Welcome to november. Already. Where did the year go?

Morn Veg and lurkers .
Cleaning the patio today , inc moving the chook family and putting the big pot plants back into that area.

Happy Potter said:

Welcome to november. Already. Where did the year go?

November, Only Batman not long till Christmas and closer to my birthday.

Thank the heavens for November, finally off work and looking forward to never going back.

How is everyone? Have electricity again so thought I should check in, its only been about 6 months :)

shell bell said:

Thank the heavens for November, finally off work and looking forward to never going back.

How is everyone? Have electricity again so thought I should check in, its only been about 6 months :)

hi shell bell, good to see you. No more work? I’m a lady of leisure now myself…

bluegreen said:

shell bell said:

Thank the heavens for November, finally off work and looking forward to never going back.

How is everyone? Have electricity again so thought I should check in, its only been about 6 months :)

hi shell bell, good to see you. No more work? I’m a lady of leisure now myself…

Hi BG, couldnt call myself a lady of lesiure the baby is due in 7 weeks and the nesting instinct is kicking in. Have just moved back into our house and have found the tennants were not too big on cleaning. They did the basics like washing the floor but the stove needs to be thrown out and there are cockroaches here now.

shell bell said:

Thank the heavens for November, finally off work and looking forward to never going back.

How is everyone? Have electricity again so thought I should check in, its only been about 6 months :)

welcome returns to you.
i see you have posted a new topic – great.

pepe said:

shell bell said:

Thank the heavens for November, finally off work and looking forward to never going back.

How is everyone? Have electricity again so thought I should check in, its only been about 6 months :)

welcome returns to you.
i see you have posted a new topic – great.

Will post some before photos soon, there is alot of work ahead of me.

well after a couple of hot days with storms, it is now nice and cool and damp so think I will go out and do some planting and weeding. Have a few seedlings I bought through GE, and today a bought a Bearded Iris called “Chain of Gold” at the iris show. I found this picture on the net on a NZ site, assuming it is the same one…

Arvo BG, enjoying your sunday?

i lost my internet connection – why???

Arvo pepe not sure why you lost it.

bluegreen said:

well after a couple of hot days with storms, it is now nice and cool and damp so think I will go out and do some planting and weeding. Have a few seedlings I bought through GE, and today a bought a Bearded Iris called “Chain of Gold” at the iris show. I found this picture on the net on a NZ site, assuming it is the same one…

looks like a colourful splash of frozen water – dazzling!

pepe said:

i lost my internet connection – why???

Actually, everytime O40 has ducks at her place, you lose you web connection shortly thereafter. Weird.

Longy said:

pepe said:

i lost my internet connection – why???

Actually, everytime O40 has ducks at her place, you lose you web connection shortly thereafter. Weird.

you’ve got an answer for everything.

i’ve been meaning to ask ya – my newly planted reed avocado is a scawny looking thing with lots of little ball like fruit on it – they could be flower buds? – take em off i guess? its hardened but not in the best condition.

they don’t have real big root systems do they? mine’s only got thin hair like roots.

veg gardener said:

Arvo BG, enjoying your sunday?

yes I am Veg :)

bluegreen said:

veg gardener said:

Arvo BG, enjoying your sunday?

yes I am Veg :)

Thats good nearly my bed time.

Never fly with jetstar, they stuff up times, looks like im looking after myself till tuesday night, any easy food to cook for someone who can’t cook at all? dont wanna eat eggs and eggs for tea.

Never fly with jetstar, they stuff up times, looks like im looking after myself till tuesday night, any easy food to cook for someone who can’t cook at all? dont wanna eat eggs and eggs for tea.

Never fly with jetstar, they stuff up times, looks like im looking after myself till tuesday night, any easy food to cook for someone who can’t cook at all? dont wanna eat eggs and eggs for tea.

i’ve been meaning to ask ya – my newly planted reed avocado is a scawny looking thing with lots of little ball like fruit on it – they could be flower buds? – take em off i guess? its hardened but not in the best condition.

they don’t have real big root systems do they? mine’s only got thin hair like roots.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Mate, i’m probably the worst person to ask. I grow Avo’s like L1 grows rhubarb. My place is simply not well drained enough. However, some of them do have extensive root systems and demand a topsoil at least 6 metres deep. While others do not. Have a look at the Daleys fruit website. They have some good info on the different types. I imagine the ball fruit is young fruit, so unless you don’t want fruit because it’s too young, i’d leave ‘em there. It’ll probably drop a bunch of them anyway.
Here’s a link for the reed avo which might be helpful.

http://www.daleysfruit.com.au/fruit%20pages/avocado.htm
There may well be other more specific info on this website too, it’s a good informative site.

some reason now i wished i got taught food tech at school.

veg gardener said:

some reason now i wished i got taught food tech at school.

:D

veg gardener said:

Never fly with jetstar, they stuff up times, looks like im looking after myself till tuesday night, any easy food to cook for someone who can’t cook at all? dont wanna eat eggs and eggs for tea.

Spag bol or tacos?

veg gardener said:

Never fly with jetstar, they stuff up times, looks like im looking after myself till tuesday night, any easy food to cook for someone who can’t cook at all? dont wanna eat eggs and eggs for tea.

Bachelor VG. Excellent. Don’t let these sheilas try and talk you into anything flash mate.
Next thing they’ll have you trying a bluddy pavlova.

Toasted sangas.
Packet pasta with bits of whatever chucked in after browning in a frypan. Like if it’s a garlic and herb pasta, brown some real garlic and a bit of ham or a cutup rasher of bacon, chuck it in once the pasta is cooked. Top with a few chopped herbs like parsley and chives.
Snag sangas on the barbie.
Canned soup with whatever vegies you have in the crisper chucked in after lightly steaming in the microwave.
Cold meat and salad.
Proper batchelor tucker that lot.

cb88 said:

veg gardener said:

Never fly with jetstar, they stuff up times, looks like im looking after myself till tuesday night, any easy food to cook for someone who can’t cook at all? dont wanna eat eggs and eggs for tea.

Spag bol or tacos?

I dont go into the food area mate, i just get told to get out before i stuff food up.

Longy said:

veg gardener said:

Never fly with jetstar, they stuff up times, looks like im looking after myself till tuesday night, any easy food to cook for someone who can’t cook at all? dont wanna eat eggs and eggs for tea.

Bachelor VG. Excellent. Don’t let these sheilas try and talk you into anything flash mate.
Next thing they’ll have you trying a bluddy pavlova.

Toasted sangas.
Packet pasta with bits of whatever chucked in after browning in a frypan. Like if it’s a garlic and herb pasta, brown some real garlic and a bit of ham or a cutup rasher of bacon, chuck it in once the pasta is cooked. Top with a few chopped herbs like parsley and chives.
Snag sangas on the barbie.
Canned soup with whatever vegies you have in the crisper chucked in after lightly steaming in the microwave.
Cold meat and salad.
Proper batchelor tucker that lot.

thanks longy Snags arent to hard had them past 2 nights for tea, Big order for veggies at work tomorrow.

bluegreen said:

veg gardener said:

some reason now i wished i got taught food tech at school.

:D

Thought i was wasting my time in there when i could have been doing woodwork.

thanks longy Snags arent to hard had them past 2 nights for tea, Big order for veggies at work tomorrow.

++++++++++++++++
Well bugger snags again then.
You can always get pre mixed meat meals at the butcher too. They have some pretty simple stir fry stuff, which is hard to stuff up.
You can do it in a wok on the side of the barby to prevent burning down the house.
Learn to cook rice. 2 x water to 1 x rice. Simmer until the water is just about gone.
Then you can add pretty much anything after heating it up.

Longy said:

thanks longy Snags arent to hard had them past 2 nights for tea, Big order for veggies at work tomorrow.

++++++++++++++++
Well bugger snags again then.
You can always get pre mixed meat meals at the butcher too. They have some pretty simple stir fry stuff, which is hard to stuff up.
You can do it in a wok on the side of the barby to prevent burning down the house.
Learn to cook rice. 2 x water to 1 x rice. Simmer until the water is just about gone.
Then you can add pretty much anything after heating it up.

kk, looks like it will be rice and Chicken found some in the freezer
think its pre cooked from woolys.

kk, looks like it will be rice and Chicken found some in the freezer
think its pre cooked from woolys
++++++++++++++++++++++++
What is pre cooked? The rice or the chicken? Hope there are some instructions on there VG….
Steam a few vegies. Add a bit of soy sauce to the rice when it’s cooked and you’re in.

TIP: Put some really hot soapy water in the sink and while you are waiting for something to cook, wash what you have used already. Otherwise, at the end of the meal it will look like a rabid dog has eaten a badger in the kitchen and you’ll lose interest real quick.

Longy said:

kk, looks like it will be rice and Chicken found some in the freezer
think its pre cooked from woolys
++++++++++++++++++++++++
What is pre cooked? The rice or the chicken? Hope there are some instructions on there VG….
Steam a few vegies. Add a bit of soy sauce to the rice when it’s cooked and you’re in.

TIP: Put some really hot soapy water in the sink and while you are waiting for something to cook, wash what you have used already. Otherwise, at the end of the meal it will look like a rabid dog has eaten a badger in the kitchen and you’ll lose interest real quick.

Chicken.

veg gardener said:

Longy said:

kk, looks like it will be rice and Chicken found some in the freezer
think its pre cooked from woolys
++++++++++++++++++++++++
What is pre cooked? The rice or the chicken? Hope there are some instructions on there VG….
Steam a few vegies. Add a bit of soy sauce to the rice when it’s cooked and you’re in.

TIP: Put some really hot soapy water in the sink and while you are waiting for something to cook, wash what you have used already. Otherwise, at the end of the meal it will look like a rabid dog has eaten a badger in the kitchen and you’ll lose interest real quick.

Chicken.

Oh OK. SO if you have some rice, you’re laughing. It’ll be a bit bland maybe. So spice up the rice and chicken a bit with anything you reckon goes good with rice or chicken.

One of my old batchin fav’s is called mullet head soup.
There’s no mullet heads and it aint a soup, but it had to have a name.
You need a rasher of bacon.
An egg.
A fat slice of cheese.
A fillet of mullet or other fish.

Put a little bit of water in a skillet. MAybe a few teaspoons.
Chuck in the bacon. Turn it over when it’s cooked and chuck in the fish.
Put the lid on. low heat.
When the bacon is cooked, turn the fish over. Put the bacon on top.
Crack in the egg. Put the lid on.
Give the egg a minute and flip it. Put the cheese on top of the bacon.
When the egg is cooked, it’s all cooked.
Good tucker. A bit of sweet chilli sauce goes good. Or barby sauce.

veg gardener said:

cb88 said:

Spag bol or tacos?

I dont go into the food area mate, i just get told to get out before i stuff food up.

They were suggestions :)

Spaghetti bolognese (fry mince, add jar of pasta sauce; boil water, add pasta, drain) or tacos (fry mince, add taco sauce powder and water; warm taco shells; fill with lettuce, tomato and cheese).

arvo all… looks like I missed the new Iron Chef, Veg.

cb88 said:

veg gardener said:

cb88 said:

Spag bol or tacos?

I dont go into the food area mate, i just get told to get out before i stuff food up.

They were suggestions :)

Spaghetti bolognese (fry mince, add jar of pasta sauce; boil water, add pasta, drain) or tacos (fry mince, add taco sauce powder and water; warm taco shells; fill with lettuce, tomato and cheese).

Reckon we freaked him out mate. He had to crash. Crikey!

Longy said:

Reckon we freaked him out mate. He had to crash. Crikey!

Hehe :)

pain master said:

arvo all… looks like I missed the new Iron Chef, Veg.

G’day PM.
Yeah reality check for VG. Mum aint home. Bugger.
I’m sure he’ll be quizzing her for a few basics when she gets back.

Longy said:

pain master said:

arvo all… looks like I missed the new Iron Chef, Veg.

G’day PM.
Yeah reality check for VG. Mum aint home. Bugger.
I’m sure he’ll be quizzing her for a few basics when she gets back.

Once he masters beans on toast… he’ll develop new and improved ways to microwave a pie… then it’s MasterChef for him.

Once he masters beans on toast… he’ll develop new and improved ways to microwave a pie… then it’s MasterChef for him.

+++++++++++++++++++++++ I was gettin to the beans when he bailed out. Can’t beat beans with snags n eggs.

Longy said:

Once he masters beans on toast… he’ll develop new and improved ways to microwave a pie… then it’s MasterChef for him.

+++++++++++++++++++++++ I was gettin to the beans when he bailed out. Can’t beat beans with snags n eggs.

and a small piece of minute steak.

Longy said:

veg gardener said:

Never fly with jetstar, they stuff up times, looks like im looking after myself till tuesday night, any easy food to cook for someone who can’t cook at all? dont wanna eat eggs and eggs for tea.

Bachelor VG. Excellent. Don’t let these sheilas try and talk you into anything flash mate.
Next thing they’ll have you trying a bluddy pavlova.

Toasted sangas.
Packet pasta with bits of whatever chucked in after browning in a frypan. Like if it’s a garlic and herb pasta, brown some real garlic and a bit of ham or a cutup rasher of bacon, chuck it in once the pasta is cooked. Top with a few chopped herbs like parsley and chives.
Snag sangas on the barbie.
Canned soup with whatever vegies you have in the crisper chucked in after lightly steaming in the microwave.
Cold meat and salad.
Proper batchelor tucker that lot.

You forgot beans on toast!! Or if you’re not that energetic, just baked beans in a bowl. My staple when Mr Bon is too busy to cook for me.

Longy said:

cb88 said:

veg gardener said:

I dont go into the food area mate, i just get told to get out before i stuff food up.

They were suggestions :)

Spaghetti bolognese (fry mince, add jar of pasta sauce; boil water, add pasta, drain) or tacos (fry mince, add taco sauce powder and water; warm taco shells; fill with lettuce, tomato and cheese).

Reckon we freaked him out mate. He had to crash. Crikey!

Crikey all right :D
You crack me up Longy :D
Good advice though for the young fella

G’day Beej. That other thread is so last month…
It hasn’t rained here for a week. It’s a drought.
I was gonna head home tomorrow but there is a barge leaving POM today and i have
to wait for it to arrive, to ensure the equipment i require for the next phase is all OK.
So i hope it arrives on Wednesday, as programmed.
Problem is, as there has been no rain, the river will drop and the barge may get stuck on a sand bar.
Yay.

Well I hope it comes in on time. How long will you be home for?

Thinking about VGs predicament. Im a bit fancy with my cooking and tend to go all out, tonight it’s just chips, chops and eggs and everyone is alot more excited than usual. Guess the simple things in life are sometimes better.

shell bell said:

Thinking about VGs predicament. Im a bit fancy with my cooking and tend to go all out, tonight it’s just chips, chops and eggs and everyone is alot more excited than usual. Guess the simple things in life are sometimes better.

