So here we are at the end of another year, time for reflections before we start on resolutions for the new. A big year. Our final at secondary school with our second successfully through the rigours of VCE. Goodbye school forever - parent-teacher interviews, home work monitoring, fundraising, newsletters and information nights. Not to be missed … [Read more...] about 2011 – It’s A Wrap.
Archives for December 2011
At Melbourne Aquarium.
This is a penguin at Melbourne Aquarium. And here is a shark.We were there a while ago, so my daughter and her friend could go walking with sharks. Here they are, like old fashioned divers in a Hollywood movie. They didn't realise they would be part of the show, but there was an enthusiastic audience. All in all it … [Read more...] about At Melbourne Aquarium.
Christmas Cheer
Christmas has been a great success. Table set for 19, thanks to borrowed chairs and an extra table from friends next door. Heston Blumenthal's potted duck with apple chutney was appreciated by both young and old. Which was good as the duck involved overnight marinating in salt and spices followed by eighteen hours cooking in goose fat. So a … [Read more...] about Christmas Cheer