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Date Posted: 15:15:33 03/16/09 Mon
Author: Ellie.
Author Host/IP: c114-76-95-65.thoms3.vic.optusnet.com.au / 114.76.95.65
Subject: Cuba and,,

Hello Tina and Phyliss. Lovely to hear good news of improved weather, and Tina, that things are good for you just now. Hope you enjoyed the trip with Cynthia and Zoe. I was fascinated to hear of Cynthia and Zoe's trip to Cuba, and that they took things for the people, because my brother and wife do that too! They've been to Cuba twice now, and take pencils, coloring books, hair slides and all sorts of other little things for the village children, and the little school in the village there. They lack such simple things. The teacher at the school didn't even have a world atlas! Their granddaughter, Maggie gave them some of her toys to take, even her best doll.
On the home front, all the fires are now out. We've had some rain, and the weather is cooler, but the after effects go on and on, so many homes destroyed, so many lives lost.
Yesterday I had a trip into the hills. This was to the Dandening ranges, so fortunately not touched by the bush fires, and so beautiful and green with huge tree ferns bodering the road. It was a belated birthdy treat for me. An 'all girls' thing, me, my daughter, my grandaughter, and her little girl who is three, a 4 generation all women thing! We went to a cafe up there and had Devonshire tea, hot scones with jam and cream, then visited a big book shop, (we love bookshops!) spent quite a lot of time in there looking around and made a few purchases.
Oh, must tell you, to add to the aftermath of the fires we had an earthquake a few weeks ago! It was only a 4.8, and no lives lost or serious damage, but lots of people got a bad scare. It happened just before 9pm, I was sitting watching tv, with my grey cat sitting at my feet, when all of the room shook with a noise like thunder. Cat looked up at the ceiling in alarm! I knew it was an earthquake, but for some reason wasn't at all frightened, just surprised!Earthquakes are not common here, though we have had minor shakes before.
Well, better go to bed. Work tomorrow, and we have three work experience students coming, so that will keep us busy!
Take care,
Ellie.

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[> Re: Cuba and,, -- Phyllis, 16:30:20 03/19/09 Thu (pool-71-168-85-220.cncdnh.east.myfairpoint.net/71.168.85.220)

Hi Ellie & Tina,

Ellie, sorry to hear that you had an earthquake. It must have be scary to experience it for many people because they were not expecting it. I am so grateful that it was a minor one.

Your belated birthday celebration including the bookshops and scones with your family was a great way to celebrate. We are so fortunate to have daughters and granddaughters nearby. Both my sons are so far away but we do keep in touch by phone and e-mails.

We are having great weather this week.

I wish you and Tina a good week.

Phyllis

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[> Re: Cuba and,, -- Tina Swinimer, 14:22:42 03/28/09 Sat (hlfx35-26.ns.sympatico.ca/142.177.85.26)

Had a great week running around locally-Ellie, your trip to the hills with all girls sounds like great fun. We love bookshops too. Found a very interesting book in the valley, "Tuesdays with Morrie"by Mitch Albom and the follow up book "five People You Meet In Heaven" The 1st book non fiction and the second ,which I haven't started yet is a mixture of fiction and non fiction.I am only half way through the first book and it is very good.
Your earth quake sounds scary, about 30 years ago we had a mild one, there was no damage or so we all thought. Then we
discovered our well , which is a drilled one ,was not giving the water that it should, a lot of us who live in villages instead of towns that have town water supplies had to have our wells re-drilled and drilled much deeper.
Phyllis I hope you enjoyed nice weather this week like
we did. Ellie I trust you are having more comfortable feeling weather than you had.

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