I reckon if you have quality ingredients you don’t need a lot of embellishing.

bluegreen said:

Well I hope it comes in on time. How long will you be home for?

Until i’m needed again, which will be maybe 10 days to 2 weeks. Maybe a bit longer if i’m lucky.

shell bell said:

Thinking about VGs predicament. Im a bit fancy with my cooking and tend to go all out, tonight it’s just chips, chops and eggs and everyone is alot more excited than usual. Guess the simple things in life are sometimes better.

LOL. Yes i love chips chops n egg type meals, but if there’s a fresh garden salad there too, or at least a home made dill pickle, i prefer it.

Crikey. That bluddy west atlas oil rig caught fire today. Wondered when that would happen.

Longy said:

Crikey. That bluddy west atlas oil rig caught fire today. Wondered when that would happen.

looks like it was only a matter of time. no one hurt though according to reuters

bluegreen said:

shell bell said:

Thinking about VGs predicament. Im a bit fancy with my cooking and tend to go all out, tonight it’s just chips, chops and eggs and everyone is alot more excited than usual. Guess the simple things in life are sometimes better.

I reckon if you have quality ingredients you don’t need a lot of embellishing.

I reckon you’re right

>some reason now i wished i got taught food tech at school.

You don’t want to subject yourself to those kids Veg.

Both my parents were teachers and it was expected I’d follow the family habit..

No way.

>Otherwise, at the end of the meal it will look like a rabid dog has eaten a badger in the kitchen and you’ll lose interest real quick.

I’d be working on keeping a rabid dog out of the house for starters…

CollieWA said:

>Otherwise, at the end of the meal it will look like a rabid dog has eaten a badger in the kitchen and you’ll lose interest real quick.

I’d be working on keeping a rabid dog out of the house for starters…

Perhaps if you shoo the badger outside, the rabid dog will follow?

Hey Collie.

Took Tess to a street festival today. Freaked the heck out of the alpaca at the petting zoo :D

>Took Tess to a street festival today. Freaked the heck out of the alpaca at the petting zoo :D

Somehow I think an alpaca could look after itself if push came to shove.. 8^)

Place I stayed at in Tassie earlier in the year had them, they aren’t little eh..

CollieWA said:

>Took Tess to a street festival today. Freaked the heck out of the alpaca at the petting zoo :D

Somehow I think an alpaca could look after itself if push came to shove.. 8^)

Place I stayed at in Tassie earlier in the year had them, they aren’t little eh..

Yeh true :)

We were just standing nearby while Tess tried to get a bit of a look at the squealing piglets. The alpaca stopped eating the carrot he was being offered, and kept his eye firmly on Tess until we left. Don’t think she even saw it, the silly goose :)

>Don’t think she even saw it, the silly goose :)

Piglets looked like fun!

CollieWA said:

>Don’t think she even saw it, the silly goose :)

Piglets looked like fun!

That or they smelt like pig’s ears.. :D

bon008 said:

CollieWA said:

>Took Tess to a street festival today. Freaked the heck out of the alpaca at the petting zoo :D

Somehow I think an alpaca could look after itself if push came to shove.. 8^)

Place I stayed at in Tassie earlier in the year had them, they aren’t little eh..

Yeh true :)

We were just standing nearby while Tess tried to get a bit of a look at the squealing piglets. The alpaca stopped eating the carrot he was being offered, and kept his eye firmly on Tess until we left. Don’t think she even saw it, the silly goose :)

making sure Tess didn’t hurt the piglets?

Longy said:

pepe said:

i lost my internet connection – why???

Actually, everytime O40 has ducks at her place, you lose you web connection shortly thereafter. Weird.

ROFL!!

Piglets looked like fun!

That or they smelt like pig’s ears.. :D

=========

Yeah bit hard to get away from that.. LOL

Gee that rig fire if bad.

Rig will need a refit when it’s over. Big bucks.

bluegreen said:

making sure Tess didn’t hurt the piglets?

Oh definitely :) We always have her on a Halti when we’re in a crowded place, and in this instance I had her lying down with her nose about 2 feet back form the fence of the petting zoo. Lots of people in front of her too – the piglets didn’t even realise she was there!

The Street fair was really good actually – it’s lovely hearing so many parents go past telling their kids “Yes it is a nice doggy – but remember you can’t pat a strange doggie without asking first!” :)

Gasp! I’e just got to the top again. Whew. All that reading leaves very little time for posting and it’s my bed time now.
Hi Shell Bell!!
Goodnight all.
I’ll get the lights.

CollieWA said:

Gee that rig fire if bad.

Rig will need a refit when it’s over. Big bucks.

and the 400 barrels a day isn’t? Someone’s arse has to be kicked well and truly over this bollocks?

orchid40 said:

Gasp! I’e just got to the top again. Whew. All that reading leaves very little time for posting and it’s my bed time now.
Hi Shell Bell!!
Goodnight all.
I’ll get the lights.

nah lights are left for those of us without DST…

pain master said:

orchid40 said:

Gasp! I’e just got to the top again. Whew. All that reading leaves very little time for posting and it’s my bed time now.
Hi Shell Bell!!
Goodnight all.
I’ll get the lights.

nah lights are left for those of us without DST…

hehe :D

bon008 said:

pain master said:

orchid40 said:

Gasp! I’e just got to the top again. Whew. All that reading leaves very little time for posting and it’s my bed time now.
Hi Shell Bell!!
Goodnight all.
I’ll get the lights.

nah lights are left for those of us without DST…

hehe :D

liklik clostu pinis olgeta lights bilong olgeta…

Longy said:

pepe said:

i lost my internet connection – why???

Actually, everytime O40 has ducks at her place, you lose you web connection shortly thereafter. Weird.

Method for getting the Sri Lankan economic emigrants to disembark in Indonesia:

1. Plot a course to Colombo.
2. Put a copy of the plotted course on the ship’s notice board.
3. Ask who’d like to change their money to Indon Rupiah or Sri Lankan Rupees.

I’m convinced they are economic emigrants because they have been in Indonesia for FIVE YEARS!!
Now Rudd has softened the laws they try it on.

Sympathy level:Low

orchid40 said:

Gasp! I’e just got to the top again. Whew. All that reading leaves very little time for posting and it’s my bed time now.
Hi Shell Bell!!
Goodnight all.
I’ll get the lights.

Hi O40

hot again but cool change coming.

that oil rig fire (and spill) is a monumental disaster – no sailing in the timor sea this year – and what a waste.

the form guide for tuesday suggest that megan gale is slightly favoured over jennifer hawkins altho rain could play a part with the fascinators.

Now I’ve caught up on the weekends doings I better go and start my Monday. Later people.

Anyone here able to ID this photo?

CollieWA said:

Method for getting the Sri Lankan economic emigrants to disembark in Indonesia:

1. Plot a course to Colombo.
2. Put a copy of the plotted course on the ship’s notice board.
3. Ask who’d like to change their money to Indon Rupiah or Sri Lankan Rupees.

I’m convinced they are economic emigrants because they have been in Indonesia for FIVE YEARS!!
Now Rudd has softened the laws they try it on.

Sympathy level:Low

I have a fair bit of sympathy for anyone who’s been in Indonesia for five years. Five weeks would’ve killed me I reckon :D

um .. I think it is most likely Lemon Myrtle or Backhousia citriiodora..

Lucky-you ok?

Haven’t seen you for a while.

roughbarked said:

um .. I think it is most likely Lemon Myrtle or Backhousia citriiodora..

I’d agree:
http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/bushtucker/lemon_myrtle.html

Arvo folks,
Got to the top a bit quicker today!
We still have the little ducks with us. They have got duck pellets to eat now :)
I gave them a bigger water bowl which they approved of. I guess they’d like a pond!
Shell Bell, you have an interesting life, nice pics too. Congrats on the baby!!

liklik clostu pinis olgeta lights bilong olgeta…
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Exactly.

temperature just dropped in adelaide from 35 down to 25 – what a relief. clouds in the sky – those ducks didn’t fly west by any chance – did they orchid40?

the pool is now blue again after a winter of being black. quite a bit of vacuuming to do since the bottom is not visible due to a thick layer of – something.

pepe said:

temperature just dropped in adelaide from 35 down to 25 – what a relief. clouds in the sky – those ducks didn’t fly west by any chance – did they orchid40?

the pool is now blue again after a winter of being black. quite a bit of vacuuming to do since the bottom is not visible due to a thick layer of – something.

No Pepe, they’re still here :)

Nothing to report here. Still no rain and I’ve said it all before. Going to art group today so that’s the highlight. Stay high everyone.

Stay high everyone
+++++++++++++++
Am i missing something here Pom?

Morning All,
Happy Cup Day, and I hope those of you that bet get a win!
I’m off to Thee’s place shortly for her Cup Day bash. High winds will make the wearing of hats a difficulty!
The ducks missed breakfast – they were here too early! They are now having morning tea.
Later.

Morining all, I have already started betting at my age :/ only bet 2 bucks into a pool at work.,

orchid40 said:

Morning All,
Happy Cup Day, and I hope those of you that bet get a win!
I’m off to Thee’s place shortly for her Cup Day bash. High winds will make the wearing of hats a difficulty!
The ducks missed breakfast – they were here too early! They are now having morning tea.
Later.

Enjoy yourself at Thee’s O40. Sounds like a great day and her garden looks fantastic!

Oh, I love technology :)

IBS was giving me a bit of trouble, so I’ve come home to work from home for the afternoon. Hurrah! Should be able to get lots more done now that I can relax a bit and not have to worry about trying to look normal when I’m in pain

g’day bon.
i guess the others are just winding down after a day at the races.

according to radio national those refugees who were 5 years in indonesia were on a remote island. they had to fill out forms for migration to australia and get them processed in java. apparently indonesian bureaucracy is so slow that after 5 years the forms had not been processed. so they may have a legitimate grievance. catch22 – you must fill out forms but we don’t process them.

a very pleasant day here after yesterday’s heat. i will now pot up my daughter’s birthday pressies and then clean the pool again.

bbl.

pepe said:

g’day bon.
i guess the others are just winding down after a day at the races.

according to radio national those refugees who were 5 years in indonesia were on a remote island. they had to fill out forms for migration to australia and get them processed in java. apparently indonesian bureaucracy is so slow that after 5 years the forms had not been processed. so they may have a legitimate grievance. catch22 – you must fill out forms but we don’t process them.

a very pleasant day here after yesterday’s heat. i will now pot up my daughter’s birthday pressies and then clean the pool again.

bbl.

From what I’ve seen of Indonesia, that doesn’t surprise me at all…

I just couldn’t believe this morning that the stupid race was considered a bigger news story than 12 people drowning :(

Longy said:

Stay high everyone
+++++++++++++++
Am i missing something here Pom?

Yes. Me! I certainly didn’t mean any drug “high” if that’s what you are thinking. I only meant, as in your spirits. You might not be familiar with the word the way it was once used. It’s like the word “gay.” Once upon a time it meant, “happy.” I didn’t want to write, “stay gay everyone” because I thought someone might read it wrong so I used ‘high’ instead. Only you could pick me up on that.

We have had a 35c day today. 9c when I woke this morning. Bl***y cold it was. Out came the winter gown again. BoM says it’s going to be 11c tonight and 37c tomorrow. I would be living out west if I wanted this kind of weather.I’m just going to have to speak to somebody about this.

What’s happened to our rain? No! Said I wouldn’t talk about it anymore. I better go and do some hosing because it’s very dry out there……………………….but I never said the word did I?

After dinner maybe.

Hope somone has some winnings to gloat about. I wasn’t even in a sweep.

pomolo said:

Longy said:

Stay high everyone
+++++++++++++++
Am i missing something here Pom?

Yes. Me! I certainly didn’t mean any drug “high” if that’s what you are thinking. I only meant, as in your spirits. You might not be familiar with the word the way it was once used. It’s like the word “gay.” Once upon a time it meant, “happy.” I didn’t want to write, “stay gay everyone” because I thought someone might read it wrong so I used ‘high’ instead. Only you could pick me up on that.

LOL. OK Pom. was good for a laugh anyway.
Glad you didn’t tell me to stay gay too ;-)

Anyone heard from VG since he cooked for himself?
Hope he didn’t do himself a mischief!

Anyone heard from VG since he cooked for himself?
Hope he didn’t do himself a mischief!

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Ah no, i see him down there.
Must have survived OK.

Been talking to him today on Facebook. We talked about just about everything but what he’d been cooking. However he was going to pick his sister up from the airport tonight so maybe she will take over the cooking. lol

maybe she will take over the cooking
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Or he may have a meal prep’d for her when she returns???

arvo all?

Longy said:

maybe she will take over the cooking
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Or he may have a meal prep’d for her when she returns???

Somehow I think not LOL

Evening PM

AnneS said:

orchid40 said:

Morning All,
Happy Cup Day, and I hope those of you that bet get a win!
I’m off to Thee’s place shortly for her Cup Day bash. High winds will make the wearing of hats a difficulty!
The ducks missed breakfast – they were here too early! They are now having morning tea.
Later.

Enjoy yourself at Thee’s O40. Sounds like a great day and her garden looks fantastic!

it was a big day at The Estate and as usual Thee was the hostess with the mostess. Many offerings were brought and no one went home with empty hands. In fact some people had trouble putting their booty in their vehicles!

bluegreen said:

AnneS said:

orchid40 said:

Morning All,
Happy Cup Day, and I hope those of you that bet get a win!
I’m off to Thee’s place shortly for her Cup Day bash. High winds will make the wearing of hats a difficulty!
The ducks missed breakfast – they were here too early! They are now having morning tea.
Later.

Enjoy yourself at Thee’s O40. Sounds like a great day and her garden looks fantastic!

it was a big day at The Estate and as usual Thee was the hostess with the mostess. Many offerings were brought and no one went home with empty hands. In fact some people had trouble putting their booty in their vehicles!

That’s good to hear. What time did she kick you all out?

AnneS said:

bluegreen said:

AnneS said:

Enjoy yourself at Thee’s O40. Sounds like a great day and her garden looks fantastic!

it was a big day at The Estate and as usual Thee was the hostess with the mostess. Many offerings were brought and no one went home with empty hands. In fact some people had trouble putting their booty in their vehicles!

That’s good to hear. What time did she kick you all out?

I left about 5.30 I think it was, although others had already left by then. Just a couple of hangers on were left.

Crikey. Keep it down in here you lot….

Morn Longy, and lurkers :)
I didn’t even make it outside yesterday..had to stay home with giant son and grandson , so I spent the day cleaning. It’s amazing what junk one accumulates, bags of clothes to go out , pots and pans and other assoted stuff. If I haven’t used it in a year out it goes. I can see the floor in the laundry again lol.

