General Chat

Evening wattlers, well I is all packed and ready to go, just have to wait for the boy to finish work and then we will be on the road, hopefully by 5ish/5.30ish, see you guys in Bendigoooooo

Safe travelling to all

Shaz

Hi all.. Its getting close to going so I am starting to stress..in case I haven't done all I have to before I go..I got to organise John and make sure that he has all he needs before I go so that he doesn't have to go anywhere on his own..Am so looking forward to relaxing..

Don'T forget your togs everyone,,the parks got a pool...

June (CG) Look after that back..Don'T want you in a wheelchair trying to build the house..Sorry you cant make it to Bendi..But never mind, there will be other ones...

June BB Have a great time with the family..Sounds like it is gonna be a big gathering..If there is anything we can help you with re your tree just holla...Tony will find anything...(I love volunteering him for others..)...but we also have Ancestry so always willing to help...lol..

Merle So sorry you cant make this meet...Get those knees done and you will be fine for the next one..We will have trouble keeping up with you..big hugs..

Well Got a lot to do so have a nice day..

Love Mary xxx

G'Day All,
Best of luck for your Bendigo meeting.
Hi Merle I'm glad to see that your knee has improved even if the computer hasn't.
Just to lay your minds at rest Tony's rellies and mine come from different Essex hundreds so there is little chance of us being related (Ian wipes sweat from brow).

Good night All,

Ian

evening all

lovely to see you all back here chatting......

my back is only 65-70 % better, mostly because i have been at work all this time.......and then there is still the dreaded hw to do etc......

Mary, dont worry about the house, we wont go down without a fight........we spoke to the CFS again last week and they guy was a real idiot..............could'nt get it that we agreed we would be knocking down some of the trees in order to build the house .........oh doh!!! however we will prevail!!

so really sorry wont be able to get to Bendigo, even if i could get the time off, i don't think my back is going to be up to it.....butter would really love to have been there to meet everyone...........maybe a meet in SA next year......(looks skywood hopefully)

Love June xo (CG)

Hi June (BB) - sorry you can't make Bendigo but have a great 70th birthday with all the family - sounds like a wonderful time will be had by all.

Do you need some fresh eyes to break down your brickwalls - always someone here that can maybe help - just let us know the details.

Not long to go now and everyone is getting excited - I have 2 more days at work then it will be getting down to the final stages of organising what I need to take - have even made a list cos I usually leave something behind - never happy until I work out what it is either so trying to not have to worry about things like that this time - but guess there will be something I haven't thought of that I will find I could have taken.

Sandra - how exciting for the grandies if they can make the "Worlds" - will you get a trip to Adelaide too. All the best to them and you and Mike - have a whale of a time in Perth. Family get-together will top it all off.

Back to organising our drive to Bendigo - have to download another set of instructions for an alternative route - can't have the driver getting lost - lol

Byeeee

Hi everyone, Have a great time in Bendigo. Can't make it, will be in Wentworth Falls with all my children and grandchildren to celebrate my 70th, my husband's 63rd, and my youngest granddaughter's 5th. Good times to be had, lots of bush walking and gallery visiting.

Haven't been on for a while, lots of brick walls, and 'where do I go from here's'! Must get motivated again, and try a new tack. It always seems to help.

Cheers to all, June (in Batrmans Bay)

hello to all you Wattlers, I have been unable to get on GR for some days and just today I got in don't ask me why????
Well all you lucky people going to the meet have a great time (I know you will) lots of talkfest.lol.

I won't be going to WA until the end of April so will want to hear all your news and would love some pictures please.

our trip over there is shaping up to be very busy and interesting,apart from the nationals we are meeting some people contected to my Mother's tree back through her grandparents line. A lady I have met in nsw lives over there we share the same 3x &4x grandparents is arranging a get to gether.
if the children do well enough they could qualify for the
"Worlds" being held in Adelaide this year something to aim for.
Glad some are getting the rain it's much needed.

