hello from the uk

[J&W'smum]

Hi to everyone i signed up before i realized it was based down under but it doesnt make a bifrence its nice to see people have the same worrys every where. :)
A Bit about me i have two boys i love to bits aged 6mth and 3years i'm a stay at home mum whos been at home for 3 and a half years now so i dont have a life at all. I love to read and really need to get fit but im sure every one thinks that :D

[jamb]

Hi and welcome, its a great site and I don't think a bit of ocean makes any differencein the world of parenting! Look forward to chatting!

[draught]

Given that half the advice I rely on from this site is from people on the other side of a very large country, I don't think that being on the other side of the world is much different - and you might get some different perspectives from this site, so welcome and enjoy! (And don't get too jealous of our weather along the way!!) :D

[moggs]

Hi,

I'm australian and now back in oz after spending 5 years in the UK...Where abouts do you live? We lived in London, can't say i really miss it though

moggsxx

[J&W'smum]

Hi i,m from west yorkshire Know where near London. London is a nice place to visit but i wouldnt want to live their although my mum thinks the underground is real exiting! :D thanks for welcoming me

[ThomasMum]

good to hear someone from the neighbourhood! Welcome J&W's Mum!

I too from UK (grew up between the country side of Devon, and nice suburb of Holland Park), now live in Oz being married to most amazing and wonderfull the lad from Down Under :D my sis and bro are still live in th UK.

Went back 1.5 years ago with my hubby for one of his business trips. was good to see the ol familiar faces thats for sure. London was at its ussual madness, the tubes were mad totally unchedulles as ussual! cant say that i miss it lol

Welcome once again.

[Manxie]

Hi

I am also from the UK been out here for about 4 years. Feeling very homesick at the moment as all my family are back in England :( . I usually manage a trip home every August but not this year as Bubs No 1 is due to put in an appearance at the end of July!

I lived in and around London for a long time and loved it! Adelaide is just a tad quieter - would be perfect if I could ship friends and family out to live!! Also M&S foodhall would be good :D

Nice to chat

[J&W'smum]

Ok then lets do the tradisional britsh thing for all you Brits out their here goes

The weather is Wet it was hot last week so much so i couldnt let the children play out now is cold and wet.

Their you go hope all you Brits are feeling better LOL :D

[willsmum]

I've been here in Oz since I was 3 years old (ie for 35 years - good grief, I sound like an antique!) but 95% of my family are still in Leicestershire. I was last there in 2000 (ie pre-kids).

And yes, it was wet and foggy. And the beer was warm. And the petrol was expensive. And I REALLY don't like black-pudding but mushy peas are great.

Luckily we have an English Sweet Shop in Adelaide so I can indulge in pear drops, Cadbury Buttons (we have Cadbury choc but it tastes different) and Bassetts stuff. Alas, no Munchies though. Or proper Fruit Gums. But they do stock Tizer & Irn Bru!!!

[Manxie]

Hi Willsmum

Cant believe I havent found this sweet shop - where is it?????? Do they have double deckers? Also fancied some walkers cheese & onion crisps yesterday, just cant get excited about the crisps you get here, (probably not a bad thing though!!)

Let me at that sweet shop :p

[Pommy Mummy]

Hi
I'm English too and have lived in regional Victoria for 5 years. I'm married to an Aussie lad and we are expecting our first in 8 weeks. I'm originally from London but spent 7 years at boarding school in Oxford. Although I don't miss London I loved living there and there are certain aspects that I miss. My husband and I are always saying how we miss the cosy little pubs and I have to say I'm not as fit as I was living in England as I used to walk everywhere where as over here we drive all over the place.

[willsmum]

Hi Manxie. The shop is in James Place off Rundle Mall. I think it's called Lollipops. Haven't seen Double Deckers but then again I haven't looked for them.

[razzle]

If you feel like a little drive there's also a shop in Hahndorf that sells English sweets.... :)

[ThomasMum]

the weather report J&W's Mum!

Send us a bag of those assorted gum drops/lemon sherbets from Mark & Spencer!

I do miss those lollies *cry* :(

[willsmum]

Hi Thomasmum. We were in Sydney a couple of weeks ago on hols. You probably know about it already, but there is an English sweet shop in the Harbourside shopping centre at Darling Harbour.

[J&W'smum]

And their was me thinking i was diffrent ;)
Having watched childrens programs and read things about oz the child care provition and child orientated things seem genraly of a better quality out their would you say children being the future is given i higher value out their?

[ThomasMum]

thanks for the info, yeah weve got couple of ol English shops around the neighbourhood, but its not the same if we didnt get em from Marky&Spencer!

By the way, is Will for William? My older brother who's an Ob also William but we called him Willow Tree coz he's like 6'4!!

Pls don't take the Willow Tree joke as an offence :)

[willsmum]

Yep. He is a William. And the Willow Tree thing is quite funny, cos he is a tiny little thing. 5th % for height & weight. Our surname starts with G so we call him WillyG (Like Ali G the comedian).