tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14491671667288087862024-03-13T14:09:18.420-07:00OWN NewsDzenihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14223276530191217701noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449167166728808786.post-23685659498742547612021-04-24T18:39:00.001-07:002021-04-24T18:39:16.463-07:002021 OWN AGM<p>Here are some photos from the recent OWN AGM with the guest speaker New Zealand actor Jennifer Ward-Lealand.</p>
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Our AGM was held on the 21st April. Our guest after the official meeting was the "Bird Lady", Sylvia Durrant. Below are some pictures of the event.
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Below, in no particular order, are a series of tributes in Edna's memory. If you knew Edna and would like to leave your thoughts, please feel free to leave a comment.<br />
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Tribute to Edna,<br />
We mourn the sad loss of our wonderful president who passed away suddenly Christmas week.
She will be sadly missed by all who knew her, as her lively personality and sense of humour was
the way she lead us woman in all of the activities. Rest peacefully Edna
<i>Missed by Betty Faesen</i>
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Edna’s energy and enthusiasm for her role as Chairwoman of the Older Women’s Network will not be easily matched. With her warmth and good humour she certainly led by example, encouraging women to challenge themselves and value their place in the world as they age. She will be missed her very much.<br />
<i>Julia Masters</i>
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The person is a success…
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Who has lived well, l<br />
laughed often and loved much;<br />
Who has gained the respect<br />
of intelligent people<br />
and the love of children;<br />
Who has filled their niche<br />
and accomplished their task;<br />
Who leaves the world better<br />
than they found it;<br />
Who has never lacked appreciation<br />
of earth's beauty<br />
or failed to express it;<br />
Who looked for the best in others<br />
and gave the best they had.
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Dear Edna was such a person
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<i>G E Adams</i>
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I always admired Edna for her friendliness, enthusiasm and energy. Shirley, Jean and I appreciated the support and encouragement she gave to us in the running of our Tai Chi classes. We will miss her very much indeed.<br />
<i>Susan Pichler</i>
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None of us who saw Edna those last few days before she died could have
foretold that it would be the last time we saw her. Edna was definitely a
"tour de force". She was passionately devoted to her family and friends
and totally committed to her work with OWN. Whether she was organizing a
festival (she loved festivals) or working with the writing group, she
relished and embraced her leadership roles. All those members who have
worked with and known Edna will have many memories of her and the lasting
legacy for many will be remembering her zest for life, boundless
enthusiasm, her love of writing, a lively sense of humour and the will to
give anything a go.<br />
<i>Anne</i>
Dzenihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14223276530191217701noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449167166728808786.post-60455535419565960902014-04-30T00:52:00.002-07:002014-04-30T00:52:20.592-07:00Writing for Grandchildren Open Day<br />
<b><span style="color: blue;">Writing for grand children Open Day Saturday May the 10th 2014</span></b><br />
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<b>Ever thought of writing down some</b><br />
<b>memories of your school days, your teenage</b><br />
<b>escapades, your first love, moving </b><br />
<b>house, your grandparents' home, best</b><br />
<b>holiday, treasured toy........?</b><br />
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<b>Join us to enjoy a few memories written</b><br />
<b> and read by our OWN Writing for our</b><br />
<b> Grandchildren groups. Then let Lynn </b><br />
<b>Dawson, from the Writer' Club, inspire</b><br />
<b> you to give it a go.</b><br />
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<b>When: Saturday 10th May</b><br />
<b>Where: East Coast Bays Community Centre, Rothesay Room</b><br />
<b>Glen Road , Brown Bay</b><br />
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<b>When 10am to 12-30pm</b><br />
<b>.</b>Dzenihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17446344320141932650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449167166728808786.post-51438806021874056842014-04-24T18:37:00.001-07:002014-05-15T21:37:02.686-07:00Botanical Gardens Gold Card Trip Thursday April 24th 2014<div>
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On a a cloudy day with rain coming six of us gathered at the Britomart Train Station for our gold card outing.<br />
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We caught the train and went out to Manurewa and viewed another area of our beautiful city.<br />
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What a great ride we had looking at all the stops along the way.<br />
So relaxing and enjoyable.<br />
Walked across and caught the bus to the Botanical Gardens with lots of help from people living in the area<br />
it was so pleasant<br />
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We found the cafe and a round table and all enjoyed a wonderful lunch..<br />
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Then ventured outside to look at the gardens when down came the rain.<br />
still I have taken lots of photos we all want to come back again, and will order the cart and a commentary<br />
of the Botanical Gardens for next time.<br />
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<br />Dzenihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17446344320141932650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449167166728808786.post-74826271097269902262014-04-24T18:26:00.000-07:002014-05-15T21:51:06.118-07:00Annual Meeting and 21st Birthday party April the 12th 2014<br />
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<b>What a special day a celebration of 21 years as a Organisation and our Annual General Meeting.</b><br />
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<span lang="EN-US">Our festival The Ides of March was a great success.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">We tried having it at a different time this year. But the Ides of
March turned out to be a mad March day with cyclone Lusi threatening to spoil
things. We decided not to cancel, and had over 40 people brave the weather to
