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Joodle..Sell up...lol Jus jokin mate. O'k.....if you have the front door open, then keep the back door closed...re-direct. If you need an open window, then use a bedroom window. If chi moves to fast through your home you lose its benefits. eg: Straight in the front door and straight out the back door...at a 100 miles an hour......no good mate. Tony Oz..:>))

Awww ya all larfin at me poor Jade - it's not dyin - its bin eaten alive by summat. .. I jest asked wot to put on it - I'm sure VB wouldnt help :( Trifley - Bowen Therapy is very strange, but apparently very effective. I'm off to bed too. Tony - my dining room table is sort of Japanese, and I have that sort of theme. .. I have often thought of putting up one of those silk or bamboo screens in front of it - that would help wouldnt it? Nite all Jood

nite all :-) love Yvette xx

Joodle. Yep....or a wind chime, away from the back door. When your in the room ring it...and it will attract Chi. Alsooooo.....where have you got your Jade plant. They will survive in low light....but they lose there leaves if not put in direct sunlight on the odd occasion, so wack e'm in full sunlight ( inya hoose ) every now and then mate. Tony Oz..:>))

Good evening Wafflers . . . notice the cats apprentice just snuk in to get the number . . . HI Lew , how is Bright (teeeeeheeee) Jood - with Jade at your door you will never be poor - but remember wealth is not always calculated in the almighty dollar. I have heaps of Feng Shui books if you ever want to borrow them. You may not have noticed my little bits and pieces around to keep the good vibes in the apartment - but they are there. If you have the toad with the coin in his mouth, make sure he is facing inside the house, not towards the door. It is amazing when you start to read about Feng Shui just how many things in life are related, and in history too. I will have to try the bottle in the corner trick Tony, wonder if it works the same way with a red wine bottle!! Bowen is lovely isn't it Oh Great Trifely one . . . I am off tomorrow to be pricked too . . . thought I would go out in sympathy with you. Nothing major - been in pain for the past week across my back and neck from the bleedin shingles (had then in 1971 when Ray was in Vietnam, and the pain tends to come back every now and then). Not much else on offer for it except painkillers and I dont want to take anything I dont have to. I have a fairly high pain threshold but when I cant get the brain to function properly its time to do something. So about 10am I will be the Echinda of the day. I'm pooped too - so will call it quits and catch up tomorrow cheers luv Laurie

Laurie. If red wine works for you, then so be it. At the very least it will keep the blood thin mate....lol Joodle. If there is light in the soul,there will be beauty in the person. If there is beauty in the person,there will be harmony in the house. Night all. Tony Oz..:>))

Hi Laurie....good luck with the acupuncture tomorrow. Can you also have Bowen too? I'm off to bed...gotta get some rest so I can supervise the h*******k tomorrow....pmsl. Sleep well my cyber friends love Trifley X

