On Feb 16, 12:20*pm, "I'm back." >
wrote:
> Golden One > wrote in news:bc350af5-4795-47ef-96ce-
> :
>
> > On Feb 15, 7:58 am, "I'm back." >
> > wrote:
> >> It will be tonight (15th), but at least she's getting one!!
>
> > Many years ago we decided V day was a commercialised crock, however
> > Husband said he would still like to buy me flowers. I told him to buy
> > them on the 15th as they would be cheaper then. It has become a
> > standing joke that every Feb 15th he has two dozen long stem red roses
> > delivered to me. I thought he had forgotten yesterday as they did not
> > turn up at work until 4.10pm. They are beautiful, and not the *no
> > smell* ones either.
>
> :-)
>
> Both the SO and I also think of those sort of days and 'holidays' are a
> crock....... and I go by her Mums motto (about Mothers Day)... if it takes
> a highly commercialised 'day' to make you buy me a card and tell me you
> love me, you can stick your card.
>
> So, I was buying her the Kindle anyways, it just coincided with VDay, but
> arrived on the 15th as well :-)
>
>
>
> > Great surprise when I got home, he had also bought an lovely old
> > ship's wheel for me(us).
>
> Excellent!! How big??

About 1.7 metres, spoke to spoke. Came out of a deceased estate so do
not have any history with it. I will go over it with a magnifying
glass to see if there are any names or markings that may give me a
small start to do a bit of research.

JB

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>
> "As we weep for what we have lost, and as we grieve for family and friends
> and we confront the challenge that is before us, I want us to remember who
> we are.
>
> We are Queenslanders.
>
> We're the people that they breed tough, north of the border.
>
> We're the ones that they knock down, and we get up again."