cooooooooooooeeeeeeeeeee aussie BBQ ,... (tea party cont..)

) skulking around putting itchy powder in sleeping bags)


oh! RR hi.... I was just .............um.....checking evedyones tent for um................bugs... yes thats it..... bugs.....er....... you can get some real nasty spiders downunder....... yes thats it..... spiders (chuckle)...

well I am off to bed... dont stay up too late with that doctor.....

night girls *grin*

(HHMMMM! This little shiela needs watching...It's getting close to Halloween...I wonder if she has a hat and broome hid somewhere? I think I saw a big black cat out in the paddock.....you don't suppose?????? I'll just lay low and see what Miss Laura is up to.) A-nonny-moose!

come on gals!
up and at em!
why are you all scratching???? into the billabong with you all and then saddle up! The horses are just over in the paddock.
we are off to round up the heards and bring them into the ranch a few miles yonder...http://davesgarden.com/editgj/viewentry.php?rid=10098

lets pack up the tents.... RR.. did you get any sleep? the doc looks al little weary.... oh well.. he will ahve to come along too... maybe he and WW will be able to help jonquil incase she calves....

come on sleepy heads!!!!!!!!!

Do you know the crocodile hunter?

PSSSSSSSTTTTTT Doc over here I am the one that needs attention. (thinking my my my what a cutie) RR I knew you wouldn't let me down you really out did yourself this time where did you find him? Doc I have these leech marks can you take a look at them and funny this morning now I am itching all over . Would that be from the leeches?

(PSST! Honibee! We know the Croc guy too well. I think he saw how good our isis handled a croc and took her with him to be his assistant! We haven't seen her since! If you run in to her ,tell her to get on back down here! Thanks) TM(undeserved)/RR/CC Jo

Mystic, need any help getting that cute doctor into your tent? I can stand guard outside. For ONCE TM(deserved)RR/CC JO did something kind. (I have my suspicions.) Flo P would know! Hey Sand, What do you think? Has TM(deserved)RR/CC repented her ways? It just isn't like her to be this helpful! I seem to have a feeling of impending disaster!

DJM now thats an idea...... lol (whispering to Doc) Can't tell ya what I said..... he he. Ahh give RR/CC the benefit of the doubt she did share her chocolate with me and then she brought back the doc( whoooooooeeeeeee) DJM do you think she is up to no good. I think we need to watch out for Laura, itching powder really there is no way I am getting back in the billabong.

http://www.futureweb.com.au/ausopals/
COOOOEEEE!! Ya'll are just going to be sorry that you had no faith in my good heartedness! Laura was trying to keep a lid on the BEST place in Aussie Land....That's OK though. I found it and I am very willing to share with all of you. Turn those horses this way for a wee side trip! Laura, we'll be back in time for some tucker. What? Why sure, Mystic....bring the Doc along too...he looks a bit tuckered though. TM(UNdeserved)/RR/CC...Jo

Better be careful mystic...I don't know about TM(deserved)RR/CC..I wonder if she is in kahoots with TM Laura(shaking my head and itching my legs)something is fishy around here! You watch that direction djm and I'll keep an eye on this side.Do you think the Doc(whoooooeeeee)knows what is going on? Now where is lizh? maybe she can help us find out what is going on.

Just saw your link Jo...those opals are awsome...do you think we will find any that we could keep? This side trip was a great idea.

YEP! We'll find PLENTY...after all...we found Australia didn't we??? I think Laura may need the break from us anyway...she has been so busy lining up "entertainment" for all of us that she can use the break.(maybe she'll go find us some more shrimp ...OK ...PRAWNS!...no more GRUBS, Laura!)
TM(UNdeserved)/RR/CC Jo

o.k.
prawns it is......

you will pick some small pick axes in your saddle bags, spend the afternoon digging if you like...... we can round up those cattle over there tomorrow...

what itching powder.. me??? you thin it was me???? ( faking an itch) look I am itchy too!
Doc *smile* I have an awful itch can you come and have a look?

