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Australia Day Picnic

With a group of Hil's friends we went to the Diamond Valley miniature railway for a picnic lunch.
Jim made chicken pies (way too many).

The magic ingredients

Ready for the oven

The first batch (one 'pour le chat')

 

 

Miniature train

 

Royal wave

What's around the next bend?



Another royal wave

 

 

 

Busking

Jim and other members of the band he plays with went busking in Flinders Street this morning.
They played everyones's favourite jazz standards.

Poolside picnic

It's Caspar's first day off kinda and we head to the Harry Holt for a swim and picnic lunch.

Arpa gives Caspie a lift

"I think I like it"

"Jumping in's fun. I'm doing it again"

Arpa leads by example by wearing his rashie

Landlubbers

Romy in contemplative mood

Aerial view

"kickedy can make you so red in the face"

"Here comes that camera again"



"Must be because I'm an easy target"

Caspar's kinda

Today was Caspie's first day at kindergarten. All went well (notwithstanding some doubtful expressions here).

 

Healesville Holiday

Hil and Rob generously gave us a night at the Healesville Hotel with an elegant dinner in Quince dining room. We tried to line this treat up with our wedding anniversary which happened to be the fourth day of a massive heatwave.

When we arrived in Healesville power outages had caused the closure of all shops, the hotel had just cancelled lunch, the bar was closed and a guest was complaining about having no power in his room. Uh oh.

Our very spacious king room

Checking for local attractions

Trying to cool off in nearby park

 

Power failures had obliged the hotel to throw out all its food on the two previous nights. Tonight they were going to honour existing bookings but were taking no more. So we were one of a select group of three tables at dinner.

And it was brilliant. salmon, duck and 'financier' (looked like an ice-cream cone but tasted like blackberry shortcake) for Jim and heirloom salad, lamb and raspberry mousse for me.
All three courses were wonderful though my dessert was so rich it kept me awake all night. Or maybe it was that final glass of champagne. But it was worth it. Thanks Hil and Rob.

Ready for dinner

Dessert of financier

This morning at Innocent Bystander for breakfast.

January 10 - Elwood Beach

Meredith and Madeleine fly home at 11.00 PM. The last day is always so emotional and distressing but we do manage to squeeze in one last beach day.

 

And now the Ms are at the airport. Misery