Ashburn House Winter Newsletter

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Christadelphian Aged Care W I N T E R N E W S L E T T E R

ASHBURN HOUSE

Address: 20-34 Ashburn Place, Gladesville Phone: (02) 8876 9200

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Email: admin@chomes.com.au

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Welcome to Ashburn House

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self control. nnn

Gal 5:22-23

Hi Everyone, Where has the time gone, it is hard to believe winter is here. On behalf of the residents, relatives and staff at Ashburn House I would like to thank all our Volunteers who contribute so much to the home. We celebrated Volunteers Week with a lovely lunch at St George Sailing Club to formally thank all the volunteers across all CAC Homes.

We also celebrated National Nurses Day with a lunch and prizes for our staff, to recognize and thank them for there hard work and input.

There have been many activities throughout the past couple of months which I am sure Libby will include in her section.

Just a reminder to keep your relatives Medicare and Pension Cards up to date and provide copies or the originals to the Home so we can update our records and the pharmacy systems. If we do not have current Medicare/Pension Cards it means that residents will be charged for Pathology etc. services.

The proposed Budget has been released and it affects many people. The changes to Pensions, Health Care and Aged Care are areas that will affect the aged population. New requirements to enter Aged Care will come into effect 1/7/2014. This will mean that it becomes a more user pay system. People entering Aged Care will be required to pay Bonds at all levels (the exception being those who have no assets at all) plus higher daily fees. The Government subsidy will be reduced by these amounts to the Homes. This means the Homes do not receive more money then they do now.

Just a reminder that we supply hand sanitiser at all entrances and outside the lifts for visitors and staff to use, this helps prevent spreading of germs. There is an outbreak of Gastroenteritis in the community as well as the Flu and cold bugs, so please make use of these dispensers to protect our residents and yourselves. Please use when entering and leaving the building.

We all strive to make life at Ashburn House as pleasant as possible for both residents and relatives and welcome any suggestions that can help improve our service. Please see myself or Cora if you have any concerns or suggestions to improve our home.

That’s all for now, Barbara Walsh

“Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others�

- Philippians 2:4

Message from our CEO I would like to thank the residents of Southhaven Hostel, Casa Mia and Maranatha for their patience and understanding as the renovations at those sites continue. Whilst our staff do as much as they can to minimise the disruption to our residents, inevitably, given the scale of the refurbishment being undertaken, residents may become unsettled. Please speak to the facility manager if you have any particular concerns or suggestions as our staff continue to deal with day to day practicalities.

Due to the nature of the equipment used and constant movement of people, care facilities suffer significant wear and tear and the renovation works at these 3 sites will revitalise the environment and amenity for our residents.

In the next few months we will be commencing some painting and re-flooring at Ashburn House, Ridgeview and Chamberlain Gardens. Shortly we will advise residents and families of start dates. This work does not involve major construction so any disturbance to residents should be of a minor nature.

1st July is the implementation date of the new funding arrangements and other provisions of the Living Longer Living Better legislation. The legislation introduced by the former Government brings significant change to the aged care sector with an expansion of Home Care services and funding changes for Residential Care which will impact both consumers/residents and facility operators. Information regarding these changes can be found on the Living Longer Living Better website. Alternatively, specific information relating to Christadelphian Aged Care is available on our website. The existing arrangements for most residents who have entered into care prior to 1st July are "grandfathered" under the legislation.

It is a privilege for Christadelphian Aged Care to look after all those who choose to live in our Homes, and I would like to once again acknowledge the dedication of all our staff and volunteers in providing the best possible environment and care for our residents.

Regards, Ross Peden

UPCOMING EVENTS

JUNE 16-19th - Ignatian Service Week 17th - Podiatrist 17th - Resident/Relative Meeting 10.30am in Cronulla Theatre

JULY 10th - Christmas in July 29th - Podiatrist

AUGUST 3rd - Combined Ecclesial Concert 14th - Resident/Relative Meeting 10.30am in Cronulla Theatre

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JULY

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8 Coral D

1 Melvin B

4 Ken B

10 Betty H

10 Johanna G

5 Jeanette T

12 John E 12 John N

10 Barbara G 80th10 Gina P

13 Makatoom S

19 Mary Bu

16 June C

20 Margaret E

17 Cecil S

22 Dorothy G

20 Brunhild R 90th20 Eileen J 26 Gwenneth H 27 Gregory P 27 Jun H 28 Joan B

6 Hilda H 9 Elene B

Leisure & Lifestyle Report

by Libby G

Here we are gearing up for a cold winter of which we have experienced some so far in Autumn with the winds blowing in from the mountains having had early snow falls there. Then some of our days have been quite balmy having us find that the last remnants of summer are still hanging around!

