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Welcoming Center, Management and General Chat => Chit Chat => Topic started by: obbie on June 20, 2012, 03:56:48 am
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Wonderful to meet Gretchen and her husband.
She has the book for you Judy..
Robyn :)
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Great to hear Robyn! I hope we will all meet each other one day :D
But I must admit that I am a little confused... Gretchen and Gert are the same person, right? ???
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Yes Amy, Gretchen, Gretch, Gert, Gertie - all the same person ;)
Thanks Robyn and I'm so pleased that you finally met each other - how far apart are you in distance and travelling time?
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Only 1 hour apart, about about 100 k.
Shes Great fun, and has photos...
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Yay :D :D another forum meet up :D :D
I can imagine it would have been nothing but fun and laughs ;)
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Well it took me an hour and a half because of some road works.
Thanks Robyn for the LEMON marmalade.
Robyn has a shop full of stuff in a beautiful heritage listed building in the quaint village of Yungaburra. On the Atherton Tablelands. It is a beautiful drive from Cairns through some great farming country. COFFEE, strawberries, mangos, all kinds of citrus, and veggies as well as peanuts.
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Sadly we did not have a lot of time but Robyn did share a bit of her life with me and she is certainly one lucky woman. I wished we lived closer as Robyn would make a great friend and neighbour.
I wanted a pic of the huge lemon tree but this was all that was left.
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Thanks Robyn it was great meeting you and we will meet up again.
That shop is just full of bits and pieces of I know not what.
Gert
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Thanks for photos Gertie ;D Sounds like you two had a great time, even though it was short ;)
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This was my lemon tree, we have now transplanted it at home..
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i thought you were a blonde and had short hair Robyn ;D
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I wish Uni, I have come out of hiding. My hair was heaps longer, hat it cut 3 weeks ago.
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How lovely to see some photos of your business and you at last Robyn - what a quaint little shop you have. Now we can picture where you are when you're posting on the forum - it's great when you can spend so much time on the forum at work and not get into trouble with the boss :D
It sounded like a nice trip up there Gretchen, I hope you haven't put yourself out too much just to pick up a book for me but at least you have finally done what you promised Robyn you would do and that is to visit her up there some time. Thanks again and the photos are great :-* :-*
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Glad you lovely ladies had a nice catch up.
Robyn you look nothing like your profile pic
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Isn't it funny how I thought your pic on here was really you Obbie. Nice to finally be able to see the real you.
It seems like you girls had a great day.
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If Robyn's profile photo isn't actually Robyn... ???
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Amy, there is a selection of profile pictures people can choose from if they don't wish to put their own picture up and this is what Robyn has done. Where it did become confusing was when a new member a while back also chose the same picture. Until then I'd thought it was Robyn but it's some singer or actress or someone - Robyn who is it again :-))
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That's fabulous you two!
Your shop looks so charming Robyn.....bet you wish it was filled with kitchenware, instead of irrigation stuff! ;)
....and bet that Gretch was a hoot too :P
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Amy, there is a selection of profile pictures people can choose from if they don't wish to put their own picture up and this is what Robyn has done. Where it did become confusing was when a new member a while back also chose the same picture. Until then I'd thought it was Robyn but it's some singer or actress or someone - Robyn who is it again :-))
Thanks for that clarification Judy :) I hope Robyn posts back soon and tells me who her profile photo is!
As you can see, I'm quite happy to have a photo of myself as my profile photo :-)) I'm not shy lol ;)
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Amy, there is a selection of profile pictures people can choose from if they don't wish to put their own picture up and this is what Robyn has done. Where it did become confusing was when a new member a while back also chose the same picture. Until then I'd thought it was Robyn but it's some singer or actress or someone - Robyn who is it again :-))
Thanks for that clarification Judy :) I hope Robyn posts back soon and tells me who her profile photo is!
As you can see, I'm quite happy to have a photo of myself as my profile photo :-)) I'm not shy lol ;)
We all have our on line names Amy and almost all of us are also happy to share our real our real names among friends. It will be interesting at the weekend retreat to see if we can put faces to names especially those who have two faces names.
Gert
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amy i think its Avril Lavigne
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no its Dido ;D
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Well I always thought Obbie was the person in the pic too.
You learn something new every day :)
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Amy, there is a selection of profile pictures people can choose from if they don't wish to put their own picture up and this is what Robyn has done. Where it did become confusing was when a new member a while back also chose the same picture. Until then I'd thought it was Robyn but it's some singer or actress or someone - Robyn who is it again :-))
i was so confused that day JD ;D
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no its Dido ;D
Dido wins.
Well I always thought Obbie was the person in the pic too.
