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Check out the event below for one of our fellow CCs Greenfaith </div>
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"Music for a Warming World", taking place on 13 August 2017 in Melbourne.</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 17.0545px;"><br /></span> <span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 17.0545px;">Saturday 28nd February 2015, 9 a.m. sharp-till ?</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 17.0545px;">Once more into the Red! Ballarat Community Garden will be hosting a passata (tomato bottling) day on the 20th of February. Come learn how to preserve tomatoes and enjoy a day of work, fun and community. We'll have a meal and share a good time! Participants will take home approximately 6 litres of tomato puree.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 17.0545px;">The cost will be $20 dollars which will include a 10kg box of tomatoes, tea & coffee. Please bring a plate to share for lunch. Payment must be received by Deb Ramsey (0401 824 110) by the 16th of February. Numbers will be limited, but children, friends and family are all welcome to come and help. You will be responsible for bringing glass jars or beer bo</span><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; display: inline; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #141823; line-height: 17.0545px;">ttles. You will need to have your own safe, undamaged lids for jars, but we will provide bottle caps for beer bottles.</span></span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05972285659958872775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19109982.post-47781990353918740552015-06-25T12:10:00.001+10:002015-06-25T13:06:35.345+10:00Ramadan crafts and Ramadan knowledge<div style="text-align: justify;">
The text across the top of this blog says what it is all about. I keep this blog free of sound offs and heavy stuff and put them on <a href="http://misseaglesnetwork.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">The Network</a>. I prefer The Trad Pad to be a place of sweetness, light and beautiful things. However, we are living in a world/a nation which is increasingly multi-cultural, multi-faith, and interfaith. And this is the month of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Ramadan" target="_blank">Ramadan</a>. Across the world, Ramadan is huge as Christmas across the world is huge. So I am seeking to explore with Trad Padders what Ramadan is all about. With these thoughts in mind, I explored what might be in keeping with this place. And so it is that I present you, dear Trad Padders, with <a href="http://karimascrafts.com/" target="_blank">Karima's Crafts</a>.</div>
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Last Sunday was World Refugee Day - celebrated in City Square in Melbourne.</div>
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Grandmothers-Against-Detention-of-Refugee-Children-Ballarat/1613801925533400?fref=ts" target="_blank">Grandmothers Against the Detention of Refugee Children - Ballarat</a></div>
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trained to Melbourne for the event which concluded Refugee Week.</div>
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<a href="https://app.box.com/s/ey2lje8nez7jdj8ta6qpqj5q3m6iya8d" target="_blank">More pictures from the day can be seen here</a>. </div>
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Here we are at City Square, Melbourne - before the huge crowds turned up!</div>
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/fiona.crawford.1426?fref=ts" target="_blank">Grandmothers ADRC - Melbourne Ports </a></div>
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Please take the opportunity to learn the song and spread its message.</div>
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Great song. See who you can recognise. To me, Margaret Roadnight's voice is instantly recognisable.Thanks to Brigid Walsh for introducing me to this group of Artists.<br />
Posted by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/denis.wilson.507">Denis Wilson</a> on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/denis.wilson.507/posts/10153981818254829">Tuesday, 23 June 2015</a></blockquote>
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<b><i><u><span style="color: #8e7cc3;">And there is another interesting site for the song here
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05972285659958872775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19109982.post-89154744351361275702015-05-10T09:30:00.000+10:002015-05-10T09:30:16.648+10:00Happy Mother's Day to all those mums in detenton - we are thinking of you on this day.<div style="text-align: center;">
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Say your goodbyes to these beautiful old redgums who've been living in the Middle Creek area long before it had that name - 200-400 years previously, at least. Say goodbye to the young trees too. There aren't too many growing on adjacent farmland. <span style="color: red;"><b><u>NONE</u></b></span> of these trees are protected. </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Not by the <a class="_58cn" data-ft="{"tn":"*N","type":104}" href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/andrewsgvt?source=feed_text" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;"><span aria-label="hashtag" class="_58cl" style="color: #6d84b4; cursor: url(chrome-extension://ehhfialhajmaoobgcjlfmphcfphfpkkg/resources/cursors/chalkboard.png) 1 1, default !important;">#</span><span class="_58cm" style="cursor: url(chrome-extension://ehhfialhajmaoobgcjlfmphcfphfpkkg/resources/cursors/chalkboard.png) 1 1, default !important;">AndrewsGvt</span></a>.</span></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-size: large;">AN INVITATION</span></u></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18.3999996185303px;"><i><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-weight: bold;">Could you also bring </span><span style="color: #ffd966; font-size: large;">Yellow Ribbons</span></i></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18.3999996185303px;"><b><i>As a symbol of our care for them</i></b></span></span><br />
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Trad Pads don't come much more traditional than this. It is a reflection of a life. <a href="http://news.domain.com.au/domain/real-estate-news/investor-snaps-up-unlivable-fitzroy-north-time-capsule-20150214-13evcf.html" target="_blank">Please watch the video.</a> I was taken by the real estate man's instructions and intentions to leave the house as is. Of course what happens now is up to "the investor" who purchased it. I hope <a href="http://www.fairfaxmedia.com.au/" target="_blank">Fairfax</a> ensures that it keeps this record. </div>
