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Ok you English girls, I thought I would email you some photos of my little part of the world.
Recently the tallest residential building in the world was completed on the Gold Coast - these photos were taken from the 78th floor.....
This is what Rach will be enjoying in December....
Check out the window cleaner (above) - how would you like his job - he abseils down the building cleaning as he goes - scary!
Just before "Grandma" came to stay it was bathtime! - Hudson (14 1/2 years old) - loved it, he likes any attention BIGTIME - however little Lucy (8 months) was very unsure!
Today is Sunday and what is better than brunch at the beach - the Northcliffe Surf Club in Surfers Paradise. My Dad's brother Tom and his wife Gloria are over from Palmerston North, New Zealand, so Mum, Ian and I met them for brunch......
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Well thanks to my sister Rachel in England (who is my bridesmaid) so those of you who don't know her soon will! - I am getting much better at this Blog - I know how to do piccys and am waiting on the music lesson - although one of Rach's friends (Allie - she must be a nice person!) has got a video - it is VERY cool, hmmm.. May be I still need to master the basic post. The other day Ian found this nice pic of Mum, Ian and me beside our pool (spot the gnomes in the garden) taken earlier this year, so I though I would have a go and putting it in my post - so here goes! - ok... it appeared at the top of my post, and not in the middle .....hmmm..... Rach - help!!!! Anyway it is there so I am feeling a little bit clever! I was just reading in my sisters blog www.themayoressofjellytown.blogspot.com about our Christmas traditions with Canadian Butter Tarts and Mum's famous trifle - isn't it funny, I don't think I could make them as well as Mum so I don't - I have however mastered the Christmas Cake that my Mum and her Mum made, it was also Mum's wedding cake, and it is Lovely - especially after you feed it with Brandy for a few months! This year I am not sure that I will be baking - our wedding cake is white chocolate and fresh raspberry mud cake, and there will be enough of that to sink a battle ship, but we wanted to have some left to last over Xmas with everyone still being in Melbourne. I might have to get Rachel onto the Butter Tarts when we come back to Queensland. The wedding plans are coming along well - Mum and I went to look at wedding shoes yesterday, but wasn't sure so need to keep looking - I have until 22 November to find some which is when my dress comes back from America and needs to be taken up. Anyway - the dogs need a walk, and I need to get Mother organised for our shopping expedition, it is 8.00am. Mum goes back to NZ on Tuesday early am, so need to make sure she has everything crossed off her list to do while she is here. We are having brunch with Uncle Tom and Gloria tomorrow (visiting Gold Coast from Palmerston Nth NZ) well that's today's installment........... |
