its been a busy few weeks

60th wedding anniversaries, moving business premises, 30th birthday celebrations and comparing apple watches and 3rd birthdays




 happy anniversary stella and tony

 well done RMG for our successful move

 we did manage some sunshine in Margaret river for our 30th birthday celebrations but they were short lasting

good food and good company

 happy 3rd birthday Tatsuki
enjoy Cars

am waiting for my grand dogs to come home to play

having fun with apple watches

Great dane claws and eyes shouldnt come into contact- a visit to the emergency department and then the eye specialist happened.

The eye is now recovering but much time has been spent on the couch recovering

 we celebrated mothers day with a family lunch

 my birthday was celebrated with technology

 the fairies celebrated dancing around the toadstool

 noodele came to mothers day as well

sam also came for the drive ( and perhaps some food)

 ANZAC DAY 2015  - Lest we forget






It was a week of catching up, family meals and enjoying some Ballarat early winter weather
A dog walk about the lake with Sam

 Nice food
at ten minutes by tractor

 Sam is watching out for the rain clouds gathering around us

We almost made it home before the rain started

 Autumn sunshine walks - the bush and the lake

 Sam likes a walk- we avoided the swans

A nice tea made by Ian - crumbed pork cutlets apple sage spuds and veg

12 months ago  we welcomed Sam into our lives - he has become the resident couch potato

He loves a walk when he can be coaxed off the couch -and he loves the plain crinkle cut smiths potato chips - he has become loved member of the family

 If i sit in the doorway then they cant go to work

 or i might just relax on the couch

but i wont stir to smell the rose that ian has grown with the grapes

I like my group of choughs - they always arrive in a group and are like a large noisy family with lots of noise and games to play- today they were sharing a drink in the water bowl

my excitement of the week - a wandering solitary echidna - found at the front gate and then later in front of the lounge window

summer has finally arrived so Sam and i walk in the evenings to avoid the heat for Sam - we still have a little green grass around - showing the cool summer that we have had

Thanks to a Christmas gift from Freyja and Simon to Ian we had a nice night out last night. A quick meal in Akachochin in docklands. Then we had an evening of listening to the MSO play along to the star trek movie. Then watched the recorded Asian soccer cup final to catch up with the Ozzie win!!
Today we celebrate Stella's birthday with a meal at the Richmond Hill larder which has finally decided that taking bookings is a good idea.

Ok frannie - you are the only one who will notice the restart of my blog - if jess can do it so can I.
Hopefully a weekly photo capturing life as it is happening

this week a meal with myra in brisbane at the jellyfish restaurant - sashimi  it was - and delicious is was too