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Australia Roll Call

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sandcastles · 24/10/2009 08:16

That time again...I am sure we have some new 'faces' & possibly lost some old faces. So, who is here...

Sandcastles
Adelaide (Southern Burbs) since 2006.

OP posts:
lulalullabye · 24/10/2009 20:53

Sandcastles
Adelaide (Southern Burbs) since 2006.

Lulalullabye
Melbourne (bayside) since Jan.

Original poster
sandcastles · 25/10/2009 01:15

bump

OP posts:
ninedragons · 25/10/2009 01:23

Sandcastles
Adelaide (Southern Burbs) since 2006.

Lulalullabye
Melbourne (bayside) since Jan.

Ninedragons.
Eighth-generation native Sydneysider. Hello pommy blow-ins

LoremIpsum · 25/10/2009 01:45

Sandcastles
Adelaide (Southern Burbs) since 2006.

Lulalullabye
Melbourne (bayside) since Jan.

Ninedragons.
Eighth-generation native Sydneysider. Hello pommy blow-ins

LorumIpsum
Sydney (Inner West) for 8 years (!?!)

ClaudiaSchiffer · 25/10/2009 03:05

Sandcastles
Adelaide (Southern Burbs) since 2006.

Lulalullabye
Melbourne (bayside) since Jan.

Ninedragons.
Eighth-generation native Sydneysider. Hello pommy blow-ins

LorumIpsum
Sydney (Inner West) for 8 years (!?!)

ClaudiaSchiffer
Adelaide (Hills) since 2006

babylanguagelearner · 25/10/2009 03:17

Babylanguagelearner
Brisbane native, aside from 4 years gallivanting in UK. Hi all

babylanguagelearner · 25/10/2009 03:18

Sandcastles
Adelaide (Southern Burbs) since 2006.

Lulalullabye
Melbourne (bayside) since Jan.

Ninedragons.
Eighth-generation native Sydneysider. Hello pommy blow-ins

LorumIpsum
Sydney (Inner West) for 8 years (!?!)

ClaudiaSchiffer
Adelaide (Hills) since 2006

Babylanguagelearner
Brisbane native, aside from 4 years gallivanting in UK. Hi all

VFemme · 25/10/2009 10:24

Sandcastles
Adelaide (Southern Burbs) since 2006.

Lulalullabye
Melbourne (bayside) since Jan.

Ninedragons.
Eighth-generation native Sydneysider. Hello pommy blow-ins

LorumIpsum
Sydney (Inner West) for 8 years (!?!)

ClaudiaSchiffer
Adelaide (Hills) since 2006

Babylanguagelearner
Brisbane native, aside from 4 years gallivanting in UK. Hi all

VFemme
Ex Scotland, now Sydney north shore (Hornbag) and bloody loving it

Bubbaluv · 25/10/2009 11:37

Sandcastles
Adelaide (Southern Burbs) since 2006.

Lulalullabye
Melbourne (bayside) since Jan.

Ninedragons.
Eighth-generation native Sydneysider. Hello pommy blow-ins

LorumIpsum
Sydney (Inner West) for 8 years (!?!)

ClaudiaSchiffer
Adelaide (Hills) since 2006

Babylanguagelearner
Brisbane native, aside from 4 years gallivanting in UK. Hi all

VFemme
Ex Scotland, now Sydney north shore (Hornbag) and bloody loving it

Bubbaluv
Moving home to Sydney in 8 weeks (city beaches) after nearly 5 years in UK - still call Australia home

Ozziegirly · 26/10/2009 00:42

Sandcastles
Adelaide (Southern Burbs) since 2006.

Lulalullabye
Melbourne (bayside) since Jan.

Ninedragons.
Eighth-generation native Sydneysider. Hello pommy blow-ins

LorumIpsum
Sydney (Inner West) for 8 years (!?!)