G’day HP. I’m a hoarder. If i haven’t used it for 10 years, i keep it just in case.
If i get rid of it, a week later, i’ll be needing it.
Strange about that.
Still manage to keep the shed relatively tidy though by making sure i do find a use for things.

Longy said:

G’day HP. I’m a hoarder. If i haven’t used it for 10 years, i keep it just in case.
If i get rid of it, a week later, i’ll be needing it.
Strange about that.
Still manage to keep the shed relatively tidy though by making sure i do find a use for things.

lol..exactly what my hubby does, he’s a major hoarder. His shed got into such a jumbled mess once that I got a skip in and filled it. He was rapt with the end result and said he just didn’t know where to start.
I have a method of cleaning a room/shed, remove everything in it, then put back only whats nessesary. The rest goes.
Once, I used a rake to find one daughters room lol

Once, I used a rake to find one daughters room lol
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I always found the younguns room, just never knew if the floor still existed.
Lovely day here again. Overcast, been drizzling overnight.
Hopefully getting out of here tomorrow. Waiting on a barge to bring equipment up the river.
If it all checks off OK, i can leave. Just need the river height to stay up so the barge can get thru.
Lookin good ATM.

Longy said:

Once, I used a rake to find one daughters room lol
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I always found the younguns room, just never knew if the floor still existed.
Lovely day here again. Overcast, been drizzling overnight.
Hopefully getting out of here tomorrow. Waiting on a barge to bring equipment up the river.
If it all checks off OK, i can leave. Just need the river height to stay up so the barge can get thru.
Lookin good ATM.

Don’t work too hard ;) I’ve cleared the kitchen table in preparation for icing a 3 tier wedding cake (daughters friends) , and you cant beat a cut down new broomstick for a rolling pin. I’m all set to go with storage boxes, almond icing and fondant, ribbon and flower topper.
No pics because I’m taking it in pieces to the venue next week to assemble it on site.
Better get started!

a 3 tier wedding cake
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Crikey.
I used 3 slices of bread in a sandwich once.
Have fun. Better wear your steel caps in case it topples onto your foot.

Longy said:

G’day HP. I’m a hoarder. If i haven’t used it for 10 years, i keep it just in case.
If i get rid of it, a week later, i’ll be needing it.
Strange about that.
Still manage to keep the shed relatively tidy though by making sure i do find a use for things.

Mr BG is the same, only the garage is a mess!

cool today, so I am shoveling sh## again. Have to finish it today as we need to trailer for something else tomorrow!! Only it got rained on in the meanwhile so it is twice the weight! Got some nice “tea” out of it though, which I am not wasting…

wonder if it will been shown here…

trailer for Food, Inc.

Homegrown Revolution

GM Found in Beehives

bluegreen said:

wonder if it will been shown here…

trailer for Food, Inc.

Thanks BG, that looks like it’ll be worth watching

bluegreen said:

GM Found in Beehives

This is why I’m against GM… once it’s out there, there’s no stopping/containing it if you find a problem. And I don’t believe they’ve done enough testing to be able to say there won’t be any problems.

pomolo said:

Longy said:

Stay high everyone
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Am i missing something here Pom?

Yes. Me! I certainly didn’t mean any drug “high” if that’s what you are thinking. I only meant, as in your spirits. You might not be familiar with the word the way it was once used. It’s like the word “gay.” Once upon a time it meant, “happy.” I didn’t want to write, “stay gay everyone” because I thought someone might read it wrong so I used ‘high’ instead. Only you could pick me up on that.

love it LOL
remember when everyone was ‘stoked’?

bluegreen said:

Longy said:

G’day HP. I’m a hoarder. If i haven’t used it for 10 years, i keep it just in case.
If i get rid of it, a week later, i’ll be needing it.
Strange about that.
Still manage to keep the shed relatively tidy though by making sure i do find a use for things.

Mr BG is the same, only the garage is a mess!

define mess LOL.
hanging stuff on the floor is one of my simple pleasures. eventually it gets tidy but i’m running at about three clothes changes a day here.

bluegreen said:

wonder if it will been shown here…

trailer for Food, Inc.

i’ve just thrown away a pack of carrots that went moldy after 4-5 days in the fridge.
sounds like a good movie.

Love this!

Romancing Your Soul

bluegreen said:

Love this!

Romancing Your Soul

Awesome, thanks :)

bluegreen said:

Homegrown Revolution

not new but inspiring still.
in today’s local rag a woman is starting a gawler market where i can sell my excess produce.

pepe said:

in today’s local rag a woman is starting a gawler market where i can sell my excess produce.

excellent!

bluegreen said:

Love this!

Romancing Your Soul

some people are very clever.

Longy said:

G’day HP. I’m a hoarder. If i haven’t used it for 10 years, i keep it just in case.
If i get rid of it, a week later, i’ll be needing it.
Strange about that.
Still manage to keep the shed relatively tidy though by making sure i do find a use for things.

Morning Longy, HP and anyone else still floating around.

You sound like me and my parents Longy. I’m a shocker and the worst housekeeper you could ever come across :D

Happy Potter said:

Longy said:

G’day HP. I’m a hoarder. If i haven’t used it for 10 years, i keep it just in case.
If i get rid of it, a week later, i’ll be needing it.
Strange about that.
Still manage to keep the shed relatively tidy though by making sure i do find a use for things.

lol..exactly what my hubby does, he’s a major hoarder. His shed got into such a jumbled mess once that I got a skip in and filled it. He was rapt with the end result and said he just didn’t know where to start.
I have a method of cleaning a room/shed, remove everything in it, then put back only whats nessesary. The rest goes.
Once, I used a rake to find one daughters room lol

That’s a pretty good strategy HP. I’ll have to try that some time! LOL

bluegreen said:

cool today, so I am shoveling sh## again. Have to finish it today as we need to trailer for something else tomorrow!! Only it got rained on in the meanwhile so it is twice the weight! Got some nice “tea” out of it though, which I am not wasting…

We have nice drizzly rain. Just went out and re-sowed some carrots…the others were sown about 3 weeks ago and have shown no sign of emerging, yet some in another bed are up after only a bit over a week. There were lots of ants around when I sowed the first lot, so maybe they got the seeds.

pepe said:

pomolo said:

Longy said:

Stay high everyone
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Am i missing something here Pom?

Yes. Me! I certainly didn’t mean any drug “high” if that’s what you are thinking. I only meant, as in your spirits. You might not be familiar with the word the way it was once used. It’s like the word “gay.” Once upon a time it meant, “happy.” I didn’t want to write, “stay gay everyone” because I thought someone might read it wrong so I used ‘high’ instead. Only you could pick me up on that.

love it LOL
remember when everyone was ‘stoked’?

Yes I was on Saturday after a particularly good (for me) day in the garden :D

AnneS said:

bluegreen said:

cool today, so I am shoveling sh## again. Have to finish it today as we need to trailer for something else tomorrow!! Only it got rained on in the meanwhile so it is twice the weight! Got some nice “tea” out of it though, which I am not wasting…

We have nice drizzly rain. Just went out and re-sowed some carrots…the others were sown about 3 weeks ago and have shown no sign of emerging, yet some in another bed are up after only a bit over a week. There were lots of ants around when I sowed the first lot, so maybe they got the seeds.

A little rhyme in my gardening notebook suggest with carrot seed, “one for the ants, one for the rot, one to grow and one to not.”
Suggesting a 4:1 ratio.
I’ve found fresh seed to be most reliable and covering the drill with a board or similar to prevent drying out to be an excellent way of obtaining good germination with tiny seeds.
And good morrow to you too Anne S

Or you may have sowed the first lot too deeply???

Longy said:

AnneS said:

bluegreen said:

cool today, so I am shoveling sh## again. Have to finish it today as we need to trailer for something else tomorrow!! Only it got rained on in the meanwhile so it is twice the weight! Got some nice “tea” out of it though, which I am not wasting…

We have nice drizzly rain. Just went out and re-sowed some carrots…the others were sown about 3 weeks ago and have shown no sign of emerging, yet some in another bed are up after only a bit over a week. There were lots of ants around when I sowed the first lot, so maybe they got the seeds.

A little rhyme in my gardening notebook suggest with carrot seed, “one for the ants, one for the rot, one to grow and one to not.”
Suggesting a 4:1 ratio.
I’ve found fresh seed to be most reliable and covering the drill with a board or similar to prevent drying out to be an excellent way of obtaining good germination with tiny seeds.
And good morrow to you too Anne S

Might have to try the board trick. I normally don’t have trouble with carrots germinating, but I think the day I first sowed that bed the ants were just too numerous. Years ago I used to follow my Dad’s trick for stopping ants, which was to soak the seed in kero before sowing. I don’t do that now.

Longy said:

Or you may have sowed the first lot too deeply???

No,not too deep. I barely covered ‘em

trailer is empty now :)

Arvo all.

hi Veg.

Hey VG. How is the culinary adventure progressing?

hi Longy :)

Longy said:

Hey VG. How is the culinary adventure progressing?

its going alright mate, managed to get some free KFC yesterday night.

its going alright mate, managed to get some free KFC yesterday night.

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Ah crikey VG. That’s not food. You’d be better off eating the lawn.
Have a bit of a go tonight and see what you can come up with. Whaddya reckon?
What did you end up with the other night?

G’day Beej.
Empty trailer huh.
This barge is about 1/2 an hour away. It just started raining, so that figures.

Longy said:

its going alright mate, managed to get some free KFC yesterday night.

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Ah crikey VG. That’s not food. You’d be better off eating the lawn.
Have a bit of a go tonight and see what you can come up with. Whaddya reckon?
What did you end up with the other night?

Snags on the BBQ, Hey it was free mate, from mums boss she does the pays for them, sisters home mate so im not cooking.

Longy said:

G’day Beej.
Empty trailer huh.
This barge is about 1/2 an hour away. It just started raining, so that figures.

yep. all the horse manure is now in the new bed. Need the trailer tomorrow to take the scooter up to The Snowy Ride . Not good for touring but will be OK for once we are up there. Haven’t got a proper bike to ride yet :(

Also means it has been a year since I crashed the BMW and broke my wrist.

Snags on the BBQ, Hey it was free mate, from mums boss she does the pays for them, sisters home mate so im not cooking.

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LOL. Might be a good time to learn a few basics tho VG. There won’t always be someone there to bail you out and snags on the barby gets a bit second hand after a week or two. What happened to the chicken and rice? Didja get scared off?

Longy said:

Snags on the BBQ, Hey it was free mate, from mums boss she does the pays for them, sisters home mate so im not cooking.

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LOL. Might be a good time to learn a few basics tho VG. There won’t always be someone there to bail you out and snags on the barby gets a bit second hand after a week or two. What happened to the chicken and rice? Didja get scared off?

Forgot about it mate. and wasnt sure if that chickens cooked.

bluegreen said:

Longy said:

G’day Beej.
Empty trailer huh.
This barge is about 1/2 an hour away. It just started raining, so that figures.

yep. all the horse manure is now in the new bed. Need the trailer tomorrow to take the scooter up to The Snowy Ride . Not good for touring but will be OK for once we are up there. Haven’t got a proper bike to ride yet :(

Also means it has been a year since I crashed the BMW and broke my wrist.

Well, on a scooter better you than me, but sounds like fun.
Stay upright. Don’t go celebrating 1 yr with a rematch.

Forgot about it mate. and wasnt sure if that chickens cooked.

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LOL. Yeah OK.
It’s pretty easy to cook bits of chook. You just have to make them hot for a while, whether it’s in a frypan, on a barby, in the oven etc. You should learn a few basic meals VG. It’l be handy one day.

Longy said:

Forgot about it mate. and wasnt sure if that chickens cooked.

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LOL. Yeah OK.
It’s pretty easy to cook bits of chook. You just have to make them hot for a while, whether it’s in a frypan, on a barby, in the oven etc. You should learn a few basic meals VG. It’l be handy one day.

Eggs on toast :P

Longy said:

You should learn a few basic meals VG. It’l be handy one day.

the girls like a man that can cook, Veg ;)

bluegreen said:

Longy said:

You should learn a few basic meals VG. It’l be handy one day.

the girls like a man that can cook, Veg ;)

ill take that in.

ill take that in
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Yep it’s a true story VG.
Reason enough there alone i reckon.

Longy said:

ill take that in
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Yep it’s a true story VG.
Reason enough there alone i reckon.

yep.
there filming on one of the back roads tonight, thought id miss all the traffic on the freeway and took the back roads on the way home didnt realise till i went around the Bend that they had the Bridge half closed off, Oil tanker and a few Prime Movers there, and a bloke who lives a few doors up who transports stuff around moving the Boom Lifts from raymond terrace to the new location.

bluegreen said:

Longy said:

You should learn a few basic meals VG. It’l be handy one day.

the girls like a man that can cook, Veg ;)

I don’t know how I got so lucky.. Mr Bon didn’t cook at all when we first moved in together.. then suddenly one day he realises he likes cooking.. OMG maybe it was my cooking!! hehehe :) or maybe.. my cooking inspired him in a good way.. more likely the other way though! :D

bon008 said:

bluegreen said:

Longy said:

You should learn a few basic meals VG. It’l be handy one day.

the girls like a man that can cook, Veg ;)

I don’t know how I got so lucky.. Mr Bon didn’t cook at all when we first moved in together.. then suddenly one day he realises he likes cooking.. OMG maybe it was my cooking!! hehehe :) or maybe.. my cooking inspired him in a good way.. more likely the other way though! :D

I don’t cook at all any more. Mrs likes to look after me. She reckons i look after her so it’s a fair trade. I aint argueing. Does arguing have an e in it?

Youngest son has scored a part time Christmas job at Coles. One step closer to independence for him and freedom for me. :)

bubba louie said:

Youngest son has scored a part time Christmas job at Coles. One step closer to independence for him and freedom for me. :)

G’day Bubba. Can he cook?

bon008 said:

bluegreen said:

Longy said:

You should learn a few basic meals VG. It’l be handy one day.

the girls like a man that can cook, Veg ;)

I don’t know how I got so lucky.. Mr Bon didn’t cook at all when we first moved in together.. then suddenly one day he realises he likes cooking.. OMG maybe it was my cooking!! hehehe :) or maybe.. my cooking inspired him in a good way.. more likely the other way though! :D

I used to enjoy cooking……..back in the dark ages before kids.

Longy said:

bubba louie said:

Youngest son has scored a part time Christmas job at Coles. One step closer to independence for him and freedom for me. :)

G’day Bubba. Can he cook?

Bacon and eggs is about his limit, but i doubt he’d starve.

Bacon and eggs is about his limit, but i doubt he’d starve
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It’s just that it makes “freedom for you” far less of a reality.

