oh i will be there with bells on, i did once go to a fancy dress party as a bunch of grapes what i did was i wore a pair of tights and a swimming costume and blew up green balloons and pinned them all over me ,but by the end of the day all of the balloons were popped and laying limp all over my body lol.
but the person below me has been to a different sort of party
the rocket said
12:37 AM Apr 10, 2013
yep. went to a 50th wedding anniversary party. all their 6 kids put it on for them. just like a wedding reception complete with white doves andcake and food, food, glorious food. not many of us get to that number but we are getting close. the person below me has a favourite place, where could it be?.....
glassies said
07:24 PM Apr 13, 2013
Have to be Janie Creek just off of mapoon near weipa ,i havent been for over 11 yrs and have heard it has changed heaps now many people know about it ,such a shame, but for some odd reason i love weipa ,always have. and i love barramundi fishing too. Im wondering what the next persons fav place is
Beth54 said
11:50 PM Apr 13, 2013
Gee that's a hard one...so many favoutire places.
I think I'd have to say Coonarr, just north of Burrum Coast National Park, Qld. One needs a 4WD to get in there, and a rugged caravan, camper or tent, but it's a fabulous place to stay for a week over Easter. Beautiful weather, camp just back behind the trees for protection from the regular winds.
I've been there a few times with family, but sadly I have to depend on others to get me in there, having no 4WD.
The next person has a different kind of fave place...
Rip and Rosie said
05:30 PM Apr 16, 2013
Nope, not me. Mine's like everyone's.
Someplace peaceful, near water, few trees, not too hot, not too cold, maybe with family, maybe without them. A place to escape.
Not my sister, though. When she went for some guided meditation, and they said "Close you eyes and go to your favorite place." She went straight to the shops!
I like being alone, like the person below, who has a story to tell about being alone.........................................
Drifters said
07:12 PM Apr 23, 2013
No Im not, how can I be alone with these two on the left following me everywhere. Apart from that Sue won't leave me alone anyway. Not like the person below me who is lost
-- Edited by Drifters on Wednesday 24th of April 2013 02:06:54 PM
capricorn and pisces said
03:12 PM Apr 25, 2013
Well, actually acccording to my other half we have never been lost, sometimes we are slightly not where we were meant to be but never lost, sometimes we even get slightly misplaced or even misguided but never lost, we are always somewhere but we are never lost, we have had some interesting adventures just like the person below who should tell us of one great adventure they will never forget..........
dazren said
01:24 AM Apr 26, 2013
Hmmm you must be talking about the time when as a group of 4 16 year olds, we pooled our money and bought an old Triumph Spitefire sports car ??? As an Initation test to by a driver of it we had to ''draw straws'' And then at a time of our choosing, each one of us had to go down to the driveway of the local Police station, drop A wheelie on the tarmac, and then get the hell out of there ???
Well I drew the last straw, and they were waiting, ???????? The rest of this adventure is bettwr discussed around a campfire ???/
However the person below me, is very well known for speeding and reckless driving ??
Rip and Rosie said
04:46 PM May 4, 2013
Nope, not me.
In fact, I can't think of any woman who has a reputation for "speeding and reckless driving"............. unless of course its in matters of the heart, which are probably best told around a campfire, with a smaller group!
I do however remember being quite taken with a small red car which was well over my budget at the time.
The person below once fell in love with........................
Beth54 said
01:49 AM May 5, 2013
...the wrong man and he broke my heart. But we won't go there...
Instead I'll tell you about my love of frogs. Yes, frogs. It was Mums fault. She bought my first frog in the 80's. A lovely garden frog with a top hat and cane. So that's where it started. I have some small cute ones and big boofy ones. One is so heavy that a strong man struggles to lift it! I have girl and boy frog couples, a fishing frog, a very unique glass frog, and a wooden toady looking frog that has a wooden stick which, when you run it along his back, sounds like 'knee deep'. (Popular with the littlies.)
I haven't bought any of these myself, family and friends just got on the bandwagon. But I've slowly fallen out of love with them, so they are gradually going to other frog lovers.
The next person collects....
Happywanderer said
03:42 AM May 6, 2013
Hat pins from towns I go through/visit. I put them all on a curtain in the van. Small and don't take up any room, with lots of memories.
Beth. I am building a Frogs Hollow in my front garden. Getting there slowly. Will have real frogs and bought frog statues, should look good when finished. The real frogs are already there.
So what does the next person collect...........
Rip and Rosie said
03:44 PM May 6, 2013
Family history.
I am the keeper of the tree.
I have photos, military records, newspaper reports of weddings, funerals, divorces and brushes with the law. I have copies of birth, death and marriage certificates, and wills.
These days mostly scanned documents.
I have uncovered many a family secret and opened a few cupboards with skeletons in them.
The person below knows a family secret too...............................
