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[Monya]

Tracey wrote: "I've been gone for so long and there's so many new people and so much going on, I'm almost giddy trying to absorb it all. We've had a sudden cold snap here in Sth QLD and I am not enjoying it at a..."

Yep, Tracey, it's cold in Queensland. We once had to ring a Melbourne firm for new parts for our hot water system, and told the chap on the phone the water pipes had burst during a frost. He said disbelievingly, "Frost in Queensland?" I told him this was the Darling Downs, not Cairns!

My daughter told me even the Gold Coast was down to 4 one morning last week. Thank heaven we have reverse-cycle air-con, though not game to use it until it's really cold. The next electric light bill will be a whopper. Better than the LPG though, we had to retire the gas heater a few years ago, gas was just getting too expensive. Still is.

Nice to hear from you and please, do take good care of yourself.

Monya (aka Mary)

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Brenda wrote: "Go to Cairns or Port Douglas...sooooo nice!!!"

Currently a freeeeezing 16.1 degrees, LOL!!.. dammit I've had to put a flanny shirt on to watch the footy, beer's still nice & cold though.(-:

[Neko]

pfff..David!

[★ Jess]

pfffff indeed. 16 is nice :)

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Check out the Friday funny's everyone. (-:

[★ Jess]

Is a funny topic :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

David, you're funny...how would you cope down south eh??? Freezing 16 indeed!!!! ;)

[Neko]

10.4C atm :D

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13 here

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Cooking a roast leg of lamb at the moment...oh it smells good :D

[Neko]

http://4bars.com.au/web/2011/06/10/re...
This cider is SO good!!

[Neko]

Brenda wrote: "Cooking a roast leg of lamb at the moment...oh it smells good :D"

Oh yummm! We've got a green curry cooking with prawns :s

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:( not fair I have to go to work...and I dont get fed there :(

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Mmmm!! Sounds good...swedish cider...:D

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Melanie wrote: ":( not fair I have to go to work...and I dont get fed there :("

Never mind Melanie...you're earning money..we're not..LOL

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Laura wrote: "Brenda wrote: "Cooking a roast leg of lamb at the moment...oh it smells good :D"

Oh yummm! We've got a green curry cooking with prawns :s"

Yum!!! Love curried prawns!! Now there's something I haven't had in ages...mmmm!!!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Michael wrote: "I got some leftover chook and rice in the fridge."

Ha!! Heat it up and you'll be ALMOST as good as us!! ;)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Oooo yum Carmel!!! Lovely that you had lunch out...sounds delicious, and of course the Sauv Blanc would have topped it off ;)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Some of the beautiful flowers from our garden

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Thanks Michael :D

[Neko]

Very nice Brenda :D

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Thanks guys..lots of lovely colour! I'll see if I can find a couple of pics of the whole thing and put them up..:)

[Laurel]

Tracey wrote: "I've been gone for so long and there's so many new people and so much going on, I'm almost giddy trying to absorb it all. We've had a sudden cold snap here in Sth QLD and I am not enjoying it at a..."
Your new book sounds interesting, Tracy.I'm glad it is such an easy write for you. I'm still stuck on the Kokoda Track with mine. I'm glad you are well enough to get back into writing again which does take some efoort though you say the book is is going well for you. All the best with it. Laurel
http://aussieauthorsatwork.blogspot.com

[Neko]

Brenda wrote: "Thanks guys..lots of lovely colour! I'll see if I can find a couple of pics of the whole thing and put them up..:)"
Cool! :D That'd be cool to see.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Our back patio area...



Front area, growth quite a lot more now...



One of our gorgeous day lillies, when in flower...



There's a lot more as well..:D

[Neko]

Swwweeet as!!! :DDDD

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Thanks guys...we love our garden. My hubby is a prolific gardener, has very green thumbs!! I just help out under his direction!! :D

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Thanks Carmel:)

[Neko]

Indeed a great job overal :D

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Thanks Laura..:)

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my mother would love your garden Brenda!
we are meant to be looking after the veggie patch while she of travelling the world...we didn't even know we had a veggie patch...and it grows purple carrots!

anyway just got home from work looking for my puppy for some puppie cuddles found this (on the good couch..in front of the fire)
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*sigh* I don't know what to do with her
lol

[Neko]

Purple carrots are YUMMMMYYYY!!! Bought some a few weeks ago :D

Lol very cute pup! Musta gotten cold!!

