General Chat

Morning Wattlers, Hope everyone is feeling fine & Joodles getting stronger by the day. Think I know why the boards disappeared for a while yesterday - go and have a look at your messages - there is now a box for print - saves lots of mucking around Have just received a photo of my 3xgrandma from my Philp family and then a GR message regarding this same woman from another person. This is from my mother's side so she will be very interested. 3rd cat has come acalling again - climbed the back door after banging on the cat flap - cheeky devil she is. Raining still in Canberra - 20 mls so far - and it's all been steady which is really great for the gardens. Off to shower and brekky, have a great one, catch up later Gwenda

Oo Gwenda, 20mm, lucky you. Can you please send a little up to the Central Tablelands? We'd be ever so grateful. No frost this morning, but very chilly. Just had to break the crust on the dog's water bowl, so he could have a drink! Geshtu is polishing the crystal in anticipation of today's luncheon. He has been very busy making sure all is in order. Thank you Trifley. Well must away as I have to go to the office to do a settlement, but then I'm coming home and not going back! Well, not until Monday anyways! Seeya Lew Lew - 28

Morning all, Gwenda .............. heyyyyyyyyy you come back! Where is this print thingy? Not really sure how I am this morning .. after a nice warm shower, I will know. .. I must say the coughing has subsided a little. Gwenda is this 3rd cat one of yours, or a stray Jood

Good morning Wattlers . . . Another mystical morning on Botany Bay as the sun shines through the clouds, we have white ones and dark ones and blue sky in between! There are five giraffes standing tall on the skyline, and a busy airport in the foreground. I like to watch the early morning O/S planes arrive and wonder at the places the peeps on board have been to/come from/seen and experiences they have had! In other words Day Dream!! Lou I am sure each of us will try and solve your mystery in our own way . . . be an interesting exercise if each of us who have a go put the method we use out there! Rebs I didn't have any problem getting the thread up - the site obviously has male (selective) hearing - I have never lost my contact list either, as some seen to have over the past two weeks. How are you this morning Joodles, have you got yourself some vitamins yet ?? Boost up that immune system, I think we have a long cold winter ahead of us! Is today a JAB day Vonny ??? it will be worth it . . . so many wonderful things to see and do !! How is the packing going Tony & Barb ??? Are you taking lappy so you can download piccies as you go ?? You will have to drop into internet cafes and keep in touch. We were luck in some of our hotels that they had puter set up for tourists and the price was very reasonable - some even free! Only four weeks left for you Lew, Hope you and Terry are planning a lovely big holiday to kick start your life of leisure! The lovely lady who gave me the addy for the Hampshire records office has just sent me a message offering to go get photocopies of the book of my gtgtgrans washalady accounts! How generous is that! There are some amazing peeps on this site aren't there. Morning Gwenda, glad your getting the rain - my neice and her hubby are all happy this morning too - even though they have had to cancel some jobs - they have a bobcat/ditch digger/truck business - out at Torrens. The settlement this morning will probably be the quickest one ever Lew, have a lovely luncheon! Does Terry get to help Geshtu serve the wenches ?? and does he also have to wear the uniform of the day ??? On that note I should sign off - getting as potty as the rest of you !! Have a great day all cheers luv Laurie

Lew Lew ................ have a wonderful time with your girlfriends today. ... And dont forget to tell us all about it later. Hope Geshtu performs well. Jood

Joodles I had a look at the messages and found the print facility . . . If you go in and read a gr message someone has sent you it has a box for printing down the bottom next to the reply box ! Thats good - save the copy and paste - will have a go at printing one later and see if it just prints the message or you get the whole page luv Laurie

Found it thanks Laurie. .. Not really of any use to me. .. Do you know Wattlers, I have NEVER found any family history information from ONE person ever :-(( Must be a record. Jood

But Joodles . . . you dont have your tree on the site . . . You should put your mums side on and see if you come up with any matches on that side . . . thats your homework set !!! cheers luv Laurie

Good morning , good moring, good morning Beautiful day here again - crisp and clear and warm - but so horribly dry. Good luck with your lunch Lew Lew - hope your man servant performs to expectations. And don't spill red wine on the new rug or dance on the furniture! We've not had the photos yet I notice!! Joodles - hope the cough improves when you've had a shower - the steam seems to work wonders. Hubby found that steam inhalations were effective also. Bit of Vicks or eucalyptus oil in the hot water helps. Have to go and do the grocery shopping - back later. I missed Shazz before she went on hols but we'll all catch up next Saturday - it's getting very close! Rebs - how cold is it in Brisbane at night?? Do I need me thermals??? Can't be too cold if you are going to be swanning around in a frock and limo shoes!! Bye for now XX Anna

