Yes HER :-) mouth is still bothering her and I think it will until the loose teeth fall out. I giver her love all the time....hate seeing her like this. Di Di [email protected] > Whenever we had to leave our cat and dog they pined. Even though they > were with our Auntie Ann... still they resented our leaving... they take > it very personally. When my Buddy Cat got run over and disappeared..until > someone found him and took him to the humane society.. where I found him > after much searching... I took him straight to the vet where it was > discovered he had a broken leg... when I went to visit him at the vets he > was in a cage.. he turned his back on me... as if it was all my fault. > Took him quite a while to get over it. Animals are funny. All you can do > is make a big fuss of him as you are doing Di, and give him time. Is his > mouth still bothering him? > Glennis > > Di Di <[email protected]> wrote: > Oh Mary I am so sorry to hear this but as you say he was a good age. > > Since I have come home I am concerned about Scruff......the vet said she > ok > as I took her there on Tuesday but she is not the old Scruff.....I am > thinking maybe me leaving her was not a good thing. She may buck right > up....I hope so and i am just giving her all the love she missed when I > was > away. > > I know her life was not as good as I give her. My friend told me she had > trained Scruff to wait for her food till Jesse the cat had finished > his.....I always feed them together....she is too old to be made to do > different things. But I must not complain because my friend did move in > and > look after both of them for 6 weeks. > > Hugs > Di Di > [email protected] > > . > . > "IS THE SUBJECT LINE STILL RELEVANT? > If not, PLEASE change it." > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Sorry to be late Roz and Kev but a heartfelt wish for your anniversary and many more to come in the years ahead. Sincerest Regards Johno, Mary and Cathy

Oh Mary I am so sorry to hear this but as you say he was a good age. Since I have come home I am concerned about Scruff......the vet said she ok as I took her there on Tuesday but she is not the old Scruff.....I am thinking maybe me leaving her was not a good thing. She may buck right up....I hope so and i am just giving her all the love she missed when I was away. I know her life was not as good as I give her. My friend told me she had trained Scruff to wait for her food till Jesse the cat had finished his.....I always feed them together....she is too old to be made to do different things. But I must not complain because my friend did move in and look after both of them for 6 weeks. Hugs Di Di [email protected] > sorry to hear about George, Johno. I know just how you feel. My > daughter's old dog, Nicky, who has been living with me these past couple > of years finally died Jan 15. She was almost 16, a lab/border collie > cross, so was a good age. She was almost blind, and deaf and had > arthritis, but still enjoyed her quiet life here - that day - when her > kidneys failed, and I had to take her down to the vet.... I still miss > her and expect her to appear from time to time - though my hands are > pretty full these days with a 10 month old West Highland Terrier I was > given early in November - Jock is full of energy, and requires many > walks no matter how cold it is out there... > > mary > buried in snow > > > Johno wrote: >> Hello All >> >> A sad bloggo this week as we lost our lovely cat George last week to a >> tumour. He was a lovely brave cat who battled on for nearly 6 months but >> in the end it proved too much for him. We all miss him a lot. I made a >> bit of a mistake in the bloggo though and called him our black cat when >> he was, in fact, white. Sorry about that George. >> >> http://www.connolley.co.uk/Bloggo_de_Johno.htm >> >> Hope you are all keeping well >> >> Kindest Regards >> >> Johno >> . >> . >> "IS THE SUBJECT LINE STILL RELEVANT? >> If not, PLEASE change it." >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> > . > . > "IS THE SUBJECT LINE STILL RELEVANT? > If not, PLEASE change it." > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

I had a wonderful Gwen and I really must do a report. :-) Di Di [email protected] > Welcome back DiDi...hope you enjoyed your visit to the U.K. > Hugs, > Gwen > . > . > "IS THE SUBJECT LINE STILL RELEVANT? > If not, PLEASE change it." > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Sorry, running late again. Hope you have a happy year ahead. Jean Oz. > > Happy Anniversary to Roz and Kev > Val xx > > >> Tomorrow is the date that Roz and Kev celebrate their union >> Happy Happy Anniversary Roz and Kev >> Lots of Love and Hugs >> Dave, Pam and Nikki >> . >> . >> . >> "IS THE SUBJECT LINE STILL RELEVANT? >> If not, PLEASE change it." >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > . > . > "IS THE SUBJECT LINE STILL RELEVANT? > If not, PLEASE change it." > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >

