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The Watsons: 2012
Our boy has been so excited to start kindergarten, and kept asking me when he was going to start. The day finally came on the 2nd day of school of term 3. We were lucky that he got a spot in the Kindergarten at Maddi's school. He goes every Tuesday and Thursday and is in the Poteroo group.
I can never get a photo of all three of them looking so end up taking two or more shots.
We have half an hour to fill in before he can start in the morning as they start a little later than school. We were very fortunate that a brand new park opened across the road from the school. Every kinder morning, Linc and Alex have a play there, and we almost always have the whole park to ourselves.
On his first day he was very excited, but also anxious as we were at the park, and he was worried that we were going to be late. He surprised me how confidentally he walked into kinder and settled in. Linc and I stayed for half an hour, just to make sure he was alright, and during mat time he said, "why are you and Linky still here?!" We figured he was right without us, and that was our cue to leave. The hardest thing was getting Linc to leave. He has made some friends. Everyone seems to know him, and he often gets greeted by name by kids when we pick Maddi up from school. He tells me "that's my friend." But he never remembers their names! It has been really good for him, and he goes to the school assembly every Tuesday to prepare them for when they go to school. Maddi often looks out for him in her lunch break, and visits him through the fence. He gets ready quick smart on school days, and is very dissapointed when he doesn't have school. He seems to really enjoy playing outside in the sandpit the most, and cooking, which he loves to do at home as well.
Here he is as a fireman for the Book Week parade.
On his first day of school Moppy and Poppy arrived in the afternoon from visiting Gina in Sydney, and stayed with us while Alex was away in China. It was a good thing that they were here, as it would of been hard to manage on my own, as Linc was sick. One day we went to Ikea, and the boys had heaps of fun in the kids section. On the Thursday after school, Moppy and Poppy took Alex out into the city for the night. Moppy and Poppy started a tradition to do something special with their grandchild when they started school. Maddi went to Sydney with them, when they started the tradition, and it was Alex's turn to visit the city with them.
They went out for dinner, and he almost ate a whole pizza. He sure knows how to eat, and is always hungry. They also had dessert as well.
He stayed at the Sofitel with Moppy and Poppy. Moppy said he was so excited, and checked the whole room out. I didn't think he would be that excited about staying in a hotel as we lived in one for two and a half weeks, but I think he enjoyed it a lot, perhaps because he had special time on his own with Moppy and Poppy.
The next morning they went out for breakfast and to the Aquarium. He really enjoyed looking at the penguins. By late afternoon, he was back home, and looked very tired. The kids seemed to miss him while he was away, we certainly noticed how quiet it was without him, as he is definitely the noise maker in the house. Maddi told him how much she had missed him, and he seemed to miss her as well. Thanks so much to Moppy and Poppy for taking him out and keeping the tradition alive.
Posted by Watson at 22.8.12 No comments:
During the beginning of July it was school holidays. The first week we had Grandma come and visit for four nights. We went to our local shops and shopped, took Grandma to our local park and one day went to our local Max Brenner. One evening Grandma and I went out to the city to watch the production of Moonshadow. Grandma is a big fan of Cat Stevens, so she knew all the songs, whereas I only recognised the hit songs. I enjoyed just spending time with her, and having a girl's night out. Grandma is always kept busy when she comes to our house. She catches us up on all the ironing, repairs clothes and toys for us, cleans the house and does the washing. Our house looked like a hotel whilst she visited. I was very grateful for her help and company, as Alex was away for a couple of nights whilst she was away. The time went very quick while she was here.
On the Friday of the first week of school holidays, the ward had a temple day. Coincidentally, it was the morning that Moppy and Poppy arrived off The Spirit of Tasmania. It was our first trip to the temple since we have moved. I asked Maddi if she remembered the temple, and she said she did. It was Linc's first time, and Alex's 2nd time, as he was just a baby when we went to Becc and Brise's wedding. Moppy and Poppy took the kids to Puffing Billy for the morning whilst we were in the temple, and they had such a fantastic time.
Alex and I had a lovely morning in the temple, and it was nice to know that the kids were happy doing their activities. Alex and I then had a leisurely lunch at a dumpling place, and met up with the kids and Moppy and Poppy to do some shopping. There were lots of bargains around as the stocktake sales were on, and the kids all came home wearing new shoes. That evening Moppy took Maddi to see the production of Annie. Maddi had such a lovely time, and has been telling us all about it at different times. She really is such a socialite, and Moppy told me that she chatted to the people sitting next to them. It was a late night for them, and Maddi went straight to bed when they got home. She was very proud of her Annie Cup and program that she brought home, and showed us which actress played Annie in her show.
The next Monday, Alex had an annual leave day, and we had grand plans to do something, but we ended up just taking it easy, which is what Alex has needed as it was his first day off work in a long time. We did end up going to Max Brenner, to try the famous chocolate Pizza, but were utterly dissapointed, that they had run out of pizza bases and ended up having an expensive fondue, which we could of made at home for less than half the price! But hopefully the kids will remember it. You can't put a price on that. Another day we caught the train into the city. It was the boys first ride on a train (besides Puffing Billy). They really enjoyed it and I was really surpised that we were the only family on the train as it was school holidays. They got lots of smiles and attention from the other passengers, as they could see how much they were enjoying it.
We then caught a tram to the Botanical Gardens and met up with Petal and her gorgeous little boy Lachie. It was a showery day, but it made it all the more fun to pull out the brolly and for the kids to jump in puddles It was great to catch up with Petal and reminice and catch up on the pieces of each others lives that we have missed out on. Lachie is such a good baby and is very smiley. The kids were very interested in him and would rub his head and talk to him. Petal showed us a good Cafe nearby and we had hot chocolates there, before we departed to go back into the city.
The kids were so happy and good the whole time, and we did so much walking with little complaining. We walked to the mall and had a look around, and stopped at the kid's favourite, handmade lolly shop and the nearby toy shop. We also spent some time at Federation Square, and the kids were very engaged in the games on the big screen.
A Chinese tourist asked us if he could take a photo of Linc, because he thought he was so cute. Of course he posed for the camera.
