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The Royal party has just pulled into the temporary royal residence in Mudgee . . . (she said its flippin big) All is well !! luv Laurie xo

Arvo Wattlers. More Lotto has been sent ( from Leah ) Laurie. I once was in the bush, and shot up a gum tree......... ,,,,,cos there was a mad bull chasin me.....:>))) Orf ta get some sustanance for me kidneys...lol Tony Oz....:>))) Loved ya poem.

Hi everyone and welcome to the new recruit. Poor Girl!! Just want to say a quick enjoy yourselves in Mudgee to all who are going. Have a wonderful meet. Thanks for all your support,I'm almost back on track and the black dog is sleeping peacefully in the black hole by hisself. Congrats to the weight losers. wonderful result. I see that cat's been lurking again Hello puss. Ser Tones thank you for the proclamation. Might have known you'd come up with something. Love and hugz to all. Catch you later in the week perhaps Me

Arvo All . . . Just had a phone call from the Printheth . . . her is in the thick of things as one would expect !!! Her local real estate guy, shot (dead) the guy who was playing up with his wife this morning, then held up in his office in the main street of Mudgee . . . Here was me thinking poor Mudgee how will it cope with the invasion of the Wattlers . . . Seems I dinny have to worry about Mudgee but should worry about my friends going into that rough neighbourhood . . . lol All over now he gave himself up eventually, but Lew wanted to assure you all that it is not normal practise for sleepy little Mudgee !!!! . . . And the queen is just hours away . . . . Hey guys that poem is actually to the tune of 'The Campbells are Coming . . . ' pmsl luv Laurie

Good Arvo Wattlers, Our server was down for a few hours yesterday, what a downer when that happens. Lara what a lot of weight to lose so quickly( well done) as long as you feel ok. Safe traveling Thursday. Laurie what a clever poem.... Marlyn had a good chuckle at that Charles joke. A friend has won double tickets to a preview to see the movie Notes of a scandal with Cate Blanchett and Judi Dench this evening, it was shown at an outdoor theatre in Sydney last night according to the radio and had good reveiws. Safe traveling for Anna and Ducky Thursday . Gwenda what gorgeous winter pictures on the power point.. ~~~~~~~~~~ to all the wattlers~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ((((((((((( to the sickies))))))))))))) Cheers luv sandra in the Gong

Afternoon Wattlers Mary I ended up marinating the roast in a mixture that had bourbon, soy sauce, water and mixed herbs, then this morning after David went to work I got up and made a slit in the roast and stuffed it with bread crumbs, onion and some more mixed herbs and put it in the slow cooker, mmmmmmmmm smells good hope it tastes the same, dont know what David will think when he walks in and smells the aroma, not to mention the cup of Jim Beam missing from his bottle in the bar hee hee. We are supposed to get a thunderstorm tonight, so we will wait and see, they also say we are getting showers this afternoon, well the washing has been hung out dried and bought in before any moisture has fallen from the sky. It is a muggy 28 degrees at the moment. Better go and fold some clothes up. back after. ~~~~~ to all ~~~~~ Cheers Sue

Afnoon all,, So far dry and warm.. bin a bit busy this mornin but having a rest now .. Printhess Loz Love your poem or is it a song.. You are a clever bunny...glad the Queen is progressing safely and enjoying the trip.. Hooray for TLR uncle in Melbourne,, you really must have caught his fancy with the family tree..great when you have a live one to interrogate.. Vonny Hope you managed to rescue some of the old photos,, We lost a lot of ours to the Japanese and OH sister has most of ours and we don't talk so no luck for us there,,OH cousin has come up with some so that has been a help. Do you have room in the garage for another boat.. then you could leave the car outside and put the boats inside.. Jood Gosh you beat the Cat this morning..Are you getting slicker or is the Cat losing it...lol Who nailed the Cat flap shut so that she couldn't get in.... Hi Marilyn, Welcome to the mad house,,You have to be a little mad to get on with this mob, but you do seem to be doing OK so far...lol ,,, Must be the Spanish wine..keep it up... Lara Congratulations on the big loss,, Go for it girl and show them that you are going to be the smartest mother in the bridal party..am very proud of you...keep it up and Elle McPherson watch out... Tassie Hope the pocket steak was nice and you both enjoyed it..what did you end up stuffing it with.. Tony Had a good laugh at the quick car wash..What quick thinking on your and Barbs part..bet it was fun doing it in the rain..did you sing 'Singing In The Rain' while you worked. Donna,,Sorry to hear about your shoulder.. Do hope it improves..I have Ancestry so if you want a lookup anytime just let me know as always happy to oblige.. Suzy Q.. What a good idea for a gypsy lifestyle.. As one gets on in life the last thing you need is a big property to look after,,One thing you didnt tell me...WHAT YA GONNA DO WITH MY CHOOKS. You could take them with you in a cage and when you pull up for a night let them free to feed and you will still get the eggs...just a thought..lol Well not long to Mudgee and safe travel to all..We want you back in one piece.. Back later Love Mary xxxxx