The following is a page from a family history book I wrote recently which relates my life in a village in Yorkshire in the late 40s early 50s after my father was killed in a mining accident and Mum was ill in hospital for some weeks.We moved into the only available property to be near her sister. When Mum was well enough we moved to Stainland, where we lived at the top of the village, in a very small rented back-to-back terraced house, number 1 Back New Street which backed onto New Street. Both roads alongside the houses were made with 'sets' similar to cobbles. There were tunnels or ginnels as we called them, between the two streets every three or so houses and we had great fun chasing through them until the neighbours came out to tell us off for making too much noise! We had no bathroom just an outside toilet across the yard. There was no electricity, the lighting was run by gas through a delicate mantle which broke easily if touched. We had a coal fire, a gas cooker and a gas boiler for heating water for baths and washing. The baths were taken by the fire in a large zinc bath - very cosy! No television of course and the radio was run by a large accumulator, a kind of battery containing acid which was taken to a shop to be charged up from time to time. I always had a pet usually a cat or rabbit though my ambition was to own a dog. This wish was never realised during my childhood as Mum quite rightly said we couldn't look after a dog properly whilst she was at work all day and I was at school. Instead I made friends with local dogs the first being Peggy a large yellow Labrador belonging to Miss Hague who lived nearby. Peggy had a son Tinker, a large black Labrador to whom I used to take meat bones. I was a little afraid of him as I was quite small and he used to leap up to get the bones but I still loved him! I was very fond of my cats though and one particularly which I used to dress in dolls clothes and it would lie in the pram quite happily as I pushed it round the street! A farming family lived just down the road and had four daughters and one son. Dorothy who was my age and Mary about a year older were my particular friends. I loved playing on the farm but first the children had chores to do with which I used to help. The farm reared mainly poultry with a few milking cows and hay was grown in one of the fields and we helped (?) during haymaking in the summer when we turned the hay with wooden rakes until it was dry enough to load onto the pony and cart which transported it down to the barn where it was stored to feed the dairy cows in winter. The children's mother, used to make nettle pop and I remember how delicious and refreshing it was and very welcome during the hot weather. When the chores were done in the long school holiday we would take a picnic and play down in nearby woods or down a steep hill where there was a shallow river, staying out until just before dusk. We seemed to have much more freedom to roam in those days when there were not as many cars as today. We would also play in the quiet roads and streets sometimes with a long skipping rope, one each side of the road, moving over occasionally when a car came by.hard to imagine these days! Of course we also played with dolls often in a large empty hen house which was divided into compartments - ideal for playing house when home made curtains were put up to the windows and dolls furniture, prams etc were moved in. There were fashions or crazes for various toys and games. A favourite was whip and top, a small wooden top with a metal point on which it would spin when encouraged by the whip made with a stick and a leather bootlace with a piece of string attached which would be wrapped around the top and unravelled with a flick of the wrist making the top spin. We would draw patterns with coloured chalks on the top which looked quite spectacular when spinning. Probably frowned upon in today's health and safety climate! Marbles were another craze when all my friends at school would buy marbles in a net bag with their pocket money and win or lose them during games. One of my favourite pastimes if playing on my own was batting a tennis ball against the shed wall. Good practice for games of tennis in later years In winter when we always had some snow, quite deep at times, we would go tobogganing on one of the many hilly local fields, sometimes hitting the stone wall at the bottom if we didn't fall off before reaching it! Sorry it's rather long!! Gwen

Thanks to Geo. I now know that my grandfather lived in Rose & Pawnee Township, Payne County Oklahoma in 1900. Is that anywhere near where some of you had kin living? I like the feature on that new site. It give you all the info without having to click through several links and goes directly to the spot on the page that is pertinent to the person you're looking for. Edna

Hi Margaret, I'm Jenny, married to David, living in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, with 3 son's scattered in Bristol, Brighton and Aberystwyth. Looking forward to 3rd Welsh grandchild being born in March. I'm getting quite excited, with 3 sons, and two grandson's - will this be the longed for grand-daughter? Something tells me it's another lad. Daughter-in-law is worried about having a girl - not sure what to do with it! I'm sure I won't know!! By the way as I haven't been online much lately to all the birthday people and anniversary people I have missed belated wishes. Take care Trivvies, Jenny K. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Geo." <[email protected]> To: "Trivvies" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 3:44 PM Subject: [TRIVVIES] New member > Please welcome Margaret (Pardoe?) to the Trivvies List. > Hi, Margaret I give you a very warm welcome to our group. Please 'make > yourself at home' and tell us about your interests. Where in the UK are > you? > > Geo. <in Busselton, s-w corner of Western Australia> > . > . > "IS THE SUBJECT LINE STILL RELEVANT? > If not, PLEASE change it." > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

