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Thank you all for your kind concern. My fingers are working now, which makes me very happy. The pain level is down below threshold level, which is fine and dandy with me. My big brother (he also has lup) just invited me down south for Christmas, and paid for the flight! Coolness! Good things do happen, Mary — October is National Lupus Awareness Month. Someone you know has lupus. 
http://www.lupusnet.ucalgary.ca/lhnet/lu_info.htm
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Mary, Good day all around then. What a nice thing for Bro to do for you. Where do you mean down south? Better ask him if it will snow LOL. Glad for you and most happy that you can work those fingers now with less pain hugs janers
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Hurrah! Having something nice to look forward to is SO wonderful! "Mary T. Rawle" <stin…@earthlink.net> wrote in message news:SHJn9.11061$lV3.1046791@newsread1.prod.itd.earthlink.net… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Thank you all for your kind concern. My fingers are working now, which > makes me very happy. The pain level is down below threshold level, which is > fine and dandy with me. My big brother (he also has lup) just invited me > down south for Christmas, and paid for the flight! Coolness! > Good things do happen, > Mary > — > October is National Lupus Awareness Month. > Someone you know has lupus. > http://www.lupusnet.ucalgary.ca/lhnet/lu_info.htm
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Hurrah! Having something nice to look forward to is SO nice! "Mary T. Rawle" <stin…@earthlink.net> wrote in message news:SHJn9.11061$lV3.1046791@newsread1.prod.itd.earthlink.net… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Thank you all for your kind concern. My fingers are working now, which > makes me very happy. The pain level is down below threshold level, which is > fine and dandy with me. My big brother (he also has lup) just invited me > down south for Christmas, and paid for the flight! Coolness! > Good things do happen, > Mary > — > October is National Lupus Awareness Month. > Someone you know has lupus. > http://www.lupusnet.ucalgary.ca/lhnet/lu_info.htm
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"South" is Southern California. I live in Northern California, but I was born and raised down south to where I will be going. I will be seeing a lot of family members whom I haven’t seen in years. I don’t think it is going to snow! In fact it kind of amazes me when I get on the plane up here with a coat and scarf and gloves….fly 45 minutes… and walk out into warm sunshine. The sunshine was part of what I wanted to get away from, but it is nice every now and then… especially welcome in December! Yeah, my brother is cool. Mary "Janers" <rojak…@bright.net> wrote in message
news:7PKn9.516$j83.73450@cletus.bright.net… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Mary, > Good day all around then. What a nice thing for Bro to do for you. > Where do you mean down south? Better ask him if it will snow LOL. > Glad for you and most happy that you can work those fingers now with > less pain > hugs > janers
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Hi Mary, That is great news. I will think about S.California when it is snowing and -40 here in Saskatchewan. Glad you are feeling better too. BJ-Sk. Canada "Mary T. Rawle" <stin…@earthlink.net> wrote in message news:ZwMn9.11300$lV3.1082589@newsread1.prod.itd.earthlink.net… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> "South" is Southern California. I live in Northern California, but I was > born and raised down south to where I will be going. I will be seeing a lot > of family members whom I haven’t seen in years. I don’t think it is going > to snow! In fact it kind of amazes me when I get on the plane up here with > a coat and scarf and gloves….fly 45 minutes… and walk out into warm > sunshine. The sunshine was part of what I wanted to get away from, but it > is nice every now and then… especially welcome in December! > Yeah, my brother is cool. > Mary > "Janers" <rojak…@bright.net> wrote in message > news:7PKn9.516$j83.73450@cletus.bright.net… > > Mary, > > Good day all around then. What a nice thing for Bro to do for you. > > Where do you mean down south? Better ask him if it will snow LOL. > > Glad for you and most happy that you can work those fingers now with > > less pain > > hugs > > janers
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Mary, > Thank you all for your kind concern. My fingers are working now, which > makes me very happy. > The pain level is down below threshold level, which is > fine and dandy with me.
Good to hear your feeling better! My big brother (he also has lup) just invited me > down south for Christmas, and paid for the flight! Coolness!
Wow…sounds like a nice brother. Christmas isn’t too far around the corner either, I can’t believe summer’s over, where did it go? Maureen
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"Mary T. Rawle" <stin…@earthlink.net> wrote in message: > "South" is Southern California. I live in Northern California, but I was > born and raised down south to where I will be going.
