Martha from Tyalgum, NSW

Hello Martha - to the wongerful world of sudoku and your own special page.
Here's a little bunch of to help decorate your page and a bottle of our local Wignalls Late Harvest for you to enjoy and share with your visitors. Oh, btw, where is Tyalgum?

It's me again, Martha. I found Tyalgum is in Queensland so I guess that's where you are from.
Cheers

Hi,MARTHA.
Congratulation to have your own page.
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You are to your own page.
You are to my own page.
You are to visit my "Egyptian Guest House "any and every time you wish to enjoy my photos of Egypt and to hear the Egyptian music and songs.

to you to Sudokuland, along with a Strawberry Cream Cheese Pie for you and your guests.

There’s lots to do around here, places to visit and chat. I'm just around the corner, stop in anytime for more pie and a video.

Um, Okay (smiles shyly)

Gday Martha and . Don't be shy, we don't bite...we might nibble a little bit though!
Have you been around for long, had a look around the place? If you have any questions, there are plenty of places to ask and heaps of knowing people who are only happy to be of assistance.
I've got my goodies basket with me, now what do I have in here for a page-warming pressie? How about a bottle of bubbly, a plate of nibblies and a bunch of native from my page. Drop in any time, I'd love to see you there.

Hi Martha! to your own page! I wasn't familiar with Tyalgum, so I looked it up.
What a delightful place it is! Beautiful area.
I live on the East Coast of the U.S.. My town of Bowie is halfway between Annapolis, Maryland and Washington, DC. I live very near the Chesapeake Bay, home of the famous Maryland blue crab. As a welcome gift, I am leaving a pot of Cream of Crab soup for you and your guests. Stop by my place anytime, door's always open

Hi Martha. Welcome to our world of Sudokuland.

To your own page and the world of sudoku,. Hope you have great fun here.

♪♫♪ and ♪♫♪ Martha. just relaxing with a cup of tea after a day of work. I'm near Chicago and darkness comes quickly now. It's the fall season in full swing now - still some leaves on the trees but most are now on the ground. I enjoy this time of year - the colors and the foods - love those caramel apples and apple cider - the pumpkin and cranberry quick breads - and if at a football game - hot choc with donuts are a welcome treat. I hope you are enjoying your day. The holiday craft faire are now in full swing and I'm going to go to one tomorrow to pick up some earrings from one of the vendors - take care, Mary

opps - it's 5:30 in the evening now - I see the time above states 10:30 am - darkness does not come that early - bye

Congrats on your own page. What a beautiful part of the world you come from - its a long time since I last went through Tyalgum but at the time I was very taken with it. Love that part of the world. Always fancied having 'Tyalgum' as part of my address - has a good ring to it. Enjoy your visitors. Ciao.

Hi Martha, and welcome to your own special little piece of the Sudoku site! I'll leave you my traditional page warming gift, a double chocolate fudge beavertail pastry from Ottawa, so I do hope you like sweet pastry. Hope to see you posting on a regular basis. Cheers!

well, nice to hear from so many individuals from so many places, and yes, Tyalgum is a beautiful place - though I actually live on a farm 10km from the village - close to the mountains and 2 minutes walk from a national park.

I have been playing sudoku on this site for at least 2 years and never bothered to join, but have often read your chats and have been struck many times by the relentless positiveness, hehe

Martha, after reading your post on easy today, I had to pop in to say how much I commiserate with you about the doof doof. Our neighbours recently had a party for their daughter's 18th. We were invited but I think they just did that to assuage their guilt. Father told us the music would be finished at 11.30, to which we just scoffed! It was finally turned of at 6.30 AM!!!

BTW I cannot access your photos. They are not loading fully, I only have the little photo symbol. Has anyone else indicated they are having trouble...or is it just me?

Cheers for letting me know your photos are now ok. Lucky is beautiful and you have a very happy looking family. Thank you for sharing them with me.

Martha:
I affirm I was once a Biology teacher - for about 20 years. Since early retirement, I have been in unpaid self-employment 'doing my own thing.
I think maybe you are also a teacher of Biology?
So; as your welcoming present for your new room here, I leave you an Automatic Biology Teaching Machine (ABTM). It even includes a remedial, high-voltage, electric-shock facility for maintaining discipline.

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

Marth and Family!
Sounds like a busy New Year!
Best wishes for 2008!

Martha to you and your family. All the very best for 2008.
Oh and BTW, for your Mum for tomorrow. Here, I'll leave this Choc Mud just in case you don't get around to making that cheesecake!

