General Chat

Hello to all, Well, what a nice party we had ! Lara you're a real gem to organise the rabble so well, we had such a fabulous time meeting everyone, it was a real treat for us to have a sleep-in the next morning too. I declare that you're all the nicest bunch of folk you could ever meet. Tony and Barb ( B - hope you are feeling better now), thank you so much for the discs and sharing your knowledge. I am in awe of Lauries laptop !! Don't know who made the quince jelly but Thank You, I love it melting over a crumpet for breakfast (ooooh that doesn't sound right lol......).Shazz, we had a lovely chat to your other half watching the speedboat races from the bridge, hope you enjoy a nice week off despite the inclement weather this week. Actually we didn't meet any rain until driving back home through Howlong, apparantly it rained all Sat night in Albury, but we were able to be out on Lara's gorgeous deck all night in Yarrawonga. Mike is a very skilled bloke to be able to do that wonderful brickwork, next summer you won't know yourself Lara, floating about on the lilo !! Judy YV3 you are the life of the party.... my OH can't get over the common interest in Spyders !! Well I can't go on and on, real life awaits, but I can say that if you are just not sure about coming to a GR meet, then give it a go, you will be pleased you did. Have a lovely week everyone, Heather in Albury P.S. All power and strength to the resuce effort in Tassie, slow and steady will get them out of there, what a big effort.

Goodmorning Wattlers from a glorious day on Botany Bay, The sun is shinning brightly, with just a few fluffy white clouds - but it is very still out there, just noticed a kids balloon drifting, and it isn't moving very fast at all. There are four giraffes sunning themselves - planes coming and going, tomorrow morning Ray will be on one of them bound for Jakarta then Vegas. The beachcomber tractor is out clearing up after the weekend, though I doubt there would have been many out there considering the weather. I like to go for a walk after the tractor has been along and be the first footprints for the day. Got the lovely Ray off to work - can't contemplate a lazy one for myself, got his packing to do and some shopping for friends in Jakarta to get done. As always the shopping list consists of : Womens magazines, childrens books, vitamin pills, flouride tabs for kids, cheese, cherryripes, steak, and two dozen KrispyKreems from the aiport in the morning. Lew, Heather, Gwenda, Jude, Julie, Sue, and anyone else I missed - pm me your email addy and I will send you the photos I have from the weekend. Well must go deal with the mountain of mail as the washing is whopping away - will talk later I suppose most will have tellie or radio on all day waiting for the good news of the rescue of the guys in Tassie - Oh the emotional rollercoaster for those families! Bless em' all cheers luv Laurie

Hi everyone not staying just want to say...................... good news about the miners & Anna sorry it rained but glad the day was so successful bye for now Juliexx

Morning All. And a special good morning for the Tassie Miners. Hope they see the light of day soon. Overcast here this morning and it's trying very hard to rain. The earthmovers are here this morning shifting dirt all over the place and replacing all of the original topsoil. One of those bobcats would be handy to have! 60 sleeps. Lew Lew :-)

Morning All, Cloudy and grey today. Thanks for the photos Laurie :) Got some FH emails while I was away - got to go and check some trees. have a great day all ~~~~~~~~~~~ Vonny

Morning Wattlers Well I have been up early this morning, but not a s early as Rebs. I, like many others am watching sunrise, for updates on the 2 miners trapped. So fingers crossed everyone, although they are alive, they still have a big task to get them out alive. LB I may have missed you, and Im sorry that someone was not real nice to you, they need a big talking to. I see you mentioned that the Forever Hunting person helped you. I dont know if anyone else had contact with that person, but to me they seemed a bit slow, and didnt seem to be quite with it. Anyway had better get school lunches ready will be back later. Cheers Sue

Morning Folk!!! (although at 4:36 it's still technically the middle of the bloody night) lol *makes note to self not to eat pringles and chocolate after midnight*

Have spent ages trying to add pics to my album on GC photospage but not happening for me !! so . . . . Have just sent through some photos to those email addys I have - if you didn't get any and you would like some send me your email addy and I will zip some through to you. Wow some strange peeps been on the thread while I have been away . . . . Yes Tony I think it would be a good idea if Anna tried to get in touch with Lady B and they did lunch, maybe Anna could assure her that the peeps on Wattle are really nice! night all Three cheers for the Tassie rescue workers ! ! ! luv Laurie

Excellent news on the Miners in Tassie. Lady bountiful. Nice ta meet ya mate...lol Wouldnt happen to live in Q.L.D ...just on the off chance...LOL Anyone that was at Yarrawonga..that now has the A.V.R.I...if you dont know how to install it..Email me...:>)) Tony Oz...:>))

Everyone else has gone to bed, so I get the telly room to myself. Therefore, I'm off to watch the witchy wardrobe dvd. Nite all. Try and be good! Rebs x

I thought it wus me they were calling an old lush. Now I'm upset! I' think I'll go have a drink. Trihicfley

I believe it is evening in Austalia so I will wish you all a good evening. I do wish to thank those dear ladies who assisted me to find my poor dear 4th cousin 6 times removed, James Cook. Although it was painful to become acquainted with the circumstances of his demise, I have been able find closure regarding this member of my family. I also wish to thank the dear Forever Hunting person for giving me instructions on how to 'google'. I have been googling all day and I must say it has been an experience. I must admit to having led a very sheltered life and 'googling' has really taken my breath away. I must remember to ask Jeeves to replenish my supply of sherry tomorrow - I have been in need of considerable fortification to settle my nerves after viewing some of the educational google sites. Astounding my dears. Having said that, I am afraid that I have been grossly insulted by one of the members on your Wattle thread. I believe she referred to me as 'an old lush'. I will not tolerate such rudeness and therefore I will not be revisiting this thread in the future. I send my very best wishes to those dear ladies who have been so kind to me. To that rude, insulting person, I hope she gets her come uppance. LB

Lara Wow OMG what great news, I didnt know about the miners till I had a look on here. Just goes to show that positive thoughts, prayers and never give up, miracles can happen. Today at the AFL match in Launceston, the son of the miner that died was made the mascot for the football match as he was a Saint supporter. He also stood in line next to the players for a minutes silence for his Dad. Cheers Sue

WOW!!! Isn't that amazing news??? It must have been an agonizing wait for the families of the two that were still missing. Glad they have both been found alive, and hope they aren't suffering any serious injuries.

Lara, that's such good news.

Amazing news from Tas . . . Home safe and sound - had a ball - seems like we weren't the only ones luv Laurie

omg they have found the miners are alive hooray they just said on 60 mins the news flash ambulances standing by as they are alive Thank you Lord how good is that they asked for a miracle and they got it God bless the families celebrations in Launceston tonight and not because of the Hawks win either

Better go spend some time with hubby, he's watching telle all alone.......awww See you all tomorrow Jude2 update welcome back Vonny & Tony

One two three kick, one two three kick.........anyone want to join the conga??? Once more around the pool........ Hi all....I'm home. Lara, you tell shocking fibs............ you were eating dry toast and a cuppa for brekky when we called in at 10.30 this morning!!! hello to all the visitors, hope to make your acquaintance with the effluxion of time How's that Anna? Oooooo withdrawal symptoms. I haven't seen a dictionary for 9 days. Got to go and play 2's & 3's. Vonny back soon.

Bless You Trifley, that wasn't caused by fairy dust its all that dirt you keep playing in..lol Your arm sounds like a chemist thingy to me (not that I'd know)