Helena from Pta, South Africa

Hi Helena! Happy to be the first to you to your new page! I am leaving a big pot of Maryland Cream of Crab soup for you and your guests to enjoy
Drop by any time, my door's always open

Hi again, Helena! The bobotie is yummy! I have locked the door so I can eat it all by myself and don't have to share!

Welcome Helena,
Just dropping by to say Hi. I have left you a bouquet of Iris on the table.
You need to open a Flickr.com account, load your pictures there. After that is done go to your update details page and add the Flickr site. The YouTube and Avatar are added here also. If you need any help put a message on my page and I will do my best to help you.

Hi H E L E N A
Congratulation to have Your own page .I am very pleased to visit you having with me these very beautiful flowers to you hope You enjoy it.
H E L E N A
You in your own page.
You in my page.
You in 'The Egyptian Guest House' any and every time you wish.
and have a nice

Thanks Sue, still have not had time to sort out the Flickr - will do so soon!!

Hi Helena, and welcome to your own page! I am leaving you a double chocolate fudge beavertail pasty from Ottawa as a page warming gift. Hope tou like sweet (very rich) pastry! Enjoy, and nice to see you posting on the site.

How nice of you to leave fruit and meats when I only left a dessert. Our equivalent in North Amarica to biltong is probably beef jerky, although its probably not spiced in the same fashion. Thanks again, and some Canadian wine for you to enjoy!

Helena,
Just dropping by to say Hello, I seem to be traveling the world today. I'm new also and am challenged by computer also. Have a wonderful evening, Mary

Oh Helena, what a day you've had. Surely it can only get better from here on in. Stay in touch with your sudoku family, the vibes from this site are so positive and friendly. Maybe, just maybe, someone will say something that will make you lol and suddenly just being alive seems enough.

THank you Gail, I have so much to be thankful for! I just wish I had more time to read all the postings, I agree with you, the vibes are very positive!!

Believe me Helena, it becomes very addictive. I have just spent an entire Saturday in and out of the Sudokuaholics Anon page! In fact, my H(husband) just burst out laughing. He reckons that two days ago, I didn't even know how to turn the pooter on, now I dont know how to turn it off!

HELENA, I happened to read about your watermellon Jam. would be interested in how it is made, if you know. My father once made a sweet preserves ( big pieces of the 'fruit' in a heavy carmalized sugar syrup) from water mellon rinds. It is not womething I have seen since, and wondered if your watermellon jam was similar.

Looks like I have never visited your page before, so I shall leave you my traditional hostess gift, some home made apple butter and a window box of tulips.

, yes, that sounds just like I remember my Dad making them! Oh they were yummy on a buttered buscuit at breakfast! I must try making them again , using your recipe. I will let you know when i do. To think, I had to go half way around the world to find someone who knew what I was talking about! Recipe searches or questions to cooks always lead to a savory watermellon pickle, not the sweet treat Dad made.

You're welcome MizTricia - please let me know once you have made it!

Oh Helena, you've got to be joking. If you read in a book all the things that have befallen you, it wouldn't be believable! Best of luck re Mum's medications. Once again, sending you all the positive vibes I can.

Helena, you seem to have had a bad few days.. my thoughts and prayers are sent to you.
Hope your mum is okay.

My mum received her medication tonight, delivered by courier. So happy for her. Now walking aid and luggage still to be found!!

Helena - LOVE the picture! What is it like to ride a camel? It doesn't look like it would be too comfortable.
Flickr is pretty painless once you get started.

Nice photos on your page Helena, especially the shots of the falls. Did the camel thing once, and wished I'd had nose plugs! Hope your Mom has her luggage by now! Cheers!

Suitcase Suitcase Where for art thou Suitcase? All the best to you and yours Helena, catch you later.

Good to know your Mom's suitcase arrived back after visiting Canada! Did the suitcase enjoy seeing our wonderful country?

Hi Helena! Amazing trip. Too bad the suitcase had the vacation and not you or your mum. Took a peek at your pictures. You have a lovely family. The pet elephant must be a bear to feed. And the bathing at the top of a waterfall. Whoa! I guess the family that bathes together stays together!
Seriously, I hope your mother is doing better.

Ah heck, Helena, I had visions of grandeur about you. A pet elephant would have been neat!
My aunt had Parkinson and lived with it for years with my uncle attentive at her side. Both were fairly advanced in age before they passed on. In fact my uncle cheated us out of a nintieth birthday celebration by a few months. We were so going to do this big time!
But we remembered him very fondly.

Hello Helena, hope everything is well with you. Just had a look through your fabulous photos and wanted to invite you to visit my page and see the pics I have now been able to put up, thanks to Gath's new toy. Come in, help yourself to a drink and nibbles, grab a seat and relax.
Enjoy.

Oh dear, I have uploaded some photographs - they are so huge in my gallery - sorry, do not know how to reduce them, does anybody know how!! Please help!!

Hi Helena. I just happened to stumble in and see that you asked about reducing the size of your photos. I just had a similar problem of large photos. I uploaded them all, then discovered they were too big to view comfortably , so I removed them, made them smaller, and uploaded them again, with much more satisfactory results. I used this web site: http://www.shrinkpictures.com/

I hope things are going well for you. Please stop by for a chat when you have the opportunity.

Cheers.

Helena, thanks for dropping by - loved the Chardonnay - thank you so much. South Africa is known for some good wines!

Pioneer is in California. Actually, my county is also well known for its wines, especially the Zins. The county extends from the foothills (which is the wine country) into the mountains (where I live). I'm about 50 miles from Lake Tahoe.

Where is Pta? Is it near Johannesburg? Is it Pretoria by any chance?

I'd love to visit South Africa someday. It looks like a beautiful place. One of my friends is there right now. She arrived yesterday. I'll be looking forward to hearing all about it when she returns home.

I'm leaving you a bottle of Bella Piazza Zinfandel, one of my favorite Amador County wines. Enjoy it in good health.

Cheers.

Good to see you back around the site Helena. Hope this finds you and your family well. Just dropping off a bottle of Aussie bubbly for you to enjoy.

Happy anniversary to you and your lifemate! Hope you enjoy many, many more!

Happy Anniversary (belated) to you and your husband. May you continue to enjoy a lifetime of happiness!

Happy 18th wedding anniversary

Thank you !
I also want to join the wishes - Happy anniversary ! In hebrew we say : AD 120 ! which means - all the best till ....120 !

I also quit smoking 6 months ago.
Cheers to us!!

Helena: For your first You Tube you picked a winner! Thank you!! As to the weight gain, it's better then smoking and YOU CAN CONTORL that a lot easier! Stay the course my friend!

Excellent Video - Enjoyed!

Congrats Helena,keep up the good work....a little weight is a lot better than lung cancer!

I did gain some, but not as much as I thought I would. I am trying to drink water when I get the urge to munch.
I LOVE the video. Thanks for posting it.
Have a great day.

Thank you Helena for the information about Pavarotti. This does not sound good, does it? I googled straight away. I didn't realise he had been experiencing such health problems.
Once again, thank you. Proof that this is an educational site.

Sad news, Helena.

Helena, Great news about your 6 month without smoking...it usuallygets easier and you will be able to get the weight under control...do join us in the Health and Fitness site for continued support and encouragement. Thanks for the video...Lociano had a voice that will always be remembered. May he RIP.