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I thought she was upstairs with my brother but then I saw the lump of blanket! she is still there I felt to mean to yell at her or make her move its freezing

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Thanks Melanie, we have a vege garden too, but it's pretty dormant at the moment! I've never tried purple carrots? Didn't even know you could get them!!

Your little beagle is sooo incredibly cute! How could you not love the cuddly bundle of fun!!!

[Neko]

Coles sells purple carrots but they weren't cheap.


Awe, your pup must of been really feeling the cold, Melanie. Does she have her own bed?

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Laura wrote: "Coles sells purple carrots but they weren't cheap.


I'll have to check them out next time I shop Laura....

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Carmel wrote: "Laura wrote: "Coles sells purple carrots but they weren't cheap."

Apparently purple was the original colour of carrots!!!!"

Really?? How strange O.o

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Well everyone I've taken the frightening step into blog world

http://readeasypoetry.wordpress.com

Have a look, comment if you feel like it.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

David wrote: "Well everyone I've taken the frightening step into blog world

http://readeasypoetry.wordpress.com

Have a look, comment if you feel like it."

Congrats David, looks great :)

[Michael]

David wrote: "Well everyone I've taken the frightening step into blog world

http://readeasypoetry.wordpress.com

Have a look, comment if you feel like it."

Awesome work!

@Michael you can do it, wordpress.com is my recommendation for a starting point

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Laura wrote: "Coles sells purple carrots but they weren't cheap.


Awe, your pup must of been really feeling the cold, Melanie. Does she have her own bed?"

she has 3! but doesnt feel they are good enough ahaha

[Neko]

hahaha..typical of an animal to be like that. My cats get like that so all their beds have been taken away! They make their own whereever now :D

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haha well she does like on of them she actually slept in it last night...granted it was in front on the fire and she did manage to pull the blanket in there with her! lol
she is just such a peoples dog too, she wants the be on the couch because thats were all the humans sit, she wants to be in the beds because thats where the humans sleep lol. when my dad is home she tries to find anyway she can sit or sleep near him without getting in trouble, then once every few months she gets brave and tries to sleep in his lap its very cute... i think he is her favorite because he reads out loud to her sometimes haha

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haha yea he tries to be tough about it lol. when we got her he was all "she will be an outside dog" she spent the first year sleeping in their bed so great :D

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Thank you to everyone who has visited my new blog & thanks for your encouraging comments.(-:

[Maggie]

OK I'm on my soap box now. Live animal export is something I've been campaigning against for years. As you know it has been in the media so much lately.

I've just sent an email to the three Ministers listed in the email below pleading with them to ban live exports.

If you want to do the same please feel free to either write your own email, or if you cant be bothered just copy and paste mine, a copy of which I've included in this email.


MY EMAIL (remember to change my name to yours!):

"I am writing to plead with you to do all you can to stop the export of live animals overseas.

I know this is under review at present, and I have been an active campaigner against live export for some years now.

I believe that the animals' welfare can best be served by ceasing this barbaric practice. The conditions the animals are
exposed to are nothing short of horrific.

Please impose a total ban.

If we expand our slaughterhouse operations in Australia we can continue to export the meat overseas thus supporting
our farmers and increasing jobs in the meat / slaughterhouse industry. We are able to follow Halal methods of killing thus
abiding by the cultural and religious practices required by other countries.

The solution seems to obvious - protect the animals and keep jobs here in Australia.

When it comes time to vote please remember the words of Ghandi ""A nation's greatness is measured by how
it treats its weakest members."