The Gladesville Public School Choir visited with thirty students ranging from years three to six and performed some catchy songs for the residents in the theatre and a classical piano solo was thrilling by a very talented 10 year old girl.

Several residents were accompanied to the Premier’s Concert during Seniors’ Week. This year the theme was Hits from the 70s, Rhonda Burchmore was the compere and the fabulous Leo Sayer was one of the main entertainers performing three of his world wide hit songs for us along with many other stage and performers from well known musicals.

A highlight for us was meeting up with the Leisure & Lifestyle ladies from Ridgeview and Southhaven so of course we had to take some “selfie” photographs of ourselves for posterity!

The Easter Bunny showed up and raced around the facility distributing many chocolate eggs to the delight of residents and visitors – he/she even took part in a dance off during the entertainment that afternoon to the amusement of many present!

Our friends Ken Johnston and Jim Tyson from the Gladesville RSL sub- branch visited on Anzac Day and conducted a solemn memorial service to remember all those who gave up their lives for their country. Many residents attended and laid rosemary (from Ashburn House gardens) at the three wreaths representing the Army, Air force and Navy in remembrance of their loved ones who had served for Australia.

Mother’s Day was celebrated with the added bonus gift of lovely handmade cards again made by Carolyn Brown and the Friends of Ashburn having supplied practical gifts of toiletries to all of our lovely ladies.

Regular activities continue with our volunteers taking on the fortnightly Knit & Natter, bimonthly Discussion Group, monthly Art Classes and Bible Group. We continue to appreciate our regular weekly church services with the Sunday Sessions and Fridays involving relevant denominational visitors providing service for residents’ spiritual needs. Our Pastoral Care Team visit several times in the week and lend an ear to those who wish to chat.

Leisure and Lifestyle activities continue with daily exercise programs for all areas; ball games, quoits, bingo, board games and painting/craft. Twice a month, residents enjoy scenic wheelchair bus outings and have been anticipated by many residents who have difficulty in venturing out of the facility. Weekly entertainment continues to enthral residents with a variety of talent visiting and having residents participate utilising our percussion instruments throughout the sessions. The residents creating their own “band practice” and expressing their appreciation of music is a beautiful sight to behold!

Pet therapy visits have continued with our lovely lap dogs, Coco, Cha Cha, Cooch, Lola and Rosie calling in for cuddles with the Ressies – occurrences that are much loved by all.

“We must strengthen, defend, preserve and comfort each other. We must love one another.” - John Winthrop

We offer our condolences to the families of John Green, Olive Stanton, Morna Staunton, Jean Craig and Betty Hurley. Our prayers and thoughts are with you all.

Fun Photos from Activities

Resident Story - Morna S

My sister and I went to PLC Croydon. There were boarders at PLC and as soon as I found out you could sleep at school, that is what I wanted to do. I finally wore my parents down and they decided it would be silly for me to be a boarder where my sister was a daygirl so, for my high school years I went to SCEGGS Moss Vale. I loved it. The friendships made during that time are still with me.

After completing the leaving certificate in1953 I went to Sydney Kindergarten Teachers College and graduated in 1956. After 3 years at home I needed to escape again so in 1957 I went to Darwin as a pre-school teacher. In Darwin there was evidence of the war everywhere. I had no idea how close it had come to Australia.

The war cemetery at Adelaide River really blew me away. While in Darwin I met and married my first husband, who was a Northern Territory policeman. While the marriage itself did not survive, it did produce my two wonderful children.

When we returned to Sydney I needed to work. Luckily I had an occupation, which allowed me, not only to take my younger child to work with me, but to have school holidays as well. In 1968 I left Pre-School school teaching and joined the NSW Department of Education as an Infants Teacher first at Five Dock School and then at Drummoyne where I completed a course which qualified me to teach English as a second language to the many migrant children in the infants department.