Longy said:

Bacon and eggs is about his limit, but i doubt he’d starve
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It’s just that it makes “freedom for you” far less of a reality.

he’s the junk food kid.

he’s the junk food kid.

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Oh yeah they all are until they have rent and electricity to pay.

Both boys did quite well in cooking at school but they’ve conveniently forgotten how.

Longy said:

he’s the junk food kid.

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Oh yeah they all are until they have rent and electricity to pay.

That’s still a way off. he’s hoping to get into Music Performance at Tafe next year.

bubba louie said:

Both boys did quite well in cooking at school but they’ve conveniently forgotten how.

Well that’s a good start. I’m sure they’ll conveniently remember if faced with starvation.

Longy said:

bubba louie said:

Both boys did quite well in cooking at school but they’ve conveniently forgotten how.

Well that’s a good start. I’m sure they’ll conveniently remember if faced with starvation.

Exactly. I’ll even supply the cookbooks.

bubba louie said:

Longy said:

he’s the junk food kid.

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Oh yeah they all are until they have rent and electricity to pay.

That’s still a way off. he’s hoping to get into Music Performance at Tafe next year.

Then i guess that makes your relative freedom a way off too Bubba.
Bugger.
You could always send him on a holiday and move house while he’s away if you get desperate….

Longy said:

bubba louie said:

Longy said:

he’s the junk food kid.

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Oh yeah they all are until they have rent and electricity to pay.

That’s still a way off. he’s hoping to get into Music Performance at Tafe next year.

Then i guess that makes your relative freedom a way off too Bubba.
Bugger.
You could always send him on a holiday and move house while he’s away if you get desperate….

Tempting but we still haven’t escaped from his 21 yo brother yet as well.

Exactly. I’ll even supply the cookbooks.

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Perfect.
My nephew, 19yr old, plenty cash from a decent paying job, begged his mum to cook him silverside and trimmings recently. Came home for the occassion. Bit sad as he lives with his girlfriend and they eat junk a lot. Bit of a shame.

Tempting but we still haven’t escaped from his 21 yo brother yet as well
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Crikey. Freedom is over the horizon Bubba.
I sent one off to the army and the other off to a seismic crew in the desert. Worked for me.

Longy said:

Exactly. I’ll even supply the cookbooks.

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Perfect.
My nephew, 19yr old, plenty cash from a decent paying job, begged his mum to cook him silverside and trimmings recently. Came home for the occassion. Bit sad as he lives with his girlfriend and they eat junk a lot. Bit of a shame.

That is sad.

That is sad.
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Yeah well. That’s life.

Speaking of marbles???
Didja get any rain lately.

Longy said:

Tempting but we still haven’t escaped from his 21 yo brother yet as well
++++++++
Crikey. Freedom is over the horizon Bubba.
I sent one off to the army and the other off to a seismic crew in the desert. Worked for me.

Mine are still too immature for that. Bits of slow starters.

Longy said:

G’day HP. I’m a hoarder. If i haven’t used it for 10 years, i keep it just in case.
If i get rid of it, a week later, i’ll be needing it.
Strange about that.
Still manage to keep the shed relatively tidy though by making sure i do find a use for things.

My God! I’ve found something that you and I agree on. I’m a hoarder too. I would have used exactly the same wording as you as well. I have ditched things that I desperately needed a week later. Kicked myself all the way round the back yard for doing it too. At last some common ground. Maybe there’s a chance you and I could have a normal conversation one day LF. LOL.

Longy said:

That is sad.
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Yeah well. That’s life.

Speaking of marbles???
Didja get any rain lately.

A bit late last week.

bubba louie said:

Longy said:

Tempting but we still haven’t escaped from his 21 yo brother yet as well
++++++++
Crikey. Freedom is over the horizon Bubba.
I sent one off to the army and the other off to a seismic crew in the desert. Worked for me.

Mine are still too immature for that. Bits of slow starters.

City life???

pomolo said:

Longy said:

G’day HP. I’m a hoarder. If i haven’t used it for 10 years, i keep it just in case.
If i get rid of it, a week later, i’ll be needing it.
Strange about that.
Still manage to keep the shed relatively tidy though by making sure i do find a use for things.

My God! I’ve found something that you and I agree on. I’m a hoarder too. I would have used exactly the same wording as you as well. I have ditched things that I desperately needed a week later. Kicked myself all the way round the back yard for doing it too. At last some common ground. Maybe there’s a chance you and I could have a normal conversation one day LF. LOL.

Pom. What a pleasant surprise. Now i really am having a good day.
Nice to read you .

bubba louie said:

Longy said:

That is sad.
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Yeah well. That’s life.

Speaking of marbles???
Didja get any rain lately.

A bit late last week.
OK. We had some good falls and hoping for more this week.
Been a rough start to Summer otherwise.

Longy said:

bubba louie said:

Longy said:

Tempting but we still haven’t escaped from his 21 yo brother yet as well
++++++++
Crikey. Freedom is over the horizon Bubba.
I sent one off to the army and the other off to a seismic crew in the desert. Worked for me.

Mine are still too immature for that. Bits of slow starters.

City life???

I doubt it.

Maybe a Mum who did too much for them? :(

bubba louie said:

Longy said:

bubba louie said:

That’s still a way off. he’s hoping to get into Music Performance at Tafe next year.

Then i guess that makes your relative freedom a way off too Bubba.
Bugger.
You could always send him on a holiday and move house while he’s away if you get desperate….

Tempting but we still haven’t escaped from his 21 yo brother yet as well.

21!! My eldest brother is 32, and it’s only this year that my youngest two brothers (30 and 28) have finally moved out of the nest! (albeit for the second time)

bubba louie said:

Longy said:

bubba louie said:

Mine are still too immature for that. Bits of slow starters.

City life???

I doubt it.

Maybe a Mum who did too much for them? :(

I reckon that happens. Mr Bon’s mum didn’t want her kids doing housework because “they’ll have the rest of their lives to do that”. End result – an adult who is willing to do his share of house work, but doesn’t know how and doesn’t actually ever notice when something needs to be done. It needs to be a habit before you fly the nest, I reckon.

Whooo oooh! Picked up my Canvas Prints today :)

Goodie!

Photos soon to follow, I hope?

Have to buy the right doovies to hang em on the wall, but they have come up looking pretty nice…

Evening all,
Late again!!
I had a great day yesterday at Thee’s up day party, I think we all did. Plenty of good company and food and plant swapping etc. My horse in the sweep came last so I got $5!!! . I came home with blackcurrant, redcurrant and whitecurrant bushes, youngberry bushes and 2 irises! Also got a Pepino bush and an epiphyllium.
I’ve been busy planting today.
The little ducks are still spending their days in our garden, I feel so honoured! Usually they fly off and the end of the afternoon and come back next day. Today they just sat on the lawn and wouldn’t go! I tried shooing them to make them fly but they just walked a little way and sat down again. Talk about sitting ducks! The foxes are numerous round here and I was freaking out. Anyway we herded them into the garage for the night. They may not like it but it’s fox – proof!

I don’t suppose anyone can inspire me with christmas gift ideas for guys in late 20s/early 30s? Really can’t think what to get my brothers this year :(

>christmas gift ideas for guys in late 20s/early 30s?

A copy of the latest (2010) Pirelli calender is a winner. Bit hard to get hold of though..

CollieWA said:

>christmas gift ideas for guys in late 20s/early 30s?

A copy of the latest (2010) Pirelli calender is a winner. Bit hard to get hold of though..

rolls eyes

:D

Although I have been trying to find a poster of Kari from Mythbusters for Mr Bon.. can’t find one :(

Evening all. Just got in from my first Christmas party for the year!! We get in early at Guides :D :D

AnneS said:

Evening all. Just got in from my first Christmas party for the year!! We get in early at Guides :D :D

Hi Anne :)

>Although I have been trying to find a poster of Kari from Mythbusters for Mr Bon.. can’t find one :(

How about Denna or Kahlan from The Legend Of The Seeker?

Longy said:

Exactly. I’ll even supply the cookbooks.

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Perfect.
My nephew, 19yr old, plenty cash from a decent paying job, begged his mum to cook him silverside and trimmings recently. Came home for the occassion. Bit sad as he lives with his girlfriend and they eat junk a lot. Bit of a shame.

My son is a great cook. Up until about 2 years ago he was chief cook in the house he shared with a female cousin and one of their school friends, because a) he cooked better than they did and b) he was usually home first.

My daughter is a good cook too. They both learnt to cook when in primary school. When we had our general store we open long hours and meals had to be between customers. Quite often it was a case of if they wanted to eat they had to prepare the meal. It stood them in great stead when they both left home at 18 to go to uni

Nah, has to be Kari :)

Here’s those images from the Legend of The Seeker. I botched the html..

And one for the ladies:

bon008 said:

AnneS said:

Evening all. Just got in from my first Christmas party for the year!! We get in early at Guides :D :D

Hi Anne :)

G’day bon :)

G’day Collie. I haven’t heard of Legend of the Seeker before. Is it on pay tv?

Don’t know Anne, I was given it at work as xvid avi files..

CollieWA said:

Don’t know Anne, I was given it at work as xvid avi files..

Fair enough. When you posted that first photo, I thought to myself she looks like Jessica Marais from Packed to the Rafters. Went and checked out IMDB and sure enought it is her

She looks very yummy in the leather with the blonde ponytail, that’s all I know.. 8^P

bon008 said:

Although I have been trying to find a poster of Kari from Mythbusters for Mr Bon.. can’t find one :(

Crikey. She used to be a bloke!

Morning green friends :) Beautiful day today ..it’s heating up though.

My newly upgraded PC has carked it and won’t boot up even in safe mode. I’m on hubbys old slow machine with it’s shaky screen font that nothing will fix , so I suspect the monitor is on it’s way out too.
I’m off to a cake supply shop for a display stand ,and then out with a friend the rest of the day.

Happy Potter said:

Morning green friends :) Beautiful day today ..it’s heating up though.

My newly upgraded PC has carked it and won’t boot up even in safe mode. I’m on hubbys old slow machine with it’s shaky screen font that nothing will fix , so I suspect the monitor is on it’s way out too.
I’m off to a cake supply shop for a display stand ,and then out with a friend the rest of the day.

You’re makin me tired HP.

Longy said:

Happy Potter said:

Morning green friends :) Beautiful day today ..it’s heating up though.

My newly upgraded PC has carked it and won’t boot up even in safe mode. I’m on hubbys old slow machine with it’s shaky screen font that nothing will fix , so I suspect the monitor is on it’s way out too.
I’m off to a cake supply shop for a display stand ,and then out with a friend the rest of the day.

You’re makin me tired HP.

Tired ? lol I’m only having brekky and cuppa, revving up for the day.. I will also take my poor sick pc to the fixit shop before hubby gets his hands on it and completely destroys it :P

Well this barge has arrived, but the equipment i need to access is in the hold, which has a 20’ sea con on top of the hatch, which can’t be moved until the Mil 8 can get airborne, which can’t happen until the cloud clears. So i was hoping for rain so the barge could get here, now we had the rain, i need the rain to disappear. Crikey. It’s like politics.

Longy said:

Well this barge has arrived, but the equipment i need to access is in the hold, which has a 20’ sea con on top of the hatch, which can’t be moved until the Mil 8 can get airborne, which can’t happen until the cloud clears. So i was hoping for rain so the barge could get here, now we had the rain, i need the rain to disappear. Crikey. It’s like politics.

Morning Longy and HP. Can’t take a trick eh mate?

I’m off to the dentist again today and will probably be having a tooth out….ugh! There’s nothing actually wrong with the tooth, it’s just way out of alignment with the rest and food keeps getting trapped around it. The dentist has been talking about taking it out for years but has always decided against it because as I said it is basically a healthy tooth. But it’s been annoying me a lot lately so the time as come….and I am such a wus! I have a really low pain threshold!

Oh well such is life!

I’m off to the dentist again today and will probably be having a tooth out
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My problem just paled into insignificance.
Go the gas. Turns the whole thing into a load of fun.

Oh well such is life!

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Famous last words before you go to the dentist ??
Not good AnneS LOL Good luck..
You too Longy. I hope the cloud clears.

HP has left the building..
bbl

Longy said:

I’m off to the dentist again today and will probably be having a tooth out
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My problem just paled into insignificance.
Go the gas. Turns the whole thing into a load of fun.

Your prob is no less significant mate. Hope you get out soon! Nice drizzly rain again today

I’m starting up the list. Missed lots yesterday. You all broke the record with your chat.

The weather report for those that want to know. That’s only me really. lol. You’re going to get it anyway. It got to 38.9 on our verandah yesterday at 1.30pm. It was murder outside. Air con saved my sanity. It cooked the bedding begonias and the radish seedlings copped a hammering. Most plants seemed to have made it through though. Predicted storm for this evening with rain to follow through the night. Oh I hope they are right this time. Where the grass used to be, if it’s not bare dirt now, it looks like hay has been spread around. The house pad is not a pretty sight at all.

OK! I’m back at the start for a while.

pomolo said:

I’m starting up the list. Missed lots yesterday. You all broke the record with your chat.

The weather report for those that want to know. That’s only me really. lol. You’re going to get it anyway. It got to 38.9 on our verandah yesterday at 1.30pm. It was murder outside. Air con saved my sanity. It cooked the bedding begonias and the radish seedlings copped a hammering. Most plants seemed to have made it through though. Predicted storm for this evening with rain to follow through the night. Oh I hope they are right this time. Where the grass used to be, if it’s not bare dirt now, it looks like hay has been spread around. The house pad is not a pretty sight at all.

OK! I’m back at the start for a while.

That’s the beauty of living down here on the south coast. We get saved by the southerlies. One came through here late on Tues (following 37.7 day). A lot of my vegies got bit singed, but fortunately I had given them all a really good drink on Monday before I left to go to Sydney, so it ended up not as bad as it could have been

bubba louie said:

Longy said:

Exactly. I’ll even supply the cookbooks.

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Perfect.
My nephew, 19yr old, plenty cash from a decent paying job, begged his mum to cook him silverside and trimmings recently. Came home for the occassion. Bit sad as he lives with his girlfriend and they eat junk a lot. Bit of a shame.

That is sad.

Gee, I’ve got an almost 40yo son and DIL with 2 children and they still seem to be eating a lot of junk food. DIL doesn’t cook. If you can’t buy it ready to go, off the shelf at the supermarket, they don’t eat it.

pain master said:

Whooo oooh! Picked up my Canvas Prints today :)

All together now! We wanta see! We wanta see! We wanta see!

orchid40 said:

Evening all,
Late again!!
I had a great day yesterday at Thee’s up day party, I think we all did. Plenty of good company and food and plant swapping etc. My horse in the sweep came last so I got $5!!! . I came home with blackcurrant, redcurrant and whitecurrant bushes, youngberry bushes and 2 irises! Also got a Pepino bush and an epiphyllium.
I’ve been busy planting today.
The little ducks are still spending their days in our garden, I feel so honoured! Usually they fly off and the end of the afternoon and come back next day. Today they just sat on the lawn and wouldn’t go! I tried shooing them to make them fly but they just walked a little way and sat down again. Talk about sitting ducks! The foxes are numerous round here and I was freaking out. Anyway we herded them into the garage for the night. They may not like it but it’s fox – proof!

