General Chat

Darn it all Merle, thinkijng of you and in prayers. Wattler hugs and power to you
Love and blessings Hang in there you are so needed and the biggest kick for that b black dog

JA

Merle You can come and ask for Wattle power any time..What a bummer,,Lots of prayers and Wattle love coming your way..you are very special to us all...butter about that blurry black dog..give it a swift you know what and slam the door on it...lots of hugs and let us know what the outcome is..we do worry about you...
Sorry about Casey..must have been hard for you..our pets are like a member of the family..In time you might get another pet..Just to give you some company..they are great therapy...
Keep us up to date...

Love and Hugs..
Mary xxxxxxx

Hello all we are in Queensland at a place called Scarborough and the weather is starting to get better the rain came back for few hours on Monday afternoon but lovely sunny day today.
Things are pretty bad here for my daughter and her husband of 18 months so am not doing real well myself as its very stressful and I don't do stress too well.
Just know I am thinking of you all and Especially Merle and Lew but can't really write much so just wanted to say G'Day and send my best will be back when I feel better >

Lara

Big hugs for you Merle and all the best for tomorrow. Sorry to hear about Casey - our pets really do become part of the family and are missed just as badly. Glad to hear the knee is going okay - just don't damage it when you kick that black dog out the door.

Marie - hope the grandies are on the road to recovery especially with a birthday party coming up.

Nearly bedtime so I'll wish you all a good night and catch up another time

Gwenda

Hello All, Mary, JA,Gwenda , Dearl Merle,I hope the tests go ok and your health improves.I will say a prayer for you,God bless you.
Lara I dont do stress very well either, my family is falling apart also, that is why i took off to my brother in Rocky I had hoped it would sort itself before I came back no such luck, all we can do is to try and be there when they need us. I do hope things improve for you,do you have any happy pills?they are a great help, I will include you in my prayers to-night.
It is cold and the wind is freezing .I must away and see what I can rustle up for dinner (((((((((((hugs to you all )))))))))))))))
Marie

Evening.....:>))

Thought i better pop me head in the door and say G'day.

Thanks for the birthday wishes.( 14th June ) Its great to be 21 again..!!!
Well.....to be honest, i did have to get my grandson to help me blow the candles out, but after a few goes we managed to get them all out before they rang the fire brigade.....hee hee

Have hung the Family History research on the back shelf for a rest at the moment , as there is so much happening and going on in our house lately. I have the Oil paints out, and madly painting Ozzie landscapes one day..........then the next day after work its out in the boys shed knocking up furniture ( New low line Tele, DVD, and V.H.S ) cabinet combined for our family room.............. then me 3rd Cousin in Essex England emails me, and tells me they need 21 days accomodation when they land on Aussie soil at the end of Aug, and can we lend them a bed to put there head at night.......so Barb ( other alf ) says ya better re-furbish bedroom number two,( Paint walls, ceiling and re-carpet ) and re-do the ensuite,( re- grout the tiles and new shower head ) so they can have their own shower and vanity...................then Barb tells me ( surprise for me birthday ) we are off to Phuket, Thailand for 10 days next month, so i better start saving me pocket money.........In the mean time the creeping ivy on our fence line has gone beserk and sticking out across the footpath, so the local council sent me a.... "Must cut back letter "...thank you.
Some little mongrel kids nicked our mail/lettter box and snapped it straight off the post, so looks like a new letter box to rehang as well.

O'h...well. I guess it keeps me busy and out of the pubs.....lol

Best wishes to all

Tony.....:>))

Morning all..We have dull and overcast, but so far no rain..

Merle How are you my lovely..and how did the scans go..do let us know how you are.. we do care about you and hope all is fine.. Big Hugs..

MArie Are you freezing yet...John wont go to Orange in winter as he hates the cold,,and daughters heating system was on the blink so that is a big problem with him.. Hope she gets it fixed soon ..

Tony I cant see you not doing any FH in the next few months,,Ya is hooked and cant get away from it...lol...just need one peep to ask for help and ya will be in there like a shot...lol..congrats on the footy win...best team won..

Well I babysat last night and am pooped today so am having a quiet day..might do some FH..

Have a lovely weekend

Love Mary xxxx

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SANDRA...Hope you have a Happy One...
There are lots of good wishes on the other site for you..as a few of them are not members here any more..do pop over..

Merle Big hugs for you .....xxxxxxx

June Hope you are still getting paid....lol..

