Comments on: Wishing wheels and lettuces http://www.allaboutolive.com.au/2007/02/20/12/ Olive Riley is 108, she lives near Sydney, Australia Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:28:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: jeannet van brussel http://www.allaboutolive.com.au/2007/02/20/12/#comment-7263 jeannet van brussel Sun, 20 Jul 2008 20:28:46 +0000 http://www.allaboutolive.com.au/2007/02/20/12/#comment-7263 Pitty that I heard about olive at the day she died, very pitty that i didn't know before of the excisting of her blog (blob :-) mike .....) I wish Olive in the life after death the best and greetings and love from Holland Pitty that I heard about olive at the day she died, very pitty that i didn’t know before of the excisting of her blog (blob :-) mike …..)
I wish Olive in the life after death the best and greetings and love from Holland

]]> By: Ruth http://www.allaboutolive.com.au/2007/02/20/12/#comment-2632 Ruth Tue, 31 Jul 2007 12:38:58 +0000 http://www.allaboutolive.com.au/2007/02/20/12/#comment-2632 Those lettuces look so fresh and healthy. I do hope that the grower was given a reprieve. I love the photo of you, Olive, in the centre of the lettuce patch. <em>Sadly, we lost the battle for the lettuce patch. Mike the helper</em> Those lettuces look so fresh and healthy. I do hope that the grower was given a reprieve. I love the photo of you, Olive, in the centre of the lettuce patch.
Sadly, we lost the battle for the lettuce patch. Mike the helper

]]> By: Sylvie Jamet http://www.allaboutolive.com.au/2007/02/20/12/#comment-2577 Sylvie Jamet Fri, 20 Jul 2007 12:38:51 +0000 http://www.allaboutolive.com.au/2007/02/20/12/#comment-2577 Hello Olive, I hope all fine for you... Yesterday my great-mother was ill so she's at hospital now. I'm writing from France... My passion : accordion. So I created a music and accordion blog... in which i give informations about many accordionists all around the world. Musically, Sylvie Blog Généraliste de Musique et d'Accordéon http://sylviejamet.over-blog <em>Sylvie, I love your blog. The accordeon music that one can play on it is superb. I am going to copy some of it to Olive's blog so she can hear it too. Thanks so much for writing. Mike the helper. For those who want to vist Sylvie's blog, here it is. </em>http://sylviejamet.over-blog.com Hello Olive,

I hope all fine for you…

Yesterday my great-mother was ill so she’s at hospital now.

I’m writing from France…

My passion : accordion. So I created a music and accordion blog… in which i give informations about many accordionists all around the world.

Musically,
Sylvie
Blog Généraliste de Musique et d’Accordéon
http://sylviejamet.over-blog

Sylvie, I love your blog. The accordeon music that one can play on it is superb. I am going to copy some of it to Olive’s blog so she can hear it too. Thanks so much for writing. Mike the helper. For those who want to vist Sylvie’s blog, here it is. http://sylviejamet.over-blog.com

]]> By: Rosa http://www.allaboutolive.com.au/2007/02/20/12/#comment-1897 Rosa Fri, 13 Apr 2007 20:13:47 +0000 http://www.allaboutolive.com.au/2007/02/20/12/#comment-1897 Hello Olive! Today i looking you at television news and i go at your blog!!! You are fantastic!!!! Kisses Rosy. I'm from Italy(Naples) See you later Olive. <em>Hi Rosa, My relatives come from a place near Naples. Well, closer to Bennevento, actually, a small village called Pontelandolfo. My granfather lived in Naples before emigrating to Australia. So, I am glad to have your comment. Olive has never been to Italy. She would love it, I know. But now it's too late for her to make such a trip. Send her some photos if you know how to email them. Mike the Helper. </em> Hello Olive!
Today i looking you at television news and i go at your blog!!!
You are fantastic!!!!
Kisses Rosy.
I’m from Italy(Naples)
See you later Olive.

Hi Rosa, My relatives come from a place near Naples. Well, closer to Bennevento, actually, a small village called Pontelandolfo. My granfather lived in Naples before emigrating to Australia. So, I am glad to have your comment.

Olive has never been to Italy. She would love it, I know. But now it’s too late for her to make such a trip. Send her some photos if you know how to email them. Mike the Helper.

]]> By: Leeann Tweeden http://www.allaboutolive.com.au/2007/02/20/12/#comment-1658 Leeann Tweeden Fri, 06 Apr 2007 05:51:09 +0000 http://www.allaboutolive.com.au/2007/02/20/12/#comment-1658 <strong>leann chin's</strong> Interesting post. I came across this blog by accident, but it was a good accident. I have now bookmarked your blog for future use. Best wishes. Leeann Tweeden. leann chin’s

Interesting post. I came across this blog by accident, but it was a good accident. I have now bookmarked your blog for future use. Best wishes. Leeann Tweeden.