Am now doing a school run(yougest Grandson has to be picked up while daughter is at Taffe 2 days a week so keeps me busy.
have a great time in bendigo everyone who is going.
shall be thinking of you all.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~to all
Cheers Sandra in the Gong.
PS HZ that cake sounds so yum I had a mango cheese cake the other day just as a treat of course lol

Greetings Wattlers. Haven't been in here for ages! Looking forward to Bendigo next weekend. Tez and I will be driving down on Friday and coming home Tuesday. Hz, you're staying at the same place as Flakes and me, so that should be fun. We've booked an apartment each :-)

Merle, I'm pleased to hear that that rotten knee is starting to behave itself. About time!

Sorry you can't make it to Bendigo, Marie. I must drop across one day to meet you. You're only about 1.5 hours from Mudgee :-))

Lew Lew xxx

PS. Here's some little yellow pills to keep you Wattling

Hello to all, Sorry but I'm not going to make it to Bendigo, I have to be with my daughter in Tuncurry as she is having an operation on the 9th April and she is also packing as she is shifting so we have to get it all done before the operation,I am leaving on sunday morning .I am sure you will all have a lovely time, I will get their next year, when you decide on a date let me know and I will put the date down as a (must go to this)
Have a few wines for me ,Best wishes& Hugs to all .
Marie from Bathurst.

Hello there,
It's Thursday after school and DD and I stopped in at the Cheesecake shop for our afternoon tea treat - only do this occasionally, so very yummy - mudcake for one and a caramel-based cheesecake slice for the other, I expect to taste BOTH in a min when the kettle boils.
Yes, Shaz I am just beginning to think about Bendigo, have brought the sportsbags up from the storeroom. Since it's going to be a fine weekend I will make sure all the right things get washed and dried. We will be drving down on Friday morning, but in no rush. I have printed off my Wattler list, some of the numbers will work I'm sure lol. I got a replacement phone by the way, same number, all I have to do is learn how the new one works.... could take a while ! I just know my original one will show up now I've got the newby.
OK, I'm in paperwork filing mode for the next hour, got a mountain to reduce to a pile of rubble here! Some of it's FH, but most isn't - oh well, it all has to get done.
Have a great trip out west Sandra.
Lovely to hear from you Merle, glad the knee is getting better and better every day in every way lol!
Not long now till we meet again Shaz, Gwenda,Tony, Mary, Vonny et al, et al....
~~ Hz

Hi everyone..

Merle So good to see you back on here...Is the knee functioning normally at last..pity you are not coming to the meet,,We will miss you..Perhaps the next one..Hope that puta is now fixed and you are sparking on all fours at last..Big hugs.xxxx

Marie It will be great if you can get to the meet,,Even just for a day..Do try...you wont be sorry..This is the best mob of peeps in OZ...all nutty .....

Sandra Have a great time in Perth..sorry you cant make the meet but I know you will have a lovely time with the family..

Having a quiet life here so am looking forward to getting out a bit down in Bendi..

Hope all are well..hugs for them that are not 100%

Love Mary xxx

Hi Merle - lovely to hear from you. So glad the knee feels a whole heap better. Bad luck about the lack of sleep though. Do you like bananas cos they are supposed to be good for helping you to sleep. Look after yourself and keep in touch.

Another glorious autumn day in Cranberry - but going back to summer by the weekend.

Sandra - you'll have a great time in Perth and good for the grandies to have you involved in their sport. Bad luck the money tree doesn't allow for you to get to Bendigo but we'll catch up again sometime.

I'm into planting flowers and vegies so had better get back and do some more - hoping the brown thumb doesn't strike though - lol

Byeeeee

Hello darling peeps, I'm back on line for the time being. Thought the darned thing was fixed but still turns itself off at odd moments.Knee is feeling much more like a knee should be thank heavens, and am feeling well otherwise too.
Do hope you are all well, and I look forward to hearing all the news again. Its a no sleep night tonight so putting this on for you all to wake up to.
Am trying to get rid of emails etc Thats a long term project believe me. Its 2:10 here . Might go find an old movie to watch. that usually does the trick eventually. Loves ya all Me

Arvo from a much cooler Melbin.....:>))

Had some nice downpours on Saturday, and it washed away the cobwebs around the house.