Another day a friend invited us around to have lunch with them, which was lovely, as Maddi and her daughter who is 9 got on so well. The rest of the holidays we tried to sleep in and recover from the busy time we had the rest of the holidays. It was nice not to have to be somewhere by a certain time, and linger in our pjs. We were very lucky to have our family visit us and spend some time with the kids. They were such a great help in more ways than one. What would we do without our Mum's and Dad's?
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The week of moving was a very busy one. Alex returned from the USA, and I met him in Melbourne for a couple of days, while we looked for a house to live in, and explored some possible areas to live it. We visited lots of houses, with our relocation consultant and visited several schools in the area. While we were busy doing all this, Grandma was busy looking after the kids. After several days of looking for houses we returned home, without finding a house and a school for Maddi to attend. It was kind of dissapointing, as I wanted to return home to the kids and tell them of their new house that we would move into, and for Maddi's sake find her a school that she would be excited about to move to.
The next couple of days we were busy preparing to move- Doing all the last minute jobs, before the removalists packed for us. Mum and Dad were such a great help in those last couple of days, as they took the boys out to their place for a couple of days, while we packed, cleaned and got Maddi off to school. It took half a day for the removalists to pack us, and then by the end of the day one container was filled and moved. Becky and Auntie Margaret were a great help to us, as they helped us clean the rooms that were empty. The next day was another day of cleaning, and another container was filled. Moppy came up for the day to help us and farewell us. Maddi had a great last day of school, and came home with a giant card signed by each of her class members. I was really sad for her, when she cuddled her two best school friends Zaali and Makenzie goodbye.
The evening before we left we met up at McDonalds with most of the family. The cousins had a little play together before we got on the boat, and that was the place where we all said goodbye.
The kids spent a bit of time in the play room on the boat, we sat in the lounge and it wasn't long after, little Alex said he was tired and laid down. It was a pleasant surprise! Around 9pm we went to bed and then Linc woke in the early morning, wide awake and was playing. He was never going to go back to sleep in the portacot, without waking everyone else up, and I didn't want Linc to roll off the top bunk with me, so I tailed on the end of Maddi's bed with Linc for the rest of the night. It was quite a rough night, but we were all fine as we took travel sickness tablets before we got on the boat. Around 6am we had arrived in Melbourne, and the kids were excited to look out our porthole and see the city. The trip seemed quite quick really.
Waiting to get off the boat
For the next two weeks we lived a hotel. It came apparent that you don't need a lot of things for the kids to be happy, but I discovered in our rush of packing that I had perhaps had underpacked, and Maddi was stuck wearing her school shoes for the next couple of weeks! But then, at least she had her school shoes, ready to start school. For the next two weeks we went to house appointments (well lack of them) as they tend to only have open homes on the weekends, and spent a lot of time at parks. The kids were getting sick of looking at houses and of course fell in love with the houses that had cubby houses and pools. The kids loved coming home to the hotel and finding that room service had cleaned their room, and had given them their own little soaps to use. We kept meals quite simple, as it was hard to cook in a small kitchen.
Cold Rock wasn't far from the hotel, and we enjoyed dessert at Cold Rock. Linc calls it "Cold Rocks!"
The kids instantly fell in love with this park and called it their favourite park ever. Coincindentally it is only a short walk from our new house. Maddi made many friends in her visits at the parks, and although she never complained that she wanted to be at school, I felt that time was dragging out, and she needed to be enrolled into school sooner rather than later, after having two weeks off school.
One day we met Alex for lunch and afterwards headed to the local DFO, and watched the planes take off at the airport. Linc loves aeroplanes, but the novelty of seeing planes fly over our new house is wearing off I think. We are getting so used to the noise of jets flying over us, that we hardly notice it anymore. One day I was quite excited to point out a big Qantas Jumbo flying over our house, and Maddi said "Mum, it's just an A380." She was catching on quicker than I!
One evening we went on a school tour to a local school that was reasonably new. We were quite impressed with the school, and knew it was the right school for the kids. The next day we had a house to move into, and Maddi had a school. She has swimming once a week, at the school pool. She just loves her bubbly, young, enthusiastic teacher. She transitioned into school very easily and school is a short walk from home. We are missing the town clock in Ulverstone to let us know the time, and find ourselves very busy in the mornings getting ready for school.
One weekend Moppy and Poppy came to visit. It was great to see them, and spend some time with them. We met them in the city one Saturday and the boys had their first ever train ride. It was only to the next stop, but we appreciated the experience as we rested our feet and got out of the rain. We had two lovely meals with Moppy and Poppy. One night to a Greek Restraunt and the next night we went to a Korean bbq with Olan as well. I am regretting that I didn't take any photos!
On the Queens Birthday holiday, we went and visited, Perry, Loretta and Willow at their new home in Bendigo.We went up the top of this mine shaft and had a good look over the City. It was our first trip to Bendigo and the weather was just beautiful. Bendigo reminds me a lot of Launceston.
Life has been pretty busy since we have moved, and I can't believe how fast time is going. We have enjoyed catching up with old friends and cousins. Alex is enjoying his new job, which he started in March. It has been busy, and has taken him almost all over Australia thus far, and on two overseas trips. Little Alex has been accepted into the local kindergarten that we were hoping he would get into, and gets to start at the beginning of term 3. He is very excited to start, and I think it will be really good for him socially and developmentally. It will be great that he will be doing something that is independant, of his big sister and little brother. This will find just Linc and I at home, two days a week while he is at Kinder. It really will be good for all of us. More on that later! He has been a good help around the house, and insists on doing the vacuuming for me. He often asks me "What can I do to help?" Every mothers dream, to hear those words!
Linc now sleeps in a bed and shares a room with Alex. However he gets out of bed over and over- A repeat of the behaviour of his older brother. These two are developing a beautiful friendship with each other. They of course do the usual fighting that siblings do. Maddi has her own room, for the first time since she was a toddler. However the boys seem to want to spend more time in Maddi's room, than in their own! Even though Maddi tells Alex he is "banded from her room!" We are looking forward to having more family visitors, and friends over soon. Can't wait to see you!
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On Wednesday it was Maddi's big birthday day. She is lucky enough to get a public holiday on her birthday as it is on ANZAC day. Maddi loves school, so sometimes I wonder if she would really mind if she did have to go school on her birthday. On Tuesday night we stayed at Mum and Dad's the night, and the kids and Grandpa were up bright and early to wish Maddi a happy birthday. She was officially 6 when she woke up, as she was born at 4.10am on ANZAC day. I always think she was ready to join the world in time for the dawn service.
