General Chat

Hi every, Beautiful day here today..Coffee on the patio and then off somewhere for lunch.. May go into Darling Harbour or somewhere similar..Its a hard life but someone has to do it... Hope all the sickies are getting well again, my cold is improving a lot and I should be back to normal next week.. Do I pack or unpack with our winnings in lottos.. or did we not have enough numbers for a win,,aahhh well ,, Someone else must have needed it more than we did... Welcome home Tony and Barb.. Hope you had a good trip and now its back to normal,, but then would you like to live like that all the time.. I dont think I would..Wheres the next trip Barb has won... Better go and have my coffee so see ya later.. Love Mary xxxx

Good Morning Wattlers, Have had a busy few days, Sunday child minding for the day, Monday, Tues all sorts of jobs to do, hurt my hip doing gardening, but ice pack and anti-inflammatory tablets have done the trick. had our census man call yesterday I said I did mine on line dident they inform you? he said no they are supposed to text me and they did'ent, poor communication, good job I kept the code number. Everybody seems to be very busy, lots of stuff going on, Spring is in the air. Have to go out now so will have to catch up next time Cheers sandra in the Gong Hope all the sickies are getting better.

I was thinking the same thing about Suzy earlier - I rang the house but there was no answer, so I left a message! I will try again later on in the day and let you know! luv Laurie

Morning all Beautiful day in sunny QLd. Lew - I was wondering the same thing - where is SuzyQ. Suzy - let us know you are OK after the brasso incident. We do worry about you, you know. Katherine still sick with the dreaded lurgy - this is her 3rd day off school and she is still coughing and spluttering etc. Poor babe. Catch up with you all later Love Anna

Morning Wattlers. Computer problems this morning. Laptop is connected, but the 2 desktops can't find the internet, ggrrrrr. Go Figure!!! Computer Man is coming sometime today. We had a power outage, I've rebooted the modem, but that doesn't explain why the laptop works. Laurie, Farmers Daughters Wines are very good, so go for it. Ah, Merriwa, Cassilis, Dunedoo, you guys are all playing in my backyard, lol. SuzyQ, you're very quiet. Are you okay? Well, I'm off to have some porridge. ~~~waves to all~~~ Lew Lew xxx

Good morning Wattlers, another beaut day on Botany Bay. The sun is ashinin' . . . the waters are blue . . just one little giraffe with his head up, so lots of activity on the docks. Actually the water is so clear and clean, from on the balkooney you can see straight thru it - I could start up shark patrol !! I have a girlfriend and her mum coming for lunch today, so have to go get some supplies. I'm thinking smoked salmon and salad should go down real well, with a nice cold chardy. We will sit back and watch the world go by - tough life, but someone has to do it. My friend has just come back from a trip to Canada, so I am looking forward to the tales and pickles. Well Tony - last look around paradise, just a few hours and you have to be back on that plane. About time Barb won another holiday so you have something to count down to - but then you do have the family increase ahead of you to count down to. I'm sure the girl would love to see a countdown on the fridge door to delivery date!! Ah well better go do some chores - hope you all have a wonderful day! What ever you may be doing - do it with a smile Costs nothing . . . great returns !!!! cheers luv Laurie

