YES!!! The "I'm so happy" thread. 2009

[Maggi Young]

I think young Ollie is already earmarked as the Forrest and Farrer medal winner, Lesley... that's what I thought, anyhow!


Congratulations to Helen on her sister's grandchild.... which makes her a "Great Aunt Helen" ..... tee hee, you sound about 143, Helen!! 

[Lesley Cox]

Of course Helen will be a great aunt Maggi, even a great Great Aunt.

[maggiepie]

Maggi, I feel like I'm  143 sometimes!!
I hadn't thought about what it would make me, my little grandson calls me nana chickie 

Lesley, I wonder why great aunt Maggie sticks an image of Maggie Smith in my mind.

[Maggi Young]

Helen, I love the "nana chickie" .... how cute is that?


Funny the name great aunt Maggie should make you think of the talented Maggie Smith..... it more conjures Margaret Rutherford or even Margaret Dumont, for me, but I can see Dame Maggie Smith in such a role, for sure!! I'm also thinking Lady Bracknell, for some reason!!

[Lesley Cox]

Helen, there could be many worse images to stay in your mind. I admire that lady greatly. A fine actor.

[Gunilla]

Congratulations Cliff  Grandchildren are such a joy. My best wishes to the little boy and his family.    We celebrated our second grandchild's naming day earlier in December.  She is a sweet little girl with a lovely name ...Linnea.

[maggiepie]

Maggi, my younger daughter called me chickie from the time she was about 12.
I adored Margaret Rutherford, Margaret Dumont doesn't ring bells for me but I see she was in some of the Marx brothers movies ( google)
Maggie Smith is just fabulous.
I have also just started to appreciate Judy Dench the last few years.
Helen Mirren is my current favourite. Watched Shadowboxer  last night and actually enjoyed it a lot.

Lesley, she's a wonderful actor.
I don't think I will ever forget her in 'The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie'.

[Maggi Young]

What a fine crop of Forum  babies ( loosely speaking!) there have been in December!
All those little potential gardeners out there.... may they all grow strong and happy !

[Anthony Darby]

Maggi, my younger daughter called me chickie from the time she was about 12.
I adored Margaret Rutherford, Margaret Dumont doesn't ring bells for me but I see she was in some of the Marx brothers movies ( google)
Maggie Smith is just fabulous.
I have also just started to appreciate Judy Dench the last few years.
Helen Mirren is my current favourite. Watched Shadowboxer  last night and actually enjoyed it a lot.

Lesley, she's a wonderful actor.
I don't think I will ever forget her in 'The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie'.

Margaret Dumont was the lady who was the but of many of Groucho Marx's one liners in the Marx Bros films.

[Lesley Cox]

Linnea is a beautiful name for a little Swedish girl. Does this mean her future career is already set out for her?

In NZ there is a building material, made, I think of some kind of ceramic substance but which looks like the old timber wall boarding of which early NZ houses were made. It is called Linnea too. I always think of Linnaeus when I see it advertised.

[Gunilla]

Oh yes, Lesley.  Her mother and father are both biologists  . 

I'm certain she will take after her father, who always was a very strong-willed child, and choose her own way in life.

[ranunculus]

Congratulations, Cliff & Sue

Your list of dreams for the young man is admirable until.............................chef Do you really want him to swear like you know who?

Excellent timing, Martin ... this image of baby Joseph's big brother; Ollie in his Christmas present outfit arrived yesterday.  Isn't he just too cute for swearing?  

Many thanks to everyone for your very warm congratulations.

[Lesley Cox]

Very cute indeed.

[Ragged Robin]

What's for lunch?  A Chef full of promise and not ego - how great is that?  Lovely photo Cliff!