You learn something new every day :)
Obsfucation but for fun.
Gert
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Well I would have walked in the shop, walked out & asked around showing the photo Obbie uses, got in my car & gone home disappointed.
So glad Gert you dont think like me. Lovely photo of you both & lovely lovely shop front. Oh to be a little kitchen shop. Robably just as well, it would have no stock left ;D
H :)
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The shop is really lovely with beautiful,timber floors and heritage colours on the walls. Looks like some original light fittings too. H it used to be a very expensive restaurant and they are lucky to have it .
It would make a lovely shop for you H or Maddy but I would really like to see uni and a deli. I am not into drainage stuff but somehow it works and is a valuable asset to the area as are Robyn and her DH.
Gert
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;D will you come and work with me Gert ;D
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Amy, there is a selection of profile pictures people can choose from if they don't wish to put their own picture up and this is what Robyn has done. Where it did become confusing was when a new member a while back also chose the same picture. Until then I'd thought it was Robyn but it's some singer or actress or someone - Robyn who is it again :-))
Thanks for that clarification Judy :) I hope Robyn posts back soon and tells me who her profile photo is!
As you can see, I'm quite happy to have a photo of myself as my profile photo :-)) I'm not shy lol ;)
We all have our on line names Amy and almost all of us are also happy to share our real our real names among friends. It will be interesting at the weekend retreat to see if we can put faces to names especially those who have two faces names.
Gert
LOL ;D ;D ;D
I reeeeeeeaally wish I was coming so I could meet you all :(
Who on Earth is Dido? ???
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Not sure, but might be a singer??
Obviously a Obbie lookalike ;D
H :)
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Robyn and Gert how very exciting. I remember visiting Yungaburra (spelling?) when we visited that area a few years ago. We stayed in Atherton and travelled round and did all the tourist things. Loved Mareeba and then DH decided he would drive down the Kuranda hill with the caravan on. He didn't comment much when we got to the bottom. ;)
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Robyn and Gert how very exciting. I remember visiting Yungaburra (spelling?) when we visited that area a few years ago. We stayed in Atherton and travelled round and did all the tourist things. Loved Mareeba and then DH decided he would drive down the Kuranda hill with the caravan on. He didn't comment much when we got to the bottom. ;)
The Gillies is 10 times worse. Kuranda is a doddle .
Gert
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Dido is an English singer/songwriter Amy - I've never heard of her though but that's not surprising at my age.
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Robyn the marmalade isDELICIOUS.
Thank you
Gert
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Dido is an English singer/songwriter Amy - I've never heard of her though but that's not surprising at my age.
Thanks again Judy :-*
Hm, maybe I should have heard of her at my age... but she's probably not my kind of artist :-))
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You'd probably recognise her songs if you heard them Amy, she was everywhere for a while there.
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You'd probably recognise her songs if you heard them Amy, she was everywhere for a while there.
Oh, was she one of those artists? Sort of a one-hit-wonder?
Not like the Beatles. Or Queen (my favourite band. Freddie Mercury is a legend :D) Or Elton John. Or... who else do I like... the BeeGees!!! ;D ;D
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I'm with you Dede, I thought Robyn 's avatar was a picture of her too. LOL. I wish I had thought of that. Perhaps I should change my avatar.
I'd like to be .....Cate Blanchett, or Elle, or maybe a hunky guy. If only I could find a picture of David Tennant! Then I'd love looking at myself.
What a fantastic idea Robyn. I wish I'd thought of it. I love the look of your shop and your lemon tree.
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I'm with you Dede, I thought Robyn 's avatar was a picture of her too. LOL. I wish I had thought of that. Perhaps I should change my avatar.
I'd like to be .....Cate Blanchett, or Elle, or maybe a hunky guy. If only I could find a picture of David Tennant! Then I'd love looking at myself.
What a fantastic idea Robyn. I wish I'd thought of it. I love the look of your shop and your lemon tree.
I am Elle.
Gert
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I'm with you Dede, I thought Robyn 's avatar was a picture of her too. LOL. I wish I had thought of that. Perhaps I should change my avatar.
I'd like to be .....Cate Blanchett, or Elle, or maybe a hunky guy. If only I could find a picture of David Tennant! Then I'd love looking at myself.
What a fantastic idea Robyn. I wish I'd thought of it. I love the look of your shop and your lemon tree.
I am Elle.
Gert
We know Gertie ;)
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That is ok then.
Gertie
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Excellent Gert. When we meet in Perth, I'll look for Elle, and you can look for a cupcake!
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I hope you remember what I look like ES because when we meet at the airport, I may not recognise you unless you are a cup cake. I know we've met so it will be interesting to see if I remember what you look like.