The wanderlust bug caught me again and I bought a Kombi Van. At the beginning of 1974 I loaded the children and the dog and off we went to Mareeba in Far North Queensland where I was to be Director of the Pre School.

There were major floods in Queensland that year so the trip up was quite an experience. We lived in a flat attached to the preschool and had a wonderfully adventurous year. Every school holidays or long weekend we set off to see the sights. Cooktown, Chillagoe Caves, Daintree, Mossman Gorge and of course the beaches, the ocean and the reef.

When we returned to Sydney I became a Children’s Services Adviser, supervising and licensing childcare centres, for the State Government Department now known as Docs. I stayed in that position for 25 years until I retired in 2000.

In 1978 I met Bob Staunton, who would eventually become my second husband. We were both very busy people. I was undertaking postgraduate study and he was running Basketball in Australia. He was always travelling interstate or overseas to meetings and tournaments. We had an 8-year courtship, allowing each other plenty of space but managing some wonderful quality time together both at home and in some very romantic destinations. We were both born in 1936, albeit 11 months apart. I had teenaged children, but he was so engrossed with sport he had never married. Early in the relationship his friends were quick to tell me, “Bob’s not the marrying kind you know” but what we had was ideal for both of us - at that time.

When we did finally marry Bob took great delight in telling people, especially friends in Europe that in 1986, he turned 50 in February, got married in March and became a grandfather in April. Because we had been to so many exotic places during our courtship, Morna at 60 the honeymoon had to be something really special. We fitted it in around the Basketball World Championships in Spain, and then we went to Italy - Rome, Florence, and Venice and travelled from Venice to London on the Orient Express with a week stopover in Paris. In London we stayed at the Savoy.

Life was wonderful. Bob blossomed. Not long after we were married he was in Adelaide for a meeting and he bumped into an old friend. The friend said, “you look wonderful, what has happened?” Bob said “ I got married” to which the friend replied.” I’ve been married for 25 years and I don’t look like that!’

The bubble finally burst. In 1990, Bob had an adverse reaction to a prescribed antibiotic. It attacked his liver and his kidneys. Because he was a very fit man he took 7 months to die. Once again I was on my own, although this time I really was an “empty nester” as both children had married and there was no wonderful man in my life, with whom to have the “quality time.” To keep my sanity, I threw myself into work, joined committees and social clubs, enrolled in cooking courses, piano lessons and anything else that took my fancy. I took Charleston lessons before my 60th birthday and singing lessons for my 70th. After I retired, I joined Sydney Wildlife and for a couple of years I rescued and rehabilitated sick and injured wildlife. Friends still talk about the times they invited me to dinner and I brought my baby possums, which were on 4 hourly feeds.

Also in 2000, I joined Club Turramurra, a social club for single people over 50. I became Vice President Programs and Newsletter editor almost as soon as I joined and was elected President in 2004, a position I held for 4 years while continuing as Newsletter Editor. I count many of the members as very dear friends. ** Morna resided at Ashburn House for the last few years of her life and was a staunch supporter of our residents, passing away on the 8th April and is sadly missed by many residents, their families and staff.

Morna proudly became a great grandmother for the first time last year.

Staff Profile - Abdul Chatila Abdul Chatila was born in Westmead Hospital on Mothers’ Day 1985 to Naji & Helen Chatila and the baby brother of six sisters. Abdul is often asked and has been jibed that he must be a spoilt lad which he is adamant that he is not, but is feels fortunate to have had a strong female influence in his life. The family lived at West Ryde and Abby attended Ermington Public School until he was eight years of age when the family moved to Lilli Pilli in the Shire district. His parents owned a seafood outlet there, after running a traditional Lebanese food store in Balmain for many years.

Abdul (2 years old) with his parents

Abdul chose Physiotherapy as his vocation in life after experiencing a broken wrist as a child and was influenced by the care given in his injury recovery. Basically Abdul says he “fell” into his career having appreciated the work involved in his own personal recovery and decided physiotherapy was for him.

Growing up Abdul worked in his sister’s pharmacy as a pharmacy assistant and later worked in physiotherapy in the community. This is partly how Ashburn House came to have Abdul work as our Physiotherapist due to his having worked with a staff member’s mother in law and was encouraged to come on board as a permanent fixture here. Abdul likes to say he is living his dream working as a physiotherapist and really understands and appreciates his aged clients.

