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Ned’s Page

 

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Ned is quite the social butterfly and has a wide network of friends at the events now.   Here are some of the latest pics.

Ned and Charlotte being patriotic

Ned and Charlotte being patriotic

Chillax time!

Chillax time!

I can do chin ups just like Dad!

I can do chin ups just like Dad!

Ned in front of the rabbit cages at Melton Mowbray market

Ned at the rabbit cages at Melton Mowbray market

Ned helping Boyd with the team

Ned helping Boyd with the team

 

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Ned and Lorraine sitting in the garden.

Ned checking for eggs.

Ned checking for eggs

 

 

Ned and Liz have moved house.  Now Ned has chickens, a cat, a dog and a ferret.   Ned and Michael (owner of house) went rabbiting with Primrose the ferret.   To hear Ned’s description of how Michael dispatched the rabbit when it came out of the hole is priceless but not for the squirmish!!

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P1060859  Click here for a very short movie of Ned!!

Ned is also a great backstepper.  Here he is backstepping for Lorraine.

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P1060549 [Desktop Resolution]Mum reads the best stories.

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Ned uses the scooter to get around the yard.  He whizzes past the boxes and has found a great track past the wash bay, under the lorry and out the other side!

39 Comments

39 Comments so far ↓

  • Diana Lawrence

    HI NED,
    WE LOVE YOUR PAGE, WOWO YOU ARE HAVING A GREAT TIME. SEND US MORE NEWS OF WHAT YOU ARE DOING TO HELP THE AUSSIE TEAM.

    LOVE FROM RUBY AND DISY AND PA AND DADXXXXXXX

  • katrina Wattchow

    Hi Ned, I’ve never met you – but you look like you are a champion! Sounds like you have settled right in. Your car looks magnificent – I wasn’t sure – but does it have legs??? It will be lovely to meet you one day.
    Katrina

  • Esther Goodwin

    Our Dearest Ned,

    It is so good to see the pictures of you helping out with the horses and doing there shoes!!!!! I bet that is a great help to Mum!!!! Have been looking after your guinea pig Herman, he has been a little cold as it has been cold here but I gave him some straw that he could snuggle in to!!!! Lucky your little dog is doing great, she does miss you and can’t wait to see you!!! Angel is getting better, her wound is getting better and by the time that you get home it should all be healed!!! However she his eating like an elephant and Aunty Essie can’t keep up with the amount that she is eating, she is a bit like you!!!!
    Uncle Mark is busy looking after all the cats and dogs and can’t wait for you to get home to walk the dogs for him as you do such a great job at walking them up the road!!!

    We will write again soon and we send you all our love and big hugs to you

    Lots of love Aunty Essie and Uncle Mark XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

  • Hunter Hawke

    Hi Ned,
    I hope you are having a nice time in England. I’m sure the weather is nice. Have you seen any castles yet? We went on Puffing Billy train ride today and i got to hang my legs out of the carriage. Give you Mum a big hug from us.
    Love Hunter

  • Drew & Fionna Morton

    Hi Ned
    We cant wait to hear all your stories about your big trip overseas! We wish we could be there with you. You make a good Aussie Team Mascot! Have fun Ned.
    Love Nikki, Max, Charlie & Cody

  • Diana Lawrence

    Ned I can’t believe the amount of people watching out for you back in Australia.

    You have a real fan club.

    Love from Disy XX

  • Ruby Lawrence

    Dear NeD,
    Ihope you hav e a safe trip TO the event.
    love RuBYoxoxoxoxoxxxoxooxoxxxxxxoooxoxoxxxxxx

  • Dot and Doug

    How lucky the Australian team is to have you as mascot Ned! Lots of flags to wave isn’t there? You will have to show Doug how to do it too.

    See you soon
    Dot

  • Pa

    I am very pleased to see you Ned appearing to be having an exciting time.
    Come home safe and sound and don’t bump your head on that big truck.

    Love from PaX

  • Ruby Lawrence

    Ned for you
    oxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxox

  • Des and Mary

    Dear Ned
    Wow, your car is very impressive and no doubt you will have had heaps fun with it.
    Des is looking forward to hearing all about the things you are doing and seeing while you are away. Have a great time.

  • Stanley Bear

    Miss you heaps Ned, not the same around here withyou .
    Life for me is TOO quiet.
    Ruby is a girl you know, not the same as us.

    Good Luck from Stanley Bear

  • Diana Lawrence

    Ned its Disy. You are going to a big event. Be the best boy ever as Mum has so many things to think about.
    Do all the things you are asked to do and above all keep nice and quiet.

    Good Luck Ned.
    Disyxxxx

  • Edward Rentsch

    Dear Ned,
    I have got a motorbike. Arre you having a good time?
    From Edward

  • Claire Bear

    Hey Ned,

    Your famous!!!! I love your page, and all the photo’s!!! I wish I was there playing with you to!!! I love the UK, well I guess I love travelling in general!! Give your Mum a massive hug from us here in Melbourne town!! Goodluck team, oh and brilliant results in the dressage!!! All the best for the rest of the comp, looking forward to reading more in the future.

    Love Claire Bear

  • Nana and Papa

    Dear Ned,
    This is Nana and Papa here. We hope you are being good and helping mummy. We love your truck. Papa wants one. Your daddy is here visiting having a cup of tea. We’ll talk to you again soon. Love from Nana and Papa xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

  • katrina Wattchow

    Hi Ned, The pictures of you on the hay and scooting under the truck made me wonder if you are thinking of the Winter Olympics in the future. It looks like you have natural flair in that direction. Your position coming down from the hay bales looks like those downhill skiers when they hurtle over a bit of a bump… Keep up the good work! Katrina

  • Dot and Doug

    I have some green and gold face paint for you to wear at the championships. Should look good!
    Dot

  • Ruby and Auntie Essie

    Hi Ned,
    We are at Auntie Essies for 3 days.
    Nanna is buying some of Lesley’s kittens.
    There are three girls.
    Have a good time
    Love from RUBY AND AUNTIE ESSIEXOXOXOXOXOXOXOOXOXOX

  • Harry Nichols

    Hi Ned,

    Looks like you are having fun and I hope it is warmer than over here.
    I like your new car.