First thing she did, was present opening. Then we watched Tangled, one of her birthday presents. Dad had great timing and rang just as the movie finished, from his hotel in Chicago, to wish his girl a happy day. It sure was a sacrifice for Dad to be missing his Little girl's day. Grandma made some nice fluffy pancakes for breakfast and then we went to the ANZAC march in Deloraine, to pay tribute to all those who have fought and died to defend our country. It is really sad to see that there are not many ANZACS left marching anymore, and the few that do go in the parade have aged so much and are too frail to walk. I still picture Pop marching and being there in spirit.
After the parade we went to the Raspberry Farm for lunch with Mum, Dad, the Kings, and Steph and the kids. The kids had a great play outside with their cousins in the cubby. Maddi chose an icecream sundae for lunch. Not very often do you get to have dessert for lunch, but birthdays are an exception! After lunch we headed back to Mum and Dad's, and the kids went for motorbike rides and played with Harri and Kobe. At teatime we had some of Maddi's favourites- scallops, prawns, fried rice and chicken pieces. It was nice to have the Kings there with us. We then sang happy birthday and had chocolate birthday cake and icecream for dessert.
Maddi has wanted to have a party for so long, and has been coming up with who to invite, so this was the year to do it, before we move. She was so excited about it, and has been asking during the last month, how many sleeps until it was her birthday, and how many until her party. The day finally came and our social butterfly was so happy, and was in a party mood. She has been inviting people for so long to her party by word of mouth, and I was beginning to wonder if some people would show up unexpected to me! In the end she invited 13 girls to her fairy themed party and 11 beautiful girls came to the party, some dressed in colourful fairy outfits.
Auntie Ness came up from Hobart and helped out at the party. First of all the girls made some things and got their nails painted by Auntie Ness.
Maddi is so into art/craft and creating, and asked if they could make some things at her party so we made little teacups and fairy wands, which were made out of marshmallows dipped in chocolate and covered in white chocolate and sprinkles.
Auntie Becky and Auntie Steph and Tamika (Zaali and Makenzie's Mum) were great helpers while the girls were busy creating. Grandma was a great help in the kitchen preparing food for lunch.
Then it was time for some games. First game was bobs and statues, which they loved as they got their groove on, dancing away.
The birthday girl with her school friend Zarli.
Then it was time for pass the parcel.
Maddi drew a poster of a fairy and we played pin the star on the fairy wand. Last activity was a pull string pinata. The lollies didn't come out completely by pulling the strings, so I ended up hitting the lollies out with a wooden spoon. We had lots of very excited lolly collecting girls.....and boys.
Then we finished off with party food for lunch.
Blowing the candles out.
The girls were so cute, and gathered under the table, like they had their own hideaway to eat their lunch.
Having a play on the trampoline before the guests left.
Maddi with Chloe
The party bags filled with all things girly.
Maddi was very lucky to get so many lovely presents. She spent the afternoon creating and playing with her presents. At the end of the day Maddi said, "thanks for the party Mum, cos I really LOVE parties." She really is growing up fast now. She makes us laugh every day. I hope that this party has left her with lovely memories of her beautiful friends in Tasmania.
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Happy New Year? | loaves and stitches
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Well, hello there and happy new year! I don’t know about you, but I was not quite ready for the new year to start. Or maybe I wasn’t ready for last year to end. Time doesn’t seem to care what I think, though, because it just goes on and on, whether I am with her or not. I contemplated getting together a summary post of all my finished stitchy projects this year as a sort of retrospective. But, the truth is, I am not so good at looking behind me. I tend to look at what is around me right now and plan for what is coming next. It’s not that I don’t appreciate the past. Without the past and the lessons it taught me, I would not be who I am now. I know there was a lot I learned this year, particularly in the areas of quilting and bread baking. 2012 was a wonderful year of developing blog friends and discovering the fun of baking and cooking together through blog groups. But, there is always more to learn, isn’t there? There will always be things that can be improved upon and new skills to develop. January is typically the month in which I sort of hibernate at home. It is too cold to be out and about much, the hustle and bustle of the holidays is past, and I like to just sit at home and enjoy the quiet. I may try to organize the sewing/library/school room. It’s a crazy mess right now from us just throwing everything in there in an effort to make the rest of the house look neat and tidy for the holidays. But, as many of you know, I hate organizing, so we’ll see how far I get with that project.
I think I am going to buck the trend of retrospectives and resolution setting and just try to be quiet for the next week or two. Maybe I will hear something in the quiet that will give me some direction for the year to come, or at least for the next set of projects. The last thing I need is to start off the new year with a huge long list of things that need to get done. That kind of thing leaves me exhausted before I even begin. No, no. I think for me, in order to start this year off on the right foot, I just need to do nothing for a little while to let that creative energy recharge and find its direction. I will try to sleep more, read some, drink lots of tea, and maybe try to finish eating all those Christmas goodies that we still have lying around. Does this sound lazy? Yes, maybe. Maybe one has to be lazy for a bit to figure out what’s what. I hope you get a chance to be a little lazy, too.
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Lovely thoughts. I have already been very lazy for the past 5 days!
I love the idea of hearing something in the quiet that gives direction for the new year! Quiet is a relatively new thing for me, having recently moved out to the country. Maybe its time I learned to work with it!

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I've Read That: "The Swords"
from Cold Hand in Mine
When a young man working as a traveling salesman happens upon a shabby tent on the edge of a small fair, he finds a bizarre and life-altering show already in progress.
The subtitle of this collection is "strange stories", and you couldn't ask for more accuracy. Strange, indeed!
The author provides no outright explanation or summing up of the weird events described in this story (and which I won't bother detailing). I expected the revelation that "Madonna" is a mannequin of some sort-- a dummy-- a life-size doll stuffed with sawdust or somesuch. A lifeless thing that has been spelled or built into a faithful imitation of a woman. Something that can be ordered around without back-talk, wounded without bleeding, dressed up (or undressed) and used with no risk of recrimination. Maybe that's what we're meant to infer, but it's left entirely up to us to draw what conclusions we will. No tidy ending, here.
