DECEMBER 2021 : CANBERRA : CHRISTMAS

A very happy Christmas at home with my mum, Ash and her enthusiastic bunch.

Our Sydney family celebrated with their Fitzgerald cousins.

M&M

DECEMBER 2021 : CANBERRA : Archer’s 4th birthday

Every family needs a superhero. We have Spider-Man!

Happy 4th birthday, Archer.

M&M

PS Archer’s last day of childcare and first day of Trinity Pre-school

NOVEMBER 2021 : CANBERRA : More birthdays

Mark and I turned 69 within three weeks of each other.

Celebrations included cake with family

Lunch at a Japanese cafe in Braddon

We were so impressed with some of the recent architecture in Lonsdale Street

Lunch at JJs at the Marina, Batemans Bay on a blustery day

A weekend with family and drinks with friends in our courtyard



Special cards and presents from our grandchildren



Meanwhile we keep pedalling on…

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OCTOBER 2021 : SYDNEY : Harriet’s 6th birthday

Lockdown is over and we can celebrate birthdays! Harrie is 6! She lost her first tooth to mark the occasion.

She is our cartwheeling queen!

A party picnic at Clareville for Sydney family and friends

She was reported be ‘over the moon’ all day! Such a special delight!

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OCTOBER 2021 : CANBERRA : Another COVID lockdown birthday

Our youngest granddaughter is one! A special day in our family calendar!

What a special gift she is!

Despite the restrictions of time and distance she had a wonderful day celebrating with her family!

Fortunately we could be included too!

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SEPTEMBER 2021 : CANBERRA : Ashley’s 40th birthday

Our beautiful daughter is 40. 

Super mum

She had big ideas for her 40th birthday and planned to combine three significant family celebrations - her 40th, Dakota’s 10th birthday and Indi’s 1st birthday.

Unfortunately with our Covid lockdown, this was not to be. She has put the party on hold and we had a early morning get together at a local park for a simple breakfast and cake.

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SEPTEMBER 2021 : MELBOURNE and CANBERRA : An on-line master cooking class for our nephew’s birthday

Another year of birthdays in lockdown. Families and friends are getting very creative. Ros, my sister, discovered a cooking master class for the family to celebrate the 32nd  birthday of her son, James.

Boxes delivered to door to door the day before

The participants in all their Qantas pyjamas ready for action..

Here we go!

A very convivial Neil Perry took us through the menu with helpful tips along the way. Chatting and wanting a regular  update of the  Rugby test score.

A very excited crew after an intensive hour of cooking and creating. Extremely replete after such a rich feast with such delicious ingredients. Thanks to Ros for such an imaginative gift and celebration!.

Then the washing up…

M&M