Peterpan said
04:47 PM May 6, 2013
Swmbo is the keeper of our trees also. Her secret is that one of her distant relies was
tarred and feathered for an infraction that was thought by the townspeople as being
very heinous. The townspeople also burnt his house down and when brought before the
judge he said " you are very naughty people don't do this again" ( I paraphrase .)
The person below has a different story about their relatives who................
glassies said
01:24 AM May 13, 2013
somebody in our family from england owned a pub, i wish i knew them still now free beer or bourbon lol one day i may make it back to my old home town of hemel hempstead united kingdom.
where are the people on this thread born """""
Rip and Rosie said
03:32 AM May 13, 2013
I was my mother's 3rd child, and the 1st born in a hospital. Not a pleasant experience according to my mum who preferred her home births.
The person below me has special memories of their mother..............................
Beth54 said
05:04 AM May 13, 2013
My favourite memory of my Mum, was at a family reunion about 15 years ago. Some of her nieces and nephews played in a band and entertained us for hours. Mum was thoroughly enjoying the music, but it was getting late, so she went off to bed. Half an hour later she was back in the marquee in her dressing gown, dancing along to the music.
It's 10 years in June since Mum's passing, and this memory always brings a smile to my face.
The next person also as a special memory of their Mum...
neilnruth said
09:12 PM May 17, 2013
My Mum made all my clothes to save money - even my wedding dress and all the bridesmaids dresses. She passed her skill onto me and I made a lot of clothes for our children. What skill did the person below me get taught by their mother or father?
Beth54 said
01:34 AM May 18, 2013
neilnruth wrote:
My Mum made all my clothes to save money - even my wedding dress and all the bridesmaids dresses. She passed her skill onto me and I made a lot of clothes for our children. What skill did the person below me get taught by their mother or father?
My Mum passed on the lousy sewer gene. Just had to slip that in. I'll leave it to someone else now.
glassies said
02:22 AM May 21, 2013
my mum passed on her gene of forgetfulness, however shes the worse, she left her wallet on top of her car at hat head nsw one day and said come on ill shout you and the kids to the south west rocks jail ,well we got there and mum had no purse, luckily some one handed it in so we gave them twenty bucks for being honest ,luckily there wasnt too much in there and that she has an honest person
but yes shes a very forgetful person and does things like that all the time. however im wondering what the next person has done that was a tad silly ?
sandsmere said
04:24 PM May 21, 2013
I s'pose we've all done some silly things . A good friend once left his wallet on the top of my car in Elizabeth street , Sydney .
We had gone about 300 meters when he realised . Quick look told us it wasn't there , so a u-turn in heavy traffic , rush back
and there it was , on the road near where we had parked .
When he had picked it up and got back in the car , he told me there was over $3000 in it .
The person below probably has a good luck story like that too . . . . . . . . . .
-- Edited by sandsmere on Tuesday 21st of May 2013 04:25:35 PM
Beth54 said
11:22 PM May 25, 2013
When I worked at Target, a Mum pushing a pram came to the service counter to return something her toddler had 'nicked' off a shelf. I was amazed and thanked her for honesty. I said many wouldn't return it, but she said she couldn't live with herself if she'd kept it.
The next person knows a story about an embarrassing child...
-- Edited by Beth54 on Saturday 25th of May 2013 11:23:15 PM
neilnruth said
01:05 AM May 26, 2013
No good luck story from me...I've never had $3000 in my purse. But my mother dropped her ATM card when shopping. The honest person who found it looked up her name in the phone book and took it back to her. I wonder if the person below me knows another honest person story?
Rip and Rosie said
04:18 PM May 26, 2013
Many years ago, I was at a wedding, seated behind some little girls.
"Where's the baby?" asked the smallest in her big little voice as the bridal procession reached the front of the church.
"She's not getting it yet. She has to get married first. " said the oldest in her wisdom.
That story made the person below me smile, and they will tell you why............................
neilnruth said
03:45 AM Jun 5, 2013
Well that made me smile because it was 'out of the mouths of babes'. Today I heard about another 'out of the mouth of babes' story. A two and a half year old was sad and her day care Mum said 'What's wrong?' "I'm sad because my Grandpa's Mummy died of a broken heart." Grandpa had explained that Nanny had died of a heart attack. And in her two and a half year old mind, that meant it had broken. But truly what words of understanding. A beautiful way of saying she had died.
The person below me has another story of children's wisdom......
Duh said
05:31 AM Jun 15, 2013
Story of a five year old family member with her dad holding her hand in a crowded city lift, someone in the lift let go a silent stinker, she looked up at her dad (still holding her hand) and said "Poo daddy, you stink" in a loud voice. Her dad was not responsible, but I think everyone in the lift thought he was.
