Birds love the fountain in the front garden. As a result the water becomes nutrient dense as they wash. Brett suggested some floating "Water Lettuce" to soak up the nutrients so the experiment has started.
Lachlan and Cooper had their first games following the Christmas break yesterday. Lachlan had a loss and Cooper had a win.
To finalise the Blog each year I get it printed as a book. This becomes the journal of our activity for the year. Apparently the US publisher I previously used has gone belly up so this year we used a publisher in Holland. The service was very efficient and the book arrived early.
Now that Adam, Kate and family are back from Europe, Alfie is happy again. In celebration, he killed a fox in the back yard to present to them.
My mother's cousins, Hilda and Hazel Reid were the daughters of the Dr Reid who founded the Sale Hospital. We had his microscope but could not locate it, however it has now been found and the Sale Historical Museum is very interested. So when the opportunity arises, we will pass it on to them so it can be viewed in its historical context.
John B was coming down from Canberra so the early plan for the long weekend had been to visit the Lake House. With the area still suffering the effects of the Ruffy/Longford bushfires and more extreme heat forecast, we all stayed home.
We had our (late) celebration for Cathy's birthday last night at a very interesting, local, Korean Barbeque Restaurant in Mitcham. Beautiful salads and sauces were provided along with a range of meats. All the meat was amazingly tender and all cooked for you at your table.
From Venice the Donvalians headed south to Florence and then to spend a few days in Siena.
Our travelers spent a few days in Venice and surrounds bringing the good weather with them.
Our travelers spent a few days in Nice.
