I’m rather pleased with our Christmas this year!
Thanks to our friends Down Under and the warm weather.
I salute you all!
Of course that’s an “Aussie salute” to also shoo the flies away.
Melbourne is experiencing a weird summer with a fly plague.
We’ve just had the warmest Christmas in eighteen years
followed by flash flooding in Melbourne.
Here are a few of my favourite pictures from our Christmas
at the beach on the Mornington Peninsula:
at the beach on the Mornington Peninsula:
| Antlers with a beachy twist was the theme! |
We do have the nicest friends, who knowing we were overseas until just before Christmas, fill up our fridge with all sorts of wonderful goodies, make a girdle buster ice cream pudding, and arrive bringing with them the turducken; turkey, with duck and chicken, cooked to perfection on their barbecue.
On account of it being bleedin’ hot, I instigated a
TOB – Total Oven Ban.
So salads were mostly the order of the day.
Which caused a few problems with the must-have roast potatoes and parsnips.
Cooked, or should I say incinerated, on the barbecue.
But then who can blame Mr Wren for not wanting to go out in the heat of the day to check on them! Fortunately I don’t have any photos!
TOB – Total Oven Ban.
So salads were mostly the order of the day.
Which caused a few problems with the must-have roast potatoes and parsnips.
Cooked, or should I say incinerated, on the barbecue.
But then who can blame Mr Wren for not wanting to go out in the heat of the day to check on them! Fortunately I don’t have any photos!
I do have photos however, of some wonderful walks we enjoyed …
| Number Sixteen Beach, Rye |
| Sorrento Ocean Beach |
We had a lovely surprise on Boxing Day, a last minute invite for sundowners on Port Phillip Bay on this gorgeous catamaran:
| Blairgowrie pier, waiting for pick up |
We weren’t the only ones admiring the cat,
as we were joined by a pod of dolphins playing and racing alongside for a while.
That was a pretty special boating on the bay experience!
I hope you had a wonderful Christmas too, do share!
