Tuesday, 27 December 2022

JANUARY 2023 : SOUTH COAST, NSW : Summer holidays




A few precious days with all our family at our coast house





Our beautiful grandchildren 




Surfing lessons



A story of great enterprise.
Harrie and Koby decided to paint our garden pebbles and sell them at a stall at the end of our driveway. After about three hours of waving down cars, bikes and badgering walkers-by, with the help of Dakota and Pippa, they made the princely sum of $35!



Our beautiful Broulee beaches - very popular over New Year

 


Kite surfers



My first paddle of 2023 up Candlagan Creek
An hour and a half round trip up as far as you can go. This time - little mullet were jumping, there was a bright green water monitor basking and a small stingray slid under my kayak. Very peaceful and eerily quiet, except for the splashing fish. (Some help from the internet to complete photo story)




Our annual visit to the Oyster Farmer’s Daughter on a chilly Thursday 
Still such a special find



A special weekend in Paterson near the Central Coast for my closest school friend, Julie’s 70th birthday on their farm.
The setting



The guests and festivities 



A happy night with the Golds



A catch up with the Slaters


Lunch with English friends, Gill and Tony, as they passed through Broulee on their road trip up the east coast.



A casual Sunday swim with the Broulee Brass Monkeys - 1.5kms - from South Broulee to Shark Bay


A special lunch with family and close friends





A walk around Broulee Island


Breakfast at the Mossy Cafe with Mum, Ros and her daughters, Liz and Steph, and their families.




Early morning coffee at the Mossy Boat Shed cafe with stingrays in attendance




All the cousins



Another great summer holiday. Fabulous weather for all our visitors!

M&M

Tuesday, 13 December 2022

DECEMBER 2022 : CANBERRA : Christmas holidays



School holidays - Dakota and Koby spent the first few days with us


 
Then, Ash took the kids camping to Murramarang.



A pre-Christmas weekend in Sydney with our Newport family



Our choir, Diplomatic Notes, gave our Christmas performance at DFAT as our final session of the year.



Our apartments’ Christmas drinks



A pre-Christmas meal with Margaret and Andrew Donaldson at Chiang Rai



Dinner with Peter, Joy and Monty



Presents ready under the tree!


Canberra family



Sydney family celebrating



Christmas lunch







An evening visit from our upstairs neighbours.
A lovely end to a very happy day






Merry Christmas!

M&M