Hijacker

[Gruffudd]

Sometimes I change the course of a conversation or hijack it by picking up on a minor detail and going off in a whole new direction. I might need an outlet for my habit. So the rules are, you can join in the conversation by taking it in a whole new direction or saying something that just doesn't follow on. Remember that we are not being serious... 

[blondguy]

Elton John is a Legend

[Guest_5218]

Elton John's "Candle in the Wind" - a tribute to my niece Emma, who's 12 birthday it would have been today. The family released lots of helium filled balloons out on the farm today for her. I hope she saw them. For you Em ..

[Elizabeth CP]

My niece died at 5 weeks & helium balloons were released at the grave. Her parents knew she wouldn't live long due to her problems even prior to birth so they went out of their way to make the most of the short time they had with her including providing opportunities for all the family members to hold her & have photos taken with her.

[Gruffudd]

I have a row of family photographs with seven generations and about 175 years. Some of the lives were long and others were too short. There is a connection in there knowing the names, the stories, and the places.

[Elizabeth CP]

One of my favourite photos on my wall shows my husband walking up a mountain in the snow in England. He is heading away from the camera and his face is in shadow. You can see the track he has made as his boots have sunk deep into the snow and ahead the snow is pristine. There are a few bushes peaking out through the snow & a rocky cliff edge adding interest. The sky is a grey blue contrasting with the white. It reminds me of a lovely (although challenging) day. We slid most of our way down the mountain on our return fighting to dig our boots into the snow to get some control. Good memory

[topsy_]

There are some events making history which will long stick in our memory. Where we were & what we were doing.

President J F Kennedy - I was very young but watched the funeral train on black & white tv.

Man landing on the moon - I was in Year 7. We were allowed to go home to watch on tv (still b&w). We had to return to school afterwards.

Granville Bridge Disaster - I was working at the town library. The boss bought her tv in for us to watch.

Death of Princess Diana - my youngest daughter & I were both home. We were glued to the tv.

How about you? What are your memories?

[Guest_5218]

Yes agree with you Lyn. Some memorable ones for me were:

Sacking of the Whitlam Government - I was a young teenager awith no interest in politics, but that changed from that day.

Death of Princess Diana - my husband and I were travelling from Sydney down the highway and stopped off at a pub for a lunch break during our travels. When we walked in, there were people standing around looking up at a big TV screen. Everyone looked in total shock.

9/11 Twin Towers - I hadnt been able to sleep and got up in the early morning. Flicking between channels I saw a flash of the 1st plane going into the building. Thinking I was on a disaster movie channel I kept flicking channels, and it was on all of them. Thus realising that it was real and happening live, I was transfixed. I had been up those towers personally only the year before.

Sherie xx

[Gruffudd]

There are moments that signpost our lives. I have been watching the trees starting to turn outside my window. There are a few species, and at the moment a golden yellow strongly dominates, the reds and oranges on the trees that hold on longer will follow soon. It is my signal to plant the tulips and daffodil bulbs.

[Guest_5218]

Change of seasons. Yesterday I brought up the woodbox to the back deck in preparation for the first fires as the weather cools down. We dont have any other heating other than a wood fire in the living room. So I have the kindling box all topped up and ready, and some bigger wood all packed neatly in the box. Now ... bring on the cold.

[topsy_]

Sherie your dog is so lovely. Abby is so much rounder around the belly!

Thinking of sign posts - all my life I have gotten motion sickness. When I was a kid I used to look for the "mile pegs". Anyone remember them? I knew the number of miles was the same as the number of minutes to get to where we were going.

When kilometres came in I worked out that if you divide the distance on those roadside signs by 10 then multiply by 6 you had the amount of time the trip was. That was SO important when I was trying so hard not to be sick. I'd be working out if I thought I could make it.