ClaudiaSchiffer
Adelaide (Hills) since 2006

Babylanguagelearner
Brisbane native, aside from 4 years gallivanting in UK. Hi all

VFemme
Ex Scotland, now Sydney north shore (Hornbag) and bloody loving it

Bubbaluv
Moving home to Sydney in 8 weeks (city beaches) after nearly 5 years in UK - still call Australia home

Ozziegirly
Adelaide since 2008, Sydney since 2007 ex Sussex via London. Currently looking at house to buy in Adelaide Hills and surrounds...

sunnydelight · 26/10/2009 03:18

Sandcastles
Adelaide (Southern Burbs) since 2006.

Lulalullabye
Melbourne (bayside) since Jan.

Ninedragons.
Eighth-generation native Sydneysider. Hello pommy blow-ins

LorumIpsum
Sydney (Inner West) for 8 years (!?!)

ClaudiaSchiffer
Adelaide (Hills) since 2006

Babylanguagelearner
Brisbane native, aside from 4 years gallivanting in UK. Hi all

VFemme
Ex Scotland, now Sydney north shore (Hornbag) and bloody loving it

Bubbaluv
Moving home to Sydney in 8 weeks (city beaches) after nearly 5 years in UK - still call Australia home

Ozziegirly
Adelaide since 2008, Sydney since 2007 ex Sussex via London. Currently looking at house to buy in Adelaide Hills and surrounds...

Sunnydelight
Sydney since 2007 (and also loving it!)

knotswapper · 26/10/2009 03:39

It is I, arfy.

Sydney since 2005

Romalo · 26/10/2009 04:04

Sandcastles
Adelaide (Southern Burbs) since 2006.

Lulalullabye
Melbourne (bayside) since Jan.

Ninedragons.
Eighth-generation native Sydneysider. Hello pommy blow-ins

LorumIpsum
Sydney (Inner West) for 8 years (!?!)

ClaudiaSchiffer
Adelaide (Hills) since 2006

Babylanguagelearner
Brisbane native, aside from 4 years gallivanting in UK. Hi all

VFemme
Ex Scotland, now Sydney north shore (Hornbag) and bloody loving it

Bubbaluv
Moving home to Sydney in 8 weeks (city beaches) after nearly 5 years in UK - still call Australia home

Ozziegirly
Adelaide since 2008, Sydney since 2007 ex Sussex via London. Currently looking at house to buy in Adelaide Hills and surrounds...

Sunnydelight
Sydney since 2007 (and also loving it!)

Romalo
Also ex-Scotland, now Adelalide (Eastern burbs) 3 months and counting and also bloody loving it!

Allets · 26/10/2009 04:16

Sandcastles
Adelaide (Southern Burbs) since 2006.

Lulalullabye
Melbourne (bayside) since Jan.

Ninedragons.
Eighth-generation native Sydneysider. Hello pommy blow-ins

LorumIpsum
Sydney (Inner West) for 8 years (!?!)

ClaudiaSchiffer
Adelaide (Hills) since 2006

Babylanguagelearner
Brisbane native, aside from 4 years gallivanting in UK. Hi all

VFemme
Ex Scotland, now Sydney north shore (Hornbag) and bloody loving it

Bubbaluv
Moving home to Sydney in 8 weeks (city beaches) after nearly 5 years in UK - still call Australia home

Ozziegirly
Adelaide since 2008, Sydney since 2007 ex Sussex via London. Currently looking at house to buy in Adelaide Hills and surrounds...

Sunnydelight
Sydney since 2007 (and also loving it!)

Romalo
Also ex-Scotland, now Adelalide (Eastern burbs) 3 months and counting and also bloody loving it!

Allets
Brisbane since 2008
Cape Town (2004-2008)
Originally hailing from the UK (London/SE)
Love, Love, Love it!

Gmarksthespot · 26/10/2009 04:23

Sandcastles
Adelaide (Southern Burbs) since 2006.

Lulalullabye
Melbourne (bayside) since Jan.

Ninedragons.
Eighth-generation native Sydneysider. Hello pommy blow-ins

LorumIpsum
Sydney (Inner West) for 8 years (!?!)

