General Chat

Hello to you all, and welcome Carolee and Barbara nice to see you on our board Dizzi I have noticed you on other boards ,I am flat out keeping up with 2 boards this one and .
Well its Butter Hot here and has been for several days however it is cool at nights very hard on the Plants,we could do with some rain.

How are you Mary,I am rather tired, the family are all well says she keeping her toes crossed, need the fingers to type.
Sir Tones you are in good form I see.
Sebastian has finished his exams and got Early entry to the Uni here. He is pleased. Barbara does her last exam to-morrow, it is the last one for the year, she got a High Distinction for one of her assignments, she is doing well only 5 more years to go, I hope I can survive that long doing the baby sitting and cleaning up after them, moan moan LOL bye bye (((( Hugs ))))) to you all Marie from hot hot Bathurst.

Arvo....:>))

Very warm in ol Melbin town. According to my temp gauge in my part of Melb.....its hovering around the 37-39 c.....Northern Victoria and Adelaide is around the 42c...and its still only spring....:>((
Still sitting on 35c at 6:00pm

Can only hope people are preparing themselves for Bush fire season, and pray that we dont get a repeat of last years devistation that claimed so many lives, and wreaked havoc throughout the Country.
I feared for some of my own children and family members living along the fringe of outer Melbourne and surrounding bush land in the Gippsland region of Victoria.
Two members of my wifes family had been evacuated last year from their farms and it was a worrying time.

On a lighter note, hope everyone is fit and well.



Tony...:>)) * enjoying a nice cold beer*....cheers.

Hello Tony

Isnt it hot here, just heard the news...its going to be another hot night tonight, 28c. Roll on Saturday....Rain!!!!!

I'm going for a swim in the pool, I think I'll spend the night out there!!!!

Enjoy your beer, Tony.

Carole

Hi Carole...:>))

Yes...its been in the 30s for a few days now in Melb, and our pool is getting a good working out too. I clean it methodicaly every morning before i head off to work......because i know when i arrive home later in the day i will be in it...lol

Trouble is...half the neighbourhood kids are in it too....:>((
Nothing is sacred anymore....not even a blokes pool.

Tony...:>))

O'oops. Hi Barbra......:>))

Yes...i know most Aussie's on the GR boards. Done many a lookup for them at some stage or rather, or spoke on various threads.
Iv'e been here since 2003 and again in 2004 when GR was GC ( Genes Connected ) and seen many threads come and go over the years.

This one was started in 2005 ( from memory ) mainly to give Aussies a place to chat while our UK cousins were asleep. ( time diference )....but its always open to all, and many peeps from the U.K and Canada drop in to say G'day everynow and then. I also belong to other Aussie sites/forums where most of the origional Wattlers now are.
A lot of friendships were formed from this particular group and Aussie meets are held all over Australia every year. I moreso only log on to GR now days to do research, but drop into this thread to say G'day to whoever is about. Spend more time on the "Trying to find " board helping others looking for Aussie immigration from the U.K.


Scotland is a beautiful country, and myself and wife holidayed there in 2006. Edinburgh, Fort William, Stirling, Skye, Inverness, Glencoe, among others.......and we will return again to see much more hopefully soon.


Tony....:>))

Hi everyone..We have another hot one today.

Tony.. Glad to see you are making good use of the pool..and the neighbouring kids to...lol..never mind winter is not far off...hee hee hee...Can you use the BBQ when it says a fire ban..are you having catastrofic levels today... I think some places here are..thats a signal for some idiot to start one..just you wait and see...

Just might head to the pool myself...

Hope all are well and enjoying the hot weather..good time to stay inside and do some FH..

Lotsa love Mary xx

Morning...:>))

A much cooler Saturday in Melban.
Thunder ,Lightning and some wet stuff on Fryday arvo dropped the temps down quite rapidly.
A bit of drizzle during the night, but a much better comfortable sleep. O/cast outside, but quite nice.

