Last weekend

Aimee's 2nd B'day this Friday, so getting ready for that and the family coming over to visit our small house. As per usual, any house we buy has sewerage problems - backed up on Saturday, so spent late Saturday and most of Sunday getting it sorted with plumbers and Sydney Water - luckily it's a Sydney Water issue so I don't have to pay for my plumber yippee.

We went and saw A Midsummer's night dream on Friday night. Interesting interpretation to say the least - I enjoyed it though, I must admit - "not my cup of tea". Had a bit of drama just before the show started, left my wallet in the taxi - silly me. We waited 30 mins out front just in case he came back (naive hey?) and rang the taxi company - nothing they could do but to take my details, then as I was on the phone canceling our credit card, Ryde Aquatic Centre called (that's where Aimee goes for swimming lessons, I had her registration card in my wallet). They said someone
had called them to see if they had a contact number for us so we could hook up and get my wallet back. Phew!, but of course the bank could not un-stop the card - bummer. Anyway, picked up my wallet Saturday morning, the finder didn't even
accept a reward. Thank you kind Malcolm - saved me an aweful lot of trouble :)

I've started a new work assignment in town, interesting - I haven't been city based for 15 years (God I'm old). So, getting my bearings this week, working out the important things like where to get my raisin toast and coffee, and lunch venue's. You see my prorities hey! Catching public transport is novel too...though I'm sure it will rub off. :)

til next time, ciao!

weekend at the farm

Hi again, long time no blog.

Last week, we had a 4 day long weekend at my brother in-laws farm near Merriwa. It's a 4hr drive and in the middle of nowhere. Aimee enjoyed herself, especially throwing rocks into the river, nothing scares her...happy to march of and do her own thing.

It was also my b'day, so Rose made a cake - very nice Lemon cake improvised with what few ingredients she found.

Traveling back, we visited Tea Gardens on the coast north of Newcastle,. Nice accommodation there stayed at Oaks Boathouse for one night - but very quiet when not summer.

I've posted more photos in the album.