Fifteen or twenty I would think Fanny.. Love Mary xxxxx

and how many padded cells did you have in mind? yvette x

(With appologies to the Campbells . . . . ) The Wattlers are comin, Oho! Oho! The Wattlers are comin, Oho! Oho! The Wattlers are comin to bonnie Mudgeeee The Wattlers are comin, Oho! Oho! Up on the droughtflats I lay, I lay Up on the droughtflats I lay, I lay I looked down to bonnie Mudgeeeeee And saw three bonnie Wattlers play The Wattlers are comin, Oho! Oho! The Wattlers are comin, Oho! Oho! The Wattlers are comin to bonnie Mudgeeee The Wattlers are comin, Oho! Oho! Great Queen she goes before She maks her cannons and guns to roar Wi' sound o trumpet, pipe and drum The Wattlers are comin Oho, Oho! The Wattlers are comin, Oho! Oho! The Wattlers are comin, Oho! Oho! The Wattlers are comin to bonnie Mudgeeee The Wattlers are comin, Oho! Oho! . The Wattlers they are a'in arms Their loyal faith and truth to show Wi' banners rattling in the wind The Wattlers are comin Oho, Oho The Wattlers are comin, Oho! Oho! The Wattlers are comin, Oho! Oho! The Wattlers are comin to bonnie Mudgeeee The Wattlers are comin, Oho! Oho! Update . . . The Queen says Glen innes is as green as Ireland and Tamworth as brown as Egypt . . But coffee in Tamworth was up to scratch !! luv L xo

Good morning everyone. Just got back in from work (weights with a yak fest at the local comm. centre) Contemplating whether to do some tidying or some f/h. I already exchanged some early mail with the relos in the uk before I left. I know that if I stay on here it will be late afternoon before I know it. Good fun wishes to the Mudgee mob, those in transit and those still packing bags. You are a legend Lara losing weight. fantastic effort. Nice day here, no rain but everything has a green tinge now. guineapigs are loving it. Vonny , I saw an entry on the boards once before about somebody's relo doing a clean up and tossing all the photos out. it was more a plea for anybody who lived close to go and rescue them. My new found cousin said that quite a few of theirs got lost or water damaged during a house move. Love to all from Yvette x

Ooooer Laurie - amongst the info I received on Monday was the line - Charles Millar Mulholland was an engineer on the railways!! This was around late 1870 onwards. He died 1931. Tell your friend that there is a lovely old boat for sale on ebay at the moment - John was eyeing it off - GROAN. :) have a good day all.

Good Morning Wattlers . . . Still searching the house for my Valentines suprise . . . TLR will get his when he opens his lunch box !! I have been talking to the Queen this morning, and the Printheth of Telstradoom. The Royal entourage got away from Armidale early this morning heading for FH stopover in Merriwa, before they head to MM. All going well and safe with them . . . said the roads had very little traffic and they are 'just cruisin' The Printheth has too much time on her hands and her mind is working in overdrive, so watch out!!! Her is off to town later so will pop into the office if she gets a chance and get online. We have the makings of a beaut day outside, sun is out and an interesting bank of clouds on the horizon, just a slight breeze, and the water is like a piece of glass. There are only two baby giraffe with heads held high -another 'block of flats' arrived about half an hour ago. Can understand how excited you are Vonny, but re the burning photos, at least she got to save some of them . . . I sent photos of your restoration job on the boat to friends up home (They have a yard of wooden boats all built from scratch using old plans ) I got a reply back saying . . Love the pictures of the boats - but did you have to OH is now searching the papers for old boats for sale!! Had an interesting phone call last night . . . TLR's uncle in Melbourne, rang and wanted to speak with the 'family historian' teeheee I was suitably impressed as I haven't had any help from any on that side of the family. At 89 he has decided that he wants to know more about his ancestors, and pass on info that he has so we spent nearly 2 hours on the phone. He told me some interesting snippetts that will add meat to the bones, and I was able to give him a bit more info. I sent him a copy of his family tree at Christmas time, and he said he only just got around to reading it and was fascinated. He even asked me to buy the certificates to verify everything and said he would pay for them - so that is a nice gesture. He said he wont get into this computer thingy but will snail mail me copies of some paper work and photos that he has so thats great. See we have a Digijood now too . . . keeping the cat flap shut . . . well done!! There is a morning tea/seminar for staff and volunteers out at the Records office next Tuesday that I will miss (we get home from MM on Wednesday night) - the guest speaker is giving tips on how to research Professions and Occupations so I have asked one of the guys out there to take notes for me. I got a few tips yesterday on what was available in that area - its never ending - with heaps still not known as its not indexed. Another 1,276 items of the Registers of Firms were indexed, and went onto the internet site in January as were 4,708 items from the Register of Criminal Depositions. Another project underway is the Dept of Lands Valuer General Correspondence files . . about 125 boxes of very very thin files (300 - 400 per box) so there will be tens of thousands entries by the time that one is finished. One of the Archivists is going to bring her family tree in for me to have a look at, to show me all the different avenues she ventured down to gather information. That same Archivist is married to a guy involved in the Railway & Tramway museum, and she is going to organise for him to help me find my way around their records . . so that will be handy. (My gtgramps was an engineer came to Aust for the building of country rail lines in 1874) Well I should get off her and go do some dreaded . . .be back later Hope you all have a lovely day and . . . keep a smile on your dial !! luv Laurie

Good morning all :) Just received some photos of my great great grandparents - Welch. BUT hows this for a scenario every genie dreads (copied from the email) 'I just happened to go over to my Auntie Babs as her husband was burning old photos ( he was having a clean up in his shed) when I saw what he was doing I nearly died and raced into Auntie Bab. Don't know how many he actually burnt.' :( The boat is getting its coat of paint now - will send a final photo when all is finished. Safe travelling to those on the roads today - Looks like we might be the last to arrive, Congrats on the number Jood :) ~~~~~~~~~~~ to the Cat :) back later ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Vonny PS hi marilyn - Jood forgot to say that the Wattle is a flower - it's our national floral emblem. :) Sorry Jood but there are other wattles!! hee hee *Vonny pictures a large turkey wattle draped over parliament house - hmmmmm how appropriate? Gobble gobble.*

It was nerve wracking cat! lol Jood

Sorry Cat You were very good this morning. Nice to hear from you again Jood

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