xy3v04Yx6RVXFaXHnuVMY0WUlQuEgzxhPGq0w9vDKRRY2h3lkm7ZdwFfYLUIRUanrtoTG_4l_x4a3E_13vdD4KwY75g9kWtbunlgE2AYWmeX7HrfCn5s7WadVT-mNk-Ik/s200/PICT0021.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380891205572329618" /></a><br />Our Church - East Lansing TrinityUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7528408148898950385.post-53299742104644077332009-07-03T16:02:00.001-07:002009-07-03T16:11:39.115-07:00knitted woollen rug<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaG8bGt2SnyB7HHe4-lrsHhoQS04Y7BZ2cL_6h0FXfnGAqOfiwLJCagN_ccMUXS8kmw1D9YoCB6vhl1RspKD9z6yctvYblnta8i_eUlwZMMwZZZbR7AJnb43rjN16DLd9r3HSiFS4iAz0/s1600-h/July+09+020.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaG8bGt2SnyB7HHe4-lrsHhoQS04Y7BZ2cL_6h0FXfnGAqOfiwLJCagN_ccMUXS8kmw1D9YoCB6vhl1RspKD9z6yctvYblnta8i_eUlwZMMwZZZbR7AJnb43rjN16DLd9r3HSiFS4iAz0/s320/July+09+020.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354373424119699570" /></a><br /><br />Here's my winter knitting project.<br />It's made of pure wool - using up scraps and re-knitting an old unfinished project.<br />I used standard 8-ply wool and 4mm knitting needles. It probably wouldn't matter if you varied that, as long as it was consistent throughout.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">To knit each square:</span><br />Cast on 51 stitches<br />1st and alt rows - knit<br />2nd and alt rows - decrease at the middle 3 stitches of the row, by slip 1, knit 2 together, pass slip stitch over.<br />Continue until 3 stitches remain.<br />Knit 3 together, and tie off.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">To join squares:</span><br />I used 42 squares for this little rug, and stitched them together using a herrigbone stitch on both the reverse side, then again in the contrasting brown wool on the top side. <br /><br />I like this little rug, and have started another.<br />JoyUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7528408148898950385.post-80731514391786404282009-06-17T04:11:00.001-07:002009-06-19T02:10:33.329-07:00Dad's MBE<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5f-mC5WLXplbIHW9b9Xze0Dnwlv7Hig13PXs_UmmJRomVj7npoYi6zLU5s9NVHziltPUxCC0RuhrtEgje3xmiP6A8pRYme5blS7fiLJxC7edBnq3RcJq-Ov8BONKwBKTKhrBRAeSXOss/s1600-h/New+Life+0609.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 168px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5f-mC5WLXplbIHW9b9Xze0Dnwlv7Hig13PXs_UmmJRomVj7npoYi6zLU5s9NVHziltPUxCC0RuhrtEgje3xmiP6A8pRYme5blS7fiLJxC7edBnq3RcJq-Ov8BONKwBKTKhrBRAeSXOss/s320/New+Life+0609.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348252768104121250" /></a><br />[Please click on article to enlarge it]<br /><br />Marion has told more of the story at <a href="http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2009/06/18/2602028.htm">ABC New England Radio</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0