join in the fun, and a jolly good time was had by all. Special mention was made
in the feedback of the fellowship and friendliness. That, of course, was due to
the efforts of our wonderful festival committee of</span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #a40800;"> Betty Faeson, Clara Gillanders,
Jennifer Lee, Joan Lardner-Rivlin, Beate Matthies, Julia Masters, Pat Bish and
Val Bird</span><span lang="EN-US"> </span></b><span lang="EN-US">who worked so hard
to make it the success it was</span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #a40800;">. </span></b><span lang="EN-US">Special thank also to the new Takapuna Community Coordinator, Rachel
Bro, fitted into the group quickly and easily and afterwards said how much she
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Dzenihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17446344320141932650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449167166728808786.post-36112035627719957742014-04-07T22:48:00.001-07:002014-04-08T01:09:44.880-07:00THE RUMMIKUB MEETINGS<br />
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<b>The Rummikub is about bringing people together</b><br />
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<b> It is played with 2 or 4 players</b><br />
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<b>At the Brown's Bay Community Centre </b><br />
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<b> Time 10am to 12pm </b><br />
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What a delight last Wednesday when I visited the Rummikub<br />
of the Older Women's Network.<br />
After asking a few people where to go I took the lift to the top floor.<br />
I very nervously ventured into the room to be met by some nervous people were wondering who this person was.<br />
After introductions etc I wandered around the tables seeing how the game was played .<br />
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I was welcomed to morning tea and met all the people there.<br />
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This group has been set up by Dawn Watson of the Older Women's Network what a wonderful group of people. Dawn it is a real credit to you for all your hard work . Thank you for the opportunity to call on the group. The members are very keen for more members to come along and join them. They gathered together for a photo which I have put up on this Blog.<br />
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So come along Members of Older Women's Network and support Dawn Watson and Paddy Behr at the<br />
Rummikub Club Meetings held each Wednesday morning.<br />
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Please ring Dawn 414-5351 or Paddy 478-9399 if you would like to come.<br />
<br />Dzenihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17446344320141932650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449167166728808786.post-71221617033756171542014-03-13T15:52:00.004-07:002014-03-13T16:03:44.910-07:00Gold Card Trip to Pine Harbour February 27th 2014<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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What a beautiful Day we had calm sea and lovely views and setting for lunch.<br />
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Come on Ladies we would like more members to join our group as we venture out and about Auckland.<br />
Here are some photos of our day.<br />
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<br />Dzenihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17446344320141932650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449167166728808786.post-44709370272722787082014-03-12T23:29:00.000-07:002014-03-12T23:29:30.271-07:00IDEaS of MARCH Festival UPDATEHope the weather stays fine for Saturday :) All the best to the hard working team!Dzenihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17446344320141932650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449167166728808786.post-72257932312402949252014-02-25T13:59:00.000-08:002014-02-25T20:53:38.241-08:00IDEaS of MARCH Festival<h4>
<span style="color: #783f04;">Why don't you join us at the festival. Here are the details. We look forward to seeing you.</span></h4>
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Workshops include:<br />
<b>Keeping Your Balance. </b>A workshop being run by a representative fron AUT''s Never Too Old programme.<br />
<b>Cooking the Italian Way: </b>Marisa Tinone from sunny Italy will share some arts of Italian cooking.<br />
<b>Decorate a Mask: </b> Well known artist Angela Reading will help you unlock your creative talents.<br />
<b>Wisdom and Age. Are We Really Wiser? </b>Noa Gross will explore the concept that with age comes wisdom, calmness and acceptance.<br />
<b>Laughter Yoga:</b> Laughter is the best medicine. Join Jan Judson in this fun workshop.<br />
<b>Capturing Memories: L</b>earn the art of scrap booking with Miss Melicious .<br />
<b>Tikanga Maori:</b> Explore aspects of Maoridom in today's society.<br />
<b>Marvellous Moments:</b> Meet members of this performance group for seniors, connected to the Auckland Theatre Company.. Watch and participate.<br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;">JOIN US. Contact Edna. Details in poster below.</span></h3>
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Dzenihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17446344320141932650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449167166728808786.post-29869845217211898792013-05-16T20:32:00.000-07:002013-05-16T20:32:02.181-07:00AGM<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We had a good turn out for our AGM including one of OWN's original members, Leteia Potter.</div>
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Jenny Goldsbro has been our secretary for 3 years, but felt it was time to give someone else a chance to be part of the organising team. Thank you Jenny for the wonderful job you have done.</div>
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Our guest speaker was Diane Vivian, who captivated us with her vitality, lively wit and charm.</div>
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Diane is the founding member and Chair of Grandparents Raising
Grandchildren which she started in NZ in 1999. She found when been
delivered 2 very traumatised grandchildren that there was no help
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Dzenihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17446344320141932650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449167166728808786.post-46868404044612520512013-02-06T12:40:00.001-08:002013-02-06T12:40:31.469-08:00Writing groupsOur <b>Writing For Our Grandchildren</b> groups are well attended and stories and poems from the group are printed in <i>Older & Bolder,</i> our quarterly magazine. In the December issue of <i>Older & Bolder</i> which you can find on the<b><i> News page</i></b> we had contributions from three of our members.<br />
