General Chat

Morning all :) Unexpected day home so hope to get some more paper sorting done. Thanks for the miele recommendation Lew - quiet sounds good. Can't complain - the old dishwasher is about 25 years old!!! They made them well back then! But noisy as all get out. Will have to go comparison shopping. Safe driving Lara. Enjoy your day Laurie and Jood. I'll pop in and out during the day. ~~~~~~~~~~ to Donna. Hope you have a good and interesting day Lyn :) Shaz, nearly all the tulips are already out at the top of the Park but hardly any out down near the lake. Is very warm again today. The hyacynths (sp?) are gorgeous. Happy Anniversary Anna & Chris :) bacK later.................

Happy Anniversary, Anna & Chris, and may there be many more to come! Great to hear from everyone, particularly those like Leah who is one of the quiet ones, lol. Not long now, Donna, and you can get that scan over and done with. Vonny, I can highly recommend Miele dishwashers. They are excellent and quiet. Mmm, Lyn, any cold, hard cash in that freezer, lol. Mary, it sounds like you should have moved to your new place years ago. Don't you just love new furniture! Where are the pickles??? Laurie and Jood, have a great day amongst the Archives. Safe driving, Lara. Let us know when you get to your destination. Trifles, I'll try and ring you later this afternoon for a bit of a waffle. ~~~~waves to all the Wonderful Wattlers~~~~ Have a wonderful day Lew Lew xxx

Ahhh Anna, Happy anniversary to you and Chris, hope you have a lovely day. Shaz . . . now I think I understand the attraction of doing the weeding out the front, are we to understand that you had a bling find out the front then ???? By the way when I was at you place I lost a nice . . . . teeeheee Sue, glad your getting sorted - but then come Christmas you will probably be still saying I wonder where I put this and that. I have heaps of boxes (as you know from corner in spare room - they are the one that wouldn't fit in the storeroom) still unpacked from when we moved up here last December. Trouble is I dont do throw out very well! Well I gotta get out of here, I have a few things to do this morning then after lunch I am meeting Joodles at the Archives. So have a great day everyone luv Laurie

good morning Wattlers I wonder if Lara is on the road? 6am start sounds cruel to me!! Heellooooo out there Lara - have a safe trip. Glad to hear that you are organised into the new house Devley - loved the pickles of the Hawk wall - you've certainly been busy! Hope you get your broad band sorted soon. We'll be pleased to see you back on a regular basis again. Lovely to see you back on the thread last night Queen Trifley - hope you are feeling better today and that you have a lovely time out with your darling Graeme. Are you in the pink today Lew Lew - pink in places which haven't seen the sun for a while?????? Vonny - you are starting to get craft moments forgetting the camera at Floriade - you'll just have to go back again. Hmmmmmmm - Lyn - shall have to check my freezer for things that have been missing for a while!! There are things in that freezer which should be recycled - perhaps that's a job for later this week! Mary - I'm so pleased that you are loving your new lifestyle. It's just wonderful that everything has turned out so well. I'll be waiting for the pickles of the new furniture! Today - the 19th - is our 19th wedding anniversary so Dear one is taking me out for lunch. Seems like only yesterday we exchanged vows in the scented gardens in Laurel bank Park. It was on the Carnival of Flowers Saturday - the first day of the school holidays - so that we could escape for a while on our honeymoon before school went back again. I had known him for about 8 years before that so it is really 27 years that we have been together. Jill and Donna - haven't seen you for a while. Hope all is OK. Well - off to get organised. Have a great day everyone. Love Anna

Morning Wattlers Fingers Crossed I dont get kicked off before I send this. Laurie thanks ever so much for the call yesterday. When my phone rang I thought aw b****y phone, then I saw your name on the screen and my mood changed immediately :-))) Thanks for all thinking of me, only have today to go and everything is finished with old house and I can sit back and enjoy new place and the children when they get here on Thursday. We still have only got dial up Grrrrr. David rang to see what the hold up is and they 'dodo' recon that it was refused by Telstra as there was conflicting details, but neither thought to confirm anything with us. So David tried to ring Telstra to find out what was going on and, wouldnt you know it, it was too late, so as soon as he gets in from work tonight, he will be on the phone to them. Ok going to send this while I can ~~~~~~ to everyone special ~~~~~~~ and (((((hugs))))) to Trifley Cheers Sue

Morning there Shaz and all you other lovely Wattlers. Thought I'd just tiptoe in and say Hi before rushing off to work as I have an all day course to attend which I am sure will require reinforced matchsticks to keep the eyes open by 3pm. (Perhaps make that midday) Have a good day all - temps will soar again today, so don't get toasted. Slip, slop, slap.. Talk to you later Lyn

Oh Well, 6.45 and all is quiet so will see you all sometime this arvo. Have a great day all and for those of you slaving away, dont slave too hard Cheerio Shaz XX