I tell you that cow is looking more and more ready to calve!
keep your eyes on her girls and............. I'll look after the doc..

Be nice if Laura could put some normal stuff on the grill for a change. Course that damper wasn't too bad! Sand, you are right, we'd better keep our eye on Laura, too! Itching powder, indeed! So do we trust Laura, or TM(deserved)rr/cc who is now leading us somewhere off the main path to heaven knows where! Opals, huh? Is the rest of the gang coming along? They could be taking off without us!

Wait fo me, if you are going to look for Opals. I just got back. Made some Butterscotch Pies. My Mother's recipe. Sooo good & rich.

DJM, hide that pie Liz brought...we want to be SURE to get a piece of that! If Laura gets a whif of it, she'll eat it all herself while we're gone. Liz forbid me to make it again...said I messed up her Mother's recipe...can you imagine me messing up ANYTHING?? OK, let's shove off (singing lustily..WALTZING MATILDA,... WALTZING....)TM(undeserved/RR/CC...Jo

What's been going on here??? I had to pop home to Menopausal Acres to check on all the "Ol' Biddies"...I mean Ladies, and I get back to find everyone scratching. Mom did you have something to do with this? (eyeing RR suspiciously) OK Good thing I brought along my Chickweed slave and I spotted a lot of plantain over by the billybong. Let's get you all tended to before ya head out. What Doctor??? (Snort) He looks like he been a "real help!" Chickweed for the itchers and plantain for those that need antiseptic wash. And here, I brought some slippery elm for those with "stomach problems" this morning.
Any of that damper left? I could use a bite to eat. This is deliscious.....do you use baking powder or ashes in this?
What's that? You might need me to help with a calfing??? "But Miss Scarlett!! I don't know nuthin' 'bout birthin' no babies!" WEll....not about bovine ones anyway, but I'm willing to learn. Dang! She looks like she's part buffalo!

That pie smells delicious! Can we smuggle it with us or better we leave it in one of the tents? How about Northerners tent, she's away at the uni at this time and no one would suspect her! Gee whiz..weedwacker, oops, I mean weedwalker, so I dropped the damper into the fire, least I managed to haul it out before it caught on fire. Ok, JO, TM(deserved)RR/cc, here I am! Lets go and see what we can pick up! Where is the doc (Whoooooeeeee)?

(I gotta feeling this is going to be a LOOOONG trip! If I didn't love Opals so much.....) A-Nonny-Moose

The longer the trip the better. We don't want to get stuck rounding up those cows and delivering calves! Maybe we ought to leave the doctor ( whoooooeeeee) here with the others while we explore a bit. Heres some more Hershey kisses and some Cadbury chocolate! We can drop the wrappers on the ground so we can find our way back!

DMJ...are we the only ones going to find Opals? Cadburys! Thanks...what a treat! (this little gal thinks I'm Hansel, and she's Gretel...with the dropping wrappers to find our way back...as if I didn't know the way back...you follow you're NOSE...between cattle and ramps, we'll never get lost!) TM(undeserved)/RR/CC Jo

I thought Lizh was coming too! hope she does't ask about the pies. HEY! ANYONE ELSE COMING TO LOOK FOR OPALS? Mystic, Come on with me and TM(deserved)CC/RR. Give you a hunk of Butterscotch pie. sheesh! They're all fawning and preening over that doctor(wooooeeee)! Sand, where are you?.
Wheres that Laura, she's getting kinda shifty lately. Wouldn't be surprised if she put those opals out there to lure you Jo! Best watch your step!

