General Chat

Hi All, well I rang those reprobates earlier, you know the Gold Coast ones, well I'm sorry to say, 'they were sober' what a let down, so I'm having to go down there tomorrow and rectify things. can't have them letting the Wattie side down. Cheers Jillx PS. Thanks for all the well wishes and healing hugs that you sent me this week, it really does help, small thing maybe to you just to type a few words of comfort, I've done it myself, but honestly, when you read those words they mean a hell of a lot. Thanks again, Jx

Trifley did you really get a tattoo or is a tendy one you debil you , all of you better get those pickles to us quick we are all hanging here hehe and are not very patient sorry HR but you know we are all jealous as all heck of you lot and wish we all could be there together Its very quiet here tonight and I have been a busy girl and added about 100 people to my tree and have had contact with more of my Daniels through hot matches I believe I had two different branches of that family on my tree in the last 3 days. Hope all the fires are out or at least under control, we expecting about 38c here tomorrow, Hope all our not so well peeps get all better soon and also the OH's who don't feel good. Merle are you ok dear havn't seen you today? Lew they are really rubbing it in up on the Gold Coast aren't they hope they are having a ball though lucky b***ers Sandra, Mary Jood Judy diy and melb hello and also Wilson and Donna and Pat too will say ny nite to all now love Lara waves for everybody not mentioned ~~~~~~~~~~~

Well here I am. It's 3.30 am and not a soul about the place, lol. Breathing in all this blasted smoke has made me have a coughing fit, so now I'm sat here in front of the computer with a cup of tea. Off to do some research. ~~~Waves to All~~~ HRH Dr Lew Lew *now where did I hide those blinking anti coughing pills*

Hi there Wattlers Have just sent Lotto numbers to Tony as didn't end up getting to newsagents until this morning.(sorry) Trust you are all well and getting ready for another hot day. My b-i-law out from UK for the Ashes won't be too pleased that the Aussies are off to such a good start. OH supports the aussies, so should be an interesting conversation between those two - currently somewhere down the south coast. Have a good weekend and catch up with you later. Have the house to myself all weekend so intend to actually sit and relax for a change (definitely no decorating this weekend) and have stocked up on tonic water for my Gin & Tonics. Lyn

Morning Wattlers Lew I hope the smoke clears soon, good time to take a holiday to get away from it all, could make a surprise trip to Broadbeach haa haa. Oh no you've already done a surprise visit :-) I had a Hot Match yesterday that Mary knows about and I sent some info to them and I received 98 pages in Adobe with rellies :-) a lot are way off on a side branch but there was some dates and info that I didnt have, this is where I found my latest convict. I have sent another email asking if she has any info on him, and also his wife as she was only just under 14 when she married him and her first child was born just after she turned 15, it sounds young to be married and Im wondering if it was a way for George (Convict) to get his pardon to be a free man. Well must go as we have got our Chrissy parade today and Dannielle with the scouts are in it. Will catch you all later. Cheers Sue

Morning Wattlers Son has arrived to help with the harvest, so i don't have to go farming today. Yippeee!!! Do have to go to work, but at least it is out of the sun and smoke. Still very smokey. Hope everyone is feeling well. Time to do some H*******K, dragging self away from puta :-(( Take Care All Wilson

Good Morning everyone, Lew when you get up today I hope all the smoke has cleared, it's not pleasant and I do hope the fires are out now. We have clear skies. I have NOT gone kayaking after all (wouldn't have minded a day but didn't really want to lose my entire weekend). DD15 has headed off, there are ten of them padding down towards Howlong and Rutherglen all equipped. The extra recruits are the two UK GAP students currently at her school the strapping young lad had a lot of outdoor experience. And the teacher is a white-water fanatic. They would have gone up to the Mitta below Dartmouth but it's too hairy atm for novices - next year. Today they are practising their water safety/rescue skills and 'rolling' !! Yesterday was Grandparents Day and DD got to be in Pipe band for the first time officially all dressed up, she's on tenor drum (kettle drum?), with much rushing to and fro from the shop we managed to see the warm-up and the afternoon performance, but not the marching. But they will be playing at the Carol Service next Sunday too. OH said he had a lump in the throat moment to see her twirling her sticks! So Proud! I'm about to check out Myer for Xmas inspiration, then have the house to myself for a few hours - want to search Historical Directories for a few coffee shops in Central London c 1860. Hope the snr schoolies weekend is progressing well, have a ball girls!! ~~~~~~~~~~ to all, Hz

