@ home again
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@ Home Again
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Newsletter No. 6 July 2020
Presidents message
Here we go again ! What a disappointment that we will not be able to start Term 3 as we’d hoped. Your tutor may now be able to facilitate Zoom sessions for your class, as we are subscribed for the pro version, which can take up to 100 participants for 24 hrs! For the French class, there are quite a few movies on SBS. I watched “2 is a Family” on SBS On Demand, and found the French dialog quite easy to follow, with lots of common everyday expressions. For the Philosophy group, Radio National has podcasts of some great philosophical discussions called “The Minefield”. Look up the RN web site. There are some great internet sites for card players to play with your friends on line. I hope you are all keeping well and busy.
Cheers, Patrick.
Hello from Kerry Blom.
In the words of Edith Sitwell "Winter is the time for comfort, for good food and warmth, for the touch of a friendly hand and for a talk beside the fire: it is the time for home.” (Due to Covid19, the touch of a friendly hand needs to be a sanitized one!!!)
Date for resumption of classes is still in limbo due to current health situation in Victoria. As soon as any information pertaining to U3A and Farndons Hall is received from the Yarra Valley Council, it will be forwarded to all members. Warm wishes from U3A Mt. Dandenong Committee members are extended to all.
A member of Jenny Beaumonts Mosaic Group is self-isolating with her creations. Jenny has offered access to her supplies so her group to carry on at home in isolation.
Art Classes on Zoom Janice is going to run ‘How to Draw’
classes using our new Zoom meeting software. Classes will be on
Wednesdays at 2pm., starting on 29th July
Anyone interested can contact Janice with their email address at
[email protected] or contact her for details on 0400 092 143
University of Tasmania - Preventing Dementia course
Preventing Dementia is a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC), offering university-quality education about the latest research in dementia risk and protective factors. The free course provides an opportunity to engage with the perspectives of a global community, without requiring exams or assignments.
The course takes about 2hrs per week for 4 weeks. Starts in October. Check out their website at https://mooc.utas.edu.au/course/22
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This month’s recipe Winter Warmer
Gluhwine (Mulled Wine)
Try this tasty warm winter glass of wine popular with ski-ers as an apres-ski relaxer.
INGREDIENTS • 1/2 medium orange• 3/4 cup water• 1/4 cup turbinado or granulated sugar• 20 whole cloves• 2 cinnamon sticks• 2 whole star anise• 1 (750-milliliter) bottle dry red wine• Rum or amaretto, for serving (optional)
INSTRUCTIONS • Combine the water and sugar in a large,
nonreactive saucepan and boil until the sugar has completely dissolved. Reduce the heat and add the cloves, cinnamon, star anise, orange zest, and orange juice. Simmer until a fragrant syrup forms, about 1 minute.
• Reduce the heat further and add the wine. Let it barely simmer for at least 20 minutes but up to a few hours. Keep an eye out so that it doesn't reach a full simmer.
• Using a vegetable peeler, remove the zest from the orange in wide strips, taking care to avoid the white pith; set aside. Juice the orange and set the juice aside.
• Strain and serve in small mugs, adding a shot of rum or amaretto and garnishing with the orange peel and star anise if desired
What’s happening with the classes ?
Lyn is having her Card Making class with Zoom Jenny is allowing access to her shed for Mosaic making materials
Janice is proposing to run her Art classes via Zoom
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Some fun web sites to visit:
💫 On Line games Luminosity, https://www.lumosity.com/en/
🃏 Card Games Trickster, https://www.trickstercards.com AARP GAMES https://games.aarp.org
Dancing 💃 fun - 50’s style ! https://www.youtube.com/embed/d8ZcXSqYCXM
3D Drawing ✍ - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6a-7BiooOPg
Philosophy- 🦉 https;//www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/theminefield/
French movies 👨🎨 - https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/movies/french-connections