I bought a slow cooker and am doing my first caserole in it,,It smells devine so lets hope it tastes as good as it smells...

Ordered a birth cet. from Scotlands People yesterday and it will take nearly a month to come out here..not a good service me thinks..but they know how to charge..10 pounds...

Got a connection I hope in my Irish part of my tree..waiting to hear back..

Hope all are warm and dry..big hugs for them that need one..

Love Mary xxxx

Happy Birthday to you
Happy Birthday to you
Happy Birthday dear Sandra
Happy Birthday to yoooooooooooo

Hope it's a good one and a great year to follow.

Merle - have you got you're test results yet? Let us know how things are cos we care about you. ((((big hugs)))))

~~~~~~~~~ to everyone else, hope you're all keeping warm and dry if you've got too much of the wet stuff.

Like Mary I've got my slow cooker doing a Beef and Red Wine Casserole - nice comfort food for a cold winter's day.

Think the sun is trying to break through the clouds - nice to see but not much good for getting the washing dry at this time of the day - lol

Take care
Gwenda

Happy birthday Sanda.


Tony .....:>)) xx

Hi everyone.. We have sun at last,,well for a few days at least..

Enjoyed the Beef and red wine casserole last night,, going to find another recepie I can do..John is itching to make a chicken curry in the slow cooker.. and I aint gonna stop him..lol ,, the one thing he loves to do is cook and when he has a good day he likes to get into the kitchen but he is usually buttered by the time he is finished..

Sandra hope you had a lovely birthday...

June Hope you get to meet up with JA when she comes over to SA.. She is one lovely lady..

Marie Hope you are well and has it snowed there yet...

Merle.. How are ya mate..we are a bit anxious as we havent heard from you..big hugs..

Been in contact with a lady in Ireland who I am hoping is a distant cousin.she is lovely and is trying to see if we have a connection anywhere..the whole town seems to be related to each other,,so am ever hopeful...

Better go and do some of the dreaded now that I have done the shopping..
Hugs for all...

Love Mary xxxx

Hi Tony and Mary ,I am well I was hoping some one may have heard from Merle, anxious to know the results of the tests.
its been wet and very cold here,I did a little gardening yesterday,I wanted to plant some broccoli and beetroot to-day but it is too cold to venture out
Regards to you both
Marie from Bathurst.

evening all,

hope you are all well....

life is very busy at the moment, espically with Anne in Iona.

In fact its been the week from hell, stepson lost his job, my ex died (felicity's dad) and they NZ police had to track her down and tell her aat school about the death, then it turned out that he had remarried (again!!) and the wife wanted to commiserate with me about the saddnes of his death, while we were celebraing it.... (s0rry if that sounds callous but he was a right royal bastard) , then the council sent us the objections form our neighbours about the house....oh and finally another half sister to floss had appeared, that makes 2 half sister and 2 half brothers somewhere...... so the chocolate consumption has been alittle extreme......

anyway............smile and wave boys smile and wave...............

hope everyone else is well and lost of positive vibes to Lew...

Love June x

Hi everyone Been a lovely weekend..

Went to see my grandson play in the Sydney Youth Orchestra,,(littlies) at the Conservatorium, and then dinner at a 5star hotel..Was DIL 40th birthday,,Real yummy food..Balmain Bugs, Oysters. prawns.salmon. and lots of other sort of food,,It was smorgasboard so I made good use of the seafood..just love it..

June Sounds like you have had a bad time...putting it mildly...do hope things improve and settle down,,What sort of objections to the neighbours have about the house..silly butters...big hugs and hope things settle down for you...hope stepson gets another job soon,,I know you will just love him under your feet all day..lol..

Merle,,Do hope you are ok..Big Hugs..

MArie How are you going up there in the cold country...hope you are well also..and keeping warm..

Hope you all have a ticket for the big lotto tuesday night,,we have so keeping our fingers crossed...

Off to bed..sleep well

Love Mary xxx

Goodness me where is everyone...

Been very busy lately as we are about to trade in 2 cars and get a new Hyundai i30.. so have had to get one car serviced and the other one down to get a tradein value..It has been go go go .

How are we all.. Do hope thinga are ok with everyone...

Merle How are you ..very worried about you..big hugs.xxx when do you have to move..have they given you a date yet..

Sandra Lovely to see you on the Sandpit..pop in again..


Well back to the grind..

Lotsa love Mary xxx

Hello again everyone, I think I missed a couple of birthdays, so Happy Belated Wishes to Tony and Sandra.