It has been some time since I found information on one of the figures in history who, through their boldness of action, changed the fate of a continent. Otto I was such a man. In addition to his skills as a negotiator and as a commander of armies, he had a vision of a united Europe, and in the course of his lifetime he brought much of Germany, all of Italy, and parts of France under his rule. He is considered by most historians to be the founder of the Holy Roman Empire. The blessing of the Pope (John XII) brought legitimacy to Otto's title of Holy Roman Emperor. The following URLs give more information about Otto I than the short article below. http://historymedren.about.com/library/who/blwwotto1.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto_I,_Holy_Roman_Emperor http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/otto-i,-holy-roman-emperor/ This is a fairly complete biography for an Internet source. There are 5 different pages to this URL and they seem to be both well-written and at least somewhat factual. Capt'n John Otto I Otto I or Otto the Great,912-73, Holy Roman emperor (962-73) and German king (936-73), son and successor of Henry I of Germany. He is often regarded as the founder of the Holy Roman Empire. Boldly developing the policies that his father had begun, Otto brought the Middle Kingdom of the Carolingian Lothair I (see Verdun, Treaty of), including Italy, Burgundy, and Lotharingia, under German influence and broke the independence of the duchies. The rebellions of Otto's brother, Henry, and of Duke Eberhard of Franconia were ended by the battle of Andernach (939) and Henry's submission (941). King Louis IV of France, hoping to gain Lotharingia, had assisted the rebels, and Otto campaigned against him (940) with Hugh the Great; in 942, however, Otto and Louis reached an agreement, and Otto helped Louis to defeat Hugh (950). In 951, Otto invaded Italy, taking advantage of an appeal from the widowed Italian queen, Adelaide, who was about to be forced into a marriage with the son of Berengar II. Defeating Berengar, Otto assumed the title king of the Lombards, married Adelaide, and returned to Germany, where Berengar eventually paid him homage. In Germany another revolt was brewing. Rivalry and jealousy among the dukes, particularly against Otto's brother, Henry, whom he had made duke of Bavaria in 947, resulted in a rebellion in 953 led by Conrad the Red and Otto's son Duke Ludolf of Swabia. New attacks by the Magyars ended the rebellion and forced the dukes to form a united front against the invaders, who were defeated (955) in the Lechfeld. Otto had already begun to counter the ducal power by creating the "Ottonian system," entailing close alliance between the crown and the higher prelates. An important exponent of the alliance was his brother and chief adviser, St. Bruno, archbishop of Cologne, whom Otto made duke of Lotharingia. Meanwhile, in Italy, Berengar II resumed his aggression. Pope John XII appealed to Otto, who entered Rome and was crowned emperor early in 962, reviving the imperial title of the Carolingians and legitimizing the German kings' claim to the Middle Kingdom; Otto thus linked the destinies of Italy and Germany. John soon found the emperor too powerful and, while Otto was campaigning against Berengar, secretly negotiated with Otto's enemies. Otto hastened back to Rome (963), deposed John, and installed a new pope, Leo VIII. The Romans, seeing all independence lost, rose in 964 and restored John, but John died the same year and Otto reinstated Leo. Otto's campaign (966-72) to gain control over S Italy was unsuccessful, but a minor diplomatic triumph was scored in 972 when Emperor John I of Byzantium gave a Greek princess in marriage to Otto's son and successor, Otto II.

