This and that!!

Well, here I am ready and waiting for the new year to begin. December has just been a big whirlwind for me with lots of Christmas functions, family visits, harvesting on the farm and most exciting of all…..leasing our farm so we are hoping 2014 brings with it lots of great times, travel and generally the next step in our life.
I have a selection of photos from around the beachhouse that have been taken over the last few weeks. I will leave you in peace to enjoy them!!


















Wishing everyone a most beautiful New Year!!! See you in 2014.

Suzy

 

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What a Christmas!!!

                                 Does anyone recognise this box??

I found this tucked under the Christmas tree on Christmas morning - it was a beautiful diamond ring from my husband.  It is just stunning.....what a start to a fabulous day! We had the most wonderful time at my sister's town house on the canals in Mandurah - a gorgeous seaside town on our coast. Our kids were all there (at some stage or other) as were my sister and her family and my MUM.  My other sister and her family were unfortunately not able to come too.

          

We decorated the table in black and silver (not colours I normally use) but I thought they looked very elegant. What do you think??

We started our morning with icey cold champagne (we arrived at 12.30 so it wasn't that early for champagne!) then we sat down to wonderful seafood crepes for our entree. We always have the traditional roast turkey with cranberry sauce, ham, baked potatoes, stuffed pumpkin, cauliflower cheese, peas and corn regardless of what the temperature is - this year the weather man was kind to us.

For dessert we always have plum pudding or pavlova with strawberries. Yummo!!

                                       

After a short nap we all hopped onto the two boats we had (one belongs to my sister and her husband and the other to Daughter No 2 and her husband) and cruised around the waterways, I tried to take photos of the magnificent Christmas lights on the water front but they didn't turn out so well (maybe too many champagnes by then!!). Eventually we headed home to start eating again. This time we had cold meats, crayfish, prawns, salad and a fabulous whole fish which we stuffed and baked. Dessert was a lemon tart, individual cherry puddings and a yummy white chocolate, macadamia and mango torte.

Boxing Day was very similar to Christmas Day - just eating, drinking, cruising the waterways and enjoying having our family together.

I hope you all had a wonderful day with your family and friends.

Suzy