Millie~ I do hope things are coming along nicely and that you can sit, relax, sip some wine and enjoy yourself. I can't wait to hear all about it. Merry Christmas to you and the wonderful MOTH.
Very very Merry Christmas to you and your boys too! Looking forward to more laughs next year. Enjoy the sunshine. Thanks for all your bright and positive comments and for the tears of laughter you have helped me shed here in front of my screen. Ange x0x0
Dear Mill's, I know that I've already wished your household a Merry Christmas but, thanks so much for your lovely comment and I look forward to more reading of posts and making of comments in 2010. Have a brilliant day tomorrow. XXXX
Millie - who else could understand me better? With five boys "under your belt" so to speak and the MOTH - I've had so much fun over the last year getting to know you. Wishing you all the best.
And if there can't be peace on earth Millie, I pray, at the very least, for peace in your home with all those precious sons. I have also, just drooled all over my keyboard reading your panettone post....how did I miss that the other day? Honestly, I start looking after my children for five minutes and see what happens? I'll be knocking Nonna's out of the way at the local deli grabbing one of these next Christmas. Hope you, MOTH and your lovely ones have the happiest of days celebrating your family. Love Meredy xo.
Millie, just wanted to wish you, MOTH (the grinch) and your 5 gorgeous sons a very merry Christmas and a wonderful new year at the Hedge. Keep safe & well. Looking forward to lots of lovely Hedge posts in 2010. Lee x
Hi Millie & MOTH Just wanting to say Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. I'm sure you will enjoy it all with your family. I did chuckle to myself today, I was busy wrapping Christmas presents when husband came in and declared who he had to buy for this year - a mere 3 people!!! (WOW) Time factor involved etc., etc., how was he going to get it all done??? I couldn't help but think of you and MOTH, Millie. Honestly, the kids have stuck a santa hat on him and he is asleep in the chair at the moment, meanwhile I have to feed the troops, finish wrapping Christmas presents, make a double chocolate mousse, marbled merangues and a double merangue and then wash up and get the kitchen back to its gleaming best. (Actually I'm very lucky - he and the kids go shopping every year for birthday and christmas for me, so I'd better not be too hard on him). Before I go, I just wanted to say I have been following The Laurel Hedge for a few months now, but I really enjoy calling in every day over my breakfast and cuppa and always love reading what you have to say. All the best. Look forward to all great things from The Hedge in 2010. Take care Janine XXOO N.W. Coast, Tassie
Have a super merry Christmas dear friend, happy holidays and best wishes for good health and happiness in 2010 for you and yours. I have so enjoyed getting to know you through the blog world.
Millie and MOTH, Happy Holidays, to you and your family.I hope some our cold weather doesnt sneak across in this post. brrr its cold outside! Enjoy your selves.......... Julie in HOlland :)
Merry Christmas and much love to you and MOTH...hope you have a fabulous day. Thank you so much for all your encouragement you give. Blessings to you and your family this Christmas and wishing you the very best for 2010....Ax
Hi Millie Merry Xmas once again to you and MOTH and your brood of boys... I feel your excitement at having your family there to make for a Merry Little Christmas. Have fun [as I know you will] xx Julie
Life in the little village of Stirling in the hills above Adelaide in South Australia is just about as good as it gets! Enjoying a cool climate and 'hill-station' feel, Stirling is well-known for its 19th-century stone villas set on large grounds dense with roses, camellias, rhododendrons and huge old Oaks.
With 3 sons, 3 grandchildren & my work in a scientific business dominated by yes, more men, The Laurel Hedge was born out of my sheer desperation for something the boys just don't get & never will!
Quote This!
'No matter what happens, somebody will find a way to take it all too seriously.'
15 years of renovating was over - we'd just completed everything & were really enjoying our lovely old Victorian villa in the Eastern suburbs of Adelaide. However we'd always had a fondness for the country life & without warning we found ourselves transported by alien beings disguised as Real Estate Agents to a house on 1/2 acre of wild, rambling gardens in Stirling!
The house is circa 1972 & with all the 70's features. Open-faced brown brick walls, raked ceilings, exposed beams, split levels - totally yuk! However, it's inherent design is great & the location amazing - tucked behind a wonderful old laurel hedge in a quiet country lane in the heart of gorgeous Stirling.
Millie, it's been so fun reading your blog. Thanks for dropping by every so often on mine. Best wishes to you, MOTH and your family this Christmas.
ReplyDeleteHave a wonderful Christmas Millie ....enjoy your housefull of boys!
ReplyDeleteSimone xoxo
And indeed indeed indeed to you and yours, with thanks for the entertainment!
ReplyDeleteHave a peaceful lovely christmas Millie!
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Millie~ I do hope things are coming along nicely and that you can sit, relax, sip some wine and enjoy yourself. I can't wait to hear all about it. Merry Christmas to you and the wonderful MOTH.
