General Chat

Evening all We had a couple of drops of rain tonight but lots of lightning and thunder which I dinny like. Vonny, I dinny get any pickles either. Jilly, Mel don't iron - ever. Glad you had a good weekend. Did you get any bargains when you went shopping the other day ? Sandra, do you have a wheat bag. Heat it up and put it on your back......really helps Merle take care. Rudee, my Mum always makes a pud for me. I got a recipe from Rebs yesterday which can be used as pud or cake and it is really yummy. Hi Sarah, Welcome to the nut house...........I'm from Bribie Island in the beautiful sunshine state (although plurry hot and humid today).. Yvette, sounds like you had a drunken weekend !!!! Mary, do you have a date on the first Sun of each month from now on ? May not be on here for a week or so. A wonderful friend is taking me on holiday. What would we do without good friends. Will catch up later Luv and Hugs Pam (Ducky)

Just for you Rudee (and for me too, we go halvees) - I'll make a Xmas pud for Mudgee (mind you its going to be hot there, but the pud only need be warm). .. It's very light and soooo easy to eat. *makes mental note Mixed Fruit, sugar, flour, eggs, spices etc* Wow - what am I doing up so late? .. lol Jood

Joodle..:>)) Il'e meet ya down behind Lew's garage. You bring the pud......n' il'e bring two spoons and a bottle of thickened cream and custard and we'll pig out....Shhhhh mums the word. Fluffy. Thanks for the recipe mate. x Rudes...:>))

Hi everyone :-)))) Pam enjoy your holiday Sarah Hi :-) Missed you on my last post cos I hadn't read all the posts at that point. I am the angelic one :-) Tony don't eat christmas pudding but will have the custard or ice-cream lolol ~~~~~~~~~~to all Catxx

Good night Puddy tat Don't pinch any more numbers Canny sleep Will enjoy my holiday with a special friend ~~~~~~~~ to all Nighty nite, sleep tight Don't let the bed bugs bite Ducky

Have a lovely holiday Ducky . . . but get some sleep first I think . . Lovely to see my new cousin from Canberra has dropped in. We have a new baby in the family . . . Sarah is a wee 19years old so Rebs has certainly lost the title now !! Sarah is also a good little detective, she has given me lots of dates I dinny know . . most grateful I am. Sleep time . . nigh nite - sleep well - sweet dreams luv Laurie

Morning All, 5.37 am here, just a quick post as back to the grindstone, whoops, Refrain, LONG post hee hee Hi Ya Ducky, yep lights all finished now thank goodness, working away inside on Sat arvo, when I heard this BANG, blimey what was that, NO I wont go and look, only Rob falling off the ladder, me being a smarty, went outside a few minutes later, to find Allan, next door neighbour, HAD fallen off the ladder, just missing the dining room window, thankfully he never went through the damn thing and cut himself, had been raining and the ladder slipped on the wet tiles, alls well though, nobody really hurt, waiting with baited breath for Mel to arrive, only 2 weeks to go, and then she will be here, how long is she staying?? Vonny, thanks for the piccy, handsome couple, how did the night go? Hi Cat, happy decorating Aw Jood, what a shame, streets look great, should see the house across the road, Roley has made Santas Castle, unreal, cute couple of grandkids you have there Jood Laurie, what a horrible night it turned out to be, it pelted down here for quite a while on Sat, so had to leave the finishing of putting lights till yesterday, all done now Hi Tassie, wheres the pickle of chrissy house all lit up, shame I dont own camera, wouldnt know how to download them anyways Oooh, Bunnings, did someone say Bunnings, whats with that place that gets everybody excited when they just hear the word even, 'Im off to see the hardware, the wonderful world of Tools' and doors, and tools, and plants, and lights, OH No, not more B****y lights hee hee Welcome Jan, be vary wary of some of them peeps on here, they tend to lead people astray lol Merle, Vonny is right, saw a program on TV last week, think it was 'Whats good for You', channel 9, Drs in RPA use Manuka honey for those kinds of wounds, they swear by it, actually I went looking and found in it Woolies yesterday Whoohoo, Tony, can I be filthy rich with you, am sending credit card details as I write, oohh wont Rob be happy lol, clever little vegemite Rudee, playing with the mouse, think you should write a book listing all the little dos and donts, like for startes where on earth did you get the pound sign, for your winning lottery, cant find one on my keyboard Yum, Nans christmas pudd, and my mums, actually, am going to try and have a bash at making my own this christmas Tony, and like you I prefer both cream and custard, even going to have a go at making brandy custard this year Welcome Sarah, any cuz of Lauries is a friends of ours, nice to have you on board best stop nattering and post before Im beaten to the punch, so Hi to all my crazy friends and have a beat day Shaz

