Synod, Democrats and Stitches

Since I last wrote, I have been busy attending the 31st NSWACT Synod of the Uniting Church. We met at Canterbury besides the Racecourse but the conference centre is there in case you think we were following things running around in circles. They were four long days. I had to miss the AGM of our Australian Democrats which met at the same time of Synod. Great minds think alike especially when scheduling events. Our local Bennelong-Berowra branch has been meeting to support a good candidate for the by-election in Ryde to be held on the same day as the annual Granny Smith Festival. You'll be pleased to hear that my 5 stitches are now out from the back of my neck and my head did not fall off. It is my daughter's birthday today. She has grown somewhat since she first arrived around 3 a.m. in the same year as the Uniting Church formed, the Australian Democrats came into being, and Elvis Presley died.