General Chat

Arvo All. Hope you're day has been what you had hoped for. Lara, I'm thrilled to hear about your grandson. He sounded sooo excited! Oo, SuzyQ, can't beat fresh eggies - Yum. My favourite is Eggs Benedict with all that hollandaise sauce and runny yolks. Mmmmm. Thanks for the shipping report Laurie. I get a mental picture of the giraffes every time I read one of your posts. Great jokes Rebs. I particularly liked the first one, although my b**b hurt in sympathy!! lol. Vonny, why so shocked my prudish one! Would you expect anything less of our Rebs?? Hey Tony, don't forget to remind me when it's my turn to buy Lotto. Brain's turned to mush - 73 sleeps until retirement!!!!! *blows kisses north, south, east & west* Have a great night Wattlers. Lew Lew xxx :-)

Lew Lew thinking about buying a new bra! pmsl Vonny

Good idea Von. Maybe we can have a massive 'lift' for the Mudgee Meet, lol. Sorry Tony, pmsl. Lew Lew xxx

REBS... PMSL... a good one... Got visitors from Denmark for a few days so may not be able to get on for a while... Lot s of love Maryxxx still laughing.....silly bugger....

Hello all I went to dinner with friends from Canberra at the golf club without Tiger at 3:30 today he came through the front door and Moi said' OMG what happened did the golf club burn down 'and poor tiger said no I'm crook and rushed in the the Loo when he came out he put himself to bed and hasn't surfaced since poor boy said out of the blue he just started vomiting and couldn't go on playing golf so I hope it's just a 24hr. virus and is not man flu which is so much worse than the one women get 'Cause you know they are really sick and have to go to bed you know not like the one women get that enables you to still do all your chores lol Lew the little devil as I call him was so excited it was unbelievable , Got this of one of the new lists I subscribed to today, Boy I subscribed before going to dinner and had two hits already when I got home, so let's hope they are the right families, GENEALOGIST'S PRAYER: God grant me the serenity to accept the ancestors I > cannot find,the courage to find the one's I can,and the wisdom to document > thoroughly. > This is good advice isn't it as I thought I'd found something on a site a while back and didn't write it there and then into where it belonged know I'm not sure if I imagined I'd found my Anna Rowleys parents or I really did CRAFT or even worse I think well any way will say nite now don't know whether I should sleep in spare room or if the deadly lurgie will get me too if I sleep in the room with pooorrr Tiger well if I'm not back tomorrow you'll know I've got it too nigh nite all Love lara

Good Morning and happy Wednesday to you all. Mudgee Valley has disappeared into a sea of mist, but it should burn off pretty quickly to reveal a beautiful autumn day. Lara, hope hubby gets better quick and doesn't pass it onto you! 72 sleeps until the Big R! Hooray!! Finding it very hard to concentrate on office matters. Everyone keeps asking 'But what are you going to do?' My answer 'Lunch!'. heee heee Hope you all have a wonderful day. Lew Lew xxx

Morning all Daughter has had friend staying (It's the end of our school holidays) and they've finally launched themselves out the front door and back to school. Peace in our time! Looks as if son has been approved for the rental house - there's always another prickle in the porcupine though - the owner is putting the rent up $20 a week. I honestly lie awake at nights worrying about them - not that it will do me any good but mothers were born to worry. Lew .....it's your turn to buy the lottery ticket this week so get cracking girl and make sure you pick the right numbers. If you're offering special rates on a group lift at Mudgee next year - I'll be in it!! There's plenty of bits that need lifting, smoothing, deleting etc etc. You will have to get used to people saying 'What are you going to do when you retire?' in an accusing sort of way as if you are abdicating your responsibilities as a productive member of the human race. I just smile and say vaguely - 'Believe me - there are not enough hours in the day.' Oh dear Lara - hope you've managed to escape the dreaded lurgy. And God forbid that he has man flu - he'll be out of commission for at least a fortnight if that is the case. Hope everyone has a lovely day If son's move is finalised this morning I'll be helping with the move. Byeee Anna

