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I do know the street I only walked past there on Wednesday@Suzanne rose knows him too! She probably knows the street as well.
My nan used to do this every Christmas, a sixpence in a plum pudding.My Nana also use to make puddings with Sixpences and Threepences. Because us kids (well then we were kids) did not like plum pudding, she use to make a pudding specially for the kids with Sixpences and Threepences in it. I loved my Nana.
Now that’s whats known as hotMy nan used to do this every Christmas, a sixpence in a plum pudding.
I make fruit cake and place a $2 coin wrapped in foil .
I'm married to a Greek and they do similar for New years day but with a cake/ bread. I make it each year . You cut the first piece for the house. Then one piece each person and whoever gets the money is supposed to have luck for the year. I always wrap a $20 note in foil and pop it into the cake before it's baked
A bit of bad luck for your comrades.Most memorable. It was 1987 at a forward base on the Caprivi Strip during the Angolan Bush War. My MAOT Team and I was stationed over Christmas here. We had a great Christmas lunch supplied by the base OC, however the whole base developed stomach problems (the pork was off and I didn't eat pork at that stage), and I ended up having to CASEVAC everyone except myself and another team member, which left the two of us on the base for the night. So that left the remaining beers, champagne and wine for us.
We are so excited to launch our November Competition which is open to ALL SDC MEMBERS.
This one is extra special because it’s Christmas-themed for the holidays, AND we are drawing it in the first week of December, so the winner can use their $100 voucher to either Coles, Woolies, or IGA to help with the Christmas shopping!
Entering the competition is simple! We want to hear about your favourite Christmas memories. It can be any Christmas you remember. Maybe it was your childhood Christmas. Or maybe it was last year’s Christmas. Whatever it was, we want to hear about it!
Our favourite submission will win a $100 voucher to Coles, Woolworths or IGA.
We ran this competition last year and it was so beautiful to read the replies.
So, members, it’s time to get into the Christmas Spirit!
Entries close Thursday, November 30th 11:59 pm.
I bettcha you're the one on the left at the front!View attachment 33896
My favourite memories growing up were on Boxing Day we would travel to Woy Woy (from Sydney) to spend the day with my dad’s family including parents, sister, aunties, uncles, cousins at his aunty’s house. She had lost her husband in WW2. It was a huge affair with all families bringing food to share. There was back yard cricket, riding bikes, brushing my cousin’s beautiful long red hair. As we all got older and had families the get together grew smaller. We were fortunate that we did it one last time before my Aunty passed. This is one of the photos from the day.
Hahahahayou idiot wonder you didn’t break your frigging neckWay back in the fifties I found my first 2 wheeler bike under the tree!!! We lived in a high Queenslander with twenty steps down to the back yard. As no one was out of bed, I rode it down the back steps with much glee! I suffered the bollicking I received from Dad and was not allowed to ride it for a week!!!
That sounds like great fun!!!23rd January 1946, a truck arrives at Bulli Caravan Park. Out piles my family, Grandparents, Parents, Uncles and Aunts and a few Cousins. The men start raising the 2 large army tents and the women start bringing in the food. It will be the best Christmas ever for 15 month ME. For the next 2 days, Christmas dinner is sorted out from what we all have bought and packed in ice. Our Uncles takes us down to the beach to paddle and Uncle Al catches a small shark, and he puts it back. We do not tell the adults!! We stay till New Years Day and then pack up the truck and back home to Sydney with me sitting on Dad's lap in the front seat. Hopefully to return next year.
G'day little fella! What a cutie!Our beautiful little Ethan
for your mumMy best Xmas day was in 1973 I was 10 yrs old my mum and dad had separated and mum had no money, I know she would not be able to buy me and my 2 sisters anything for Xmas but when Xmas morning roll around there was presents under the small tree, we were so happy. I found out later that mum had been skipping meals for months to save money to give us a little happiness on Xmas day, to this day I've never let on that I had know but my mum was and still is the best and at 83 yrs old she still try's to give us something even though she can't afford it I love her for that.