(Incidentally, "Madonna" reminds me very much of certain characters in a Swedish drama that Donald and I have been watching-- Äkta Människor (Real Humans). The program is set in an alternate reality in which "hubots"-- extremely lifelike and highly functioning robots that look and sound like humans-- exist alongside the "real humans", fulfilling their every wish on command. Of course, there are complications...)
Apart from the bizarre sideshow and the narrator's even stranger private interactions with "Madonna" (can't help it; must put her name in quotation marks; blame it on Madonna the singer), the most striking thing in the story is the constant and unfailing undercurrent-- no, it's not subtle enough to be an undercurrent-- flood of sordid details. The world of this story is filthy-- both literally and figuratively. From the uncle who sends his young nephew to stay in seamy hotels (possibly run by said uncle's former "lady friends") to the description of our narrator vomiting into an old-fashioned, flowered washstand basin, it's one nasty image or insinuation after another. (The one exception that comes to mind is the "roundabout"-- carousel-- which is "pretty... with snow-queen and icing sugar effects in the centre; and different colored sleighs going round", run by an equally pretty girl.) Otherwise, the world is "dingy", "off-color", "chipped", "broken or defective", and populated almost completely by the vulgar and the unsavory.
Curious about other readers' interpretations of the story-- and I haven't found much, so far, at least partially because I'm avoiding spoilers for the rest of the collection-- I came across a horror cinema blogger's thoughts on the subject. He describes "The Swords" as "a melancholy but pointed social criticism of the way men use and violate women as if they were bloodless, fleshy objects. It illustrates how this attitude is enculturated through communal forces, and also how such an attitude's grim results-- loveless, violent, queasy, and crushingly lonely-- may dispirit or shame a young male like the story's protagonist, but only for a brief beginner's moment: 'After the first six women, say, or seven, or eight,' the narrator tells us, 'the rest come much of a muchness.'"
Interesting take... Unsettling oddity of a story.
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kotkarankki: Stash use report for August, and swan news
With such an attractive advertisement for a quilting class you should certainly get new students. Maybe they want to get in shape and learn a new hobby! Mid-day napping looks so peaceful.
4 September 2011 14:24
Great board to convince ladies to join your group!And I just love those elegant swans. Lovely pictures!
Summer is the time to relax and do something else than you usually do.. I think you have done great with your stashbusting ;-))I hope you will get more people to join the other ladies.. I myself seldom find energy to go outside my house with my sewing.. I have my 8 ladies who I meet every other wednesday truout the year. They are so sweet ladies ;-))
A very attractive display you have created for your sewing group, hope you find some new members. Lovely to see the swans and their babies, they are such attentive parents!We have native black swans here, they have red beaks and legs.
the swans are beautiful, but, i find it so strange to see white swans. to me swans are naturally black. :)
5 September 2011 15:13
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Your display is very cute, Ulla. I hope you get lots of students. That'll be fun! The swans and their babies are beautiful! Oh, that feather! It is a beautiful picture :)
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France has lost ONE MILLION jobs because of repressive tax regime as 60,000 of the country's rich now live abroad, report claims Now 60,000 French businessmen abroad employing around 16 people eachThink-tank Concorde found 3% of two million French expats own companiesTax exiles include Gerard Depardieu, Jean-Michel Jarre and Bernard Arnault By
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Had enough: Film star Gerard Depardieu was among a clutch of high-profile French millionaires who have quit France over the tax on the super rich. He is pictured here holding his new Russian passport in January
France's repressive tax regime has sent entrepreneurs fleeing abroad and lost the country up to a million jobs, a damning new report has revealed.Tax hikes and employment regulations imposed by left and right wing governments over 20 years meant there were now 60,000 French businessmen abroad employing around 16 people each.The figures were released amid a flood of wealthy French quitting France this year to avoid a looming socialist tax of 75 per cent on all earnings over one million euros - about £850,000.Film star Gerard Depardieu, the Mulliez family who own the Auchan supermarket chain, electronic music icon Jean-Michel Jarre and France's richest man Bernard Arnault have all
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Chapter 22: Christmas carrots and champagne calamities
one of our sunflowers destined to become part of our sunflower and pumpkin seed bread next week
Christmas and New Years have come and gone. Santa's reindeer enjoyed one of our very best purple carrots, and to celebrate the end of a fantastic year we popped open our first bottle of mulberry wine. It tasted nothing like wine should, in fact it tasted more like a rough whiskey. The kind of hard liquor that burns a hole in your stomach and puts hair on your chest. Not sure what went wrong there. None the less, we awoke alive on the other side of 2011. Perhaps it would make a better cleaning agent for burnt bottomed saucepans, blocked drains, a pesticide or even a biofuel for running our car...
There are only 8 days to go before our Funky Frontyard Farmer's challenge begins, when we attempt to feed ourselves for a full week almost entirely on what we have grown from our suburban block. Nature, unfortunately does not always work to such deadlines, and some things have not quite gone to plan. Last year we bagged at least 5kg of mulberries, our freezer and our children could not possibly fit in another single mulberry. This year, due either to the ridiculous amount of rain and lack of sunshine or our neighbours hacking off a major limb of the tree last year, we have experienced a mulberry famine, having picked less then a measly handful; Joe is berry upset.
Day after day Joe has been crawling around on the shed roof amongst the mulberry leaves, searching for any sign of new growth. It is one thing seeing your grown man climb a mulberry tree, it is altogether another thing to hear a grown man sobbing in a mulberry tree. Oh well, our mulberry tarts and smoothies for the challenge will simply have to be struck off the menu. On the upside, it means that we wont be able to make any mulberry wine this season. Shucks!
Joe's lamenting has extended beyond the mulberry tree and he also wanders forlornly amongst the citrus orchard, which is months away from fruiting. He sighs as he passes the green grapes, potatoes and capsicum, none of which are likely to be ready for the challenge. And yet there is still hope, the tomatoes have just started to turn red, the beetroots, carrots, pumpkins and zucchinis are all doing wonderfully, and the silverbeet is promising to be a staple... it makes a delicious topping on toast, lightly pan fried with fresh mushrooms, garlic, white wine, olive oil and a squeeze of lemon.
Turk's turban pumpkin's - coolest pumpkins in the patch
 Needless to say we are all feeling rather nervous about the success of our challenge but have defiantly chosen to press on, if only for the sake of loosing those Christmas kilos.
