elsie from strath

Hi everyone! Glad you could drop in. I havn't got time yet to put any piccies or anything but intend to get to it. I have been coming to this site since October 2005 and it has been a big part of my life ever since. I often dont comment these days but print out the sudoku and challenge the family to a 'game'.
Hope you enjoy the site.

to the SM club Elsie.
Hope you have as much fun as we all do on our pages, and I look forward to seeing your pics when they are up.
My door is always open so drop by any time.

Elsie! I have brought you one of my home-made rhubarb pies. I hope you enjoy it. I also hope you have a lot of fun here.

E L S I E
Congratulation to have your own page and very pleased to visit you as soon as possible to offer you these beautiful flowers on your table.

Welcome in your new page.
welcome you in my page.
Welcome yoy in 'The Egyptian Guest House'

Hi Elsie, to your new page! I've brought a big pot of Maryland cream of crab soup for you to share with your guests
Enjoy!

Hi, Elsie! to your page and to membership! I hope you figures out how to get smilies. As I type this, next to the word 'Comments' in black is the word 'Smilies' in blue. Just click on that and it brings up a half page of smilies to choose from. (It may not work if you have pop-ups blocked.) Anyway, a very big and I hope you'll enjoy these fresh lilacs and a big box of Frango Mints.

Thanks to everyone who's dropped in and thanks for the house warming gifts. Just for anyone who needs a warm up in the place I have decided to share my winter soup recipe.

Catty Soup (dont ask but there is a reason)
3 bacon bones
250g dry soup mix (the sort with split peas and pearl barley)
1 large onion, diced
1 large turnip, grated
1 large swede, grated
2 large carrots, grated
2 sticks celery, diced
finely chopped parsley
6 litres of water

1 Bring water to boil with bacon bones and soup mix.
2 Add all other ingredients except parsley and turn to simmer. Cook on simmer for 1 hour.
3 Serve into bowl and add parsley. Allow to sit 5 mins before serving to table.

I worked it out. Thanks Julie

Hi Elsie! I have been away from home & from my computer since April 24, so I'm WAY behind on reading comments. We got back yesterday, but I realize now it's futile to try to go back & read ALL the Archives every time we go away. I did notice that you have your own page now so I wanted to stop by & leave an X & O for you, an old timer like me!!! Hope you are well.

Elsie,
Hope you enjoy your own page.
I too have been coming to this site for over a year before joining.
Here is a plate of fresh baked chocolate chip cookies.
Have lots of fun posting.

Gday Elsie, as you can see I'm now in Vic but lived for a few happy years in Mylor and visit there every time I go back 'home' to visit family. Once a Sth Aussie, always a S.Aussie! When my son was a wee lad I spent many a cold Sat morning in Strath watching him play soccer. Anyway, drop around sometime, theres always nibblies and I've just popped the cork on a bottle of bubbly. Cya.

Seeing as I saw a comment from you on someone else's page at 0340ish, I'm guessing you're on night duty too. Just about time for me to go home, I'm back on tonight.

Nah Elsie, drop by any time altho not as late as I see you were up this morn. Did you have a good long w/e? Thnks for the plonk, I'll try to put it away but its hard!!! Came from Mylor originally, know it? Anyhoo, must fly I 've got to do my hair. Meeting up with sister #2 for day of retail therapy.

Hi Elsie. A belated welcome to your own special page. My traditional gift is a double chocolate fudge beavertail pastry from Ottawa, so I hope you enjot sweet pasty. Nice to see you on site, and I'll return to see some photos when you have time to post them. Cheers!

Elsie, I thought I would stop by your place and say Hi! Hope you're having a good day! Here are some flowers to brighten it! Take care! If you ever want to chat, stop by the SA2 page(under clips). Cheers!

Hello Elsie - how remiss of me, I hadn't realised that you were a S.P. and I haven't seen you post a comment in ages, so thought I should call in and you although it's rather a belated one.
To make up for it, here's some to help decorate your place and a bottle of our local Wignalls's Late Harvest and one of their Chardonnay as well.
Enjoy them both with your friends.
Cheers

Hello Elsie - I haven't seen you post in a while. Nice to see you back again.
Cheers

Gday Elsie, long time no see. Saw your post on easy, thought I'd drop in to say hi. How's things in SA. It's been terribly wild and woolly here with the wind. Luckily the trees around us have stayed upright but we've had a few blackouts due to trees over powerlines. Last night, we played Scrabble by torchlight with the girls until it died. There was nothing else to do and it was so dark we ended going to bed at 8.30!