Soccer was a sport Abdul loved playing and is now too busy to take part himself but enjoys going to major soccer matches and supporting the favoured international sport. Growing up in the Shire, wakeboarding behind a Lewis boat was World travel has been important to Abdul having travelled to Cancun in Mexico, the USA (Las Vegas twice) and Los Angeles, Queenstown in New Zealand was a favourite taking the wine and cheese tasting regions. Going home to Lebanon and visiting relatives has been and is a continuing venture for Abdul.

Abdul with Pauline, a resident

“If I could do anything that is different, I would be a race horse trainer. My Grand dad owned race horses very successfully in the sport. I love the preparation and beauty of the animal. I don’t care for the gambling and monetary making aspect of racing.” Abdul said he has thought that maybe in his twilight years he may have acreage with his beloved horses roaming the paddocks.

“As a physiotherapist at Ashburn House I assess all new and existing residents for their mobility and transfer needs. Once this has been established, I refer the residents to the Physio Aides with a suitable care plan. I continue to look after residents who require weekly complex pain management. I like to walk the corridors in the morning to make sure residents are okay and settled. If not I try to address the situation or refer to the relevant staff for their input”.

Thankyou Abdul for your story!

Volunteer Corner Hi Everyone, Volunteering has certainly been going from strength to strength at Ashburn over that past few months. We have been blessed with plenty of students who are working in the community – some from local schools and some from Tafe. They give so generously of their time in the Coffee shop, chatting to residents, playing music, pet therapy, games or doing the Lolly trolley. It is wonderful to have them sharing their time with our residents who so enjoy having young people around. I’d also like to thank the volunteers who came in on Anzac Day to run a service of remembrance for our residents. So many residents have been affected by the wars, even if they didn’t participate in active service.

The government has generously given us a computer to teach the residents about technology and it’s connected to the internet for their use at any time – to email or skype family or “google” something. The volunteers are encouraged to share their skills with those older people who haven’t had the opportunities that the younger generations experience everyday. Just this month we “googled” a resident who had been an artist and she was amazed to find herself and her art work on the Net! The second week of May each year is National Volunteer Week and 2014 is 25 years since Australia has been recognising the value of volunteering and contributions that are made so generously. The theme this year was “Celebrate the Power of Volunteering”. Christadelphian Aged Care took the opportunity to invite all our volunteers to lunch to thank them for their time, care and commitment to our facilities and more especially to our residents. We had a lovely lunch together at Sans Souci – a beautiful setting, delicious food and great company. It was wonderful to hear some touching stories from the different facilities told by the volunteers about the work they do and what they get out of contributing to others.

Volunteers

“Blessed is the influence of one true loving soul on another” - George Eliot

difference!

So, a big thank you from me personally, to all the wonderful people I am so privileged to work with. You are an inspiration to me to give of myself in the care of others.

Can you spare a few hours or even a whole day?

Christadelphian Aged Care facilities are seeking volunteers to help bring a smile to the elderly in our community.

We provide varied activities and opportunities to involve you.

You can choose an activity to suit your personality, skills and time preferences.

No Experience Necessary - Just give it a go!

For more information, please contact: Cathy Strachan – Volunteer & Pastoral Care Coordinator (Mon - Fri) m e w

0435 814 411 cstrachan@chomes.com.au www.chomes.com.au

Love and best wishes for a warm and happy winter, Cathy Strachan, Volunteer & Pastoral Care Coordinator 0435 814 411

“Those who bring sunshine to the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves” - James Barrie