Regarding stinkers, perhaps the next poster has a similar story about.......
sandsmere said
02:03 PM Jun 15, 2013
......my little grand daughter ran up to me crying real tears and saying " my finger Poppy , my finger " .
I picked her up , plonked her on my knee and gave the finger 4 or 5 big kisses and said
" that'll make it better . Did you jam it in the door ? " She said ( still sobbing ) , no I pushed
it through the toilet paper "
I reckon the next person has a good grand kids story about ............
neilnruth said
05:03 AM Jun 16, 2013
The four year old granddaughter was sitting on the toilet for ages. When asked if she had finished she replied, 'No....my body hasn't finished making it yet!'
I wonder if the next person has an unfinished story ?
Rip and Rosie said
04:36 PM Jun 16, 2013
Yes, I do, but it's not a child's. My family tree- 10 years into the project and its always evolving and never finished! Oh I know their names, and I have found birth dates for most and death dates of some...... but how did they get to Oz? They were either born here or arrived here from somewhere.............but do you think I can track down the passenger list with their names! I have a few who went to jail- God love them, but they got into the newspapers and I am grateful! I have a few who seemingly never died, and I am not grateful for that one! On or two aren't found where I expect them, the hide of them to travel!
The person below can't control the past either.................................
Beth54 said
01:00 AM Jun 17, 2013
Yes, we have no control over our suspicion that our great grandparents were cousins!
We discovered long ago that they had the same surname and came from neighbouring towns in Ireland. And as it's not really a common name, we deduced they must have been related. Many descendants have come and gone and as far as I know no problems have arisen.
The next person can't control their....
Happywanderer said
01:39 AM Jun 17, 2013
Suspicions as I know its true . My grandparents WERE first cousins. My dad's parents. Very funny at a family reunion many years ago as we ended up in 3 family photos. My Grandmothers, then my grandfathers, then the entire family.
what i did was i wore a pair of tights and a swimming costume and blew up green balloons
and pinned them all over me ,but by the end of the day all of the balloons were popped
and laying limp all over my body lol.
but the person below me has been to a different sort of party
yep. went to a 50th wedding anniversary party. all their 6 kids put it on for them. just like a wedding reception complete with white doves andcake and food, food, glorious food. not many of us get to that number but we are getting close. the person below me has a favourite place, where could it be?.....
many people know about it ,such a shame, but for some odd reason i love weipa ,always have.
and i love barramundi fishing too.
Im wondering what the next persons fav place is
Gee that's a hard one...so many favoutire places.
I think I'd have to say Coonarr, just north of Burrum Coast National Park, Qld. One needs a 4WD to get in there, and a rugged caravan, camper or tent, but it's a fabulous place to stay for a week over Easter. Beautiful weather, camp just back behind the trees for protection from the regular winds.
I've been there a few times with family, but sadly I have to depend on others to get me in there, having no 4WD.
The next person has a different kind of fave place...
Someplace peaceful, near water, few trees, not too hot, not too cold, maybe with family, maybe without them. A place to escape.
Not my sister, though. When she went for some guided meditation, and they said "Close you eyes and go to your favorite place." She went straight to the shops!
I like being alone, like the person below, who has a story to tell about being alone.........................................
No Im not, how can I be alone with these two on the left following me everywhere. Apart from that Sue won't leave me alone anyway.
Not like the person below me who is lost
-- Edited by Drifters on Wednesday 24th of April 2013 02:06:54 PM
Well, actually acccording to my other half we have never been lost, sometimes we are slightly not where we were meant to be but never lost, sometimes we even get slightly misplaced or even misguided but never lost, we are always somewhere but we are never lost, we have had some interesting adventures just like the person below who should tell us of one great adventure they will never forget..........
Hmmm you must be talking about the time when as a group of 4 16 year olds, we pooled our money and bought an old Triumph Spitefire sports car ??? As an Initation test to by a driver of it we had to ''draw straws'' And then at a time of our choosing, each one of us had to go down to the driveway of the local Police station, drop A wheelie on the tarmac, and then get the hell out of there ???
Well I drew the last straw, and they were waiting, ???????? The rest of this adventure is bettwr discussed around a campfire ???/
However the person below me, is very well known for speeding and reckless driving ??
In fact, I can't think of any woman who has a reputation for "speeding and reckless driving"............. unless of course its in matters of the heart, which are probably best told around a campfire, with a smaller group!
I do however remember being quite taken with a small red car which was well over my budget at the time.
The person below once fell in love with........................
...the wrong man and he broke my heart. But we won't go there...
Instead I'll tell you about my love of frogs. Yes, frogs. It was Mums fault. She bought my first frog in the 80's. A lovely garden frog with a top hat and cane. So that's where it started. I have some small cute ones and big boofy ones. One is so heavy that a strong man struggles to lift it! I have girl and boy frog couples, a fishing frog, a very unique glass frog, and a wooden toady looking frog that has a wooden stick which, when you run it along his back, sounds like 'knee deep'. (Popular with the littlies.)
