Boxing Day

Christmas is over for another year. This year is the first time we have been on our own for many many years. The weather was cold, so all those people having a hot dinner were luckly but we had a lovely seafood lunch with a very nice bottle of champagne at home. Today we drove to Cronulla and walked along the walkway until the wind sent us home.

Xmas lunch at Louise's

The post office ladies gathered at Louise's home for Christmas lunch and we had a lovely time catching up on news and gossip. I had so much to eat that that was enough for the day. Yesterday I caught up with Denice at Hurstville Westfield and had lunch at Collenade.

Christmas outings w/e 9th Dec

Eating out twice this weekend. Went to Star City casino for work's Christmas party and the food was ok - typical smorgshboard.

Everyone came and after the meal, some had a flutter on roulette. Marlene lost her $20 but Christian won $80. Today, we drove to Bulli Tops - Panorama House for the manager's Christmas outing. Nice meal, but wine was not good, in fact John drank squash - he, luckily, was the driver today. On the home front - we now have only one hen left as two died (old age). John said he would get more next weekend. The cockatiels have been sitting on dud eggs, so I took out the nesting box and will replace it in a couple of weeks after the birds put on weight again.

This is me going to work last week. Christmas at the post shop is not much fun, in fact, it was a hectic week with people being grumpy and I felt the pressure after being there only an hour. I was practicing using the timer on the camera, that worked but not the flash. I must not have pressed the right button. On Saturday morning after speaking to Katrina on the webcam, I got another call, and who should I see but Fiona, Andrew and Lucy. It was lovely.

Two grandmas got together on Thursday to have lunch at Moorefield Road Garden centre. We discussed children but in particular, a grandchild, Lucy. A lovely afternoon, even though it did rain, (decided against Brighton.) I bought a plant which was in the rare section, commonly called a snake bush - Hemiandra Pungens - with nice purple flowers which the chooks found delicious, so now must find another spot, probably out the front.

Talking Heads

On Saturday we celebrated both our birthdays by going to Theatre Royal to see Brenda Blethyn and Sigrid Thornton in Talking Heads. It was a great and funny play. Over the past two weeks of my leave I have seen 4 movies - Conversations with My Gardener, Michael Clayton, Waitress and A Mighty Heart and enjoyed all of them. Went on an Italian walking tour (thru WEA) started from the GPO in Martin place up to the Mitchell Library stopping along the way viewing Italian influenced architecture. Spent a day with Joy and Pat learning bits and pieces of the computer . Each time I go to town I still marvel at the scene of the Opera House and bridge. Here are Helen, Margaret and I (photo taken by a kind passerby). On my birthday Pat and I had coffee at Blackamoor Confections http://blackamoorconfections.com which was lovely and then in the evening Andrew came for tea (lamb of course). The last couple of days have spent in the garden planting vegs plus a bit of reading when it got too hot.

Sculpture by the Sea

Bondi beach in background. Getting feet wet.

Behind bars (sculpture was a cage around a tree)