Cash Crop - Off to Market
About a month ago, G took it upon herself to plant all of our silverbeet in the herb bed. Consequently, we have had so much silverbeet growing in our garden we can't eat it quickly enough. Even the chooks are over it. So, with too much Silverbeet to eat, Jo and I decided to head off to the Glenbrook markets and try our luck at selling it at a local produce market stall.
Our silverbeet was a success! With 6 big bunches to sell at $1 a bunch, we had sold 3 bunches before even reaching the stall. Wow! 3 bucks! Like they all say, its not about the money, although N and G oogled over our 3 gold coins with amazement that their parents were able to make money so easily.
Mushroom Success
A few weeks ago we decided to try our hand at growing mushrooms. We bought a mushroom kit from the local nursery and set it up in the garage where it is dark and cool. We have tried it in the past with no success, but this time, we have had excellent results, having already harvested 30 or more mushies, with plenty more to come.
Of course, with this recent success, Joe has plans to turn the garage into a boutique mushroom farm, having heard rumours that you can grow mushrooms from spent mushroom compost from industrial mushroom farms. After a spot of research, Joe has located a mushroom farm only 10 minutes away in an abandoned railway tunnel. stay tuned.
our home grown mushhies and silverbeet
if your children won't eat their vegetables, lie to them...we told ours they were ice creams.
 Lavender Champagne - Part 2
4 lavender champagne bottles, sitting in the garage. 4 lavender champagne bottles, sitting in the garage. And if one lavender champagne bottle should accidentally explode, there'd be 3 lavender champagne bottles sitting in the garage...
Jo bottling the champ's
The Lavender champagne taste test opened with a bang last week. After one bottle exploded 3 days after being bottled, we were trepidatious in opening our homemade champs. The first 2 bottles were a little flat and tasted too sweet (too much sugar added - should have stuck to the recipe). But our last bottle went off with an impressive bang! So impressive in fact, that there is a dent in the ceiling and champagne still all over the roof. I guess we'll never know how good that last bottle would have tasted so we have deceided to make it again to find out.
Next week our challenge begins on Sunday the 9th January, and ends with a funky frontyard party on the following Saturday. We aim to post a blog each day of the challenge to let you know how things go.Stay tuned to read all about our challenge week and an exciting funky frontyard farmers finale announcement.
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Labels: home made wine, lavender champagne, mushrooms
Gooseberry Jam January 1, 2011 at 10:37 PM
How exciting...Can't wait to hear about your week..I shall tune in everyday....I was interested to read about your Mushrooms, One of my projects for 2011 is to grow Mushy's...is it as easy as buying a kit! I must look into this.. I too have a mushroom farm about 20 min down the road, Look forward to hearing more on this...All the best for the challenge...
Jo and Joe January 2, 2011 at 7:12 AM
Hi Goosberry Jam, the kits are very straight forward. They include the mushroom spore and a bag of compost. simply add them together, spray with water daily and keep in a dark place. A cupboard will do. Slugs will eat them if thay can get to them. All this said, I bought a kit from bunnings ages ago and it didnt work.
Sus out your local mushroom farmer and see if they will give you and old pillow or two.
Carol January 5, 2011 at 8:06 PM
I think this is exciting too. I just found you written up in Gardening Australia and had to have a look. So sorry your Lavender bubbly wasn't the success you had hoped for but I'm sure the next one will be fine. I remember those explosions from my childhood when my Dad, who made a variety of dangerous things, had some major disasters. He never gave up though. Good luck with your challenge. Are you vegetarians? I guess you will be for that week, anyway.
Jo and Joe January 6, 2011 at 7:44 AM
Hi Carol thanks for your Lavender bubbly commiserations. No we are not vegetarians, although that would be convenient during the challenge. We often eat vegetarian and will happily go veggie for the week, although we are thinking we may even go down to our local creek on a yabby hunt...a bit of delicious fun. Thanks for the good luck wishes, only 3 days to go!
Hayley Lawrence January 8, 2011 at 10:50 PM
Good luck for tomorrow guys!! I'll be keeping tabs on your progress... but how's your luck? You had to do this challenge amid one hundred year floods, didn't you? That's something that normally only happens to people like me!! That just makes the challenge all the better... a test of your stubborn abilities!
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Something wicked this way comes - Political discussions of late are giving me a feeling of uneasiness. The hard hitting conservative candidates are coming across, in my view, as being the very antithesis of a Christian belief. Religious freedom is a wonderful thing but some people need to be reminded that this freedom also includes the right not to believe.
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We should nip this rhetoric in the bud, it serves no practical purpose in the presidential election process and its very essence has an undercurrent to it that is evil and wicked. Oh, you say, how can evoking the name of God be evil and wicked?
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We went through this innuendo-ing back in the McCarthyism days. Remember the "Are you now or have you ever been a Communist?" badgering that took place? I don't think that was one of our most proud moments in American history, let's not go back there again.
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Yep that's me. So much stuff. I've got to admit I watch those TV shows on Hoarders and I feel kind of uncomfortable. At the rate of which I collect stuff I'll be buried alive by the time I'm a little old lady.
I CAN get rid of stuff, it's just I tend to do that at a slower rate then the acquiring. But with things like this sitting before me at the op shops how can I refuse???
A gorgeous vintage poncho from Salvos for $3
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Tuesday Stitchers: TAST: Week 26: Palestrina Stitch
TAST: Week 26: Palestrina Stitch
The TAST Stitch for the Week of June 25 is the Palestrina Stitch.
For more information and examples, check here on Sharon B's blog. Sarah's Hand Embroidery Tutorial is here.
Photo is Courtesy of Pin Tangle.
Also, at this week's Reveal--
Since we are at the midpoint of the year and our stitching, this would be a good time to reevaluate your goals. Give us a brief overview of what you've learned so far and where you plan your stitching to take you in the later part of the year. Keep the tone positive and forward thinking.
Palestrina Stitch,
What a delightful looking stitch, haven't a clue where to put it on my block though!
I'm going to have to look at the directions carefully because I really don't remember how to stitch this one!
Ooh a nice one. Just a mention about the instruction pics on Sharon's site.... she has the first few pics the wrong way round. They need a quarter turn clockwise to correspond with her written instructions. As luck would have it I've got just the right spot for this stitch.
