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I agree Stanley, it certainly makes it easier when chasing family history. Not so applicable these days though, even if people do get married women tend not to change their name. I think that's a good idea.

Marilyn wrote: ↑

29 Jan 2019, 23:59

I feel alright in myself. Still have dreadful pain, trouble walking, and trouble peeing. I'd rather be home to be honest. But I have an awful feeling I may have to pack a bag and head to the city...

Thinking of you. Sending positive thoughts.

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26 Jan 2019, 05:22

Missed dinner yesterday because I was visiting, I just had a meat pie and a piece of Ursula's cake. (It would have been bad manners to refuse!) Beef and veggie stew for tea.

Didn't you count that as a meal Stanley?

My son has had a lizard living in his garden for years. He saw it often and so did the dog - but dog never bothered the lizard and lizard never bothered the dog. Nine weeks ago, son had a sleeper wall rebuilt ( where lizard lived), so he relocated the lizard to a quiet area of a nearby bush creek. ...

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12 Jan 2019, 01:53

( gosh it is hard to walk with a numb foot and rubber leg!)

My foot and leg are still numb. I'm accustomed to it now. I did have to work hard to make my leg work properly though. Have faith Maz, you will work it out.

Have you Liz? Everyone I speak to from hospital cleaners to nurses to volunteers say "Don't have the spinal needle as it does no good". But I am quite desperate. I agreed to it out of desperation! Please give me any advice you can. Let me start by saying I had a prolapsed disc which I think is slig...

Oh Maz, sending lots of love and support. Been there, it's awful.

Peri peri chicken here. Thank you once again Maz, for introducing me to this fantastic sauce.

42 degrees in Melbourne today. Way too hot.

I'm so sorry to hear that Wendy. I still miss our Connie who died almost 2 years ago of a brain tumour aged almost 16. It's so sad to lose a family member.

Maz, I only ever cooked a duck once. It looked huge compared to the normal size chicken that would have fed about 6 people. When I cooked it there was next to no meat on it. Very disappointing. I hope yours is more of a success than mine.

A hardy hole?

Is the mark called a touch mark? Made by Mr Warric?

I saw this on Facebook and it tickled my fancy. Merry Christmas everyone.

How dreadful Moh. I hope things improve quickly.

Sue and Maz I thought you would appreciate this. At a sewing class a couple of weeks ago friends asked what were we all doing in the afternoon. I replied that at the very least I had to dust and vacuum. One women said "why, is someone visiting this afternoon? I only dust if someone is coming." I hav...

I understand exactly how you feel Stanley. The kennels I took my dog to made a point of pairing the dogs with another friendly, same size / aged dog so that they had company. The older dogs were all inside with access to outside when they needed and they had either beds on the ground for the ones wh...

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30 Nov 2018, 21:53

( I was blunt, as usual).

I like to call it pragmatic Maz.

Pork chops on the BBQ here for us.

All employers here are required to pay 9.5% of 'ordinary time earnings' into an employees superannuation fund. Currently you can draw on your super fund tax free once you are over 60. It also means that once you turn 60 you can continue working, pay a large amount into your super, at a reduced tax r...

Excellent news Stanley.

Pension age in Australia is making it's way up to 67 for everyone. It's a sliding scale and currently minimum age is 65.5 years old. The advice here is to put more money into your own superannuation fund as soon as you start work, and ultimately become a self funded retiree.

We had a State Government election in Victoria Australia yesterday. My attention was attracted by the absolute thrashing our State Labor Government gave the Liberals yesterday. I have never seen the like. Methinks the Libs have a lot of rebuilding to do before the next election. What an embarrassment.

Quite right Ian. My recipe is for a smaller amount. So you don't have to look Maz. 1kg cucumbers, 2 large onions, 1/2 cup salt, 2.5 cups of apple cider vinegar, 1 cup each white and brown sugar (I've reduced this by half of the original recipe), 2 tsp turmeric, 2 tsp mustard seeds. I always soak the...

I made a batch of bread and butter pickles. Not sure what you non Aussies call them.

Dare I confess, sausages are one of the things I missed when they started putting 450 and 451 preservatives in the commercial ones. I did a sausage making course and I've have a fantastic home made spice mix that I now use in my own. I made a batch the other day and I've made it into sausage rolls f...