Many a time as a child I rode the South Steyne. Loved it when passing the heads and it was like a roller coaster. Know or rather knew Manly well. Grew up at Cheltenham in between Epping and Beecroft. I know live South West Rocks - Mid North Coast NSW. We are breathing easier now as all the, as we call them, terrorists have gone. caddy. fotosearch - search clipart, illustration, drawings and vector eps graphics images" src="http://www.fotosearch.com/comp/sue/sue110/penguin-caddy-~-gfcl0199.jpg" width=157 border=0> ROS ----- Original Message ---- From: Valerie Bower <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, 2 February, 2008 2:27:37 PM Subject: Re: [TRIVVIES] Village life Not at all, enjoyed it, thanks. Manly is still called a village, which I guess it is until the ferry comes in and hordes of tourists appear! Val xx > My experience of village life is probably completely different to the > majority on this list. This is Village life Oz style. > > When married I lived in Sydney. My husband Jeff was a Systems Programmer > and I was working for an Insurance Company. Finally, when I fell pregnant > with our first child Jeff wanted to get out of the pressure and move back > to the family property (6,000 acres) and raise the kids in the bush. His > dad had died a few years earlier and his brother with the aid of a > co-worker and mum were living there. My only concern were snakes as I > hate them. Jeff's comment "Don't worry, in all my years there I have only > seen 2 in the yard. Unfortunately he had forgotten that his family had > moved into the old house which hadn't been lived in for many years and had > open drains - it was used to store this and that. The reason for this > move was that mum's house had burnt to the ground - lost everything - the > bank for an overdraft of a few thousand dollars would not release the > insurance money to build a new house. This was in the 70's. > > Gulargmbone is 350m north west of Sydney - on the road to Lightning Ridge > and in between Gilgandra and Coonamble. Population of 500 including the > outlying properties. It comprised of 2 Stock and Station Agents, Milk > Bar, Corner Shop, Garage x 3, small super market and Caps News agency > where you could buy everything from newspapers to work clothes - all at > fantastic prices according to Cap a Central School, 3 churches a pub, > tennis, bowls and golf club and a hospital. > > Life was interesting in my first few years every where I went I seemed to > attract a snake (Jeff could not believe it) we had a doctor on Monday morn > and if you could get into see him you wold have to travel 50k's to get the > script filled or ring the Chemist in Coonamble and have it delivered the > next day. Dentist 50k's away. For major shopping and specialist > testament you would drive to Dubbo 1 1/2 hours away. > > It was a small friendly community where you made your own fun. We used to > have blackouts every time a cloud came over. When the kids were older we > used to play a game called "This is how they lived in the Olden Days". > The heat was a shocker, the house was brick - built in the early 1900's - > the first in the area and after prolonged 40C was like an oven. All the > bricks and tiles were made on the place. Unfortunately it was built on > sandy soil - therefore shifted a lot which was obvious with the cracks in > the walls and how the pillars moved to an awful angle. > > For interest I played sport and later involved with the school - Mum was > heavily involved in Church groups, Red Cross and others in CWA (Country > Women's Association) and Hospital Auxiliaries. > > There was a large Aboriginal community. It was quite interesting to talk > to the older ones of their life growing up in what was called the "Old > Mission". It was an area that was fenced off on the other side of the > river. I remember one lady telling me how she was not allowed to venture > outside the fence because they were scared of the Chinese. > > Anyway enough of my prattling. Probably more info than you wanted. > > > > > ROS > > > Get the name you always wanted with the new y7mail email address. > www.yahoo7.com.au/y7mail > > . > . > "IS THE SUBJECT LINE STILL RELEVANT? > If not, PLEASE change it." > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message . . "IS THE SUBJECT LINE STILL RELEVANT? If not, PLEASE change it." ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message Get the name you always wanted with the new y7mail email address. www.yahoo7.com.au/y7mail