I just stopped to get the BIG backpack for all those opals we're going to mine!! Nobody noticed that some of that butterscotch pie was missing, did they? And tell me djm, don't you think that Doc(whoooooeeeee)is good looking? I wonder how he is with a pick axe(that would save us all alot of hard labor)Do you think he would mind? And what about Jeeves? He was here awhile ago(or did Northener make him go back home?)Last time I saw him he was out cold.Do you really think TM Laura planted some opals to make us think we struck it rich?(like she planted that itching powder!!)hhhmmm that's something to think about!! We'll get weedwacker..er..I mean weedwalker or better yet WW and lizh, and mystic to help scope out the area for opals. Do you think TM Laura and TM(?)RR/CC have any more surprises for us?

TM??? TM???? I think I just figured this out.... you couldnt!!!!!!!!!!! you wouldnt mean....TROUBLE MAKER!!! *coy grin*

here I am, slaving over a hot camp site... rustlin up ozzie tucker for you.. how could I possible be a TM???( Definatly underserved, quiet chuckle)

Out into the wild blue yoner with you.. now we have to look for some caves cos opal mining goes way down under the ground...
the more fiery the better they are....
I think the doc would be best put to use digging dont you think? toughen him up a bit...
where is mystic???
I tell you... as soon as it looks like hard yakka (work) she and RR (TM) are off!

keep some of those chocolates for later... we may need them to entice RR and mystic outa hiding ........

OK Gang! Here we are on the bluffs overlooking Yowah, and the Opal fields to come! Looks a lot like Arizona, doesn't it?

http://www.futureweb.com.au/ausopals/alb/outback/pages/View%20from%20The%20Bluff%20Yowah.htm
Since I'm by nature conservative with me strength (no, not lazy) I brought along my DH Handy Dandy Hole Digger!!
http://davesgarden.com/gj/roadrunner/viewentry/10099.html
We'll try this water pic out on those Fossicking fields over yonder....DJM see if you an find someplace to hook the garden hose to a faucet...and wipe that pie off your face..you're attracting flies. Mystice, would you and "doc" get over here and give us a hand (wish I'd never brought that Doc to her!)
WHEW! Hot, dirty work ...pass us a coldie, Laura (maybe she'll be good for something on this trip)...No, no, Gin! None of the "recipe"...this crowd can't take it!

Now here's what we are going to be looking for:
http://www.opalhut.com.au/opal.htm

Is my DD/WW with us, or did Laura make her stay behind to "birth calves"? She really knows her "rocks and Minerals"....she's a smart cookie...gets it from ME!

OK First one to find an Opal ....gives it to ME!!!(hehehehe)
TM(UNdeserved)/RR/cc...jo

P.S. BOY OH BOY! Am I getting good with those HYPERLINKS, or WHAT!!! JO

hahahaha good for something!!! I'll give y ou good for something in a minute!

well lets all snap to attention, looks like 'she who must be obeyed' has spoken.... (mumble...mutter...)
well as for mystic.. I did see the doc wander over there to the bushes and there is a little rustling going on...

where is weedwacker anyways! weedwalker I mean *evil grin*
sand...djm...lizh and I am sure I saw honibee in there somewhere.. come on.... the boss wants us to dig!

Of course any gold you find is mine!!!!!!!!!

Hum Opals. Ya have to dig for them don't ya. I'm more of a pick it up off the ground kind of rockhound. Well my DH will like them....pass me a pick. What other kind of minerals can be found here Laura?
{Swinging pick and thinking about how I'm gonna get that DJM for burning me tucker!}

I'll take a pick, That's what I use to dig up my hosta's, so I'm good at picking. Might need a little Papa's juice after a while. any excuse for more.

you can find all sorts of crystals.... rose quartz... amethyst....tiger eye and thelike.. and gold is often found on the surface or just below round these parts!

hummmmmm did somebody mention precious gems?I haven't heard that magic word yet.(diamonds) lol but gold will work just fine. ok hand me a pick. Laura sssssshhhhhhh thats a secret!!! he he Hey are you sure this is not some trick to get us to dig more toilet holes?

hahahahaah hadnt thought of that mystic!
well if you dont find any gems...we could camp here and make the mostof it!??? great idea!

we could find some fossils! ( aside from RR) waaaaaahahahahahhahaha * wiping tear from eye*

well keep digging baby!

