Gail from Cockatoo Vic AU

Hello Gail - thank you for dropping by on my birthday and for the birthday wishes. Also for the bottle of (virtual) sparkly. I had a few of them on the day but had my sister to drive me just in case.

Anne

Oh, look, you're the third one today that I've pushed over to a new page without even trying.
Goodness me, my strength knows no bounds!

Hi Gail,
Thanks for your condolences over the loss of Emma, our cat. She was a half-feral Maine-Coon pedigree who adopted us (my friends upstairs and I) about 17 years ago. She used to romp with the local squirrels and gave the local dogs a bad time. She was very pretty but as tough as old boots. She has been ill for a couple of years. She just couldn't take any more illness and in the end yesterday died quickly and painlessly of a sudden heart attack. I was weepy for a time (unusual for me) but it was not unexpected.

Hi Gail. for the wishes. Sorry it's taken so long but.......... Beautiful drawings by Hannah! to you for having such a talented daughter!

Dear Gail , i had a very nice and special day with family and friends and with all your messages it was more fun

Thanks for your kind words about my cat Tuxedo. We are assessing his condition daily for quality of life, but he IS eating and drinking again. However, I do not like to see him in pain. It's a heartbreaking place to be. I vowed I'd never again have a cat put down, but I may have to change my feelings about that.

Dear Gail - Thank you, so much, for the greetings for Billy. I will show it to him when he returns from work. We just can't believe he is 21 already! The years have gone by so fast. Thank you for your kindness. (You may always eavesdrop, kind Friend!)

Gail for your birthday wishes. It made the day special to receive greetings from my friends around the world

Thanks Gail for the kind birthday wishes, I tricked a lot of people by putting my date into the system late. I have had a lovely day with my daughter and grandson.

Gail, will be thinking of you tomorrow with the northerlies blowing up again. Our worst day is today, but no direct threat right now.

Lovely pic of your mum and dad. No wonder you miss your mum!

Dear Gail.
Finally I am back to the wonderful friends who I gain from Sodoku life .
I miss all of you and with all my best wishes to you and family .
.

Thank you for Ebob's birthday wishes Gail! She had a wonderful day...

O.K. Gail - what does "moreish little suckers" mean (re: pistachios on yesterday' medium puzzle)? I am compiling a list of fascinating Aussie words for future reference - first was Ian's reference to a "chook raffle".

Hey girlie girl! Thanks for the link to the color - I think the idea of black woodwork is awesome...and the purple pillows on display on that internet page looked very cool.
Can hear Panda snoring under my bed right now...hehehe! It's raining outside, so she's hidding (or so she thinks!)

Ooooh, birthday wishes and bubbly! Thank you, Gail!
It is so much fun getting greetings from around the world!

HI Gail, very sad news about your Mum, and Dad for that matter. I'm sure we are all a bit anxious that we will be the one left behind, especially if it is in old age. Sounds like he would really appreciate your support.
I would love to meet in Adelaide when ever you are here with time to spare. Just call me. Hope you still have my number.

We say "little suckers" too - a kind of affectionate adjective. Another one here, similar in meaning- or lack of - is "little puppy" - isn't language fun?! I think that's why I like the new Israli woman character in the t.v. program NCIS - she gentle mangles the language apparently just like I do in Italian, with word substitutions that are not the in-use idioms. I have gotten used to merry laughter when I speak in Italy!

Hi Gail! Thank you for the birthday cheer, I'm loving it! Had a nice restaurant dinner with Rob, and we'll go out with the family on Sunday. (two bites of the cherry there!)
I was so glad when the rain started falling - hope it means the end of your fire worries, for this year, anyway. Take care of yourself, you've had such a stressful time lately!

Sending you my and a whole slew of . Thinking of you, my dear friend Gail, and hoping this day brings smiles your way.

Hey Gail, guess what, Ebob's poem has been in a newspaper! Well, it's sort of a newspaper. They photocopy it for a town with a population of about 500.... But they call it the local paper.

Thank you, Gail! He certainly got his day. He really liked his dinner out at his favorite restaurant. I like any meal that I didn't cook!

I think you wrote your comment on my page while I was writing to you ... brainwaves in tune. I was answering your question on the easy pages.

Hugs, thoughts and prayers.. Hope your sister is ok.

Luv ya Gail and sending all kinds of thoughts and wishes to your sis, and to the worried people waiting for news....

Gail, thinking of you all and pleased to hear the good news that Wendy is recovering well after surgery.

