General Chat

Not trivial at all Laurie, especially to his family. You're right of course, I thought something sounded strange, but didn't pick up what it was. Teach me to pay more attention instead of only listening with half an ear to the news.

Hi all, yes I'm ok thanks for the concern. Funeral on Thursday afternoon. Sympathy to Richard's family. We just never know when our time might come, do we. I'm just blown away by what the women of our Ag Labs went through. It was tough for the men but I think even tougher for the women. One of John's ancestors had 6 babies and toddlers die and still went on to have seven living children. Many of those women were giving birth for 30 years! We owe them big time! Aww Lara, I wanted another birthday on the 19th! ((((HUGS)))) to all Vonny

Late Afternoon Wattlers, Have been out all day watching 8year old Grandson play soccer in a Gala day, they are so funny to watch at that age, the rules are abit different now to when my own son played, they used to play on full sized pitches at the age of 5, more modified now. A sad weekend with poor Sophie and now Mike Carlton dying like that, lets hope they get those miners out tonight. We had that huge wind gust earlier, i'm sure it came from Mudgee but it has gone now. Mary Glad you like your new car. Great story Tony on the Ag Labs, I have heaps of those. Well off to get some dinner, easy meal tonight I think, Have a great evening all who do you think will get the gold tonight???? Cheers Sandra in the Gong........

Condolences to Richards family. Very sad. Lara........I'm impressing even myself at the moment. That's 5 convicts in total now. 1 in WA, 4 in Tas, and two are sisters to boot. guess that self explains any further naughtiness on my part. lol !!! Anna, I wasn't lurking Hon....honest !! It was there for the taking. Walked into the office in discust after seeing Aker belt someone across the head and then try to act hard done by when he was penalised for it. God, every time I see that man I want to chase him with a bottle of hair dye. Bleachy blonde hair and small black animal clinging to your chin are not a good look. love the final scores to the Swans/Bris game. 96-69. Guess the Lions really did get scr*w*d. lol !!! *trounces off to naughty corner*

Anna - I think she is just a Rebel with a cause . . . . cheers luv Laurie

Rebs - you could be charged for lurking with intent..... Hmmmmmmph!!

Good after noon all Just heard on the tv that richard carlton ^0 mins has collapsed and died at the mine in Tassie RIP Richard Lew Lew should I bring the leaves back with me to Mudgee when we have our meet up or throw them back when I fish them out of my pool LOL, no truly all the willows are loosing theirs and there is poplar I think amongst them and its sending all its leaves into my pool too I have champagne corks and glasses and one shoe still in my pool from last weekend LOL but havnt got the enery to doa vac must ring bloke about the pool blanket for while we go away Susan couple of boo boos my fault I think Vonny had her b/day on the 3/5/2006 so no b/day again on the 19th dont know I plucked that one from and my b/day is the 31st of july 1945 . Tony loved the ag lab thing so true and we can be so proud of them because they did it hard, and didn't have the mod cons they have today . Rebs you greedy girl too many convicts not fair I dont want a tendy one I need a real one who is a putor expert please I need to know this please if I get wireless broadband to use here can I use it too when I go to Queensland if I get a phone on up there will it be the same that I already have with a card from voda phone that I put in the laptop or what dont understand cant et mobile service up there at Kurrimine and no service from vodaphone mobile either the only ones who were getting service were the cdma phones. I put aland line on to my van when we were there last year because of having mum down in Melbourne and was very glad I got the land line on as got the news about mum on it when she passed away as I was getting messages on mobile only when we left the caravan park and went to tully or innisfail all the messages from the last week showed up . so dont know whether to just go up there with the voda phone card and hopefully will be able to get on the net with that on the coast as doesn't work here in Wonga at all, with the landline I was able to get the internet fine on my normal dial up and when I bought the card in Townsville I was able to get the internet without the landline all the way down the coast but not if we went inland at all so any help with explaining this to me would be appreciated . Lew love my rosemary for the lamb and mike loves the mint to make the mint sauce I think you have all but if you like Thai food there's a couple more you might like to have , what about garlic too and did you say you have parsley, Vonny hope you are ok and coping, mary forgot to say yes darlin those are the names namely Ward Henry , spouse Ann Brynes, Cavenough , Ann Kavenough. Cavenagh, and heaven knows what else . als o the daughter of these two Mary Ward and Samuel Day too . going to have asleep( nana nap) cu all Later Lara x

Hi Laurie, I can relate to your aglab man. Our ex next door neighbour was unable to read or write, although not many knew that. He ran a few hundred head of cattle with the old machinery. You always knew where you were with him, called a spade a spade. All the family worked togather as you say. He sold up a couple of years ago for a few million. What did he do? Went and bought a bigger farm further west. The money didn't really mean much to him. It's the life he loves. SuzyQ

hehehehehehehehehe !!! You gotta be quick folks !!!