</snip> Mary I am happy for you to have a ‘happy thing’ to look forward to before the end of the year too! Coolness is right! My aunt is in Costa Mesa, is that anywhere around where you were brought up? My son’s ‘natural aunt’ live in LA and his ‘natural mom’ took him there the year they met (when he turned 19) but he is the only one in our family to have made it below Oregon coastline around the ‘dunes’ area!! And we loved it; it seemed that the further we went along the better it got! I can’t imagine as far down as the Orange county area… the beaches must be just beautiful… be sure to let us know all the details once you are back! I, for one, love to hear about other peoples’ trips and maybe even see the possible pics they might take? Hint hint,…. don’t forget your digital camera at Christmas!! from Shelagh Co-ordinator Of Valley-Lupus – Invisible in Plain Sight at http://www3.telus.net/valleylupus/index.html Subgroup of BC Lupus Society at www.bclupus.org/ and Lupus Canada at www.lupuscanada.org/
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> Hint hint,…. don’t forget your digital camera at Christmas!!
The digital camera you are going to buy me, right? I was not raised in Orange County. I was raised at the upper eastern side of the Los Angeles Basin, in the San Gabriel Valley, near Pasadena, and right up against the San Gabriel Mountains. And that is where I will be going when I go south. My brother has a home in San Bernardino, and one in Big Bear. I have spent lots of time in Costa Mesa, my favorite beach is Corona del Mar, which is the beachland just off Costa Mesa. I don’t like much of the other beaches, Huntington, Newport, Laguna, Seal Beach. I was raised going to just ‘flat sand’ beaches, loaded with folks wall-to-wall on their little blankets. The "infestation of humanity" as I have always called it, really is repulsive to me. I love the beaches where I live: steep rocky cliffs, with small trails that lead down to private beaches covered in tiny polished rocks. As you said "the further south you got the more you liked it,"–well the further north I have gotten the more I like it! Mary "Shelagh" <valleylu…@telus.net> wrote in message
news:eAOn9.45373$bj5.2822330@news2.telusplanet.net… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> "Mary T. Rawle" <stin…@earthlink.net> wrote in message: > > "South" is Southern California. I live in Northern California, but I > was > > born and raised down south to where I will be going. > </snip> > Mary I am happy for you to have a ‘happy thing’ to look forward to > before the end of the year too! Coolness is right! > My aunt is in Costa Mesa, is that anywhere around where you were brought > up? > My son’s ‘natural aunt’ live in LA and his ‘natural mom’ took him there > the year they met (when he turned 19) but he is the only one in our > family to have made it below Oregon coastline around the ‘dunes’ area!! > And we loved it; it seemed that the further we went along the better it > got! I can’t imagine as far down as the Orange county area… the > beaches must be just beautiful… be sure to let us know all the details > once you are back! > I, for one, love to hear about other peoples’ trips and maybe even see > the possible pics they might take? > from Shelagh > Co-ordinator Of > Valley-Lupus – Invisible in Plain Sight at > http://www3.telus.net/valleylupus/index.html > Subgroup of BC Lupus Society at www.bclupus.org/ > and Lupus Canada at www.lupuscanada.org/
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"Mary T. Rawle" <stin…@earthlink.net> wrote in message: > I love the beaches where I live: steep rocky cliffs, with small trails that > lead down to private beaches covered in tiny polished rocks. > As you said "the further south you got the more you liked it,"–well the > further north I have gotten the more I like it!
</snip> Hi Mary, I think that probably the wild and beautiful beaches we are discussing are in a similar area or location (northern Ca and southern Oregon). I too prefer these to the flat, sandy, people populated areas. We are moving to Van. Island and the beaches in the area we are going to are the same… wild and rocky with private trails down to them … whereas there are the flat, sandy ones up the highway not too far as well, and they are great when the tide is out for long, long walks along the deserted waters’ edge. So it is the best of all worlds we feel and are so excited about it. Hope you enjoy your holiday anyway without the camera<g>! from Shelagh Co-ordinator Of Valley-Lupus – Invisible in Plain Sight at http://www3.telus.net/valleylupus/index.html Subgroup of BC Lupus Society at www.bclupus.org/ and Lupus Canada at www.lupuscanada.org/
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"Shelagh" <valleylu…@telus.net> wrote in message
news:%R%n9.30463$OO4.2053553@news1.telusplanet.net… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> "Mary T. Rawle" <stin…@earthlink.net> wrote in message: > > I love the beaches where I live: steep rocky cliffs, with small > trails that > > lead down to private beaches covered in tiny polished rocks. > > As you said "the further south you got the more you liked it,"–well > the > > further north I have gotten the more I like it! > </snip> > Hi Mary, > I think that probably the wild and beautiful beaches we are discussing > are in a similar area or location (northern Ca and southern Oregon). > I too prefer these to the flat, sandy, people populated areas. > We are moving to Van. Island and the beaches in the area we are going to > are the same… wild and rocky with private trails down to them … > whereas there are the flat, sandy ones up the highway not too far as > well, and they are great when the tide is out for long, long walks along > the deserted waters’ edge. > So it is the best of all worlds we feel and are so excited about it. > Hope you enjoy your holiday anyway without the camera<g>!