Whenever my Mum has visited us, I have always put her in front of the pooter. She has absolutely no idea, but she's not stupid either! The first time was many years ago and I introduced her to Mahjongg then went out shopping with my sisters. We got back over an hour later and there was Mum, still very happily playing! She got the hang of it pretty quickly. Last time, I showed her how to surf the net. Started of showing her a site about Woomera (where I was born), then asked her what she would like to look at. She was in the WAAFs during WW2 so I showed her how to look things up. She had a ball!
I can't wait to 'meet' your mum on the site, I'm sure she would be welcomed with open arms.

Thanks for your message Martha! It hasn't started raining in Sydney yet, though it looks vaguely like its thinking about it. Hope its fine weather for the trip and a safe drive. My husband is taking our dsughter to Canberra for a few days Daddy+Daughter time soon - I will worry too.

Hi Martha - glad all is well! Hope there is no flooding your way ... I looked up Tylagum on whereis earlier today. Leia is five - she got a camera for Christmas from Daddy so I hope to post some of her photos soon!

Tyalgum ... I am all finger fumbles at the moment.

I've just seen this headline in the Sydney Morning Herald: Coast 'a disaster area' ... I am not sure you are far enough inland? Hope all is well.

If you have web access but not access to the Sudokuland puzzles ... we're all in the same boat (sorry what an awful thing to say ... no pun intended - hope you are in no need of a boat where you are). Everyone is chatting on Sudoholics Anonymous (SA3) ...

Martha - Glad to hear you're OK. Been wondering since Saturday and with this site down there was no way of checking. Cheers!

No, we don't get flooding here. We're just south-east of Brissie, north of the Gold Coast, only a few kms from Moreton Bay. Any local flooding is tidal. Glad all is well there.

Hi Martha; thanks for the confirmation about the prevailing conditions in Oz. That's a hell of a climate gradient you have just now - from fierce bush fires across to violent storms

Dropping in to say "ello" Martha, noticed you post about your son. I'm sure all will be fine, sending you heaps and heaps of good postive thoughts your way.

Most excellent news Martha. Congratulations to your son.

Martha,

Congratulations to your son. Is he planning on studying close to home or will he be leaving the nest?
I had to look up where Tyalgum was - not too far from Tugun where I just spent the last two weeks. There was no sun, sand and surf for me this holiday. Oh well, there is always Christmas 2008 to look forward to.

Hey Martha,
fab news about your son. Now what is he going to study, where, when etc.? Please let moi know all.

Martha, I live at Ferny Hills (NW suburb of Brisbane) - Fernlands is our housing estate name.

At least Griffith Uni isn't so far away - he can come home on weekends to let you do his washing.

Tugun wasn't great - just wet, wet, wet. We go to railway units there every year - just down the street from the surf club. It's a great location but I'm not complaining about the weather - at least we have a bit more water in the Brisbane dams. It was fairly relaxing - book reading and movie watching - until the boys had some mates to stay. Me and 6 teenage boys in a 2 bedroom unit was not a good mix. Thank goodness they only stayed one night.
I only have 2 boys - the oldest 20yr old is at Kelvin Grove campus studying Early Childhood Education (finished his first year but 3rd course in 3 yrs). The youngest 18Yr old is in his first year as an apprentice carpenter.

Hi Martha,
that sounds like a fantastic UAI! Has your son got back to you with news of an offer yet? I hope so!! What course did he choose?

Hi Martha
Yay! How frustrating that he forgot! Such a huge deal and he's having too much fun.... What will he do with forensics and criminology? Is that a 3 year degree? Will he live at home?

I live on the south coast of NSW...

It's a tiny world Martha! I live just outside of Nowra, in between Warilla and Mollymook. I had friends from Bathurst visit yesterday - they are staying in Mollymook this week. A tiny, tiny world....

MARTHA, somehow I did not see you sign in as a new member, so this is my first visit to your page. Ya should have known I was comming by how long it took me to get here (funny saying my grandmother often said hehe)

and will be looking for you more around the site. I also want to look up just where you live if I can find my map, it certainly has an interesting name. Is the name a native language name? I know we have many such in our state nearby, Tuscalosa and Sylagauga, Andulusia, Tallapoosa, Native American (Indian) names.

Thanks for the idea Martha! I have some of that too (in the human medicine cabinet). I bet he'll lick it off (heck he can lick off bitterant) but it might help the healing process.

The vet tried a bandage when it first appeared. Tightly wound round the whole paw, gaffed at the top, then a red sticky bandage all over it. Wretched (but clever) dog waited till I got into the bath (i.e. stopped watching him for a few seconds) grabbed the very end with his teeth and whipped it off whole. It last a total of 20 minutes (and cost $28). So no more bandages!