Morning all - rise'n shine Busy day today - gotta drag myself off to have a shower soon. Tony - shhhhhhh! .. Mum's the word - but don't forget a lil plastic plate each to eat it on! .. And make sure the custard has been home made. *peeks out window to look at the weather* .. Hmmmm - none the wiser, bits of pale blue sky, but instead of the small clouds being light and fluffy they are sort of greyish colour .. don't know if that means they are smoke filled or rain filled. .. What I do know is that it is very very cool. .. Last night I had a jacket on, 3 nights prior, the aircon :( Have a great day all Jood

Morning Shaz & sleepy Wattlers, Big hi and welcome to Sarah from another Canberran. Hope you can make lunch on Saturday - we may be older in age but all young at heart Mary - Tradies is on the corner of Launceston & Furzer Streets - bit before you get to the Hellenic Club. Vonny - The Hellenic doesn't do buffet - all 3 restaurants have set menus. I have to have son at dentist at 11.30 so wouldn't be ready before 12 or bit later. Count Dave as another male. Will John join us or is he working on the boat? Fluffy Pam have a great holiday. Better move - rubbish day today and off to work for a few hours before hairdresser Have a great day everyone Gwenda

Good morning Wafflers . . . lovely bright sunny day her on Botany Bay . . . though there is a little more than a breeze going on. There are only 2 giraffe heads reaching for the heavens so things are busy at Port Botany. Hope its a nice day for our lunch on Thursday! Neither of us could find the kick start button this morning, a bit on Mondayitis to contend with . . . Ah well not too many weeks now till the holiday season is upon us, and we can get back up home for a while. Think I need some coffee !! Hope you all have a wonderful day luv Laurie

Morning all Overcast today but not to bad.. Gwenda I know now where the Tradies is and if it is the choice thats fine by me,, We could make it for 12,30 meet to dine at 1pm. Could someone make a booking.. Is that OK with you JA,,,and Vonny and Sarah if you would like to join us..put me down for 2 in case OH can come if in not to much pain..He has good days and bad days .. Ducky So glad you are having a holiday, will do you the world of good, and ,b,,,er the ironing,dont believe in it myself.. Tassie Where are the pickles of the house lights... Christmas pudding,, MUST HAVE for christmas dinner,,with all the trimmings..cream, custard,icecream, yum.. Well must away to get the OH his breakfast so back later,, Love Mary xxxxx

Morning All Fluffy if you havent left yet I hope you have a great time with your friend. Im sure they will look after you real well :-)) Do they have internet access???? If so you could make an appearance now and then. Anyway have a great time and let them spoil you :-) Tony Im sure my Nan will have a spot at the table for you and even Barb, being descendants of ag lab's and a farmer herself until abotu16 years ago, they always seem to be able to find another place at a meal time for extra guests without any trouble. Only thing is we have to leave our VB's and Bourbons at home as Nan would kick us out the door if we turned up with any :-((((( Shazz I will forward the pic of my chrissy lights later today, anyone else want to have a look, but be warned I wont come even a close second to our Queens lovely display. (((( Hugs)))) to Trifley, thinking of you. when do you know who won the comp? Well have to go to town with son, and book in for haircut in readiness for this weekends Chrissy Luncheon. I'll catch you all after. PS Shazz and Mary have sent pics to you. ~~~~ to Laurie you snuck in while I was typing. Hope you have a lovely day for your get together on Thursday. Cheers Sue

Crikey Tassie Another bloomin lit up Castle..Just looks famtastic.. They will think its the southern lights comming up from the antartic...Great job and hope your light bill dosent come in as a shock like the Queens might,,lol Fluffy I hope this friend has internet access as we want to hear if you are having a good time or not..Not long to when Mel arrives,,Have a good rest on your holiday and come home rearing to go again... Guess what , remember the other day I told you about my ggrandfather changing his name,, well I found someone on GR who seems to be connected and is just as puzzled as I am, but he dosent seem to know about the change of name.He hasent been able to find them in the census as he has been looking for the first name and not the second one..What info he has fits so I am sure it is a definate connection. Cant wait for his reply. Well off to do some HW so back later Love Mary xxx

I'm happy to book for the Tradies and we can meet in the foyer at 12.30. The parking is just next to the building. You don't need to sign in unless you want to play some games after lunch. Their lunch buffet costs round about $15 from memory. I'll book for 8 to cover us all. Mary - bring your nice grand-daughter if John can't make it. That is if she has recovered from last time :) Have a really nice day everyone. If someone could send me a pudding receipe (sp?) then I have the 3p and 6ps. John's mum used to make all the puddings. John said he would like to try so I am all for encouraging him :) ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Vonny PS Sarah - talk to all those 'boring' old Aunties and Uncles about their lives NOW. We all wish we had, believe me!