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My compost bin is, at the moment, half full. I sometimes leave the lid off to catch a bit of rain. On my last visit to the bin, this is what I found.<br />
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My friend Alida said: <span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #f6f7f8; color: #141823; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 15.1272716522217px; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><i>They're very pretty, but I do suggest your compost needs more nitrogenous material so bacteria grow as well. This seems to have too much carbohydrate in it. Add manures if you can, or fresh green waste. And turn it.</i></span><br />
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I said no to the manure. A couple of inches below these beautiful things is a couple of inches of horse manure. I did say yes to the turning. Will see to that.<br />
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My friend, Denis, of <a href="http://peonyden.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">The Nature of Robertson</a> has identified the fungi for me. The elegant black and white mushrooms are <a href="https://www.google.com.au/search?q=Coprinus+calyptratus&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=u8bbVOPBMuahmQX5-ICIBQ&ved=0CAgQ_AUoAQ&biw=1093&bih=465" target="_blank">Coprinus calyptratus</a>. The small white hooded ones are the young of the species.<br />
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Look at what the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a class="profileLink" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=118555624837563" href="https://www.facebook.com/CreswickNC" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; font-size: 13px !important; text-decoration: none;">Creswick Neighbourhood Centre</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>is up to. </div>
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The CNC is a lovely place to do a course. Have done a couple of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a class="profileLink" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=100007924389429" href="https://www.facebook.com/marceiden.abcopen" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; font-size: 13px !important; text-decoration: none;">Larissa Romensky AbcOpen Ballarat</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>courses there. After all, Creswick is only a suburb of Ballarat - just a bit of a hop, step and a jump!! There has already been someone on the CSN Facebook site wanting to come up from Melbourne!</div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">If you want, you may also use the hashtag <a class="_58cn" data-ft="{"tn":"*N","type":104}" href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/blessedarethecrazy?source=feed_text&story_id=643010549151680" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;"><span class="_58cl" style="color: #6d84b4; cursor: url(chrome-extension://ehhfialhajmaoobgcjlfmphcfphfpkkg/resources/cursors/chalkboard.png) 1 1, default !important;">#</span><span class="_58cm" style="cursor: url(chrome-extension://ehhfialhajmaoobgcjlfmphcfphfpkkg/resources/cursors/chalkboard.png) 1 1, default !important;">BlessedAreTheCrazy</span></a> when you post your links to your blog posts on Facebook, Twitter, etc. Follow the hashtag:<a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23BlessedAreTheCrazy" rel="nofollow" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/search?q=%23BlessedAreTheCrazy</a></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05972285659958872775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19109982.post-63654019619323123062014-09-11T14:47:00.002+10:002014-09-11T14:47:47.284+10:00One crafty gal in Bendigo: she's hooked n crochet<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Helen Coughlan uses craft to bring people together. She says her skills are “actually really basic” but that’s ok. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">She says, “I get joy from seeing others becoming a part of something and feeling welcome. I love seeing that happen, no matter the skills people have.“</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Helen runs a weekly community craft table at Bendigo Library and a ‘crochet club' for primary school kids. She's a founding member of a group of yarn bombers that keep the trees, and occasionally<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/abccentralvictoria/photos/a.203614729709929.50053.202250263179709/699607590110638/?type=1&permPage=1" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% transparent ! important; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c14900; line-height: 28px ! important; text-decoration: none;">trams</a>, of Bendigo warm and colourful each winter</span></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05972285659958872775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19109982.post-9105621426821140772014-09-04T08:28:00.000+10:002014-09-04T08:28:00.122+10:00Book launch: "Some shorter than others" - Ballarat Library, Sunday 7 September.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The <a href="http://www.centralhighlandslibraries.org.au/client/en_AU/chls/?rm=CITY+OF+BALLAR1|||1|||0|||true" target="_blank">Ballarat Library</a>, 178 Doveton Street, Ballarat </div>
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Sylvia's illustrations are currently on display at the library until September 11.</div>
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There's a limited edition copy of the book to be won. </div>
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/NevilleHiatt" target="_blank">Neville is on Facebook</a><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05972285659958872775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19109982.post-78212340199886451752014-08-24T07:46:00.000+10:002014-08-24T07:46:53.206+10:00Wonderful libraries from around the world - and how to join one!<div style="text-align: center;">
As you can see, Trad Padders, <a href="http://gu.com/p/4vp78" target="_blank">I love libraries and so have to share this with you</a>.</div>
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I have tried to pick a favourite but I love them all.</div>