With animals, always comes a worry. It’s slithery things that I worry about with our dog. I don’t know how she would react if she saw one but I know how I react. She’s more feisty than me which spells danger.

Longy said:

Happy Potter said:

Morning green friends :) Beautiful day today ..it’s heating up though.

My newly upgraded PC has carked it and won’t boot up even in safe mode. I’m on hubbys old slow machine with it’s shaky screen font that nothing will fix , so I suspect the monitor is on it’s way out too.
I’m off to a cake supply shop for a display stand ,and then out with a friend the rest of the day.

You’re makin me tired HP.

You do that to me too HP and guilty as well sometimes. I have no chance of keeping up your pace.

Longy said:

Well this barge has arrived, but the equipment i need to access is in the hold, which has a 20’ sea con on top of the hatch, which can’t be moved until the Mil 8 can get airborne, which can’t happen until the cloud clears. So i was hoping for rain so the barge could get here, now we had the rain, i need the rain to disappear. Crikey. It’s like politics.

You’re sounding a bit frustrated LF.

AnneS said:

pomolo said:

I’m starting up the list. Missed lots yesterday. You all broke the record with your chat.

The weather report for those that want to know. That’s only me really. lol. You’re going to get it anyway. It got to 38.9 on our verandah yesterday at 1.30pm. It was murder outside. Air con saved my sanity. It cooked the bedding begonias and the radish seedlings copped a hammering. Most plants seemed to have made it through though. Predicted storm for this evening with rain to follow through the night. Oh I hope they are right this time. Where the grass used to be, if it’s not bare dirt now, it looks like hay has been spread around. The house pad is not a pretty sight at all.

OK! I’m back at the start for a while.

That’s the beauty of living down here on the south coast. We get saved by the southerlies. One came through here late on Tues (following 37.7 day). A lot of my vegies got bit singed, but fortunately I had given them all a really good drink on Monday before I left to go to Sydney, so it ended up not as bad as it could have been

We have to be able to predict the weather for ourselves don’t we? A good call for you vegies anyway AnneS.

pomolo said:

Longy said:

Well this barge has arrived, but the equipment i need to access is in the hold, which has a 20’ sea con on top of the hatch, which can’t be moved until the Mil 8 can get airborne, which can’t happen until the cloud clears. So i was hoping for rain so the barge could get here, now we had the rain, i need the rain to disappear. Crikey. It’s like politics.

You’re sounding a bit frustrated LF.

he wants to go home…

morning folks. I’m here when I should be packing. Heading off the Jindabyne to meet up with friends for The Snowy Ride

will take the laptop but no guarantees I will find wireless where I am so in case I don’t, see you in 4 or 5 days…

You’re sounding a bit frustrated LF.

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Nuthin a bit of folk dancing wouldn’t fix.
Had a win anyway, my gear is under a tarp on the deck. I got it and checked it off and it’s all good.
Now i am OK to do the boogle on the morrow. Unless some mongrel decides they want me to stay of course.

mornings

10/22C today – just perfect.

i’ve planted the whole exotic fruit orchard now – and the bamboos, loquat, jerusalem artichokes, pizza thyme and ginger. they were all root bound in their pots but ok now.

two calyatrix tetragona (indigenous native myrtle) to go in the native corner – so i’ve mowed the grass in prep. that just leaves the poa and comquat plus the chinese pistacchio and lemon myrtle.

i’m very stoked about getting a whole select collection of nursery plants at less than cost price.
i may be obsessed for weeks so be warned and don’t bother reading my ravings.

Longy said:

bon008 said:

Although I have been trying to find a poster of Kari from Mythbusters for Mr Bon.. can’t find one :(

Crikey. She used to be a bloke!

Err..

I think we may have our wires crossed.. =/

bon008 said:

Longy said:

bon008 said:

Although I have been trying to find a poster of Kari from Mythbusters for Mr Bon.. can’t find one :(

Crikey. She used to be a bloke!

Err..

I think we may have our wires crossed.. =/

He/She certainly has.

bluegreen said:

morning folks. I’m here when I should be packing. Heading off the Jindabyne to meet up with friends for The Snowy Ride

will take the laptop but no guarantees I will find wireless where I am so in case I don’t, see you in 4 or 5 days…

Have fun BG :)

Longy said:

bon008 said:

Longy said:

Crikey. She used to be a bloke!

Err..

I think we may have our wires crossed.. =/

He/She certainly has.

Are we even talking about the same person?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kari_byron

bon008 said:

Longy said:

bon008 said:

Err..

I think we may have our wires crossed.. =/

He/She certainly has.

Are we even talking about the same person?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kari_byron

Yep. That’s him i reckon.

Longy said:

bon008 said:

Longy said:

He/She certainly has.

Are we even talking about the same person?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kari_byron

Yep. That’s him i reckon.

OK, this is one of those conversations when I’m just going to give up on understanding you :D

Morning All,
We have a mild overcast day here with a bit of a breeze. Good for gardening!
The little ducks got let out of the garage this morning and flew off leaving an egg on the floor! Amazing! I thought they’d give us the flick for locking them up, but they’re back again :) I have always wanted native birds in my garden but didn’t think they’d be ducks LOL!
Don’t know what to do with the egg since there’s no nest to put it in ???? Help!

Don’t know what to do with the egg since there’s no nest to put it in ???? Help!
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G’day O40. You could always eat it.
Not sure about locking them in at night.
They’re wild animals, or escaped animals, but they have to take their chances.
Unless you build a pen for them which they can fly out of, then they are on their own i reckon.
I imagine they’ll move on when it’s time.
The wood ducks drop eggs at home sometimes. Probably immature females i reckon.
(They taste like crap.)

pomolo said:

Longy said:

Happy Potter said:

Morning green friends :) Beautiful day today ..it’s heating up though.

My newly upgraded PC has carked it and won’t boot up even in safe mode. I’m on hubbys old slow machine with it’s shaky screen font that nothing will fix , so I suspect the monitor is on it’s way out too.
I’m off to a cake supply shop for a display stand ,and then out with a friend the rest of the day.

You’re makin me tired HP.

You do that to me too HP and guilty as well sometimes. I have no chance of keeping up your pace.

Don’t envy my pace, I thrive on it.
But ..my day was brought to a sudden close .. have a cuppa now and will stay seated… I was in Spotlight store with my friend and we were approaching the counter to pay , and this silly woman clobbered me a beawdy with a long roll of material!!
She was trying to swing it up on the counter because it was heavy and I just happened to be in the way!
I went flying into some shelves and my glasses skidded somewhere else lol!
One cut elbow and a sore nose, but I’m fine. The woman couldn’t apologise enough.

My whacko friend cracked me up telling people gathering “ she’s ok, she’s used to this” ROFL!!

orchid40 said:

Morning All,
We have a mild overcast day here with a bit of a breeze. Good for gardening!
The little ducks got let out of the garage this morning and flew off leaving an egg on the floor! Amazing! I thought they’d give us the flick for locking them up, but they’re back again :) I have always wanted native birds in my garden but didn’t think they’d be ducks LOL!
Don’t know what to do with the egg since there’s no nest to put it in ???? Help!

Gees Orchid ! lol, I wouldn’t have a clue what to do.
But , they might move on soon

Happy Potter said:

pomolo said:

Longy said:

You’re makin me tired HP.

You do that to me too HP and guilty as well sometimes. I have no chance of keeping up your pace.

Don’t envy my pace, I thrive on it.
But ..my day was brought to a sudden close .. have a cuppa now and will stay seated… I was in Spotlight store with my friend and we were approaching the counter to pay , and this silly woman clobbered me a beawdy with a long roll of material!!
She was trying to swing it up on the counter because it was heavy and I just happened to be in the way!
I went flying into some shelves and my glasses skidded somewhere else lol!
One cut elbow and a sore nose, but I’m fine. The woman couldn’t apologise enough.

My whacko friend cracked me up telling people gathering “ she’s ok, she’s used to this” ROFL!!

Crikey HP. You’re a magnet. You must have had a wild time as a teenager.

Longy said:

Happy Potter said:

pomolo said:

Don’t envy my pace, I thrive on it.
But ..my day was brought to a sudden close .. have a cuppa now and will stay seated… I was in Spotlight store with my friend and we were approaching the counter to pay , and this silly woman clobbered me a beawdy with a long roll of material!!
She was trying to swing it up on the counter because it was heavy and I just happened to be in the way!
I went flying into some shelves and my glasses skidded somewhere else lol!
One cut elbow and a sore nose, but I’m fine. The woman couldn’t apologise enough.

My whacko friend cracked me up telling people gathering “ she’s ok, she’s used to this” ROFL!!

Crikey HP. You’re a magnet. You must have had a wild time as a teenager.

LOL that I did!

Longy said:

bon008 said:

Although I have been trying to find a poster of Kari from Mythbusters for Mr Bon.. can’t find one :(

Crikey. She used to be a bloke!

Her AND Eva Longoria?????? LOL

bubba louie said:

Longy said:

bon008 said:

Although I have been trying to find a poster of Kari from Mythbusters for Mr Bon.. can’t find one :(

Crikey. She used to be a bloke!

Her AND Eva Longoria?????? LOL

Probably. Dunno that bloke.

Longy said:

bubba louie said:

Longy said:

Crikey. She used to be a bloke!

Her AND Eva Longoria?????? LOL

Probably. Dunno that bloke.

You told Pepe she used to be a bloke.

hey longy,
wouldn’t growing and looking after your own food girls like as well.

My whacko friend cracked me up telling people gathering ” she’s ok, she’s used to this”

Oh my poor little accident prone friend!!

The wood ducks drop eggs at home sometimes. Probably immature females i reckon.
(They taste like crap.)

Oh thanks Longy -I’ll take it off the menu then :)

You told Pepe she used to be a bloke
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Oh yeah. I know her as Roger. Got me confused there for a minute.

Happy Potter said:

Don’t envy my pace, I thrive on it.
But ..my day was brought to a sudden close .. have a cuppa now and will stay seated… I was in Spotlight store with my friend and we were approaching the counter to pay , and this silly woman clobbered me a beawdy with a long roll of material!!
She was trying to swing it up on the counter because it was heavy and I just happened to be in the way!
I went flying into some shelves and my glasses skidded somewhere else lol!
One cut elbow and a sore nose, but I’m fine. The woman couldn’t apologise enough.

My whacko friend cracked me up telling people gathering “ she’s ok, she’s used to this” ROFL!!

Goodness!! Glad there’s no damage done. Can’t help giggling at your friend’s comment :)

hey longy,
wouldn’t growing and looking after your own food girls like as well.

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Only the smart ones;

veg gardener said:

hey longy,
wouldn’t growing and looking after your own food girls like as well.

Depends what kind of girl you’re after :D

Tell ya what will really impress the ladies.. doing housework just because it needs doing, not because you’ve been asked to.. :):)

Longy said:

hey longy,
wouldn’t growing and looking after your own food girls like as well.

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Only the smart ones;

thought so Longy. When dad gets back im getting him to help me tile where the Mirror in the Bathroom in it, looks like I’m getting chubby in the face and neck, well since last time i looked.

bon008 said:

veg gardener said:

hey longy,
wouldn’t growing and looking after your own food girls like as well.

Depends what kind of girl you’re after :D

Tell ya what will really impress the ladies.. doing housework just because it needs doing, not because you’ve been asked to.. :):)

Me rooms clean bon, dishwasher unpacked, dont ask about the washing machine.

orchid40 said:

Don’t know what to do with the egg since there’s no nest to put it in ???? Help!

eat it for breakfast :)

veg gardener said:

bon008 said:

veg gardener said:

hey longy,
wouldn’t growing and looking after your own food girls like as well.

Depends what kind of girl you’re after :D

Tell ya what will really impress the ladies.. doing housework just because it needs doing, not because you’ve been asked to.. :):)

Me rooms clean bon, dishwasher unpacked, dont ask about the washing machine.

Good to hear :) I reckon doing the washing/laundry is the easiest housework there is – prefer that over cleaning the kitchen or bathroom any day!

bon008 said:

veg gardener said:

bon008 said:

Depends what kind of girl you’re after :D

Tell ya what will really impress the ladies.. doing housework just because it needs doing, not because you’ve been asked to.. :):)

Me rooms clean bon, dishwasher unpacked, dont ask about the washing machine.

Good to hear :) I reckon doing the washing/laundry is the easiest housework there is – prefer that over cleaning the kitchen or bathroom any day!

That’s if you get how to use the Machine, supose its Like a Lady using a Skidsteer.

veg gardener said:

bon008 said:

veg gardener said:

Me rooms clean bon, dishwasher unpacked, dont ask about the washing machine.

Good to hear :) I reckon doing the washing/laundry is the easiest housework there is – prefer that over cleaning the kitchen or bathroom any day!

That’s if you get how to use the Machine, supose its Like a Lady using a Skidsteer.

ROFL. I’m not even going to comment on how sexist that is, because I presume you’re joking.. :D

Usually it’s only one or two buttons to make the washing machine go – just ask your parents which buttons to push and how much powder to put in. It’s not rocket science, you just have to be shown once or twice until you remember.

bon008 said:

veg gardener said:

bon008 said:

Good to hear :) I reckon doing the washing/laundry is the easiest housework there is – prefer that over cleaning the kitchen or bathroom any day!

That’s if you get how to use the Machine, supose its Like a Lady using a Skidsteer.

ROFL. I’m not even going to comment on how sexist that is, because I presume you’re joking.. :D

Usually it’s only one or two buttons to make the washing machine go – just ask your parents which buttons to push and how much powder to put in. It’s not rocket science, you just have to be shown once or twice until you remember.

yep, I’m joking bon, you dont push ours but. I can put the water in there and thats it.

veg gardener said:

bon008 said:

veg gardener said:

That’s if you get how to use the Machine, supose its Like a Lady using a Skidsteer.

ROFL. I’m not even going to comment on how sexist that is, because I presume you’re joking.. :D

Usually it’s only one or two buttons to make the washing machine go – just ask your parents which buttons to push and how much powder to put in. It’s not rocket science, you just have to be shown once or twice until you remember.

yep, I’m joking bon, you dont push ours but. I can put the water in there and thats it.

