Online talk between Sharon and Brenton
Brenton
One year Dad got some horses for us to ride around in the chook yard
Terry's horse went under a tree and a branch swept him off
Landed on his arse on the ground!! - so funny at the time!!
Sharon
It's funny now!!

A note from Geoff
I do remember Terry coming off the horse as it went under the tree
And I can vividly remember John laughing his head off
But I also remember me being on one of the horses - scared stiff!!
They were pretty docile old nags, and all mine did was follow the one in front
Which I was happy about because I didn't have a clue how to 'steer' the damn thing

A note from Geoff
The Guy Fawkes nights on the spare block were great!!
It seems that everybody that lived in Gladstone used to arrive at the empty block beside our house
I am sure I remember Dad doing a great job each year building the Guy Fawkes and getting the bonfire going

A note from Geoff
Speaking of chickens, I can see Dad chopping off their heads!!
I am sure that he let one or two run around for the headless chicken gag!!
I can still see Dad sitting there with a huge tub of boiling water and pulling out the feathers and me wondering how a chook in the yard became dinner on the plate!!