G'day from Broome

[jillybeanz]

High time I introduced myself ... having already butted in everywhere with your posts! lol

Last week I turned .. 48 ... (everyone knows it's a rule that after 49 you start going backwards. I am prepared to chase you down and sit on you if you say otherwise... hehe ...) I've been married to Poss for 30 years (we reckon we've lasted this long because he makes the jokes and I laugh) and we have a boy and two girls, all doing their own thing now in the city and the wheatbelt. They are a great bunch of kids (but not perfect!!).

Life has taken quite a few sharp turns on us and now we find ourselves living in Broome (3 years ... gorgeous, quirky place) sort of unintentionally. Last year we sold our place in the Perth hills and now we are building (slo-o-o-owly, that's the Broome way) up here. Did I mention I'm impatient? lol

I'm not very good at making new friends, so I really appreciate having this forum and the lovely spirit I find here.

Cheers ... and i think I'll go with the dancing broccoli, just because I can :tree:

[kat311299]

Welcome Jillybeanz to All For Women I used live at Tambo but at the moment I am move

[lucyloo]

Hi Jillybeanz, Broome is one place on my 'must go' list!
Welcome to AFW :waves:

[Barbara]

Hi Jillybeanz

Nice to 'meet' you :)

Chat to you more on the boards.

[redrobyn]

Welcome, can't say chat to you on the boards cos we already have.

[Cherie]

Hi Jill,
I would love to visit Broome.It's on my to do list,
although it may not be with this husband..LMAO

[Night Crawler]

Aaahh, that was you! I had thought you had been a member way longer than me. I know I've already welcomed you aboard. Not to worry I suck at making friends too, but as I recall, we already agreed to be friends. Actually, I think that thanks to this forum you and I have a lot more friends than thought! :yes: :yes:

:jump: :berry: :clap:

[miss kiki]

welcome to AFW! :waves:

[kezabelle]

well, we have good friends who have just arrived in Broome on their trip around Oz and one of my closest friends is a Jillybean - so I have a good feeling here :hehe: Welcome to AFW :D

[Heather]

Feel as if I know you already :hehe:
I'd love to get to Broome too....to see and buy (yea right) some of those lovely pearls.

[jillybeanz]

Thanks so much everyone :D What a shame we can't meet for coffee ....


Well I will just toast you all with my cup of decaf ... Cheers!

[Rachel]

Hi Jillybeanz :waves:
Welcome to AFW :)
It is great to have another West Aussie here :)

[brunetteonamission]

[QUOTE=jillybeanz;314145]

I'm not very good at making new friends, so I really appreciate having this forum and the lovely spirit I find here.
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Your not very good at making friends? You sure don't seem that way. Your post sounded really warm, held lots of infomation and made me want to know you more.

Welcome, I'm Sarah, 37, mum to 5 and single (as single as you can be with that many kids..lol)

Look forward to chatting to you more

[jillybeanz]

Hi Jillybeanz :waves:
Welcome to AFW :)
It is great to have another West Aussie here :)

Yay! We Sandgropers ROCK! :jump:

Thanks Sarah :D You're so nice! I have been stressing that I've been too preachy ...

[~Sundance~]

Welcome :waves:

[Mesmereyes]

Hi and welcome

[romana]

Hello and Welcome! :)

[Supa]

Hello & WElcome along :)

I'm a Sandgroper too :D we live in Northampton with our 2 kids & the petting zoo :hehe:

[Alexa]

Hi and Welcome

I lived in Perth for two years and loved every minute.

[joy]

:)hi jillybeanz,we travelled oz as chefs on a working holiday and hubby ended up at cable beach resort in broome.had a great time there,great fishing and the tides were amazing,oh,and the stairway to the moon was beatiful!Would love to go back to visit one day.We now live in Esperance down south which is also gorgeous!Great to chat with you!:y:

[mel35]

Hi Jillybeanz :waves: Welcome to AFW:)

Look forward to chatting with you more around the forum:D

[jillybeanz]

Hi Jillybeanz :waves: Welcome to AFW:)

Look forward to chatting with you more around the forum:D

Hello Mel! I can't tell you how happy I am that you're not actually Gordon Ramsay! LMAO

Hello everyone and thank you so much for you lovely responses! :D No wonder I'm addicted to this site already!! I am amazed how many of you have been to, or knows someoneone in, Broome. Joy, the Cable Beach Club restaurant is tha bomb! It has the best food and atmosphere. I wonder if we ate there while your hubby was there?

Go Sandgropers! Supa, are you a townie or on a farm? Northampton is a really nice spot.

[Supa]

Jillyneanz I am a townie :) My hubby works at the garnet mine at Pt Gregory. Its a wonderful place especially to raise kids

[New Vik]

Hi Jillybeanz

Glad to meet you. It will be great getting to know you. How is Broome?

[jillybeanz]

Cheers Vik! Broome is very pleasant atm. It's a bit warmer than usual for this time of year, so the ocean is still warm, which means there are stingers in the water. Bummer. We all look forward to winter (The Dry) so we can go swimming! But soon they will go and we can spend some time in the water, instead of just looking at it! LOL

I am looking forward to getting to know you Vik. :) How is it where you live atm?

[New Vik]

Hi Jillybeanz. It sounds like you have a great time in Broome. My in-laws live in WA, and from what I have seen of it, it is just as beautiful as the rest of Australia. We are so lucky!

I am in Canberra. I know, many people think we are a little different down here, but Canberra is great. We have so many things happening. It is getting cold here now, all the leaves have fallen from the trees and we have an auburn glow to the city. We are starting to get a little snow flecked on the mountains around us. Funny thing, I am not particularly good in winter, but it look fantastic. I think I must have been a bear in a former life, LOL. I tend to hibernate, but this year it is going to be different. Instead of hiding away I am going to embrace the brisk air and appreciate winter a little better! Well, I hope LOL. I look forward to getting to know you.

[jaideii]

Broome sounds like 'the' place everyone wants to go! Including myself!
Watch it jillybeanz! You may end up with far more friends than you anticipated!!! haha
~jaideii