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It’s meant to be a silver six pence. But it was to give good luck and wealth for a year to whoever received it in their slice.
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What’s not to believe? Some of my best childhood memories.
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Still remember mum with the pudding tied in a muslin cloth I think, in a pudding bowl am sure it was boiled in water but long time ago, but I remember the old man setting it alight, with brandy I think? Someone can verify that, and custard, good memories all round, they really were the good times, poor but good, I actually wrote a poem about Christmas!........ ![]() |
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I wrote this May 1986, not sure why, dad died New Years Eve in Perth, same year, maybe a bit of melancholy crept into my mind, I was in hospital in Sydney, liver failure, I was in nearly 5 weeks, close to death and just thinking about stuff, there were 4 beds in the ward, and 3 or 4 times a week I would wake up in the morning and have a new patient in the 2 beds opposite, the old patients would die during the night, bodies very quietly removed in the dead of night, and a new person!
Asked nurses "am I in the right ward" she replied yes its the "linga longa" ward?.....its where people come to die, I asked if I was dying, she said you are in the right place!.....sh.t, stuff this I don't wanna die yet, and I fought hard to recover, I did, but took a year or two. But I was writing poetry, and I had a memory of a typical white Liverpool Christmas! I will post it when I find my book, 100s of poems too! Last edited by slowsnake; 20-11-2021 at 03:50 PM. Reason: Add a bit |
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CHRISTMAS
A young girl walking, footsteps resounding wildly from nearby houses, Thoughts of love fill her head, but not for the first time! Eyes glazed, everything looks fresh and wonderful, Snowflakes fall ever so gently, each one perfectly formed, but different. The night sky, velvet blue, low clouds, quite still, bleak, forbidding. Street lamps glow dimly in the distance, bluish white corona extending. Singing and laughter assails the ears, everyone seems overjoyed. Children waiting ever so patiently, so naive, so blatantly sensitive. Parents busy themselves, preparing, cooking, wrapping, all is ready. The atmosphere is electric, children wait in controlled anticipation. Waiting, patiently waiting, for tonight is special, tonight is Christmas. BB. |
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Christmas puddings yummy
yes wrapped in muslin/ old flour bag. boiled in a tin bowl, (glass was too expensive ?) my dear beloved ..."I did it for the kids, now the grandies love it" Our puddings have the following assorted genuine silver coins, miniature horse shoes, love hearts, thimble, walking stick, there are other bits but I cannot remember and dare not ask her, she would laugh till next week, especially after old comments about bloody things trying to break my teeth.
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Sounds like a one way ticket to the dentist!
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Jam donuts aka ponchikiy or sufganiyot, great festive food for December. The Woolies prefabricated puddings are nice but best enjoyed when bought at the post-Christmas closeout price.
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Not sure why, but you can buy it in January for bugger all a d it's still fresh? |
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Nah not really, the tradition went back decades so everyone knew it was in there somewhere, a lot of digging in your bowl happened until it was found before eating....
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we kept stuffing ourselves silly until we found the bits.
agree on half price modern puddings, inject some port into them add brandy to outside. Lions clubs also do a cool cake. I buy several to keep me going for a few mon....weeks
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pliers will cure that
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yes still (as money n time permit) doing the rebuilding the zh fairlane with a clevo 400m 4v heads injected whipple blown with aode 4 speed trans to a 9" ....... we'll get there eventually just remember don't be afraid to try something new. Remember, amateurs built the Ark...Professionals built the Titanic! I have taken up meditation... at least it's better than sitting around doing nothing !! |
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I think asking the cashier to open it at payment, “So I can be sure it’s got the right keys this time” might be effective, too.
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Why is it hundreds of thousands of people march in the streets of Melbourne yesterday yet such a significant event is not on the front page of today's Herald-Sun newspaper?
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Why is it we lovers of soccer were always called sheilas and poofters yet the first high profile football player of any code to come out is Dean Laidley of Aussie Rules fame.
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I think the outside hate (if you will) is directed towards to some of the players and their astronomical wages. I like soccer, but only the highlights or world cup. Then there are divers in AFL. But compared to soccer, it's like comparing apples to planets. And there are fly fishermen out there that couldn't give a rats about either. |
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...so hard to find anyone interested in building me an approx 3.5m by 6m steel-frame gable-roofed shed with a roller door at one end attached to my existing house?
95% of the garage places I have contacted won't touch it at all. Not even interested. I found one local guy who is 'interested' and got a quote from him in February (which I was very pleased with, btw), but since then I've been trying to get him back here to run through a few details, without success! I've even told him numerous times I'm happy to proceed with the work so slot me in to his schedule, but nothing! I'm not sure he's really that 'interested'. Very frustrating. ![]()
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There are potentially the resources among regular members to make this happen. Would be nice if an AFF project saw you good.
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Even thought about the high cost option of getting the roof extended, but that won't allow for the height I'd like to have for a potential future grey nomad purchase.
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Get ya mates around for a barbie, wack it up in a day! What State or Territory you in? |
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Why is it that during "schoolies" week that year 12 students who by my thinking are only 17 years old can drink grog in front of and with the blessing of local cops?
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The other 'challenge', from a kit perspective, is that the side opposite the house wall will be on the boundary line and will therefore need to be fire rated as it is attached to the primary dwelling. Not sure that anyone would supply such a kit. It's certainly a bespoke arrangement, anyway. It's not an impossible task, but those who have the interest and the capability are so busy that they would prefer to put their efforts into more straight forward work.
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There’s a few things because of that situation, which are definitely making people avoid it (because it requires thinking, planning, accountability). I can see jointing/articulation of the new slab, soil tests to spec it, a couple of boundary checks, negotiations with adjoining property, a preliminary dilapidation report… The effort is approaching same as building a Class 1 structure.
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I know I could do it all myself, but I don't have the knowledge now, so would need to navigate my way through the learning process. and to be perfectly honest, I'm not sure I want to go through that process if I'll never have the use for that info again. I know I'll pay more for someone else to do it, but I've got the budget put aside for it and would just like to get it done sooner rather than later, without consuming my time. Anyway, I'll keep persisting with the guy I have already; a builder mate of mine has told me he is a good operator and does good standard work, so perhaps persisting will be worthwhile in the long term. Just frustrated that it's taken nearly 12 months just to get him to come around here and run through a few clarifying details with him. When he doesn't even return my text messages, it doesn't fill you with confidence.
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Your last sentence before the end quote point says it all! Good luck Sky Pilot ![]() PS-: I dident realise the complications, I was thrown off kilter when you said gable roof? I imagined something entirely different to what I now know! Last edited by slowsnake; 26-11-2021 at 11:56 AM. Reason: Add PS |
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