Mrs Beef - I can only agree with you! He has lost the beard (see the power you have over him?), but the mullet and sunbleached blond locks remain. He is looking like a hairdresser, but he claims he's merely trying to copy your style. Please post messages to petition a haircut - my pleas have been ignored. Hope the house is still going well. Mark's wondering if the nursery is decorated yet, or is that meant to be a secret?!?! Take care and all our love, cx

Hello. Just been lookin at the pics. Carys - you look very well. Tommo please lose the beard and get a haircut. You look like a proper traveller! Very scary on the piccies!
Hope all is well. xx

Tommo - Nice to see the pics - Very Jealous now!!!!!
Have you managed to watch of the commonwealth games while you are in Sydney Rugby 7's look good.
Enjoy it G.

Hello boys and girls. Yes doddy i do have a 6fter in the bedroom! Mark, Carys - missed you dearly at the Beef Towers night in. We had some good impressions. The Haighs stayed over - mrs haigh declared it the best guest bed she has stayed in to date - looks positive for you for the dodds wedding!
Office life is fun with our new office mates. I am re-growing my mullet as i cant get my hair cut until April!!! Cost cutting exercise.
Mr Beef is of in Maerhoffen with his brother so i am pining! He has cooked and frozen some meals for me to keep me going for the week!!!
Not much else to report - doddy is still planning her wedding, austin is still angry and haighy is still well.....haighy! Our Ste has bulked up and is now called the "Ox".
Me and Rob are off to Rome in June for some culture!
Carys say hi to the surfers for me and have a good look on my behalf!!!!!!!!!!!
Take care xx

Hi guys, just been catching up on all your adventures, sounds amazing!!! You'd think I'd been living in the outback since leaving UU and Warrington - only yesterday I was finally reunited with my broadband connection. Looking forward to the Aussie picks, 15 years since I woz there but loved and remember every second, though my antics were probably quite tame by your standards. Though I do remember a drunken night at the local rugby club........those seconds in Oz are a tad sketchy!?! Speaking of rugby, have manged to return to watch the mighty Warrington Wolves play (away at Huddersfield?!) needless to say we lost, only one win out of 4 at the mo, but things can only improve mmmm?
I am still a lady of leisure, not bored as yet, too many lunches and shopping trips to work on. Back to Warrington this weekend for 21st, 60th and 70th birthday bashes - unfortunately I have given up alcohol for lent - it's a worry! Take care, Blocky x

Guys.. Its all too much rugby talk for my liking.. lets move on..World cup starts in 3.5 months..!!! Wahey..
Hope your both ok, sounds like your having a rip roaring time down under. News is.. I HAVE A WEDDING DRESS.. hip hip hooray, and I also managed to get sillently pissed at the Beef Towers on Friday...!! Food was fantastic, shame we couldnt say the same about the company. House is very grande, remember to take your map witrh you when you visit it.!! ITS SO BIG...
and thats just the bed... at least Mrs Beef can bragg about having 6 foot in the bedroom...!!
On the sideline, I passed both my exams ( with flying colours) so am now an ACCA finalist. No exams in June for obvious reasons, wedding plans coming on nicely, Mr Murphy is fine and dandy, and they have forecast snow for tomorrow, the supposed first day of spring, and your famous welsh guys day...!!
Apart from that, nothing new to report.. piccys are ace, keep us posted, and enjoy Oz Land..
Take care, speak soon.
xx

Andy and Josh, thank you for your honesty and also for selecting our website to post your comments concerning the evil aggressor's loss to giant killers, Scotland. We hope you enjoyed reading the earlier comments from our short sighted English friends as much as we do. Best of luck (you'll need it). Mark & Carys