Mary. I think we will be using the pool quite a lot this summer, something tells me....lol

And ,a good morning to one and all [just ] lol.having caught up with the housework at last ,and unable to do much in the garden without a boat i thought i would come on hear and beg alls pardon for being so lax since we came home.
We have just about finished all our Christmas shopping now ,and there is plenty of time to finish what's left,the meat is in the freezer .all small joints this year because we are on our own most of the time,
We found nice pieces of beef,pork,lamb ,and Gammon [ready cooked honey roast gammon from Aldi] which is now cut and in the freezer with the rest of the stuff.
We also found a nice medium chicken,a small duck ,and now have only to collect the turkey from the farm up the road..As soon as the garden dries out i will start picking the veggies for the freezer,still loads of calabrese ,leeks ,carrots and parsnips and late cabbage to come out for freezing ,plus two barrels of tatties so ,no matter what ,we won't starve ,even if we get snowed in for a month.
There are three big bags of four in the cupboard with two big packets of yeast so we are well prepared for what ever comes .
I did manage to get out back this morning long enough to rescue some carrots before they went down for the third time it's that wet out there,but thank the lord we decided to move here five years ago ,and not move over Carlisle way ,things are very rough over that way.
I will have to steer well clear of the west coast route when i go down to Wycombe for the funeral ,so i updated the sat- nav last night and will go down via the A 1/M 1, before cutting across county to Chipping Norton.
From there it will be over to Wycombe ,stopping overnight at The premier Inn at Loudwater ,before coming back to Wycombe in the morning to pay my respects to the family at Wycombe cemetery.
From there i will head ,via the m25 to the m 1 and home.
I hope everyone is still making the best use of their pools to keep cool,not very nice out there in Oz at the minute ,i sent my cousin in Brisbane aa bell twice this week and havn't had a reply ,so ,either she is off on holiday or the heat is getting to her ,i am a little concerned because she is a bit older than me and suffers when it gets as hot as it is.
Hope everyone is okay,and managing,take it easy everyone ,and stay safe.Fred

Hi Fred.

We are hearing here on our Tele's here in Oz... that things are not so good over in parts of England at the moment also.

21 Nov 2009 ... Raging floods have engulfed northern England's picturesque Lake District following the heaviest rainfall ever recorded in Britain.

Floods, Bridges collapsing,( Cumbria ) ect,ect....Engineers are carrying out urgent safety reviews of the 1800 bridges in Cumbria, northwestern England, following the region's worst floods ...

Safe travels.

