General Chat

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 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

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

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.....:>))

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

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 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

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

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

Hi lovely peeps, Seems I only get on here when I want support but I do love you all and I know you'll give me lots of good thoughts for tomorrow. I've really upset the chinaman this month. On top of all the other stuff I've had asthma for three weeks and it won't shift so finally trotted along to the doc yesterday and he decided to put me through all the tests and the upshot is that I have to have a cat scan of my lungs tomorrow morning because The breath test says no asthma but the other one says there' an obstruction.The doc and I have a bet on. I reckon it's asthma and he reckons no. I just think I'm being true to my normal difficult self and don't quite conform to the general public. So we'll see.
Hope to God I'm right.Nothing else bears thinking about.
Had to put our darling little casey down on Saturday. It was like losing Derek all over again.It's very quiet and lonely here now but I guess I'll get used to it.16 1/2 wasn't a bad innings.
My knee I'm pleased to report is faring much better than its owner just now!!! We're having some pretty cold nights but quite lovely if cool days and my bulbs are just starting to peep up above the soil. I've put them in tubs so I can take them with me when I go. The word is still 4to6months or two weeks so your guess is as good as mine. Am struggling a bit ti keep the black dog down in his well so keep me in your thoughts won't you.
Ser Tones I think I might have missed a special day. You have my best love and good wishes. Ditto to any others I've missed. Very special love to Lewella.Luv Me

Hello all, a special belated Happy Birthday to Tony, I hope you had a great day.

I have a couple of sick grandchildren down with vomiting and diarrhoea Abigail is 2 on friday and is to have a small party on Sunday I hope she is better by then.


I went to Sydney to the Factory outlets on Sat. and ttttttttttttt Drum Roll ttttttttttttt I didnt buy a thing.I cant believe I didnt Spend.
Tony,
I went to the Library in Rockhampton while I was there, went through the Buriels thought I just might find a grave for that John O'Brien but no luck. I havent found how he got into this country either,its a puzzel.
Mary I hope you and hubby are well .time for dinner and some News on TV. Cheers to you all Marie from Bathurst.

Happy birthday -specail one to specail Tony of OZ lol - a great FH researcher:))

JA

Well I am back to normal now I think...We have had some cool weather and Daughter from Orange said it was a lot warmer her than Orange..Since she got home they have has snow..would love to be there as it looks so lovely ...
Marie Sounds like you had a nice time..Good for you...

Merle Are you trying to get on the stage..What is your next act...or should I say...what had you to drink walking up those stairs.....glad you didnt damage that blurry knee...last thing you needed...now take it easy and slow down...xxxxxx

John has been sick with man flu, but is on the mend,,Just waiting for me to come down with it as he did nothing but cough all over me in bed when he was at his worst..told him off but I dont think it will make much difference..Would have slept in the other room but we had my brother and sister in law here so couldnt..butter.......

June CG Glad Ann managed to get all that info and to meet rellies as well is so good...what a lucky genie...hope she has a good time with them..pity you couldnt go with her...perhaps next time ...

Hope all are well and big hugs for them who are not...

Lotsa love Mary xxxx

Hello All, I arrived home on Sunday night Got out of the plane to rain and a temp of 6 degrees and to-day we are having snow showers it is freezing.

The 14 days away in Rockhampton was Lovely it didnt get any lower than 22 degrees. It was so nice seeing my Brother and his wife also my sister.

I went walking each morning with Neville and his dog up at 5.45am each morning it was still dark, gosh it was a shock to the system.I slept like a log every night with the help of a few brandies &pepsi.
I am sure I have put on weight Glennes is a good cook and they have dessert every night, HO HUM back to the diet.
Cow girl hope things work out for you Job wise it must be a worry good luck and nice to hear your daughter found some graves and also some relatives.

Alison ,My dau Kerry tells me they have had constant rain for the last 3 weeks, when I flew into Brisbane several weeks ago it had been pouring and there was water everywhere and it was blowing a gale, that was when they had all that rain and lost all there beach fronts, which they are still repairing.

Mary did your family visit you on the weekend? My friend Barbara and I are going to Sydney on a bus trip on Saturday we are going to some factory outlets I hope it is a bit warmer by then.

Merle I am pleased to hear your knee is much better, when do you have to move?

I must be off I need a cuppa as I am feeling cold
By to you all Marie from Bathurst.

Isn't it always the way? I told my husband a few weeks back that we should hitch up the van and go over to Forster or Manning Point for the long weekend. The weather report last week though said that it would be fine on Friday and raining for the weekend. Don't need to sit in the van for three days when it's raining so so decided not to go. Saturday it was fine all day, Sunday it turned out to be fine, today after a couple of showers was fine all day too. Can't win.

Alison

thanks JA, will print them at work tomorrow and cross reference with what i have

Love June

June you have mail

~~~~~~~~~~to everyone else - freezing here
Take care
JA

Merle which Chinaman was that I wonder. Big hugs for you, take care
~~~~~~~~~~to everyone else

evening all

just a quick note to say that JA's great work as been so helpful. Anne only has 3 days in Aberdare, and as that included the weekend it left very little time to get to offical records etc, however she spent her time today at 2 of the cemetries and with the help of a local managed to identify all 3 grave sites of her grandfathers wives, not bad for not evan really knowing the true identify of no3.

funny story, we have been communicating with a distant cousin Vivian for a approx a year (lives in swansea) and anne was finally able to talk to them yesterday, we assumed Vivian was female..........wrong!!! she is meeting and them and the family tomorow. she has also met soem local people in the little village where the family lived, Mountain Ash, who remember Edward and the wives and children and Annes mum, and they are desperatly tracking down the living relatives from wife no 1, before she leaves...................its so exciting when it suddenly all falls into place......again thanks to Ja, wouldnt have hppened without her......


Mary, still have a job, he has finally caught up with our pays and is talking again of selling the business by the end of the financial year, keep your fingers crossed he does, its what we want him to do, rather take my chances with someone unknown......

nite all

love June (CG) xo

Hello peeps, don't hold your breath over the painting bit, it's not going at all well. Haven't been able to use the puter for a couple of weeks. First of all, had a fall up the stairs of the Dome coffee lounge right in front of the lunch crowd. Drama Queen to the bitter end!!! Then woke one morning to find I was bleeding from one ear. Seems there's a growth in the ear canal and have to see the specialist when he visits here. Then I got a very sore right eye and it turned out to be a return bout of Dendritic ulcer. First for about three years so very fortunate I'm told. Its on the mend now but wasn't able to use puter, tv,or books. Then in the process of treatment for that it was discovered that I had a tear in the retina of the left eye. Had that lasered on Wednesday evening and pleased to report it has settled down but not sure if it was a tear or the beginning of a detachment. Have to see next month.All that little lot has cost me about $500 .what the hell did I do to that chinaman?Never mind I'm back on deck and theknee has survived the rough treatment and so have I.
Sad to report my dear little casey is to go to the happy hunting ground next week. She's in pain at times and very miserable. She's 161/2 so I can't hold on to her. I'm to meet a lve'n on Monday. Fourth cousin I think. Quite excited about it. Brings the old FH a bit closer. I'll report on the meet later. Had better go aND WADE THROUGH A FEW MOREEMAILS SO CATCHYA LATER lUV mE