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All fixed :-D

I couldn't find marbles anywhere (I'm still wondering if kids play with them now).

I had a rummage in the cupboards..... found a box of glass "sweets" that belonged to my Mother (they look like wrapped sweets) and a strange arrangement of silk flowers someone gave me ages ago.

Pulled the floral thingie to bits & kept the large roses (a pale apricot colour).

The glasses are now filled with the glass beads, glass sweeties & silk flowers. They don't look too bad with the lights on them.

The awful white marbles I bought are now in a box, in the cupboard with the vases :-)

I used to have lots of candles outside, but we have so many plants (in pots) it was getting dangerous. The solar lamps are a safer (and cheaper) option.

:-)

No beach close to me, But the Bush is around 1Km away, so we get all sorts of strange creatures wandering in, like Foxes where we give them a meal, and Rosellas not sure where their nesting, many Magpies which can be nuisance.
I would prefer your area, always loved the seafront.
Oh my temp went from 0c to 13c today.

Bill

The temp got to 20C today, but it was verrrrrry windy. Tomorrow won't be a beach day, the wind won't be as severe, but rain and a max of 15 is predicted. brrrrrrrrrr

Look at my avatar..... that's our local beach. When we go for a walk, even on weekends, we might see a max of 10 people, and we know them all :-D

The town we live in is hidden in the trees.

:-)

my daughter and I had a wonderful time on Coogee Beach, Sydney, in August 1981 ..............................



no-one else but us on this glorious sandy beach



and it was sunny and warm




about 20C



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coward!

:-)

The postage would be more than the stones are worth lol

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I might try looking for some shells next time we go for a walk on the beach..... that's won't be too soon, because it's winter .... and windy today, I don't like being sandblasted.

:-)

I've got some florist stones sitting unused on a shelf in my closet ...........................



I could send them to you




for a price :-)

sounds very attractive :-)

I like a nice day out :-D

But I hate shopping :-(

What I want the marbles for........... we bought a pack of 10 solar lights that fit over the gutters. We put two near the front door, and three are over the back patio. The remaining five I use as lamps. Sounds weird. The solar parts sit in a basket during the day to collect sun, and at night I put them on the top of glass containers, then put them on the small tables on the patio. They look much nicer with something in the glass... I've used all my shiny florist "marbles" and need more.

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just think ................


a nice short journey to Queensland ................... 20 minutes is nothing!


would make a nice day out for you two



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lol BR........ I'll start digging. :-D

I really don't like shopping, I only go to the large shopping centres when I have to.... get what I want and get out as fast as possible.

I got mine some time ago in Matalan

Scozz,
Iffin its a clear vase why dontcha put some of them polished Opals in there ya got plenty of them lying all over the place in Oz.

Ps, if you`re left with a surplus of them pretty stones send them to "Budgie".
c/o... http://www.genesreunited.co.uk they will be most gratefully received . xx :-D

Many supermarkets stock "glass" pebbles, generally in a net bag.
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Who said I lost my marbles
Believe me that's not true
Always in that treasured space
They all look quite brand new.

Each having striking colors
With nifty great designs
Honestly I must confess
They are all truly mine.

Each marble tells a story
Of how it came to be
I won one from a big guy
When I was only three.

That was quite a moment
I never shall forget
Tigers eye in amber
The best eyes I have yet.

You see I have my marbles
Tightly stored away
I'll bring them out to show you
If the Doc says it's okay.

I won't have a problem
Because they were never lost
Rolling around with bright ideas
Which occasionally get tossed.

Probably too dangerous.

Not around here Dizzi........ I'm in a small town, we have the basics.

We don't have a "Garden Centre"......... there's a local nursery, no frills.

:-(

BUT........... do kids play with marbles now?

GARDEN CENTRE

Bill ~

I'm just south of the Qld border, takes about 20 minutes to get there...... nightmare in summer, with daylight saving, we have it, Qld doesn't.

Surely You don't have to go that far.

Wow that was a quick reply. :-D :-D :-D