Good on you, WildDingo. My wife is in Murrumbateman, between Canberra and Yass right now, visiting our son and the grandkids (he went and fell in love with an Aussie lass and emigrated at the tender age of 18, salivating all the way; mind you, his lady is a corker and a nice girl too, the boy knew what he was doing, I just miss the beggar rotten). I've been to Sydney and Brisbane and Melbourne and a few places in between but that is all. Hopefully coming over next March for Port Fairy and the National.

I live in the UK, (wife is English, see, it runs in the family to up sticks for a good woman), and so do MBSLynne and Leadfingers. Jim's OK, now, don't you get into a spat you two. He lives in the States I believe, but he can't help that, someone has to:-). He does have a great voice and can turn an Irish tune or two dozen.

I'll never forget the rozellas - A pair visit my son's garden daily. Beutiful birds (crap voices!), I have their picture on my screensaver.