General Chat

Good morning Sue,

Yesterday's trip was made worse because of the traffic. It is our long weekend and the Eagles were playing at home, so there was a lot of trafffic heading both North and South.

Fortunately, there were no hold ups although we did see the usual idiot drivers. I couldn't live in Perth and cope with that traffic on a daily basis!

Again, Sue, we don't experience those weely type variations in fuel prices.

Allan

Hi, Allan. I couldn't bear to live in Sydney. When my daughter lived there I hated visiting. She lived in an outer suburb and it was still chaos.

I bet the birthday party only went on for a couple of hours but at least you got to see family. Or is that a bad thing:-))

Sue xx

Good Morning/Evening Everyone,

Hope everyone is well and happy.

It's been another very hot day here - I was going to offer to do that washing for you Sue, but thundery showers forecast for tomorrow.

Glad that your trip to Perth went ok Allan - driving in the city terrifies me these days, fortunately I don't have to do it often these days.

Well off to bed now,
Enjoy your Sunday Down Under,
sleep well Up Top.

~~~~~~~~~to Diane,
Goodnight,
Tec.

Good night Tec

Sue, catching up with the nieces and nephews was fine, but my brother and I have never really been all that close.

All though there is only a 3 year age difference between us (he is the elder), that difference has had a profound influence on our lives.

Allan

Hello CC

Allan

Hello all,

Well, again here in Paradise it's a lovely day. More blue skies. Like to send us up some rain? Haven't quite got the dam fixed over the creek yet but it's coming along. so maybe hold off on the rain until that's done. 2 more pipes to go in and then the dirt on top and hopefully then the tractor will drive across the other side to fill in the rest. Never a dull moment here on the farm.

I got the washing finished yesterday but I still have a little ironing and some mending left to attend to. That won't take too long though. I hate mending though. Especially work jeans. I'm going to try using that iron on hemming tape with denim patches cut out from another old pair of jeans and so how that works. Be a lot easier than setting up the sewing machine etc. etc.

I think I'm getting lazy in my old age. But you know, I had someone tell me once that every person has a set allowance of tolerance for different things in their life and, if you use up all your tolerance for a particular thing when you're young, you have no tolerance left for it when you're older. Maybe that's why I don't like the sewing machine any more? I used to make all my kids clothes, and mine too, when I was younger. Not any more. Besides, nowadays you can buy them ready made much cheaper than you can make them.

Pam. xx

Hi and bye, Tec and CC - catch up with you later.

Allan - I used to be close to my sister until my father became ill and she just withdrew from the family. She wouldn't help at all so it was left to me and my brother. My daughter had the twins just before dad passed away and I just couldn't cope with everything. OH was marvellous and my brother and SIL did what they could when they weren't at work and caring for a young family. This has been brought to the surface again because I visited mum yesterday and she was in tears because my sister had promised to come over and take her to her house for the weekend. She cancelled an hour before she was to pick mum up and mum was left sitting with a packed bag. Rant over:-)

Sue xx

Hi, Pam. Sorry I was ranting and raving and didn't see your post. We have blue skies here today and we've been having coffee on the front verandah. Lovely. I need to calm down:-))

Sue xx

Ooooh, I've just looked in on Joy's thread about missing Uggers and I've been chastised by Allan:-))

Sue xx

Sue, we have reached the point, particularly with my brother that we really are not going to get ourselves worked up over it

We've virtually led seperate lives since I was 11. I went to one high School and he went to a different one. He left school at 15 (I was then 12) and started work. By the time i was 16 he had been working for 4 years so I hardly ever saw him at home as he was out with his friends and he came out with his then young family to Australia in 1966, and it was sixteen years before we caught up again for a few months bfore I headed to the goldfields for three years.

Pam, you can send some of your warmth over here :0))

Today overcast at the moment although it is supposed to be sunny. Rain forecast for tomorrow.

Allan

I know it is very late - but I overslept again and it's good to find most of you still here. Good night and good morning - whichever applies!
Glad to know your trip was uneventful, Allan. I think you have done all you can. It's up to your brother to make the next move. It's an unfortunate fact of life that the boys in the family can become 'detached' from their own family, whilst they seem to spend a lot of time with the inlaws. It brings to mind "My son is my son till he takes him a wife, but my daughter's my daughter for all of her life". Not fully applicable, but true in many cases.

Sue - I hope the little one improves. It's a worry when they get sick. You don't know what is coming. Have either of the boys shown any signs of the same?

Tec - I asked before, but you had probably gone to bed - how are the triplets getting on?

Hello Berona - how are you today? Grand-daughter is improving and with the inhaler she is sleeping much better. The boys aren't showing any sign of coming down with anything but time will tell. At least my daughter is watchful. Kids go downhill so quickly.

You're right Allan - sometimes you have to accept that that is how it is.

Sue xx

Good morning Berona.

Anything planned for today?

Allan

Hi Sue,

How awful for your mother. Aged people really look forward to their little visits to people. I know my father used to love coming to my house to stay but unfortunately I was working full time then and he was left alone at the house all day. He said he didn't mind at all. It was just nice to be able to look at 4 different walls and be able to go for a walk to the shops and look around which he couldn't do at his place. He had a property of only 8 acres and bred breeding cattle right up till he was 82.

Pam xx

Morning Allan. Early over in your neck of the woods.

Pam.

Not really Allan. I mentioned a few weeks ago, that I was slowly going through all cupboards, one room at a time. Well, I didn't get very far with my clothing cupboard when my present condition struck. I have a stack of jumpers and cardigans sitting out waiting to be put into their proper place, so I think I will try to do a bit more in that area. That shows that I must be feeling better!

Hello Berona,

If you're feeling like you want to do house stuff then you must be on the mend.

Pam

OK Allan, I've send the mental telepathy message to Him Who Matter and hopefully the warm will get to you soon. Maybe around 11am.

haha

Pam.

Not sure about that Pam. For a while there I didn't even see that the clothes weren't in their propler place - but over the past week or so, I not only see them, but they are getting on my nerves and I want them out of the way.

Come to think of it - you must be right. I have been doing housework slowly and mechanically - taking all day to do things which normally would all be done by 9am. Didn't worry me for a while, but now that I can do something about it - I just do it to get it out of the way.

Oops, sorry I mentioned h**s*w**k. I believe that word is not allowed on these boards (by order of the 'regulars').

Pam, it must be working, as the sky is starting o clear.

I usually start posting around 5.00 am WA time and on a few occasions also come back on the boards at 4.00pm.

That way I can catch a few of the regular pommy posters and also the aussies before they head of toi do their respective day things.

Berona We are going through a major declutterin process at the moment ant trying to be ruthless about it!

Ah well I'm off to do some ironing, then a quick look at the Sunday paper and then a bit of weeding.

Take care all

Allan