General Chat

Good Morning Wattlers Well things are starting to get back to noemal around here. David is at work today, not sure what the 5 kids and myself will do today, maybe a walk around the Heritage Forest, just down the road from here. We have a cool but sunny day today. Tomorrow my girls go back to school and on Wednesday David's 3 go back home to Vic. Still waiting for broadband grr at least we are not getting charged while they get it up and running, typical story of left hand not knowing what right hand is doing :-( Laurie I omitted to reply to your post about Sols doing a cartoon of your Dad, he is a very talented man and I was surprised at all the mail he receives from fans of Snake, telling him to let up on the character and give him a break lol. Lew glad you didnt suffer too much damage. Hopefully the wind have all gone out to sea by now. ~~~~ to all Cheers Sue

Lew You are going to have to get into the pool and get out all those wood chips..Wear a wetsuit if it is too cold, but it means a pickle to ...lol I will be happy to fall in with any plans you make,, and the wine tour and lunch sounds lovely.. Laurie Sounds like your place is going to be like our place next weekend. with 5 extra.. there will be bodies everywhere. At least parents will have a room but the 3 girls will be on blow up mattresses on the floor in the study and loungeroom..they love it and will sleep anywhere.. Hope everyone has a lovely day,,back later Love Mary xxx

Morning Wattlers, sunny and only a light breeze today thank heaven. Lots to do today. Wash all the water soaked towels, vac up plasterdust from the whole house and clean bathrooms. Be at the hairdressers by 1. Drop the bedroom drapes into the drycleaners and then prune the creapers off the side fence that blew down yesterday. I like my creapers but if they are still there when OH sees the fallen fence he will prune for me,...not a good idea,he prunes to ground level...lol Have a good day,back later Flakey

Yes, Laurie, terrible trouble at the Abattoirs. Went into liquidation and all the workers lost their jobs. I'm not sure that they all got their entitlements either. Fletcher International has brought the Abs now and will be re-opening in about 2008, but only for export beef kills. The olive trees have taken a pounding, but the shiraz cuttings are okay. They're a bit later than the white wines and haven't 'bud burst' yet. The Courier Mail is right. Mudgee is truly not recognised for its fantastic wine and food. Yesterday, we went to one of the local olive places and brought some brilliant oil. I also couldn't help myself and had to buy a bottle of the garlic and lime mayonaisse, yummmmmmmmmmmm. Perhaps those coming to the Mudgee Meet might like to talk to me about doing a Bus Tour to 2 or 3 of our best wineries, one of the olive places and then lunch at Deebs, my favourite Lebanese restaurant. I think the bus would cost us about $30 to $40 per head and lunch about $25 to $30. Expressions of interest please. Seeya Lew Lew xxx

Morning Wafflers, hope all are havin' a wonderful Monday !! A glorious sun drenched day on Botany Bay. Only one little giraffe with its head in the sky, lots of shipping movement during the night and again this morning. A commpletely different picture to that of yesterday afternoon, no sign of the wind, dust and dirt - and the beach is looking all fresh and clean. Two little piggys in this place did little except keep the kitchen clean on the weekend, so the pigpen needs a spruce up today - nothing a few trips to the bin with the weekend papers and a few laps on the vac wont fix! I have visitors arriving today, and then a constant stream until next Tuesday. Have to go buy one of those fold up beds today, can put the kids all on the floor - but not the oldies! Oh yes and the plumber is due back any minute to finish his job on the shower . . . not to mention that the reno job on the foyer should be back in full swing this morning. . . teeheee . . . planning a slow day (not!!). Lew, glad no great damage out your way. How did the Olives and grapes fare ?? Was the abbatoir out there not in the news recently with some industrial trubs . . . Lara has just been telling me about a story in the Courier Mail (Qld) about Mudgee being underated for what it has to offer in the area of food & wine!! Well, one can only hope that the Queen is generous and shares . . . . . teeeheeee !! Best get orfa 'ere and get on with the dreaded - catch you all later luv Laurie

Good Morning Wattlers and thankfully the wind has died down, but not before causing some damage. Luckily, the only damage here was the steel lid on the pool equipment cover which blew open and has actually warped. We had to tie it down. The fire at the Abattoirs is still going. Apparently it was started with a lightning strike and the hay shed (full of hay) is still on fire. The brigade has been on site all night, poor buggers. Just watching Sky News UK and the fires are even getting coverage over there. Now, onto more pleasant things. Firstly, Joan, I hope you have a wonderful birthday. I can't wait to meet you in February. O Trifley Great One. Sorry to hear about the rats tail, but I think you must have picked the wrong colours, lol. And Princess Laurie, I somehow don't think our Queen is going to share EVERYTHING with you, lol By the sounds of it, we might have to have a martoonie party in Mudgee, pmsl. I'm off to have some breakfast and try to work out how to get all of the wood chips out of the pool!!!!! Lew Lew xxxxxxxx