Morning Wattlers Morning Higness, sounds like you are back to somewhat normal self again, so glad, keep up with positive attitude Lyn, dont give all my secrets away, of course I was looking for more bling but alas found nothing but bindis and water hen bird poo, plenty of that, does that count for blingy, Yuk Me Mad!!! Im Not I Tell You No never, Laurie you may have hit on something there, Hmm green concrete, bit hard on the old posteria though as I tend to sit out on the front grass with the neighbours in summer with a social drink or two or three hee hee sometimes I even sit in the gutter, very cultured I is!! freezing oddments, and she says Im mad he he Ah Mary (SKIN) sounds familiar Lara, thank you, yes it worked, taa muchly, now all I have to to is learn how to connect my msn again, cant seem to log onto it, wish these b****y techs would work in laymans terms Lucky girl Lew, love those jap maples, wish we had enough room to grow one, beautiful smell Fluffy, hope you havent overdone it on the chardy with your barby last night Mel, hows the back, not too sore after all that soil and turf laying, should be nice and easy for a spring chicken like you lol Vonny hopefully will get down to Floriade before it finishes, last time was two yrs ago Hello Leah, long time no see, well peeps, hows about another mini meet down Leahs neck of the woods, could be a nice Sunday drive Well Im off out this morning, think Ive caught Joods travel bug, have joined the Narellan preservation group, so am off at 9.00 today, the lady that organised it has helped plan a reunion of the Mata Dei Orphanage for the 24th Sept, so hope all goes well on the night ~~~~ Vonny, Sandra, Tassie, Anna,Jill,Tony, Louisa, Cat,Wilson,Jude2, DIY, Heather,Cilla,Donna,SuzyQ Cheers Shaz ~~~ Goodness 6.26am and nobody up yet, Cmon Get Up, its lonely all by myself

Evening Leah Hi Lara, safe driving tomorra Night Laurie Nighty nite, sleep tight Don't let the bed bugs bite Pam

Yeaaahhhh g'day Leah !! Great to see you back on the thread. I'm sure Tony will be back on air by Thursday, if not give us a holla . . . most of us have all the addies. Hope your OK Lara, lovely chatting with you tonight talk to you in a Kupladays !!! luv Laurie

Hi Everyone, Mary, I received your email but don't have yours only through here. Jood, I never received the photos of the mini meet on Friday. After checking the distance via the address you sent me, I didn't feel confident to drive on my own, can only manage to drive a couple of hours. Hubby does all the distance driving. Glad you all had a good time. It is my turn to buy the Lotto this week, hopefully Tony will be back on by Thursday so I can send to him. If his comp is still in sick bay, is there anyone of you I can send it to as I do not have everyone's address? Best wishes to all that have been unwell. Love Leah

Good Evening all, Car connected to van and heading south tomorrow to Townsville according to Tiger at 6am omg so wont be watching to much tele tonight . Trifley ya gunna send nefer? OK I confess I was very rude to those peeps from UK and definatly need a bit of Nefer type punishment and will take mine like one should with out complaint asap please pmsl glad your feeling better oh queenly one and hugs of the soft type too (((D))) oh I wish my nana naps would only happen at times when I want like night time Di not in the middle of typing a message the problem is I'm supposed to give into them and lie down but being normal stubborn LEO I don't and then they hit me like a tram and off I go usually giving myself whip lash hehe so not funny but never mind cant whinge as not lifde threatening just a b****Y nuisance .And OMG no skinny dipping in February please as this body looks bad enough in bathers let alone without them . Mary waiting for pictures of new furniture sounds lovely good on you going sking that's our motto too. Cassie sends us email every now and then saying 'Hey you two get home stop spending all my inheritance 'little devil she is makes me laugh as she spends money like she has a bottomless pit of it herself and would be the last one really worried about her inheritance . Shaz did it work what you asked and I told you to do ? Tassie thinking about you and will see you when you are able to get back on line. Don't go over doing it get the kids to help when they get there . Donna are you ok ? sorry got to see you all in couple days Lara

Tut Tut Vonny Lyn, I knew we had heaps in common . . . the freezer is the first place I look when I can't find anything too !!! Nothing wrong with us . . . its the rest of them that have a problem! PMSL luv Laurie

Oh yes, Lyn is definitely in the right group!!!!! freezing loose change and keys in shopping bags???? *Vonny carefully checks all the exit signs and marks a pathway to each one * :) Guess what?????? My dishwasher just died!!!!!! Oh dear, don't know that the card can stand a new one :( Will have to see what is available. I'd like one of those one's with drawers as we only have a small amount of washing up for 2, but need heaps of room when the kids come over!! Any advice or recommendations??? back in a while.................... OK, guess you are all in bed or watching TV. catch you tomorrow :) ~~~~~~~~~ Vonny