Ooo thanks Anna, I'll buy the winning ticket today! Lew Lew xxxxx

Good morning all, another glorious morning on Botany Bay, the sun is up and weaving its magic on the water, like a giat disco ball. Some time overnight a Tanker arrived at Kernell, about an hour ago a load of containers left, and ask I type another ship arrives at the heads laden with containers. The two giraffes with their heads in the morning sunlight will most likely have work to do shortly. The Beachcomber tractor has been - done his job and gone off again, there is a little old man down on the beach in front of me 'wetting the line' - he came prepared - has the chair and the thermos ! A little one and its mum are playing nearby in the sand, and the constant stream of regular walkers and joggers on the beach and the sidewalk keep the picture moving. (Just remembered . . . there is wall to wall traffic on the roadway between me and the beach, but I learnt long ago how to block that from my picture - dont b o v v e r me at all!) Hi Suzy, hope all that good stuff out of the chook yard went onto the garden - your plants will have a big smile up if so! Good luck with the brick wall - seems most of us have made connections on Hot Matches, so they do work! I know they are a pain to sort thru - but were experts at sorting through names anyway, so the effort is worth the results. There was a lot of knocking them on the boards in the begining - but that seems to have settled down now. Poor 'Tiger', what did he eat that you didn't Lara ??? Make sure you let them know in the kitchen at the club - so they throw out any offending food before we all arrive, dont want anyone else with the icky tum! Lara I liked your little prayer - I found this one a while back in a genealogy magazine 'God grant me the grace to accept the ancestors that I find, the tools to find the elusive, and the wisdom to know which of my friends find it all too boring' Lew, love your answer to the age old question 'Lunch!' . . . reminds me . . I'm doing 'lunch' with Joodles tomorrow :-))))) Retirement is as good as you make it - just like everything else in life - I can honestly say I have never had nothing to do. I have had 'real' retirement since we moved to Sydney over four years ago - finished 'going' to work 5 years before that but had full time job at home. We took on the role of foster parents to a darling little girl with disabilities and fought the 'system' to get her out of the foster system with a support package so her grandparents could afford and cope being her carers and guardians. That was rewarding . . . This is bliss . . . . A few weeks ago, through GR I made contact with Stuart in Perth, (we share gtgtgramps Parks in Dover) . . . This week, I have had the pleasure of being able to send him photos of our gtgtgtgrandfather, gtgtgrandparents and a copy of a lovely big studio photograph of his gtgrandfather (my gtgranduncle) with his entire family - taken on 30th May 1901. Thank goodness for aunty Jen who kept EVERYTHING - and they are all in such good condition, picking out common features is a breeze. His grandfather came to Aust in 1905, and he has no other photos of the family in England - so feeling good'n'smug about the sharing thing. Hope the Mudgee newsagency has the magic numbers for us Lew, (bursts into song ' . . . Our day wiiilllll coooommmmee . . . . ' Have a great day everyone cheers luv Laurie

Good morning all - Ive been up since the cracka dawn. Noticed our Rudee hasnt been on for a while. Errrrr Laurie - wasnt it Friday we were meeting ??? - geez I hope so !!! The 21st, as I am staying over that night nearby, before I head off to Canberra the next day (Saturday). Everyone talks about Hot Matches - I have not found ONE!!!! Why??????? What am I doing wrong? Hope Tiger gets better soon. Gee I better get my act/a** into gear - its 9.00am and Ive done nothing except have my shower. Off to get a bite to eat. Have a great day everyone Laurie I just checked your email ... you said 20th Thursday - its not practical for me to drive down to RH twice in two days, so if Friday is no good - we will have to postpone it :-(( Jood