Unfortunately, the SoCal beaches are mostly built up with what are called "McMansions" – overpriced cookie cutter houses with no character – and any charm they had has been erased by the pretentious twits who live there and refuse beach rights to everyone else (See current Doonesbury story). I far prefer the beaches in Nova Scotia and the Cape to the trashed sand in SoCal. <Waves to BJ>
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"J Rogow" <JRo…@SpammenotNewsguy.com> wrote in message >I far prefer the beaches in Nova Scotia and the Cape to the trashed
sand in SoCal. </SNIP> You would just love Van. Island then Judity…. the open Westcoast (called Long Beach) is the most beautiful and wild beach ever! The waves come across the open Pacific in huge rollers that crash on an expansive rocky and rugged beach you can walk for miles on! The spray is windy and cold and so refreshing. We love it winter and summer and go as often as we can (specially since we got the RV). It has been made into a National Park so the beauty is being preserved forever which is terrific. Once on the island I would imagine we will get there monthly if not weekly! (if possible I will get pics and send you some digitally… so worth seeing!) from Shelagh Co-ordinator Of Valley-Lupus – Invisible in Plain Sight at http://www3.telus.net/valleylupus/index.html Subgroup of BC Lupus Society at www.bclupus.org/ and Lupus Canada at www.lupuscanada.org/
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Only one thing I have to say about South California beaches. My ex-father-in-law (a wealthy surgeon), owned a house right on the sand at San Juan Capistrano. In this context, with the private beach, the beach can be lovely, and brings a great sense of peace and wonderment to my heart (only outdone by the Northern California Redwood forests). The front of the house was one solid window facing the beach, and the front room was decorated to match the color of the sea… M. "Shelagh" <valleylu…@telus.net> wrote in message
news:HF1o9.30488$OO4.2078369@news1.telusplanet.net… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> "J Rogow" <JRo…@SpammenotNewsguy.com> wrote in message > >I far prefer the beaches in Nova Scotia and the Cape to the trashed > sand > in SoCal. > </SNIP> > You would just love Van. Island then Judity…. the open Westcoast > (called Long Beach) is the most beautiful and wild beach ever! The waves > come across the open Pacific in huge rollers that crash on an expansive > rocky and rugged beach you can walk for miles on! The spray is windy and > cold and so refreshing. We love it winter and summer and go as often as > we can (specially since we got the RV). It has been made into a > National Park so the beauty is being preserved forever which is > terrific. Once on the island I would imagine we will get there monthly > if not weekly! (if possible I will get pics and send you some > digitally… so worth seeing!) > from Shelagh > Co-ordinator Of > Valley-Lupus – Invisible in Plain Sight at > http://www3.telus.net/valleylupus/index.html > Subgroup of BC Lupus Society at www.bclupus.org/ > and Lupus Canada at www.lupuscanada.org/
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"Shelagh" <valleylu…@telus.net> wrote in message
news:HF1o9.30488$OO4.2078369@news1.telusplanet.net… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> "J Rogow" <JRo…@SpammenotNewsguy.com> wrote in message > >I far prefer the beaches in Nova Scotia and the Cape to the trashed > sand > in SoCal. > </SNIP> > You would just love Van. Island then Judity…. the open Westcoast > (called Long Beach) is the most beautiful and wild beach ever! The waves > come across the open Pacific in huge rollers that crash on an expansive > rocky and rugged beach you can walk for miles on! The spray is windy and > cold and so refreshing. We love it winter and summer and go as often as > we can (specially since we got the RV). It has been made into a > National Park so the beauty is being preserved forever which is > terrific. Once on the island I would imagine we will get there monthly > if not weekly! (if possible I will get pics and send you some > digitally… so worth seeing!)
I once rode a motorcycle up island to Port Hardy to catch the ferry for the inland passage. *Please* send photos – they will rekindle very fond memories! Judity, envious in SoCal
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"J Rogow" <JRo…@SpammenotNewsguy.com> wrote in message > I once rode a
motorcycle up island to Port Hardy to catch the ferry for > the inland passage.
</snip> Do you mean the ferry that goes up to Prince Rupert? An overnighter? Or are you talking about the one that goes to the Sunshine Coast? There is also the one that goes from Victoria to Washington through the gulf islands. We have done them all and loved them. Such beauty along the coastline and in among the passages and the through the Sound. > *Please* send photos – they will rekindle very fond memories!
</snip> I will definitely get some pics onto a disk and email them once we are settled over there. from Shelagh Co-ordinator Of Valley-Lupus – Invisible in Plain Sight at http://www3.telus.net/valleylupus/index.html Subgroup of BC Lupus Society at www.bclupus.org/ and Lupus Canada at www.lupuscanada.org/
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