General Chat

brrr, got up early to go walkies, went back to bed. i don't know whether we have rain or melting snow- its that cold. just waiting for it to stop so i can. love to all yvette x

Good Morning All Welcome Merle glad to see you made it. Hey you should be down here in Tassie now. Tuesday and yesterday they had snow up the Western Tiers around the Great Lake area. Wonder if it will keep up til xmas ha ha. Today we have got a lovely sunny day expecting 17 so I think we have got all the cold stuff we are going to get for a while. We had our great Tug off this morning lol. No Im not being rude, we had a Tug of War between Hobart and Launceston, Hobart unfortunately won so they have bragging rights for the year as it looks like it may become a yearly event, but after all said and done we still have all the things that matter like the footy and V'8's that Hobart would love to have haa haa. Tony you liked the bit about our imaginary border half way between Hobart and Launceston and our gate that must be kept shut to stop them migrating North pmsl. Evidently the rivalry has been going on for years and back about 100 years ago the 2 Mayors from each city met in Launceston to literally 'bury the hatchet' it is still buried in the footpath in the centre of Launceston. Fanny yes I am going to go for a walk this morning as soon as I finish here, it is a lovely day and only aboout a half hour walk to the city, I have a couple of competition entry forms to put in to the local paper, maybe I might win a lovely chrissy hamper or a Holden Viva, mmmmm if I win that I will have to sell it for a Ford :-))))))) Joodles I just heard an item on the radio which was talking about the 'Endeavour' sailing ship replica that is going to be sailing from Sydney to Hobart in Feb and March anyone interested in travelling in it can contact people concerned but you have to be fit as you are required to man the riggings and all that. The event that you mentioned may be linked to this also with the ships being rowed around Tassie around the same time, I will let you know more when I find out more. ~~~~~ to all ~~~~~ See you when I get back. Cheers Sue

Good Morning all, cold but sunny. Am debating whether to put the fire on for the morning to get rid of the chill. Did a bit of FH last night. Almost forgotten how to do it! :) have a nice day - I'm home today so will be popping in and out. ~~~~~~~~~~ Vonny

JA thanks for the lovely pics, and especially of Mr D - wonder what he was looking at lol You dont really have to have a chrissie name, but you could put bling on your name .. pmsl Merle - where are you from? Jood

hello all, sooo cold a fire so Mr D is happy Mary, it is a peoney Trifley ((()))), not nice hope it is passing by now Fluffy ((0))) thinking of you always Chriisey names??? When is that she says with head in sand lol JA

Hello mary, Gosh you lot really copped it over eastside today. Ballarat looked like a picture post card on the telly tonight. Went to tassie this time last year to see the snow and not a whisper.

Onna cold 'n frosty morning Fanny? .. You're JOKING! .. pmsl Jood

Fanny Dont wake me when you get up..I need my rest..LOL Love Mary xxx

played the games, read the bits, pondered the name change. bath and bed so we all going walking in the morning? love Yvette xxx

Fanny & Merle, your chrissie name can be anything you wannit to be - dozen hafta rhyme. (I mean - Joodles/The Virgin Merry ???) Anna - Lew is picking up and dropping off a friends teenager - they had to bring father down to Sydney to hospital I think. Ive been typing on my lappy tonight and its making my neck sore, too high up - geez Im a dill - I could have put it somewhere else! except the cords wont reach - so I'm not that silly at all. .. My big pc is running in safe mode due to a little hiccup earlier.. I will actually have to go and fold the washing up now coz I can't get on the big puter .. :( I had to laugh earlier tonight on A Current Affair when Belienda Green was saying how old she was. The other girl - the one who did the first nude magazine shot (name escapes me) - she says her friends tell her she hasnt changed - I thought - Gee you look old .. hehe - she was my Tai Chi teacher about 20 years ago. .. I'll think of her name soon. .. She was on tv too. .. Think she was a lotto girl. .. oh Karen Pini. .. I remember she had long elegant fingers (remember, we were doing tai chi, she was a lovely girl, and still is lovely but has certainly aged gracefully. Jood

Hi everyone We are freezin up here too absolutly icy it is we had to go to Shepparton today to see the sleep apnea peeps for Mike and they messed up and we weren't expected till next week so we have to go back next Wednesday oh darn more retail therapy for me hehe I got a letter yesterday to go for Jury duty but will get a letter from my DR re having narcolepsy as I wouldn't want to fall asleep during someones trial. Nice to see you back our esteemed queen and glad you are not spending all your time on the royal throne now and tummy is not hurting so much , its all on the up side now huh with all the real nastybad Martoonies over and the milder ones starting now now. Hello to all that aren't frozen stiff very pooped so off to bed now see you all tomorrow love Lara

