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Funny you should say 'Bunnings is calling' Tony .. my sister in Perth says 'I think I hear Ikea calling' - she likes to brouse around. .. The huge Ikea in Sydney is just a bit far to drive from where I am, so I usually wait till I go to Perth and my sister hears Ikea calling .. we go running! Every time I say the cough is better, it starts off again. .. But I did do a few more things this morning before I sat down. .. I'll get up later and .. well probably look at the mess and sit down again (hahaha) Everyone must be getting excited about their oncoming trips .. the Brissie Meet, Tony's O-seas Trip, and whoever else is going away. .. Oh, of course, Lara. When we were into 4WDriving, I don't think I had a winter home in about 4 years, bit hard to take, now, and I'm envious of all you people holidaying up in the warmer climates! Only sensible thing to do, really! Now Suzy that anitibiotic tablet you took instead of Norm could have been the very dose to make him better! .. Just kidding mate. .. Hope he gets better soon, he's been unwell for a lonnnng time. Jood

Good Morning....:>)) Nice sunny morning here also in Mal-born ( as the Yanks would say )..lol Sorry bout the shouting last night, but Lara and myself being a couple of vocal Magpie footy followers....weez cant help owselves.Plus we won, and whipping the Brissie lions is kinda special......:>)) Well all the En-suite tiles are up, so its off to Bunnings to buy some floor tiles today. We live only half a km from our Bunnings, and its nice and handy just to browse through. Did some Bus and train checking from Heathrow to Bloomsbury ( central London ) last night on the Net, as this is where we will be staying in London. Seems that the Piccadilly line goes to Russell Square or even Euston Station from Heathrow, and a 55 min trip overall. We could get a Taxi from the Airport....but at 65 Quid, a bit expensive me thinks. Not a winner last night with our Lotto, but there's always next week.....Sue (Tassie ) has already sent me next Saturday night Lotto, so will post off to all early. Joodle. Hope your feeling a bit better mate, and any others that are not the best. ( Eat more Garlic, its good for ya.....lol ) Well me Kilt is pressed, and me Sporan is hanging proudly ( as all good Tassel's should ) and me Farkle stick is as shiny as i can get it, with only a cuppla weeks to go before we take off into the wild blue yonder, so turn up the heat Scotland...cos we is coming for a wee dram of single malt Scots whisky. Och..aye. Well Bunnings is calling, and its time to shell out a quid. Av a good un. Tony Oz...:>))

Good morning, Another cold morning, but no frost again, the sun is shining and there is a cold breeze. I didn't suffer any strange effects from Neville's pill, had to laugh though, glad he doesn't take viagra, who knows what could have happened. pmsl. Mary good luck with the house sale. I am not much of a hoarder, but Neville is. Our shed is 60 x 20 and we can't get the car in. In the old days when tips were open, he would bring more home than he took. Lew Lew, I am going to the Brissie meet but now I am not sure about Neville. his broncitis isn't getting any better, and he is up coughing through the night. I will get him back to the docs tomorrow and we will just see how he feel closer to Saturday. Devily, it didn't even get to 20 in our house yesterday, freezing. brrrrrrrrr. This morning it was 10 indoors. Well it's warmed up a bit now, so I will go for my shower. Catch you all later Luv SuzyQ

Don't work too hard Lew lew .... you won't have anything to do in your retirement (ho ho ho she says). You didnt remind me how many days, but I'm guessing 19 days work, (minus the pub. holiday) 4 Fridays, and 26 days all up. .. or something! Wooohoooooooooooooooooooo ..... !! Nice sunny day here, I said it was cold earlier, but that was like 6.30am .. its now 9.15, and time I should think about eating. .. Geez I always ate at 6.30 before. Wakey wakey Wattlers, rise'n shine .. a beautiful day going to waste. Jood

Morning Wattlers, nasty frost here, but the sun is now burning it off, so it should be quite a nice day. Planted some more grasses and flax yesterday and spent the afternoon mulching. Terry has just been in the fishpond putting in some plants. Needless to say, he has now had to have a hot shower! Couldn't wait for it to warm up a bit, noooo, had to do it straight away! How did Katherine go, Anna. I'd love to be able to sing, but I take pity on others and leave my singing to the shower. Thank goodness we're on 25 acres and the neighbours aren't close. Queen Trifley, I don't think the nubian brought us much luck. Hope it wasn't the curse of the mummies!! How you feeling Jood? I'm sorry you didn't have any visitors in the hospital. If I'd known that I have zipped down. I like the idea of the dogs visiting. They're just so faithful. Tony and Lara, why is it that you two are shouting? Tassie, did you make it out for your walk yet or are you waiting for the weather to be a little kinder? Now can someone please answer my original question - who is going to Brisvegas? Hi to Flakey, Laurie, Shaz, Wilson, Rebs, Lyn, Jill, Pam, SuzyQ, Vonny, Sandra, Mary, Heather, Gwenda, Jude 3 and, of course, Carol & JulieCat in the UK. Hope you all have a wonderfully fantastic day. Lew Lew xxx (26!)

Only 6 sleeps to go !! Have a great day folks.