Evening Wattlers first chance I've had to return to fread since Saturday, well what a wonderous waffling wondiferous meet we had. where did the hours go - perhaps a conference room next time - with unlimited time, food, drinks, talking, a wattlelotto win to pay for it all -pmsl. (are you listening whoever purchases the next lotto ticket) Thank you to Laurie and Ray for the very generous offer of collecting the taswegian and victorian contingent from the perils of a very busy Sydney airport - lol. (we found each other in the end!) Laurie, Ray, Tassie Sue, Ken and I had a wonderful breakfast on the shores of a beautiful spot in Sydney, were privy to the spectacular sight of the giraffes (only a couple) perusing the skyline and trying to pinch ourselves that we were in Sydney and going to meet the most loveliest group of wattlers that we are blessed to be a part of. Laurie with her inimitable style directed the lovely Ray (who must be one of the most patient men on earth!- (come on! he had 3 giggling females in the back seat!- in Ken's words - 'all flapping their gums in unison' - cheek!- lol) with his unflapable driving got us to the casino.No mean feat in Sydney traffic - believe me. After we had been refused entry to the casino because of a beautiful bunch of yellow and green balloons (of couse they were filled with liquid gas (get it - waffling gas) lol - we ran into Lew and Terry - believe me I'm not often lost for words -but Ken was stunned , I didn't speak for uummm 30 secs, I couldn't believe my eyes ( of course - I made a miraculous recovery!) We had a marvellous lunch - wasn't nearly long enough- really how could any establishment think that 4 hours was nearly adequate for the wattlers to communicate! I didn't even get to change tables and talk with vonny, Lyn - (who I still haven't been 'properly introduced to' lol.) Shazz, the delightful Rob ( now don't get jealous Shazz ) who gave me a loverley cuddle!- I do know him from Yarrawonga you know! and everyone else on the other table- you know who you were. You are the most delightful peeps, I'm so pleased the 'lovely Lara' introduced us all. We are just so lucky to have found each other. Thank you all for making us feel so welcome. Ken still keeps saying 'I can't believe you don't know half these people and yet you get on so well' (to borrow from Lew - heheheheh!-he knows nusthing!) You have to be a wattler to understand. We unfortunately didn't catch up with sue before she left, but very footsore and tired made our way to the airport at 8.00pm for a 9.15 flight. (we were kna*****d). Got up this morning 8.00 am to move eldest son back home (middle name boomerang) - finished at 5.30 pm - why do our offspring develop into magpies? now I'm b*****ed.off to the land of nod. If anyone would like a memento of the Sydney meet,(even though you weren't there) I have made extra key rings so if you pm me will post to you - this is an exclusive offer - lol - original wattle material (very hard to find) made by a mad victorian patchwork woman - this is an offer hard to resist - pmsl - sorry no free steak knives come with this offer! (have made enough for every wattler - I was on a roll!) Got to go - v.tired and delerious now luv jude 3

Morning all, I gotta tell you wattlers, that this ere girl Princess DI(y) is nothing short of amazing! .. Not only is she a mum with a full time job, and a Wattler too (you know how much time that takes up) - and does family history - but she does the most exquisite patchwork quilting. .. We were lucky to see some photos of her work - and the detail that went into making those quilts is unbelievable! .. So one very very clever talented Wattler, we have. Tony I've been listening and soaking up all the information you've given me. .. That little verse you wrote is soooo true. Laurie - I didnt know you were into Feng Shui - and Im about to go and look at my toad - I bet he's sitting the wrong way! .. It was your darling sister who gave me my jade. ..I didn''t know they lost their leaves if not in the sun, and I'm afraid my Jade only get afternoon sun in summer, probably none in winter. .. I really thought some little insect had come along and had a feed. ... Think I'll have to put it back in a pot and move it around. I was going to go back to bed, but I am more awake now, so am up for the day. Love all Jood

Morning all, (((((Hugs))))) to all the human pin cushions. Sorry you're in pain. Busy day today so better get started. Back after lunch I hope. Glad you and Ken had such a good time Jude, was great to see you both. Roll on Mudgee :) ~~~~~~~~~~Vonny

Morning Wattlers. Well, our Wattie has been very busy. He's done a tour of Bright and Wandiligong and today we're off the Milawa to Brown Bros. Wines. Tomorrow he's going to Mt Hotham. Tony mate, I think it's my turn for Lotto, but I don't have access to a scanner and won't be home until late Saturday night. Is there a chance I can swap with someone for this week please? Can't stay for long, as our friends are on limited dial up. I'll try and catch up later. Lew Lew and Wattie xxxxxxxxx :-)))))

Good Morning Wafflers, Jood when I read your latest post I thought you were talking about real jade as in the hard stuff, silly me as I read back I became enlightened, quite entertaning to read all about your jade. Oh Mary sorry to hear you have the bug, I hope I'm not to blame although I diden't sneeze once on Sat, saved it all for Sunday at home. hope your feeling better soon, hope the tests go well for John. Laurie hope all goes well with you today and you get some relief. Triffley yes thanks for the email, that sounds good, food for thought, winery's .... great.. We have to do some child minding this afternoon from school, one child is dong athletics at State level at Homebush today and parents won't be home in time for the other two so we will pick them up. Ok things to do so will see you all later Cheers sandra in the Gong

