Happy Birthday Pete...at Lot 20 for lunch today, just the two of us. 

And then this evening we had a wonderful dinner at Natasha's and Todd's. Here , Pete and Todd are discussing coffee beans ! 

I can't quite remember what they were joking about.

Rusty was as entertaining as usual.  

Breakfast outside , watching the rain.....

It's finally arrived, the night of the Bruce Springsteen concert. We were quite excited as we neared the crowds outside theArena.

Father and daughter..Tash looked the part.

I have to thank Tash for these photos, I wasn't quite tall enough.

Bruce being passed around by the crowd...

And yes, we were that close. What a fabulous concert, the man is a true performer, he seems to love every minute of it. So did I.

This brought a smile to my face today....

Afternoon walk with Tash and Rusty along the South Perth foreshore....

I was very happy to back up a good game last Thursday with a good game today. I was especially delighted to par six holes in a row. I think it was the good company, Pete, Jo and Don Lamont.

This evening, Cathy, Natalie and I attended a cooking class at the Cooking Professor. We learnt how to make Singapore and Malay dishes and all of us in the class participated. At the end of the evening we ate all the delicious food with a glass of red wine. All in all a great way to spend a Friday night.

Pete and I stayed the night at Tash and Todd's and it was just so nice to see how placid and cute Rusty is first thing in the morning.  Todd cooked us a delicious mexican breakfast, we felt very spoilt.

Then Pete and I met up with Andrei and Natalie at their course, Royal Fremantle . It was a warm day but luckily the sea breeze came in early and it was very pleasant playing golf.

Late in the afternoon we relaxed by the river with Barb, Marguerite, Juliet and Chris...gathering to wish Marguerite a happy birthday.

Another shark alarm this morning, it seems our sonar warning system is working too well. We, ladies had to splash around in the shallows after our walk.

The three wise men...

playing Trivial Pursuit....

against us ladies....Nat and Andrei kindly had Pete and I, Tash and Todd to dinner this evening. After some great food we played games, such a fun night.

Sitting in the foyer of the building which houses the Department of Public Health is this beautiful statue....

This is Grant, our technology guru, who is helping me get my ultrasound machine to talk to the computer. Michael and Melissa from Philips were also helping...all seems to be working well now.

Jeremy is now in Spain, these are a couple of the photos he sent sent us from the Plaza Mayor in Madrid. I think it is terrific that we can see his photos as he is enjoying his holiday, so different to when I was his age.

It was a gorgeous morning for golf, this is the 11th green.

A sweet photo Tash sent me on WhatsApp, she and Todd are down in Dunsborough at yet another wedding.

My playing partners today were Sue, Jane and Barb. It was a special day as we were celebrating Barb and Jane's 60th birthdays.

After a fun game we all gathered on the balcony for lunch and continued celebrating until late afternoon.

Pauline, Jenny, Jane, Barb, Margaret and Lorenz

Today was my first working day of 2017. The Uni campus is still very quiet and peaceful and all the trees are still flowering. At lunchtime everyone in the department met for lunch at "Common Ground" which was a great way to start the working year.

Yes some of us are stupid enough to play on a day when the temperature rose to 39 degrees, but at least Barb and I did it in a cart!

On such a warm night it is always very pleasant sitting in our outdoor area. This evening we had Mike and Marjolijn (in the photo) and Mandy and Gra over for a barbecue. 

Whilst we were sitting chatting, some photos from Jeremy came through on WhatsApp. He is in Amsterdam now, I just love this photo.

I had a wonderful New Year's Day, doing all the things I most enjoy doing.  First thing we did was go to the beach, just lovely.

After relaxing at home, reading and playing the piano, we went to Tash and Todd's for dinner. Todd used his smoker on the barbecue for the first time, it was sensational.

Then we went to the Fremantle Arts Centre for their annual New Year's Day concert. The view of the lights from the port and the old buildings was delightful as we waited for the bands...last on were Lake Street Dive, who didn't disappoint.

Last beach Saturday for the year and there were only the four of us, but the beach looked beautiful.

Jane, Barb, Sue and me....on the balcony at the golf club. What a lovely night we had, fabulous dinner, then dancing and ending with watching the fireworks back out on the balcony. It was a great way to say goodbye to 2016 and welcome the new year.