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My taking care of myself, I am in PAIN!
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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 234649" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>You're welcome to move the beach party to our neck of the woods. We're in full summer here, the beach is perhaps Sydney's best-kept secret because it's never crowded (often empty). Lovely yellow sand, turquoise water, sandstone rocks nearby for fishing but no chance of scraping yourself because they're smooth. If you don't want to swim you can lie on the sand - it's warm underneath.</p><p></p><p>And as for pebbles: I picked up a piece of pumice yesterday and gave it to a child who was nearby with his father. I explained how that little rock was so very light that it could float; where rocks usually form over very long periods of time, pumice is the froth from the top of the foam in a volcano, like the head on a glass of lemonade that has been thrown out into the air in explosion (like when the bottle is shaken), and then solidified instantly as it fell. Most pumice is too soft to survive, only the hardest can make long journeys. It was a rock maybe 6 months old, no more. But it could live for millions of years and travel the world on the currents.</p><p></p><p>The piece I had probably came from somewhere in the Phillipines (Mt Pinatubo is a common source for the pumice on our beach).</p><p></p><p>I did this once before, to a man who was being baptised in our church. It was baptism by immersion, he is in his 80s. I just happened to stopp down and pick up a piece of pumice, and gave it to him, explaining where it comes form.</p><p></p><p>I never knew until he told me a year later, he has kept that little rock in his treasures box and will never forget the story.</p><p></p><p>Sometimes we never know how we touch people. The same goes for you, totoro.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 234649, member: 1991"] You're welcome to move the beach party to our neck of the woods. We're in full summer here, the beach is perhaps Sydney's best-kept secret because it's never crowded (often empty). Lovely yellow sand, turquoise water, sandstone rocks nearby for fishing but no chance of scraping yourself because they're smooth. If you don't want to swim you can lie on the sand - it's warm underneath. And as for pebbles: I picked up a piece of pumice yesterday and gave it to a child who was nearby with his father. I explained how that little rock was so very light that it could float; where rocks usually form over very long periods of time, pumice is the froth from the top of the foam in a volcano, like the head on a glass of lemonade that has been thrown out into the air in explosion (like when the bottle is shaken), and then solidified instantly as it fell. Most pumice is too soft to survive, only the hardest can make long journeys. It was a rock maybe 6 months old, no more. But it could live for millions of years and travel the world on the currents. The piece I had probably came from somewhere in the Phillipines (Mt Pinatubo is a common source for the pumice on our beach). I did this once before, to a man who was being baptised in our church. It was baptism by immersion, he is in his 80s. I just happened to stopp down and pick up a piece of pumice, and gave it to him, explaining where it comes form. I never knew until he told me a year later, he has kept that little rock in his treasures box and will never forget the story. Sometimes we never know how we touch people. The same goes for you, totoro. Marg [/QUOTE]
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