General Chat

Yeah, thanks for mentioning the warts, Laurie. You know how sensitive I am, pmsl. I'll let you know when to pop that cork! Thanks, again, Tony. Your help is very much appreciated. Well I suppose if you say Lamont with a scottish accent, you'd get Lemon - not!!!! Seeya Lew Lew xxx

Hello everyone, I've finally stopped for lunch (leftover beef casserole)and had a peek at the lovely photos and even went back and found a few ones posted that I hadn't seen. Tidied up yet another drawer in a filing cabinet yesterday and found some gems to share - see below. It's still burry cold here but I'm wearing more layers. Life is pretty routine, not much to say. Found an annoying hole in the 1851 Census in York where ggguncle the jeweller and watchmaker should be, darn. Silver was hallmarked in York until 1858, I have a delusion that I might be able to find his mark ( have to find an obscure book to look up if he is listed with one) and then an object he made!! Well, no harm dreaming!! Anyway I have earmarked some time tonight to research people in 1841 and 1861 and addresses in 1851...... he could be mistranscribed (his brother is under marriages as Puston - charming !!!lol ). Meanwhile DD14 and OH are plotting for Sunday, I will work as usual I don't mind Sunday mornings, last year I insisted we go out for lunch but this year, I don't know, perhaps the movies. Did anyone see 'The World's Fastest Indian' with Anthony Hopkins - it's filmed in OH's hometown (Invercargill NZ), he remembers Bert Munro's house (shed) as being exactly like it was depicted. We really enjoyed the movie. OK. time to move (too cold to sit still !) Take Care everyone, Heather in Albury Darn, it's good to be a man. Your last name stays put. The garage is all yours. Wedding plans take care of themselves. Chocolate is just another snack. You can be president. You can wear a white T-shirt to a water park. Car mechanics tell you the truth. The world is your urinal. Youe never have to drive to another gas station because this one's just too icky. Same work, more pay. Wrinkles add character. Wedding dress $5000.00; tux rental $100. People never stare at your chest when you're talking to them. One mood ALL the time. Phone conversations are over in 30 seconds flat. You know stuff about tanks. A five day vacation requires only one suitcase. You can open all your own jars. If someone forgets to invite you to something, he or she can still be your friend. Three pairs of shoes are more than enough. Your underwear is $8.95 for a six-pack. One wallet and one pair of shoes, one color, all seasons. You can do your nails with a pocketknife. You don't have to stop and think of which way to turn a nut or a bolt. You can do your Christmas shopping for 25 relatives, on December 24th, in 45 minutes or less. Now do you understand why men are so cheerful??

lol, good one, Heather (sorry Tony!) Hey, Heather, I have a friend who is an antique dealer and knows 'everything' about silver hallmarks, etc. He knows more than the Antiques Roadshow guys and is considered one of Australia's experts. His name is Randell Reed. Do you want me to ask him anything for you? Lew Lew x

oh bugger just lost this again didn't use note pad arrrgh be back later can't do all again got work to do bye cu later lara

Afternoon Wattlers Well we have another cool but sunny day here today. Went to put the hose on the widscreen today to melt the frost and the hose was frozen, dont know how cold it got to, minus something probably. For Mothers Day David is taking me out to my Nans place where we will have a lovely Sunday roast with Nan, my Mum and Dad, brother, sister and a couple of Aunts and Uncles. Then its back into town, pick up my children and out to the Casino for tea, if I can eat 2 hot meals in one day, oh well there goes a bit of weight back on :-( Tony, of course your daughters will alway be first, and your daughter wouldnt want it any other way, I know my Dad would look at it in the same way. Hope she ( sorry missed her name) is soon settled down and finding a better life for her and her children. Cheers Sue

Heather how true...lol Got the lotto nos thanks Tony. Isn't it hard when you welcome your childs partner into the family and then all of a sudden they split. Bit different if the other half has done the wrong thing tho. My daughters boyfriend has been in our house nearly every day for the past 5yrs and now we really miss seeing him, he had become one of the family. But your kids will always come first. Trifley your artifact couldnt be an umbrella handle or part of a walking stick could it. Getting very chilly here, will have to put the heater on soon Jude2

Hello everyone Oh Lara - couldn't you just spit chips when that happens! We'll look forward to getting your update later on when you've calmed down..... have a medicinal shot of something strong! Went bush walking this morning with the fearless bushwalking group - walked around near the place where I grew up and it's amazing to see how much development has gone on there. Then of course back to town for coffee and cake!! Two of the group members are heading off over seas within the next week - one to Canada and one to UK. Oooohh - I'm getting itchy feet! Nice to see the new photos on the board Laurie and it was discreet of you to edit out the wine bottles and the warts! And why wouldn't Colleen say you were three witty, intelligent women - all Wattlers are witty and intelligent be they men or women! I really laughed when you said you had left out the 's' off photospage! Jude ... makes a difference huh? Lew - if you think I am going to outbid you for Nefer you can think again. I never pay...........!! On that note I'd better adjourn to the naughty corner. Catch you waffley lot later. Anna PS. Love your 'What it means to be a man' Heather .......many a true word was spoken in jest!

