Manly food and wine festival

Saturday 30 May

Today we went to the Manly food and wine festival.

We parked in Fairlight and walk to Manly

Canollis, yum, yum

Sprang. Claude eating the canolli.

Vivid

Thursday 28 May

Every years Sydney has a type of Lights festival, 

were all the important buildings have light 

displays on their facade.

then to the opera

And suddenly Claude felt very unwell and passed 

out in the crowd

Swissotel

Thursday 28 May

For my Mother's day Christopher and Tina

sent me a groupon for a five courses dinner 

for two with a bottle of wine.

The food was lovely. We thought there was 

no way we could eat 5 courses,

but they were very small serves.

We watch some dancing in the street

and then we walked down to the quay and on 

to the opera to see Vivid.

Joshua 4 th birthday

Monday 25 May

What a messed up day!!!

1) We were suppose to go to the zoo. I made our lunch.

We arrive at Somerville road to be told

2) we are going on a pic nic

Shane was building Joshua's new bed so Claude help

I played with Joshua.

Amelia and Mykaela were in school

Jo was shopping.

3) we end up eating our sandwich inside, no champagne no cake 

no happy birthday to Josh.

I seemed to be the only one minding because Joshua was very happy

playing with his new toy. We got him a "build your own dinosaur"

During the afternoon Jo made some little cakes

And they had a celebration at the park

Chowder bay

Sunday 24 May

We went to have lunch at the

"East Coast Lounge"

We did not book.....

view from our table

We had bruchettas and shared 

a plate of charcuteries, with a 

glass of wine. We couldn't have coffee

as the table was reserved

So we continued with our walk and 

had a coffee at the little place near

Clifton garden beach

My birthday

Wednesday 20 May

Claude brought croissants and coffee in bed.

I went to aqua and coffee with my friends

I got lot of birthday messages:

e mails, face book, phone calls.

Tonight I ate by myself a 

huge plate of prawns with

a glass of wine.

Claude is at a "prostate patients consumer forum dinner"

It is the only date and we thought it was more important for him to go 

than to stay to celebrate my birthday.

This is why we had it last night.

My birthday celebrations

Tuesday 19 May

School for senior had a "big morning tea" 

to raise money for cancer research.

We do that every years.

I made a banana cake and nobody ate any.

It look too ordinary.

So I packed it up and took it 

back home for Claude.

I was not happy.

Tonight Shane and family are coming to the 

DY RSL at the "Flame " restaurant

to celebrate my birthday.

Jo bought 2 books and a nice book mark.

I now can relax and read.

Shelly beach new cafe

Tuesday 12 May

This afternoon we went for a walk along 

Manly beach to Shelly beach.

And had a peak at the new cafe.

Almost finished.

It's going to be great

Mothers' day picnic

Sunday 10 May

I prepare a pic nic and we met

the family at Apple tree bay.

 We start with a glass of champagne, cheese and biscuits,

pate and dips.

Followed by a nice lunch.

After we went and work out the calories

playing with the kids.

Mykaela climbed a tree

Learning to sew

Friday 8 May

Shane rang this morning to see if we can have the kids overnight.

It was already arrange that he was coming to mow the lawn and 

cut some wood on Saturday.

(Claude cannot do it because of his operation.

Shane was a great help)

I had planned Russian steak for dinner so I changed it

to Vegemite noodles, the children favorite.

After bath they continued with their play before bed.

Joshua was a bit difficult but soon settled and then

It was Amelia saying she missed her mummy.

Saturday 9 May

Up early, no lying in bed for us with 2 kids.

I bet Shane and Jo think they wan the lottery

Playing wit my Zen garden.

I wonder how there is still sand in it!!!

Mykaela used to love playing with it,

BUT she was very careful.

Amelia goes about it the way she rake the garden.

AND when Joshua want a turn, sand is going everywhere.

Last time I had Amelia I told her about her dad

Sewing button, paper clip, washer and screw on

a big S and that after I sewed it on the front of 

a T shirt.

She remember, and ask to be taught to do the same.

I was a bit reluctant as I did not have a T shirt for her.

Joshua doing a koala mask

my jar of button came in handy.

love the tongue sticking out

She caught on very quickly...

until she pricked her finger and a blob of blood

appeared. You could have swear she was 

dying. I put her on my knees for a big cuddle.

And that was the end of sewing.

I wanted to keep it to sew on a T shirt but

 she wanted to take it home to show her mum.