Grass-hopper from Qld

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.

Hi Linda - sorry to hear about your accident. I hope you are soon on the mend and that your car was insured. The festive season is a dangerous time to be on the roads - thanks to those drink-drivers. It's so unfair that most of us are responsible but those selfish people think they are invincible and really couldn't care less about the rest of us.
I hope you are recovered enough to have a wonderful Christmas. Cheers, Cyn x

Hi Linda....I am so sorry to hear about your misfortune.

Linda, what a horrible thing to go through.
I do hope your booboos heal swiftly.

Linda, I'm sorry to hear about your "accident" but very glad to hear you are not broken (except for the collar bone). I hope you have a speedy recovery.

Hi, Linda/Grass-hopper! I'm so sorry to hear of your accident. Luckily, you were only injured. A car can be replaced. That's not to make light of your injuries; I pray for a speedy recovery and very llittle pain for you.

Hi Linda, I'm glad to hear you are still in one piece though battered and broken in places. They do call this the silly season for good reason. I'm amazed at how many people you talk to who have been in an accident and have been hit by a drunk driver -they are taking over our roads! I hope you recover soon, mentally and physically, it takes a lot out of you.

So glad you're going to be able to recover and heal. Jesus bless you.

Poor Linda,you must be really shaken up.Hope you are taking it easy.Nothing that can be done for broken collar bones but to keep it still.
Luckily you will be ok in time.
My thoughts are with you.

Linda, I've brought you a private duty nurse for your at-home care.

A (very careful)

Linda - I am so happy to hear you are as well as you are considering the trauma you survived. Indeed your guardian angel must have been watching over you!
Thought you could use a nice hot bath to soak in to ease your aches and pains. Wishing you a speedy recovery. Hugs

Dear Linda,

I was so sorry to hear about your accident and hope that you recover quickly. Sit back and let others tend to your needs! ♥ Jane

Hi Linda. I'm just catching up on the reading since my last post (Monday page 2!) and have read about your Little?? accident. I don't think any car accident is little! Even if there were not many physical injuries, there's still a lot of emotional anguish! Anyway you are in my thoughts and prayers for a speedy recovery!

Linda, thinking of you.
Hope things aren't hurting quite as much anymore.

Linda...I hope you have a wonderful Christmas and an even better New Year .How are the bones healing?

Wishing you all the very best for the Festive Season

Hi Linda. I just wanted to stop in to send 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!

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.

Grasshopper and family!

Hi Linda,

to you.
I'm so sorry to hear about your accident, i just saw on the post. Hope you recover soon and prayers are for you.

Hi Linda...haven't seen you around for ages.Hope the collar bone healed ok.
Are you going to Broni's bbq for Keith in May?I can't make it this time.
Do hope all is well in your life.

Dear Grass-hopper - Thank you for your thoughts and prayers.

Hi Linda,
Hope you guys can make it. Have you recovered fully from the accident yet?
Keith from CA and Lynne are coming to Ozland from early April to early May and will be in my neck of the woods early May. PARTY PARTY PARTY!!!
Sunday May 3rd (yes I know Labour Day is on the Monday) BBQ at my place arrive around midday, anyone in this neck of the woods and family are welcome. Please come and help me celebrate Keith and Lynne making this once in a lifetime trip. Messages to my PM or email broni@live.com.au

Had to hang around and watch your YouTube, love it!! Also love the one David Bowie and Annie Lennox did.

Woo Hoo looks like we will be getting the old gang back together! Will send more details a bit closer to the date.

Hi Linda..........I hope you are ok during this wild weather.Keep safe.

I am glad you are ok during this weather.We are ok here,just had lots of rain which we needed.
See ya.

Hi there Grasshoppper,

You were interested in the photo of the lily pods that came up on the HARD Sudoku on 4th July and did a fine job of googling I have now posted the following information on that day as an explanation.

I haven't been around much.. and I'm sorry that I was unable to give you an explanation on the day.

Though locally known as red lilys or by their indigenous names- see below for some official download from internet ... Heidi is correct and they are classified as Lotus.
I may be wrong but I think this particular type is peculiar to the Daly Region in Northern Australia.

When we went hunting at the end of the Dry season, the water had generally dried up (just as well or I wouldn't have gone near those croc infested ponds). We paddled in the mud WELL aWAY FROM the waters edge and picked pods on stalks that were standing, we didn't use our feet to locate the pods.

The pods gathered contained little nuts that tasted a bit like raw peanuts. they looked like tender little green acorns (minus the cupcap) and had to be peeled to taste good.


Other parts of the pods are gathered at different times and used for varying purposes BUT we went gathering the nuts of the red lily pods.

I googled for some more info and this may interest you.


http://www.artbacknt.com.au/images/arts/replant/Replant%20Upper%20primary%20lower%20second ary.pdf

Marita Sambono
Water-lilies
Two of the most important aquatic plants for
Aboriginal people in north Australia are the Red
Lotus Lily, Nelumbo nucifera, and the floating leaves and flowers of the Water-lily, Nymphaea macrosperma.
The Red Lotus Lily is called miwulngini, it has a
number of uses. The large green ‘seeds’ (actually fruit)are eaten raw or lightly roasted; they are very good to eat and occur in large numbers in the mid dry season.
The roots are also eaten after roasting and they are used as medicine to treat constipation. The new leaf shoots are eaten raw. The large concave leaves can be used as a hat, as camouflage when hunting in the billabong or to carry water and to wrap food when
cooking.
This species is considered sacred in India, Tibet and China being the padma devoted to Brahma (sacred red colour), cultivated throughout south east Asia for food; ‘seeds’ remain viable for several hundred years in river mud.
The Water-lily is called minimindi, it also has a
number of uses. The fruit contain many small oily
seeds that can be eaten raw or lightly roasted, they are very tasty. The flower stems called mintyangari, are also excellent bush tucker and taste like celery.
The tubers are used as food and are also used to treat constipation. The flowers can also be eaten.
Collecting Water-lily fruits is one of the favorite activities of senior women at the Daly River. The fruit are found on the bottom of billabongs, as the fruit swell with seeds they get heavy and fall to the bottom.
The fruit are located with the feet while slowly
walking through the water.

to you "Grass-hopper"! I hope your day is a great one with many pleasant surprises!!!

Just thought I'd hop on over to your page to wish you a

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Enjoy your day and eat lots of

Happy birthday Linda, have a great day celebrating, Cheers x

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Linda! Hope you have a marvelous day! Hugs and love to you!

Enjoy your day Linda! Best wishes for a lovely birthday x

Linda: !!!
Have a terrific day with your loved ones and plenty of !

nice day to celebrate your speical day here in Naperville, warm summer day - Sidewalk sales in the downtown area -- I just looked !! and the Fine Arts Faire at the Naper Settlement is this weekend - hope the rain holds off for that - If you want Christmas in July -- Hallmark is having a open house this weekend also -- busy time -- enjoy your day, Mary

Hope you have a great birthday Linda.Doing anything special?

, Linda! Have a wonderful day!

Hi Linda, 2 U 2 U
I hope you have a wonderful day and get lots of time to relax and enjoy yourself.

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