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Monday, October 14, 2013

Le Beau Day Spa

I have been enjoying our mid-semester break from work. Daughter No 2 and her two beautiful little girls joined me at the beachhouse for a few ‘girly’ days. We had a lovely time…. eating out, drinking wine, walking and of course, shopping!! After 3 days I went onto stay in the city with Daughter No 1 and her darling boys and enjoyed some ‘me’ time. (I have been working very hard on the farm these last few weeks so I really needed some TLC!). I spent an enjoyable afternoon at a wonderful day spa and indulged in a massage, facial and a pedicure. Just what I needed ready for the lovely warm weather we are starting to enjoy. Today I had another quick trip to the city (600 km round trip!) to take my dear Mum for some specialist appointments. Once we start to get a little older health problems start to get a little complicated. Today, however, the results were better than what we had been expecting so for that we are very grateful.
Here are a few quick pics I took at the day spa. I just loved the fish bowls on the wall above where I was having my pedicure. At first I thought they were lights….just shows how old I’m getting!!
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When I returned home for the weekend we were joined by our gorgeous son and his fiance for the weekend. So much fun…they came to do a final ‘crop inspection’ before harvest begins and we had a meal at our local pub and talked wedding plans. Such a delight to spend time with all my kids last week!!

Suzy

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Tuesday, September 3, 2013

Christmas is just around the corner

Last weekend I went for a wander around some lovely shops near our beachhouse and I found the most gorgeous Christmas shop. It was chock full of gorgeous Christmas decorations. I have such a soft spot for Christmas….I just love it as does Mr FH , which is quite rare for a male!!! I managed to take a few snaps with my phone but they really aren’t too good. I’m unsure of what colour I will be having for my table and decorations this year. I am actually leaning more towards the traditional red, green and gold. What are you thinking???
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I just love these big old Santas….I’d love to take them all home with me!!
One thing I am planning on having is a Christmas tree just like this…..

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This is from Home Is Where The Boat Is and I think it is just beautiful.

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Monday, April 29, 2013

Sunday morning at the garden centre.

Last week when Mr FH and I were babysitting our two grandsons we decided to take them out for morning tea to a nearby nursery. Actually, the truth is the noise levels were getting a bit high so we took them out to share them around!! Do you ever do that?? We had a lovely morning just wandering around this pretty nursery in the dappled sunlight. We loved all the quirky little featured the staff had added to the displays. The huge established trees were magnificent.
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Here’s our two little boys – not sure about this giraffe.
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This is where we had our morning tea. Sorry no photos- I was busy trying to make sure there weren’t any spillages.
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We have just noticed our neighbours at the beach house have planted a Ficus  like this on our fence line. Somehow I think we need to talk!!
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What a great idea this was….little kids riding bikes all over the place and just so happy to be there with Mum and Dad.
What a wonderful way to spend a Sunday morning.
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Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Pink champagne

Just a very quick post today. I have been busy cleaning and painting our unit ready for the tenants to move in at the weekend so I’m a little tired tonight. Life has been very hectic this last week!!! I have a few snaps of the engagement party to share with you. It ended up being a very warm and steamy evening – so much better than the storms that were forecast all week.
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Sorry about the rubbish bin in the middle of one of the photos…this what happens when you take photos in a hurry!! My clever daughter made and iced all these beautiful cupcakes. How clever is she??
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Monday, February 11, 2013

Birthday celebrations

It was my birthday on Saturday! Not a milestone but a very special birthday anyway. My mum had celebrated her birthday two days before mine so my sister arranged for all of the girls in our family to join for a high tea on Saturday afternoon. Those of us from the country travelled to our capital city for the weekend. It was extremely hot on Saturday but the lovely old house where we went was close to the river. We had so much fun. Lots and lots of noise (we are all very bubbly and talk lots!!) and lots of laughter filled the room.The table was set with Old Country Roses china (the holiday version, which I don’t have) and it looked just lovely when we walked in. Such a lovely way to share a birthday.
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I am so in love with the beautiful table we sat at…….check out that wonderful patina! If I could have fitted one in my bag I would have brought one home with me!!!!
I had such a wonderful weekend which sadly ended when I received a message from a dear friend whose husband passed away suddenly on Sunday morning. Makes these family days all the more special.

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