Morning Folk. What a gorgeous sunny day here on the peninsula. Jood......Rudes is probably still slumped in a sedulous stupor over a slab of VB. (say that quickly 3 times) After all, not often Collingwood wins 2 consecutive games. lol!!! Forgot to say, I went into Southbank on Monday to investigate possible venues for Brissy meet. Bad idea!!! Being a public holiday the place was swarming with peeps. Think I'll try a day mid week when there are less kids around. If I say about a dozen of us, is that about right?? You lot still do the hot matches thing?? I gave up on them long ago, 15 pages of Banks and Birch, and usually repeated no matter how many times I deleted the damn things got a bit too much to handle. Lew Lew, Mudgee meet isn't turning into a surgical convention is it? lol!! I'm relatively happy the way I am, although a massage, facial and manicure would be lovely........dream on Rebs!!! Anyway folk, I'm off to write a letter. I owe this friend about three so I'd better get on with it. They take so much longer when they're hand written. Catch up with the rest of the thread later. Have a lovely day peeps, Love Rebs xxx

Hi Rebs Its not Dan its me Lemon, how you doing? Did you know he was here? XXX

Lemsy???? I'm fine thanks Hon. I thought Dan was on his way to the gallows. lol!! Hey Babe, long story-don't ask-but I've lost most of my email addies. You'll have to send me yours again.

Lol, Rebs, I'll see if we have get a beauty therapist to attend at the Mudgee Meet, but other than that, we're going to have to be satisfied with the bits we got! Now can someone from NSW tell me what I should be buying for the Lotto? Do I just get 2 lots of 18? Feeling nervous now, don't know what to do!!!!! Lew Lew xxx

Oh dear Joodles, first you have to have your tree on GR to make a Hot Match . . . . lol As for lunch - Friday is fine, see you at RHRSL at noon on Friday Poor Lemon - as if everyone on GR didn't know where Daniel is . . . . . me thinks they deserve one another . . . lol Lew, you just go in and ask for 2 X 18 game quickpics for Sat night Lotto . . . easy as that Rebs, there are heaps of places at SB - dont stress over it - maybe one of the pubs that serve food would be best , for them that want a drinkies - hopefully a nice day and an upstairs verandah would be ideal ! Catch you all later cheers luv Laurie

Thanks Laurie. Didn't want to get the wrong thing! *quivering with nervousness*** Lew Lew xxx

Lew lew My Lotto cost $20.10 - I got two tickets, but mine were not 2 of 18 - same thing though, shouldnt cost you more than $20.10. Please dont be nervous, just because I was, you dont have to copy pmsl. Jood

Hey guys, it's only a lotto ticket. If we win, we win. If we don't, we buy another one next week. It's only money....................!!!

Oh Lew Lew Like a virgin..... it's the very first time.... Like a virgin......oooh ooh ooh oooooooo! Be brave sweet maid XX Anna (exits strutting off in bustiere. suspenders, black mesh stockings and boots singing lustily)

Good Morning wattlers, Retirement is wonderful, but there is still lots to do. No one suddenly comes in and takes over the H*******k. Neville keeps telling me that I am not really retired because I am not pensionable age and I should still do some work, ( he doesn't mean to go out to work who would keep him supplied with drinks and food if I did,). My reply is, when I do reach the right age can I stop all the h******k, shopping cooking etc. Lew you will really enjoy it. Lew if you get the winning numbers I will personally fly down to Mudgee with 2 dozen fresh free range eggs for you. Laurie, I put all the old straw complete with chook poo on to the compost and let it rot down. It can burn if you put it down fresh, as you will see if you take a look at my lovely new turf. 2 acres to roam in and they prefer the new stuff. Guess what, I have just been brought a lovely cup of tea. So he does know where the kettle is. Rebs, I know the hot matches can be a pain and most are deleted, but I have had about 3 that have turned out to be good. I need to update my tree on GR, hopefully this week after I get broadband, so when I do I may also get too many. Funny thing is, not many peeps contact me from hot matches. Lara, I do hope tiger gets better, men are hopeless when they are ill. You have just reminded me that I need to book in for my flu jab. I hope everyone else gets their's. Anna, I hope that you are busy moving this week end, at least you won't have to worry any more about looking for a place for your son. It's shame about the money though. I will pray for a lotto win for us all. Guess it's time to go, shopping this afternoon and we are going to 'do lunch' first. Now heading for the shower SuzyQ