Afternoon all, Just quickly as I have to get ready for my friend's funeral at 4pm. Been minding grand-d this morning. She is sooooo cute :) Daughter is not well and very tired - this has certainly been a different pregnancy for her. She had her ultra-sound last week and informs us we can expect another grand-daughter. Hubby just came home. Will catch you later, Vonny

Thinking of you, Vonny ((((hugs)))). Hope it all goes okay for you this arvo. Pleased to hear you're having another granddaughter. Lew lew xxx

Not a good day for you Von - thinking of you Hey Wino, sorry Trifley . . . I put my money on a walking stick . . . There was an old Greek man in Brisvegas who had a very ornate walking stick, obviously hand made, his d-i-l's father had made it and she told me how her Dad had loved to sit out and wittle away at sticks carving little things. This particular one had animals a Greek Flag, flowers - it was covered from top to bottom in all sorts of things. Couple of questions - how long is it - if short does it look like it has been broken or are both ends finished off ?? My Dad used to have a carved stick too - nothing like as much as is carved into yours - dont know what happened to Dads, or even for that matter who had given it to him. Must ask sister. Gave in got the heater out of the storeage cage . . . smelling a wee bit like burnt dust here at the moment, I am sure the day is getting greyer and colder! Off to cook a pot of soup - soup of the day about to become soup of the week - there is so much fun in cooking for one as much fun as poking your eyes. Cheers luv Laurie

Aftrnoon All, Love the 'being a Man' Heather never a truer word spoken Well it sounds as though the cold has finally hit us all by the remarks being aded here, at the moment I am sitting at comp with the heater on, have to or me old bones will lock up he he Lew, Joodles and Laurie have checked out the photos, looking good ladies and I hear a good time was had by one and all Lara isnt that annoying when you lose all you have written, I have learnt now only to add thru the notepad as I always used to bugger it up when just adding on GR, again I really enjoyed our weekend down in the Wonga, it was a great night Vonny, sorry for you loss of friend, and best wishes for your daughter Tony know what you are going thru at the moment, been there done that but you just make sure that your shoulder is always there for her to lean on when she needs it, hopefully you have better luck with the SIL than I did with mine, could still thump him when I look at him but you have to be civil because its the grandkids dad Trifley, was thinking along the same lines as Jude 2, Rob has an old walking stick of his mums aunt with all the old carving on the handle only his is not as elaborate as yours Have a good mothers day Tassie, certainly doesnt sound as mundane as I think mine will be HA HA Laurie, think its going to take a bit more than fencing wire to mend the fence, me thinks she would like to wrap me up in barbed wire sometimes (Ouch) Loved Lews anthem by the way Joodles hope you tried keeping those two in line yesterday, 'I did say tried' Gosh poor old Nefer, hope hes not worn out by Mothers Day, better keep him moth balls for a while Trifley Catch you all later bye Shaz PS Tony HELP, cannot seem to load any of the discs, what am I doing wrong, they seem to be running but nothing coming up on the screen, tried the History Viewer first then the others, will keep trying Have again put in AVRI disc R-Z semm to have put something in but now it is telling me that System Information cannot open this file.Might be corrupted or unrecognised version?

Evening Wattlers I've had a busy dau today.........hair done this morning, then loads of grocery shopping. I'm pooped now and looking forward to a drink and putting my feet up. Both my boys are working this evening so it is lovely and quiet here. I think you are all probably on the right line about my 'artifact'. It does appear that something has broken off the 'elbow' end. Perhaps it was a walking stick or umbrella hanfle. I guess I'll never know everything about it until I see grandma again. It's very kind of you lot to think of my retirement but the $2000 bid for Nefer will not go far. So I think we had just better win lotto sometime. Sorry, Lew Lew.........guess you'll just have to find your own 6ft 6in black manservent. This one is gunna stay with meeeeeee haaa haaa heee (maniacal laugh as Trifley rubs his sweaty, black thigh). I have a glass of sherry with my name on it so I might just toddle of and watch the news of the world. 'byeee Love Trifley

