We finally managed to find a window for Kate's Birthday Dinner. Not quite 6 months late, but close. Jade Village in Mitcham is under new management and we had a very relaxed, and tasty, meal. Claire and I left the Duck's Intestine dishes for another occasion.
We had dinner at the Royal Hotel in Ferntree Gully last night. The Pub is about 100m from the 1812 Theatre where we saw "The Lady Killers" following dinner.
Graduation Ceremonies seem to lag behind the actual event. Patrick completed his biomedical degree last year and the ceremony was held last Wednesday.
Ebony called over recently so we could update her birthday portrait for Granny's Gallery.
Jack's final event for his birthday was a family celebration on Saturday as he was working the next day. Dinner was followed by the music timeline game which is always great fun.
We missed Lachlan's game last week when he scored 18 points so we told him that this week it had to be 20. Sadly, it did not eventuate. However, as always, it was a good game and his mate and new recruit, Tristan played beyond expectations.
As with all the grandchildren, we produce a book for their 18th birthday to celebrate the times we have shared with them. Cooper's book arrived earlier than expected so we were able to give it to him today.
Ebony completed her degree last year and is now well into her Houours Year but she had her Graduation Ceremony this week.
We have had cloudy wet conditions for some time now so it was great to see a break with clear skies and have a chance to break out the telescope. This time it was aimed at NGC_3372 in the Carina Nebula and I managed to get 3.5 hours of good data for this image.
On Mothers' Day the family called over for afternoon tea. It is a busy day for each family so it was good to see everyone.
While most of the family is sleeping peacefully, some more enthusiastic members are at the Gym.
Lisa has developed an interest in growing food - early stages but initial results are promising.
We had heard Cooper had a Year 12 Jacket but had never seen it. He modeled it for us last night. This was only the second time he had put it on - no wonder we had not seen it!
While we are having a family celebration on Sunday, Last night we had dinner with Jack and his family to mark the actual birthday.
Claire and her cousins, Glenda from Cohuna and Valerie from Trafalgar had one of their occasional catchups yesterday. They meetup at Southern Cross Station as the VLine trains and the country buses all terminate there.
Lachlan had his first game of the Basketball season with his new team. With the new coach it was a shakedown session.
On April 26, Pat took part in the Ballarat Marathon running the half in 1hr 42 min. His legs have survived.
The cladding of the Lake House has finally covered the "Pink House on the Hill". Mark moved the scaffolding so he could finalise the sealing around the windows and there is some final capping to be put in place.
Our Cabin on Lady Elliot Island opened directly to the beach and surrounding coral lagoon.
