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[Carolyn]

Dale wrote: "Great time together. Many thanks to Marianne for organic sing and Julie for choosing such a good venue. Lovely meeting all."

I think I missed the organic singing Dale ;0

[Carolyn]

☼♄Jülie wrote: "Oh I'm dragging the chain a bit! I posted this in the wrong thread. Just sitting down to a nice cuppa ;) had a great time...wish everyone could've been there, lovely gr friends!
Btw...Phrynne and ..."

Neither do you Jools. You're not a dinosaur at all!

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Carolyn wrote: "☼♄Jülie wrote: "Oh I'm dragging the chain a bit! I posted this in the wrong thread. Just sitting down to a nice cuppa ;) had a great time...wish everyone could've been there, lovely gr friends!
Bt..."

Hahaha! :D

[Dale]

Carolyn wrote: "Dale wrote: "Great time together. Many thanks to Marianne for organic sing and Julie for choosing such a good venue. Lovely meeting all."

I think I missed the organic singing Dale ;0"

Okay, that's what happens with me trying to write in the car. Organising not organic singing. Stupid computer. And now the post has vanished all together. Ho hum . Me and technology were never meant to be friends.

[Carolyn]

Dale wrote: "Carolyn wrote: "Dale wrote: "Great time together. Many thanks to Marianne for organic sing and Julie for choosing such a good venue. Lovely meeting all."

I think I missed the organic singing Dale ..."

It's that pesky spell check again Dale. It's always doing it to me. It does come up with some funny alternatives sometimes instead of the obvious!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

☼♄Jülie wrote: "Oh I'm dragging the chain a bit! I posted this in the wrong thread. Just sitting down to a nice cuppa ;) had a great time...wish everyone could've been there, lovely gr friends!
Btw...Phrynne and ..."

Haha! Neither do you Jools!!!!! I'm just sitting down to a cuppa too...

[Neko]

glad you all had a great time today :D

Still can't remember what i was going to say yesterday...lol

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Sally906 wrote: "Nice picture - you all look wonderful and is so nice to put faces to names :)"

That's exactly what we were saying Sally...now I just have to meet you and I'll know all our mods!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Dale wrote: "Carolyn wrote: "Dale wrote: "Great time together. Many thanks to Marianne for organic sing and Julie for choosing such a good venue. Lovely meeting all."

I think I missed the organic singing Dale ..."

And that continues our discussion Dale;)

[Marianne]

Carolyn wrote: "Dale wrote: "Great time together. Many thanks to Marianne for organic sing and Julie for choosing such a good venue. Lovely meeting all."

I think I missed the organic singing Dale ;0"

LOL, there was some singing, but I don't know if it was organic, and it wasn't me!
And I wasn't the only organiser: Brenda and Julie were my partners in crime. I still owe Jools a dessert or something (next time!!) for all her research.

[Marianne]

So yeah, I'm back now too, about to have a cuppa, having pulled my wheelie bag all the way up my hill (Dale's seen my hill, she knows what an effort that would be). Luckily it wasn't as full as this morning.
So, Brenda, how's the repacking of bags going??

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

It's not yet Marianne!!! I started and I need to re-think as there are TOO many!!! lol

Glad you're home safe..you and Dale had the longest distance to go today... I just listed mine in the Purchased thread;)

[Dale]

Brenda wrote: "It's not yet Marianne!!! I started and I need to re-think as there are TOO many!!! lol

Glad you're home safe..you and Dale had the longest distance to go today... I just listed mine in the Purchas..."

Home now too and ready to unpack my goodies. Thanks for more reading material, ladies. And you're right Carolyn about some of the strange words that pop up instead of the obvious.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Great news Dale:) Enjoy your evening and the rest of your weekend!

[Marianne]

I'm such a dill! Suzanne had asked what leather I bought in Italy so I had the little bag I bought in Pisa and the fingerless gloves I bought in Florence with me in my handbag. Forgot to get them out to show everyone. Doh!!

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Home as well but busy with grand kids:)
Thanks for the lovely books though everyone!!! Can't wait to start them.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Marianne wrote: "I'm such a dill! Suzanne had asked what leather I bought in Italy so I had the little bag I bought in Pisa and the fingerless gloves I bought in Florence with me in my handbag. Forgot to get them o..."

And I forgot to ask Jools about her Vietnam visit too!!! We needed more time..perhaps we'll have to do it again soon to just chat this time;)

[Dale]

Michael wrote: "Brenda wrote: "Here's the first photo of our get together today - more will follow!

We were happy to get your message Michael.






From left (around the table) Julie, Carolyn, Phrynne, me, Suzanne, Dale, Marianne, Veronica, Margaret, A..."

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Michael wrote: "Brenda wrote: "Here's the first photo of our get together today - more will follow!

From left (around the table) Julie, Carolyn, Phrynne, me, Suzanne, Dale, Marianne, Veronica, Margaret, A..."

We were thrilled to get your message Michael:) It was great of you to do it!

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Michael wrote: "Brenda wrote: "Here's the first photo of our get together today - more will follow!
From left (around the table) Julie, Carolyn, Phrynne, me, Suzanne, Dale, Marianne, Veronica, Margaret, A..."