I've never used this stitch before, so I'll have to get out my embroidery bible and other stitching books and do some reading!
Heading over to the tutorial for this one. I haven't a clue as to how it is done. Debra, where did you want us to add a 'brief overview'? I'm doing some major rearranging in my office/sewing room right now and our refrigerator compressor bonked so I have a home in chaos right now. I just had to check to see if my computer worked since I unhooked and then reattached everything. Yikes! I need a retreat!
On your June reveal posting next weekend.
Carol wrote that Mary Corbet has a good video.Palestrina Video
To let you know Palestrina is my new best friend, Mary Corbett introduced us. She's easy to get to know and quite pretty. I feel sure we'll stay in touch.


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Time.com's article on "More and More, She's the Boss" highlights the growth and acceleration of women in the workforce in the 21st Century. While trying to balance their careers along with home life, many women are taking the reigns and storming the corporate ladder, rising to the top, and creating a new standard of respectable career paths that young females are aspiring to. Click here to read the full article.


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BOLLYWOOD LIVE BAND CONCERT - DIN CHECK!! - Indian Friends Meetup (Boston, MA)
Sameer A big thank you to all New Englanders for an overwhelming response to Din Check's "5 DECADES OF BOLLYWOOD" concert that will be held tomorrow at Park Theater, RI! We look forward to everyone coming together and celebrating our culture through music and dance....and sharing and passing it on to our kids, to our next generation! LAST DAY TO SELL TICKETS.....please reserve yours on http://www.parktheatreri.com/ to ensure friends and family are seated together. Theater cannot guarantee seating together when purchased on site tomorrow. Kids friendly event - under 12 free! Parking is free and food will be available for purchase. Doors open at 4:30 pm and the show starts at 5 pm sharp...DO NOT MISS THE OPENING ACT full of high energy masti!!!! 0 · April 5, 2013 Sameer Folks, the show is getting an overwhelming response!!! It is going to be a fantastic big Desi party. Tickets are going fast....please get yours on http://www.parktheatreri.com/ to ensure you are seated together!!! 0 · April 4, 2013 A former member For all those who have RSVDed, and new to boston like me, are you guys planning to meet before event so that have company in a huge event like this? 1 · April 3, 2013 Subodh K. Ya it's nice idea.. I am also new to Boston.. Came just 3 days back..:-) we all can plan to meet before the concert in a common place.. 0 · April 3, 2013 A former member Cool, will keep this thread posted :) 1 · April 3, 2013 Sameer Hi all...over 500 people are expected. Please take a moment and go to band's facebook page "DIN CHECK" and click LIKE for updates and valuable information. Look forward to a great concert!!! 0 · April 2, 2013 Sameer ONE WEEK TO GO BEFORE DIN CHECK BRINGS BOLLYWOOD JOURNEY TO NEW ENGLAND! Thank you to all New Englanders for an amazing response already! We are so glad that parents from all over are bringing their kids to the show so they can experience various Bollywood eras that many of us grew up with. Tickets are selling fast...to ensure your family and friends are seated together, reserve your tickets on (kids under 12 free): http://www.parktheatreri.com/ http://www.dincheck.com/ http://www.lokvani.com/lokvani/article.php?article_id=8855#.UUMrHnlO6mc.facebook http://bostondesiconnection.com/ http://mycity.sulekha.com/anandini-sekhar_event-in_cranston-ri_282271 0 · April 1, 2013 Ram Awesome...love to meet new friends 0 · February 26, 2013 34 went
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There is a place where three titanic Corporations are forced to exist in fatal proximity, locked in a bitter struggle for territory, resources, and dominance. Where uncertain allies and lethal enemies battle from darkened boardrooms to bloodstained streets. Where the balance of power lies upon the edge of a knife. Where the sound of a single gunshot could ignite the
There is a place where three titanic Corporations are forced to exist in fatal proximity, locked in a bitter struggle for territory, resources, and dominance. Where uncertain allies and lethal enemies battle from darkened boardrooms to bloodstained streets. Where the balance of power lies upon the edge of a knife. Where the sound of a single gunshot could ignite the fires of war across the entire world. There is a place where the vestiges of government, desperate to retain control, have forced through devastating new laws that will see you dead for the slightest transgression. Where barely-human killing machines stalk the streets as judge, jury, and executioner. Where there is no appeal, and where you are always being watched.There is a place where failure is unthinkable, for the repercussions could be disastrous for your Corporation and fatal for you. Where the lethal weight of the law is just one more weapon your rivals will seek to use against you. Where you must fight in the shadows, and leave no trace of your victims. Where you absolutely must not get caught... whatever the cost.The place is the theatre for your next assignment, Agent.

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Silent Eloquence: February 2014
"I could hear my heart beating. I could hear everyone's heart. I could hear the human noise we sat there making, not one of us moving, not even when the room went dark.” ~ Raymond Carter, What We Talk About When We Talk About Love. This is a line that the actor quoted, saying this is one book that influenced his writing.
Well, since it is Valentine's Day, I thought I must write about this movie, Stuck in Love that I watched sometime back. I am thinking I'd rather write about movies that you could have missed rather than the obvious blockbusters unless I watch them in the first week. It is about a writer who keeps snooping on his ex-wife (Jennifer Connelly) hoping that she would come back some day, and their two children and how they deal with love. Jennifer Connelly is one woman I am crazy about, so I would recommend this movie on her strength alone, but this movie has some hilarious and sweet moments too, and very good actors.
Their children both teenagers, a daughter (Lily Collins. Found out she is Phil Collin's daughter) who is becoming a published author and a son who is also on the verge of becoming one, carry baggage of their own and maneuver through their love lives. One is a headstrong independent, and self-assured young woman who cares two hoots about commitment and one is going through his first pangs of desire. This movie has got romance, drama, and comedy all in one. The characters are lovable and though it seemed impossible, I rooted for the estranged couple to somehow find their way back to each other. Loved it loved it loved it. Also watched the critically acclaimed Blue Valentine. Do not watch it on Valentine's Day. :-)


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The Diva Dishes: Thermapen Thermometer
Sometimes it makes sense to buy an inexpensive kitchen gadget -- and sometimes it doesn't. I went through three inexpensive thermometers in less than two years. It seemed like they worked about three times and then died. You know the kind, there's a wire that snakes into the roast in the oven and an alarm on the counter that alerts you when the meat is done. Great idea when they work.