Morning all and another nice day. Jilly Glad you rang the deliquents and nice to know they were behaving themselves.Fantastic that you can go down and join them, One sane person to keep them in order...well I dont know...Hope OH is improving and things are looking up. Merle Where are you, We miss your lovely humour,, Your OH has a lovely one to.(Humour I am refering to) Lara How lucky are you,, I wish I could find someone who could give me 100 peeps to add to my tree..You will get writers cramp adding that lot..lol Lew Hope the fires are calming down and the smoke is lessening. A few more anti coughing pills should do the trick.. Lyn Must be nice to have your BIL visiting. Hope he enjoys his holiday.. Tassie Glad you are going ahead in leaps and bounds.. good for you..another one with writers cramp comming up,,lol Wilson Which is worse, farming or work, they both sound bad..lol Hope the harvest is good. b..er the h,,,k and have a rest, stay on the puta.. Having a quiet weekend and hope to do some FH, Thought I had found a good Hot Match in the latest lot but we must be connected somewhere but back further than I have gone yet. Funny how families use all the same names and its as if they didnt know any others. This chap has all the names I have but we just have to find where we connect but I think it will be prior to 1800. Hope you are all having a nice day and Cilla I hope you are feeling a little better.. Back later Love Mary xxxx

Sorry Wattlers . . . can't stay and chat . . . have to go bail the girls out . . . have managed to gather enough cents now . . . thanks to those who contributed !!!! talk later luv Laurie

G'day All, everyone sounds so busy, hope those at the 4xg are having a ball sure they are. vey warm today. Am just waiting for 2 grandchildren to arrive, they are saying over night, their parents are off to a 50th at Golbourn, taking the caravan to sleep in, its on a farm, sounds like a lot of fun. Tony your Christmas Eve seafood platter sounds delcious, I could just eat that now and a nice glass of cold white. ~~~~~~~to all the wattlers have a great weekend (((((((((((hugs to all who are not so well Cheers luv sandra in the Gong

COME ON PRINTHESS THE QUEEN IS WORTH MORE THAN A FEW CENSTS ISNT SHE...pmsl Besides a rest in the clink would do you all the world of good and its free with all meals provided isnt it.. Love mary xxx

Arvo Wattlers...:>))) Have posted off Lotto to all. Laurie. You wont get any sents outa me...:>))) Sandra. Yes, i could go a big Seafood platter meself right now...lol.....but will wait for Chrissy Eve, as its tradition in this house. We get a big Xmas Platter and lace it with lettuce, and cherry Tomatoes,Avacados and Spring onions ( drewwwl )...and then we get a whopping big Cray, and some Tiger king Prawns, and Crab meat ( dribble-wipe )..and then, some likkle Cocktail prawns until the platter is filled and spilling over the sides ( O'h the pain...slurp ) and with Barbs home made cocktail sauce, we sit down with Bottle of Riccadonna and with bowls of Water ( for washing Pinkies in ) ....and pig out while watching Vic. carols by candlelight.....OMG.. I'M STARVING.....:>))))))))) C'mon Christmas......hee hee Hope everyone had a great day at the Schoolies day out. Hope everyone else has a great weekend. Tony Oz...:>))))

Well thanks for that, Tony, pmsl. Makes my sad little lunch look even sadder, lol !!! Numbers received and hopefully I'll do a better job posting the results this time than last! I must say, they look like winning wons (heeeee, sorry bad joke) HRH Dr Lew Lew xxx

Sorry bout that, Lew. Just had to go get meself a Vegemite sandwich, as i thought i was going to feint...lol Hope all you Vic's voted today. ( State erection ) I went and did my duty.....took my big Red texta and Donald duck stamp......and colured in all the little boxes( tounge out side of mouth ) not trying to go out of the lines.........i hope they like my piccie of my Billy Kart....:>)) Tony Oz...:>)) * for we are young and Free* ..Well, wer'e young anyhow....lol

Well I hope all you Victorians voted today.. and put the right party in..not sure what one that is but anyone that locks up all the forests from prospectors would not get my vote.and the last one was trying its best to do that. They have a very greenie green lady and she thinks she owns the bbb forests. They have been looked aftr by a lot of different paople for hundreds of years and they look fantastic but this woman seems to think they were like that all by themselves.. DONT GET ME STARTED.... Tony Your seafood lunch sounds fantastic and I am sure I will be in Melbun then so is there enough for me..(just kidding) got ys worried I bet,,lol Love to all the delinquants and hope you are not behaving yourselves... Thanks for the lotto numbers.. Love Mary xxx

