It's been a while ...

[Sully]

Hi all ..... it's been a while since I was last here .... have been busy working on my creative side and creating digital art.
Thanks Alan for suggesting I come back (and thanks brain cells for remembering my password)

[Isac]

Great to have you back Barb

[Alan]

Welcome

Maybe you'll start a trend

[Isac]

I do hope so Alan!

[Sully]

Great to have you back Barb

Thanks very much Isac

[Sully]

Welcome

Maybe you'll start a trend

Thanks Alan

[sejac]

Good on you Barb. It's been too long. Are you able to post up some of your recent digital work?

[Sully]

Thanks Charles

Shall post digital art shortly.

[jenne]

Hi Barb and welcome back from me, who has been absent for even longer than you. Is the trend Alan was speaking of? Anyway yes and I too would love to see what you have been up to. I haven't even been on Flickr, so there you are.

[Sully]

Thanks Jenne and welcome back to you too
I have closed my Flickr account ...... I post most of my stuff on G+

[eaglem]

Welcome back to both Jenne and Barb................

[Sully]

Thank you Eaglem.

[jenne]

And from me too Eaglem

[Alan]

Great to see you back Jenne. (even if briefly)

Yes, I was hoping the return of Barb might encourage a gender rebalance here

A convoluted piece of pasta has also been doing amazing things since leaving here some time ago. (hopefully there is not a causal relationship thing going on?)

[jenne]

Ummmm what ?????
and it's good to catch up again too Alan.
I just get so busy I forget about things.
My Mum died a month ago and was buried 12 months to the day when we buried Dad and my son had a daughter, so I'm a first time grandma, so my head is in an up and down spin as usual.

[Sully]

Sorry to hear about your mum (and dad) Jenne
Congrats on being first time grandma
Our daughter is about to give birth to our first grandchild .... will be induced next Tuesday evening if not arrived before. He will be born with a cleft lip and palate ..... so our heads are in a spin too at the moment.

[jenne]

Thanks Barb, yeah poor old Mum and Dad. My grand daughter was born last Sunday 12th so very new and I'm flying over to Victoria to have a look lol next week for a couple of days.
That's great about a new grandson and sorry about his cleft lip and palate, but he can have a little work done perhaps to make it easier for him, but he will still be a little cuddly darling for you to love and enjoy.

[ScottH]

It's like a family reunion!!
Been a while for me too.
I've been giving up things I used to do, to do other things I want to do more.
And then I got lazy again and did little.

Nice to see familiar faces still around.
I'll share some pics from recent adventures
Off to Sydney for the weekend, so hopefully will get to Trey Ratcliffe's photo walk tomorrow afternoon, Vivid Sydney in the evening, and the Footy on Sunday!!


Congrats Jenne on being a Grandma.

[jenne]

Thank you Scott and welcome back too, I haven't seen your FB recently, must give it a nudge but I'm saying again how much I enjoyed your trip OS last year, your images were so enjoyable.
Enjoy your Sydney trip, lots of things to do, so looking forward to pics from you.

[Sully]

Welcome back Scott

[Isac]

AP has been very ill lately but it now seems it's getting stronger every day !!
Thanks must go to those "old" members who have decided to come back home where they belong - your input is invaluable!
So to those members, Toddyh, ScottH, Jenne, Sully and others I may have missed, a huge "W E L C O M E B A C K" from all of us here at AP.
We have lost quite a few members in recent times and those of us who have kept AP afloat really appreciate your return. W E M I S S E D Y O U !
Congratulations to all those who have become Nannas and Granddads recently. Aint life grand?

Unfortunately (depends on what side of the fence you are on) I have a GREAT Grandson, 5 years old, who lives in Toowoomba and we don't see him to often - except on Skype - so at least he knows what we look like.

[Sully]

Thanks Isac ..... it's good to be back

I may get to see a great grandson .... but won't be holding my breath lol

Thank goodness for technology in helping us visually stay in contact with family and friends ... without leaving the confines of our 4 walls

[jenne]

Thank you for your welcome back Isac, I always feel like I'm home here. Pretty sad about your great grandson being so far away, that must tug at your heartstrings a lot, it's a long way in between. Maybe you could get a camel train and trek back and forth, the photos would be magical, plus the welcome at both ends

[Isac]

Thanks Sully and Jenne. No plans for camels at the mo and yes, Skype is rather special. I might grab a snap next time he is on.

[ScottH]

I'll try and get more involved again.
I'm away again this weekend, so hopefully some more photo ops.
Have many photos from Sydney, now to find time to process them.
I met Trey Ratcliff on Saturday at a Photo walk he was hosting.
A really nice genuine guy. Had a fun afternoon.

[sejac]

I've missed you all! It can get lonely here sometimes, you know. And if you don't stay, to quote the great Aunty Jack, "I'll come around to your house and rip your bloody arms off!" (I'm old enough to have seen the original Aunty Jack when she came out on TV.)

Now all we have to do is find out where Mick (loose cannon) is. He can be a worry.

[seaslug]

And Gabby (PP)