We were wishing you were there Michael, it was lovely to get your message, it had you with us in spirit :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

And I just got my books packed to go in the morning! Oh boy, what a contract!!! Very much heavier than it was when we arrived - hopefully it won't be overweight now!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

That would be great Michael, we'll start talking about our next meet in the new year - start discussing about Feb:)

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Michael wrote: "I seen all the books you got listed in the purchased books thread Brenda. Just a few you got. O_0

Thanks everyone. I am going to have to make an effort to get to NSW in the future and see you all. :)"

Yay!!! Start saving Michael and you can tell us when you can come, then we could work around that with enough warning? :[]

[Suz]

Yes Michael, we loved getting your message!

[Marianne]

Michael, it was good to know you were with us in spirit.

[Dale]

Brenda wrote: "And I just got my books packed to go in the morning! Oh boy, what a contract!!! Very much heavier than it was when we arrived - hopefully it won't be overweight now!"

Have a safe trip home today Brenda.

[Marianne]

Re Opal cards (we were discussing this at the Meet yesterday, we didn't talk only about books!)
I found this in the FAQ on the Opal site:
Does value on an Opal card expire?
Yes, it can expire if you don’t use your Opal card for nine years. However, if you receive a new Opal card that is registered and you have arranged to put value on it, you will need to present it to a card reader within 60 days. Otherwise the balance will simply be reversed and credited back to your nominated credit or debit card account.

Not sure if this answers the question we were discussing....

[Veronica ⭐️]

Thanks Marianne. I think that clarifies it well.

[Marianne]

I suppose, though, if you had bought a card, put cash on it at some outlet and it wasn't linked to a credit card or bank account, and you didn't "present it to a card reader within 60 days" you might lose what you put on it as there's no account for them to refund it into?

[Marianne]

and if that's the case, it would make sense to have your Opal card registered to you, online, and linked to an account, I guess.

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Brenda wrote: "Here's the first photo of our get together today - more will follow!






From left (around the table) Julie, Carolyn, Phrynne, me, Suzanne, Dale, Marianne, Veronica, Margaret, Andrea...

We had..."

Looks like a great get together, Brenda. It is a shame that Canada is across the world :P

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B the BookAddict wrote: "@Melissa You'll always find someone to talk to here. *Edited Sometimes, the trick to getting rid of anxiety is to avoid thinking about being anxious, keep busy and keep your mind busy at all time."

I agree, my anxiety is more the fear of being anxious.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Dale wrote: "Brenda wrote: "And I just got my books packed to go in the morning! Oh boy, what a contract!!! Very much heavier than it was when we arrived - hopefully it won't be overweight now!"

Have a safe tr..."

Thanks Dale:) Home now, air con on - cuppa in hand!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Marianne wrote: "Re Opal cards (we were discussing this at the Meet yesterday, we didn't talk only about books!)
I found this in the FAQ on the Opal site:
Does value on an Opal card expire?
Yes, it can expire if yo..."

Thanks for checking it out Marianne:) I'll look into it more for us for next trip...

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Brenda wrote: "Dale wrote: "Brenda wrote: "And I just got my books packed to go in the morning! Oh boy, what a contract!!! Very much heavier than it was when we arrived - hopefully it won't be overweight now!"

H..."

Nice to see you home safe Brenda...and its unanimous that a great time was had by all! ;)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Thanks Jools:) It sure is!!

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

I'm also back to sanity now. My mum's 100th birthday celebrations went well. She nearly drowned under all the flowers that came. Lots of cake, speeches and photos.
The grandchildren have just departed and I am drinking tea - quietly:)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Excellent! So glad everything went well for her:) Now you can have your peace and quiet back again!

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Phrynne wrote: "I'm also back to sanity now. My mum's 100th birthday celebrations went well. She nearly drowned under all the flowers that came. Lots of cake, speeches and photos.
The grandchildren have just depar..."

Will we see her on the news tonight Phrynne? :)

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

☼♄Jülie wrote: "Phrynne wrote: "I'm also back to sanity now. My mum's 100th birthday celebrations went well. She nearly drowned under all the flowers that came. Lots of cake, speeches and photos.
The grandchildren..."

Lol!

[Dale]

Glad you are home safe Brenda and relaxing. Phrynne too after a busy time with your mum's 100th. Enjoy some peace and quiet time.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Thanks Dale!

[Carolyn]

That's wonderful Phrynne. It's great that she enjoyed a really special day. And you can finally relax after a big weekend!

Brenda, glad to hear that you and your hubby are back safely after a weekend in the big smoke :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Thanks Carolyn:) Now I have to write 3 reviews!!! lol

[Marianne]

I've had my little book club this arvo, although the friend whose taste in books is closest to mine couldn't come.

Good to hear Brenda and DH are safe home, that the 100th celebrations went well and everyone can sit back, relax and READ a bit.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Hope you had fun Marianne:) Thanks! Writing reviews first;)

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Trying to read but lots of tidying up and washing to do after having visitors staying for the weekend. It's always nice to put everything back where it belongs. Visitors are great but it is also nice when they are gone:)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

I'm not sure when I'm going to get washing done...the next 3 days are going to be very busy!!

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

It doesn't help that the rain seems to be here.

[Carolyn]

Dang! I fogot to watch ABC Book Club again! I was pottering about in the garden till 6.30 - curse this daylight saving!