]]> By: Kathleen http://www.allaboutolive.com.au/2007/02/20/12/#comment-1600 Kathleen Mon, 02 Apr 2007 04:56:57 +0000 http://www.allaboutolive.com.au/2007/02/20/12/#comment-1600 Hello Olive & Mike! Wouldn’t you both agree that there is something to the old adage: If you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything at all? Johnny most likely wouldn’t have had to contend with a superbly ridiculous legislation had his neighbors minded their own business … how in heaven’s name could he have been bothering them? Too many people today complain for the sake of complaining. Hopefully your shining light on his plight will bring the local government back to their senses once the world begins to question their reasoning. Good Luck from Atlanta, Georgia - USA <em>Kathleen, you hit the nail on the head about people complaining and a general meanness of spirit which is floating around these days. Johnny was'nt bothering the neighbours in any way. But maybe, because people dont think of houses today as places they actually live, but as investments, forever seeing them through the eyes of a future buyer, they might have thought, "Hey, these lettuces might drop a few thousand off my property value." Mike aND Olive</em> Hello Olive & Mike!
Wouldn’t you both agree that there is something to the old adage: If you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything at all?
Johnny most likely wouldn’t have had to contend with a superbly ridiculous legislation had his neighbors minded their own business … how in heaven’s name could he have been bothering them?
Too many people today complain for the sake of complaining.
Hopefully your shining light on his plight will bring the local government back to their senses once the world begins to question their reasoning.
Good Luck from Atlanta, Georgia - USA

Kathleen, you hit the nail on the head about people complaining and a general meanness of spirit which is floating around these days. Johnny was’nt bothering the neighbours in any way.

But maybe, because people dont think of houses today as places they actually live, but as investments, forever seeing them through the eyes of a future buyer, they might have thought, “Hey, these lettuces might drop a few thousand off my property value.” Mike aND Olive

]]> By: Rose Sylvia http://www.allaboutolive.com.au/2007/02/20/12/#comment-1558 Rose Sylvia Sat, 31 Mar 2007 17:59:18 +0000 http://www.allaboutolive.com.au/2007/02/20/12/#comment-1558 The world can use the type of wisdom you have. Thank you for adding your voice of reason to those of us who wish to bring common sense back to the world. Not only is it amazing to me that Johnnie is being forbidden from doing what is clearly the right thing but even worse, that his neighbors' reaction to something new and different was to immediately complain to the authorities. I hope everyone reading your blog realizes how their actions contribute to the world getting either better or worse. We can all make the world a better place by listening to the wisdom of our elders and anywhere else we may find it. May you be greatly blessed. Best wishes to Johnny. Perhaps you making the world aware of this situation will change that outcome. <em>We hope so, Rose. Colleen Worthy-Jennings has hinted that they might put the issue on the Gosford Council website. It might be a good idea to reinforce that intention, make sure that she was serious about it. In any case, the pressure is building to reverse this silly decision and I think foreign attention is having a good effect. Mike the helper</em> The world can use the type of wisdom you have. Thank you for adding your voice of reason to those of us who wish to bring common sense back to the world.

Not only is it amazing to me that Johnnie is being forbidden from doing what is clearly the right thing but even worse, that his neighbors’ reaction to something new and different was to immediately complain to the authorities.

I hope everyone reading your blog realizes how their actions contribute to the world getting either better or worse. We can all make the world a better place by listening to the wisdom of our elders and anywhere else we may find it.

May you be greatly blessed. Best wishes to Johnny. Perhaps you making the world aware of this situation will change that outcome.

We hope so, Rose. Colleen Worthy-Jennings has hinted that they might put the issue on the Gosford Council website. It might be a good idea to reinforce that intention, make sure that she was serious about it.

In any case, the pressure is building to reverse this silly decision and I think foreign attention is having a good effect. Mike the helper

]]> By: connie http://www.allaboutolive.com.au/2007/02/20/12/#comment-669 connie Wed, 14 Mar 2007 04:20:59 +0000 http://www.allaboutolive.com.au/2007/02/20/12/#comment-669 Olive, I can't wait to see another post from you. My husband and I are celebrating our 45th wedding anniversary of this weekend. I guess to you that just seems like just a beginning. Well, I hope you are not ill and things are going well for you. Until Later, connie from Texas <em>Well, Connie, it up now. Ollie ahd I have been working hard today. Mike and ollie</em> Olive, I can’t wait to see another post from you. My husband and I are celebrating our 45th wedding anniversary of this weekend. I guess to you that just seems like just a beginning. Well, I hope you are not ill and things are going well for you. Until Later, connie from Texas

Well, Connie, it up now. Ollie ahd I have been working hard today. Mike and ollie

]]> By: Robert Scott http://www.allaboutolive.com.au/2007/02/20/12/#comment-647 Robert Scott Mon, 12 Mar 2007 16:11:19 +0000 http://www.allaboutolive.com.au/2007/02/20/12/#comment-647 (By the way, what Ozzies call "lemonade", what you add to a shandy, American's would call 7-up or Sprite. But really, even those would still be too sweet for a proper Shandy; what's really needed in the States is something like SanPellegrino Limonata, a more "bitter lemon" bev', but still carbonated. In the States, lemonade isn't carbonated) (By the way, what Ozzies call “lemonade”, what you add to a shandy, American’s would call 7-up or Sprite. But really, even those would still be too sweet for a proper Shandy; what’s really needed in the States is something like SanPellegrino Limonata, a more “bitter lemon” bev’, but still carbonated. In the States, lemonade isn’t carbonated)

]]> By: Patty Hubert http://www.allaboutolive.com.au/2007/02/20/12/#comment-592 Patty Hubert Thu, 08 Mar 2007 16:47:23 +0000 http://www.allaboutolive.com.au/2007/02/20/12/#comment-592 Hi, Olive! Great stuff, so awesome that you are doing this. Best wishes from St. Augustine, Florida. Hi, Olive! Great stuff, so awesome that you are doing this. Best wishes from St. Augustine, Florida.

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