Vonny. Yes.......Might be a good idea to pack a few warm things for Victoria.
Our weather is a bit like them Pollies up in Canberra.....Unpredictable.....lol

No luck in the Lotto last night..:>((
Guess... i will just have to keep working for a while longer yet.

Sandra. Have a great time in Perth.
Last time i was over there was in 2001......We were sitting down for tea at a restaurant....and my mobile phone rang!!
It was my son-in- law from home in Melbourne telling me i was a grandfather to a healthy bouncing boy. Daughter went into labour two weeks early. I remember singing out at the top of my voice in the restaurant........He'y!!!!....I'm a grandad....lol
But i did get a free glass of beer from the managment to celebrate.....hee hee
Which reminds me......its his birthday next month, so it must have been April we were in Perth.

Wishing all a great day.

Rain starting to pelt down again now......:>))

Av a good un

Tony ...:>)))

~~~~~~~~~~ to all,

Gwenda - you had much more rain than us, we just had a late storm in the evening, that is all. - just hope that it rained on the catchment area.

Also getting ready for Bendigo. We will be camping! Must remember to pack for Chilly weather!!

Nice if we could meet you Marie. Hope everyone else is ok.
*shouts MERLE - where are you? ((((HUGGLES)))) in case you need them.*

Vonny

Hi everyone

We have rain and thunder - no wonder the shops were busy today.

Can't remember the last time it rained most of the day in Canberra so it has certainly been most welcome.

Not much happening in my neck of the woods either but getting ready for big trip to Bendigo so trying to get house in order for the kids. Of course they won't do any tidying until the night before we get back - lol

Hope everyone who hasn't been 100% are now on the mend.

Marie - glad you had a nice time away. Would be lovely if you make it to Bendigo - you will be made most welcome.

Enjoy the rest of the weekend - hope there's more rain around for everyone - we could all sure do with it.

Byeeee

Hello Wattlers, long time, no write, I know, I know, Im slack, just to let you all know that Im still around

Been that long since Ive written on here, dont want prying eyes to see what I write...heee heee, forgot that you dont have to log into to read these threads, unlike other sites, that you have to log in before being able to reply to any such things

Yipee Hz, you have rain, you all ready for the meet??

Nothing much happening in my neck of the woods, same old, same old

Sandra, happy holidaying in Perth, shame about not getting to Bendigo

Have a great weekend and dont work too hard all...Byeee

Shaz

Whoopeee
It's RAINING at last !
I'm gunna sleep well tonight!
((((hugs)))) to EVERYBODY !
Hz

Arvo...:>))

Lovely sunny Autumn day in Melb. Mornings start off with a touch of condensation, but the days are sunny and warm.
Leaves from our big Pin Oak's on the nature strips will start to drop soon, and cover the footpaths and roads.

Have been making many contacts on Ancestry au. with my relo's, and relo's of Barbs also. Many people adding photos of grandparents, great aunts/uncles, family pics, along with their F.H Trees. Its a bonus being able to put faces to people in your tree that you might have been researching for years.

Only a couple of weeks to go till Bendigo meet. Will be nice to catch up again with familiar faces and just chill out with a few cold V.B sherberts over a few B.B.Q's.

Marie. I will pm you the dates and address of Caravan park just in case you wanna go walkabout down south in country Vic......:>)))

Thoughts for all those not 100%

Tony..:>)))

Hi June I hope your back is better,Mary nice to hear from you Hz by the river I had a trip on the river a few weeks ago from Echua it wasnt as high as it was the last time I was down their.
ON another subject, The Wattles gathering in Bendigo could someone send me the date time and place please you never know I just might make it as i have a son in Castlemaine and I may be able to tack it on to a visit to him.
I have been talking to my brother Neville in Rockhampton He tells me that they got very little rain from the Cyclone they were hoping for more.
I am wondering where Merle is also Badger and Les, Merle i dont know you that well but i hope you are ok .
I dont ferry children to sport any more but my services are needed for taking my grand son to work and as a licenced driver for Practice which I will have to do very soon, so must away
Hugs to all Marie from Bathurst.