Tired of killing thermometers, I finally bought a clever remote sensor, made for barbecues. Not outrageously expensive, but a step up. No one has yet been able to make that thing work. It makes sounds and a light flashes but in spite of our efforts and attention to the instructions, it never did work. (not shown in photo)
I finally opted for the king of thermometers. Made in Utah by Thermoworks, the Thermapen instantly reads the temperature of any food. That means you no longer need a separate thermometer for candy or other foods. I've noticed that my favorite cooking magazine often specifies temperatures now, not just for roasts but in all kinds of recipes. The Thermapen gives an instant picture. In red in the photo above, the steel portion goes into the food and the temp appears on the readout. Then the metal folds back into it. Very handy.
The drawback is that there's no timer. If you're like me and liable to be distracted by guests and the other dishes cooking, it's best to set a timer as a reminder to check the temperature of the turkey. But then you have the scoop instantly. And, so far, it hasn't given up the ghost like my cheaper purchases did. It's expensive at $89.00, but I spent nearly that much replacing the cheap ones. http://www.thermoworks.com/products/thermapen/
Four cupcakes!
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A truly epic tale! | CAFOD Portsmouth Blog
A truly epic tale!
Posted on May 11, 2011 by cafodportsmouth
Fr Paul (second from left, top row), Fr Mark Hogan (in the blue T shirt) and their group take a well deserved break!
They made it!!!! Fr Paul Leonard from St Joseph and St Edmund’s in Southampton, Father Mark Hogan from St Josephs’ in Basingstoke and their intrepid group of fellow walkers completed their incredible Endurance Walk on Sunday 1 May – you might remember it from a few posts back! 😉 The epic challenge involved walking for 65 miles (105 km) from Brighton to Winchester along an ancient pilgrim route.
After a well-deserved short break, Father Paul sent us a narrative of the events! It is definitely worth a read…!
“I write these words while on a well-timed break. It was not just the lead-up to Easter, with the intensity of the Triduum celebrations, that I needed to recover from, but an epic 65 mile, 105 km walk from Brighton – Winchester undertaken over a 24 hour period last week-end. This was to be the follow-up to the 3-Peaks challenge that I undertook last August. Once again, it was my hope that I could also raise some money for CAFOD. Instinctively I knew that it would be tougher and more challenging…and it was! Though it was important to train in advance by doing some long walks, nothing could really prepare me for what lay ahead.
A group of 18 walkers met up at Devil’s Dyke, just outside Brighton, on Saturday, 30th April and, a few minutes past mid-day, we set off on the beautiful South Downs towards Winchester…at a fair pace. 17 miles into the walk, at one of the designated check-points where we were met by our support team, I had to have my feet strapped up because of painful blisters. It was at this stage that we received the news that the first of the walkers had to pull out. I must admit that I was really dejected shortly after when, having thought we had covered a considerable distance, we saw a sign saying ‘Winchester: 45 miles’.
As afternoon turned to evening we continued on walking at a very fast pace (approx 4 miles an hour) and we made it to one of our check-points just as the light had almost completely faded to be met by our support team with hot drinks, a portable toilet, more emergency treatment on our feet and hot food from the local kebab shop that had been ordered on our behalf by the support team! 29.4 miles completed (almost half-way!). Time for our head torches for the night march!
The relentless pace was taking its toll and we heard news of more walkers who had to drop out. We were down to 10 now from our original group of 18. I had been swapping my footwear at each of the designated rest stops, but as the challenge was now becoming ever more a psychological one, I decided that for the last half of the walk, I wouldn’t examine my feet, nor change my footwear, just keep marching on as best I could, trying to block out the pain. I wasn’t the only one suffering; by this stage, everybody who was still walking was really struggling with blister plasters being applied and painkillers consumed readily.
Time for a cup of tea! 🙂
As the dawn broke at about 5.15am, we had continued to make good progress, with about 16 miles to walk to the finish in Winchester. Once again, the support crew surpassed themselves with bacon butties and tea for breakfast at Old Winchester Hill! The energised us for the final quarter of the walk. It was probably only at this point that I allowed myself the luxury of thinking that I could actually complete this crazy challenge. The pace was beginning to slow considerably and as the final few miles elapsed, just placing one foot in front of the other was all I could manage. It was at this point that I began to (very vocally!) challenge the accuracy of the distances on the sign posts. Surely, Winchester can’t be still 2.7 miles away. I don’t know where some people found the energy for an extra boost of pace at this point; my pace had slowed to not much more than a crawl. 23 and a half hours after we set off, I was the last of the 10 walkers to trudge wearily to the statue of King Alfred in Winchester, our designated finish line, to be greeted with a round of applause.
I am immensely proud of having undertaken – and completed – this challenge and to be able to raise some money for the great work that CAFOD are involved in some of the poorest parts of the world. Thank you for all your support. Any suggestions for the next challenge!?!”
Well, this time the word “Congratulations” is definitely not enough to express our thanks to Fr Paul, Fr Mark and the team for their efforts! They have already raised over £2,100 for CAFOD – which is an exceptional result!!! And the money is still coming in! Remember that you can still sponsor Fr Paul and Fr Mark from their justgiving pages – a huge thanks again from us all, and we are now starting to get very curious to find out what the next challenge will be! 😉
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Well my three days at Southwold was a thoroughly enjoyable experience. The Methodist Church hall where it was held, although quite small, is a well lit and attractive room and in a prime position opposite the brewery and close to the Sole Bay Inn so foot fall was high and constant (coupled with a very attractive beery smell!)
Although I only sold one original painting, I did sell several prints and dozens of my new greetings cards which went down a treat. They will serve me well for self promotion and I look forward to increasing my selection as finances allow. To be honest, I wouldn't have cared too much if I didn't sell a thing as I'm getting to know the other stall holders quite well and the banter was good. I'm also getting a bit better at talking about my work to the general public, something I've always struggled with.
I took along my large wolf portrait for display which attracted constant attention all week-end. (I began counting on Saturday and was asked 15 times how long it took!)