Stacks of stuff I had probably forgotten. With the school - K-Yr10 was a bit only over 100 kids. They eventually brought in Year 12 - sometimes they only had 1/4 children in the Senior years. Therefore, unfortunately, Boarding school was the only option if you wanted your kids to see the other side of life and hopefully go onto further education. ROS ----- Original Message ---- From: Edna C <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, 2 February, 2008 11:59:11 AM Subject: Re: [TRIVVIES] Village life Not boring at all, Ros. I find it very interesting and would like to hear more. Thanks for sharing. Edna.......who hates snakes too ----- Original Message ----- From: Ros Connell To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 5:09 PM Subject: [TRIVVIES] Village life My experience of village life is probably completely different to the majority on this list. This is Village life Oz style. When married I lived in Sydney. My husband Jeff was a Systems Programmer and I was working for an Insurance Company. Finally, when I fell pregnant with our first child Jeff wanted to get out of the pressure and move back to the family property (6,000 acres) and raise the kids in the bush. His dad had died a few years earlier and his brother with the aid of a co-worker and mum were living there. My only concern were snakes as I hate them. Jeff's comment "Don't worry, in all my years there I have only seen 2 in the yard. Unfortunately he had forgotten that his family had moved into the old house which hadn't been lived in for many years and had open drains - it was used to store this and that. The reason for this move was that mum's house had burnt to the ground - lost everything - the bank for an overdraft of a few thousand dollars would not release the insurance money to build a new house. This was in the 70's. Gulargmbone is 350m north west of Sydney - on the road to Lightning Ridge and in between Gilgandra and Coonamble. Population of 500 including the outlying properties. It comprised of 2 Stock and Station Agents, Milk Bar, Corner Shop, Garage x 3, small super market and Caps News agency where you could buy everything from newspapers to work clothes - all at fantastic prices according to Cap a Central School, 3 churches a pub, tennis, bowls and golf club and a hospital. Life was interesting in my first few years every where I went I seemed to attract a snake (Jeff could not believe it) we had a doctor on Monday morn and if you could get into see him you wold have to travel 50k's to get the script filled or ring the Chemist in Coonamble and have it delivered the next day. Dentist 50k's away. For major shopping and specialist testament you would drive to Dubbo 1 1/2 hours away. It was a small friendly community where you made your own fun. We used to have blackouts every time a cloud came over. When the kids were older we used to play a game called "This is how they lived in the Olden Days". The heat was a shocker, the house was brick - built in the early 1900's - the first in the area and after prolonged 40C was like an oven. All the bricks and tiles were made on the place. Unfortunately it was built on sandy soil - therefore shifted a lot which was obvious with the cracks in the walls and how the pillars moved to an awful angle. For interest I played sport and later involved with the school - Mum was heavily involved in Church groups, Red Cross and others in CWA (Country Women's Association) and Hospital Auxiliaries. There was a large Aboriginal community. It was quite interesting to talk to the older ones of their life growing up in what was called the "Old Mission". It was an area that was fenced off on the other side of the river. I remember one lady telling me how she was not allowed to venture outside the fence because they were scared of the Chinese. Anyway enough of my prattling. Probably more info than you wanted. ROS Get the name you always wanted with the new y7mail email address. www.yahoo7.com.au/y7mail . . "IS THE SUBJECT LINE STILL RELEVANT? If not, PLEASE change it." ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message . . "IS THE SUBJECT LINE STILL RELEVANT? If not, PLEASE change it." ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message Get the name you always wanted with the new y7mail email address. www.yahoo7.com.au/y7mail

Not boring at all, Ros. I find it very interesting and would like to hear more. Thanks for sharing. Edna.......who hates snakes too ----- Original Message ----- From: Ros Connell To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 5:09 PM Subject: [TRIVVIES] Village life My experience of village life is probably completely different to the majority on this list. This is Village life Oz style. When married I lived in Sydney. My husband Jeff was a Systems Programmer and I was working for an Insurance Company. Finally, when I fell pregnant with our first child Jeff wanted to get out of the pressure and move back to the family property (6,000 acres) and raise the kids in the bush. His dad had died a few years earlier and his brother with the aid of a co-worker and mum were living there. My only concern were snakes as I hate them. Jeff's comment "Don't worry, in all my years there I have only seen 2 in the yard. Unfortunately he had forgotten that his family had moved into the old house which hadn't been lived in for many years and had open drains - it was used to store this and that. The reason for this move was that mum's house had burnt to the ground - lost everything - the bank for an overdraft of a few thousand dollars would not release the insurance money to build a new house. This was in the 70's. Gulargmbone is 350m north west of Sydney - on the road to Lightning Ridge and in between Gilgandra and Coonamble. Population of 500 including the outlying properties. It comprised of 2 Stock and Station Agents, Milk Bar, Corner Shop, Garage x 3, small super market and Caps News agency where you could buy everything from newspapers to work clothes - all at fantastic prices according to Cap a Central School, 3 churches a pub, tennis, bowls and golf club and a hospital. Life was interesting in my first few years every where I went I seemed to attract a snake (Jeff could not believe it) we had a doctor on Monday morn and if you could get into see him you wold have to travel 50k's to get the script filled or ring the Chemist in Coonamble and have it delivered the next day. Dentist 50k's away. For major shopping and specialist testament you would drive to Dubbo 1 1/2 hours away. It was a small friendly community where you made your own fun. We used to have blackouts every time a cloud came over. When the kids were older we used to play a game called "This is how they lived in the Olden Days". The heat was a shocker, the house was brick - built in the early 1900's - the first in the area and after prolonged 40C was like an oven. All the bricks and tiles were made on the place. Unfortunately it was built on sandy soil - therefore shifted a lot which was obvious with the cracks in the walls and how the pillars moved to an awful angle. For interest I played sport and later involved with the school - Mum was heavily involved in Church groups, Red Cross and others in CWA (Country Women's Association) and Hospital Auxiliaries. There was a large Aboriginal community. It was quite interesting to talk to the older ones of their life growing up in what was called the "Old Mission". It was an area that was fenced off on the other side of the river. I remember one lady telling me how she was not allowed to venture outside the fence because they were scared of the Chinese. Anyway enough of my prattling. Probably more info than you wanted. ROS Get the name you always wanted with the new y7mail email address. www.yahoo7.com.au/y7mail . . "IS THE SUBJECT LINE STILL RELEVANT? If not, PLEASE change it." ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

