General Chat

Hi Wattlers, Good news today. Research done in the USA, on women aged 50 to 70. Half on low fat diet, half not and proved it didn't make any difference to heart or cancer risk whichever diet you choose. Guess whos getting stuck into the ice cream, potato chips etc. Research was done by the same people who did the one on hormone replacement, so they are credible. Laurie if you need any help with Ancesrty give me a shout. Can you find antone through electrol rolls? Vonny, hope everything goes well with your DIL visa. Mary, glad that you are having a good holiday, and please wish John a very happy birthday from me. Oh, and enjoy the rasberries and with the good news today you can have as much cream as you want. Syvia, great to hear from you again. How is Norman doing and are you managing to get a few free days. Happy birthday to Ryan Anthony James. Does it make you feel old Lara? or maybe he keeps you young at heart. Welcome Lew Lew and Liz to the Wattle club, I think you will fit in nicely. Beware of Rebs she may lead you astray. Cilla, how is it going with the house move. Are you nicely settled in yet. Are we all invited to the house warming? Devly, hows the diet going. When I was first diagnosed with diabetes I was put on a low GI diet. it worked very well for a while and I lots quite a lot of weight. Unfortunately I have put most of it back on since I hurt my back and have been unable to go for my normal 5kl walks. Anna, I think you may have sent me a message and I have lost it. I am having a lot of trouble with my e-mail. I don't know if it is my ISP or Internet security. I will get to the bottom of it today I hope. All my internet security settings are correct so it must be good old Telstra again. You would think with the massive wages that they get we would have a better service. I may have to get on my soap box again. It's hot and sunny again today, no rain in sight but it is forcast for rain from tomorrow for about a week. Donna, If I had your complaint I would still be smoking. I quit cold turkey 12 years ago, and Neville did the same about 9 years ago. There are still times that I fancy a smoke but I don't think I could afford to now. Like Devly, I piled on the weight, which is the down side. Well, this is turning into a saga so I will wrap up for now Love SuzyQ

Hi Lew Lew didn't mean you cause I can seee your halo, but then if the hat fits you devil, all the Baileys has gone from naughty corner , as she sneaks it into her frig ,,,,,,,,,,and its a T /Total corner from now on as alcohol it seems even makes naughty peeps worse lol if at all possible lol . Hello Elizabeth good to see you too and hello to Sylvia hope everything with you is going well and Norman is well and happy too . please can anyone who is intending to come to Yarrawonga and didn't get email via possible outings etc let me know and if you did get it and are yet to let me know what you are interested in doing while here (other than yakking up a storm) Please send me email and give me aclue at least peeps NOW also did the three judys get the schedule (for want of better word )please asI have 4j judys addies and don't know which the pc sent them too lol , no its not me its the puter thats stupid lol any way have to go and do somemore work house fullofdust fromdear tiger who has been pullingup all this beautiful pavinghe did only five years ago for my pool to go there let him have the afternoon off and go to golf heheeh yes sure I coiuld have stopped him going I have my ways hehhe off to take one self to naughty cnr heehe bye love Lara

Hi Lewella and Sylvia Lewella - re Essex girl jokes - am sure that Sylvia can phrase it much better than I can. Sylvia - Was born at Epping and move to Dovercourt when I was 7, moved to London when aged bout 19 Liz

Hi Liz and Sylvia. Luckily you're on the Aussie thread and we don't know any about Essex Girls. Please explain. Lew Lew :)

Good Morning Everyone, I expect some of you will know me from the other threads, so Hello to you all, new and old.Hello Mary, I hope you are enjoying your holiday . Elizabeth, I come from Essex, Walton-on-Naze to be exact, but I live in Australia now. I don't know why people make jokes about Essex girls. All the girls I know from Essex are very nice. Hope everyone is having a good day, see you again soon. Sylvia XX

Hi There Thanks for the words of welcome. Hope you are all behaving well. I live in the Streatham area of London, although not a Londoner, being born and dragged up (or so I tell my mum) in the good old county of Essex (No Essex Gals Jokes!!!!!). I work in security, and do a shift pattern of 3 days/3/nights/3 off. All 12 hour shifts - Great. Have not a telly to watch, but have radio and am allowed to use puter for a while. Speak to you all soon Liz

