debra , i cant imagine how noisy and busy it must be in there now,
thankfully we have everything within walking distance or 7 mins drive away
and dont have to tackle it , dont know how people drive into there everyday for work and many do
the stress must be rotten
i have received a lovely present also from a lovely special lady heres a big hug of thanks 
Crunch, smash, crunch, smash ........... I got one too 
Nooooooo - I have not been spending all this time crunching and smashing! Don't want to wear myself out - have a whole year to do that 
Gosh - the poor folks over east - Queensland fires and NSW floods. We used to joke about ending up with water views from the top of the mountains ..... now I feel awful about it 
I was interested in your comments about your Sydney stay Deb. Had been reading about the disruption along George Street - that would be massive. Not a city person any more (at least not a Sydney person) but that would take the cake as far as I am concerned.
I hope you found your accommodation well located - think it would have been almost right in the middle of it ...... next to Australia Square wasn't it?
Off to another Christmas lunch tomorrrow - then away with friends for a few days on Sunday. No work for a week woooohooooo.
Keeping watch on you all even though I am not posting much at the moment. Remember you have to be good if you want Santa to visit - or naughty if you really don't care
Edited to correct lunch is NOT today - it's tomorrow 
Hi Laney, lot's of rain in NSW we had 2 storms and some lovely
rain Forster copped a bit of a bashing a roof in a swimming pool
and lots of trees down. Enjoy your lunch tomorrow and have a lovely
break away with your friends, and remember santa is watching 
Afternon folks 
Happy 1st of the ........
Had to decide whether to weed or paint my nails ......... the latter won so will be back later when they have dried properly 
OMG I did not realise how that might have sounded!
Perish the thought that I might have had enough dirt under my nails for weeds to grow ..........
It's just NOT true but I am laughing nonetheless
....talking about weeding/gardening I have always though that railway sleepers are better used in the garden for vegetable plots than on the shoulder here on CS. Just my opinion of course
Laney