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roll call for any Aussie mums in London who want to meet up?

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quokka · 03/08/2006 19:27

Been here 7yrs now have 2 ds's 2yrs and 6months and am married to a pom so looks like I'm here for the long run! The closest I get to an aussie now is watching neighbours (I know its quite pathetic). Anyway if there are any others who fancy a catch up, I'm in west london?

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quokka · 03/08/2006 19:50

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quokka · 03/08/2006 22:14

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quokka · 04/08/2006 10:18

echo

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suzywong · 04/08/2006 10:23

are you by any chance from Rotto?

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quokka · 04/08/2006 10:37

not from Rotto but have spent alot of time there as a child. You have obviously been there to know what a quokka is

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Firewalker · 04/08/2006 11:29

Hi quokka

I thought you might have more replies to your thread than this as I thought there's be loads of Aussies in London.

I don't live near you - am in Surrey, but I'm a kind of honorary Aussie as I was born and spent the first three years of my life there. For some reason, my parents decided to leave Melbourne and come and live here. Good thing was that I got an Oz passport out of it!

I finally got the chance to spend 6 weeks there 9 years ago and loved it. I didn't want to come back home, but had to because of responsibilities. Lucky I did really as I'm now happily married and have a daughter of 2. It's not so bad in good old Blight really.

Do tell me what a quokka is??

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quokka · 04/08/2006 11:41

I thought there would be loads of aussie mums in London as well [shocked]. A quokka is a animal only found on a small island off the coast of western australia. It's a bit like a really small kangaroo, but really tame, so chance of this boxing you! I will try and send a link.

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quokka · 04/08/2006 11:50

here you go this

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Firewalker · 04/08/2006 12:02

Awwwwww - they look cute.

Whereabouts in West London do you live?

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quokka · 04/08/2006 12:17

Just by Gunnersbury park, round the corner from chiswick. I love Melbourne, lived there for 3yrs, fantstic food, and I miss the old rackety trams!

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suzywong · 04/08/2006 12:28

quokka I live in Perth now
good luck with your meetup numbers

cori · 04/08/2006 12:34

Yes, I would like to meet up. Was thinking about starting this thread myself. As you know I am in Harrow. I have a DS who is 4 and a 12 week DS as well.

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quokka · 04/08/2006 12:35

suzywong I'm from Perth all my family is still there . Where about in Perth are you?

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suzywong · 04/08/2006 12:38

Mount Pleasant near Deep Water Point

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quokka · 04/08/2006 12:43

sound good cori. How far is Harrow from me? Do you fancy meeting at kew gardens while the weather is still good? I have loads of free tickets that need to be used

suzywong my family are scattered all around but mum lives in northbridge

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quokka · 04/08/2006 12:45

there's got to be more of us in london!

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cori · 04/08/2006 13:16

not far really, right side of London anyway. Kew sounds great. I am going to centreparcs next week, and then hopefully off on holiday the following week. (desperately trying to organise DS 2 passport). SO perhaps september would be better.
There are a couple of other aussie mums on here, not many though. I will have a search. Maybe we could CAT them if I can find them.

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quokka · 04/08/2006 13:35

Sept sounds good cori hopefully by then we can round up some more . Might do another thread to appeal for other mums who know aussie mums. Maybe they don't know about munsnet?

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cori · 04/08/2006 18:10

found an old thread
here Will try and CAT the orignal poster

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quokka · 04/08/2006 18:55

Cori that was me! I changed my name to quokka after going back for a holiday and seeing them again (the quokkas that is!)

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quokka · 04/08/2006 18:57

There was one that posted called Jackaroo, I will try and cat her and see if she is till around.

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cori · 05/08/2006 00:22

LOL, Ok. I think Heybaby, is also Australian. Tried to CAT her but she does not accept CATs, have seen her on other threads though, so keep bumping.

cori · 06/08/2006 21:56

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quokka · 07/08/2006 20:46

bumpety bump

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quokka · 08/08/2006 13:19

I'm loosing hope

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