I'm the opposite, I hate staying in bed .. lol Here's some info bumsoddy might be interested in: Census of New South Wales - 1841 Now Online at State Records NSW A household census was taken on 2 March 1841, from which a small proportion of household returns survive. Apart from the names of both the head of the household and the proprietor, only statistical (i.e. aggregated) information about the household. Nonetheless, if you know the likely family structure, it is possible to relate some information to known individuals. Details shown - Householder Name, Place, Proprietor Name, Dwelling Construction, Number of Persons (total and free), together with statistical breakdown by Age, Civil Condition (convict, free etc), Religion and Occupation, all subdivided by Sex and Marital Status. AO ref: X946 - X951, 4/1243, 4/1244 Purple Bar Muster of Norfolk Island - August 1844 Return of convicts only. Original in Tasmanian Archives. Purple Bar Censuses of New South Wales - 1846 onwards Censuses were held on 2 March 1846, 1 March 1851, 1 March 1856, 7 April 1861, 2 April 1871 and 3 April 1881 but have not survived, except in abstracted form. A census taken on 5 April 1891, and the collectors' books survive, but they provide the name of the head of household, but no other detail at individual level. Purple Bar Censuses since 1900 Australia federated in 1901. Censuses have been held in 1901, 1911, 1921, 1933, 1947, 1954, 1966, 1971, 1976, 1981, 1986 and 1991. Each has been destroyed after statistical extractions have been made, and the same is planned for 1996. There are other censuses and musters - see this site: http://members*iinet*net*au/~perthdps/convicts/census*html This info is probably a bit much for you so early in the morning .. pmsl Jood

i hate getting up at the moment, but no choice. youngest male child goes on the bus at 7.30. if I don't get up, nobody else seems to bother. i have stopped using the alarm clock - golly i hate that thing.. its a beautiful day, not a breath of wind. enjoy love Yvette x

Morning all - here are the dividends Division Prize No of Winners Division 1 Division 2 $28,206.20 5 Division 3 $2,440.00 119 Division 4 $283.35 527 Division 5 $42.30 4119 Division 6 $21.30 93530 Division 7 $13.15 169661 C'mon rise'n shine, I think you girls stay up too late at night .. pmsl!!! Have a great day all. Jood

Yvette waiting for me so kind of you but don't wait for me mate I dozed of sitting here waiting to hear what we won hehe. Tony me mate have good last nite and good flight home back to reality eh I would sit up all night if it were me , you might have to hop up a couple times during the night though LOL' Poor Skippy, skippy ,skippy the delicous stew ' oh Tony how could ya LOL ok folks now know we will have few more tickets again next week again so that's good the more the merrier . ny nite everyone Lara

what a amazing thing. I've never been to cobar, but when I went to merriwa, I thought it was just lovely out there. sil and bil used to live in denman, though that was in a different life! i remember jill telling me about her friend that lived at cassilis. i love that place name. really have to go to bed now as I'm not going to function very well tomorrow. lots of love , from Yvette

I have a dear friend whose family is from Cassilis - not far from Merriwa. The Hegarty family. Trish and I worked together before we were married and even though she still lives in Sydney, we have always kept in touch and I visited her last year. XX Anna

One for Lew when she surfaces tomorrow . . . I have been offered some wine - but not sure of two of them have you heard of Three Crowns ???? (its a Barossa 2004 vintage) What about the Mudgee Red from out your way - on Cassilis Rd - called 'Farmers Daughter' (2003 vintage) ??? - both those on offer are Cab Savs I think. Not real keen to buy what I dont know anything about. Going to groogle but thought I'd ask as well. luv Laurie

Yvette, I was born and bred around Cobar . . . both in town and 90 miles out . . . a whole different world !!! But I was probably long gone before your friend was there - what was her name ??? luv Laurie

Hey Yvette.....my mum was born in Merriwa. I didn't think anyone else new about that place. TX

All good things come to those who wait! Hi Anna....I don't know about clever....I think just lucky. Goodnight all. TX

laurie, did you live out of bourke. a friend of mine originally from merriwa moved out there with her family. married a bloke she met out there. they ran a sheep station for someone else. her parents moved back closer to town I think to cobar ? years ago now and I'm sure she's out in the middle of qld. as husband came from longreach. i love her dearly but have lost contact. you made me think of her love Yvette x

Division 6 - $21.30 Oh dear - not too many cherry ripes with that Jood! But it gives us more chances for next week! >:) Anna

i'm still trying to get the hang of the board thing. also don't have gr as a short cut on the desk top.and forget to minimise it. i'm a bit of a sticky beak too, its like reading mags at the newsagent. have a look at the contents before you commit. its nifty to see what the other side of the world are up to yvette x

No Joodles your 09 - The Queen did it !!! luv Laurie XO