Christmas Greetings from Australia . Hi! Everyone Just wishing that all the members of this list have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy Hunting in 2011. Even though you will be having more than a white Christmas, we, here is Australia, are having just the opposite- with floods all along the eastern side of country and the Weather Bureau are predicting a very wet Christmas. Here, in Brisbane, the past two days have been lovely and sunny --- but more rain to come from Wednesday on. Mother Nature sure has a way to get even with us. Regards. Patricia Smith.

On 21 Dec 2010 at 8:17, Pat Smith wrote: > Christmas Greetings from Australia . > > Hi! Everyone > > Just wishing that all the members of this list have a very Merry > Christmas and a Happy Hunting in 2011. Even though you will be having > more than a white Christmas, we, here is Australia, are having just > the opposite- with floods all along the eastern side of country and > the Weather Bureau are predicting a very wet Christmas. Here, in > Brisbane, the past two days have been lovely and sunny --- but more > rain to come from Wednesday on. Mother Nature sure has a way to get > even with us. > Well, perhaps the floods will wash out the final two Tests in Melbourne and Sydney, which will mean England retain the Ashes as the existing holders as the current score is one-all ! Seriously, though, I think we'd all hate to see what has suddenly become a compelling series end in such a manner. After Brisbane and Adelaide, I feared Australia couldn't suddenly have become such an awful team as they seemed to be and Perth has proved me right. Well done to the Aussies for a superb fightback with a side that was being written off by their own media as a bunch of has-beens and rookies. Now, bring on the deciders! Oh yes, and a jolly merry Christmas to both teams and all our friends and cousins over there as well. -- Roy Stockdill Genealogical researcher, writer & lecturer Newbies' Guide to Genealogy & Family History: www.genuki.org.uk/gs/Newbie.html "There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about." OSCAR WILDE