Churches

Murrurundi, NSW

The Little Church up the street from our flat on North St.

In Tamworth

Catholic Church in Boggabri, NSW
Now a Pre school

Baan Baa, NSW
Now being turned into a home.

Werris Creek Uniting Church

Trucks

This is a Table Top truck.

On top is the double bed we had to find a home for.
We will be doing the same for our Queen Bed on Thursday.
Prim movers (Tractors) pull three trailers here.

Licences here.

A Ute, Hot truck here.

They put all sorts of decorations on them.
This one doesn't have much.

Signs

I Love the way they say stop Smoking!

It is gross but shows it like it is.

The smoker was 32 yrs old.
How many of these signs do you see in America?

Where they sell Floats for horses.

This sign is on the way to Armidale.

You have to let them know when you bring in new sheep.

Joe McGuires Pub and Hotel

This is the back side of Joe McGuires Pub.

This lot is filled with cars and spilling out on to the street at Morning Tea(lunch)

and evening Tea (dinner).

Places We Walk By

I am surprised that Elder Doney has not been hanging out around this truck!

As you know he love Sea Food.

He says it is tooooo expensive, so he for goes it.

There are millions of these pyracantha (the best I could do with the spelling)

Bushes all over. It is so strange to see them with berry's in April thru August.

I associate them with Christmas.

Mom use to put them on the mantel for the pretty red and green color.

These are in Armidale, NSW

This is one of the many Pubs in town.

They have Hotels on the second floor in most of them.

These are very popular here and packed at night.

They serve food and drink, you have to stand in line and order,

then sit and wait until they call your number, then you go pick up your meal.

I've only eaten at one I would go back to.

The food here is battered and fried. They call it schnitzeled.

Mash (potato)and peas, pumpkin (squash) and baked or fried potato (the skin is removed then baked or fried) whole.

Joe McGuires was our first experience.

If you want water you have to go to the bar to get it.
We walk by the back every morning it is nice.

I will post it next time.

Odds and Ends

These are two places we walk by when we walk in the morning
Dogs wear Rugs during the winter here!
They don't know what cold is until they have snow
and they don't here!
It is funny to us to see fat dogs in the house wearing rugs.

Horses wear rugs here during the winter.
The rest of the year they wear sheets for flies and
to keep their coats from fading
in the intense sun.
They wear the rugs and sheets out in pastures not just in corrals
or barns.

Odds and Ends

Roslyn Wilkinson and Sister Doney

We found Roslyn out in Carroll about a half and hour from Tamworth.

She has lived there 23 yrs. and no one even knew about her.

She does not drive and her husband is not a member.

Some way she just got missed.

She loves the visits from members.

Andrew Tomlinson

We met him at Ronald McDonald House.

We later found out he is a member of the church when I invited him to Church.

I gave him a Book of Mormon, he has not been to Church for 10 years.

Andrew moves around a lot.

He gives lots of hours each month of service to the House

since it opened a year ago.

Elder Doney with his latest gadget, an Apple Peeler.

He now makes lots of Apple Strudel

and cooked apples.

Great for the waist line!

Everyone loves his goodies.

Elder Doney with his first Lemon Meringue Pie.

It tasted really good!

Lemons from Barretts

Recipes courtesy Barbara and Amy.

Again waist line shot

Dee shares all his cooking with everyone

who is willing to endanger their waist.

Churches Lots of Little Ones

I love all the little Churches in the little towns.

This one is in Uralla, NSW

In Currabubula a very small town

Willow Tree on the way to Newcastle

On the way to Newcastle

Dungowan, big church for so little town.
One short street.

Odds and Ends

Elder Doney doing his art work on the boomerangs.

John Saunders doing his Magic for us the other day.

John makes saddles for a living he get $5,000 per saddle

or more. They are made to order for each person.

Sisters Myrvang, Hepworth and Lang

We work with them up in Armidale

Sisters Myrvang and Hepworth came out on their Mission the same time we did.

Sister Lang goes home in November

They are fun dedicated Missionaries

Sister and Elder Stott

He is from Emmett, Idaho and knows the Roberts

Elder Stott is the AP right now he goes home soon.

Prison and Hospital

Tamworth Base Hospital

All Government Hospitals are called Base Hospitals

This one is three blocks from our flat.

This is just a small part of the Hospital.

Ronald McDonald House is just up the street in back of the Hospital.

This is the oldest Prison in NSW

Right across the street from the Base Hospital
that's so when the inmates hurt each other they are close for medical help.
HA HA!

Elder Doney says he has done his time already
in CRC Norco.

Of course they don't have Base written on the sign

but that is what everyone calls them.

Transfers

If you have not heard we are being transferred Tuesday Aug. 18, 2009.

We will be going to Toronto, NSW

It is hard to leave lovely friends and those we have learned to love.

It makes it really hard when they start crying when you tell them you are shifting (moving).

It is amazing how many care and are sad we are going.

Many of them are not members of the Church, that we have gotten to know

on our journey here in Tamworth.

We are sad to leave serving Ronald McDonald House.

They have become lovely friends.

All who serve there are really nice.

Our little neighbor Merie (Mary) whom I love so much,

has cancer, was counting on us staying until next June.

We talk gardens, America, families, music, her knitting,

her Barbie dolls she knits clothes for, Australian words and sayings, etc.

I go watch 60 min. Australian with her each Sunday night.

When we are gone at night we leave the light on in the lounge

and the louvers open a little so she can see the light and not feel so alone.

We will miss going to watch "Inspector Rex" with Ruth Pepper on Thursday nights.

Family Night at the Walkers.

Thursdays in Armidale with the Sisters Missionaries and reading with Kathy.

Working out at Jan Pembertons in Werris Creek.

I will miss my sweet Primary Class, I have learned more then they have.

Will miss the ladies at Curves.

Stacy who cuts my hair.

The Narrabri Branch and the Country

I could go on and on but I won't as I might cry.

I know we will meet new and wonderful friends who we will fall in love with.

Thank You Tamworth!

Wonderful Sunday/Extra Special Gift

This is Kimberly Newcombe

We have been working with her and helping her progress in the Gospel

for the last 6 mos.

Yesterday she was Baptized and Confirmed a member of

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

I wish I had a picture of Kimberly's face after she was confirmed

it was glowing and a smile as wide as it could get.

She has waited for a couple of years for this special event and

worked hard to achieve it.

Elder Doney had the privilege of Baptizing and Confirming her.

It was extra special for us as it was our last Sunday in the Tamworth Ward.

Cars, Trucks, Trailers

What the Front of alot of cars look like.SUV Love the exaust spout.

Trailers here

How would you like to see this guy coming at you?

Trucks, Buss, Float

The Trucks, Busses, Vans, are all tall and thin here.

How would you like to see this coming towards you?
Maybe this truck coming up behind you?

This is called a float.

This is a sheep transport, four layers high.

These are the kind of School busses they have in NSW.
Not at all like I use to ride to School in.

How about you?