October Birthdays

This was a memorable double birthday occasion. Barb had decided on Federation Square at the edge of the city precincts near the river. We found a spot and settled there for a nice time. It was late afternoon and very pleasant. The Funks were there, Simon and Daniel also, and friends Jesse and Bec graced us with their presence. There was an assortment of food and plenty of beer. And the Funks brought the cake. The following pictures don't need any further explanation as to what happened with the traditional celebration except maybe the last one, taken after Barb had blown out all candles except one, and Dan, the other birthday person, trying to suck that last flame into his mouth instead of doing the normal thing!

Sand Towers

Creating things in the sand, especially wet sand, has always intrigued Peter, so it was always going to be fun. Barb caught all the action on her phone. Two strong towers were being built, one for anybody really and the other smaller one carefully managed by Jet. It was a nice and fine day for it. While we did these sorts of things in the back yard, Gord was being industrious inside the house making gourmet pizzas. Yum.

Atherton Visit

As planned for some time, Peter flew up to Cairns these past school holidays and was picked up and driven to Atherton my his brother John. The days that followed were mostly devoted to sorting out a lot of their Mum's stuff: her books, paintings, photos, sewing cabinet and the piano. The three working days they had to make it happen was blessed. Everything came together so smoothly that it felt like it was a God event.

Phillip joined them on the Friday and the remainder of the books were worked through and the photos distributed. It was a smoothly done. This allowed the three brothers to fit in happy times together, like making pizzas for lunch and playing a Wii game (golf). Phil won, John second and Peter a distant last.

They joined with Phil and Shellie to have a barbecue with a neighbour (on AFL grand final afternoon). A bit of football watching was balanced by playing with infants. Phil and Shellie love the young ones.

This is the wall which had Mum's piano for 17 years. Once it was moved ready for transportation south, John and Peter dismantled the upstairs bookshelves and fixed them to this wall. Now it looks like the shelves had always been there. They look like they were designed for the lounge and that wall.

This is just one of the seven boxes that Peter packed, this one with many of the paintings, each individually wrapped. John had a year's supply of newspapers so there was no shortage in that area.
Below is Harley, now working at Woolworths after leaving IGA.

Cousin's Visit

Peter's cousin Robyn and her husband David went touring from Gosford and we were the first port of call for a few nights. It was really good to see them again after what seems like it could be ten years since the last time. When Peter was a boy he spent many a weekend outing from boarding school with Robyn's family. They are great memories.

Barb's Spring Visit

We are trying to catch up on a few blogs now. Before the end of last month, Barb took her opportunity on a day off to visit our family at Gembrook. She had a precious time with the grandkids which included an excursion to the skate park and a treat at a cafe. And there was always the trampoline play.