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Dave you must be a psychic.I phoned someone last night who was once my wifes best mate until I caused abit of a blue.Lastnight I phoned her and said sorry mate.All is well again.it hadbeen bugging me for ages the fact that the two girls were not talking .Cheers.Ibbo.winkbiggrin

-- Edited by ibbo on Monday 21st of December 2009 02:34:14 PM

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well done mate, this is the true meaning of christmas, the time for forgiveness, enjoy the newly gathered! bloody happy for you! I would love to be there to see the look on your wifes face when you reunite! well done!

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Davo so right a time to reconnect part of the reason for the season, we can all do regardless of what faith we are or not some time dave you amaze me with your wisdom

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Beautiful sentiments Dave, one i agree with totally.

Christmas at our house again this year and looking forward to it. On our table there will be: ham, chicken, turkey, pork, beef, lamb roast spuds,sweet potato,beans,peas,pumpkin,cauliflower,gravy,apple sauce,cranberry sauce,stuffing,trifle,plum pudding and mince pies. That is without the shortbread and nibblies, lots of assorted beveriges to wash it all down with!
I am glad I am having christmas eve off to start cooking!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS to all my wonderful friends and thank you all for your kind support during the hardships of 2009. With much love and gratitude
Ellen

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My once year treat of lobster plus prawns oysters, ham chicken, Ive got the pudding and will be making a pavlova as well. For my non pudding eating children. We are off to farm at Berry NSW south coast for 10 days to have christmas with the folks to go to the beach and hang by the pool and drink lots of red wine. I will miss No 2 daughter as she will be in Broome working and is currently getting rained on. And hoping that cyclone that has built up to a cat 4 again stays south of them. SO have merry xmas everyone and a happy new year. cherylbiggrin

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Happy Christmas and a Happy New Year to you and your gang .I hope that your daughter will be safe in Broome.Cheers.Ibbo.

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Hey Ellen................

I'm just wondering how you get the whole family over to India for Christmas?? Must cost a fortune each year.

You are in India aren't you??

You MUST be.........there's no call centres left in Australia!!

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smile We already had 16 family members for the full Chrissy spread last Saturday. Turkey, Lamb, Pork six vgies, all the trimmings. Obviously we all ate (and drank) too much. Repeated the process next day for several of the other side of the family. Now the van is packed and off to the Central coast to enjoy another Christmas Day ( the real one with the youngest members) with another dozen or so family members, this time, its seafood all the way.

Wishing you all a safe and happy Christmas, whatever your faith. As they say where I come from Nadolig Llawen a Bluwddyn newydd hapus.smile

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Kantiki wrote:

smile We already had 16 family members for the full Chrissy spread last Saturday. Turkey, Lamb, Pork six vgies, all the trimmings. Obviously we all ate (and drank) too much. Repeated the process next day for several of the other side of the family. Now the van is packed and off to the Central coast to enjoy another Christmas Day ( the real one with the youngest members) with another dozen or so family members, this time, its seafood all the way.

Wishing you all a safe and happy Christmas, whatever your faith. As they say where I come from Nadolig Llawen a Bluwddyn newydd hapus.smile


And a Merry Christmas and Happy new Year to you also.

John & Irona from Bridgend, Glamorgan.smilesmilesmilesmile

 



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a bit different for us this year...
We came over to Aus in 1987 (me, wife, daughter) Daughter now has 3 kids.
Up until this year it's been the "tradition" for the 6 of us to have the day at our house (Christmas lights on 24th then kids and daughter sleepover and up early for Santa on 25th - traditional English Hot roast at lunchtime, turkey, chook, pork and vegies and christmas pud with brandy sauce...)
Different this year:
Daughter and kids 6 hours north of broken hill managing a property - so they have to take care of stock and watering etc - so will travel in on 24th - ours for tea on 25th and then have to go back to the property on 26th...
So it's lobster, oysters, crabs, pies and picky-things for the kids - and we are putting together a giant hamper for them to take back on 26th...
We're off to Cuddle Creek SA on 27th for a week...
It will be different not having them for all of Christmas Day
Jedo