Sunday didn't start until noon so, having arrived fairly early I took the opportunity to wander around with my camera to see what I could come up with. I'm by no means a photographer but I got one or two nice shots which may get printed or painted at some time in the future.
Now I have to get ready for my next solo show in Aldeburgh Cinema Gallery starting on 27th August.
Posted by Peter Williams at 02:37
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Ooowh, my parents were visiting Southwold this very weekend. I wonder if they visited the craft fair??? What a small world. They will certainly remember your work is they did. ;)


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Baseball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Qualification - Wikipedia
Baseball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Qualification
Eight teams will qualify for the Olympic baseball tournament. The host nation qualifies automatically. Additionally, two teams will qualify from the American qualifying tournament, and one team will qualify from both the European and Asian qualifying tournaments. The field will be rounded out by the top three teams from the world Olympic qualifying tournament.
2 American Qualifying Tournament
3 Oceania Qualifying Tournament
4 European Qualifying Tournament
4.1 Qualifying Round 1
4.2 Qualifying Round 2
4.3 European Baseball Championship
4.3.3 Classification
5 2007 Asian Championship
5.1 B Level
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6 African Qualifying Tournament
7 Final Qualifying Tournament
Americas Qualifying Tournament
Aug 25 - Sep 7, 2006
September 7–16, 2007
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Taichung[T 1]
March 7–14, 2008
Taichung and Douliou[T 1]
^ a b Chinese Taipei is the official IOC designation for the state officially referred to as the Republic of China (ROC), commonly known as Taiwan. (See also Political status of Taiwan for details.)
American Qualifying Tournament[edit]
Mexico[AQ 1]
23-0 (6 Innings)
17-4 (7 Innings)
12-0 (7 Innings)
Aruba[AQ 1]
^ a b The third-place Caribbean team was scheduled to advance to the preliminary round. However, Aruba withdrew and the IBAF replaced it with the fifth-place North American team, Mexico.[1]
Team has qualified directly
Team has advanced to the Final Qualifying Tournament
Oceania Qualifying Tournament[edit]
With New Zealand withdrawing from the tournament, Australia received an automatic berth into the World Qualifying Tournament.
European Qualifying Tournament[edit]
Qualifying Round 1[edit]
Qualifying Round 2[edit]
Main article: 2007 European Baseball Championship
The European Baseball Championship in Barcelona, Spain served as the qualifying competition for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games. The Netherlands won the tournament for the fifth consecutive time and qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Great Britain and Spain advanced to a final qualifying tournament in Taiwan. Prior to the tournament, Greece was removed by the European Baseball Conferderation and replaced with Austria. Czech Republic was downgraded to the last place at the end of the tournament and its wins in the preliminary round vacated.[2]
Sweden 1 - 9 Germany
Czech Republic 0 - 9* Croatia
Austria 0 - 22 (5 inn.) Netherlands
Croatia 2 - 11 Sweden
Germany 10 - 0 (7 inn.) Austria
Netherlands 11 - 0 (7 inn.) Czech Republic
Netherlands 14 - 2 (7 inn.) Sweden
Czech Republic 0 - 9* Austria
Germany 8 - 7 Croatia
Netherlands 6 - 3 Germany
Austria 3 - 8 Croatia
Czech Republic 1 - 2 Sweden
Germany 6 - 1 Czech Republic
Croatia 0 - 13 (7 inn.) Netherlands
Sweden 4 - 1 Austria
* The Czech Republic's 4-1 and 6-2 victories over Croatia and Austria were vacated and the results recorded as 9-0 forfeits.
Great Britain 12 - 8 Spain
Ukraine 0 - 13 (8 inn.) Italy
Spain 5 - 4 Ukraine
Italy 1 - 5 France
Russia 7 - 10 Great Britain
France 6 - 2 Ukraine
Spain 4 - 0 Russia
Italy 6 - 0 Great Britain
France 3 - 4 Great Britain
Ukraine 4 - 3 (11 inn.) Russia
Italy 4 - 6 Spain
Russia 2 - 7 Italy
Great Britain 9 - 0 Ukraine
Spain 6 - 2 France
1-1, 0.833 RA/IN
1-1, 0.889 RA/IN
* Tiebreakers: 1) W-L in games among tied teams 2) Runs against per 1 defensive inning among tied teams 3) Earned Runs against per 1 defensive inning among tied teams
Netherlands 18 - 0 (7 inn.) France
Germany 3 - 11 Spain
Sweden 7 - 10 Great Britain
France 10 - 0 (7 inn.) Sweden
Spain 8 - 10 (11 inn.) Netherlands
Great Britain 5 - 7 Germany
Germany 7 - 1 France
Sweden 5 - 8 Spain
Netherlands 6 - 1 Great Britain
Czech Republic 2 - 7 Italy
Croatia 2 - 1 Ukraine
Austria 2 - 7 Russia
2007 Asian Championship[edit]
The IBAF and IOC recognize Taiwan as Chinese Taipei. Internationally, the team plays as the Chinese Taipei National baseball team, however are referred to, in the country, as the Taiwan National baseball team and use the flag .
B Level[edit]
0-0 (F/12)
10-0 (F/7)
13-1 (F/7)
African Qualifying Tournament[edit]
1-16 (5 Innings)
3-1 (6 Innings)
19-11 (7 Innings)
15-0 (7 Innings)
5-22 (6 Innings)
Note: The final game between Lesotho and Nigeria was dependent on whether it had any impact upon the final standings. As South Africa had clinched the championship before the game was to begin, it was cancelled.
Final Qualifying Tournament[edit]
The final qualifying tournament will feature the third and fourth place teams from the Americas qualifying tournament, the second and third place teams from the Asian and European qualifying tournaments, and the Oceanian and African continental champions. However, European runner-up Great Britain withdrew from the tournament and were replaced by the fourth place team Germany.
Mexico (Americas 3rd)
Canada (Americas 4th)
Spain (Europe 3rd)
Germany (Europe 4th; Replace Europe 2nd Great Britain that withdrew from the tournament)
South Korea (Asia 2nd)
Chinese Taipei (Asia 3rd)
Australia (Oceania 1st)
South Africa (Africa 1st)
13-3 (F/7)
16-2 (F/7)
5-6 (F/10)
12-1 (F/7)
11-0 (F/7)
2-1 (F/10)
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