Ian from Sydney

WOW! I just hit the 1,000 comment. Does this make you some sort of super star, Ian?

Hey Super-Star Ian!

I am so happy - yesterday I activated my DSL and finally, I can see all your photos in your gallery! And fast, too! So many pictures I admired as puzzles are there, I had such a good time looking at them again!

Hi Ian,
Great photo gallery. Can't remember dropping in previously - which surprises me.
yes Andrew is a fellow pilot, but not your sort of vehicle it seems. He flies rotary wing but has a fixed wing commercial licence that he doesn't use much. He has about 2500 hrs mostly R22 and R44 but has about 500 Bell 206. Does mostly ag and mining support.
Dad received his OAM for his services to his local community and being a thrice published historian. He ran the local newpaper in his town for 40 + years and assisted many families with their family histories. Mostly the editing he did free of charge. He also was one of 3 people that set up (and still volunteers 3 times a week) the local museum. Not bad for a bloke who is 88 who was 18 when WW2 broke out but was rejected for active service due to severe asthma - and is now the most spritely, energetic bloke you'll ever meet.

Dear Ian and Anne,

Thank you so much for your kind thoughts. Prior to my brother's passing, the family put together a beautiful photo album of his life, and as I went through my pictures of our early childhood to contribute to the project, I was reminded time and again of what a wonderful life we had. My memory bank is overflowing, and this will tide me over the difficult times ahead. Thanks for caring.

Hi Ian. Sorry for not dropping for so long (actually I have a couple of times but been interrupted and have not been able to stay!). Checked your photos again - that's a great collection of cars you've had, even though I've probably only seen a small portion! Thanks for your tribute to my photos, that is high praise indeed coming from one as talented as you are!!

Hi Ian, thank you for the birthday wishes. I have had a great day and very much enjoyed all the messages from my Sudoku family. I hope you and Anne are well and perhaps heading off on another adventure soon.

Ah Cab...was he not the greatest scat man ever?

Thankyou for your birthday wishes. I had a wonderful day.

Just in case I don't pop back in soon - I hope your preparations for Christmas don't spoilt your celebrations. Have a wonderful and blessed Christmas.

G'day old friend, long time to hear. Hope your heart is behaving it's self and that you and Anne are in good health. Every thing here is fine[except the weather].

G'day Ian! I'm slowly catching up on Sudoku after our long trip to Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, & Cambodia. Thanks for leaving me a birthday greeting on my page on Dec. 4. I had a wonderful day which began when we watched the sun rise at Angkor Wat in Cambodia - unforgettable! I have posted only one picture of our trip on my page so far, but I will try to whittle down the thousands of pictures we took to just our favorites & post them on Flickr as soon as I can find time. Meanwhile, Rob & I wish you & your family a very Merry Christmas and

Just popped in to say thank you, rather belatedly, for my birthday wishes.I haven't been on the site for quite a while and have only just got round to thanking everyone. I hope all is well with you and that you have made a full recovery. Have a wonderful Christmas regards to you and Anne x

I've been try to wish you a Merry Christmas for a couple of days, now Ian! Every time I get here something happens & I have to go! I hope you & Anne have a wonderful Christmas with as many of your children who are in Sydney, followed by a .
We go to the Hawkesbury (our end any way!) tomorrow come back mMonday then drive to Wagga on Tuesday, Back to Sydney Boxing Day and back Up-the-River the next day after collecting a few supplies! We'll be there till the end of the New Year weekend.

Enjoyed your gallery once more, Ian! I assume you and Anne are popping off to visit family during the Christmas hols, yes? Have a wonderful, safe holiday! I can't believe Christmas is so close - but our weather here in West Virginia is giving us a taste of "proper" winter cold. As I wrote my Dutch friend, we had warmish weather, then cold, then rain, then sleet followed by snow, then ice - and that was just Monday! She and her S.O. are coming to the States on Christmas to go to friends in Virginia, then will venture north to see me at New Year's - I sure hope the weather is good during that period!

I enjoyed browsing your eclectic photo gallery! Lots of fun things! I have a friend who does fine woodworking, and I love to visit his shop to see what he's doing, admire the fine joinery, and fondle the silky wood when he has finished it! I've also been enjoying your photos on the jigsaw puzzle site!

Hi to other half delivered and returned in kind.
Thinking of you both as always.
♥

Wishing you & yours

Sorry to hear your dickie ticka is misbehaving. No over doing things.
May the blessing of Christmas be with you throughtout the year.

Hi, Ian!