Lew, I'll change with you :) Cause I can't find my list and I'm not sure when I'm on!! So this week will do fine LOL. So Tony, I'll buy the ticket and send it to you later in the week. (I have to get my scanner back from youngest son-in-law anyway) Morning tea break - have to go ~~~~~~~~~~~~Vonny

Hello Wattlers Gosh, seems I must come on this thread at the wrong time of the night, seems while Im on all you lot are elsewhere, and when I log on in the morning I see you have all been waffling to one another late at night, have to get my priorites right by the looks of it he he Hee Hee, DIY, Guess what, I GOT A BIG CUDDLE from KEN when I was leaving so there LOL, never mind about not changing tables Jude, we'll all be able to get together more when we visit Crewella in Mudgee next year, You are coming arent you? Its true what you say Jude about not knowing any of these people but yet for some reason we all tend to associate with each other very comfortabley, dont know what it is but we all seem to click, maybe its because we're all mad that, thats the reason LOL, seriously though, I have never come such a great bunch of people since joining GR and I am SO glad that I did Hi Laurie how did the pin pricking session go, hope it helped with the pain Trifley best of luck with the Bowen this morning, funny we have a (Bowen) gas heater in the house and the mind boggles as to what exactly is this treatment, your not lying around breathing in the funny gases I hope, your mad enough with having to do that he he Morning Jood, hows the Feng Shui doing today, did you move your jade, do you know at the last house I had so much jade growing in the garden it used to drive me nuts, was always chopping it down, didnt know it had so much to do with wealth, must go and plant some in this garden, I have my litttle chinese cat sitting on the buffet in the kitchen but I keep forgetting to give him a pat every day, will have to go and do it when I get off here Oi Vonny, your not making fun of me going green listening about Yvettes cadarvers are, now thats not nice he he, hows the little Tia this morning, not roaming today is she, suppose you spent another cold night in the garage cuddling up to that boat of Johns did you, not long to go before its finished now, says Vonny with frozen fingers Hi Sandra, hows the sneezles today, dont forget the old vicks rub, it works wonders Morning Mary, whatcha ya up to today, got all those boxes unpacked yet, cmon, get a move on they wont unpack themselves you know Lew, hope your having a good time in Bright, such a beautiful place, especially in autumn Hi Lara, did you have a good time last night, didnt drink too much and managed to get home in one piece I hope, whoops correction, it was the night before wasnt it Hi to other wattlers Anna, SuzyQ, Fluffly, Yvette, Cilla, Tony, Gwenda, Wilson, Honey Rum, Rebs, Tassie, Jude2, Cat, Lyn, Leah, Heather, Jilly, and Hi to anybody Ive missed, I hope I havent though Shazz XX

Arvo everyone. Another nice sunny day in Malborn. Jude.DIY. Sounds though you had a great time in Sydley. Only ever been twice myself. We did a bus ride around the city, when Barb gave me a plane flight as a birthday pressie a few years ago. She asked me to pick a place in Oz to visit for a day, so i said lets go visit ol Sydley town.We visited the Opera house, the Rocks,and walked along to Lady Macquarie's Chair.Took a cruise, and visited Centrepoint tower to get a great view. The other time we went was for the Sydley Olympics in 2000. Vonny...Lew. No probs guys, just swap. Vonny, We are off to He'y man on Friday morn, so will need the ticket before fryday mate if possible.... ta. Let me know. Just in case peeps havent got the Lotto list ( below ) Tony..... 22nd Jul Anna..... 29th Jul Joodle....5th Aug Sue ( Tas )12th Aug Lew.......19th Aug Vonny.....26th Aug Gwenda....2nd Sept SusyQ.....9th Sept Judy YV3..16th Sept Leah......23rd Sept Trifley...30th Sept Lara......7th Oct Laurie....14th Oct Mary......21st Oct Jude2Melb.28th Oct Wilson....4th Nov Rebs......11th Nov Pam.......18th Nov Spag on toast sounds good to me for lunch.....*goes to cupboard*....no label on tin........opens tin.......YES..YES..YES...I'm a winner.....well it looks like spag? and its red and sqiggly, but it was pot luck as there aint no labels on the tin, and it could'a bin baked beans.....:>))) Guess my Feng Shui is working...lol I hate baked beans..yuk Av a good un Tony Oz.......:>)))

