General Chat

Morning all.. As Princess Lolly said it is dull outside and damp..Dont mind a bit.. Pristhess When I worked at the hospital there was a doctor Ackroyd,, Any relation..he is a orthopod. when are you going up home.??? Tony Thanks for all those hints for searching. Will try next time I am searching.I had cottoned on to the hint Jood made as one of my family was split in half, one on one page and the rest on the next. Got the electrician comming this morning to have a look at my cooktop, It is quietly rusting away. I dont know what the old lady who lived here did to it but it is trying its darndest to be no more. Back later as I feel a coffee comming on. Love to all and hugs for those who are poorly Mary xxxxx

Mary, I don't know of any related Ackroyds in Oz . . . TLR's grandfather came to Oz - Frank Taylor and met and married gran here - she was a wee Scottie lass named Mary Denison Clark from Lanark. (accent was sooo broard I codnay undstand her at all). Franks mum was an Ackroyd. I'll join you in that coffee if you dont mind luv Laurie

Hi Prinseth didny know you could speak scottish,, you have a lovely broad accent,, Do you take sugar in your coffee.. Love Mary xxx

Morning All. Sunny in Mudgee town and the lawn needs mowing. A couple of hours on the ride on for me! Laurie, I have Ackroyds in my tree. Eleanor Ackroyd from Bradford, Yorkshire born 1785. Any connection? Yes, I saw the night light over on the weekender. Looks good, lol How'd your weekend go, Flutters? Was Mum okay? Anyone doing anything exciting for the Cup. I know that Jood is going out. We're going to a do tonight at the Mudgee Club, but I don't think we're doing anything tomorrow. Wait and see. Okay, better go and do something constructive. Hope all the Wattlers have a great day Lew Lew xxx

Good Morning to all our wattlers, Grey Skies and wet, wet today, it was blowing very hard earlier so put a load of towels out and guess what down came the rain, they can stay there now. yesterday morning it was only a drizzle so off to do grandparents thing watching one lot do little A's (athletics) as it was part of ,club championships. Then moved on 20mins down the road to next 2 grandchildren doing club championship for BMX riding, had to buy breakfast on the run as we dident think it was on but a couple of phone calls and we were on our way. Not doing anything for Cup day not really interested in it. Hope all the peeps not feelin the best get well soon. ~~~~~~~ to all~~~~~~~ have a good day whats left of it now Cheers Sandra in the gong

Hi Mob.. Going through my hot matches I found a lady who lives near Blaxland in the Blue Mountains. Sadly we didnt match but she sounded so nice I invited her to pop in here and say Hi.I hope she does. She might live near you Jood.. Still spitting here but not much. All show and no rain.. Lew.. I think you should have a push mower. Use up more calories that way..lol Love Mary xxxxx

Thanks for that Mary. It takes me 2 hours on the ride on. That equates to 8 hours pushing! Been there, done that and it's not very good for the health. Nearly passed out and had to lie under the tap to revive myself!

Wattlers - you have sweeping news in your email box I'm with you Lew . . . always like to do around close to the house with the push mower . . . but blow doing it all that way! Tried getting animals in to eat it - but they ate everything else as well - LOL Off to buy some food . . . catch you later luv Laurie

Hello everyone, I have just discovered this thread thanks to Mary who messaged me about a possible mutual relative. Thanks Mary! I'm now going to start at the beginning and read all the posts. Valda

hi wattlers, gee you're keen reading all the posts valda. rain returned home at the same time as me. washing is dry but in a huge heap, pegs are all over the ground but i've got the rest of the day to pick them up have had a very energetic morning and got fed while i was out. time for coffee and write out a job application. love Yvette x

Good afternoon Wattlers Fine here today but we had such lovely rain over the weekend - 44 mls - the Queen brought it for me! I'm off to a Melbourne Cup Luncheon tomorrow with some other retired teachers. We all sit around and play ladies at one of the local restaurants which runs a special cup function. We do enjoy sitting back, sipping some bubbly and thinking about all the years we missed out on Melbourne Cup Functions! Last year I won the lucky door prize - $100 voucher for dinner at the restaurant. I don't suppose I'll be that lucky this year! We are still trying to see our way through the murky waters of getting our equipment fixed after the power surge. Our Bose Hi-Fi has to go back to Sydney - possibly 6 weeks until we get it back! A local company is picking up the TV's tomorrow - don't know how long they will be. Also waiting on advice re the airconditioning, door bell, phone, microwave, my treadmill - at least the garage door is fixed! A kind neighbour has lent us their 2nd TV. Have a great day everyone XX Anna