I haven't bought any of these myself, family and friends just got on the bandwagon. But I've slowly fallen out of love with them, so they are gradually going to other frog lovers.
The next person collects....
Beth. I am building a Frogs Hollow in my front garden. Getting there slowly. Will have real frogs and bought frog statues, should look good when finished. The real frogs are already there.
So what does the next person collect...........
I am the keeper of the tree.
I have photos, military records, newspaper reports of weddings, funerals, divorces and brushes with the law. I have copies of birth, death and marriage certificates, and wills.
These days mostly scanned documents.
I have uncovered many a family secret and opened a few cupboards with skeletons in them.
The person below knows a family secret too...............................
Swmbo is the keeper of our trees also. Her secret is that one of her distant relies was
tarred and feathered for an infraction that was thought by the townspeople as being
very heinous. The townspeople also burnt his house down and when brought before the
judge he said " you are very naughty people don't do this again" ( I paraphrase .)
The person below has a different story about their relatives who................
one day i may make it back to my old home town of hemel hempstead united kingdom.
where are the people on this thread born """""
The person below me has special memories of their mother..............................
My favourite memory of my Mum, was at a family reunion about 15 years ago. Some of her nieces and nephews played in a band and entertained us for hours. Mum was thoroughly enjoying the music, but it was getting late, so she went off to bed. Half an hour later she was back in the marquee in her dressing gown, dancing along to the music.
It's 10 years in June since Mum's passing, and this memory always brings a smile to my face.
The next person also as a special memory of their Mum...
of her car at hat head nsw one day and said come on ill shout you and the kids to the south west rocks
jail ,well we got there and mum had no purse, luckily some one handed it in so we gave them twenty bucks
for being honest ,luckily there wasnt too much in there and that she has an honest person
but yes shes a very forgetful person and does things like that all the time.
however im wondering what the next person has done that was a tad silly ?
I s'pose we've all done some silly things . A good friend once left his wallet on the top of my car in Elizabeth street , Sydney .
We had gone about 300 meters when he realised . Quick look told us it wasn't there , so a u-turn in heavy traffic , rush back
and there it was , on the road near where we had parked .
When he had picked it up and got back in the car , he told me there was over $3000 in it .
The person below probably has a good luck story like that too . . . . . . . . . .
-- Edited by sandsmere on Tuesday 21st of May 2013 04:25:35 PM
When I worked at Target, a Mum pushing a pram came to the service counter to return something her toddler had 'nicked' off a shelf. I was amazed and thanked her for honesty. I said many wouldn't return it, but she said she couldn't live with herself if she'd kept it.
The next person knows a story about an embarrassing child...
-- Edited by Beth54 on Saturday 25th of May 2013 11:23:15 PM
I wonder if the person below me knows another honest person story?
"Where's the baby?" asked the smallest in her big little voice as the bridal procession reached the front of the church.
"She's not getting it yet. She has to get married first. " said the oldest in her wisdom.
That story made the person below me smile, and they will tell you why............................
The person below me has another story of children's wisdom......
Story of a five year old family member with her dad holding her hand in a crowded city lift, someone in the lift let go a silent stinker, she looked up at her dad (still holding her hand) and said "Poo daddy, you stink" in a loud voice. Her dad was not responsible, but I think everyone in the lift thought he was.
Regarding stinkers, perhaps the next poster has a similar story about.......
......my little grand daughter ran up to me crying real tears and saying " my finger Poppy , my finger " .
I picked her up , plonked her on my knee and gave the finger 4 or 5 big kisses and said
" that'll make it better . Did you jam it in the door ? " She said ( still sobbing ) , no I pushed
it through the toilet paper "
I reckon the next person has a good grand kids story about ............
I wonder if the next person has an unfinished story ?
My family tree- 10 years into the project and its always evolving and never finished!
Oh I know their names, and I have found birth dates for most and death dates of some...... but how did they get to Oz?
They were either born here or arrived here from somewhere.............but do you think I can track down the passenger list with their names!
I have a few who went to jail- God love them, but they got into the newspapers and I am grateful!
I have a few who seemingly never died, and I am not grateful for that one!
On or two aren't found where I expect them, the hide of them to travel!
The person below can't control the past either.................................
Yes, we have no control over our suspicion that our great grandparents were cousins!
We discovered long ago that they had the same surname and came from neighbouring towns in Ireland. And as it's not really a common name, we deduced they must have been related. Many descendants have come and gone and as far as I know no problems have arisen.
The next person can't control their....
WERE first cousins.
My dad's parents.
Very funny at a family reunion many years ago as we ended up in 3 family photos. My Grandmothers, then my grandfathers, then the entire family.