My experience of village life is probably completely different to the majority on this list. This is Village life Oz style. When married I lived in Sydney. My husband Jeff was a Systems Programmer and I was working for an Insurance Company. Finally, when I fell pregnant with our first child Jeff wanted to get out of the pressure and move back to the family property (6,000 acres) and raise the kids in the bush. His dad had died a few years earlier and his brother with the aid of a co-worker and mum were living there. My only concern were snakes as I hate them. Jeff's comment "Don't worry, in all my years there I have only seen 2 in the yard. Unfortunately he had forgotten that his family had moved into the old house which hadn't been lived in for many years and had open drains - it was used to store this and that. The reason for this move was that mum's house had burnt to the ground - lost everything - the bank for an overdraft of a few thousand dollars would not release the insurance money to build a new house. This was in the 70's. Gulargmbone is 350m north west of Sydney - on the road to Lightning Ridge and in between Gilgandra and Coonamble. Population of 500 including the outlying properties. It comprised of 2 Stock and Station Agents, Milk Bar, Corner Shop, Garage x 3, small super market and Caps News agency where you could buy everything from newspapers to work clothes - all at fantastic prices according to Cap a Central School, 3 churches a pub, tennis, bowls and golf club and a hospital. Life was interesting in my first few years every where I went I seemed to attract a snake (Jeff could not believe it) we had a doctor on Monday morn and if you could get into see him you wold have to travel 50k's to get the script filled or ring the Chemist in Coonamble and have it delivered the next day. Dentist 50k's away. For major shopping and specialist testament you would drive to Dubbo 1 1/2 hours away. It was a small friendly community where you made your own fun. We used to have blackouts every time a cloud came over. When the kids were older we used to play a game called "This is how they lived in the Olden Days". The heat was a shocker, the house was brick - built in the early 1900's - the first in the area and after prolonged 40C was like an oven. All the bricks and tiles were made on the place. Unfortunately it was built on sandy soil - therefore shifted a lot which was obvious with the cracks in the walls and how the pillars moved to an awful angle. For interest I played sport and later involved with the school - Mum was heavily involved in Church groups, Red Cross and others in CWA (Country Women's Association) and Hospital Auxiliaries. There was a large Aboriginal community. It was quite interesting to talk to the older ones of their life growing up in what was called the "Old Mission". It was an area that was fenced off on the other side of the river. I remember one lady telling me how she was not allowed to venture outside the fence because they were scared of the Chinese. Anyway enough of my prattling. Probably more info than you wanted. ROS Get the name you always wanted with the new y7mail email address. www.yahoo7.com.au/y7mail