Hi you upside down lot Really odd,i have call alert on my mobile,for some emails,an when it alerts it vibrates my phone,im awake in bed at 3:17.an not kidding my hand felt like the alert was going but theres no new messages,i got odd feeling about today oh heck,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,gwen

Good Morning Wattlers, Wow, I've had a great time reading up about the weekend meet, I'm green with envy. So pleased it went so well and everyone's back home safely. My weekend (feels like ancient history already!) wasn't quite as exciting, but good fun. DD15 had her belated birthday bash at last, a dozen kids walked home from school with her on Friday for icecream cake and other snacks (chicken wings, sausage rolls) then they walked downtown to a 7pm movie, and those that didn't get picked up from the theatre walked home again. All the lads had gone by 11 pm. leaving four girls sleeping over. They played darts and DD15 had a bucket and detergent and a few of those huge bubble wands out on the driveway. They were a lovely lot (most I know quite well by now) and they can come again any time - AND I didn't clean up a thing (they did) !! On Sunday OH and I drove to Melbourne and back to attend a trade show, left DD15 alone for first time all day, she was happy as, did her English assignment on Romeo and Juliet and walked to the IGA for food when my cupboards were bare ! Thank heavens for SMS - so reassuring. Should be quite week this week, I had an FH muddle to sort over the weekend when I discovered two sisters married the same bloke, I think I've sorted out the kids, looks like younger sister raised the big sisters little ones. Vonny I think you asked about how to sort your paperwork, well I started eight big binders one for each great-grandparent's family. I've added more binders where I've needed to when they got overloaded. Once a girl marries I stop recording her info as an offspring of her parents and put her life after marriage in with her husband. If she never marries she stays with her parents. I've also got a fan chart in front of every binder, highlighting the family referenced, to keep the direct lineages. But it's hard not to stray sideways lol. Lew take care at Brown Bros !! You've got a beaut day for it, watch Wattie doesn't go over his limit. DIY Judy I have a secret mental plan to come down your way and meet for lunch or similar, perhaps in Oct when DD15 is in Japan for 3 weeks. So save me an honourable Wattle keyring pretty please, we could meet up with Wilson and Jude 2 perhaps..... DD15 and I are going to Wangaratta next Friday night to see Importance of Being Earnest by the Wang Players. Should be fun. Gosh, have to go now and do a bit of paperwork, catch you later ~~ Hz PS Shazz you're such a whizz with all the names, I dips me lid lol I'll get smart one day and learn to cut and paste and greet everyone by name - but not today ~~ oo rooo ~~

He He Heather, No need to dip the lid mate, I cheat, I keep my wattle list beside me at all times, you should know by now that I have CRAFT disease, LOL, I cant even remember what I am doing now, LOL yes I can, not really that bad. Love Shaz XXX

Afternoon Wattlers, Heather, just let us know when you're coming I'm sure we can organise lunch or something to fit in with you. JudeDIY.....me me me ....I wants a keyring too ( if its not too much trouble) Well Im really proud of myself, I've managed to put all the wafflers addys in a group and sent the reply to the 'game' all in one go. Always wondered how you lot sent the same thing to all of us at once.....I know I'm a bit slow where puttas are concerned...lol Laurie and Jood thanks for sending all the pics, what a lovely bunch of peeps, bit worried about wattie, looks like someone was leading him astray...lol Oh nearly forgot....Hugh is georgous,what a body!! sorry no pics allowed. We were sitting with Pattie and Lauren Newton, Elsybeth Ballentyne, Deborah-Lee (Hughs missus) and Sigred Thornton. Lots of familiar faces who I couldnt put names too,a fantastic show afternoon tea time, hope you're all well Flakey

Oooer Flakey, that's almost royalty! Thanks muchly Hz for your organizational ideas :) OK Tony, I'll see if I can get the numbers to you tomorrow. I will be at daughter's house and she has a scanner too. Dragonfly - I'm too scared to make a comment about your phone and it's peculiarities! cuwl Beautiful Spring afternoon :) ~~~~~~~~~~Vonny