Outdoor Living

With the lovely autumn weather we decided it was worth getting a decent table to put up outside. I had spotted the table Bindi and Simon had and decided it would fit in the spot outside our back door. So it was a click and collect from Ikea and then last Saturday Bill and I managed to put the table and bench together without too much trouble. The Sunday was pretty miserable so couldn't use it but the Monday holiday for ANZAC day was a lovely sunny day so Amy and I enjoyed sitting outside for lunch. The dogs where happy to join us as well as Beau.

A New Fence

Lachlan has been hard at work at our place. The side fence between our place and our neighbour Derek has been in a rather fragile state for a few years now, Lachlan decided it was time to put that right and so worked out what was needed and over the Easter break and the following weekend got to work. It has been lovely weather over the last few weeks so a good time to be outside working.

First, he and Derek took the old fence down, that didn't take long! Lachlan planned on using the existing concrete poles. They had moved a bit so he was very meticulous in measuring and getting a straight line. He had to cut the concrete on some poles back and on other poles build it up.

Then the railings went up. I was the tradie assistant and had to clear out weeds, plants, mulch etc,

Here he is hard at work and with all the tools!

The finished product, looks fantastic.

Easter

Easter time in Canberra in the past was catching up with Bindi and Simon and the kids and other friends for a Good Friday picnic at Lennox Gardens, with bacon and egg rolls, Easter Egg hunts and a an egg throwing competition. With Simon's passing it just wouldn't have been the same so we are planning on doing something different in the future. Woke to rain on Good Friday, first time I can remember that it has ever rained really hard and the picnic wouldn't have worked so thought that was rather fitting. This year Amy and I headed over to visit Bindi, Mia and Charlie on Sunday, we had brunch- egg and bacon rolls, a bit fancier than usual. We had a lovely time with them.

Amy and I made chocolate nests to take over.

Bindi made a very yummy and rich Nigella Easter cake

Bindi had made us some macaw masks