Mulching The Garden

This weekend was set aside for everyone to help join in and mulch our garden. The weather was just fabulous. We had 8cubic metres of mulch delivered on Friday. Ang and I did last minute preparation of the garden bed. (weeding) and it was then just a matter of gathering everyone and try to get the job done as quickly as possible. Jake, Dale Paul and even Kim helped us. It was great! By 2pm we had all but one small bed covered in mulch ready for summer. The reason the small bed wasn't completed because it was heavily weeded and needed a bit of attention. I said I'll do it next weekend. We finished the day with a sausage sizzle. We were all a bit fagged by the end but the garden looks great.

Thanks everyone!

Eastlink Walk

The Eastlink freeway is about to open any week now. As usual the people in charge always arranges for the public to get a closer look at the new construction and we were able to walk the tunnel. So on Sunday bright and early we set out on our little adventure. We were quite surprised as to how many other people decided to walk through the tunnel. We went in the morning there were about 20,000 people then. By the finish of the day over 100.00 people had made their way through the tunnel.

A very nice man asked us if we would like our picture taken.

At the entrace to each tunnel are these enoumous structures. The tunnels are named Melba and Mullum Mullum. Each tunnel is 1.6km long. Besides walking the tunnel they had a few other attractions along the way. Performers, school bands and food stalls of course. There were a variety of information tents you could wander in and out of. They also had a fun run on the freeway and a bike run of which our good friends Charmaine and Ron took part in. Aparently for the first month it is free to trvel along the freeway after that it becomes a tollway.

Ang's Surprise 60th

It was Ang's 60th birthday last Wednesday. He didn't want to have a party and was just happy to have his kids over for dinner. Which is what we did. However unbeknown to Ang we decided that you can't turn 60 without a reasonable gathering. We booked the restaurant 1912 at Riverlea Winery and invited our close family for lunch but kept it a secret from Ang. Ron our best friend told Ang he had a great promotional deal at Riverlea, a 3 course meal plus drinks for $20. Well Ang couldn't pass up a great deal like that.

He tried to tell Ron that he was going the wrong way. We entered through the front gates and parked were VIP guests park. All our invited guests entered through the back gates parking at the back of the restaurant.

As Ang entered the restaurant there was a resounding "SURPRISE!!!" sung by all the guests inside. Ang was quite shocked and a little overwelmed.

It was a delightful lunch. We had the restaurant all to ourselves. The atmoshere was enhanced by the open fire and the candles burning on the tables and its sheer cosyness. Food and wine was good and everyone had a great day.

Jacob and Kim even gave a speech.

After lunch everyone came back to our home where the party continued. At this stage I'm not sure how it went as I was rather pickled myself. Looking at the photos though it seemed we all had a good day especially Ang.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ANG!

Adam and Izabella's Wedding

Adam and Izabella were married on the 10th of May. It was a beautiful wedding and the bride looked stunning. The wedding and the reception was held at the Park Hyett Hotel and apart from a few drops of rain the ceremony went well. Pictured above is Adam and Izabella listening to Rebecca (Adam's sister) do a reading. Ben's father was the minister for the day and they had Harry and Izabella's niece as the page boy and flower girl. The ceremony was in the courtyard of the hotel and as you can see a little of the backdrop it was quite a nice courtyard.

The reception was good but the music and noise level of the guests were a little loud.

Overall we had a great time. As usual Luke couldn't make it.

Ang and I stayed at the RACV City club so we had a great weekend as well.

Martin and Sabina's Wedding day

At long last Sabina and Martin were married in Australia Their third to date!!
They were first married at the registry office in Switzerland then the following day they had their church wedding. A month later they came to Australia and renewed their vows to the Australian crowd. Following on from the reception at Chateau Yering they finally had their Honeymoon in Haymen island where they originally met each other.

Good luck Martin & Sabina.

Here is a family photo of us. Unfortunately Luke was not able to come as he was in the bush somewhere in Townsville training some new recruits
Below is a great picture of the boys. It's rare to get them together

New Toy

I have a brand new camera to play with. When Ang went to Switzerland he brought back a fancy new camera for me to play with. It is a Sony Cyber Shot. I am only just getting use to it. My pictures I've taken are not that fantastic but I am learning slowly. What I love about it is I can get close up shots of my roses and it has an automatic thingo that allows me to take shots with me in it.

Here is a picture of me taking a picture of me!

Thankyou Ang

Sore Toe

I work at home now and my office is in the bedroom. Very compact. The other day I was washing the dishes when I heard the phone ring in my office. I ran very fast to get to it as I often miss the phone. As I was entering the bedroom I stubed my toe on the door frame. Boy did ot hurt!!! It was my boss on the other end of the phone wondering what the heck was going on as I was in so much pain.

I'm not sure if I broke the toe or just squashed it. My toe blew up and turned purple and I was not able to go on my long walks for a week.

But now its back to normal.

Bridge Road

Went shopping with Kimmy yesterday trying to fnd something to wear to these up and coming weddings. Kim thought Bridge Road, Richmond as the best place to shop. Bridge Road, is a shopping mecca with great cafes; It's the best selection of small, unpretentious cafes serving tasty food of any food precinct in Melbourne. It's organic vegetable shops and flowers on the footpath, alternative bookshops and Nepalese wares. But best of all is the array of fashion shops that are scattered between the cafes. You will find all types of fashion from the grundge to the top designers mingling with each other. Bridge Road is very much multicultural like Melbourne in that it is tolerant and accommodating of all types of people and fashion. Here you can be Bohemian, poor, rich, alternative, trendy, young or old. You can drive an Audi TT or ride an old pushbike. You can have 10 earrings in your navel or flame coloured hair, or wear an immaculate business suit - you fit in regardless of what you look like or where you come from. Stroll down the street and take in the atmosphere, sounds and aromours that just signifies Bridge Road. And it was only $2 to park great!!

By the way Kim couldn't find a thing to wear and we came back empty handed.

Nonna's 88th Birthday

Well it was Nonna's 88th birthday on Australia Day. So we decided to gather at Maria's house for a BBQ. Mostly everyone was there, sortof. The food and company was fantastic. Unfortunately we had too many deserts and couldn't get through them all. We had the fantastic birthday cake. My delicious pavlovaand we also had these gorgeous cakes which Elizabeth made to make into an 88 shape but it didn't turn out so she bought the birthday cake insteadBut we had a great time.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY NONNA!!!!