Not me being naughty Lara. I be good playing at wattle club. Cross my heart *with fingers crossed behind back, hee hee hee*. Lew Lew *looking very angelic*

Thanks, nice to meet you too, Jude 3. I'd rather be shopping too. Office today is boring. Might have to sneak back to the naughty corner to wreak a little havoc lol, Lew Lew

Jude my love you know Direct Factory Outlets DFO duffer thats as bad as when my grandson was about 3 I took him to the movies and when we came out he said look nanny them people are going to KFC and I said what Ryan are you talking about darling nanny has no idea and he said' You know nanny its beautiful chicken wiff spices and its a berry special delicious recipe' Nanny finally realised he meant kentucky fired chicken which was its name was when I knew it and she also got the gentle hint too, so we went to KFC for lunch. Lovely memories of him, he is so special and he turns 18 today my darling Ryan Antony James congratulations darling you made it Mary it wasn't me who sent email Mary it was the very thoughtful Laurie I think, unless it was another thing I did and didn't know I had , I was too depressed after what I think I did to think straight enough to do that mate , glad to hear you are having a good time and please think about what I said won't you re Yarrawonga Reb get out off that naughty cnr you a being led astray by even naughtier peeps than you so I think you need to come back to us old foggies who are ark angels and wouldn't get up to all that naughty stuff ever and don't tell fibbers either . hehehe Sandra my friend who is actually a cousin I just found about 5 time removed I migjht tell you but still a rellie did what you and judy from the states said and she had 78 I think she said virus's in the pc no wonder it was playing up on her . Sandra have you sent me yoyr email addie please and would you be able to get down for the meet up at the end of April you could bus it down to Wangarratta and we could pick you up from there and we could put you up if thats a problem or train to Albury and then bus to Yarrawonga or Wangaratta will get you here too , please think about it . Leah what about you do you think you could get here we could pick you up to maybe the Train too to Albury and then bus direct to Yarrawonga, or just bus all the way to Wangaratta. I was going to try and get Jan Parker our local fh expert to do a talk for us over the weekend but she can't as her Hubby has his 60th that Saturday night and son's 18th so she will be slightly busy lol We do have a local museum that is quite interesting and also we have a gem stone pretendy mine shaft at the tourism centre , which is also good . any way folks back to cleaning and garden and talk to you all Later love Lara

Hi Lew Lew nice to meet you. thanks for that - must have been having senior moment lol. Just couldn't think what it meant, I would much rather be out shopping than at work at the moment! jude 3

Afternoon Jude 3, it stands for Direct Factory Outlets, and there's quite a few about with some really great bargains like clothing, manchester, etc. I've just snuck in from the naughty corner and am trying to behave for the afternoon. Hope you have a nice arvo. Lew Lew

Afternoon, Mary glad you are having a great holiday. Hi Jude 2 - tell me whats DFO? Bargains I understand! jude 3

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Morning all, Sunny today - nice cold snap though last few days. Was so nice to sleep! Hubby is home for next two weeks. He's had to take leave as all the family ruckus has really upset him :( Some good fallout though. Have received loads of family info from one of his brothers. I do have most of it, but some of the more recent funeral notices are very helpful and have cleared up at least one mystery :) My son and DIL are applying for her change of status visa today. Praying that it will go through with no hiccups. Doing lots of cross-checking of info today. Vonny