Good one Vonny.. Go ahead and book,, Should be a lovely day..If OH cant come I will see if the beautiful G/daughter can,,if she isnt working that is.. We leave here on friday and I will email my phone number in Canberra..to you.. Love Mary xxx

hello all . welcome Sarah I guess you'll be claiming having a royal rellie now in our lovely printheth lolly and one would suppose it makes you royalty as well So all Hail printheth Sarah Your very lucky Anna so much rain I am still dreaming of La -raine for Chrissie up here,a few drops the other night much to do about nuffin lightning thunder and a few pi**ly drops of rain is all we go OK Tassie where's my pickle please ? Mary yes you're right Fluffy if your friend has putor you will be able to come and tell us all what you've been up too and if they are looking after you which I am sure they will be . If no putor have a good week Fluffy and see you when you get back All you lucky ones in Canberra Gwenda Dave Mary John and JA maybe Sarah too and Vonny and John have a nice christmas lunch and don't disgrace your selves by staying good..... play up merry hell hehe Tony you don't really eat whole cake in one day and stay thin as you are its just not fair I can't even look at xmas puddy and cake etc without stacking on the pounds boo hoo . ok must away as work to do before going to Melbourne on Wednesday,I'll tell you all about why if it works out might be good news re the prodigal, lots of love and hugs to all Lara

Hi Wattlers, and welcome Sarah. This is where all the sane people hang out, as long as you don't count Dr Lew, she keeps handing out pills. Guess what, we had torrentional rain yesterday I think about 50mm. Yippee, looks like we might get a bit more today. It is also lovely and fresh, nice cool breeze, perfect weather. Perhaps Ducky can get her friend to take her to an internet cafe if she hasn't got a puta. Thanks for the info Tony, will take a closer look at it all today. Where's the new bub? Cant have you tearing your hair out waiting. Tassie, your house is also amazing, I just love your Santa. You should be very proud, infact every one who lights up their homes deserve praise, and a win on lotto to pay the electric bill. LOL Mary, you are living in a very friendly place now, will you be joining the monthly BBQ now? We will soon have to book a time to chat with you . Laurie, hope you have got all your christmas decorations ready for your balcoonie luncheon? We want lots of pickles. Trifley, how are you today, still well I hope. Donna, you will have two count downs on at the moment, thinking about you. Jillaroo, How is Ron, I do hope he is feeling much better. Anna, have you got that tank connected yet? Well, hope no one is working too hard, I will look in later Luv SuzyQ

Afternoon Wattlers, Finished work till Friday, had hair trimmed and thinned, son slept in so didn't meet up with him - grrrr - so came on home and now have a load of washing out on the line. Tassie - piccles please Saturday's arrangements sound fine to me - meet you there asap after son's dental appointment. Lara - all the best with the prodigal SuzyQ - enough rain for you - how bout sharing some with us & La Rain (((((hugs))))) to those not up to par Tony - bub arrived yet??? Catchya later Gwenda

Cooooo-eeeeeee Where the heck is every one? (I won't use the words in the Aussie tourism ad or I'll get myself into trouble!) Drum roll - big announcement......... we have air conditioning again. In the end they had to replace the unit, so Ergon will be up for a big bill! Tank is meant to be connected on Friday but so far the plumber has not turned up on 2 pre-arranged occasions to look at the job so I'm not holding my breath! Tassy - would love to see the pickle of your lights. Good on you for getting with the Christmas spirit. So we have a Queenslander as the new leader of the opposition. Hope he doesn't go down the same road as Mark Latham. I do feel sorry for Kim Beasely. I think he's a very decent man. What a terrible day for him. Has anyone heard what happened to his brother who died today? Shall call back later to see if anyone is around. X Anna

Hi everyone, What a warm welcome!! I would love to come to the lunch on Saturday. Where and when has everyone decided to meet?? I will convince my sister to come along as well! Believe me I won't be claiming any royal ties as yet... so far I can claim being a convict and a pirate! Pretty nice start! Toots, Sarah