ClaudiaSchiffer
Adelaide (Hills) since 2006

Babylanguagelearner
Brisbane native, aside from 4 years gallivanting in UK. Hi all

VFemme
Ex Scotland, now Sydney north shore (Hornbag) and bloody loving it

Bubbaluv
Moving home to Sydney in 8 weeks (city beaches) after nearly 5 years in UK - still call Australia home

Ozziegirly
Adelaide since 2008, Sydney since 2007 ex Sussex via London. Currently looking at house to buy in Adelaide Hills and surrounds...

Sunnydelight
Sydney since 2007 (and also loving it!)

Romalo
Also ex-Scotland, now Adelalide (Eastern burbs) 3 months and counting and also bloody loving it!

Allets
Brisbane since 2008
Cape Town (2004-2008)
Originally hailing from the UK (London/SE)
Love, Love, Love it!

Gmarksthespot
Born and Bred Australian married to an Aussie boy with English parents
Brisbane since 2003

ClaudiaSchiffer · 26/10/2009 04:47

Hey Arfy (knotswapper) how are you? Have you been away from MN or namechanged and I missed you?

Nice to see you back anyway

Oooo Ozziegirly Adelaide Hills eh? I can highly recommend it - although be careful where you buy, think very carefully about fire danger - it's the only thing that I don't like about being up here and would probably not bought our house if i'd been a bit more switched on (we are surrounded by native bushland - beautiful but hideously frightening on 40+ windy days).

Ozziegirly · 26/10/2009 04:56

Hi Claudia. We're looking at Coromandel East, Stirling, Bridgewater, Ironbank etc etc.

We have actually put an offer in on a place in Coromandel East - but I have a feeling they will reject us as we are right in the bottom of their price range.

We are the only offer so far though.

It is quite treey but it's on a mainish road and it has a dam - it doesn't feel like we would be too trapped there IYKWIM.

Adelaide has grown on us - we were having a wobble but a few things started going our way (DH got promoted, so did I, we started doing more stuff and making friends) and we realise that our lifestyle here is really good actually!

esselle · 26/10/2009 05:11

Sandcastles
Adelaide (Southern Burbs) since 2006.

Lulalullabye
Melbourne (bayside) since Jan.

Ninedragons.
Eighth-generation native Sydneysider. Hello pommy blow-ins

LorumIpsum
Sydney (Inner West) for 8 years (!?!)

ClaudiaSchiffer
Adelaide (Hills) since 2006

Babylanguagelearner
Brisbane native, aside from 4 years gallivanting in UK. Hi all

VFemme
Ex Scotland, now Sydney north shore (Hornbag) and bloody loving it

Bubbaluv
Moving home to Sydney in 8 weeks (city beaches) after nearly 5 years in UK - still call Australia home

Ozziegirly
Adelaide since 2008, Sydney since 2007 ex Sussex via London. Currently looking at house to buy in Adelaide Hills and surrounds...

Sunnydelight
Sydney since 2007 (and also loving it!)

Romalo
Also ex-Scotland, now Adelalide (Eastern burbs) 3 months and counting and also bloody loving it!

Allets
Brisbane since 2008
Cape Town (2004-2008)
Originally hailing from the UK (London/SE)
Love, Love, Love it!

Gmarksthespot
Born and Bred Australian married to an Aussie boy with English parents
Brisbane since 2003

Esselle
Melbourne since 2007
Aussie - spent 10yrs in Uk.
Great to be home!!

ClaudiaSchiffer · 26/10/2009 05:25

Ozziegirly, that's great news. I love being up here, so good luck with the offer. And congratulations on the promotions!

inscotland · 26/10/2009 06:39

Sandcastles
Adelaide (Southern Burbs) since 2006.

Lulalullabye
Melbourne (bayside) since Jan.

Ninedragons.
Eighth-generation native Sydneysider. Hello pommy blow-ins

LorumIpsum
Sydney (Inner West) for 8 years (!?!)