<[email protected]> findmypast.com Hello to everyone glad to be home again Thanks to Fluffy Jill and Rebs for the lovely company forlunch pity I had to leave when I did but we had a surprise party to go to and guess what Tiger picked me up and we got up the rd to the newsageny stopped to get a card and scratchie for the birthday boy and its pouring with rain and the Blasted car wouldn't start I thought omg not again but we had just rung Cassie to tell her and she was going to get Jasons brand new old ford out from under its cover and come to get us but she couldn't start it either anyway we left it for a while and then tried again and lo and behold it started straight away. Hi Valda , welcome to the thread please don't think we are all mad just some of them definalty not me anyway just all of the others he he, if you read back from the beginning I will see you in about 6 months, when I said we want lots of chatting they sure took me literally. have to go as getting sleepy and need nanny nap so talk to you al later on tonight love Lara

Hi Valda Lovely to see you here. This lot are the best and will help with any problems you may have searching.. We have some very cluey people on here and some have 30 odd(and I mean odd) years of genealogy behind them,he.he.he. You have to be a little mad but thank goodness you have met the sanest of us all..ME. we do do genealogy but you wouldnt think so reading this thread.. Love Mary xxxx

Hi all. Count me in for the Melbourne Cup - don't know how you got so many peeps without us even knowing you were having one????? Mary, the lady from Blaxland is very close - its where Honey Rum stayed when she was here. .. What is her name?? I had a delightful morning with Lucas in between cleaning out the garage (while he was asleep) .. He is sooo active, and soooo happy - I've never known a baby like him. .. He gets up on all fours, rocks himself and shuffles his back legs behind him, then lays down, picks himself up again and tries harder. .. In his bouncinette his little legs are going all the time .. His mum said she was having a bath with him, and he kicked the water so hard it was all over the bathroom. .. Sometimes I'd be doing something like writing, and I'll look up and here was Lucas beaming at me. After they left, I attacked the garage, boxes and boxes (like pc components, slow cooker, little oven) - why the hell I thought I'd need all thoses boxes on a rainy day I dont know, so I've been packaging them all out in readiness for the collection tomorrow. .. I see some more space in the garage now - hooray. I don't know how long this cleaning up bug will last, but will make the most of it. :)) Jood

Jood Valda has introduced herself about 5 messages back. She is from Mt. Riverview near BLaxland so quite close to you I thought, or are you further up nearer Springwood. Glad you had a nice time babysitting. Bet you got lots of cuddles and a few dribbles... Still drizzling down here and not the warmest today. Dont get very excited re the melb.cup but if there is a sweep around I usually go in it. I won it once down in Dunolly. Got about $25 and spent it on eats for happy hour at the BBQ the next afternoon to share with all, Very nice. Waiting for the curtain man to come and hang a new curtain for me. Back later,, Love Mary xxxxx

Ooops - sorry Mary - sometimes we have peeps come here once and never heard of again. .. Mt Riverview is also just about 10 minutes away from me. Are you meeting her in town for coffee or is she going all the way out to your place? Yes, I got the dribbles too, <noooooooooooo, not me! the baby)keep a small face washer for those. .. When last seen, Lucas was in his capsule in the car with a felt steering wheel .. lol Our Melbourne Cup sweep tomorrow - of which I previously mentioned I am helping to run, won't have that much of a win by the time we have 1st 2nd & 3rd .. To be honest, I don't like seeing the horses running, I prefer to wait till the result comes up on the board. .. Can't bear to see a horse fall over. Am alternately hot and cold today - depending on whether I am working hard or not !!! Jood

Well! I started reading these posts from the start but I have discovered I'll have to do it in a few sittings! Where are you Jood? 10 minutes isn' very far away... I can see what you mean, Mary. You all seem like a very happy bunch and quite a scattered lot. Thanks for the welcomes. Valda

Greetings Valda, now I should warn you that there are some very strange people on this thread, but you stick with me and you'll be okay! Heeeee, heeeee Finally finished the mowing until next week. Wish hubby would stop watering the blasted lawn! Trying hard to rain here, but to no avail. Off to get some afternoon tea. Lew Lew xxx

Valda I'm in Springwood - a few of us are meeting for lunch on 7 December in Sydney somewhere - interested in coming along? .. We havent decided where we are eating, got a few options, and will choose something at a later date. Jood

Aaaaaaarvo Wattlers.....:>))))) Who's strange!!!.....I'm not Strange........meybee a lttle wierd sumtimes......but then, uz Ozzies are a weird mob. We live in a weird Country, with weird weather, and the only Country in the world that eats both its own national emblems....lol Hi Valda. I'm Tony or Tony Oz....or Earl of Ozssex...or Rudee..or what ever they call me....:>))...... I live in the sunny city of Melbin....where they play real Football ( AFL ).....Welcome to the best thread on GR. Laurie. Put me down for the Cup, mate. Well thats it for me to-day ...Nock off time. and the fridge is calling me....as its time to take a tablet. Off to daughter number one to-morrow for a Bar-bie...and to meet her new bo Av a good un. Tony Oz...:>)))) 49 days to Xmas....lol