I posted this on 13th August 2007:

Ah, good, I still have a chance to tell you 'Where I Live'
Strathalbyn is a beautifully understated town in country South Australia with a pop of approx 5000. This is rapidly rising because city folk have discovered that we live less than an hour from the city but have all the wonderful country bits in our town. It is experiencing a boom time in housing development which may or may not be a good thing.
It is nestled in behind the hills that surround Adelaide - the capital of South Aust. It is 10km from Lake Alexandrina which is part of the Murray river system and 40km from the sea where the Murray River empties into the southern ocean. It has a temperate almost meditteranean climate. Cool in winter - rarely below zero (celcius of course) and only over 38 degs a few days each year. We sit between the fabulous wine districts of Mclaren Vale and Langhorne Ck which is great if you like grape juice.
Because it is a day tripper distance from the city it is plentifully supplied with coffee shops, bakeries (incredibly good due to the german hertiage influences in So Aus), and antique shops.
South Australia was the only Australian state not to have a convict colony and therefore was a destination for free settlers seeking a better life. Although the town was originally settled by scottish immigrants, the european settlers gave it flavour.
It is a wonderful place to bring up children which is why we settled here. It is also close enough to Adelaide to give the children a bit of city experience, tertiary education and a chance to determine whether they want to be urban or rural dwellers.
From my front window I can watch my children walk to and from school and out the back I look past the pergola to a tennis court and beyond to our chook run and the neighbours' grove of almond trees. Why wouldn't you want to live here!

Footnote: Although Adelaide is our capital, it is really a provincial city and quite a pretty and pleasant place. If we reallly wanted CITY we would have to go to Melbourne or Sydney....but why would we want to do that!

Hi Elsie. Rarely see you posting, but it is nice to see you are still around. Sounds like you've found your own little piece of paradise in Strathalbyn. Hope all is well with you and yours! Cheers!

Hi elsie. Thanks for stopping by my page. I had a wonderful trip to Australia and New Zealand. June and her husband kindly gave us a guided tour of the Sydney area. Strathalbyn sounds like a lovely place. I wish we could have visited it; in fact, I already have a long list of places to visit and revisit should I ever return to your gracious country!

Hello Elsie - I haven't seen you posting comments for a long time so it was a surprise to see a comment from you this morning.
Hope all is well with you and the world is treating you right.

Gday Elsie, just passing, thought I'd drop in! How's things in your corner of Paradise? All set for 'you-know-what'? Not mentioning the 'C' word till after the Melbourne Sudoku get-together on Dec 2nd. I figure that should give me plenty of time to organise everything. We only buy for the 'kids' and ourselves, otherwise I would be an absolute mess with the size of our extended family! With four kids and lunch, that's plenty to worry about!
Anyhoo, enough of my bah humbug. Here's wishing you a safe and Merry 'C'.
If I don't catch you beforehand,
Gail

Elsie,
Happy 20th Anniversary to you and Mr Elsie for yesterday. How adorable that he did something so sweet, even though he is away. Next January is our 25th! And they said it wouldn't last (sorry, couldn't resist, an old family joke).
Wouldn't it be just BRILL if you could zap over here for Sunday? You know you would have offers of accommodation anywhere in Melbourne, but the first one comes from me! The Sudoku Suite at the C*cky B & B is always prepared for guests.
Ok...here goes,
Mmmmerry Ch..Chr...Christmas! You're right, that does feel better. I feel like a weight just lifted of my shoulders. Will go give Mum a ring, she's in Adelaide, and thank her for the Chrissy cards that arrived yesterday. She's always the first!
Lots of cyber hugs,
Gail

Ok, I promise this will be the last one! I will not do a cp on someone's page!
Elsie, this time I am here to wish you a very . I have brought along a bottle of bubbly for the toast, a Choc Mud and a bouquet from my page to help you celebrate. My, you've had a lot to celebrate lately!
Have a great day.

Elsie! I am thinking of you today (not yesterday) as my calendar still says Dec. 3. For the longest time I thought you were in England, not Australia. I'm glad you put the description of Strathalbyn on your page - it sounds like a lovely place. Sorry to say we never quite made it into South Australia on our 2005 trip - we were right on the edges at Uluru & the 12 Apostles! Maybe next time? Congrats on your 20 year anniversary, too. December is a big month for you. Enjoy it all!!!

Elsie for yesterday, Hope you had a good one

Elsie, stopping by to wish you a belated . Hope you had a great day.

Just dropping in to say I hope you and your family have a great Christmas and New Year.

Mickey and family.

Elsie
Wishing you and your loved ones a
wonderful, safe and relaxing time
over the Christmas Season.
May 2008 bring you all
Love, happiness and fulfilment.
From all here at Foxhaven Resort

Have a wonderful Christmas and the happiest of New Years xx

Hi Elsie. I hope that you and all you care for enjoy happiness and peace during this festive season and in all days to come! Best wishes for a Merry Christmas!

Elsie, Wishing you and your family, health, peace, love, and happiness during this Christmas Season and throughout the New Year! Merry Christmas! Stella & family

Elsie,
Wishing you and your family a very Merry Christmas and a wonderful New Year.

Enjoyed the photos. Sent you an email via Gath's email service. Cheers!

Great photos elsie, thank you for sharing your holiday. I am so envious.

Hi Elsie! So glad you posted some pictures of you & your family on holiday. I enjoyed seeing them. Love the one of you & your bird friend, also your cute sons & your very handsome husband!! When was the fire on Kangaroo Island? I had never heard of Vivonne Beach - looks beautiful!

Elsie, I don't know if this will work on a Mac, but try ALT+13 ♪ and ALT+14 ♫.

Hi Elsie, great shots - that must have been a wonderful experience for the family especially with Dad as pilot.