Hi Merle Lovely to see you here.. You are very welcome.. Jood Glad you didnt need a brolly. Thought I might just see ya doing a Mary Poppins and heading out to sea. Its very quiet here at the moment..no rain and no wind.. a bit cooler than usual but that is all other than the cloud cover.Will wait to see what happens in the night. JA Thanks for the lovely picks.. What is the flower..Is it a rose or a camelia.. It is so pretty but I dont know what it is,, You can tell I am a great gardener..showing my inteligence..not..Love the one of Mr. Darcy sitting at the window.. Was he deciding if it was to cold to go out or stay in..lol.. Princess Lolly Are you home yet..??? and is it still standing.. Suzy Q Hope you and Neville are OK.. Anna Sorry to hear that you have back problems..Not nice.. Queenie Glad you are feeling better, and now you dont have to water the garden you have time for a martoonie..or three.. Ducky We want to hear you quacking.. Must go and do the dishes.. Love to all Mary xxx

Good grief does it have to rhyme with my name. Thats a different proposition altogether. Have to go for dinner now but Ill be back. Don't everyone desert me .

Phew, thank goodness for that. I'm not too good at being meek OR waiting. Can't stay penitent for long.!! Did Angel cat see her message on the ill fated page? Boy Lew Lew those pills are strong. Sure you're not a vet? I'll put my thinking cap on for a chrissy name

don't meekly wait too long merle, they all liven up at the most unlikley times, but usually when it looks like the cat is about. its good you are back. i'm not going to think up a chrissy name, nothing goes with fanny(refusing to even go down that road). I don't think the school bus is the entire bus, although i could be wrong. think mums taxi. guess what, i hear rain. yvette x

Hi Merle Welcome to the thread - can I say that we are not easily offended so you have absolutely no need to worry! I'm a bit concerned that you've been taking Dr Lew's pills - (psssssst - she's a quack you know!) Which reminds me - why were you driving the school bus Princess Mudgee??? My goodness you poor little people - be afraid - be very afraid! Hope you weren't self medicating at the time Princess. The more I lthink about it, the more the mind boggles!! When Chris was principal at a country school, one of the little boys came up to him and said - 'Sir, they had drugs on the bus.' Chris acted very stern and said 'Oh dear. What sort of drugs were they.' Turns out someone had a packet of Heron paracetamol and our little mate thought it was.... heroin! Chris wasn't very successful at keeping a straight face. So - beware of drugs on the bus Princess. Cheers dears Anna

Hi Merle 'corse ya welcome, next thing to do is think up a chrissie name,( as in jingle bells, chrissie) I'm working on mine, will tell all on Dec. 1st. luv Jilx

Hi everyone, I have been contacted by princess Laurie and I feel thoroughly chastened. Need some more of Dr lew Lew's pills now. I'm sorry Lara,I hope I havent offended you. I'll wait meekly to see if I'm still welcome. I did so enjoy talking to you all.

Well the expected cold weather and rain didn't eventuate, tomorrow they say. The winds even abated and only a little breeze now. Fire's burning in the Blue Mountains, but nowhere near me - about half an hour away. .. Right up the top at a little town called Bell .. The place where the steam trains go on loop rides (if you have ever been on them - last time I went, they used diesels, it is all voluntary, and they can't afford to run the steam trains all the time, so just for kids holidays, usually). Sorry Earl of Ozeth (gotta bittova lithp) Mary, didn't need the brolly, or heavy jacket, just wore a light jacket. .. I only went to see a specialist at the hospital, it was just a short walk from the car to under cover. .. I must admit, its getting cooler by the minute here now. I saw that about Ballarat getting snow, wondered if Bendigo would get some, but its further north. I won't get into the debate between Melb & Syd - I reckon there is more teasing between Oz & NZ !!!! Good to see you Anna & Trifley - now where has SuzyQ gone??? Thanks Gwenda, I had to save the number for the Wattlers, and no-one else was around to uphold the tradition. .. Big sacrifice it was! Love Jood

ggggolly, just took the boy to his graduation, it is freezin'. looks like snow clouds heading our way - we don't even get frost! covered the tomatoes with shade cloth to keep the nasty hail away. can't light the fire the chimney needs cleaning out. will do a vonny otherwise. lew i think maybe merle took all the pills at once or simply changed her mind. nice to see you in action trifley. also the job, i will only do something i like, thats the point now, i like staying home. how dya do your back in anna? wink wink love yvette