Tony

Travel safely well badger and Liz
~~~~~~~~~~~~Wattlers a;;. I have been in the UK for 6 weeks looking after sick parents. A bit of a shock to come to 38 degrees

Cheers

JA

Morning all you lovely people over there over the biiiig pond think we could do with a swap,we could send you some of our cooler weather ,and you could send us some of your sun he he.
Hi J A ,Tony and any others who pop in ,yes ,its a tad wet here and rather windy with more rain on the way ,but it's the west who are bearing the brunt of it again.
Looks like a busy three weeks for Liz and i ,the funeral this weekend ,then down to Lyneham just before Christmas to help Sean settle in to the new Married quarters and unpack all the boxes which will have arrived from Cyprus.
Loks like we will have a nice quiet Christmas though ,the day itself we will be out with Sean And Marta to the youngest sons for dinner and tea,and boxing day we will be on our own ,Sean and missus off to friends for the day ,so, NO cooking for Fred [yippee] who makes no apology for getting Liz to cook the brekkie this year ,for the first time since we got married. i want's, no ,demands ,bacon ,egg and beans with a slice of toast,lol.
In BED YET, chortle ,best not push my luck though eh?
We will be off out shortly to take the bairns pressies down whilst they are at school,and will take some of the decorations down at the same time ,yippee,with that all gone ,we have room in the house again.
Stay safe all you peeps ,Fred & Liz ,snug and warm in their little pad ,are thinking of you all who are having a terrible time of it what with dust ,heat ,and smoke ,whatever.
Fred.

Hi everyone, Fred, how do you freeze your cabbage!!!! Travel safely.Sorry to be so long away. I fell down the ramp, dragged along by the dog, rolled over the little safety rail and landed on the concrete footpath. Lost a lot of shin, right down to the bone. Have been having dressings on it every two days. It's finally closing in so thankfully no skin grafts.
My youngest brother who lives in Maroochydore has been diagnosed with a very aggressive cancer on his liver and several patches of cancer in his lungs. It freaked him right out for a bit and they turned up in Perth while waiting for results of needle biopsy.I flew up last Thursday and we all had a couple of days together. It's hard to say goodbye but I'm hoping the medical profession can buy him a bit more quality time.
Am back out at the prison for another sycamore tree programme.Monday and Tuesday for four weeks. Blimey this lot are a rougher, tougher lot than last group.Still, it's maximum security so must expect it I guess.My chrissy card orders have all been delivered.Can go back to the ordinary cards now.Am definitely all xmassed out.
Have been given the boot from Mental Health so must be ok. Still no word on a move so hope not before Christmas now.
Patch continues to provide much love and laughter. He's just taken Noeline to task about not taking him for a walk so she's headed off home with home and giving him his walk. Havent been allowed to do so up to now. well thats your bloomin' lotand i'll catch up again soon Luv to all, Me.

Merle out lovely Sand Pearl, so sad about your Bro, such a poignant time for you both big hugs
Duffer with that nasty fall but glad it is healing
You are a star with the jail, may angels walk with you, a very special ministry bless you and blessings on you each time you are there. Love and hugs

JA

Hello Tony, Fred ,JA & Pearl of the South, it is some time since I have looked at the Posts,as I and my family have had a very bad bug and it knocked me for six ,I dont take to my bed very often but I have been out of action for a full week.I am feeling a lot better to-day.
We have had gale force winds for days, plus dust dust dust ! ! ! it has been hot then a cool change, and this morning nippy,but yes Tony a nice night to sleep. We need rain here, my rain water tank is 1/2 full so I hope we get a storm this week as the tank tops up our 2 ponds, with this wind, loss from evaporation is high.
Mary if you are looking in we sent the dust to you last night LOL
Merle,Sorry to hear about your Brother. You dont do things by 1/2 do you, what a bad fall you must be battered and badly bruised I hope you are recovered before XMAS.
Badger we have been following the news about the floods in England. I wish you could send us some of your rain .
JZ lovely to see you on the boards I hope you have a lovely Xmas
I must go and get some Beauty Sleep LOL keep well all . (((((( Hugs )))))
Marie.

Hi all,Marie,Mary,J A Tony,Pearl,and anyone who looks in,Pearl ,never try to freeze cabbage ,blanching it makes it limp ,and by the time it frrezes it is well and truly overcooked.
You can buy it in freezer shops ,but that is freeze dried ,frozen in seconds ,but it still tastes naff to me,i grow a few o0f different varieties that are ready at different times,and kale that keeps growing for eight months of the year,apart from that ,if i can't buy a fresh one i go without.
The funeral went well and i at last found Junes and my grandads graves,so i am well pleased.
Alan ,it turns out was a royal Marine serving with a carrier squadron in the far east theatre.,during the latter half of the war 1942 to the wars finish and was demobbed in 1946.
The funny thing about it all was that he served the whole time on H M S Impaccable serving with the pacific fleet.
