Then the EMU arrived !!!!

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DMIOM:
Andrew,

hope all went well on Saturday.

--- Quote from: awemawson on July 24, 2015, 06:22:56 AM ---I just need to find a way of weaving it into my 'Father of the Bride' speech :lol:

--- End quote ---

Rather too late (and banal) but the only two suggestions would have been:
"Flown the nest"?
or the groom's name isn't by any chance Rod is it? (as in Rod Hull?)

Dave :coffee:

awemawson:
Dave thanks.

Yes all went well. We had torrential rain on Friday so the setting up was a bit of a nightmare, but the Saturday dried up nicely and the sun shone - bride and I got delivered on time, groom stood his ground and they were duly spliced!

Reception went well, I wove the Emu into my speech like some nauseating continuity announcer on the TV, and all seemed to have a great time.

There were about 40 children needing entertaining, and a pile of hay bales was a great hit. They played from 12 noon until late into the evening and there wasn't a single argument or tantrum. The bales of course got opened and spread everywhere round the orchard but were continually holding their interest. In past events we've had a bouncy castle, but this set up was actually far more effective!

This morning I managed to trailer 40 or so complete dry bales off the field before the rain started, and got them back in the barn, but the spread ones are now quite a problem to clear up :bang: Need to wait for a few dry days to row it up, dry it off, and probably burn it. (It'll kill the grass if left)

Many people wandering about this morning with sore heads, the paddock looked like a bit of the Glastonbury festival with a village of tents and camper vans, but a communal bacon and egg al fresco breakfast under the marquee got them moving again :lol:

Luckily that's the last daughter married off so shouldn't have to repeat :ddb:

Joules:
So, are you tempted to get an Emu now you have the extra bedroom ?

texta:
i have a few dozen of em visit my back yard often if you want some more , one egg would make 2 good size omlettes .and they have good size drumsticks too.

johno

Manxmodder:
Saw a bit of an animal rescue TV program earlier today called Animal SOS.

The animal rescuers had been called to a place in rural Sussex to capture a Rhea,which is apparently capable of running at near 40mph(bugger to catch).

At first I wondered if this was the big bird that appeared on Andrew's patch,but his was an Emu and this one was a Rhea.

They didn't succeed in catching it as it jumped over a hedge and scarpered whilst they were trying to corale it into a nearby tennis court.......The sights you see in Sussex,eh!

OZ.

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