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Excellent Gert. When we meet in Perth, I'll look for Elle, and you can look for a cupcake!
Oh yeah I am six feet tall with long legs and big tits. Can't miss me. What flavour cupcake will I look for?
Judy will be the one with three suitcases.
Gert
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Orange and poppyseed
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So cute and tasty. Sue did ya know tha Peters is having a stocktaking sale? Panacotta sets for only $12.
Gert
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Just stop it now
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For you cupcake.
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I know. I signed up for their newsletter, but I've been too scared to look at their website. I'm trying to save money (and cupboard space)
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So cute and tasty. Sue did ya know tha Peters is having a stocktaking sale? Panacotta sets for only $12.
Gert
Yeah i know. Had to pop in the other day to get a gift voucher for a birthday present and ended up buying more for myself than the value of the voucher!!! It's a dangerous place ES!
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So cute and tasty. Sue did ya know tha Peters is having a stocktaking sale? Panacotta sets for only $12.
Gert
Yeah i know. Had to pop in the other day to get a gift voucher for a birthday present and ended up buying more for myself than the value of the voucher!!! It's a dangerous place ES!
Peters is a very serious shopping experience. I love how they have lackeys to take the stuff off your hands and deliver it down to the front desk. I also love how you can just drop your basket of goodies and it will be found at the front desk. I love the up stairs and down stairs and the nooks and crannys. I love how you can shop on line for a ship load of stuff and have it delivered for cheap within a week. I just love Peters.
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l too was fooled by obbie photo and thought it was a photo of her
now l am wondering who else photo is not a real photo of them
love the look of your shop and sounds like you girls had a great time meeting up
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1. I didn't realize that was Dido and thought it was obbie.
2. Fantastic that two forum members got to meet each other in person
3. What is Peters? I'm sure that whatever it is, I want it here.
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l too was fooled by obbie photo and thought it was a photo of her
now l am wondering who else photo is not a real photo of them
snappy and amy ;D but wait there is more ;D
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Thanks for the lovely photos Gert and Obbie. :-* It was great to see a moment of your life in Oz :)
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l too was fooled by obbie photo and thought it was a photo of her
now l am wondering who else photo is not a real photo of them
snappy and amy Grin but wait there is more Grin
... Chookie (but that drawing is pretty close)!
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:o I am so envious! I wish I could meet GREATCHEN too! Yes, "Gretchen the Great" or maybe Greatchen for short? ;)
I too was fooled by Obbie's avatar. I LOVED the Dido album from a few years ago, but have to confess I never saw a photo of her so did not recognize her here. Greatchen, you look so stylish, I think I would be truly humbled to meet you in person. :)
btw, if I may ask that you all puleeze don't spend all your money at Pete's cuz I am preparing something new to appear in the Kitchen Kit shop (http://thermomix.superkitchenmachine.com/) some time in August. Though it's something quite small, that I use several times a day with my TMX, and it's inexpensive... but you may just want to order up a whole lot of them ;) :D ;)
( :'( waaaaaaa wish I could be at ForumFest too :'( :-*)
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Gert I am Elle too. Elle the Elephant LOL.
Wish I was going to thermofest too. I have a lot going on ATM and have to make a big decision soon.
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Oh you crack me up laughing.
;D ;D ;D ;D
Yes the forum picture is Dido, a singer. I like her music...
Gretchen is great fun, you will love her.
My shop is a pump and irrigation shop, as Gert says, it used to be a very expensive restaurant, then it sat empty for years, so now its mine.
Yungaburra is a small village, with lots of old heritage buildings, but ours is restored really well.
we are across from the pub....
Maddy and Hally it would be great as a kitchen shop, maybe one day.
Robyn
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it will be a deli with a kitchen shop ;D
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We could sell the HotMix Pro, do demos and hold cooking classes, have a cookbook section and a cafe.
Oh boy would we be working hard but having fun too. Imagine that.
I wonder what little goodie Helene has come up with in her shop? She should give us a hint.
Gert
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Uni it would be good as a deli, mm Hot Mix Pro, I still want to see one. :)
Helene, I am interested too.
Robyn
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Now there's an idea. I'd even make the trip up to Cairns just to visit your shop.
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one day i will have my deli / cooking school
the school will be called Cooking by U N I.
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Uni we will all come and take classes with you.
Now that would be fun...
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l too was fooled by obbie photo and thought it was a photo of her
now l am wondering who else photo is not a real photo of them
snappy and amy ;D but wait there is more ;D
:o :o :o :o :o
Really Uni!?!?