Yes, I did find a death for an Enoch Baker, parents Henry & Phyllis, died in Newtown, 1936, but who knows if its the same one? Slept in again this morning .. and its co-lllllld! Jood

Good evening all . . . well wasn't meant to be tonight either . . . We had a lttle win - one line that read 3 11 21 33 41 41 Dont know what div that is but guess we will find out when Ray goes for the paper in the morning. Actually, I only got the numbers thanks to Joods - must have dozed off in the chair reading while the lovely Ray was watching THE BILL! We cooked a lovely curry for dinner - good cold weather tucka! Joods, we had wippetts (?) at the Nursing home in Beaudesert, they have had them there for over 15 years, Wongaburra Aged Care is a unique place - it is owned entirely by the residents of the town - of course it has to meet all the standards to get funding, but it has a lovely country town atmosphere, and gets so much support from the community. Many a time I've had to step over a dog in a hallway - they just used to roam freely - not on leads. Was really great for the folks there as most of them were off farms. We broke a lot of the rules there, we, at the respite centre used to combine with the residents of the NH for lots of social events - being such a small town, most of them were old friends so it worked well. Sounds like you are going to be very busy Mary, fingers crossed for you! Sounds like you have had a good night Tony and Lara . . . . Did they give you any idea of when they expect the van to be ready for you Lara ???? Lyn, the lovely Ray tells everyone that our kids wouldn't leave home, so we did . . . our youngest (27) has just moved out of our home in Qld, and got a place of his own, funny how they still dictate so much of our lives no matter how old they are. Suppose thats why my Dad still had a 4bedroom house up till he was 89 - always had a bed for the kids if they needed it. Re Loopy Lou (Sandra)'s request for help trying to locate unknown family . . . I have come up with a few families that have those christian names in common - but none that she can identify as hers - when I get back to normal I will trry looking locally at council records - anyone else found anything promising ??? Well its time for bed so will catch you all tomorrow cheers luv Laurie

LARA...........I'M THE SAME......HEE HEE......... SORRY EVERYONE FOR SHOUTING, BUT ME VOICE HAS GONE....lol GO PIES...:>)) TONY OZ...:>))

LOVE TO ALL TALK TOMMORROW LARA WITH NO VOICE FROM YELLING AT GEELONG AND MAGGIES TOO SORRY RE CAPS TOO TIRED TO CHANGE IT PM YOU TOMORROW MARY RE THE HOUSE LOVE TO ALL LARA

Collingggggg--- wood Collingggggg----wood Collingggggg----wood , Didak Didak Didak, Buckley Buckley Buckley, Good Old Collingwood for ever, They know how to play the game Side by Side they stick to gether To uphold the Magpies name See the Barrackers a shouting ,as all Barrackers should, All the premierships a cakewalk, For the Good Old Collingwood Look out here we come , are we good ,are we good, ARE WE ANY BLOODY GOOD ???? YES WE ARE, YES WE ARE, WATCH OUT YOU TEAMS , WHEN THE MAGPIES COME OUT TO PLAY, PAY BACK TIME BRISSIE PMSL

Me too Trifley. See ya tomorrow Jood

Good night Wafflers....I'm off to bed. Trifley XX

Hay Jill...pppppppp) Trifley x PS...the little stick drawing with the red tongue is cute. Where did you get it?

Bucket of pitch!!!! I was really hoping for a win tonight. I guess Graeme will have to keep working, poor sod. Mary....for such a worthy cause you may have the loan of 2 brothers. Just pay them in choccies and the dear boys will bring them home for me. I hope your house sells quickly so you can get that unit. My niece and her partner put their house in ??Southerland, on the market and it sold in about 9 days. Fingers X X X that yours does as well. Trifley X

Hi Wattlers Not very talkative today/night are we ........... only 39 msgs since the cat broke 5200. Think I've done most of the talking :-( Mary good luck with cleaning out the garage and getting rid of the junk. Lyn I thought you knew when kids move out ... that they move back in and/or their furniture????????? pmsl I've unpacked my case too. Jood

I tell you.....sometimes I HATE this site! Hello Wattlers I just lost a post...again. So here it is in Readres Digest form. SuzyQ....we sometimes get our fish from Ferry Rd. They are good price and clean. Today I got 2 silver sharks from Robina. I love our tank....I can see it from the kitchen and looks lovely. Mark does a good job of keeping it clean. Joodles....Matrons would have fainted at a dog in a hospital years ago. But now they understand the benefits of the visits on recooperation. Hope you are continuing to improve. Laurie...a little coffee helps fight off the effects of cold wind....enjoy. Temp is 14.2*C at Gold Coast airport so probably a little cooler here. We are expecting 9* over night. If it gets any cooler I'll have to shut some windows. Anna....how did Katherines musical go? Did her hair look good? I've started to ferret through my wardrobe in preparation for next weekend. I'm thinking layers. A jacket I can take off in the casino where it will be airconditioned and of course....the tiara. I went into a shop in Pac Fair, called Gypsy Rose. They are theatrical wig makers, masks...you name it they've got it. 'Yes madam we have tiaras. They are made with the finest Belgian crystals. In fact Paris Hilton bought 8 when she was here last. Which one would you like.....they are only $156'. Me.....cough, splutter....ahhh....uummm...'maybe not this time'. Trifley makes a gracious exit. haaa pmsl Ooooo look at the time...better check the lotto. Trifley XX

Looks like its back to the drawing board..I will unpack and wait for the next plane.. Wander who the lucky buggers are who won the big millions this week.. NIte NIte.. Love Maryxxx

Hi my mad friends.. What a day.. You should see our garage. we didnt know we had so much junk in it...LOL Well it is soon going to be nearly empty and about time to..We have a man comming next week to help clean out all the rubbish and do some painting here and there for us.The house goes on the market next week and I do hope it sells fast as I cant stand all the inspections etc.and I dont want to lose the unit..They dont take deposits on property any more as it means nothing and the vendor can accept another offer and give you back your deposit.. so it is advisable to exchange contracts as soon as possible.. Hay Trifley If you have any of those big burley brothers free send me one as I need all the help I can get.. Then it there are more I will take all I can get..What do I pay them ,,, peanuts or chockies.. If we win lotto tonight I wont have to worry so just wait and see if it is good news,,, Well I am off to bed so see ya later Waves to all ,you lovely crazy nuts,, Love Maryxxx

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