Daylesford 2023

After the Christmas service at Christ Church Dingley presents were opened and we then decided to visit Daylesford a couple of days later to enjoy rural Victoria. It was a hectic day which started at Cliffys Emporium for breakfast (GO THERE) followed by some failed attempts at art galleries which were closed to eventually go back to the The Mill Market which we visited with my mother only a few months back. We checked into the motel and then proceeded to take a heritage train ride to relax. Once done we ventured into the town to browse the quaint shops, visited Hepburn gin distillery and crawled a few pubs. Once done we freshed up and headed out for an Indian opposing the motel before watching the Cricket and nodding off.

What a GREAT DAY.

Daylesford

Perth 2023

We finally made it to Perth, well half of us did. As Karl Jnr finished school this year we decided to check out Western Australia. It was a four-day adventure packed with seeing as much as we could to understand how it ticked. Besides being a little parochial it was definitely more friendly than Melbourne and had a nice laidback feel with beautiful beaches, great weather and some great pubs. We also got to see my Aunt Maureen and Uncle Brian, our good friend Chris and one of my properties in Westminster (yes yes not so upmarket) so it was not all holiday. 

I like to keep these blogs short so I will just mention a few highlights in succession. The gig watching Last Quokka at Badlands Bar was great, Karl eating his $70 tiger prawns, the Lobster in Freemantle harbour, the Prison, followed by the Little Creatures brewery, Scarborough Beach, Perth city with its quaint walkways, Perth's cultural centre with my favourite pub, Nobu at the Crown, the Zoo, Perth hop-on-hop-off and a very nice Hotel. 

We'll be back.

Perth 2023

Karl's Valedictory & Martin gets his L's

Just a quick blog today with some footage of Martins's first drive around the industrial area. I have to say that all that Forza has helped and he got it in one. 

It was a busy week with Karl's valedictory (aka participation award) where we had to sit through four hours of self-congratulation. Earlier this morning we got Martin a suit for his year 10 formal next week while Karl was working. We had some brunch at The Nest then headed home to do the chores and get ready for the trip to Perth.

Martin takes the wheel

Martin turns 16

It was a great day today with the obligatory morning present opening followed by a great lunch at Ikkoryu Fukuoka where you can customize your Ramen. On the way back we stopped off at Deeds Taproom and Kitchen for a swift schooner. One of the presents was a Miyoo Mini+ and it was a winner. I'm very proud of my two boys. PS Melbourne is still one amazing city.

Happy Birthday Dork

175 Years of the Royal Melbourne Show

It was sad to see Mom leave on the 28th so to cheer ourselves up a little we headed off to the Royal Melbourne Show. It was the same as every year but it's still something we love doing as a family as it brings back many great memories. It was pretty empty due to it being Grand Final day but we never complained. Saying that we got home to watch the Pies take a well-deserved win. 

PS Georgie and Karl Jnr have also decided to visit South Africa early next year.

The show must go on