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<a href="http://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/gallery/2014/jul/28/how-to-join-a-library-in-pictures" target="_blank">How to join a library</a>.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05972285659958872775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19109982.post-1717149269031440162014-08-19T10:07:00.002+10:002014-08-19T10:07:28.555+10:00The kitchen counter at the end of Winter<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The kitchen counter this morning at The Trad Pad<br />
All these items - bar one - are recycled. Guess which?<br />
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The Coca-Cola glasses came from <a href="https://www.facebook.com/FusspotsAtInglewood" target="_blank">Fusspots</a> at <a href="http://inglewood.vic.au/" target="_blank">Inglewood</a>. <br />
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The Silver Beet is recycled too -<br />
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I cut and cut and it keeps producing.<br />
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It is was once new but is well worn now.<br />
I have a pair of them.<br />
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The other holds the stuff that the worms can't eat.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05972285659958872775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19109982.post-88838177228219593282014-08-05T14:06:00.001+10:002014-08-05T14:06:09.065+10:00Teaching our children .......<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05972285659958872775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19109982.post-86326192952960772072014-08-05T09:33:00.000+10:002014-08-05T09:34:33.846+10:00Bookmarking literature of poetry and war<div style="text-align: justify;">
This blog has a motto: <i>Blogging the Beautiful ~ Searching the Sustainable ~ Reaching out in Friendship. </i>In short, I keep any political sound-offs for a particular blog of mine, <a href="http://misseaglesnetwork.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">The Network</a>. You are welcome to drop by and experience its quirky mix of social and political commentary. I have chosen to share this report, though political, on this site because it is about librarians and books and, as a former librarian, I am a Library Lover (as you will see from the sidebar) and I share a librarian's attitude to the power of words, ideas, books, poetry, plays.</div>
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So it is with quite a thrill, I read about this <a href="http://f8wee1vvia32pdxo527grujy61.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/photo-21-580x433.jpg" target="_blank">political protest</a> involving the promotion of Palestinian literature. While there is grave conflict in Israel and Palestine, commemorations have begun for the centenary of The First World War. Because of this I am including a very interesting site, <i>The War Poetry Website,</i> which contains an archive of poems and poets of to-day and The First World War.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05972285659958872775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19109982.post-20394905943827760142014-08-04T19:53:00.000+10:002014-08-04T19:53:11.308+10:00Home Sweet Home amid the Heritage Overlay<div style="text-align: center;">
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It has been a long time between drinks. A long period of ill health + a substantial period regaining my stamina + landlord sold the house and we had to move on + three months of getting new home and garden in order. Life has its own special way of happening!<br />
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The new home is something of an anomaly in its setting - the thorn among the roses.<br />
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My neighbour on one side says that she has no idea how a house like the one I am in was ever allowed to be erected. You see most of the houses in my street are Ballarat historic. Those that aren't tend to very nice from the 1950s. And mine ... it's a moveable home, possibly circa 70s or 80s.<br />
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Mrs Neighbour says that she grew up in her house. She and husband moved away for some years, returned and purchased the house from her parents. While she had been gone, this house appeared. She thinks it must have been prior to the heritage overlay, now operating, being put in place.<br />
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The bay windows are the only thing about this house that remotely puts it in touch with the past.<br />
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The interior, although compact, provides everything I need. Carpet in good condition, masses of cupboard space (particularly in the kitchen), and an electrician must have lived here once because there are masses of power points!</div>
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There is a small front garden of the cottage garden variety. It needs some pulling together but the fine bones are there - roses, azaleas, camellias, lavender.</div>
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The back garden has been neglected in one area and nothing happening in the rest. However, as a renter who takes her potted garden with her, I am making plans. This has been the coldest winter for sixteen years - and a very wet one at that - so gardening days have been scarce. However, the sunny days are getting a bit more frequent and I have done a whack of pruning in the neglected area and mowed the rest of the back garden. Now, I can start to envisage and plan.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05972285659958872775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19109982.post-88400288364414498142014-02-17T10:50:00.001+11:002014-02-17T10:50:57.105+11:00Trad Pads ancient and modern in the limelight of The Courier's peek into Ballarat homes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Last Sunday, Christian faith communities int he Western Tradition (the Eastern tradition operates on the Julian calendar, the Western on the Gregorian calendar) celebrated <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/common/candlemas">Candlemas</a>. <br />
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Below is the beautiful music of the great <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arvo_P%C3%A4rt">Arvo Part </a> celebrating the presentation of Jesus in The Temple. The words of the prayer 'Nunc dimittis' are uttered each day in The Prayer of The Church otherwise known as <a href="http://www.universalis.com/">The Liturgy of The Hours</a>.<br />
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arvo_P%C3%A4rt">Arvo Part</a>'s wonderful <i>Nunc Dimittis </i>performed by<i> The Tallis Scholars.</i></div>
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