It’s worth learning before you move out of home. When my brothers were teenagers they managed to generate a whole load of washing of their own every week, so there was no point in mum or dad doing it for ‘em. I usually did my washing together with my parents’ stuff, otherwise it wouldn’t be a full load.

bon008 said:

veg gardener said:

bon008 said:

ROFL. I’m not even going to comment on how sexist that is, because I presume you’re joking.. :D

Usually it’s only one or two buttons to make the washing machine go – just ask your parents which buttons to push and how much powder to put in. It’s not rocket science, you just have to be shown once or twice until you remember.

yep, I’m joking bon, you dont push ours but. I can put the water in there and thats it.

It’s worth learning before you move out of home. When my brothers were teenagers they managed to generate a whole load of washing of their own every week, so there was no point in mum or dad doing it for ‘em. I usually did my washing together with my parents’ stuff, otherwise it wouldn’t be a full load.

Mines Just work shirts and Pants or shorts, and them the other stuff that i wear daily, but Yard clothes i get 2-3 days out of them.

im getting him to help me tile where the Mirror in the Bathroom in it, looks like I’m getting chubby in the face and neck
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MAte, movin the mirror won’t help.

Usually it’s only one or two buttons to make the washing machine go – just ask your parents which buttons to push and how much powder to put in. It’s not rocket science, you just have to be shown once or twice until you remember
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Tread very carefully here VG.
You are in dangerous waters.

Longy said:

im getting him to help me tile where the Mirror in the Bathroom in it, looks like I’m getting chubby in the face and neck
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MAte, movin the mirror won’t help.

May be im growing up more.

Happy Potter said:

pomolo said:

Longy said:

You’re makin me tired HP.

You do that to me too HP and guilty as well sometimes. I have no chance of keeping up your pace.

Don’t envy my pace, I thrive on it.
But ..my day was brought to a sudden close .. have a cuppa now and will stay seated… I was in Spotlight store with my friend and we were approaching the counter to pay , and this silly woman clobbered me a beawdy with a long roll of material!!
She was trying to swing it up on the counter because it was heavy and I just happened to be in the way!
I went flying into some shelves and my glasses skidded somewhere else lol!
One cut elbow and a sore nose, but I’m fine. The woman couldn’t apologise enough.

My whacko friend cracked me up telling people gathering “ she’s ok, she’s used to this” ROFL!!

Oh HP….you definitely have to write that book!!

Longy said:

Usually it’s only one or two buttons to make the washing machine go – just ask your parents which buttons to push and how much powder to put in. It’s not rocket science, you just have to be shown once or twice until you remember
++++++++++++++++++++++++
Tread very carefully here VG.
You are in dangerous waters.

Better not Push there wrong buttons, Hey Longy.

May be im growing up more.
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You reckon? Well, it’s not unheard of i guess.
Good luck with that.

Longy said:

Usually it’s only one or two buttons to make the washing machine go – just ask your parents which buttons to push and how much powder to put in. It’s not rocket science, you just have to be shown once or twice until you remember
++++++++++++++++++++++++
Tread very carefully here VG.
You are in dangerous waters.

Better not Push there wrong buttons, Hey Longy.

Longy said:

May be im growing up more.
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You reckon? Well, it’s not unheard of i guess.
Good luck with that.

Not sure mate, never been Chubby, Till now my face is getting widder.

Ok I am home now sans tooth. Of course it couldn’t be an easy extraction could it…no way. The said to was wedge in and almost at right angles to the surrounding teeth which made access difficult. The dentist had to drill bits off the side so that she could manouvre to pull it out. Had to top up the anaesthetic. Also had to go deep because of the size of the root. Took 1 and 3/4 hours all up. No pain yet cause the anaesthetic hasn’t worn off, but I’m guessing I won’t be too chirpy later. My face feels numb and is a bit swollen. I keep telling myself that is will be worth it in the long run!

AnneS said:

Ok I am home now sans tooth. Of course it couldn’t be an easy extraction could it…no way. The said to was wedge in and almost at right angles to the surrounding teeth which made access difficult. The dentist had to drill bits off the side so that she could manouvre to pull it out. Had to top up the anaesthetic. Also had to go deep because of the size of the root. Took 1 and 3/4 hours all up. No pain yet cause the anaesthetic hasn’t worn off, but I’m guessing I won’t be too chirpy later. My face feels numb and is a bit swollen. I keep telling myself that is will be worth it in the long run!

Ouch!

veg gardener said:

Ouch!

Definitely!

AnneS said:

veg gardener said:

Ouch!

Definitely!

More Painfull then my Knee is right now.

AnneS said:

veg gardener said:

Ouch!

Definitely!

Oh you poor thing Anne, sounds like torture to me. You were very brave to go and I expect all you can think is “Thank goodness that’s over!”
I hope you’re not too sore when the anaesthetic wears off.

veg gardener said:

AnneS said:

veg gardener said:

Ouch!

Definitely!

More Painfull then my Knee is right now.

not too bad at the moment because it’s still numb from the anaesthetic, but will sore later I would expect

poor anne – ouch here as well.
you did the right thing tho’ – hard to get at places are never cleaned properly.

i’m still working – i’m flocculating the pool as we write.

hey veg – if you’re doing the housework what is your sister doing ?
what does the ‘farmwork’ entail?

loved that story thanks HP. hope you recover soon.

i knew eva had to be a female. you’ve been too long on the rig longy – go home now and do not pass jail. i’m glad your boat came in btw.

orchid40 said:

AnneS said:

veg gardener said:

Ouch!

Definitely!

Oh you poor thing Anne, sounds like torture to me. You were very brave to go and I expect all you can think is “Thank goodness that’s over!”
I hope you’re not too sore when the anaesthetic wears off.

Might have a good excuse to go and have a lie down and perhaps read a book. The after dental surgery instructions said no “exerting exercise”. Guess that rules out housework??? Oh what a shame

pepe said:

poor anne – ouch here as well.
you did the right thing tho’ – hard to get at places are never cleaned properly.

i’m still working – i’m flocculating the pool as we write.

hey veg – if you’re doing the housework what is your sister doing ?
what does the ‘farmwork’ entail?

loved that story thanks HP. hope you recover soon.

i knew eva had to be a female. you’ve been too long on the rig longy – go home now and do not pass jail. i’m glad your boat came in btw.

Im not doing it all, I just pack my dishes into the dishwasher. shes at Uni right now normally im asleep when she gets home. but shes cooking tea for me tonight.
Farm work entail is
1)feeding Goats
2) feeding dog
3) Got to look after the pool
4) Make sure the horses feed drums dont get low as someone doesn’t tell me or dad the drums are low she waits till we need the feed there and then to tell us.
5) General stuff me and dad do, so all of My own jobs and dads on top of it.

AnneS said:

Ok I am home now sans tooth. Of course it couldn’t be an easy extraction could it…no way. The said to was wedge in and almost at right angles to the surrounding teeth which made access difficult. The dentist had to drill bits off the side so that she could manouvre to pull it out. Had to top up the anaesthetic. Also had to go deep because of the size of the root. Took 1 and 3/4 hours all up. No pain yet cause the anaesthetic hasn’t worn off, but I’m guessing I won’t be too chirpy later. My face feels numb and is a bit swollen. I keep telling myself that is will be worth it in the long run!

Youch :( Hmm might be a good time to pull out the North & South video, if you have a copy??

bon008 said:

AnneS said:

Ok I am home now sans tooth. Of course it couldn’t be an easy extraction could it…no way. The said to was wedge in and almost at right angles to the surrounding teeth which made access difficult. The dentist had to drill bits off the side so that she could manouvre to pull it out. Had to top up the anaesthetic. Also had to go deep because of the size of the root. Took 1 and 3/4 hours all up. No pain yet cause the anaesthetic hasn’t worn off, but I’m guessing I won’t be too chirpy later. My face feels numb and is a bit swollen. I keep telling myself that is will be worth it in the long run!

Youch :( Hmm might be a good time to pull out the North & South video, if you have a copy??

What a pity I don’t….will just have to go back to reading Daughter of the Empire…until the panadeine forte knock me out

Farm work entail is
1)feeding Goats
2) feeding dog
3) Got to look after the pool
4) Make sure the horses feed drums dont get low as someone doesn’t tell me or dad the drums are low she waits till we need the feed there and then to tell us.
5) General stuff me and dad do, so all of My own jobs and dads on top of it.
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i thought so – if you can do all that plus work and packing the dw – don’t worry about chasing girls – they’ll be chasing you.

pepe said:

Farm work entail is
1)feeding Goats
2) feeding dog
3) Got to look after the pool
4) Make sure the horses feed drums dont get low as someone doesn’t tell me or dad the drums are low she waits till we need the feed there and then to tell us.
5) General stuff me and dad do, so all of My own jobs and dads on top of it.
—————————————-
i thought so – if you can do all that plus work and packing the dw – don’t worry about chasing girls – they’ll be chasing you.

Was gonna go clean up a bit down the back, skidsteer still has the a Pump out and a big Please Dont Start Label on it. Farm Maintence is the bets job on the list pepe, checking all fences lines on the Motorbike or horses (if you can ride them). Gonna give dad and mum a Big Suprise when they come home from there Holidays, gonna get the whole farm (well try to anyway) looking spotless. Lawns all mowed when they come home.

checking all fences lines on the Motorbike or horses (if you can ride them). Gonna give dad and mum a Big Suprise when they come home from there Holidays, gonna get the whole farm (well try to anyway) looking spotless. Lawns all mowed when they come home.
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good good – don’t overdo it tho’ – you only want one woman – not a whole pack of them chasing ya LOL.

pepe said:

checking all fences lines on the Motorbike or horses (if you can ride them). Gonna give dad and mum a Big Suprise when they come home from there Holidays, gonna get the whole farm (well try to anyway) looking spotless. Lawns all mowed when they come home.
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good good – don’t overdo it tho’ – you only want one woman – not a whole pack of them chasing ya LOL.

Wont over do it. me and dad got the house paddock nearly there just a few plants need trimming here and there. Rather a nice looking place then anything.

Wont over do it. me and dad got the house paddock nearly there just a few plants need trimming here and there. Rather a nice looking place then anything.
—————

it is a nice feeling to be on top of the weeds and various little chores. i’m beginning to feel this place might be tidy for xmas too.
which reminds me i must be back to work.
bbl.

AnneS said:

bon008 said:

AnneS said:

Ok I am home now sans tooth. Of course it couldn’t be an easy extraction could it…no way. The said to was wedge in and almost at right angles to the surrounding teeth which made access difficult. The dentist had to drill bits off the side so that she could manouvre to pull it out. Had to top up the anaesthetic. Also had to go deep because of the size of the root. Took 1 and 3/4 hours all up. No pain yet cause the anaesthetic hasn’t worn off, but I’m guessing I won’t be too chirpy later. My face feels numb and is a bit swollen. I keep telling myself that is will be worth it in the long run!

Youch :( Hmm might be a good time to pull out the North & South video, if you have a copy??

What a pity I don’t….will just have to go back to reading Daughter of the Empire…until the panadeine forte knock me out

Well that should take your mind off it – very engrossing! :)

pepe said:

Wont over do it. me and dad got the house paddock nearly there just a few plants need trimming here and there. Rather a nice looking place then anything.
—————

it is a nice feeling to be on top of the weeds and various little chores. i’m beginning to feel this place might be tidy for xmas too.
which reminds me i must be back to work.
bbl.

Yep, its amazing how much rubish people chuck out of the cars when they are traveling past here 1 feed bag full of rubish. Dad said when he gets back home we may start taking the Kayaks out a bit more often.

bon008 said:

Well that should take your mind off it – very engrossing! :)

Only 85 pages to go

Hmm, anyone tried the Yates Virtual Garden thingy for Yates Garden Club members?

http://www.yates.com.au/garden-club/virtual-garden/

I’m not a member but get the free newsletter. Might consider becoming a member if this Virtual Garden thing is any good – reckon it would be nice to have a simple way to plan the garden on the PC.. as long as it’s easy to use and easy to keep updated.

bon008 said:

Hmm, anyone tried the Yates Virtual Garden thingy for Yates Garden Club members?

http://www.yates.com.au/garden-club/virtual-garden/

I’m not a member but get the free newsletter. Might consider becoming a member if this Virtual Garden thing is any good – reckon it would be nice to have a simple way to plan the garden on the PC.. as long as it’s easy to use and easy to keep updated.

Oops! Got that wrong.. I think maybe I am a member. I thought you had to pay to join but apparently not..

means ill get it for free as well bon.

bon008 said:

Hmm, anyone tried the Yates Virtual Garden thingy for Yates Garden Club members?

http://www.yates.com.au/garden-club/virtual-garden/

I’m not a member but get the free newsletter. Might consider becoming a member if this Virtual Garden thing is any good – reckon it would be nice to have a simple way to plan the garden on the PC.. as long as it’s easy to use and easy to keep updated.

Wont fit my backyard in it, let alone anything.

bon008 said:

Hmm, anyone tried the Yates Virtual Garden thingy for Yates Garden Club members?

http://www.yates.com.au/garden-club/virtual-garden/

I’m not a member but get the free newsletter. Might consider becoming a member if this Virtual Garden thing is any good – reckon it would be nice to have a simple way to plan the garden on the PC.. as long as it’s easy to use and easy to keep updated.

No sorry, bon. Haven’t used it

veg gardener said:

bon008 said:

Hmm, anyone tried the Yates Virtual Garden thingy for Yates Garden Club members?

http://www.yates.com.au/garden-club/virtual-garden/

I’m not a member but get the free newsletter. Might consider becoming a member if this Virtual Garden thing is any good – reckon it would be nice to have a simple way to plan the garden on the PC.. as long as it’s easy to use and easy to keep updated.

Wont fit my backyard in it, let alone anything.

Hmm might give it a try sometime when I am at home. I have a typical suburban block so shouldn’t be any problems with size..

Woohoo I’m being taken out to tea :D
Quick wash and change, run hair brush over sore head then off.
And.. in a stroke of luck I found a pair of secatures I’d lost out the front about 15 years ago, the blade locking mechanism was rusted through, but they still opened a tad. The bolt holding blades together rusted. Out with the spray lube stuff , levered off the lock and goodness, they still work! So I attacked a tall C. stricta going a bit wild and unbelievably they are as sharp as the day I got them.
Can’t see the brand name but ‘W. Germany’ I can clearly see stamped on the blade. I’m so rapt!

News on my poor dead PC , the fellow at the fixit shop said it’s a virus and it’s in the bios. Bugga. I don’t open suspect attachments without scanning them, but someone else has. Will be a few days before I get it back.

Back later :)

Great about the secateurs, bugga about the virus…yippee about being taken out to dinner! :)

Hello, I have returned from the land of……. “gee I have been busy”….lol

Just such a busy so many days…… I so need to have a few extra hours plugged into my days, 8 days in a week and 5 weeks in a month.

