Roaring laughing at Richo and the duck/fox whistle:)

Hey I just googled and found some instructions. This part is harder to explain than making the whistle... Place the folded part of the whistler against the bottom of your tongue. Push your tongue back with the whistle so the tip of your tongue points at the roof of your mouth. Let you lips gently seal against the top and bottom part of the whistle. Blow. Blow soft and hard and experiment with different mouth shapes until your make it whistle. It might take a bit of practice to get started, but before long you will notice dogs and cranes desperately trying to follow your instructions I remember the bit about creating a seal with your lips is important too. Here's a link so you can see what it looks like too. The guy has gone a bit fancy in shaping the edges nicely. http://www.instructables.com/id/A-Homemade-Whistle-in-less-than-a-Minute/step4/How-to-make-it-Whistl... thanks beach... I did get a bit of a whistle, so I think practice will do it... it will save a lot of shouting at the dog if I succeed :^O Cranes too?????  I wonder if the two in my paddock would respond?  hehehe!

Evening seniors. Re the recent mention of fox whistles. Up the bush years ago i would show the young blokes how to make a duck caller. All that was needed was one of those ring pull can tops. Would get their attention -then spend ages bending the flap part into different shapes All the eyes were glued on the method. Then i would hold it up and yell through the ring part-- CALLING ALL DUCKS-lol. Would get the mongrel of the month award for that! Richo.

Hahahahaa!  .... was the prize for mongrel of the month a duck? :^O

It just came to me it was called Camphor Ice, used when you had a cold, mum used it on me the most.

Oh I remember Camphor Ice now...my grandmother swore by it but Mum used Vicks VapoRub. I never noticed any difference, or maybe I was just so miserable with my cold that I didn't care....I was never a good patient.:^O

Hi Darki I think we used to talk years ago??

My Mum used to make little calico bags with long ribbons and put camphor blocks in the bags.  We would hang those around our necks when we went to bed - it helped breathing when congested with colds.

Does anyone remember cryssaline lamps (not sure of spelling)? They had a little dish on the top of an intricate metal stand and some sort of candle or heat source below.  Mum used to burn that in my sister's room when she had an asthma attack.

Memory was jogged last night as to all the Kodak cameras ive had during my long life..............cant believe that they are in such dire financial straits hard to wrap my head around:(

When did everyone get their first camera....mine was at 10 years of age:)

Memory was jogged last night as to all the Kodak cameras ive had during my long life..............cant believe that they are in such dire financial straits hard to wrap my head around:( When did everyone get their first camera....mine was at 10 years of age:)

Kodak in dire straights JV?  How?  That sounds impossible 😞

Hi Darki I think we used to talk years ago??

Good Heavens!!!  FluffyTom!  Yes we did, how are you?

Years ago is right... how time flies... welcome here 🙂

Good morning all 🙂

So many people arriving here that I'm sure have never gathered before... it's so good catching up with all our memories.

Camphor block and mothballs, blue bags, Sunlight soap... Lux flakes... so many small things that were just part of everyday life...

Yes and small watch faces.  I still have the one my husband gave me on our wedding day... it was tiny.