Hi everyone.. windy here and I think some of Mudgee just blew by..We are suppose to get a southerly change later so hopeing that it brings some rain as we havent got any for weeks.. Unpacked my bags and put everthing away again..Perhaps next week...LOL Whoever has the list of peeps on this thread could you send me a copy as the old brain is suffering from CRAFT so any help would be gratefully received.. We live quite close to where poor Sophie got run down and everyone here is praying for the poor wee pet..she has been through so much and now this.. just cant believe a little thing like that could have so much bad luck.. Praying for the miners also and hope it is not long before they are free.also that no accident happens while they are trying to get them out.. Must go and have a peek at the picks on the GC photo page.. Take care all... Love Maryxxx PS Just read your post that Richard Carlton has died..How sad and in such a sad situation.. May he rest in peace.. Maryxx

Very sad news Tony. The only consolation is that he died doing what he loved. Another sad day for tassie. SuzyQ

Just heard on Tele.2:50 pm( News Flash ) in Melb . Richard Carltone has died........very sad Dont have all the details yet. God Bless. Tony Oz

Hi Anna, the photos look good. You don't look anything like an axe murderer heeee heeee. Like the pergola....it must be nice out there in summer. Off for more coffee........my only vice. love Trifley

Hi Anna, Just taken a look at you photos, very nice. Is Katherine your daughter? She looks a lot like Nicki Webster. Just going to look at you message to me SuzyQ

Hi, Just reading that Richard Carleton has collapsed at the mine site. Must be serious as they are using defibralators on him. I don't understand why some one who has had heart surgery and diagnosed with postrate cancer would want to put themselves under the pressure. SuzyQ

Ive done it! Managed to get some photos on groupsmsn photopage! Anna

Hi Vonny, hope you're holding up okay (((hugs))). Trifley, your lamb story reminds me of the time we were having trouble with the neighbour's sheep constantly invading our lucerne crop, and in the middle of a drought. After several requests, demands, musterings, we gave up and impounded 22 of the rogues. Well, imagine our surprise when the Council advertised that 21!!! sheep had been impounded. Guess what the local livestock officer was enjoying that weekend!! Only wish he's saved a hindquarter for us. We feed the little blighters!!! Don't worry about the Mudgee Meet, we'll have some of the best beef and lamb available. Any vegetarians I should know about. I do a mean zucchini slice. Tony, you and your fish and chips. You have a very nasty streak, don't you, lol. Loved the Ag Lab story. Big black clouds descending upon us as I write. Pray for rain!! Wonder how Wilson is going and if she's creating any crop circles. Jood, did you happen to see me claret ash leaves as well? Probably will get fined for polluting!!! Must be lunch time, I'm starving. Lew Lew xxx

Hi Lew, After we finished our back yard reno, I planted 6 varieties of tomatos and about 12 different herbs. Some for the cat of course. They we coming along niely, then we decided to let the chooks free range. I don't think I need to say any more. The eggs tasted nice that week. Dill is one of my favourites, smells lovely and is great with salmon. Don't forget the rocket. SuzyQ

Afternoon Wattlers, Just to let you know that I will be buying a winning Lotto ticket this week, so get your bags packed. LOL By now some of you may have a list of the Wattlers. If you don't it is because I don't have your email addy. There may be a few errors, I only started doing it on the Yarrawonga Weekend, because I needed membership nos to sort out all the newbies. Could you please let me know all the mistakes and omissions. Love the Lottery joke Tony. That's the kind of thing that would happen to me. Still waiting for the miners to be released. Don't the media ask some stupid questions. this morning ' Do the trapped miners know there is a delay' asked news man, ' well, yes, they know they aren't out yet'. replied Bill Shorten. I think this tragic accident has really shown the media up for what they are. Also, watching Mel and Kochie this morning I was wondering how Mel could leave her children for all that time. It would appear a news story is more important. Well, back to find some dead people SuzyQ

Dont know if everyone has read this before. I posted it on GR back in march 2005....so thought i would add it to the Wattle thread, just in case not everyone's read it. I have a copy of it near my puter, and it reminds me of just how important our Ag.Labs ( Agricultral Labourers ) were. Food For Thought- He must have been an Ag Lab 'Ask yourselves whether you know the gestation period for a sheep or a cow,and you can't read or write to make a note of it. The ag lab knew when the animal would calve by observing the position of the stars and work it out from that, or from the particular religious festivals being celebrated in church at the appropriate times. Reading and writing is one thing, but it wasn't necessary, numeracy however or a limited knowledge of it was essential so as to count his or his masters livestock and his own money and to tell the time. It was no good thinking that 7 o'clock came immediately after three bells had just struck on the church clock! There was no electricity, the lanes were bad and there was no health service. The Ag lab knew how to make his own rush lights to light his home, the shortest and driest route between 2 places and which herbs to pick as remedies for his families ailments. He knew his neighbours far better than we know ours. We isolate ourselves in our cars and in front of our television sets. He relied on neighbours with different skills from his, to help him out when the need arose. He was thrifty where we borrow on bits of plastic he and his family had to make ends meet regardless or with great shame go on the parish. Yes he could even forecast his local weather by watching the reactions of wildlife and plants to changing conditions. He was far better at it than any of us from our centrally heated homes and offices. He knew how to thatch and how to get straight straw for thatching whereas we send for experts to fix a cracked slate. He was tough. He could walk for days behind a plough, pulled by a team of horses, and still walkmiles to church each sunday. A 20 mile walk laden with produce or purchases to and from market each week was also the norm for some. No fancily equipped gymnasium for him, yet he was fitter than today's health freaks who maybe should take a lesson or two from his ancestors. Can you use a sickle or scythe from dawn to dusk, in all weathers? Can you snare a rabbit for dinner or cut beanpoles from a hedge in a manner that will promote further growth? Can you mix your own whitewash, or train a dog to hunt or round up sheep for you? Come to that can you milk a cow or slaughter and butcher a sheep or pig? So called ag labs were no fools. they survived and very few of us would behere to read this if they hadn't! Leave your car at home and walk to work tomorrow, even if it is five miles,your ancestor did!' Tony Oz...:>)) with 100s of Ag.Labs in my tree.