RIP Luna

On Saturday morning before heading off to prepare for the High Tea I went out to see where Luna was as she hadn't been inside that morning.She was out in the garden and seemed a bit quiet, Bill took out some water to her but she wasn't interested. It told Amy, who had a look at her, checked her gums and thought they were a bit pale, so thought it might be a good idea to get her checked out at the vet. I headed off, Amy rang the vet and Bill took her in. I got a message from Amy a couple of hours later to say that she was at the vet's, they couldn't find anything noticably wrong but would do an ultrasound. I thought everything was okay. I got a phone call from Bill a couple of hours later just as things were winding up to say the ultrasound had shown internal bleeding, there was a mass in her spleen that had burst. Being an 11 year old dog, an operation was just something that would give us more time but not necessarily be the best for her, so after consultation with the vet and Bill, Amy and I we decided it was time to say goodbye. It was heart breaking, and especially hard given the suddeness of it and coming so soon after losing Jack. We have all been moping around the house for the past few day. We are so glad we have little Lucy around to give us some comfort, otherwise we would have had no dogs in the house.

Stake RS High Tea

We had our second annual Stake Relief Society High Tea on Saturday 18th at Lyneham Chapel. We had a green/Irish theme. It was a great success with lots of food and lots of women enjoying time together. It was lovely to see everyone chatting and mingling. It was a busy week but well worth it. Bindi, my new counselor Judi Wilson, Les and Moana helped to make it a great success. Lots of yummy food to try.

Mia Leaves for Her Mission

My niece Mia headed off nearly two weeks ago for her mission to Samoa. She headed to the Missionary Training Centre in Provo, Utah for 6 weeks where she will have some intensive language classes before heading to Samoa. On Friday 10th March I went up to Garran Chapel where she had her final interview and was set apart as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. It was lovely to be there and see it all happen. These are some of Bindi's photos. Saturday morning Amy and I joined Bindi, Charlie, Bob and Theone and Noah and Tyler to say goodbye at the airport.

Day 3 Beloka, Dalgety and Berridale

After a morning walk along Lake Jindabyne and a visit to our favourite cafe we headed out for a drive. We headed to Beloka where we discovered this gorgeous little stone church, which we were able to go inside.

Next stop was Dalgety and the Snowy River. It was a lovely little town, we went for a wander and discovered a caravan cafe, where we enjoyed a chat with the young lady who had opened it only 6 weeks ago.

We then headed to Berridale where we checked out Shut the Gate Cellar and Providore and a few of the other shops before heading back to WildBrumby for a late lunch as we had enjoyed our visit there the day before. Then it was back to Jindabyne for a relaxing afternoon reading, enjoying dinner by the lake. Tuesday morning we packed up and headed home catching up with a friend for lunch in Cooma before arriving in Canberra as a massive thunderstorm was just about over. It was a lovely break.

Day 2 With The Tuesday Girls- Mt Kosciuszko Walk

The weather was perfect for the walk to the summit of Mt Kosciuszko. We were up at Thredbo before 9am ready to catch the chairlift up to the start of the walk. It is a 6km walk from the top of the chairlift or you can do a 2km climb up from the village up to the start-we took the chair lift option. It was around 13 degrees celcius with the top of around 19 expected- 30 degrees in Jindabyne so we were happy with the forecast. The three of us headed up, Kerrie was having issues with her feet, so was just going to do the first couple of kms then turn around, so Deb and I set up for the top. It was a stunning day and the views spectacular.

We made it to the top in good time and enjoyed our little picnic lunch at the top before heading back down and finding Kerrie.

We took a few extra rides on the chairlifts because we could and it was fun! Then headed back to Jindabyne stoppping off at the Wildbrumby for a well deserved afternoon tea!