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<b><i>Helen Walsh</i></b> is a regular contributor and I have included another of her poems below. Helen went to Africa in the 1950s and lived with her husband George who was involved in forestry. She writes great poetry and is a talented water colour artist.<br />
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<b><i>Rosemarie Carr </i></b>was born in Karlstatd, Germany and went to Canada aged 2 with her brother aged 3 months and her parents. She was educated in Edmonton. Rosemarie went on her OE to Europe and met her future husband and eventually came to settle in New Zealand. She has lived in Rothesay Bay since 1969.<br />
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<b><i>Helen and Rosemary</i></b> belong to the <u>Browns Bay Writing Group</u>.<br />
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<b><i>Fred Ruan</i></b> was born in Wu Huan in China and went to University in Guand Zhou where she had to learn Cantoneses as she had previously only spoken Mandarin. She has lived in New Zealand since 2004 and recently completed her BA in English and New Media Studies.<br />
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Freda is a member of the <u>Beachhaven Writing Group.</u><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">They prowl the plains on silent paw,</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Impelled to live by nature’s law</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Born to forage hunt and kill,</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">They search and scavenge for each meal.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Their manic mirth will chill the heart,</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">It warns the clan the chase will start.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">They hunt the young the weak the old,</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">They hunt the strong the brave the bold,</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">They hunt in mobs with guts and nerve</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Determination, speed and verve.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">“Waste not, want not” is their creed,</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">What others leave, on that they’ll feed.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">They crunch up feathers skin and bone,</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">All that remains… the skull alone.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Ferocious villains of the veldt,</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">That’s the hand which nature dealt.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">It was ordained to be their fate.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Victims of loathing fear and hate.</span></div>
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<br />Dzenihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17446344320141932650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449167166728808786.post-41930094216314724012012-07-23T01:33:00.003-07:002012-07-23T01:33:36.896-07:00<br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>The following poem was written by one of the Writing For Our Grandchildren group, one of the many OWN groups that meet regularly.</b></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>New Style Bra</b></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">After years of discomfort trying to keep up with fashion, </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Making sure my boobs are perky, is no longer my main passion.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Underwire cups, and bras with firm pads, </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Are things of the past now, said the lady in the ads !!!.</span></div>
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<span style="font: 14.0px 'Times New Roman'; letter-spacing: 0.0px;">S</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">he says hers are comfy while giving good support,</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">So I rushed to the nearest shop, new comfy bra I bought</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">I got home with my purchase and couldn’t wait to try it on,</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">But oh! where are my boobies? they seem to have simply gone.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Awww there they are they’re hiding, in my arm pits, </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">But that’s not good nor comfortable, and not where they normally sits.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">No longer facing front, and standing to attention, </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">They’re now as flat as pancakes, and hardly rate a mention.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">I may have lost four inches and for that I’m truly glad, </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">But looking at my silhouette is making me feel sad.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">So I’m going back to underwire cups, they really are uplifting</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">My boobs stay where I put them, instead of sideways shifting.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">I’ll be staying with my old style Bra, </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">I feel nice and comfortable in it, </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">And as for my new ‘comfy’ Bra </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Well..... I’m simply going to bin it.</span></div>
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Dzenihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17446344320141932650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449167166728808786.post-57326907542071646462011-07-14T02:44:00.000-07:002011-07-14T02:45:16.722-07:00Hot Mulled WineMakes 10-12 small cups<br />1-1/2 cups boiling water<br />1/2 cup granulated sugar<br />1/2 lemon and 1/2 orange sliced<br />3 sticks cinnamon<br />3 whole cloves<br />1 bottle of red wine (Cabernet Sauvignon works well)<br />Grated nutmeg<br /><br />Combine boiling water, sugar, lemon, orange and cinnamon and cloves. Stir until sugar dissolves.<br />Add wine, simmer 20 minutes (do not boil!).<br />Strain. Serve hot with sprinkling of nutmeg. <br />Serve hot in punch glasses or small mugs, Freshly grated gives an added aroma.Dzenihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14223276530191217701noreply@blogger.com0