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Judy Evans @JudyEv (382693) • Rockingham, Australia 17 Jun

The photo shows the Swiss roll that Vince made today. You might remember the one from several days ago was a bit of a flop but thanks to some suggestions from Anna, Daddy Evil and others, today’s has turned out well. The filling...

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morning tea

swiss roll

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A sponge but what's the other thing?

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382693) • Rockingham, Australia 17 Jun

I seem to have been on the go all day today which is unlike me. We’ve invited a couple for morning tea tomorrow so there has been a bit of extra cleaning, etc, to do. I made cheese straws and you can see Vince’s baking efforts in...

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These biscuits were a failure

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382693) • Rockingham, Australia 15 Jun

My last post was about oranges and I mentioned the difficulty of finding suitable snacks for those with Type 2 diabetes. Vince has Type 2 and I’ve been told I’m pre-diabetic. The doctor would like Vince’s sugar numbers down a...

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diabetes type 2 diabetes

snacks

biscuits

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Oranges, but no lemons

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382693) • Rockingham, Australia 15 Jun

MyLotter Jim (@Ineeddentures) wrote asking if members liked oranges. The very next day, we were given a bagful of big, sweet oranges. We’ve been buying mandarins as they are easier to peel and are Vince’s preferred fruit. They are...

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Our soup night is over for another year

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382693) • Rockingham, Australia 14 Jun

Soup night at the clubhouse is over for another year and was appreciated by the 80 or so people who were there. The soups offered were Tuscan, Thai pumpkin, zucchini and leek, potato and leek, meatball soup, pea and ham, and...

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Soup Night at the clubhouse

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382693) • Rockingham, Australia 12 Jun

Tonight is Soup Night at the clubhouse. Various residents have made the soups and will be paid for the ingredients. There will be six or eight different soups and a lot of different crusty breads to choose from. I could make a...

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retirement village

soup night

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Have you ever marcelled your hair?

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382693) • Rockingham, Australia 12 Jun

I’m reading a book set in South Africa in the early 1900s. It’s set on an ostrich farm so watch this space for a discussion on how ostrich feathers are harvested. However, I’ve come across the word ‘marcelled’ in...

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Number 2 bank account

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382693) • Rockingham, Australia 11 Jun

Vince’s first job was in a Bank of New South Wales, and at one point, he and two others were sent to Ravensthorpe to open a branch there. He wanted to have the first account so his bankbook would show No. 000001. The...

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ravensthorpe

bank of new south wales

bankbook

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Someone else will have to throw this out

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382693) • Rockingham, Australia 11 Jun

I’ve been going through some plastic tubs and checking for more things to donate. I won’t be donating this but I’m also not allowed to throw it out. It’s a jumper from when we were part-owners of a machinery business called Ramac,...

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ravensthorpe

ravensthorpe machinery

keepsakes

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The Swiss roll that wasn’t

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382693) • Rockingham, Australia 11 Jun

Yesterday evening, a couple from the village visited. Vince decided to make a cake in their honour and decided on a Swiss roll. It was his first attempt but, although he followed all the instructions, when he unrolled it to add...

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swiss roll

cream

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Show-casing my friends' roses

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382693) • Rockingham, Australia 9 Jun

I wrote about Vince having to give a talk about photographing roses. While we were at our friend’s place, I took my own photos of their roses. When they had a 5-acre property near us, they had well over 100 roses and on their...

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roses

photography

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Photographing roses

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382693) • Rockingham, Australia 9 Jun

Vince has been asked to judge a photo competition at the West Australian (WA) Rose Championships. The photo competition is only a very small part of the show which is the highlight of the WA Rose Society. Before the show is...

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Are you a twitcher?

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382693) • Rockingham, Australia 8 Jun

Twitchers are those who like watching birds. West Australian twitchers, and others, are all a-flutter because a black-headed gull has taken up residence in Geraldton with a number of silver seagulls. The black-headed gulls are...

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A piece about punnets

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382693) • Rockingham, Australia 8 Jun

I mentioned to several members of myLot that I’d bought some punnets of seedlings. It seems ‘punnet’ isn’t a common word in some countries so here is a photo of the punnets I bought. They come in several different sizes and may...

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June 5 - Memories from over the years

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382693) • Rockingham, Australia 6 Jun

Vince’s Facebook account came up with ‘where we were on this day’ and it seems that June 5 has a few reasons for being memorable. On June 5, 2017, we were spectators at the Tattersalls International Horse Trials held at...

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Don't bang your head

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382693) • Rockingham, Australia 4 Jun

I wrote that we’ve been rearranging our garage now that we only have one car. We put up a high shelf about a week ago. Since then, we’ve put up four more, two of which are below the higher one. You can see both in the photo....

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Behind the times

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382693) • Rockingham, Australia 4 Jun

The photo is another one from the display which is in our clubhouse. It has nothing to do with the discussion. I am in a group of four who play Wordle each morning and share our results on WhatsApp. One of the group has been on a...

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To dye or not to dye?

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382693) • Rockingham, Australia 3 Jun

The photo is another one from the display which is in our clubhouse. It has nothing to do with the discussion but isn't it just beautiful? Recently, myLotter, @Snowy, mentioned dyeing her hair. When Vince’s hair first started to...

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Talent by the bucketloads

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382693) • Rockingham, Australia 3 Jun

There is a little alcove in the clubhouse of our retirement village. It’s now being used as a showcase for individuals to display their crafts. So far, an artist has displayed some of her paintings and another has filled the space...

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Be careful of mispronunciations!

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382693) • Rockingham, Australia 2 Jun

The photo is of the outdoor area of Chalet Rigi where we spent an enjoyable evening and which I wrote about. It has nothing to do with the text. I have a hairdresser who comes to the house to give me a trim. She is a very nice...

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mispronunciation

sheet metal

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