ReplyDeleteMerry merry happy Christmas! I'm back enjoying this lovely hills cool morning... bliss compared to yesterday! xxx
ReplyDeletehave a wonderful christmas holiday millie! and MOTH! pam
ReplyDeleteVery very Merry Christmas to you and your boys too! Looking forward to more laughs next year. Enjoy the sunshine. Thanks for all your bright and positive comments and for the tears of laughter you have helped me shed here in front of my screen.
ReplyDeleteAnge
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Dear Mill's,
ReplyDeleteI know that I've already wished your household a Merry Christmas but, thanks so much for your lovely comment and I look forward to more reading of posts and making of comments in 2010. Have a brilliant day tomorrow. XXXX
and to you and yours also my friend...xoxo~Kathy @ Sweet Up-North Mornings...
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas to you, Moth and and the boys too. Hope you have an event free time. Looking forward to catching up with your news in the New Year.
ReplyDeleteWishing you and yours a Very Blessed Christmas and New Year!
ReplyDeletexoxo, Cathleen
Millie - who else could understand me better? With five boys "under your belt" so to speak and the MOTH - I've had so much fun over the last year getting to know you. Wishing you all the best.
ReplyDeleteAnd if there can't be peace on earth Millie, I pray, at the very least, for peace in your home with all those precious sons. I have also, just drooled all over my keyboard reading your panettone post....how did I miss that the other day? Honestly, I start looking after my children for five minutes and see what happens? I'll be knocking Nonna's out of the way at the local deli grabbing one of these next Christmas. Hope you, MOTH and your lovely ones have the happiest of days celebrating your family. Love Meredy xo.
ReplyDeleteMillie, just wanted to wish you, MOTH (the grinch) and your 5 gorgeous sons a very merry Christmas and a wonderful new year at the Hedge. Keep safe & well. Looking forward to lots of lovely Hedge posts in 2010. Lee x
ReplyDeleteMillie..best wishes for a wonderful holdiay, I look forward to staying tuned in the New Year. Love your blog!
ReplyDeleteJeanne :)
Hi Millie & MOTH
ReplyDeleteJust wanting to say Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. I'm sure you will enjoy it all with your family. I did chuckle to myself today, I was busy wrapping Christmas presents when husband came in and declared who he had to buy for this year - a mere 3 people!!! (WOW) Time factor involved etc., etc., how was he going to get it all done??? I couldn't help but think of you and MOTH, Millie. Honestly, the kids have stuck a santa hat on him and he is asleep in the chair at the moment, meanwhile I have to feed the troops, finish wrapping Christmas presents, make a double chocolate mousse, marbled merangues and a double merangue and then wash up and get the kitchen back to its gleaming best. (Actually I'm very lucky - he and the kids go shopping every year for birthday and christmas for me, so I'd better not be too hard on him). Before I go, I just wanted to say I have been following The Laurel Hedge for a few months now, but I really enjoy calling in every day over my breakfast and cuppa and always love reading what you have to say. All the best. Look forward to all great things from The Hedge in 2010.
Take care
Janine
XXOO
N.W. Coast, Tassie
I've laughed my way through your posts and commiserated with you when things didn't quite work out. I've really enjoyed being a blogfriend of yours.
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas to you both .. and all your boys,
xoxo DJ
Wishing you and MOTH a very merry Christmas.
ReplyDeleteLeeann x
Dear Millie,
ReplyDeleteHave a super merry Christmas dear friend, happy holidays and best wishes for good health and happiness in 2010 for you and yours.
I have so enjoyed getting to know you through the blog world.
Hugs to you
Carolyn xo
Much love to 'The Hedge' from 'The House'. A-M xx
ReplyDeleteMillie and MOTH,
ReplyDeleteHappy Holidays, to you and your family.I hope some our cold weather doesnt sneak across in this post. brrr its cold outside! Enjoy your selves.......... Julie in HOlland :)
Merry Christmas Millie. And thank you for your thoughts. Kara
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas!
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas from David and Peter at Willowbrook Park, and all the very best for the new year. :-)
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas and much love to you and MOTH...hope you have a fabulous day. Thank you so much for all your encouragement you give. Blessings to you and your family this Christmas and wishing you the very best for 2010....Ax
ReplyDeleteThany you Millie Same to you and Moth
ReplyDeleteKind Regards
Karen
Millie,
ReplyDeleteWishing you a wonderful Christmas. I hope you have a great holiday with your family. Happy New Year!
Gwen Driscoll
Ragland Hill Social
Hi Millie
ReplyDeleteMerry Xmas once again to you and MOTH and your brood of boys... I feel your excitement at having your family there to make for a Merry Little Christmas. Have fun [as I know you will] xx Julie
Thanks for the smiles and laughs. I've thoroughly enjoyed following you this year.
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas. Rita
Hope you had a very merry Christmas, with lots of blessings--Gypsy Purple--Chamara
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