Happy Anniversary to Roz and Kev Val xx > Tomorrow is the date that Roz and Kev celebrate their union > Happy Happy Anniversary Roz and Kev > Lots of Love and Hugs > Dave, Pam and Nikki > . > . > . > "IS THE SUBJECT LINE STILL RELEVANT? > If not, PLEASE change it." > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Sounds wonderful Jennifer!! Gwen > We're baaack! > > Drove down to Seattle to catch our flight with > Northwest Airlines. > Fantastic sunset along the way with the Seattle > skyline as a backdrop. > > The American Border and Security guards were an > absolute delight at every stage of our journey > -- full of fun and jokes. Looked after Mum a > treat. (Sure beats the sober, and downright dour > Canadian ones we encountered). Flight was smooth > and a strong tail wind got us in an hour earlier > than scheduled. > Although it was dark when we arrived at Kahului > http://www.mapgraphics.com/images/maui.jpg, the > warm breezes and tropical smells smoothed our > travel weariness away in next to no time. > Just a short 50 minute drive to the other side > of the island (Kahana) where we grabbed a few > groceries for breakfast the next morning, then > dumped our bags in our apartment. > Slept with the doors open to the sound of waves > crashing on the beach. Mmmm. > > Our apartment was gorgeous -- located on the 12th > floor, corner unit overlooking a beautiful sandy > beach (see photos) The humpback whales were > migrating and every morning as we sat on the > lanai drinking our coffee we watched them > spouting and cavorting about).(no photos, sorry > - can see them here tho' > http://sailhawaii.com/whales.html > One mother and calf came in really close giving > us a great view. There was a great deal of tail > slapping or fin slapping ... the noise could be > heard for miles and the fountains of white spray > were enormous. Often whales would spy hop to see > what was going on around them. > The weather was lovely ... not too hot ... around > 78-80F (25-26 C) during the day, dropping down to > mid 60's overnight. Did have a couple of days > where the daytime temp only reached 68F (20C) and > the locals complained how cold it was <g> > Every other day or so there would be rainbows ... > small bits, entire arcs ... even double ones > (never found that pot of gold or leprechaun > - even though one ended on the beach right in front > of us). > .... to be continued > > Jennifer > > > > __________________________________________________________ > Sent from Yahoo! Mail - a smarter inbox http://uk.mail.yahoo.com > > . > . > "IS THE SUBJECT LINE STILL RELEVANT? > If not, PLEASE change it." > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Johno, so sorry to hear about George, we lost our white/cream cat a year last November and still miss him. Hugs to you, Mary and Cathy, Gwen. > Dear Johno, Miss Mary and Cathy, > I was very sorry to hear of your loss of George. Pets do become part of > the > family. > Jean Oz > > . > . > "IS THE SUBJECT LINE STILL RELEVANT? > If not, PLEASE change it." > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Me neever! Once when I was in the Museum diner my friend came in and said "Bon Jour, to which I replied Bon Jour!" There was a woman standing by and she said "oh, isn`t it marvellous, you speak French" We both dissolved into laughter and had to explain that it was probably the only French we knew!! Val xx > Yep. Dunno what I would have done then, 'cos I don't speak French. <g> > > Geo. > > Interesting Geo, but we were nearly French > Val xx > . > . > "IS THE SUBJECT LINE STILL RELEVANT? > If not, PLEASE change it." > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Welcome back DiDi...hope you enjoyed your visit to the U.K. Hugs, Gwen

Hi Margaret, I'm Gwen originally from Yorkshire but have lived in Warwickshire for the biggest part of my life!! Married to Nick, we have 3 grown up children and ten (!) grandchildren, and a Yorkie terrier. Gwen > I've just caught up with mail so Hello from me....I'm Maggie and I live on > the coast in Essex. > Maggie > > > And a warm welcome too from Bron (my wife) and me near Oxford in > England. A long-retired environmental scientist, now with a hobby of > helping others research their family history in Oxfordshire, I don't > find it very easy to chat... > Howard (sometimes alias Howie) > > > >> Very many thanks to Lizzie for her very nice message >> of welcome. I would have joined ages ago if I had only >> known of the list. >> Kind regards to all from Margaret. > > . > . > "IS THE SUBJECT LINE STILL RELEVANT? > If not, PLEASE change it." > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > . > . > "IS THE SUBJECT LINE STILL RELEVANT? > If not, PLEASE change it." > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

And HAPPY ANNIVERSARY Ros and Kev, from me too!! Gwen. > HAPPY ANNIVERSARY to Ros and Kev > We hope you have a great day > > Hugs > Caroline and John xxx > > > > Happy Anniversary to Roz and Kev. Hope there are many more to come. > Jean USA > > > > > > > Dave Cox <[email protected]> wrote: > Tomorrow is the date that Roz and Kev celebrate their union > Happy Happy Anniversary Roz and Kev > Lots of Love and Hugs > Dave, Pam and Nikki > . > . > . > "IS THE SUBJECT LINE STILL RELEVANT? > If not, PLEASE change it." > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > . > . > "IS THE SUBJECT LINE STILL RELEVANT? > If not, PLEASE change it." > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.19.16/1250 - Release Date: > 29/01/2008 22:20 > > . > . > "IS THE SUBJECT LINE STILL RELEVANT? > If not, PLEASE change it." > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >