Time marches on

and before we knew it was September again. In our family that means birthday month with Maree, David & Bill all celebrating their special day. We had dinner with Maree & Mum in a lovely little Thai restaurant in Aspendale for birthday no. 1. A great night was had by all. Unfortunately we could not get to Perth to celebrate with David but did talk to him and know that he too enjoyed his day. We joined Mum & Maree again to celebrate Bill's day at the Chelsea Pub on the 24th.

September is also a huge month in Melbourne with it being footy finals time. That big day in September was also a freezing day in September this year with Grand Final day being the coldest for many years. With a top temp of about 12 it was cold, wet & windy to boot. Still it didn't stop the thousand's flocking to the Gee for the big game, nor stop the many parties taking place. We joined friends at their home in Narre Warren South where the planned bar-b-que was changed for a pie & hot dog lunch and a terrific time was had by all. At least our host, Matt was a happy soul at the end of the day as he is a Geelong supporter and was not so happy last year. Amber had supported him on the day, baking biscuits in the shape of little men, iced in blue & white with all the correct numbers. Even a special one for Bill.

After the excitement of the game we had a change of pace that night, braving the even colder weather to go and see the muscial, Chicago. It was great and dinner at the little French Restaurant before was very nice too. The next day saw us driving through rain, hail & wind again to meet Verity, Astrid & Hans at the Yarra Glen Hotel for lunch and an afternoon of Blues Music with a local band Collard Greens & Gravy. They were good despite the strange name. The following Saturday night had us braving the slightly warmer weather again for a night at Hamer Hall. We went and saw a great production of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. It was so funny. Really worth facing the cold again.

It was also great to catch up with Debs & JT on their way home after a flying visit to Melbourne. A yummy dinner, a glass of Red and good company is always a nice way to finish off a pretty eventful month. Bring on October.

until next time...............