Hey sweetie - wanted you to know I've been thinking of you a lot. Sorry I didn't know about Wendy's surgery...but I am so happy she is doing well. Your family has had enough tough stuff in the past year. Sending you a big hug!

Dear Gail, it seems that I have committed a major blunder - please see my feeble explanation on the 'Easy' page today.
(Anne is really enjoying my discomfort - in a joking kind of way)

Hi Gail,
Sadness for you as I saw the picture of your beautiful mum. Keep all the wonderful memories in mind to make you smile in your own sadness.

Thanks for the encouragement of our dancing. It wasn't a bad effort I don't think.

Take care
Gloria

Hello Gail ... I went to a concert on Saturday night--Scottish singer performing Irish music (!) and sure enough, his final song of the evening was "Danny Boy." I thought of you and said a quiet hello to your mother, knowing she was enjoying the music too. Have a wonderful day, whatever it brings you.

Gail, thanks for visiting my page and I greatly appreciated that you welcomed me.

Gail, just in case you have retired for the day and won't read my reply on the jigsaw puzzles, let me thank you for telling me about my photos showing up there. I had no idea that the jigsaw site did anything other than use the current Sudoku puzzles. Just think of all the additional puzzles I can do now, thanks to you! Have a great day!

Hi Gail, many thanks for the anniversary wishes... we had a wonderful day, and the messages add that special something.

Dear Gail my Mum was so thrilled that you had sent her birthday wishes thank you so much. The people that have bought our place are letting us rent it off them untill we can move into the place that we have bought thank goodness, I was thinking that we were going to have to move into the van for a while. Loved hearing from you hugs and kisses Amelia

Dear Gail - I wasn't surprised at all to see a message from you. You have a good soul. I'm glad I put those photos up as it just adds a bit to my life story.
It wasn't till I came here to say thanks that I saw that you lost your Mum in January. I was so sorry to see that and feel bad that I haven't been paying as much attention as I should to the site lately. I'm sure she was as beautiful in her nature as she looks and she obviously passed this on to her daughter.

Dear Gail, Anne joins me in thanking you for your anniversary wishes. Our trip on the Ghan is our way of celebrating it - well that's our excuse anyway. Should be fun.

Hi Gail, and thanks for the 'welcome'! I had been doing the puzzles for a while and spying on the comments. I wanted to be able to say something about the wonderful pictures we have each day, so finally did something about it!
I look at most of the names and regular commenters on the pages, I like your avatar.. I haven't worked out how to make one yet, although I haven't spent a lot of time trying yet (bit of a computer-phobe!)
I just really enjoy puzzles, both sudoku and jigsaw, and I must say love the colours in the unsolved puzzle more than the finished product sometimes :) That't often what I comment on, although I appreciate the beautiful photography. Will have to try to get some photos up sometime.
As is usual for me, I have been talking way more than necessary... I will catch you on the pages, I'm sure. Thanks again.

Hi, Gail!
Thanks for the noice flowers for my mom! Funny, I was going to bring over a little bouquet for her room from my sis & me today, too!

Grunt has started his antibiotics, so hopefully that hacking cough will get better soon!

That is a beautiful photo of your Mom (and your Dad?) on your page.

miss Gail.. thanks for sharing about the What's on page.

I'm excited everyone or alot of folks will get to meet when keith visits.

Also glad you stopped by the homefront to offer your kindness.. it's true, there is someone out and about whenever I come here.. :)

see you around :)

Hello Dear Friend! - Thank you for thinking of me! My husband, Rick, and I left for Florida a week ago to visit friends and my parents. We have had a wonderful week. We have done a lot of laughing and my parents both seem to be doing very well. My mom has been ill for two years, but I see a great improvement!!! It is very encouraging! The weather has been just beautiful, also. It has been averaging between 70 and 85 (F) and we have been sleeping with the windows open at night! I just love it.

I hope this finds you and your family well. I miss being on the site every day. We should be home in a little over a week.

Hugs!

Dear Gail - Thank you for thinking of me. We will be leaving for home tomorrow. We have had such a nice time, but I am anxious to see my children. We both have sun tans! That is unusual for the first of April, so we will go home looking very healthy! My mom and dad both seem to be doing very well and that makes me feel very good. My mom is doing so much better! It will be hard to leave this warm weather, but it will be warming up soon in Michigan.

I hope this finds you doing well. I am looking forward to getting back into the "grove" of things and being here daily!

Hugs to you!