Yours,


Maggie Swift"

To: maswift@live.com.au
Subject: We have never been so close to a ban on live trade. Help us get it over the line.
Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2011 01:38:18 -0500
From: humanesocietyinternational@hsi.org.au

Dear Maggie,

Today, the Live Animal Export Restriction and Prohibition Bill 2011 and the Live Animal Export (Slaughter) Prohibition Bill 2011, submitted by Independent MP Andrew Wilkie, Senator Nick Xenophon and by the Australian Greens, are due to be heard by the Australian Parliament and the permanent ban of live farm animal exports outside of the country will be considered.

This would end the cruel trade of the past 30 years that has transported millions of animals -- who suffer greatly during the long treks -- to be killed in countries without adequate animal welfare standards for handling and slaughter.

HSI has asked all members of Parliament to support the passage of this important legislation, but we need your help. Tell the Australian Parliament to do the right and humane thing, and ban the export of live farm animals.

While the cruelty associated with this practice is well known and documented, the current and very public pressure to end it was prompted by the airing of an exposé on the cruelty inflicted on cattle exported from Australia to slaughterhouses in Indonesia. Evidence showed horrific treatment of the animals, and every slaughter facility breached international animal welfare guidelines.

The government has temporarily suspended live trade to Indonesia, but Minister Ludwig has announced he would like to resume the trade within the next three weeks. We cannot allow this to happen. A permanent ban on all live farm animal exports from Australia is the only way to address this serious welfare issue.

Tell the Australian Parliament to ban the cruelty for good.

Ask the Government to show their support to call for a conscience vote when Bills to end live farm animal exports are introduced into Parliament today.

We can stop the unnecessary long distance transport of live animals for slaughter. Already, modern exports of fresh, chilled, and frozen meat are far greater than the live trade and increasing every year. Governments can put legislation in place to make sure that animals are slaughtered humanely and in accordance with cultural and religious requirements, as close to the point of production as possible. The chilled meat can then be transported and delivered in fresh condition.

If you would like to take action on this issue please write to the following Ministers and raise the following points.

Congratulate the Australian Government on implementing the immediate suspension on exports to Indonesia so as to ensure no additional animals leave Australia for the time being.
Ask that the Government considers the terrible suffering of the animals involved in the live trade industry, and acts to outlaw live trade in light of the fact that modern refrigeration methods are available.
Ask the Government to permanently ban the live trade to Indonesia and confirm an end date for all live animal exports.
Highlight that slaughtering practices according to Islamic law, which were previously used as an excuse for the live export industry, have been accommodated by Australian abattoirs, and therefore removes the necessity to export live animals.
Furthermore, processing the meat in Australia and exporting it frozen will not only benefit the livestock, but also increase the number of industry jobs at home.
Please write to the following Ministers to show your support:

The Hon. Julia Gillard MP
Prime Minister
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Fax (02) 6273 4100

Ben Hubbard
Prime Minister’s Chief of Staff
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Fax (02) 6273 4100
ben.hubbard@pm.gov.au


Senator The Hon. Joe Ludwig MP
Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries & Forestry
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Fax (02) 6273 4120
senator.ludwig@aph.gov.au

The Hon. Dr Craig Emerson MP
Minister for Trade
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Fax (02) 6273 4128
Craig.Emerson.MP@aph.gov.au

[★ Jess]

Hello everyone! Im back!
Today was my last exam, and I know I've only been studying for a fortnight, but it seems like FOREVER. It was such a relief to get home and just fall on my bed instead of start reading text book or doing maths equations :D
I was so happy five minutes ago-still am-when I was able to pack up all the mess/text books scattered on my floor. You couldn't even walk in my room due to all the papers.
Anyway, now I get to take the rest of the term easy :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

★ Jessica ★ wrote: "Hello everyone! Im back!
Today was my last exam, and I know I've only been studying for a fortnight, but it seems like FOREVER. It was such a relief to get home and just fall on my bed instead of ..."

Welcome back Jessica!!! So glad it's all over for you! When do you get the results? You'll have lots of fun trying to catch up with the new threads, plus the old ones here;)

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The days will start to get longer now. Yippee!!!!!