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Snappy
Amy
Dede
Merrilyn
Emerld Sue is a cup cake
Faffa is a purple Rose
Maddy has pink hair
Halex
Hot mix pro is a machine
Astarra
Keiramax
Goldfish
Cookie
actually lots are hiding...
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I'll eventually get around to doing something about it.......just need to get inspired.
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one day i will have my deli / cooking school
the school will be called Cooking by U N I.
what about book: U 'n I can Cook
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Snappy
Amy
Dede
Merrilyn
Emerld Sue is a cup cake
Faffa is a purple Rose
Maddy has pink hair
Halex
Hot mix pro is a machine
Astarra
Keiramax
Goldfish
Cookie
actually lots are hiding...
But not in a obfuscationary or mendacious way.
one day i will have my deli / cooking school
the school will be called Cooking by U N I.
what about book: U 'n I can Cook
Very clever CP
Gert
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one day i will have my deli / cooking school
the school will be called Cooking by U N I.
what about book: U 'n I can Cook
i like that ;D
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There have been photos posted on the forum at different times of Cookie on holiday, Halex when she turned 50 and Faffa used to have herself as her avatar before she became a purple rose.
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Must do a search. :)
i am older than I look and feel.
My little kids keep me young, and work, kids, and parents keep us busy. ;D
There is one other Mum the same age as me in my daughters class, most are 10-20 years younger.
But, ;) Older is wiser, and we don't put up with all the crap...
Most are just starting to buy houses, or can't afford it. So we are all at different stages of life, and have the kids in common. :)
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one day i will have my deli / cooking school
the school will be called Cooking by U N I.
what about book: U 'n I can Cook
You're a genius CP :D
Snappy
Amy
Dede
Merrilyn
Emerld Sue is a cup cake
Faffa is a purple Rose
Maddy has pink hair
Halex
Hot mix pro is a machine
Astarra
Keiramax
Goldfish
Cookie
actually lots are hiding...
But not in a obfuscationary or mendacious way.
Gert
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Snappy,is your avatar of someone famous?
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Snappys photo is Jewel a musician.
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I sort of guessed that it wasn't Robyn - when I first started on the forum I was looking through very old posts and someone else was using the same avatar.
Your shop looks very quaint Robyn.
Can't wait to see what Helene's bringing out.
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Thanks Michelle, heaps of old heritage buildings here.
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Robyn, you live in paradise . . and Gert, too! So glad you were able to get together!! Absolutely loved the photos!! :D
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Robyn, you live in paradise . . and Gert, too! So glad you were able to get together!! Absolutely loved the photos!! :D
Robyn I think we are stars. Women in black. LOL! I have another photo inside the shop showing the light fittings.
Gert
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Are you going to show us Gert?
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Snappys photo is Jewel a musician.
Maybe if i got my hair done, lost about 10kgs and got some makeup on i could look like jewel ;) Well that's the story i'm sticking to anyway!!!
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I am way too vertically challenged, horizontally endowed to ever look like anyone like Jewel :(....not to mention I hate wearing makeup...way too much effort. Maybe I could be reincarnated as a tall leggy blonde.....nah, with my luck I would end up as a slug in a garden with too much salt.
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Uni i would definitely come to your cooking classes - i would come just to watch you cook!
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. . . and I'd be lining up, too!! ;D ;D
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any time girls ;D
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Inside lovely Robyn's lovely shop.
Gert
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I still love my timber floors..
looks good
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. . . and that gorgeous light fitting!! :D :D
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any time girls ;D
Me too? :D
That little shop is absolutely gorgeous Robyn ;D ;D
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Thank you...
I have antique light fittings in the whole shop... ;)
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Love your shop!
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Thank you, I love my shop too.
My home away from home, as my DH calls it.
:)
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The red on the walls and light fittings are gorgeous Robyn.
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Robyn, it looks like a day spa with the red walls and beautiful light fittings.
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and thats a shop for water pumps?
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yes CP. I sell alot of water pumps, poly fittings ect.
Pretty cool building for a pump shop.
If you ever are up here, come and see me. :)
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The decor and beautiful old building makes a lovely place in which to work Robyn - Gretchen should have taken a photo of where you sit at the computer and post on the forum. You would have to have the prettiest irrigation shop in Australia.
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JD, that's funny but so true.
One day I was googling my shop, and found a post on someones blog of my shop, which say the prettiest pump shop in Australia.
Were happy with the building. It used to be a very expensive restaurant, then it has been empty for 7 years.
My kids love it..
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Robyn, it would have to be the best pump shop in Australia. I would imagine that when ladies come in they feel very comfortable.
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Bump for Wonder...
Look at the photos.. :)