Good morning from Botany Bay, A lovely bright blue sky (though a little hazy on the city skyline) - the water is all shiny and sparkling and there is just a slight breeze to keep the temp pleasant. There are three giraffes heads right up and one on its way up as I type. So some ship has finished loading I'm guessing, and will be making it's way out of the Bay shortly. I am madly trying to find my living rellies on the Parks line, before I head off in 3 weeks, from today! (Yeay!) I have found one lot that I link up with back at gtgtgramps, (and they have no info because of a 2nd wife in there - not traced step kids lines). I so want to meet up with the desendants of the branch that my gtuncle stayed with while he was on leave during WWI. I have so many photos, and I have the house, now I just want to find some that will know the peeps in the photos. Thing is tracing the name Parks & Woods in Dover is like a never ending circle. Ah well, 3 weeks to go . . . . . . If you hear an almighty screeech - you'll know I had success! But been trying so long now dont like my chances, might have to let the fingers do the walking when I get over there and ring every one of the hundreds in the phone book. Hi Tony, hope all is as well as it can be mate, just thinking, glad Barb has your trip to look forward to will be so good for her as the weeks unfold. We got our confirmation on our Paris hotel last night . . . Champerret Elysees Hotel - just a couple of blocks from the Tower, and it was only AUD$139 a night. Nephew who is Major in Brit Army put us on to it, said it is lovely, he and his friends stay there often. Thats done the budget well, more spending money! Debs came up with this really good idea, that I should pack lightly, buy up big, and leave the winter warmers over there for next year! Makes sense to me - but Ray not liking the concept! Anyway, going to spend some more time scrolling thru the index on Ancestry - wish me luck! Have a great day all cheers luv Laurie

Hi you crazy lot.. I dont know I leave you all for one minute and you all go to pot.Or to the naughty corner ,,and with a bottle of Baileys.. cant trust you out of my sight..LOL Glad we are back to normal though.. Welcome to all our new members and we love it when the numbers increase. There must be a lot of Aussies out there who havent found us yet,,, give them time. Lara thanks for the email and warning me about the mishap.. Am having a very restful time and eating to much... diet when I get home..weather has been lovely and mild and good sleeping temps. Off to a luncheon today for Johns birthday and a friends wifes birthday also, eating again.see what I mean.. The strawberry and rasberry wines we got at a farm where it is made , were lovely and went great with strawberries and icecream desert the other night. I tell you it is easy to find lovely things like that here in NZ. Well better go and let John have a turn on the puta..it is a dial up so cant stay on long as someone may be tryint to ring in.. Lots of love Maryxxx

Morning All. Another day in the office. Oh Joy, Oh Bliss (blah). Sunny in Mudgee and warm. Off to the house construction site this morning to point and whistle at the electrican. Will this house ever by finished??? Have a great day all. I'll pop in from the office (when the boss's back is turned). Lew Lew

Morning wattlers, dont tell me I'm first on this morning, thats a first...ha ha I'm off to work again for the morning but daughter want to go to DFO bargain hunting this arvo, so hope to escape by lunchtime. Love to bargain shop its very satisfying to get something you really didnt want for half price. Its raining in Melb today,not much but at least I wont have to water the garden. Have a good day , will pop in again later. Jude2

Evening All Lara I know it doent make them any better players, but at least when we are losing it gives us something to look at apart from the scoreboard he he. David saw the piece you are talking about in the Sunday Herald Sun while he was at work, we dont get it ourself, but with David being Melbourne born he still likes to look at the Sun when he can, mind you he saw the article but didnt think to take the pic out of the paper, oh well I will just have to look at the new poster I got today with all the new players for this year in colour too lol. Catch you all tomorrow Cheers Sue

G'Day all especially new people , Tony please tell Barb how sorry I am to hear her sad news and that my love and thoughts will be with you all during this sad time. Hello Donna glad you found us again hope your new boss softens up a bit remember they all try to sweep clean at first just trying to let you know who's the boss, Shazz was just about to say thanks to everyone who didn't say anything mean to me, and and and you did you naughty girl I didn't mean to do it boohoo Well do you feel awful now good hehehe Devily how's the blood pressure have to tell you nice bottoms and gorgeous legs don't make em any better footballers hehehe , do you get melbourne herald sun on sundays with the column called 'desperatly seeking' over there on sunday it had the first hawthorn footy club players photo Devily tried to keep but for the powers that be for the first time ever took all the papers out of his room and put in recycling bin omg only when I didn't want him to. hello every one I havn't mentioned , I'm going to bed early trying to do garden and its so bad making me very tired and blasted ant bite has been playing up and I took a phenergen tablet and because of the narcolepsy they knock me rotten I'm like I'm drunk and believe it I am not but so sleepy so ni nite peeps see you all tomorrow love Lara