ClaudiaSchiffer
Adelaide (Hills) since 2006

Babylanguagelearner
Brisbane native, aside from 4 years gallivanting in UK. Hi all

VFemme
Ex Scotland, now Sydney north shore (Hornbag) and bloody loving it

Bubbaluv
Moving home to Sydney in 8 weeks (city beaches) after nearly 5 years in UK - still call Australia home

Ozziegirly
Adelaide since 2008, Sydney since 2007 ex Sussex via London. Currently looking at house to buy in Adelaide Hills and surrounds...

Sunnydelight
Sydney since 2007 (and also loving it!)

Romalo
Also ex-Scotland, now Adelalide (Eastern burbs) 3 months and counting and also bloody loving it!

Allets
Brisbane since 2008
Cape Town (2004-2008)
Originally hailing from the UK (London/SE)
Love, Love, Love it!

Gmarksthespot
Born and Bred Australian married to an Aussie boy with English parents
Brisbane since 2003

Esselle
Melbourne since 2007
Aussie - spent 10yrs in Uk.
Great to be home!!

Inscotland
Perth - Northern Suburbs since July 2009
Originally Fife, Scotland
Loving it!

Cousinit · 26/10/2009 07:02

Sandcastles
Adelaide (Southern Burbs) since 2006.

Lulalullabye
Melbourne (bayside) since Jan.

Ninedragons.
Eighth-generation native Sydneysider. Hello pommy blow-ins

LorumIpsum
Sydney (Inner West) for 8 years (!?!)

ClaudiaSchiffer
Adelaide (Hills) since 2006

Babylanguagelearner
Brisbane native, aside from 4 years gallivanting in UK. Hi all

VFemme
Ex Scotland, now Sydney north shore (Hornbag) and bloody loving it

Bubbaluv
Moving home to Sydney in 8 weeks (city beaches) after nearly 5 years in UK - still call Australia home

Ozziegirly
Adelaide since 2008, Sydney since 2007 ex Sussex via London. Currently looking at house to buy in Adelaide Hills and surrounds...

Sunnydelight
Sydney since 2007 (and also loving it!)

Romalo
Also ex-Scotland, now Adelalide (Eastern burbs) 3 months and counting and also bloody loving it!

Allets
Brisbane since 2008
Cape Town (2004-2008)
Originally hailing from the UK (London/SE)
Love, Love, Love it!

Gmarksthespot
Born and Bred Australian married to an Aussie boy with English parents
Brisbane since 2003

Esselle
Melbourne since 2007
Aussie - spent 10yrs in Uk.
Great to be home!!

Inscotland
Perth - Northern Suburbs since July 2009
Originally Fife, Scotland
Loving it!

Cousinit
Adelaide - North Adelaide, been here 3 months
Moved from Yorkshire
Having a great time here!

knotswapper · 26/10/2009 19:20

Hi Claudia

I am fine, not in too often these days, but pop in now and then to see what the Aussies are up to.

How are you?

ClaudiaSchiffer · 26/10/2009 21:17

Hi knotswapper, I'm fine, although my 4yr old is jumping up and down at my side yelling "I want the red leaaaad" and screeching, so not a brilliant start to the day.

Also dd2 has a gawd awful rash all over her, which I think may be related to her chicken pox jab last week but am not sure. She looks hideous poor darling.

And . . . (sorry but you did ask ) I have a sore throat.

Apart from that all fine. My folks are coming for a visit in 2 weeks time so I'm hanging out for a few days when they have the kids and I can slope off and sleep/go to the flicks/drink gin etc etc

knotswapper · 27/10/2009 18:24

LOL. Oh dear, I did ask indeed.

I hope you and DD are better soon and your folks give you plenty of rest and gin.

skibelle · 30/10/2009 13:55

Hi,

Sorry to crash your thread, but just wondered if any of you Aussies could help me?

My friend has just had her 3rd baby in Adelaide and I'd like to send her a little present. If I buy something in the UK and post it then it will take forever with our postal strikes, so can you recommend a website that will deliver to Adelaide? I'm thinking a sort of Mamas and Papas equivalent?

Thanks in advance!