TWINNING ... What does this mean ?
Twinning with another NWR group , either here in Australia or , as is mostly the case , in the UK gives members an opportunity to share “ across the miles ” by sending emails about what each group is doing and talking about at meetings . Sharing a topic of discussion and comparing notes on ideas from different states or countries gives an understanding of the differences or likeness in thinking due to the environment we live in . Photos are often exchanged and occasionally we have the privilege of visiting one another if holidaying in the area , here or in UK . If you haven ’ t thought about doing this , the groups who are involved in Twinning – Eastern Suburbs and Illawarra Evening groups – would recommend you think about it . It ’ s as simple as contacting the UK Administration ( see beginning of Newsletter ) and ask for their advice on a UK NWR group who may be interested in linking up via Twinning . This brings NWR members close together even though we are countries apart .
TWINNING – Grantham UK and Eastern Suburbs Groups ( an extract from both reports uploaded on NWR Facebook June 2015 )
Grantham NWR meeting on Mistresses , 30 April 2015 The topic of our meeting was mistresses and the evening was hosted by Jane Potter . Fourteen Grantham members were present . It was commented that it was difficult to compare Australian mistresses with British mistresses as we shared a Royal family and American celebrities belonged to no one . The definition of a mistress was a relatively long term lover where the man is usually married and the relationship is secret . There was a selection of alternative names for mistresses – Lady love , kept woman , live-in lover , bit on the side , bit of fluff , paramour , courtesan , concubine and fancy woman , the Grantham members did not show a lot of feeling in general until the end of the meeting when we discussed Camilla Parker Bowles who Google shows as the No1 famous mistress !
Five rules for mistresses : 1 . Do not fall in love . 2 . Be smart save no pictures , delete all texts . 3 . Play the part there is a reason they are not with their wives . 4 . Protect your heart don ’ t listen to stories of home life it makes the wife more human . 5 . Never threaten to tell the wife . Members of the NWR had researched various mistresses biblical , historical and present day .
Here is a small snippet of the Grantham outcome .
Elizabeth Marchioness of Cunningham Elizabeth was the latest mistress in a long line of mistresses of George IV . He met her when she was 49 . She liked wealth and he showered her with jewellery . Elizabeth had great political influence over the king .
Marilyn Monroe Marilyn allegedly had an affair with President John F Kennedy . It is know she met him in New York and was notoriously one hour late for dinner . The affair was supposed to have started at Bing Crosby ’ s house in Palm Springs . She famously sang “ Happy Birthday ” to him at Madison Square Gardens . However , was this an affair or just another notch on his bedpost or did it never happen at all ? We shall never know .
Hegar Hegar was an Egyptian slave owned by Abraham . As Abraham ’ s wife Sarah was thought not to be able to have children she suggested the slave girl act as a surrogate ; Hegar and Abraham had a son called Ishmael . Subsequently Sarah did have a child , a son Isaac and this caused jealousy and resentment between Sarah and Hagar and their sons , and created an unparalleled hate which has set off wars and atrocities for four thousand years . It was the title deed to the land of Israel , which God promised to Abraham ' s lineage that has been the source of the friction between the Jews and the Arabs right up to the present day .
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