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Softstuff

ivyleaf wrote: »

DD1 was really cross with me when I referred to my bingo wings. She said "How dare you talk about yourself as if you were some horrible fat old woman who sits playing bingo all day!"
But of course most of us do get them as we get older, fat or not.

I had to explain the phrase when I first came over! Over here they're called tuck shop lady arms. My husband some time ago looked over and, being as honest as he is, said "are your arms fatter?" My reply was to suggest he checked the wedding photo, as my arms have always been fat! (he wasn't being rude, just observant in a kind of blunt way!). I told my mother in law, who in true comedic fashion, kept yelling at me "Hey you with the fat arms!" and sent me an email entitled "Are your arms still fat? Mine too." She is dismayed and my husband is amused that they are steadily shrinking.

Softstuff

mardatha wrote: »

Just wear sleeves lol

Much like you're too cold Mard, I'm too bloody hot!

mardatha

I forgot what hot is!!

Softstuff

mardatha wrote: »

I forgot what hot is!!

come on over in December Mardatha, I'll remind you

monnagran

I think you had better stop this now. Last time someone someone proposed a trip we ended up with a full blown world cruise organised.
If you're not very careful Softstuff you'll answer a knock on the door one day and there we will all be.

Mar wearing her handknitted socks and complaining about the heat, nursemaggie standing on tiptoe so she can see what is going on, FairyP looking for the lemon tree, LameWolf towing a couple of visiting dogs, Mrs LW holding a bouquet of edible weeds, Polly waving a lavender candle about and me enquiring about bungalows in the area. Not to mention all those I haven't mentioned yet and a few lurkers. We will all be looking after Fuddle to make sure that she doesn't overdo it.

It's no good you pretending to be out. We will simply camp in your garden, after frisking the place for snakes, naturally.

We will be carrying out an inspection of the painting and wallpapering before we settle in.

See you!

nursemaggie

monna I wish there was a great big thumbs up. If we are all going next December I think I will have melted or disappeared to visit my nephew who is married to an Aussie, a lovely girl. I also have a great nephew about the same age as Pickle.

LameWolf

monnagran wrote: »

I think you had better stop this now. Last time someone someone proposed a trip we ended up with a full blown world cruise organised.
If you're not very careful Softstuff you'll answer a knock on the door one day and there we will all be.

Mar wearing her handknitted socks and complaining about the heat, nursemaggie standing on tiptoe so she can see what is going on, FairyP looking for the lemon tree, LameWolf towing a couple of visiting dogs, Mrs LW holding a bouquet of edible weeds, Polly waving a lavender candle about and me enquiring about bungalows in the area. Not to mention all those I haven't mentioned yet and a few lurkers. We will all be looking after Fuddle to make sure that she doesn't overdo it.

It's no good you pretending to be out. We will simply camp in your garden, after frisking the place for snakes, naturally.

We will be carrying out an inspection of the painting and wallpapering before we settle in.

See you!

If you'd like to time it for when Cookie the Staffie comes for her next visit, she's big and strong enough to haul my wheelchair for me - give Mr LW a break from pushing it. :rotfl:

And I don't know about "a few lurkers"; are you sure you don't mean lurchers?

It's ridiculously late for posting here in the UK, but we've spent the evening drinking champagne.
Beltane Blessings, one and all. :beer: (hic)

nursemaggie

Those as well LW.

Softstuff

Look Monna, there's plenty of room in the garden for tents, if pushed we could fit in 4 or 5. If you hear rustling in the middle of the night it'd either be a possum, a snake or a micro bat (saw one the other day, adorable), so disregard and hunker down. There's usually a breeze, all the bananas and passionfruit you can eat and if you're lucky, the kangaroo will appear over the back fence (don't get too close, he's 6ft tall and they're not tame like the zoo ones). I'll try and keep the lemon tree alive until FP arrives, I don't mind visiting dogs at all (we borrow the neighbours now), I think Mardatha might pass out before she can complain about the heat, I have enough weeds without Mrs LW bringing any and Polly needn't look far, most houses around here are 1 level, but quite large. Fuddle needn't lift a finger, she can sit and help me plan a new veggie garden.

I'd avoid coming in winter, though it doesn't generally get to the minus figures, it does get quite chilly and Queenslanders have no concept of heating.

FairyPrincessk

Ooh, did I hear mention of a luxury voyage? I'll pack my trunk of books while I await delivery of the lemon tree. The weather is awful here today--gray, cold, raining and windy. Just exactly the sort of day that calls for a trip to somewhere sunny. Mar--abandon all knitting, we'll just go out and find summer if it won't come to us.