General Chat

Good morning Wafflers Lots to catch up on this morning. First of all - happy birthday dear Tony - have a good one mate. Birthdays and holidays coming all together - you must be really wound up! (Clears throat.........) It's your birthday, it's your birthday And I want to say Many happy, many happy Returns of the day. Tra,la, la boom de ay..... Rebs, hope you're feeling a bit better this morning. Southern Comfort is the best cure. I'm sure it was traipsing around the Riverside markets and riding on the barge on Sunday that did you in. Definitely wasn't Saturday. Congrats to darling daughter! Poor Laurie - I can hear the green green grass of home calling to you loudly. Your extended confinement in Sydney must be worth some very big pay back from the lovely Ray. Get busy on those retail websites girl and put your orders in!!! Devley - Clive Berghofer is the main mover in land development in Toowoomba. He is a self made man - left school at 14 - and was our mayor for a period. He is very down to earth and has done an enormous amount of good in the community. Worth an absolute fortune but he has developed land within the price range of the average couple. He has donated so much money to local organizations and even individuals who need medical treatment etc. My daughter Katherine wanted an empty house to do her short film in recently so she rang his office and he was happy to help her out. There are people who like to knock him - tall poppy syndrome I think - but I think he's one of the good guys. Morning Trifley - hope the voice has recovered. Sock it to 'em girl! 'I'm having a hot flash A tropical hot flash My personal summer is really a bummer I'm having a hot flash. Comes on like a car crash No warning just hot flash Outside it is nippy, but I'm hot and drippy I'm having a hot flash' Glad you're back safe and sound Lew - not sure about Mudgee as I wouldn't travel down there without Chris and somehow we have to organise darling daughter. She will be in Year 12 and there will be a lot going on in her life at that time. However I'm working on it. If we go we'll organise our own accommodation. Waiting for the pics with baited breath! Hi to everyone else - will catch up later as I'm supposed to have something done for writer's group this pm and I haven't finished. Byeeeeee Anna

YEAH I MADE IT...... HIYA ALL...

Ok never been on here before. I am from England and just up late! What does the whole Wattle thing stand for???

See, that wasn't so hard. Just sit back and make yourself at home. The wattlers are in and out all day generally. The wattle is Australias national flora emblem Mags. lots of fluffy yellow pompoms. JulieCat drops in here all the time.

Hiya Flutterby and Mags, welcome to the Wattle thread - Thanks for the pm Mary Saturday 24th it is luv Laurie

Thanks for explaining that. Cos I see this thread pop up alot and never really understood what the whole wattle thing was. Where in Aussie are you? I have never been, I really want to but the thought of flying that far is what puts me off cos I hate flying!

tHANKS FOR THE WELCOME.....YOU CAN CALL ME FLUTTERBY IF YOU WANT...... BUTTERFLY LOL

Born and bred Victorian, but now live in Queensland. Although I'd love to move back to Vic.

Well you shouldn't have asked that question Mags . . . Rebs is in sunny Queensland up north - and I would be if I could be but am in Sydney. Where abouts are you ??? cheers Laurie

I was born in the uk but came to aus in 1966.....Would love to visit uk one day.....

lol ! Wasn't that a line out of Bambi? We'll have to call you Thumper. pmsl !!! Yes, it's a long flight Mags, at least 22 hours. I've got a standing invitation to visit Cornwall. Hopefully one day I'll get there.

Love the sound and idea of your country but really the flying puts me off. I had an Aussie guy live with me for 3 months he worked in my Bar and I loved him and his mates that visited to death. He lives in Sydney and I could go and stay anytime but the flying just puts me off!

Hey flutterbys dont yell - they are soft and gentle . . . lol Little foster daughter never liked the word butterfly, doesn't like butter - had to be flutterby so that will do me! cheers luv Laurie

oh so cute.....bambi lol

Oh sorry me I am from Berkshire in England. It is supposedly the Royal county which just means it's more bloomin expensive to buy property!

Okay it is flutterby to you then....no worries....lol

Whereabouts is the flutterby fluttering at ???

Well helllooo Kal! x

My wings take me around Perth....very cold today...

Morning Laurie, Rebs, Anna & Donna and welcome to Flutters and Mags. I'm in Mudgee, NSW which is in the Central Tablelands, about 260km (3.5 hours) north west of Sydney. I, of course, I one of the sanest on this thread and often to have hand out a various array of medication to keep this lot under control, lol. If you feel you require my assistance, please don't hesitate to ask Dr Lew, Professor of Psychiatric Medicine. (bulk billing a speciality)!