I've seen a lot of your photos on this site! I especially like your nature photos, but the architecture shots are also very interesting. I've submitted a few photos, but have no idea when (or if) they will be used. Does Gath use the same photos for the Sudoku puzzles as for the jigsaw puzzles? I only do the jigsaws, so I don't know. Anyway, it's fun to see all the photos -- but some more than others, and yours are always a treat! (though sometimes somewhat sadistic, if I remember correctly!

Ian and Anne I hope this jolly fellow brings you all that you wish for. I know I'm early but some of my family start arriving tomorrow and who knows when I will be able to get onsite, possibly the new year!

Ian, may the Christmas spirit bless you and your family and the New Year be filled with joy and prosperity! Merry Christmas!

So Ian, you didn't get Anne the best present and now you are looking for help from the site to make her day special? Nice of you to mention that it was Anne's birthday. I hope you are doing something special to celebrate. Cheers my friend, and I hope all continues to go well in your little sphere.

Ian please wish Anne a happy birthday for me. It is fantastic news about your son going to Cambridge. Is he involved in a research project? Please give him my congratulations. Take care of yourself and I hope that the New Year sees you in full health xx

Wishing you all the very best for the Festive Season

to you,
to you,
dear Anne!
to you!
May your special day be wonderful with a and lots of !

Oh, NO!! The only way to check the photos used on Sudoku or kids' pages is to view them as a jigsaw (unless you're actually going to DO them)?? That means 4 MORE puzzles to tempt me every day!

Thanks for the info, Ian. I guess some of mine might have been used already on the other sites -- I just won't know! Oh, well ... just kind of fun to share them. (now that I've figured out how to resize them to Gath's specs, using the web resizer program, referred to me by dino (I think)). It also sounds like there is a backlog of photos, so it could be awhile. But then, we had a whole spate of photos of the CA coastline from Wagdy ... who knows how Gath picks them?

Come on, now, there must be a slightly sadistic chuckle when you see one of your monochromes or wild ones used as a "hard" jigsaw! They ARE challenging and fun (in a masochistic sort of way...)

Hi there Ian,

I hope this finds you well.

Wishing you and your loved ones a wonderful Christmas this year

for your cyber friendship.



I guess that while we swelter in Darwin Sydney too can turn on the heat fr Christmas ..
Whatever and where ever, may it be a lovely celebration for you.


Here’s the traditional

LEMON CORDIAL
Ingredients:
Juice of 7 large lemons
Grated rind of 5 large lemons
1 kg sugar
1.25 litres of water
25g citric acid
Method:
1.In a large pan, boil up sugar, water, grated peel and citric acid.
2.Take off and add juice, If preferred, this may be strained.
3.Bottle whilst still hot into clean, sterilised (in oven) bottles

Mix it with gin and soda if you want an alcoholic drink, or vodka, or what ever
but I mostly prefer mine just with soda
May 2009 be a healthy, peaceful, joyful, hopeful, satisfying year for you ... and perhaps if you make it to Darwin we'll meet up.

Hello Anne and Ian! Hoping all is well in your lives right now. I'm sending my best wishes to you and to all those you care for. Enjoy the festive season, and may today and all future days bring you good health, happiness and peace. Cheers!

Ian and Anne, wishing you and your family a very happy Festive Season and best wishes for 2009.

Best wishes for the festive season and I hope that 2009 brings all that you desire....

Hi Bean, thanks for your colourful and decorative Christmas wishes. Anne and I hope you have a wonderful Christmas and a bright New Year. Please pass on my best wishes to Lachie.

On Christmas morning, gather around the with your family and friends, with cups of coffee liberally laced with , and make sure everybody knows you them and wish them joy. May you and yours have the best of holiday seasons.

Ian, I'm dropping in to wish you and those you hold dear a Very Merry Christmas! I hope the coming year will bring you good health, much happiness, and continued rejoicing with family and friends.

Dear Ian and Anne
Merry Christmas and I hope 2009 is a much more healthier year for you.

My belated birthday wishes to Anne. [happybday

Are you travelling again soon?

I will have a toast to all my sudoku friends on the 25th.Cheers Nola.]

I wanted to wish you, Anne and the family a very Merry Christmas and a wonderful 2009.
Hope we can catch up again next year, especially if Greg is able to come for a visit to Australia.

Wishing you and your family a Merry Christmas and a

Merry Christmas Ian and to the rest of your mob

Ian, wishing you and Anne peace and happiness, and a very Merry Christmas holiday.

mate, how are you today?

Love to you both.

Ian, I hope you have a wonderful year taking lots of photos for us on the jigsaws and sudoku puzzles.

Ian and your whole lovely family!