Lucky1 said:

Hello, I have returned from the land of……. “gee I have been busy”….lol

Just such a busy so many days…… I so need to have a few extra hours plugged into my days, 8 days in a week and 5 weeks in a month.

Oh looky here. Duckwoman has graced us with her presence.
G’day duckwoman. Nice to read you.
Thunk you’d done the boogle there for a while.

Longy said:

Lucky1 said:

Hello, I have returned from the land of……. “gee I have been busy”….lol

Just such a busy so many days…… I so need to have a few extra hours plugged into my days, 8 days in a week and 5 weeks in a month.

Oh looky here. Duckwoman has graced us with her presence.
G’day duckwoman. Nice to read you.
Thunk you’d done the boogle there for a while.

Naa…. just stretched to far in different directions.

How are you and the Mrs.????

How are you and the Mrs.????

++++++++++++++++++++++
I’m awright. At work in PNG. Hope to get out tomorrow. Gotta catch a boat upriver about 45 minutes. Hopefully it’ll clear up for the plane to pick us up at the airstrip, then onto POM.
Mrs sounds awright. She’s makin beer again and mowing, so she must be pretty much fixed up i reckon. Be good for her to look after me again…

Longy said:

How are you and the Mrs.????

++++++++++++++++++++++
I’m awright. At work in PNG. Hope to get out tomorrow. Gotta catch a boat upriver about 45 minutes. Hopefully it’ll clear up for the plane to pick us up at the airstrip, then onto POM.
Mrs sounds awright. She’s makin beer again and mowing, so she must be pretty much fixed up i reckon. Be good for her to look after me again…

Stay safe…….both of you;)

pepe said:

mornings

10/22C today – just perfect.

i’ve planted the whole exotic fruit orchard now – and the bamboos, loquat, jerusalem artichokes, pizza thyme and ginger. they were all root bound in their pots but ok now.

two calyatrix tetragona (indigenous native myrtle) to go in the native corner – so i’ve mowed the grass in prep. that just leaves the poa and comquat plus the chinese pistacchio and lemon myrtle.

i’m very stoked about getting a whole select collection of nursery plants at less than cost price.
i may be obsessed for weeks so be warned and don’t bother reading my ravings.

You rave all you want to Pepe. I find it all interesting. Looked up the calyatrix tetragona and it’s a cute native. Is yours pink or white. Those are the 2 colours I saw on google.

Happy Potter said:

pomolo said:

Longy said:

You’re makin me tired HP.

You do that to me too HP and guilty as well sometimes. I have no chance of keeping up your pace.

Don’t envy my pace, I thrive on it.
But ..my day was brought to a sudden close .. have a cuppa now and will stay seated… I was in Spotlight store with my friend and we were approaching the counter to pay , and this silly woman clobbered me a beawdy with a long roll of material!!
She was trying to swing it up on the counter because it was heavy and I just happened to be in the way!
I went flying into some shelves and my glasses skidded somewhere else lol!
One cut elbow and a sore nose, but I’m fine. The woman couldn’t apologise enough.

My whacko friend cracked me up telling people gathering “ she’s ok, she’s used to this” ROFL!!

There is no doubt about you. I’d say you’re accident prone. I understand your friends response. Spotlight has their material set up in the only way possible I guess but those rolls of fabric are difficult to manoeuvre. God help you if you need to get more than one roll to the cutting counter.

>> Although I have been trying to find a poster of Kari from Mythbusters for Mr Bon.. can’t find one :(

>Crikey. She used to be a bloke!

Surely you jest!

I’m here all alone waiting to hear thunder and rain on the roof. Storms have happened in some places but not here as yet

I have worked out 2 good things that drought can bring. You don’t have to mow the grass because there isn’t any. You don’t have to Zero the weeds because there aren’t any of those either. Hardly outweighs the good that rain can bring.

See you on the morrow.

off to work.

bluegreen said:

morning folks. I’m here when I should be packing. Heading off the Jindabyne to meet up with friends for The Snowy Ride

will take the laptop but no guarantees I will find wireless where I am so in case I don’t, see you in 4 or 5 days…

Love my roaming wireless, had better service all through the snowys than at home. Finding electricity was my downfall.

bon008 said:

Hmm, anyone tried the Yates Virtual Garden thingy for Yates Garden Club members?

http://www.yates.com.au/garden-club/virtual-garden/

I’m not a member but get the free newsletter. Might consider becoming a member if this Virtual Garden thing is any good – reckon it would be nice to have a simple way to plan the garden on the PC.. as long as it’s easy to use and easy to keep updated.

Easy to use but not appropriate for me, I couldnt find a house to pop on the board and I couldnt resize the additions.

pomolo said:

I’m here all alone waiting to hear thunder and rain on the roof. Storms have happened in some places but not here as yet

I have worked out 2 good things that drought can bring. You don’t have to mow the grass because there isn’t any. You don’t have to Zero the weeds because there aren’t any of those either. Hardly outweighs the good that rain can bring.

See you on the morrow.

Did it rain Pomolo?

Morning Shell Bell, and others :)
Busy day again for me , heaps to do , too much to list.

I can’t find the worm farm thread, but I have a tip.. don’t put strawberries or even parts of, in the farms.. you may get thousands of them coming up in vege beds! lol

Had a lovely day out yeasterday, mum took me shopping in Toowoomba and bought me a heap of clothes for the hospital. Nighties, bras, panties and a nice skirt and top to come home in. She then set me up for a nap in her room in the aircon, the temp was set at 18 degrees but I still woke up sweating. The baby is keeping my internal heater set at full blast, thanks to the rain last night I might make it through today wihout melting.

Happy Potter said:

Morning Shell Bell, and others :)
Busy day again for me , heaps to do , too much to list.

I can’t find the worm farm thread, but I have a tip.. don’t put strawberries or even parts of, in the farms.. you may get thousands of them coming up in vege beds! lol

are you saying strawberry seeds grew or runners?

Off to get busy, BBL.

You rave all you want to Pepe. I find it all interesting. Looked up the calyatrix tetragona and it’s a cute native. Is yours pink or white. Those are the 2 colours I saw on google.
————-
it’s the white one – thanks pomolo – i enjoy your raves as well LOL
and its calytrix i think?
…and i meant quandongs and poas not comquat – moan.

i’m putting the chinese pistachio and lemon myrtle in pots until i find a suitable position for them. both get brilliant write ups – the pistachio is a bonsai as well as a potted plant, street tree and autumn colour showoff. i need a spot where i can see it from the windows – and all of those are occupied. leave it with me.

pepe said:

Happy Potter said:

Morning Shell Bell, and others :)
Busy day again for me , heaps to do , too much to list.

I can’t find the worm farm thread, but I have a tip.. don’t put strawberries or even parts of, in the farms.. you may get thousands of them coming up in vege beds! lol

are you saying strawberry seeds grew or runners?

I didn’t get to see if they developed into runners as I pulled them out as soon as they were up high enough to ID them If anymore come up I will leave them a little while to see what happens.

i out did you this time Happy Potter LOL.

i lit my bonfire which wouldn’t burn a month ago. this time it was so dry it exploded and the windless day suddenly swirled winds everywhere. i had to call the fire service to stop the grass fire created.
all ended well – the fire’s out and the boys did some extra burning off of the stubble.

then my pool flocculation failed and i bought the wrong chemical (clarifier instead of flocculator). still the pool is clear this morning.

good morning – a new day and i’ll forget yesterday thanks.

Happy Potter said:

I can’t find the worm farm thread, but I have a tip.. don’t put strawberries or even parts of, in the farms.. you may get thousands of them coming up in vege beds! lol

Happy Potter, I have bumped up the two worm threads that I know of…I keep them in my “Favourites” (hence the “How to save to Favourites” thread I started yesterday) so I can always find them as they end back too far…

Hope this helps…

shell bell said:

Off to get busy, BBL.

ditto – tis cool this morning but it won’t last.

pepe said:

i out did you this time Happy Potter LOL.

i lit my bonfire which wouldn’t burn a month ago. this time it was so dry it exploded and the windless day suddenly swirled winds everywhere. i had to call the fire service to stop the grass fire created.
all ended well – the fire’s out and the boys did some extra burning off of the stubble.

then my pool flocculation failed and i bought the wrong chemical (clarifier instead of flocculator). still the pool is clear this morning.

good morning – a new day and i’ll forget yesterday thanks.

LOL Pepe!
Good job from the fireys :)

I’m off down the street again today, see if I can get thru the day without being hit LOL

Happy Potter said:

pomolo said:

I’m here all alone waiting to hear thunder and rain on the roof. Storms have happened in some places but not here as yet

I have worked out 2 good things that drought can bring. You don’t have to mow the grass because there isn’t any. You don’t have to Zero the weeds because there aren’t any of those either. Hardly outweighs the good that rain can bring.

See you on the morrow.

Did it rain Pomolo?

Yes, yes it did. We got 3mls! Not exactly flooding rains but things look 100% better for it. It’s overcast as well so maybe we will get some more today.

shell bell said:

Had a lovely day out yeasterday, mum took me shopping in Toowoomba and bought me a heap of clothes for the hospital. Nighties, bras, panties and a nice skirt and top to come home in. She then set me up for a nap in her room in the aircon, the temp was set at 18 degrees but I still woke up sweating. The baby is keeping my internal heater set at full blast, thanks to the rain last night I might make it through today wihout melting.

Morning all. When is the baby due Shell?

Morining all home from work.

pomolo said:

Happy Potter said:

pomolo said:

Don’t envy my pace, I thrive on it.
But ..my day was brought to a sudden close .. have a cuppa now and will stay seated… I was in Spotlight store with my friend and we were approaching the counter to pay , and this silly woman clobbered me a beawdy with a long roll of material!!
She was trying to swing it up on the counter because it was heavy and I just happened to be in the way!
I went flying into some shelves and my glasses skidded somewhere else lol!
One cut elbow and a sore nose, but I’m fine. The woman couldn’t apologise enough.

My whacko friend cracked me up telling people gathering “ she’s ok, she’s used to this” ROFL!!

There is no doubt about you. I’d say you’re accident prone. I understand your friends response. Spotlight has their material set up in the only way possible I guess but those rolls of fabric are difficult to manoeuvre. God help you if you need to get more than one roll to the cutting counter.

Some places have shopping trolleys and some folks use stupidmarket trolleys.

veg gardener said:

Morining all home from work.

woohoo and the weekend starts early for you!

Dinetta said:

veg gardener said:

Morining all home from work.

woohoo and the weekend starts early for you!

yep finished at 8:29am :)

pepe said:

i out did you this time Happy Potter LOL.

i lit my bonfire which wouldn’t burn a month ago. this time it was so dry it exploded and the windless day suddenly swirled winds everywhere. i had to call the fire service to stop the grass fire created.
all ended well – the fire’s out and the boys did some extra burning off of the stubble.

then my pool flocculation failed and i bought the wrong chemical (clarifier instead of flocculator). still the pool is clear this morning.

good morning – a new day and i’ll forget yesterday thanks.

B. “ell Pepe! You be careful. Fire is one (yes another one)of my greatest fears. Country living has it’s drawbacks and fire is a major one.

pepe said:

i out did you this time Happy Potter LOL.

i lit my bonfire which wouldn’t burn a month ago. this time it was so dry it exploded and the windless day suddenly swirled winds everywhere. i had to call the fire service to stop the grass fire created.
all ended well – the fire’s out and the boys did some extra burning off of the stubble.

then my pool flocculation failed and i bought the wrong chemical (clarifier instead of flocculator). still the pool is clear this morning.

good morning – a new day and i’ll forget yesterday thanks.

Geez….. glad a new day has started for you Pepe.

Lucky1 said:

pomolo said:

Happy Potter said:

Don’t envy my pace, I thrive on it.
But ..my day was brought to a sudden close .. have a cuppa now and will stay seated… I was in Spotlight store with my friend and we were approaching the counter to pay , and this silly woman clobbered me a beawdy with a long roll of material!!
She was trying to swing it up on the counter because it was heavy and I just happened to be in the way!
I went flying into some shelves and my glasses skidded somewhere else lol!
One cut elbow and a sore nose, but I’m fine. The woman couldn’t apologise enough.

My whacko friend cracked me up telling people gathering “ she’s ok, she’s used to this” ROFL!!

There is no doubt about you. I’d say you’re accident prone. I understand your friends response. Spotlight has their material set up in the only way possible I guess but those rolls of fabric are difficult to manoeuvre. God help you if you need to get more than one roll to the cutting counter.

Some places have shopping trolleys and some folks use stupidmarket trolleys.

Yes they do Lucky. If you can find one!

veg gardener said:

Dinetta said:

veg gardener said:

Morining all home from work.

woohoo and the weekend starts early for you!

yep finished at 8:29am :)

You mean to say that you finished one minute early?

Tomorrow is the Craft & Quilting expo here in Luckyland…… can’t guess where I’ll be with my sister can you????? LOL

$$$$$ and pennies are saved and in my debit account for the big day…….I guess you could say I’m off to a Quilting Porn of a day tomorrow…lol

I’ve been sewing for 12 months early next month. Gee time flies quicker that a hooker’s john zipper going down.

Some places have shopping trolleys and some folks use stupidmarket trolleys.

Yes they do Lucky. If you can find one!
———————————
This is true.

How ya going Pomolo????? We’re not too bad our way…

Lucky1 said:

Tomorrow is the Craft & Quilting expo here in Luckyland…… can’t guess where I’ll be with my sister can you????? LOL

$$$$$ and pennies are saved and in my debit account for the big day…….I guess you could say I’m off to a Quilting Porn of a day tomorrow…lol

I’ve been sewing for 12 months early next month. Gee time flies quicker that a hooker’s john zipper going down.

You’ll love expo L1. You’ll probably come home with a brain full of new ideas that you want to try ASAP.

pomolo said:

veg gardener said:

Dinetta said:

woohoo and the weekend starts early for you!

yep finished at 8:29am :)

You mean to say that you finished one minute early?

nope ment to finish at 10am.

Lucky1 said:

Some places have shopping trolleys and some folks use stupidmarket trolleys.

Yes they do Lucky. If you can find one!
———————————
This is true.

How ya going Pomolo????? We’re not too bad our way…

I’m fine thanks. Clouds promising some showers today so everything is peachy at the thought.

veg gardener said:

pomolo said:

veg gardener said:

yep finished at 8:29am :)

You mean to say that you finished one minute early?

So how did you swing that?

nope ment to finish at 10am.

pomolo said:

veg gardener said:

pomolo said:

You mean to say that you finished one minute early?

