Beware P Plate Driver on the Loose!

We now have a "P" Plate Driver- Amy got her licence this week and now she wants to borrow the car! If she is not borrowing the car and we go somewhere together she has to drive - I guess I could say I now have my own chauffeur- not sure if that is a good thing or a bad thing!

Roulettes

The day we went into Sydney the RAFF Roulettes where doing a fly over to get some publicity shots so we enjoyed the show for about 15 minutes- quite a treat!

Sydney Trip

Amy and I had a short trip to Sydney this week and caught up with the Frosty relatives in Castle Hill. We had a day of shopping where we managed to get a lovely formal dress for Amy with out to much difficulty and then had a day in the city and enjoyed the habour, the views, the Lindt Cafe, and saw an exhibition at the Mitchell Library.

Putting Lachlan to Work

We put Lachlan to work last weekend, I had some metal mesh that I needed cut to size so I could use them as trellis in the garden and some metal panels that needed to be cut. Lachlan was happy to oblige and use his tools- it was great having someone to do this sort of stuff. As night fell it made quite a spectacular fireworks show with all the sparks flying. Of course at the end Bill made the comment that he could have done it, but it was good for Lachlan to be able to do it! Lachlan and I just rolled our eyes- this coming from the man we brought a cordless drill for Father's Day many years ago and he is the only one never to have used it!

Out in the Garden

Couldn't resist a Native Plant Society plant sale at the Yarralumla Nursery this week! Got a few more plants for my garden, and it was a drizzly morning, so spent a couple of hours planting them out in the garden and getting things done, I really enjoyed my morning in the garden. I got a lemon myrtle shrub, have just been given some lemon myrtle soap and hand cream and it smells divine, so hoping to recreate that in my garden. Have also got some zucchini planted out and some to give away, but have to keep covering them up at night as we are still getting low temperatures!

Jack's Journey

We minded Jack about 6 weeks ago for a week, and he fitted in with our dogs and famiily. Saturday morning I discovered him sitting at our back gate, him on one side and Benji just sitting on the other side! We were quite astounded that he had found his way to our place. It would be 4 to 5km as the crow flies and through bush at some point- a rather amazing peice of navigation! It turns out his owners are up in Sydney, he figured he probably needed a holiday as well so came to visit!

Nightfest- Floriade

We went to Nightfest at Floriade for the first time this year and had a lovely time. It had turned very cold, but rain had been forecast and did not eventuate so we were pleased. The flowers were lovely under lights and we had a lovely time catching up with Bindi, Simon and the kids as well as some other friends, the Garcia's.