This is a photo that my clever friend Pauline took and placed on her blog...I pinched it...that's me in the water at City Beach this morning. Thankyou Pauline!

 

 

Tash and Pete at the International Airport...Tash leaving for Barcelona to meet up with Todd for a 3 week holiday in Europe. I will really miss her.

 

"Seduction"...only a few blooms left...they will all be pruned this week...

 

Taryn and Chris....dinner at our place tonight....because Taryn is home from Melbourne for  uni holidays...so lovely to see her...also to say bye to Tash , who is going to Europe and Jeremy who is going to NZ...and Mandy and Gra to Darwin and Chris to Melbourne...and Pete and I are staying in Perth!!!!

 

Lunchtime walk in Perth City.......

 

Callaway Auditorium at UWA...Pete and I went to see the local Perth choir "Rejoice"...our old friend Bryan Connell invited us...always a pleasure to hear live music...especially choral.

 

Farewell dinner for Tash with Jo and Ash at the "Flavour of India" in East Vic Park...yummy food and good company...lots of chat about Todd!

 

My darling husband...his first game of pennants today at The Vines...he won after being 5 down after 7 holes...what a fight back.

 

Mandy at City Beach this morning (she may just shoot me for posting this)...the coldest Saturday morning so far this year...2.8 degrees when we set off on our walk but had warmed up to 7 degrees when we hit the water...invigorating!

 

Chris and Juliet...we had a lovely meal at their's this evening...excellent food and wine, good chat and a very pleasant walk home.

 

After a day when everything seemed to go wrong it was great to relax and chat to Tash...Pete took the photo...he likes it...

 

Paperbark trees,Herdsman Lake...another lake close to home that I can walk to...

 

....the highlight of my day...a cut,colour and chat with the lovely Ashleigh...it is always a pleasure to see her...and I never cease to be  amazed at what she can do with my stick straight, fine hair!!

Dawn as we travel along the freeway south to Mandurah Country Club for my pennant match. OMG I was amazed at how much traffic there was at such an early hour and that the trains were already full.

 

Peter and I had a wonderful day with Jessie and Gerry...breakfast at the club, then 18 holes, then drinks after...it was like they had never been away...

 

Sadly there were lots of starfish along the beach between Floreat and City this morning...probably washed up with the storms ...

 

Ahhh Friday...after a very beneficial yoga class , I enjoyed a relaxing lunch and chat with Jenny at Ogilvie's in Subiaco. It is always a pleasure to spend time with Jen.

 

View outside our bedroom window...the last colours on the liquid amber tree and the lovely dark colour of the wet tree trunk...sooo pretty. 

 

Another Wednesday...uneventful...work and then italian lesson in the evening...but my little silver linings were finding a little time to read this great book and listen to this fabulous CD. 

 

Great film...I think I preferred the live musical though...but some good acting. I loved Alec Baldwin's performance.

 

Yesterday's storm damage....I took this photo this afternoon at Lake Monger...more winds and rain today and again tomorrow...

 

Soooo good to see Jessie again...She and Gerry are over from Tasmania for 3 weeks...we were supposed to play golf today in the Gloster James Trophy but it was cancelled due to stormy weather so they came for dinner instead...we chatted until the wee small hours.

 

Stunning views on an early morning walk with Pete around the property...Lucieville Farm Chalets...we were down there to celebrate Hugh and Mandy's 50th birthdays. It was a sensational venue for a 50th birthday party and Pete and I had a marvelous weekend. Below is a photo taken at the function centre  on the property..Tash, Hugh, Mandy and Graeme.

 

Mandy and Graeme on their way to the Bridgetown Pub for dinner.

 

Hail on the 14th green...amazing...a wild and wet day...I played with Maria,Jan and Jane. It was actually a lot of fun!

 

 

Jeremy's belated family birthday dinner....at his request we all played Trivial Pursuit. Mandy and I thought we were on the winning team with Jeremy but alas Pete and Chris won the game. Solomon always likes to be included.

 

A cold, rainy day in Perth...this is Subi centro, I managed a quick walk between showers and before italian.

 

Happy 22nd Birthday Jeremy...life is never dull with you around!!

 

 We played today at Yokine with our good friend Paul....and he had a HOLE IN ONE on the 16th... he hit a terrific shot , it was no fluke...very excited for him. Irene (my pennant captain) was our other playing partner.

And tonight we had bookclub #2 at my house...Pete lit the fire for us....Tasha led the discussion of her book Animal People by Charlotte Wood...first time she had ever done it...and she did a great job.

 A fabulous day down in Mandurah...golf with Jane, Danielle and Pete then lunch back at Danielle's and Adrienne's new home...perrrfect!


 Later in the evening...Missy Higgins at the Astor...she was brilliant...love her.

 

 

The first Saturday of winter...and the water was like glass...shadows belong to  Pauline and me

 

and the water was warm!!...Mandy and I..... thanks to Margot for taking the photo..

 

A couple of quick photos of Tash and her two beautiful friends Steph and Sofie before they set off on their weekend away down south.  They are three incredibly outgoing, capable and caring young ladies...and they are all music teachers.