I MUST NOT TRY TO RUN THE BALL OUT OF DEFENCE (AND GET CAUGHT) ... I MUST NOT TRY TO RUN THE BALL OUT OF DEFENCE (AND GET CAUGHT) ... I MUST NOT TRY TO RUN THE BALL OUT OF DEFENCE (AND GET CAUGHT) ... I MUST NOT TRY TO RUN THE BALL OUT OF DEFENCE (AND GET CAUGHT) ... I MUST NOT TRY TO RUN THE BALL OUT OF DEFENCE (AND GET CAUGHT) ... I MUST NOT TRY TO RUN THE BALL OUT OF DEFENCE (AND GET CAUGHT) ... I MUST NOT TRY TO RUN THE BALL OUT OF DEFENCE (AND GET CAUGHT) ... I MUST NOT TRY TO RUN THE BALL OUT OF DEFENCE (AND GET CAUGHT) ... I MUST NOT TRY TO RUN THE BALL OUT OF DEFENCE (AND GET CAUGHT) ... I MUST NOT TRY TO RUN THE BALL OUT OF DEFENCE (AND GET CAUGHT) ... I MUST NOT TRY TO RUN THE BALL OUT OF DEFENCE (AND GET CAUGHT) ...

They turned us over on many occasions and Scotland deserved to win the game.

Absolutely gutted having read Carys's email and looking at Malc Bibby's pictures of NZ today. 4 games of rugby in one weekend. I'm hoping to top this over the next 3 days, with a big weekend ahead!!!!. Just to keep you up with TV - Maggot came 3rd in Celebrity big brother to some no mark Paris Hilton look a like from Essex!. Nothing happened at the brits (come back Jarvis Cocker!), Sonja is having a thespian relationship in Eastenders (No suprise there!) and it's snowed so much that they've not been able to race in the winter olympics.
I'm off to Mayerhofen with my brother in 2 weeks. Board is waxed and i'm ready to rock and roll. Doddy is now looking over my shoulder because she has finished posting all of her journals!!!!!!!! Quite looking forward to some quality time!!!
Not too much to report otherwise. Michael Tiger Faldo Supes Stewart has moved on, but Haighy regularly reminds us of him. He is loving his time with Mama Fitelli (Mama Hoops to you). Haigh is obviouslt Sloth!!!!
On the rugby front, don't know what went on with Ruddock, but it was a bad move and hopefully will result in the good old days of Graham Henry returning to Welsh rugby!!!!!!!
England i think attempted to bore the Italians into submission the other week. Hopefully we will perform better tomorrow otherwise we could be in for a very rude awakening.
Re: Mr Avis's comments: England may have slicks on the chariot but we have 15 cart horses pulling it!!!!
Anyway i'm off to cook tea for the rabble
Cheers
Bez

Nobody is winding you up Tommo coz Wales are just sh*t so we all feel sorry for you! Anyway it is the big party tonight - the Dodds, the Haighs and the Austins are visiting Beef Towers for a soiree. I have put a strict ban on puking but if necessary the Hatch approach must be taken - do it quietly and clean the toilet then deny all knowledge!
The menu consists of Indian starters - bhajis etc followed by a Bez homemade Cannelloni and then Cheesecake. There will be plenty of alcohol to keep them going. Dodd has threatened to drive - tut tut as she is still wedding dress hunting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and the Haighmaister general is on a get fit regime before his holidays. So that leaves Mr Beef and Austin.
Will be missing you both but planning another for your return!
Take Care xx

Thank you all for the suprising lack abuse regarding the 6 nations, I guess you're all thinking the same as me ........... england were lucky and will get a drubbing in their next few games. (Mr Avis that sweet chariot of yours may have slicks on but it's going to start raining heavily soon)

Carys and I are both well, we've got a couple of weeks left in NZ and are now back in the North Island. Most of the adrenaline based activities are over (although we are hoping to do some abseiling into caves and tubing through underground streams soon). Early March, once the SHOWBUS is sold, we're off to Australia and plan to learn to surf.

Thanks for your emails and messages, it's really nice to hear from you all and know that we're still in your thoughts - you're in ours.

M&C x