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- Sun December 26th, 2010, 11:28 pm
- Forum: Things We Collect
- Topic: Chess Sets
- Replies: 20
- Views: 5097
Chess Sets
[quote=""Gabriele Campbell""]Any chance you could put up a photo or two of that?[/quote] Yep shall do, once I work out how to do it... :D (and unwrap the rest of the pieces from their bubble-wrap - small children + small but heavy items = crying & general unhappiness :) ) There are 2 more sets I wan...
- Sun December 26th, 2010, 12:00 am
- Forum: Archives
- Topic: What Books Did You Get For Christmas....
- Replies: 42
- Views: 7558
That's very funny Susan! I got: To Defy a King - EC The Leopard Unleashed - EC From Dead to Worse - Charlaine Harris And in other Historically-related stuff A pewter chess set of Romans vs Ancient Britons. I collect chess sets (it's a very expensive hobby & I don't indulge very often :D ), and we'd ...
- Fri December 17th, 2010, 8:20 am
- Forum: Elizabeth Chadwick
- Topic: To Defy a King
- Replies: 56
- Views: 8694
[quote=""Misfit""]Really, she'd never know would she? ;) [/quote] No you're right she wouldn't! :D But I'm keeping fingers crossed for nice sunny weather between Christmas & New Years - I've got the week off work - and I'm planiing on sitting in my garden, listening to the radio & reading the books ...
- Fri December 17th, 2010, 8:16 am
- Forum: Chat
- Topic: Holiday Postcard Exchange Show and Tell
- Replies: 63
- Views: 4158
[quote=""Misfit""]Let's get ejays over and we'll splurge at the private villa, http://www.chateaudusureau.com/images/vsimg6.jpg I'm trying to recall the place I stayed at. It was by the northern park entrance, an old house done into a B&B. I passed on the haunted room naturally. I think this is the ...
- Thu December 16th, 2010, 10:21 am
- Forum: Elizabeth Chadwick
- Topic: To Defy a King
- Replies: 56
- Views: 8694
- Thu December 16th, 2010, 10:16 am
- Forum: Chat
- Topic: The best thing today
- Replies: 2019
- Views: 136207
- Thu December 16th, 2010, 10:10 am
- Forum: Chat
- Topic: Holiday Postcard Exchange Show and Tell
- Replies: 63
- Views: 4158
I got both of mine today - very pleased! I haven't been to the US, but that's the holiday plan for next year. The piccie of Yosemite is definately inspiring me to visit there (as well as the 1001 other places on my "wish-list". I'll post scans of mine when I have access to a scannner - my one hasn't...
- Wed December 15th, 2010, 7:10 am
- Forum: Chat
- Topic: Holiday Postcard Exchange Show and Tell
- Replies: 63
- Views: 4158
I was lucky that I found a whole rack of postcards at the newsagents in the local big shopping centre. The problem I had was finding one of a historical building that I liked. Most postcards from here are either scenery (lovely) or the local weird wildlife. :) I'm pleased that the card arrived safel...
- Thu December 2nd, 2010, 9:36 am
- Forum: Archives
- Topic: December 2010: What are you reading?
- Replies: 218
- Views: 13713
- Sun November 21st, 2010, 9:38 am
- Forum: Site Suggestions
- Topic: Holiday Postcard Exchange?
- Replies: 84
- Views: 9402
The Myer windows in Melbourne always have a Christmas Display. This year is The Nutcracker, and previous years have had all sorts of stories - not always Christmas stories, mind you! It's one of the traditions - it's been going for about 60 years. They put them up / unveil them the first Friday afte...