Goose: [describing the supercharged Interceptor that's idling, in particular the supercharger itself] You can shut the gate on this one, Maxie... it's the duck's guts ( Read more... )

I've just started getting ready to start Drafting a Full-Size Jaffa Staff Weapon (known as a Ma'Tok, apparantly ( Read more... )

Many years ago, in 1918, my Family bought a Mansion in Longueville, near Sydney

This Mansion, built in 1916, was known as Wanella, and it remained in my Family until 1985 when the last of my Family that lived there, my Great Aunt Francis Mostyn, moved out (who then passed away some 2 years later)

It got Sold in 1987, got torn down, and a new house ( Read more... )

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As I sit here, contemplating ways to try and find some Information on the various Mansions that my Family have had over the past 500 years or so (including waiting to hear back from a couple of Potential Sources), I often find myself wondering....why do I do so ( Read more... )

On-and-off during the past 8 months or so, I've been trying to get together some Information from Various Sources for some Genealogical Projects that I have in mind....

Back in May, I managed to get something *vaguely* resembling 'Floor Plans', from The Flintshire Records Office, for the Mansion that my Branch Line had in Wales, Calcot Hall, before ( Read more... )

Now that I seem to be getting a bit of 'Work Space' once again (due largely, granted, to the Fact that I have now put most of my D.V.D.s in 'Wallets', and thrown out the Cases, and have thus now gotten my Tables back), I am Planning a few Projects over the next few months ( Read more... )

I've Lived in Rental Accommadation in one Form or another more than half my Life....to the extent that 'He Died With A Felafel In His Hand' could almost have been Written about me :-p ( Read more... )

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Went up to Vic Market today and got a couple more of those 'Mini-Copters' (one was $20, the other was $28 ( Read more... )