Mornin' all Beautiful morn here. Have just spent the past couple of hours riding on this beautiful island. Stopped (for ages) and watched the dolphins play. Jumping right out of the water and having a ball. Anna you won't need your thermals here. Why do you think all the southerners come here for winter, beautiful one day, perfect the next !! Although if the winds come up from down south this afternoon as forecasted, you might want to travel further north. Have a great day everyone Pam

Morning again all. Lunch is definitely going to be a hoot! 7 women (none of whom have ever been accused of being shrinking violets!), 1 nubian and baby Ruby (who is going to sleep quietly in the corner 'cause she's already use to heaps of noise). I going to take house piccies this weekend (that photos, not pickles, lol). I took some last weekend, but they weren't very good. The light wasn't right somehow, so I'll try againg this weekend. Off to my settlement now and, you're right, it will be quick! Seeya Lew Lew xxx

Made a pickle out of the piccies last weekend didya Lew lew? ... Just as well you are out in the bush, and can make as much noise as you like .. Would love to be a fly on the wall. Can't wait to hear all about it! Jood

Back again Joodles,Laurie et al When you go to the messages and print it doesn't print how you typed - if like me - a pro - you set things out neatly - what you get is how Lara types on here - ppppp - just joking Lara - in other words it just prints in one big block. But sure saves the copy, paste or copy, highlight, print method Joodles - 3rd cat belongs to our Housing Commission neighbour -they have about 4 - one is probably the mother. This is the only one that we have managed to get close to - bit toooooo close now. Chucked her out after she polished off half a can of food that softy (me) gave her, she then jumped on the bench where I'd put our cat's food and got stuck into the dry stuff as well as the mince - will teach me - should have hidden it in the microwave She has a bad habit of climbing the doors and the back one has a cat flap so she knows how to use that too - however with the back door shut cos it's b****y freezing here she just bangs it - anyway I had my shower and she's obviously got the hump with me and gone home - for another feed if she's lucky. Yesterday my boys just sat and watched her gobble the food - power of the pussy - males can be quite pathetic at times - pmsl For those in sunny Qld - it is supposed to reach 11 and guess what it is now - just 5. Hope y'all enjoying your warmth. Lew - enjoy your lunch - what's on the me & u - no don't want to know will make my crumpets look a bit sad and pathetic. Off to get said crumpets, catch up tonight - off to work soon Gwenda

Little beggar isnt he Gwenda? (the cat I mean) Funny you should mention crumpets (after Lew Lew boasting about her breakfast the other morning) - I went out and bought some, but the next day I wondered why they werent yellowy looking. .. You guessed it .. they were wholemeal ones. .. Hope you don't make the same mistake as I did! .. Just not quite the same! Oh I bet Lew Lew has cooked up something really stunning. .. But the chards will probably feature well on the list. .. While we peasants here are eating leftovers. Jood

Thats it Gwenda! You' ve been and gone and hurt my feelings And I'm resigning from the wattle cub and removing it from here this afternoon deadline is 2pm. Unless you come back and grovel big time PPPPPPPP love NOT lara

I'm still here waiting waiting ,waiting Gwenda pppp

grovel,grovel,grovel luvs ya Lara, roolly I do, do luv's ya hope that's done the trick - hate to find the thread gone again and be the blame - pppp Gwenda

Joodles - I could cope with the wholemeal ones - just wish the crumpets of today tasted like they did when I was a kid - wonder if my taste buds have disappeared or whether a lot of food is just blah blah bland these days.

Alright alright , Gwenda, ha ha Thats enough you're forgiven and I will not take my speed before putting messages on any more ok love Lara

Good afternoon all, We had rain hooray during the night early morning I think actually. Trying hard not to write this like I think 100kms an hr see Gwenda. The sun is the shining now and the lake looks beautiful, few clouds around but soft and fluffy ones not rain ones , out the front of my place there are five baby ducks they must be orphans no mummy or daddy duck in site ohhh they are diving down to get the weed as I guess not being fed by mum as they normally would be. Still packing stuff and trying to think of things need to take take re family history don't need to take the lot but sure as eggs are eggs will need something I havn't taken I also want to take beading and scrapbooking things with me and watercolour painting and knitting and sewing and about 6 new books just bought nice big thick ones Goodness Tiger is going to freak have to disguise some of this stuff, normally can smuggle it out to van and hide while he is at golf but this time going to be hard with him carrying it out when van is here . Trying to get a drs appt here is near on impossible I rang on monday and first appt with my dr available is the 13 of June bad luck if you are really crook eh . and as only one dr can hold the permit for my presciption at a time I do have to see her . Guess what peeps got a letter for Jury duty omg so I will be doing when I get back from up nth . nothing much else happening . Be brave Vonny as its just a little prick (as the bishop said to the actress) and so worth it Talk to you all later on today again HOW DID I GO GWENDA?????PMSL Love Lara