Laura honey, camping is a GREAT idea...I found this place...underground and out of this blasted heat...(might as well be back in AZ!) http://www.walkabout.com.au/locations/SACooberPedy.shtmls
Doc, you come over here with me...You're looking plumb tuckered out! Those young fillies are making a wreck out of you. What...OH! (*giggle*) You like more mature women? (*giggle*) Well, Honey, I'm the most MATURE one in this BUNCH!(TEEHEEHEE)I think you and I should team up and look for "Opals". Laura, we'll check back with you from time to time!! (Doc, bring my boomerang and sheep skin)(singing....in two-part harmony!!.....Waltzing Matilda, waltzing Matilda, you'll come a waltzing, Matilda with me...... (TM(maybe deserved)RR/CC JO

Digging this hole with Jo's "waterPic" is easy. Oh my, I think we need to spray Jo and the Doc down. they need some "cooling" off.... Here goes Haha

EEEEEKK...LizH, you better run as FAST as you WANT too!!! This is the second time I've had a bath ...and none of you have...and you smell like it too. ( acting coy) Oh! Doc, I wonder if you would be kind enough to help carry my gear over to that nice underground Hotel??? I've scouted this place out and they have the NICEST bar! How does a nice, big coldie sound to you? GREAT! Off we go then. Cherrio!

( singing loudly...OH! My boomerang won't come back...)
TM(REALLY deserved)/RR/CC Jo

OMG! TM (REALLy DESERVED) RR/CC, She has really snapped! She has picked up that nice little doctor(WHOOOeeeee) and is carrying him off in her arms!
Weedwacker, oops, I meant Weedwalker, (With wide innocent eyes)(snickering to myself), I would NEVER DELIBERATELY burn your tucker! It fell on the ground and I used my foot to kick it back in the fire! Was'nt my fault it flew above the fire and landed near the little round holes people dug with their little shovels for other uses. Good for you, Lizh, she needed a soaking, hehehehehehehh!That'll teach her to hog the doctor (Whooooeeeee). OK Laura, I see you with that evil smirk! What are you up to??

why... what on earth would I be upto..??? *innocent look*

looks like RR and the doc are wanting some time alone....
ya just never know do ya?

well gals we can keep on a digging or we can move on up the hill and make camp...
got to get to that cattle rustling you know?


(hmmm cant remember if I turned the BBQ off)

Cooooooeeeeeee!!!

Laura I don't think I like that smirky grin and that innocent look......! (Me thinks she is up to something.)RR I think you and the Doc need to come up for air...Lizh I think maybe they need sprayed down again. he he. Well don't look like we are going to find anything good digging,maybe we should just set up camp.(still thinking this was a trick of some kind) Bending over to pick up my pack I notice something glittering in the sun.... mmmmm what is it?Oh my goodness I think its gold.....( tucking it quickly in my pocket) can't let anybody see this I know RR would try to take it from me. he he.

'ey youse lot, where are y's all?

LAAAUUUUURRRRRRAAAAAA!!!! Cooooeeeeeeee!


(What IS that disgusting smell??? Hmmmm.... they've all disappeared, just like at Hanging Rock!!!

They can't have gone too far, the barbie's still going - but what ARE they cooking .......... SURELY NOT!!! Nuh, it's just dead sausages.)

Coooooooeeeeeeee! Can anyone hear me? HELLLLLLLLLLOOOOO!!

(I feel like a right blimmin dork standin' out here on me own......and here's me, brung this darned big pav ......at this rate I'll have ta eat it on me own....)

LAAAURRRRRRRAAAAAA!!! OY!

(That smell................ what the.......... OH YUCK! she forgot to tell them they gotta fill in the holes!! THAT'S DISGUSTING!!!)

LAAAAUUURRRRRAAAAAA!