Volunteer Photos Thank You Lunch

Pastoral Care BRINGING COMFORT Life has a habit of causing disruptions and we face difficult times. And then we need to face up to loneliness, being weary in mind or body, separation from friends or family, and the loss of someone close to us, sickness and pain. And the list goes on. Sorrow is a universal emotion common to all people. For example - an old man in his mid 80's said one day to his son "What good am I now? Why does God leave me here? I feel so useless". Or a lady who just lost her husband after 45 years of marriage. She wrote in a note "I miss him so much after all these wonderful years. I cry a lot. Is it wrong to weep and feel such sorrow?" These are real issues, and maybe you can relate to them personally today. These are examples of real life experiences. In these times, we need someone who can bring help and comfort. There are times in all of our lives when we experience loss and need to be comforted. We may lose our job, or a relationship, or a dream, or a loved one. During any season of loss and grief we may feel afraid, powerless and alone. What we need most during these times is to be comforted. We need the strength and hope that come from knowing deeply that we are not alone - from knowing that the God of all comfort has promised to be present with us in times of loss. God's very name is Comforter, or ‘paraclatos’. God stands beside us, with us, listening to our complaints in the middle of the night. Listening to our quiet rage and frustration and despair, God speaks softly and says, "I am with you. I will help you. Is my arm too short that I cannot reach down to earth and help you up? Is my arm too short that I cannot help you stand again?" Our God is a God of comfort. God stands beside us and pulls us up when we are down.

Psalm 34:18 says "The Lord is there to rescue all who are discouraged and have given up hope."

Life begins and ends with comfort. A tiny little baby is born and this new born baby is startled by the newness of life, and the new born baby cries out. That baby is then comforted and cuddled by an attending nurse, trying to calm that baby down. The years fly by far too quickly, and that little baby becomes a dying grandma or grandpa, and at that point, that elderly baby needs to be comforted as he or she prepares to die. And so life begins and ends with comfort. And every day and every month and every year in between, human beings are designed in such a way that we need to be comforted and also give comfort to others. Our God is a God who comforts. Our God is a God who stretches his hand from heaven to pull us up when we are down. God comes to us when we are down and out, washed out, tired out, worn out. God comes down to us and comforts us just by listening to us; just by listening to the howling of our aching hearts.

A favourite author Henri Nouwen once wrote about the need to have a friend who understands and helps us and brings comfort to our lives. This is what he says: When we honestly ask ourselves which people in our lives mean the most to us, we often find that it is those who, instead of giving much advice, solutions, or cures, have chosen rather to share our pain and touch our wounds with a gentle and tender hand. The friend who can be silent with us in a moment of despair or confusion, who can stay with us in an hour of grief and bereavement, who can tolerate not-knowing, not-curing, not-healing and face with us the reality of our powerlessness, that is the friend who cares (book Out of Solitude).

Our deepest sympathies have According to the Bible, God is the "Father of compassion and the God gone out to the families who of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles" (II Corinthians 1:3-4). have lost their loved ones over God is a God of comfort who actively seeks to comfort us. To receive the Autmun period. comfort from God is to let God be present with us during our times of distress. It is to let God sit next to us and listen to whatever we need to say; it is to let God hold us and remind us that we are loved, we are valued and we are not alone. "Letting God be God" means letting God give himself to us as our Comfort in times of loss and distress.

Sometime read Matthew 11:28-30. Allow yourself to hear this direct invitation from Jesus to come with your burdens. "If you are tired from carrying heavy burdens, come to me and I will give you rest. Take the yoke I give you. Put it on your shoulders and learn from me. I am gentle nnn and humble, and you will find rest. This yoke is easy and this burden is light”. - By Chris Witts

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Bereavements

Biblical Humour Q.

Q. What excuse did Adam give to his children as to why he no longer lived in Eden ?

A. Your mother ate us out of house and home.

What kind of man was Boaz before he married Ruth?

Q. Which servant of God was the most flagrant lawbreaker in the Bible?

A. Moses. He broke all 10 commandments at once.

A. Ruthless.

Q. What do they call pastors in Germany?

A. German Shepherds.

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Who was the greatest financier in the Bible?

Noah He was floating his stock while everyone else was in liquidation.

Who was the greatest female financier in the Bible?

Pharaoh's daughter. She went down to the bank of the Nile and drew out a Little prophet.

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What kind of motor vehicles are in the Bible?

God drove Adam and Eve out of the Garden in a Fury. David's Triumph was heard throughout the land. Also, probably a Honda, because the apostles were all in one Accord.

Who was the greatest comedian in the Bible?

Samson. He brought the house down.

Q. Which area of Palestine was especially wealthy?

A. The area around Jordan. The banks were

always overflowing.

Q. Who is the greatest babysitter mentioned in the

Bible?

A. David He rocked Goliath to a very deep sleep.

Q. Which Bible character had no parents?

A. Joshua, son of Nun.

Q. Why didn't they play cards on the Ark ?

A. Because Noah was standing on the deck.

P.S. Did you know it's a sin for a woman to make coffee?

