Sunday Playtime

After the rain it seemed to be a good day for an experiment.  Time to add a little Pop Art to the build.

Sophie's Season Ender

Sophie has had a good run this season. After a couple of Grand Final wins, the girls had been pushed up a couple of divisions and had to fight a lot harder for their wins. They did not win their semi final but fought hard against a much taller opposition. They did themselves proud.

 All attention for the Team Manager for the end of season Finale.

 Sophie and her mates had a good season.

Build Progress

The build of the new house continues apace. As the more detailed work is now taking place, externally things seem to have slowed.  However the gutter protection is in place, the eves are being installed, bearers are in place for the lower storey roof and insulation is being installed.

Autumn Evening

On a beautiful autumn evening we had dinner with Brett and Cathy and family. 

Bubbly seems to set the agenda for a very relaxed evening.  Brett was convinced that this would be one of the last evenings for a barbeque so he was making the best of it.

And we made the best of the resulting steak, kangaroo and sausage.

The star of the evening was the hazelnut cream cake and blackberry ice cream.

No one left hungry!

Greg's Birthday

We went to Echuca today to catch up with Greg for his birthday.  He was in relatively good shape and enjoyed the visit and (of course) the cake.

 We went to the Bowls Club for lunch amd caught up with Megan and Luke.  Megan has returned from her time in London and is now based at Carlton in Melbourne.

It Must Be Autumn

The moon puts on a good show on these cool clear evenings.

Basketball - James

James and his coachless, trainingless team put on another commanding performance tonight nearly doubling the score of the opposition.  They are fun to watch.

Catch Up

Peter has been having his health problems of late so it was about time to catch up with Pete and Jill for coffee.  He is maintaining his spirits but is facing some major issues as his Parkinsons Disease progresses.

Adding the Lid

The roof of the house is gradually being added.  We are very happy with the colour that seems to change with the changing sky.  It is probably taking a little longer to install as there is thick (anti condensation) insulation being installed under the iron.  This will also dampen the sound of rain on the roof.

 The TV antenna is in place a little earlier than we expected!

Travelers Meet Up

The difficulty of catching up with fellow travelers is that they are always travelling.  We caught up with our friends from our European tour for lunch and an inspection of the new house yesterday.  Our next meeting looks like being in November when everyone is back in Australia!