Hello everyone Mel I am pleased you got to put all that turf down at the weekend, we thought you were leaving the mini meet on Friday so that you could go home and hide in the laundry - whilst eating the King Island Dessert - of course!!! It was great to meet you and hope we can catch up again. Laurie - we had to set Mel straight at the mini meet - she thought you literally lived overlooking the zoo 'cause you were always mentioning the giraffes with their heads up in the morning! Mary - I have flicked back through the many pages and note that you said you didn't receive the photos of the mini meet - did you eventually get them? You certainly sound as if you are loving your new life at your apartment and making lots of friends. Shazz - are you sure you were removing bindis from your front lawn or looking for more bling in amongst the grass and weeds?? Trifley - will you be up to having a coffee etc with me next week when I am up in your territory? Lew - Many thanks for the Mudgee guide, I only retrieved it from my PO Box yesterday as I have lost my keys (car, PO Box etc) and had to find OH's set hidden away in order to access the mail!! I think I may have actually frozen my set so I have to go through all the bags in the freezer as I have a habit of freezing money/change etc in the bottom of my shopping bags, so think that is where my keys are lurking!! Have a good evening all Lyn

Hi every one Queenie Lovely to see you back and to know that you are feeling a little better..keep it up and get well.. We miss you...HUGS Hooray the dining setting looks so good and I am so pleased we didnt have to assemble it..would have been a bugger.. We have a Club BBQ on wednesday at no cost to us.. all the peeps in the club are invited.. We have been asked to join a nice group so it should be a good time..We have to walk all of 30 yards to the event so its nice to know we dont have to worry who is driving...LOL...A man came today to pain our front door ...Oh I can take this life...just luverly..Vacumed the whole place today and it took me a whole 20 minutes..why did I wait so long to move here...can you get the impression that I am a happy bunny... Had a lovely bottle of red bubbly for dinner ,,my favourite and a nice dinner ,,now about to have desert...anyone know a good diet other than starvation...LOL Love Mary xxxxx

I'm baaaaack! Hi everyone. Like the song.....I get knocked down but I get up again. You're never gonna keep me down! I feel even better tonight than I did this morning. So I definetly will be going to see the Swell Sculpture festival tomorrow. My little angel, Mark, took me window shopping at Westfield Helensvale this afternoon. A bit of a walk around there, finished off with a coffee and I fee good. Hi Gwenda....sounds like you are having a good time. Any problems with Watties passport? He's becoming a well travelled little bear. Big~~~~wave to our visitors from Ireland and England. I hope my loyal subjects are looking after you. Let me know if they are not and I'll send Nefer and the brothers around to teach them a lesson. Crew.....my dear friend....is skinny dipping allowed during February? Vonny....you forgot the camera????? You know a Wattler never goes anywhere without a camera. Anna, SuzyQ....thanks for the phone calls today. They really cheered me up. Lara....I have nanna naps too...I think they're great. I'll try to get back later, untill then..... Big hugz and love from Trifley X

Evening all Has been a pleasant day here on the island. Warm with a gentle breeze. Went to hydro this afternoon and now feel nice and relaxed. Hope you are feeling heaps better this afternoon Trifley. Gentle hugs xxxx Anna wish I could come up and check out the gardens too. Did it a couple of years ago with a group of friends from work. Checked out some gardens, had lunch at Weis' (yummmmmmmmm) and then some more garden watching. Beaut day. Mary, have pm you. Glad to hear the dining table arrived already assembled. Hi Carol and puddy tat.... Glad you enjoy our thread Carol. This is just the best bunch of peeps you could find. Hz, sounds like you DD is going to have a great trip. What an experience for a youngie. Are you still allowed to take a pack with you on the plane ? Don't forget a spare set of clothes just in case her luggage goes astray - been there, done that.......lol.....Have been watching idol, love watching our talented young people and I think Lisa has lots of talent and she is so young. How you feeling now Lew Lew. Still hung over !!!!!!!! lol.....Which are the best wineries around Mudgee. Hi Gwenda, enjoy the rest of your holiday. Good to see you on here. Hi Christine, welcome. Ohhhhhhhh those elusive Irish rellies of mine - enough said. Vonny, glad you enjoyed Floriade. Maybe next time you will remember your camera. lol ~~~~Laurie, Shaz, Yvette, SuzyQ,Sandra, Flakey and Lara ~~~~~~ Chardy time and oh has just cooked a barbie Pam

Heeeeee, not like me to shock anyone! The bees are buzzing in the jap maple outside the office window. The fruit trees are all in blossom. Does it get any better? Ohh, yeah, rain would be nice!!! Lew Lew xxx

Afternoon Wafflers . . . Just gave Tassie Sue a call to see how she was getting on and she sends her love to everyone. Of course she didn't heed the advice and take some time out between shifting and cleaning the old place did she! Said she will be finished cleaning at old house tomorrow, and then a bit to do at new house before she has all the kids descend on her on Thursday. They are still having tubs with dial-up connection dropping out, but hopefully it wont be too long to till b/band is connected. Sounds like she is having withdrawls . . . . Hi Shaz you mad woman . . . why dont you give in and just cultivate bindis - be easier you know! Or you could just go for the green concrete, costs less to mow too! You shock people Lew ??? . . . never!!!! Maybe catch you later folks cheers luv Laurie