A Merry and Safe Christmas to everyone - All the best for 2010


-- Edited by Jedo_03 on Monday 21st of December 2009 06:26:20 PM

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reinvigorate the family ties, even if it wasnt your fault, if you have a long running feud with someone then chrissy is the best time to say "stuff it come and have a beer"


family is forever, cherish the ones you have left

get back in contact, use this time of year as a time for reconcilliation regardless of what went down, put it behind you and enjoy them while you have them, make it good from now on

vegemite sandwiches to oysters just enjoy the day and make it a happy occasion!


Well said Dave. Fortunaltely we don't have any of these sort of problems any more but we did use on Christmas a few years ago to "sort out" some differences. All good now.

On our table this Christmas will be like a lot of others, we are fairly traditional, Turkey, ham, roast leg of lamb, prawn. This year the Boss has decided with help from a daughter in law to attempt some hot vegies. so be it. We have elected for the past twenty five years to go with cold meats and salad. So this year I will be employing the big barbie and the Baby Q to do the meat. We made some Margaret Fulton recipe Christmas puddings a couple of weeks ago along with the same ladies recipe Christmas cake. The cake has been iced and the puddings are fermenting. There are a couple of ice creams mixed with fruit and/or brandy. At our place this year, every other year we go to Perth to one of our other sons. Looking forward to feeling really uncomfortable after a big tuck in. Merry Christmas.

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I'll be at my SIL's Xmas Day, and they all throw in....Usuall Xmas fare....
The plans are coming together with military precision however. Geriatric#1 has been safely transferred to Location Alpha near Liverpool from Tarree to meet with geriatrics #2 & #3, on Thursday we transfer G#1,2&3 to location Bravo somewhere near Mittagong, on the 26th we transfer G#1,2,&3 to Location Charlie discreetly located in Canberra then on 28th we receive Geriatrics #4&5 travelling under their own steam will meet at location Charlie to partake of yet another Xmas Feast on 31st.  G#4&5 depart location Charlie on 2nd Jan then on the 6th we take G#1,2,&3 to location Alpha for an overnight rest before transferring G#1 to Tarree on the 7th....

-- Edited by Basil Faulty on Tuesday 22nd of December 2009 09:05:08 AM

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Kantiki wrote:
Wishing you all a safe and happy Christmas, whatever your faith. As they say where I come from Nadolig Llawen a Bluwddyn newydd hapus.smile
Good grief! It's Taffs to the fore!
(Sez 'e, born at Llanfrechfa Grange, Monmouthshire - now, appropriately, a 'mental health facility' - and raised on the Northern coast of Sir Penfro in Trefdreath)

I'm anticipating joining the "orphans" on the Perth City foreshore for my dinner this year, so it'll be everything with all the trimmings.


Glorious gluttony, all of it.


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I am impressed with the precision planning of the operation Basil

As they say............."Proper Prior Planning Prevents P*ss Poor Performance"

Oh The Joy of it All!!!



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Disco Duck wrote:

I am impressed with the precision planning of the operation Basil

As they say............."Proper Prior Planning Prevents P*ss Poor Performance"

Oh The Joy of it All!!!



 Yeah I'm really good at planning things especially when after the tumult and the shouting has died and I start to hear suggestions as to how I could have done it better.... Then I can go into selfrighteous mode (like MIL) and say well YOU could have done it, but you told me to do it...
I'm waiting for G#1,2,3 to start hinting that during their holliday that I drive them down to see their sister G#6 at Berry when they could get one of their sydney daugters to drive them from Sydney 1.5 hrs as opposed to 3 from here.... I guess I'm just a soft touch....



