Miss Jacqueline from Home is celebrating a VERY significant birthday today. Many of us have experienced the joy of having Jac as a friend along our blogging journey & for me, her comments enrich my life more than she will ever know. I loved Jac from her very first visit here at The Hedge....her quirky, funny, irreverent, joyous take on life is unique & long may it be. Jac just gets it, gets me & most importantly gets MOTH! Of course there is the unspoken understanding that she's the Pommie gentry & I'm the transported Aussie convict, & so she will always be the superior one in our bloggie friendship, but I can live with that.
So dear Jac, I wish I was there in the Motherland to celebrate this milestone with you, but we will toast your venerable age with a bubbly tonight. Party hard girl & much love to you from your No.1 fan in the Colonies.
I love that woman to bits! I was on a self imposed no drinking during the week nonsense, but will have to reconsider now and join you in toasting one of my favourite poms :)
Oh I gad no idea I must email her. I love that woman so much she has a heart of gold. Must email you too dear Milly come to think of it. I will get onto that anon. Xo
Oh Mill's, You are SO lovely. To dedicate a whole post to little old moi ( old being the operative word !!!! haha) is so generous. I was just sitting here, wondering whether to do a birthday post on myself and trying to find a flattering photo of a wrinkly 60 year old, when I saw your post. Thanks SO much for being the best blogging friend.....as soon as you have a post up I am there 'cos you and MOTH have the best sense of humour . I am off to line my stomach so that I'm ready for all of the Champagne that I'm going to be having all day today !!!!......I think that this birthday will be going on for quite a while. Much love to you Millie and, of course, the handsome MOTH who also has a special place in my heart, and here's to many more years of blogging fun !! XXXX
Hurrah for that! Jacqueline must be one of the very nicest citizens of Blogtopia and I wish we could all show up at her door with a very classy surprise cake and a few cases of wine.
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.
Beautifully put Millie!!
ReplyDeleteJackie is just fabulous, happy birthday to you, you special girl!! xxxx
What a wonderful post and birthday tribute.
ReplyDeleteAfter reading through your blog, I am headed to hers.
It sounds like you 'get it' too!
Laura
White Spray Paint
What a wonderful birthday tribute.
ReplyDeleteAfter reading more of your posts, I am off to see hers.
Enjoyed visiting-
Laura
White Spray Paint
It sounds like you 'get it too'.
Nicely put, I will pop over and say Happy Birthday.
ReplyDeleteShe is one of the best....lovely birthday post Millie...xv
ReplyDeleteI love that woman to bits! I was on a self imposed no drinking during the week nonsense, but will have to reconsider now and join you in toasting one of my favourite poms :)
ReplyDeletewhat's so significant about 29???
ReplyDeletehahahah
love jac and love you
xxxx
Oh I gad no idea I must email her. I love that woman so much she has a heart of gold. Must email you too dear Milly come to think of it. I will get onto that anon. Xo
ReplyDeleteOh Mill's,
ReplyDeleteYou are SO lovely. To dedicate a whole post to little old moi ( old being the operative word !!!! haha) is so generous. I was just sitting here, wondering whether to do a birthday post on myself and trying to find a flattering photo of a wrinkly 60 year old, when I saw your post. Thanks SO much for being the best blogging friend.....as soon as you have a post up I am there 'cos you and MOTH have the best sense of humour .
I am off to line my stomach so that I'm ready for all of the Champagne that I'm going to be having all day today !!!!......I think that this birthday will be going on for quite a while. Much love to you Millie and, of course, the handsome MOTH who also has a special place in my heart, and here's to many more years of blogging fun !! XXXX
Hurrah for that! Jacqueline must be one of the very nicest citizens of Blogtopia and I wish we could all show up at her door with a very classy surprise cake and a few cases of wine.
ReplyDeleteAw, what a sweet post, Millie. We all love Jackie and YOU, too! xo
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