Morning all :) beautiful day and I have started with good intentions. I've even done the hand washing of jumpers etc!!! Will pop in and out. have a visitor this morning :) ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Vonny

Morning All...A beautiful day and I DONT have a hangover..lol Slept well and now find we are on page 5 so looks like you all are just as bad as me..... This is to bring us up as I must have my coffee. Back later Love Mary xxx

good evening your royal wafflenesses. see i'm just in time to say nite to those rolling into bed. possum has had me practicing on the red and white without gettin totalled., i might be able to graduate to martoonies maybe in 12 months time. the wind has racked off thankgoodness and i'm doing the washing line thing now coz it was too dangerous earlier. no rain! Hope everybody is safe and sound in this nasty weather, up on the roof is a bad idea. my yummy fix was dates I'm turning the darling off now, have a great couple of days. thought i was avoiding mad monday this week, but now apparently not. Lots of love from Yvette xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Back again . . . Just on my way to bed when I had this thought .. . . If I am now the Princess of the Nile, then I wonder what privleges that give me with Nefer and the boys . . . . . UUuuummmmm Aaaaahhhhh Nighty Nite Wattlers Sleep tight luv Laurie

waves good night to all :) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ catch you tomorrow Vonny

eh??? Would someone please help Mary find her way to the bedroom. Flucky - I didnt have any Rawleighs, but I know wotcha meant. .. I ended up putting on some scratch'n bite liquid application, and now after my shower, its settled down - it has been starting to drive me mad. Mary the lambs fry'n bacon was to die for. .. They do it beautifully on a bed of potato, and what I can't eat, they put in a little box for me (they do that for everyone, coz their meals are sooooo big). The sticky date pud was artistically arranged wiffa storberry and some orange slices arranged on the side, and cream trickling over the sauce. .. Even the coffee was lovely. Says Jood happily munching on some cheesy type biscuits, coz the packet said they should have been eaten by 2 September - so I am doing what I'm told. Jood

Oooh Jood. Sound like my OHs type of diet, not mine. If you have any Rawleighs, use 'medicated ointment' on the bite or else 'man or beast'. Not a seller of the product but it is good - (my Mum has sold the stuff for more than 30 yrs, but I won't admit to her it is a good product). Stubborn daughter.......... Wonder why my son has a prob Luv Ducky.

PMSL Quakers . . . XO

Joodle I will make you a martoonie at Mudgee.. and one for Queenie to.. Who ate my choc....it was a double chock ice..LLleeewwww...??? love lambs fry and bacon... and sticky date pudding..yyuuummm Ill dine with you mate... Now I really am off to bed...see ya in the morning Love Mary xxxxx trips off to bed in a very steady creep...sorry walk.....

Oooooooooops I ain't dicky, just Ducky

Yes Flucky, a caramel curl or a white knight sounds good .. the thought makes me hungrier :( Mary I'll have a martoonie wif ya - dunno how ter make them tho. .. Bumsoddy will hafta make me one at Mudgee. (as if). .. You know its less than 5 months till we land at Lew's place. .. How bout that! .. It will go quick. Ooooh I got bitten on the leg by a ... dunno what - its sooo itchy. .. I put summat on it, but its not working too good. . I know, I'll have a hot shower, that way it might stop itching and might stop the hunger pains too .. pmsl Oh by the way, I had a mini mini eeny meeny miny meet all by myself on Friday last, took myself to lunch to my favourite restaurant and had lambs fry and bacon - and sticky date pud. .. To hell with the cost, and it was lovely. Jood

Mary, you said nothing Darl Hugs from the de duck

Luv ya Mary, sit back and enjoy.......Did Graham send you the recipe for Martinnoooonies...... Tassie, glad your daughter enjoyed herself. Bruises clear quickly.............. Hi RB Jood, how about a white knight or a caramel curl.. Queenie, keep drinking those martinnnooooonies. Will have to get Graham to make me one, next time I'm down you way. Dicky

You are right Fluffy What did I say...I am inocent. I am inocent... have another martoonie... Jood Have a martoonie on me...or three...he.he. I think I will sleep well tonight.. queenie We should Martoonie together and show this lot how its done... I think its time I went to bed.. Love ya all Mary xxx