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I know a rather cute young Thai lady and was asking her about Xmas, did she celebrate it etc and she does and guess what's going to take pride of place at her table (drum roll please)......... DUCK PALO!!!!!! I thought she said Duck Halo, but I said only really good ducks have halos and she said to me why you always take the mickey out of my engrish I said DUCK PALO.....

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I have no objection to a cute Thai lady nibbling on a bit of Duck!!

As a matter of fact................I have on the odd occassion actually encouraged it!

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On our table at the moment. We've kept a pictorial record, this is 2009 

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Also on the table but here's a close up of the Margaret Fulton Chrissy cake. Rosemary did a great job!

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very neat and tidy mate but if we did that here then it wouldnt last long, the kids would have it down faster than you could put it up, apparently the tree has been demolished three times already at home

most pressys have been "opened" many times by some very naughty children, by hell will they cop it when I get home

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Hey Ellen................

I'm just wondering how you get the whole family over to India for Christmas?? Must cost a fortune each year.

You are in India aren't you??

You MUST be.........there's no call centres left in Australia!!


Lol very few and far between in Aus...I mean "goodness gracious me Mr Duck, whatever are you saying'? No offence meant to any Indians... or cowboys for that matter
Ellen

 



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Top Indian Accent Ellen. Would NEVER have picked you for an expat!!

How do you fit in............. "ham, chicken, turkey, pork, beef, lamb roast spuds,sweet potato,beans,peas,pumpkin,cauliflower,gravy,apple sauce,cranberry sauce,stuffing,trifle,plum pudding and mince pies" ............with the Vindaloo??

Mince Pie Vindaloo with cranberry sauce???

A real "gasser" at your place........I hope it is great for you!!   :)  :)


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Top Cake Sir Terro................send it over!!

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Love to Mr Duck but couldn't afford the postage.......Too bl**dy heavy. Needed to reinforce the table.

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I hope Ellen was rolling her head from side to side when she said that., Speaking of Indians have you heard the recent heated discussion about the tram drivers in Melbourne. Apparently at Xmas they wear tinsel in their turbans and the Union finds it offensive....

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One Tinsel does not a Turbanned Tram driver make!!

That has to be crap Basil??

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Disco Duck wrote:

Top Indian Accent Ellen. Would NEVER have picked you for an expat!!

How do you fit in............. "ham, chicken, turkey, pork, beef, lamb roast spuds,sweet potato,beans,peas,pumpkin,cauliflower,gravy,apple sauce,cranberry sauce,stuffing,trifle,plum pudding and mince pies" ............with the Vindaloo??

Mince Pie Vindaloo with cranberry sauce???

A real "gasser" at your place........I hope it is great for you!!   :)  :)


Just whack it all in together, add the curry and chillies... and BOOM...instant gas!!!
Well I am sure thats what must happen going by the odours coming from Mick late at night!!!

And of course I had the head wobbles it comes naturally for me ( Ihave a nuerological condition that my head does "wobble" lol )
Ellen

 



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Actually I enjoy Indian Food and as we speak I'm plotting an EVIL litttle plan to take the Geriatrics to a nice Indian joint here... They'll hate it, they won't know what it is, it has flavour, has not been in a bain maree for 2 days, Oh yes revenge is sweet.... That will get their bowels working insteasd of whinging that they can't go....
I'll make up some alfoil turbans, just so their minds can't be read....

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Put the alfoil beanie on Ellen and your neurological condition will be fixed.

I'm with you Basil...............Indian food is GOOD!! I might even try Ellen's recipe...sounds good.  GET READY DAISY!!...........works for Mick!!

If revenge is your real motive........then don't put the alfoil beanies on them.......let them really suffer!! Who cares if you can see what they REALLY think of you......you already know. LOL

-- Edited by Disco Duck on Wednesday 23rd of December 2009 11:42:19 AM

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Basil and Ducky have both turned into Mean Men.Cheers.Ibbo.........But I like them.

-- Edited by ibbo on Wednesday 23rd of December 2009 12:20:44 PM

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