So how did you swing that?

nope ment to finish at 10am.

well it wasn’t very busy I ran chips from 2am – 4am done about 2tonnes of them (200 Bags) and then done 100kgs of Scollops. and then done 2 tones of wedges via hand and then chopped carrots till 8:30am. scollops where finsied at 5am and then wedges at 7:00 including my 30 mins for lunch taken out
and then carrots for the rest of the day.

veg gardener said:

pomolo said:

veg gardener said:

So how did you swing that?

nope ment to finish at 10am.

well it wasn’t very busy I ran chips from 2am – 4am done about 2tonnes of them (200 Bags) and then done 100kgs of Scollops. and then done 2 tones of wedges via hand and then chopped carrots till 8:30am. scollops where finsied at 5am and then wedges at 7:00 including my 30 mins for lunch taken out
and then carrots for the rest of the day.

You must be a pretty slick worker Veg. I bet they are glad to have you working for them. Every boss wants a reliable, hard worker. You will do well.

pomolo said:

veg gardener said:

pomolo said:

well it wasn’t very busy I ran chips from 2am – 4am done about 2tonnes of them (200 Bags) and then done 100kgs of Scollops. and then done 2 tones of wedges via hand and then chopped carrots till 8:30am. scollops where finsied at 5am and then wedges at 7:00 including my 30 mins for lunch taken out
and then carrots for the rest of the day.

You must be a pretty slick worker Veg. I bet they are glad to have you working for them. Every boss wants a reliable, hard worker. You will do well.

Just get in and get the Job done, reckon they get sick of me asking them what they want me to do next.

pomolo said:

Lucky1 said:

Tomorrow is the Craft & Quilting expo here in Luckyland…… can’t guess where I’ll be with my sister can you????? LOL

$$$$$ and pennies are saved and in my debit account for the big day…….I guess you could say I’m off to a Quilting Porn of a day tomorrow…lol

I’ve been sewing for 12 months early next month. Gee time flies quicker that a hooker’s john zipper going down.

You’ll love expo L1. You’ll probably come home with a brain full of new ideas that you want to try ASAP.

Oh I hope so.

My sister and I are making a “Breast of Friends quilt” each. I suggested buying a couple of little pieces of material for each others quilt. So there is some of me in her’s and she in mine. Then when our girls get the quilts down the track….. they have some of their aunty……

This is one of the roughly 9 blocks in the quilt.

pomolo said:

Lucky1 said:

Some places have shopping trolleys and some folks use stupidmarket trolleys.

Yes they do Lucky. If you can find one!
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This is true.

How ya going Pomolo????? We’re not too bad our way…

I’m fine thanks. Clouds promising some showers today so everything is peachy at the thought.

We have high 30’s weather early next week.

Arvo All,
Its a lovely sunny but cool day here.
I’ve just come in from giving the strawberries their annual makeover. Weeded, repotted. fed and mulched. Good job done :)
The ducks are still here. Usually one arrives a lot earlier than the other and you always know when the second one arrives – such a loud quacking of hellos!
I think I may have a restful afternoon, do some knitting. I’ve started a little cardigan for Mr O40’s grandson who’s due to arrive in Feb. He won’t need knitted things till he’s a bit older so I’m making a 3-6 months size.
BBL

Looks like I’ll be going up the the Local Hospitail tomorrow after my bee course.

veg gardener said:

Looks like I’ll be going up the the Local Hospitail tomorrow after my bee course.

Why is that veg?

AnneS said:

veg gardener said:

Looks like I’ll be going up the the Local Hospitail tomorrow after my bee course.

Why is that veg?

my Pop from dads side, is in there with his lungs passed out this morining at 6am two Anblaunces came could help me so they took him there. Just what we need when parents aren’t home we all thought its was going to happen but, he has Heart/ Lung problems.

my Pop from dads side, is in there with his lungs passed out this morining at 6am two Anblaunces came could help me so they took him there. Just what we need when parents aren’t home we all thought its was going to happen but, he has Heart/ Lung problems.

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Sounds like you handled the situation well VG, you can’t do anything but get them on oxygen therapy.

(I’ve recently done a Cert IV course in Pre Hospital Care)

CollieWA said:

my Pop from dads side, is in there with his lungs passed out this morining at 6am two Anblaunces came could help me so they took him there. Just what we need when parents aren’t home we all thought its was going to happen but, he has Heart/ Lung problems.

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Sounds like you handled the situation well VG, you can’t do anything but get them on oxygen therapy.

(I’ve recently done a Cert IV course in Pre Hospital Care)

I wasn’t there, That me shouldn’t have been in there woops, Atuny told me when she got to work just as i was leaving.

>That me shouldn’t have been in there woops,

I don’t understand this.

CollieWA said:

>That me shouldn’t have been in there woops,

I don’t understand this.

could help me so they took him there

that Me in there shouldn’t have been there sorry it was typo.

veg gardener said:

AnneS said:

veg gardener said:

Looks like I’ll be going up the the Local Hospitail tomorrow after my bee course.

Why is that veg?

my Pop from dads side, is in there with his lungs passed out this morining at 6am two Anblaunces came could help me so they took him there. Just what we need when parents aren’t home we all thought its was going to happen but, he has Heart/ Lung problems.

Oh that’s no good. How old is he?

AnneS said:

veg gardener said:

AnneS said:

Why is that veg?

my Pop from dads side, is in there with his lungs passed out this morining at 6am two Anblaunces came could help me so they took him there. Just what we need when parents aren’t home we all thought its was going to happen but, he has Heart/ Lung problems.

Oh that’s no good. How old is he?

66 Im pretty sure.

veg gardener said:

AnneS said:

veg gardener said:

my Pop from dads side, is in there with his lungs passed out this morining at 6am two Anblaunces came could help me so they took him there. Just what we need when parents aren’t home we all thought its was going to happen but, he has Heart/ Lung problems.

Oh that’s no good. How old is he?

66 Im pretty sure.

:( Seems pretty young for problems like that. Hope he feels better soon.

pepe said:

shell bell said:

Off to get busy, BBL.

ditto – tis cool this morning but it won’t last.

Got organised to get busy then got terribly lazy. Had two naps so far today and a couple hours of the lifestyle channel.

AnneS said:

shell bell said:

Had a lovely day out yeasterday, mum took me shopping in Toowoomba and bought me a heap of clothes for the hospital. Nighties, bras, panties and a nice skirt and top to come home in. She then set me up for a nap in her room in the aircon, the temp was set at 18 degrees but I still woke up sweating. The baby is keeping my internal heater set at full blast, thanks to the rain last night I might make it through today wihout melting.

Morning all. When is the baby due Shell?

December 21, summer soltice :)

bon008 said:

veg gardener said:

AnneS said:

Oh that’s no good. How old is he?

66 Im pretty sure.

:( Seems pretty young for problems like that. Hope he feels better soon.

not looking good. gonna have a break from forums.

shell bell said:

pepe said:

shell bell said:

Off to get busy, BBL.

ditto – tis cool this morning but it won’t last.

Got organised to get busy then got terribly lazy. Had two naps so far today and a couple hours of the lifestyle channel.

When is your bub due? I think I missed your answer

AnneS said:

shell bell said:

pepe said:

ditto – tis cool this morning but it won’t last.

Got organised to get busy then got terribly lazy. Had two naps so far today and a couple hours of the lifestyle channel.

When is your bub due? I think I missed your answer

mmm disregard that …I’ve now seen your answer LOL

Havnt been having much luck, I think the Gods are making me pay for all the rain.

Yesterday morning I had the water truck come in, he took out my fence post while trying to straighten the truck up. I have it held up by a star picket ATM.The fellow says he will return on the weekend to replace it, he must like us because I know he didnt do anything about the last fence he took out.

Then this arvo when I went out to feed the stock I discovered the pen I put the piglets in was not piglet proof. Searched high and low with no result, they normally come running at dinner time. Eventually found them next door in the neighbours goat house all curled up and warm, had to literally climb in to get them. Didnt want to get their delicate little trotters wet, the sooks. A bag of carrots saw them back home again. Miss B is going to kill me when I tell her, she didnt want me to move them in the first place.

AnneS said:

shell bell said:

pepe said:

ditto – tis cool this morning but it won’t last.

Got organised to get busy then got terribly lazy. Had two naps so far today and a couple hours of the lifestyle channel.

When is your bub due? I think I missed your answer

December 21, summer solstice. Mum believes we organised it just to make Christmas even more stressful for her.

Just bought a permaculture magazine I have never seen before, it’s from the UK. Might curl up on the lounge until the nephew is home from school, and then it’s off to the library. BBL.

shell bell said:

AnneS said:

shell bell said:

Got organised to get busy then got terribly lazy. Had two naps so far today and a couple hours of the lifestyle channel.

When is your bub due? I think I missed your answer

December 21, summer solstice. Mum believes we organised it just to make Christmas even more stressful for her.

My granddaughter turns 1 on the 15th Dec

AnneS said:

shell bell said:

AnneS said:

When is your bub due? I think I missed your answer

December 21, summer solstice. Mum believes we organised it just to make Christmas even more stressful for her.

My granddaughter turns 1 on the 15th Dec

Three of our friends had babies last Christmas – must have been something in the water in March?? :)

bon008 said:

AnneS said:

shell bell said:

My granddaughter turns 1 on the 15th Dec

Three of our friends had babies last Christmas – must have been something in the water in March?? :)

Perhaps bon!

Just googled for “weather january 1964” to see how hot it was when I was born…

Stuffed the html again..

Just googled for “weather january 1964” to see how hot it was when I was born…

Here it is…

26.1C on the day but 35 a couple of days before..

Remember when I was chucking up last week…… it was the start of a UTI and I needed to go onto antibiotics and have the plumbing photographed. One good thing…they checked out everything inside with this huge probe and no signs of any cancer lumps, or other nasties on my ovaries or anywhere else :D

Almost finished the medication, then I need to be checked the infection has cleared up 100%.

Lucky1 said:

Remember when I was chucking up last week…… it was the start of a UTI and I needed to go onto antibiotics and have the plumbing photographed. One good thing…they checked out everything inside with this huge probe and no signs of any cancer lumps, or other nasties on my ovaries or anywhere else :D

Almost finished the medication, then I need to be checked the infection has cleared up 100%.

Gosh, that sounds unpleasant :( Glad you’re getting the right treatment now.. hope it’s all cleared up soon :)

bon008 said:

Lucky1 said:

Remember when I was chucking up last week…… it was the start of a UTI and I needed to go onto antibiotics and have the plumbing photographed. One good thing…they checked out everything inside with this huge probe and no signs of any cancer lumps, or other nasties on my ovaries or anywhere else :D

Almost finished the medication, then I need to be checked the infection has cleared up 100%.

Gosh, that sounds unpleasant :( Glad you’re getting the right treatment now.. hope it’s all cleared up soon :)

Thanks Bon, just hope I don’t have a relapse…. but all is good and the loo isn’t my best friend anymore….lol

Lucky1 said:

Remember when I was chucking up last week…… it was the start of a UTI and I needed to go onto antibiotics and have the plumbing photographed. One good thing…they checked out everything inside with this huge probe and no signs of any cancer lumps, or other nasties on my ovaries or anywhere else :D

Almost finished the medication, then I need to be checked the infection has cleared up 100%.

Good news Lucky! Can’t imagine the probe would have been comfy though :(

veg gardener said:

Cya guys, leaving the pc for the arvo going down the hospitail to see him, They think its could be his last night :(

Not looking good, for us now.

—————————————- Thinking of you Veg, I hope the fellow picks up

Morn all.
Waves to Lucky, I’ve missed you! Good job you went and got checked out. Glad you’re better.

I’m finally back on my PC , and it’s now passworded to all offspring and grandkids. reloading took half the night. I didn’t lose anything this time though. :D

Morning Happy Potter, I have just been stalking the local Common Koel which has been making a bit of noise of late. Spotted a Spangled Drongo at the same time which is always cool to see one of those birds in the first rays of morning.

pain master said:

Morning Happy Potter, I have just been stalking the local Common Koel which has been making a bit of noise of late. Spotted a Spangled Drongo at the same time which is always cool to see one of those birds in the first rays of morning.

You really love birds eh :)
I’ve no idea what those are that you mentioned. but I do like watching the honey eaters flitting about my patio grabbing bugs from my pc desk window.

Happy Potter said:

pain master said:

Morning Happy Potter, I have just been stalking the local Common Koel which has been making a bit of noise of late. Spotted a Spangled Drongo at the same time which is always cool to see one of those birds in the first rays of morning.

You really love birds eh :)
I’ve no idea what those are that you mentioned. but I do like watching the honey eaters flitting about my patio grabbing bugs from my pc desk window.

I think it is more the complete package, the things that come with enjoying birds, like the trees and flowers and being outside, an dthen there’s the other animals involved too.

BTW, both the Koel and the Drongo are black as night, in fact almost a greenish metallic sheen to ‘em (especially the Drongo), and they both tend to be a bit migratory so when you start to hear the Koel, one tends to know that the wet season is close by. This morning, the Koel has been wandering around my house determined to wake up all and sundry, his cry has been bouncing off all the houses and I think he has been impressed by the echo. He’s also been and had breakfast in my Tomato patch.

pain master said:

Happy Potter said:

pain master said:

Morning Happy Potter, I have just been stalking the local Common Koel which has been making a bit of noise of late. Spotted a Spangled Drongo at the same time which is always cool to see one of those birds in the first rays of morning.

You really love birds eh :)
I’ve no idea what those are that you mentioned. but I do like watching the honey eaters flitting about my patio grabbing bugs from my pc desk window.

I think it is more the complete package, the things that come with enjoying birds, like the trees and flowers and being outside, an dthen there’s the other animals involved too.

BTW, both the Koel and the Drongo are black as night, in fact almost a greenish metallic sheen to ‘em (especially the Drongo), and they both tend to be a bit migratory so when you start to hear the Koel, one tends to know that the wet season is close by. This morning, the Koel has been wandering around my house determined to wake up all and sundry, his cry has been bouncing off all the houses and I think he has been impressed by the echo. He’s also been and had breakfast in my Tomato patch.

I haven’t heard the song of the Koel.
But I do get a strange bird flying over at times and it makes me look up with the noise it emits, a definate rythmic ‘swishing’ sound.
It goes by too fast to get a look.
I hope you have some tomatoes left.

Thought I’d let you know what I found yesterday wasn’t really in a good Mood coming off night shift all week (lack of sleep). And got home froms sisters friends house late.
Well my Pop is in ICU he wasnt stablized, blood pressure is Low ( i think) he has Carbon Doxidie in his lungs so chocking him self to death. nurse said grandma was lucky to find him a few more hours he would have been dead. next 24hrs is the most crictial for him. Grandma had to call the whole faimly up to get them there yesterday mum and dad have managed to get a Plane from tassie to Melbourne this Morining and then from there to Newcastle. and we will go to see him as a faimly. and then I think there going back, becuase our car will still be down there.