This was the same vessel that rescued my father in law from Singapore and took him to australia first,then to canada and finally england ,all that way with both my rellies on board ,lol,how weird is that ?
Neither had the sense to jump ship and make a new life for themselves,he he.
The other shock i got ,wasto find out that cousin Sue had married an old school freind of mine [Roger Newton] ,he came up to me and said ,ypou don't remember me do you ,lol ,you could have knocked me down with a feather ,lol.
Have to go now ,dinner is ready,be back later ,,Fred

Hi everyone.. We have had Maries dust here for a whole day and she can have it back..lol..We have had enough dust to keep us going for a lifetime..hee hee..
Marie Hope you are feeling better.. bugs are no good..

Merle Boy you dont do things by halves.. Do hope the injuries are healing well and you are able to take the dog for his walkes again soon..try the back door next time..is that safer..lol..So sad to hear about your brother..must be very hard for you and his family..Big hugs my lovely one and keep well..xxxxxxxxx

Fred You did well with the gravestones..bet Sean will be happy to get back to the uk..though I bet the cold weather wont be appreciated after the lovely mediteranian weather..Do you tell me that the west coast is a lot colder than the east coast...you are crazy...stay in the east..lol

The OH has not been to well this last week but is slowly getting a weeeee bit better..He has his up and down days and the down are winning at the moment..butter.....

Been getting fed up with trying to break down my brick walls, so am trying to break down other peoples brick walls,,a change is as good as a holiday they say...about the only type of holiday I will get me thinks..lol..

Big hugs for all..

Love Mary xxx

evening all,

not been around much as been on the sick list, hopefully the little pills will work their magic and I will feel so much better soon....

Hi Mary, we settle on the new block of land on wednesday and have a great builder who likes our plans and is willing to work with us....we are then going to sell the other block...

Merle, thoughts and prayers with you and your family, keep your spirits up...

welcome to the new chums, we are a mad lot here and we can be quite silly at times.....but always great fun

I agree Badger we should do a swap wiht the weather, please get it all clean and tidy before we visit next year.....lol

puta is being stupid so will go

peace to all

love Cowgirl xx
I

Just got my puter back after taking it in to p C world for them to sort out why the package deal ,puter and t mobile dongle wouldn't work.
they got it sorted in time for me to pick it up at 2 pm after finishing the shopping.
I notice that there is an icon on the task bar that wasn't there before ,so it's possible the installation disc was faulty,of course ,they will have used there own master disc,but no matter ,sorted now ,and usable away from home in future yeeeeeees.
No Mary ,i wasn't worried about the cold in Cumbria ,in fact the east is colder,but the west is lots wetter ,and if we had have moved 5 years ago,our house where it was ,is likely to be either flooded now ,or right underwater ,lol.ain't moving now he he.
Besides.i may just do a deal with cowgirl ,lol,and build a wooden chalet in the bottom of her garden and live there he he.
I have a beutiful bit of rolled brisket in the fridge Mary ,and will get the set up out in the morning and start corning it in your chalet [again] he he.
Hope John reaches the upturn very quickly now ,Liz and i are thinking of him often ,knowing well what bad legs are about ,and praying that he recovers fully .
Well ,they recdkon that there is going to be a sudden drop in the temperatures over the next few days,followed by a nice blanket of snow ,and i ain't bovvered [Catherine Tate] we are starve proof for weeks if need be and jack frost can do his worst.
Have to go and ,feed this cat that knows her meal times better than me , and lets me know if i am a minute late in dishing up .lol.
Catch you all later.Fred

Hello Mary, JA,. Cow Girl , Fred & Tony and Merle if you are looking in.Congrats to Cow girl at long last you must be over the moon to have a builder, I hope he is a fast worker.
Now badger whats with this Chalet , I think you would love the Bathurst weather and there is plenty of land here if you wish to pick up sticks and move, though you may not like the dust he!he!
Merle I hope you are feeling better, I am, thank goodness I hope I never never get that bug again.
Mary is your OH feeling better,I do hope you will be able to get to the Toowoomba Meet in Feb., I am looking forward to it.
Like you I am sick of my brick wall ,I feel like giving up on my John O'Brien.
I must go as (I wont be able to get up in the morning) Like the Song. Cheers to you all Marie.

Hi All,


Badger, you sound as productive as ever, now, a gardening question, my last two attempts at growing parsnips have been a waste of time. They grow like mad, lots of lovely greenery, and lovely long (15inches at least) roots, but skinny, no thicker than a pencil. Could it be that my soil is too rich? This year i just left them and hoped they would fill out, but they just got woody. I have grown them heaps in the past and not had this trouble.

Merle, my best wishes are with you and your brother. I hope your leg has healed, can take a long time.

Hope everyone is fit a well,



Take care
Wilson