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Who eats quinces
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I have been spending my spare time the last couple weeks stewing quinces and making quince paste. We have a small tree that has been prolific.
I have been surprised by the number of people who have never tried this most equisite fruit. Not edible in its raw form but when cooked, then sweetened, turns to...
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Golivers Travels - Can you identify these birds
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These are the same birds in the photo you commented on earlier, are they seagulls or something else?
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Anybody heard from Baroma?
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Baroma might be out bush somewhere without a signal... but its been a long while, hope shes ok.
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Gerty Dancer
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Why Is It So.......
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When a tissue finds it way into the washing, why is it always into the load of dark colours?
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Pam
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New Grandchild
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Well the day has come. David and I became Grandparents for the first time last night. Thomas David 7lb 15oz and 55cm long. Sooooooo excited. Heading up to the hospital to commence the spoiling
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Kaid
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Off-road racing....
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It is on in Bencubbin this coming (WA long) weekend. See link here. Is anyone here besides us going? There is free camping with showers & toilet on the oval but we will be staying in the caravan park as I don't think they like our furry friends too close to the cars, understandably. I hope the foreca...
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A little minor peeve
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Seems work on the road is something earmarked for the foreign backpacker and occasional grey nomad couple... Having a general poke around between Pt Augusta and Alice for work left me quite livid in fact Now Im an Aussie bloke of ahem mmm mature years well I can apparently get a seniors card at 55... but...
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Wild Dingo
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Wild weather.
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Well here in Coastal Sth West Gippsland, Vic. We have really had a battering this afternoon, cold damaging winds, heavy rain, trees down, roads flooded and closures everywhere you turned. I had to go 1 hour out of the way to get from Phillip Island to Wonthaggi in the bus and up into the hills. Not nice on...
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Go NSW the blues!
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Thats all I'm saying, Go NSW !!
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milo
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Need to Run Away!!
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Getting ready to head off again, our little grand-daughter's 1st birthday party down south BUT ..... thinking I need to run away now!!! Why, I hear you ask? Well ...... in the last week we have had 3 friends pass away, and sadly one of them was only 62! So after attending a funeral on Thursday, will head so...
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warming the house update
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hi guys, some of you may remember me talking about getting my fire place looked at, well i had a guy come over today, and it seems that the whole chimney would need replacing, and suggests going slow combustion stove set up, Ill have to look around but he suggets is going to be around the $2k mark when fini...
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Newll H/Way 1
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I have decided to leave for the North in July after I get another extra Years warranty on my Heart from my Doctor Whom I have to see in July 2012.. I am going to travel up the Newell and continue along the leichhardt H/way through to Rockhampton then on up to airlie Beach With a Little bit of Luck Shirls w...
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Re: Norton Motorcycle!!!
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(best with sound)I thought this would interest some of our members. Why not checkit out? Nothing Short of Brilliant!!! http://www.youtube.com/embed/iKqpvriKZuA
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Ads that annoy
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The new Coles ad with Dawn French............ I can't stand her hair and every time I see it I get more annoyed and want to take to her with sissors. But I love the Rhonda ad,...... beautiful brake foot. Am I alone?
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Redhead Matches
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Are most of you familiar with the Swedish (This is Tongue in cheek) safety Matches 45's I remember 30 Years ago when I smoked they were thicker and were60 I think in a box...Well I had a reason to use one the other day and I went through7 matches 5 had broke in half and I found them to be so dangerous....How a...
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We are in Gingin area wa
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Phew, how relaxing, and beautiful weather. We are housesitting in the Gingin, woodridge area of perth. It is so lovely to wake up to no noise, after being near the hyperdome in brisbane. Bliss. We are here for 4 months, have been to a little village called two rocks, really lovely, over t...
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Anyone Round the Darwin Kakadoo area from 6th to 19th June?
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I'm planning a quick 14day trip to Darwin, hireing a Britz n see a bit of Kakadoo etc. would anyone happen to be around the area then? I'd love to meet up with some GN's while I'm up that way.
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I can hear!
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Sad to say that at almost 58, I've had to get hearing aids. My kids have been telling me for awhile that I'm deaf, but I reckoned it was them speaking too softly. Then my sister told me, and a girlfriend, so off I went for a hearing test a few weeks ago. Somehow I'm feeling it more than when I got my first pair of...
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toad collection
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Fun this week watching the antics of our bird life. first the toad was squashed dead on the road, then it was picked up by a crow and put on the carport roof and now it is in the tree. I stopped putting small items on the line because the birds like to take them also. the toad in the tree is in the middle of th...
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the rocket
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Another Example of Small World
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First Example: I'm at Border Village Roadhouse this morning waiting for my next job to arrive. This fellow was eating breakfast and looked a bit familiar. When he rose from the table he came over to me and said, "Why aren't you at First City Caravilla?" We exchanged greetings and informat...
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