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    Avon ladies

    Wonderful! Penguin is a lovely little place
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    Avon ladies

    Yes, ding dong Avon calling...makes me chuckle when a lady from Pre school also was an Avon lady, but as she had a tribe of kids. Hubby would help out sometimes. He would ring the bell and say "Avon calling" in a deep voice tattoos and all! Oh yes, soap on a rope too! So many lovely bottles.
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    Joke I am praying for the meal

    Haha, this is hilarious...love it!!!!
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    Avon ladies

    Yes, my Mum was an Avon lady back in 1969, when I was 8 yrs old. Loved the perfume samples. Fave fragrance was Occur! Loved Peanuts, Snoopy, Charlie Brown ect soap dishes and shampoo. In later years fave purchase was jewellery and lipsticks. Avon was great!
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    Miami Milkbar

    Yes, fond memories enjoying a cold drink and sandwiches with my Mum. We had a frozen drink called orange freeze. Later on enjoyed hanging out with friends before a movie, with either a milkshake (yes in metal container) or lunch and ice cream in my early 20's. Country town NSW run by Greeks...
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    Joke The King and the Princess

    Oh haha thought it was going to be a naughty joke - love it!!!!
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    What makes autumn special for you?

    I love the tones of red and golden leaves on the trees and cooler nights for sleeping!
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    Joke Drama, drama, drama!

    Haha now THAT is a spider!!!! I am on the look out in my shower now!!!!!
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    Fish and chips served in newspaper

    Ah yes, I certainly remember fish n chips wrapped up in newspaper and enjoyed it with Mum n Dad and big sis of a Fri evening during the cool crisp winters in northern NSW...well any evening was good!Best eaten straight away or went soggy...yum!
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    Ice cream and jelly

    Sorry try again....guess I just forget to buy it really...I shall treat myself soon!
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    Ice cream and jelly

    Guess I just forg
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    Atheist in the woods

    Love this joke...good one!
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    Bath cubes

    Yes, I recall receiving these from school friends in primary school. Bath bombs popular these days. I often use bath salts for tired feet and legs for a good soak in bathtub. Great stuff!
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    Kero Heater

    Yes, I had one when living on my own in a flat in my 20's.Cheap to run, but rather smelly!
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    Sunday roasts

    Sad you lost Dad so young, but sounds like your Mum did her best to keep going. She sounds very special.
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    Sunday roasts

    Sunday roasts were a special time in my family with Mum and Dad and my much older sister. Prior to that, I recall a big Sunday feast with my Gran and her siblings and their families. Yummy lamb, chicken with gravy and veg. Lots of laughter, music and dancing and the smell of the bush with great...
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    Ice cream and jelly

    Yum!! I always enjoyed this treat. Dont have it much these days. I recall enjoying it when I had my tonsils out at age 10. I do LOVE nice icecream in a cone...with choc on top and nuts! Fave as a young girl, was my Mum's trifle with wine...maybe got a bit tipsy eating it! Cake with custard and...
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    Matlock Police

    Yes, loved this show and cannot recall a fave episode, as liked all of them. Homicide and Division 4 also great! Paul Cronin went on to The Sullivans - another great show! I also recall he did another cop show Solo One, I think it was called?
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    SIGNS UP AND SMILE

    Sorry THESE signs...can't spell today!!!
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