Depths of winter here at last although the mornings are lighter already now we are past 21 June. The mountains an hour away have had a lot of snow and as the school holidays are on, it is very welcome for tourism. We had a good lot of rain this past week, but the water storages down south here really need a lot more.
I am pleased to be contacted by my first cousin who wants to do some family history, she is wanting to collate all the old photos, which is excellent, and she has access to all my Dad’s, so I am helping in her work out who is who, because I know more about the older rellies from listening to Dad over the years.
My Darling Daughter ( 17 years and 11 months) is out to an 18th Birthday party tonight, young man with enormous 4wheel drive collected her and another classmate at 2pm for a three hour drive up the mountains to girlfriends parents place. Lots are going and they are all sleeping over, the theme is “ Oh My G(oodness), What Are You Wearing!”. Some are wearing pink fishnets, some have bodices laced with fluoro orange elastic, some have four inch platform boots, tulle skirts, hair that defies gravity …………won’t reveal who is wearing what but I’m busting to see some photos, bet I’m not allowed though!! I will be happy once they are home again tomorrow night.
Off to get tea on the table for the old folks left at home ! We will probably retire early lol !
June I do hope your difficulties are gradually being sorted out. Pearl the girl, big hugs,
~~ to Lara, Sandra, Tones, Gwenda, Marie (bet it’s cold where you are!), Mary, you will quickly master the slow cooker and John will love the way his curries turn out, it’s the best way to do them, long and slow. Hope the car swap is trouble-free.
All the best everyone, Hz.

Hello to all sorry I havent had time to pop in i seem to be so busy but I really think it is the short days we are having, and yes it is very cold in Bathurst yesterday Saturday was dreadful we went to the football and it sleeted most of the day and we froze.Today we have had a nice sunny day still very cold but lovely to see the Sun I gardened most of the day.
June sorry to hear you are still having problems with ypur approvals .
Mary we did have a ticket in the big lotto didnt do any good. Has any one heard from Merle, I'm wondering how her tests went, I do hope the news was good.Sending Prayers your way Merle.
Well folks I am starting to feel cold must go and put some more warm cloths on. Love and Hugs to you all.
Marie from Bathurst.

Evening..:>))

Thought i better pop in and say G'day. So many Family History sites to visit and do research on the net these days, by the time you spend the hrs at night searching away, or even trying to help someone else find family in Aussie..... its time for bed....lol

Off to Phuket in a few weeks time for a 10 day relax.
I would bring you all home a bar mat.....but i dont think its a good idea at the moment.........O'oops......;>)))

Just had Solar powered gas hotwater system installed today.
Blokes turned up at 7:00am ..up on the terra cotta roofing tiles they went. Laid out two 7ft x 4ft Solar sun panels to catch the Sun rays from East to West ....and finished at 2:00pm. Installed the new water system Tank & booster kick in ( when the suns not around in Winter ) ..then took the old 25 year old Coppermatic upright away.
So should save a few $$$$$ coming up this Spring & Summer and run purely from Solar Power gas hotwater.

Sending positive thoughts for all who are not 100%.


Av a good un

Tony.....:>)))

Hello all, Frozen Marie here Gosh this weather is awful so Ruddy cold wanted to Garden after I did the exercise classes but the weather started to blow a gale so the tools stayed in the garage.
Nothing much to report on the home front or the family research.
Hi June do you still have a job with that So & So ?
I am off to the aged care unit tomorrow to have a memory test I would rather not know if i am losing my marbles but my daughters think I should have the test.I will let you know how I go. I am feeling rather worried about Merle has anyone heard from her.?
I must go as I am feeling very cold
Mary I am also doing the casseroles lovely at this time of year
Keep well everyone love to you all Marie from Bathurst.

Marie from Bathurst, Where is everyone??? here I am all excited about my Memory test and no one to listern to me.
Well I havent lost any of my marbles in fact I did very well the examiner said my concentration was very good, everyone clap()())(()()()Yah!
O well I'm off to have a warm shower and into bed OOPS forgot , Tony you lucky dog I would almost give my Right arm to have a sola hot water system and it sounds like it is a beauty well done .I hope you and Barbara have a great time in Phuket, you wont want to come back to this cold weather.
Good night to all HUGS Marie from Bathurst.