Yup, it's in the Bible. It says .

'He-brews'

Poem - Two Mothers Remembered I had two mothers – two mothers I claim Two different people, yet with the same name.

Two separate women, diverse by design, But you loved them both because they were mine.

The first was the mother who carried me here, She was the one whose features I bare, Complete with the facial expressions I wear.

She gave her love, which follows me yet, Along with the examples in life she set.

As I got older, she somehow younger grew, And we’d laugh as just mothers and daughters do.

But then came the time that her mind clouded so,

And I sensed that the mother I knew would soon go.

So quickly she changed and turned into the other, A stranger who dressed in the clothes of my mother.

Oh, she looked the same, at least at arm’s length, But now she was the child, and I was her strength.

We’d come full circle, we women three, My mother the first, the second and me.

And if my own children should come to a day When a new mother comes and the old goes away, I’d ask of them nothing that I didn’t doLove both of your mothers as both have loved you.

-Anon

Read, Rest & Relax!

TOP 4 RELAXATION TECHNIQUES FOR ELDERLY 1. Muscle Relaxation - In this technique, participants are encouraged to focus on tensing up and then releasing and relaxing the muscles in their main muscle groups, including their shoulders, arms, fingers, legs and toes.

2. Visualisation - This technique involves participants imagining partaking in their favourite activity in a beautiful place, such as relaxing on a sandy beach in the Mediterranean, standing on the top of a mountain in the Alps or swimming in a crystal clear lake in the Caribbean.

3. Gentle Exercise - Non-strenuous exercises, such as Yoga, Pilates and Tai Chi, are popular amongst the elderly, allowing them to gently stretch and strengthen their bodies while focusing on their breathing techniques.

4. Listening To Calming Music - Soothing music can help to ease fear and anxiety in the elderly.

FUNNIES - The Importance of Walking • • • • •

• My grandpa started walking 5 miles a day when he was 60.

Now he's 97 years old and we have no idea where the heck he is!

• I like long walks, especially when they’re taken by people who annoy me.

The only reason I would take up walking is so that I could hear heavy breathing again.

I have to walk early in the morning, before my brain figures out what I'm doing.

Every time I hear the dirty word ‘exercise', I wash my mouth out with chocolate.

I do have flabby thighs, but fortunately my stomach covers them.

We all get heavier as we get older, because there's a lot more information in our heads. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

Lemon Delicious

• 100g unsalted butter, extra to grease • 1 cup caster sugar • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract • Grated zest of 2 large lemons, plus juice of 3 large lemons • 4 eggs, separated • 1/2 cup self-raising flour • 2 cups milk • Icing sugar, to dust • Blueberry compote, to serve

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Serves 8

1. Preheat oven to 180C. Grease a 28cm x 20cm baking dish.

2. Place the butter, caster sugar, vanilla and lemon zest in an electric

mixer, and beat until thick and pale. Add the egg yolks, one at a time, beating well after each addition.

3.Fold in half the flour, then fold in the milk. Fold in the remaining 1/4 cup flour, then fold in the lemon juice (don’t worry if the mixture looks curdled at this stage). Set aside.

4. Beat the egg whites in a clean bowl until stiff peaks form. Gently fold into the lemon mixture, then pour into a prepared dish.

5. Place the dish in a large roasting pan and add boiling water so it comes halfway up the sides.

Bake for 40 minutes until golden and set on top.

Dust with icing sugar and serve with blueberry compote.

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Intensely cold temperature.

The temperature felt by the human body when wind makes it fe el colder than the actual temperature.

Mildly cold fe eling.

Bright with sunshine.

Snowfall that is so he avy one can se e little or nothing on the horizon.

Ice crystals on a froz en surface; " Old Jack _______."

A large mass of snow that slides down a mountain.

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W O R D B A N K : Avalanche, bliz z ard, cool, fog, fre e z e, frigid, frost, hail, ice, melt, precipitation, sle et, slush, snow, snowy, sunny, temperature, thermometer, whiteout, windchill.

Autumn Newsletter Word Search Solution:

The hidden TV show is: THE MARY TYLER MOORE SHOW

Disclaimer: All photos and stories have been published with consent of relatives and residents involved. Thank you for your submissions.