    Harry

  • Disy

    Hi Ned it’s Disy,

    When we saw your little video it made us cry.

    I will be so excited to see you in Itttaleee.

    Disy and Ruby and Auntie Essie
    xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

  • Ruby Lawrence

    Hi Ned,
    Tomorrow I am going to the children’s Festival at Warrnambool.
    Anna Brown is taking me.

    LOVE RUBYXOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

  • Auntie Essie

    Does this mean that Uncle Mark has to get you a Primrose??

    Love You Ned Write to Ruby

    Auntie Essie And Uncle Mark XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX 0000000000000000

  • DISY

    Hi Ned,
    I hear you have been out with the BIG team, how lucky are you??

    Disy wishes she was there.
    xoxoxoxox

  • nana and papa .

    hi Ned it is nana and papa We hope you are still enjoying your trip .you look like you have grown a lot .have you still got your big truck papa wants a ride in it when you get home .lots of hugs .xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxoooooooooooooo0000000000000000.

  • katrina Wattchow

    Hi Ned, It looks like you have a great array of animals to keep you busy. The only ferret we have had was caught in a feral cat trap we set up in the feed shed. (We caught the feral cat the next day – it was the wildest cat I’d ever seen!!) But it does sound like those English ferrets are efficient hunters. I hope you are eating some of those eggs you are collecting! Thinking of you (and your mum!), Katrina

  • edward & sally

    hi ned,
    we loved seeing your pictures and it sure looks like you are having a great time. edward loved the photo of you on your scooter and the huge truck and your new car too:)
    we have been to melbourne and edward went to a footy match at the MCG and saw Carlton play, they lost:( we went to the museum to see the insects and bugs, they were unreal:) ben and edward are playing tennis in warrnambool this week:) and we have been riding motorbikes in the wet mud:) we will write again, love edward and sally :) hi elizabeth great pics, keep up the great work all the best for the rest!! :) sally

  • Disy , Pa and Ruby

    Hi Ned ,

    We are sending you big kisses and hugs,
    not long now to ITTALLEEEE!!

    xoxoxoxoxoxoxox

  • nana.and papa .

    hi Ned we hope you are having a lovely time and you are looking after mum .Tell mummy that we tried to phone her must have a new number .We had aunty Essie for a visit Isend letters to Ruby she is well .cold and windy today and raining you look after your self lots of hugs nana and papa. papa .xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxooooooooooooo.

  • katrina Wattchow

    Hi Ned,
    That pic of you performing a chin-up is impressive. You might need all your muscles if you need to help out changing any more truck tyres. But from the pic of you waving the Aussie flag it seems that your muscles are working pretty well. It sounds like you’ll have a few more flag waving jobs coming up!

  • Alan & Rosie Hart

    Hi Ned and Elizabeth
    Thank you for letting us have news on your wow trip to Rome! Just read all the news from all of your other fan club members – terrific reading. Today is a lovely day here in Heywood and we are off to a Christmas party called “Christmas in July”. We will have lunch and then open some weird and whacky funny presents. Just a bit of a get together really!! Soon it will be our Christmas Party here and I do hope you and all your family can come again this year!? Anyway have a fabulous day and we will keep in touch with you now. Bye Alan & Rosie Hart xxxxxx

  • DISY and Pa and Ruby

    Hi Ned,,
    We are so releived you have arrived safely in
    ITTTALLEEEEE
    We can’t believe your Mum hired a car and drove to the event, if she can do that she can do anything.!!

    See you soon,

    Much love from Disy, Pa and Ruby
    xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxox

  • RUBY

    Hi Ned,
    Not far away till you come home.
    I hope Mummy is doing very well.I miss you and Mum.
    love From RUBY
    ooxxooxxooxx

  • katrina Wattchow

    Hi Ned, What did you think of travelling in the car in Italy – on the ‘other’ side of the road to Oz? I never really got used to it when I was there! Your Mum must have been really concentrating! I hope you have fun – I guess you may have to work hard too!! Thinking of you… Katrina

  • Tania Wheeler

    Hi there Ned,
    It looks like you are having such an exciting & adventurous time with mum….
    My favorite picture has to be the one with Primrose the ferret in the background (they are one of my favorite animals!!)
    You make sure you keep looking after and helping mum…
    Tell her we are all cheering for her back here at work!!!
    XXXXX

  • katrina Wattchow

    Hi Ned,
    From what I’m reading here in Oz, you would be very busy on your side of the world – waving your flag heaps too!!! If you see Vin for me can you whisper to him that he looks like an extra good horse! I hope you are able to get enough sleep with all the action happening! Katrina

  • Kellie Burton

    Ned,

    You’re a star!! Keep up the good work helping mum!

    xx

  • katrina Wattchow

    Dear Ned, Hope you have a great trip home, in another wonderful plane. You are a real world adventurer – wonder where you’ll go next? Take good care of your Mum on the trip!! Katrina

  • Pastor Paul Kerber

    Hi Ned
    Love the photos! Looks like you are having a fantastic time with mum.
    Look forward to hearing about your adventure when you return to Tarrington.
    Fly the flag for Australia! :)
    God bless you and mum.
    Pastor Paul and Karen

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