Hi all Go the Aussies eh haha Glen McGrath 6 wickets hehe too old my backside , and if he is too old just imagine what a younger bloke would have done hehe loved his little comedy routine walking off holding his back and stooped over like an old man Not young then Tassie my great grandmother mum of my nan Greening, Mary ward was 15 by five days when she married Samuel Day /O'Day in 1872 and just have to have permission don't know about marrying convict though did she have parents here ? Hz why you want to know about coffee shops in London 1860? Please and what is Historical Directeries. Wilson you are a good girl I have voted and putered and had a nap and cut Billies hair and shampooed Billie but NO HW boy I need to but I have run out of energy but just enough to get to the pool hehe . Mary I gathered them up on births deaths and marriages NSW they bred like rabbits hehe and didn't know that my 3xgreat grandfather married again so have a few more than I thought up in N.S.W namely Puckeridge, Luland,Sim,Simm, Holmes,Harvey, Rossbridge. may never get to meeet any on their descendants but who knows. Tony what time does the Seafood Platter start on Christmas Eve just want to know when to rock up mate don't want to be late hehe grief sound lovely we all ways have seafood for xmas lunch now and cold turkey and pork now with salads for dinner at night no more cooking hot lunch for me it's too much and too hot for hot meals here , Vonny wow some present you got as I had no idea of the cost of the Dragon program but do now and was flabbergasted will have to save up for it . Hope that lot on the Gold Coast were arrested for something worthwhile! But why wasn't the princess arrested ?Sounds sus to me probably just wanted money to buy more Martoonies and Champers and Baileys where's the pickles you lot . ok got to go pool calling ,love to all not well and those not posting but reading Lara

Afternoon Wattlers Well we had a really great early Chrissy lunch today . . . sadly SuzyQ and Jillaroo couldn't make it down to join us . . . but we ate well for them (and a few bubbles to wash lunch down !! teeheee Rebs made the best Trifle . . . in honour of the occasion and the mighty Queen . . . laced with Baileys . . . Yummmy The Queen has had (still is) a nana nap this afternoon . . . getting ready to hit the Casino tonight !!! Dont know how we are going to eat all the fine food we have here before we leave to morrow . . . . No problem with the bottles though . . . LOL Confucious told Rebs to say . . . 'Woman with one tit should not lean too far to heavy side . . . . ' Our poor Queen nearly came a toppling off the carousel yesterdy . . . all cause she learned too far to the wrong side to get in the pickle frame!!! Will report back any bad behaviour . . . teeheee luv Laurie

Thanks for the pickles Princeth Lolly.. You lot look a right bunch of delinquents.. Dont lose all your money at the casino tonight but have a lovely time.. Hugs to all.. Love Mary xxxx

Wow, look at those feathers and tararaboomdeeeay’s!! Gals you look frabjous!! Good luck with the Casino tonight ladies, have a lovely time. Hi Lara, well you sure got plenty done today, put me to shame. OH and I have had a tour of vegie garden and I dug a few little spuds and steamed them with parsely and butter to go alongside lasagne and salad for tea. They were so delicious. Now he’s hit the hay ( 1 am start tomorrow) and I am ignoring the news and going right back to London. Lara I’m using www(.)historicaldirectories(.)org to track who’s living at some certain addresses over a number of years. It has local and trade directories for UK from 1750 to 1919. For example, my mum thought her parents moved to Ealing from Chobham in 1902 right after they were married, but I have discovered that grandpa was not a resident at that address until 1911. And with the coffee shop thing, I have a rellie who married into a family where the same coffee shop is in various different family members names from 1851 to 1881. This address is currently a pub in Whitechapel called the Nag’s Head, and it has a strip joint inside LOL. So for a certain address, I not only have Census info but also Trade Directory listings for some intervening years. I’m hoping I can get some photos eventually. I dug a bit deeper into this particular family because I made contact with a descendent (he says we’re 3rd cuz’s once removed), plus, the area is very close to Dickens London (tho’ he wrote about the 1820’s 30’s and 40’s) and Jack the Ripper territory (1880’s),and so it has sparked my interest. Hi Mary, what are you and John up to tonight? I am avoiding the teev because it’s all boring election stuff and I’m going to get up in a minute and feed the cat, bring in some washing and then go back to FH – what bliss. Have a very lovely evening everybody, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hz

Looks like its you and me here tonight Heather.. Do you know how and where to get the lotto numbers.??? Tony can you help please ...lol Love mary xxx