Good evening all, says Jood having had to turn up the aircon from summer temp (shivering I was) .... to winter temp .. (ahhhh that's better). Now to start from the beginning .. <turns page back> Oh Oh ... Mother's day ...... don't talk to me about it .... I dont wanna know what you lucky peeps are doing. .... I already have my card from daughter in Bendigo, and other daughter (the new mum) is in Victoria showing off her bub (she gave me a lovely photo frame the other day). .. So I will be sitting here alone with no-one to talk to, while you are all having a lovely day with your family. .. (But I do hope you all have a nice day) Cuz Laurie ... I hope you are intending to send me a copy of the Hysterical West Wyalong report. Wot about writing up about the Hysterical Mini Mudgee Meet???? ..... btw it was me who reduced the pic, Lew lew ...... just to get our hands and tummies out of the pic (not the wine bottles) pmsl .... sorry it was sooo close up ... but then we were sitting at a small table!!! It was true however, Wattlers, about strangling me (sob) .. so heartless they were! .. calling me a chicken herder! Shaz I really did tried to keep those two in control yesterday, but it was hopeless. .. I'm afraid it will be worse when the Maxi Mudgee Muckup is on. Vonny ... thinking of you. Laurie .. fingers working ok today, the rest yesterday has made them more active now! Jood

Well, okay, Ms Hard Done By Chicken Herder. How many mother's day calls do ya reckon I'm gunna get from the stepsons!!! Hey, and trust me, if we were gunna strangle ya, ya wouldn't be 'ere today Missy! Oh and didn't we lull you in to a false sense of security thinking you had us under control, pmsl, heeee heeee. Oooo, naughty Lew Lew, off to the corner! x

FREE - Come on you lot with Scottish Blood - Use it while you can. I've currently got 67 credits on Scotlands People which expire in 160 hours. Who wants a freebe (like I need to ask a Scot that!!!!) Lew Lew

Perfect timing !!! Thanks LewLew. Could you please have a looksee for the marriage of Archibald Campbell b1731, Perthshire and Margaret Stewart c 1732, Perthshire. I believe they were married Fortingall 1753, Are you able to get images from Scotlands People??? Thanks Hon, Rebs x

Oooooowaa...a Freebie...lol Lew. While your at it, can you see if you can find a Margaret BAILEY/BAILEE bapt.c.1862 ( Could be Pitt street Edinburgh ) or even just Edinburgh...Parents:William john and Annie BAILEY/BAILEE ...nee DOYLE......ta x Tony Oz......:>))

Lew .... <crawls> ........ could you find a marriage of Jane Grieve (maiden name) Laughlin (married name) - to a 2nd man by the name of Baird? .. She was born and lived around the area Paisley, Renfrewshire. .. First hubby William Laughlin/Laughlan, died in 1878, so she married Baird after that date. .. Would you then be able to find her death as Jane Baird please pritty please? .. I dont know Bairds christian name. .. I would say Jane was using the name Jane Laughlin/Laughland when she married him. Cheeky Jood

Good evening Wattlers Gee Lew looks like you might be busy for a while with Tony, Rebs, Joodles and I have just sent you a pm. Thanks for the offer. Well I am going to be watching the Footy show tonight as they are having live cross overs to Beaconsfield. Eddie and a few others are going to be there and Shannon Noll and I believe Lee Harding will be there singing they had 1000 free tickets to be given to the Beaconsfield and nearby residents, which went in not time at all. We had another cool but fine day today. Same for tomorrow. Cheers Sue

hello all, thank you for your thoughts. Must have been about 500 people at the funeral - she was a very well loved lady. Beautiful service and they finished with the Halleluia Chorus. John came with me which was great to have him there but hard for him as it brought back memories of his mum's funeral earlier this year. Trifley, they debated your artifact today and are still thinking about it: The armour on the guy on the horse looks like Cromwellian period. Might be a 'swagger stick' - military officers stick. Another thought was a handle from a riding crop. They even wondered about druid signs!! The thing looking like a kangaroo could possibly? be the tail of a fish or whale. The spelling is shillelagh and I just googled and found some interesting sites but no pictures. A shillelagh can be long - stick or short - cudgel but is usually much thicker and heavier than yours. Maybe your ancestor made and carved it specially for his wife? The Irish are very fond of the shillelagh! back later on ~~~~~~~~Vonny