Australia Day is also my birthday. We went to morning tea with friends who are leaving town soon. Then they visited us to have a taste of the Tipsy Laird trifle, and later on I set up for hosting book club's first meeting for the year. It was a good excuse to make a nice Hummingbird cake, and as one of the attending bookclubbers had her birthday on the 25th, we shared birthday wishes and a candle.
On Sunday night we watched the men's Australian Open tennis final, between Novak Jokovic and Rafael Nadal. What a marathon! It was the longest final ever, a slugathon which lasted close to six hours. Jokovic won by a slim margin, and both players could hardly stand up for the speeches.
Now the tennis is over, we can go to bed a bit earlier. But hey, now the cricket's happening!
Tuesday, 31 January 2012
Sunday, 22 January 2012
tea at the tennis
I'm not at the tennis - that is, the Australian Open - but we've been watching on TV, and enjoying the wins by Aussies, particularly Lleyton Hewitt and Bernard Tomic, who, as it turns out, will be playing Roger Federer tonight. The weather is hot and looks like it may produce some thunderstorms. Young Tomic (about to turn 20) has revered Federer since he was a youngster but is not fazed by the fact that he's going to play him tonight.
We are nearly at the end of January, and there is change in the wind. Laird Peter and I celebrated our 23rd wedding anniversary a few days ago and his birthday, and my birthday is on Australia Day. The day before is Robbie Burns' birthday so we have ordered a haggis (which is now in our fridge) and will have my sisters and their partners here for a Burns' dinner. We will serve it with neeps and tatties and a whisky sauce. We are also making Atholl Brose (very interesting) and will serve Tipsy Laird for dessert. We plan to recite 'Ode to a Haggis' and provide some appropriate music for the occasion.
Just recently we purchased some new reclining chairs (we both have back and hip problems) so in a few weeks will have the most gorgeous Stressless chairs in a lovely shade of bright green.
My sister's dry-witted partner commented that he could see Laird Peter and I parked in our gorgeous chairs on our plots of land in Glencoe Wood. Now, there's a picture!
Ah, and if you're new to this blog, go and check out these gorgeous plots for sale at www.highlandtitles.com
Now, back to the tennis. Rafael Nadal, who just won against another Spaniard in straight sets is wearing our shade of green.
We are nearly at the end of January, and there is change in the wind. Laird Peter and I celebrated our 23rd wedding anniversary a few days ago and his birthday, and my birthday is on Australia Day. The day before is Robbie Burns' birthday so we have ordered a haggis (which is now in our fridge) and will have my sisters and their partners here for a Burns' dinner. We will serve it with neeps and tatties and a whisky sauce. We are also making Atholl Brose (very interesting) and will serve Tipsy Laird for dessert. We plan to recite 'Ode to a Haggis' and provide some appropriate music for the occasion.
Just recently we purchased some new reclining chairs (we both have back and hip problems) so in a few weeks will have the most gorgeous Stressless chairs in a lovely shade of bright green.
My sister's dry-witted partner commented that he could see Laird Peter and I parked in our gorgeous chairs on our plots of land in Glencoe Wood. Now, there's a picture!
Ah, and if you're new to this blog, go and check out these gorgeous plots for sale at www.highlandtitles.com
Now, back to the tennis. Rafael Nadal, who just won against another Spaniard in straight sets is wearing our shade of green.
Wednesday, 4 January 2012
And a happy new year to all
We are now breathing easier after a run of very hot days (try 40+ celsius) which included New Year's Day. We had a lovely time with friends down on the coast, and spent a lot of time eating, drinking and laughing. Now we are home again and doing things that are pleasant to do in cooler weather.
Thoughts of Scotland are never far away, and with the arrival of a calendar from our lovely friends in Skye, we pine a little more.
A couple of days we watched a lovely movie called Blessed (with James Nesbitt) which was set on Skye, and of course, brought some mistiness to our eyes.
Now these misty eyes must go and watch the Dr Who Prom Spectacular (I think that's what it's called).
I am a fan, and have been a fan since I was a little girl. Thinking about all the scary characters and monsters from Dr Who over the years, here's some of mine:
Thoughts of Scotland are never far away, and with the arrival of a calendar from our lovely friends in Skye, we pine a little more.
A couple of days we watched a lovely movie called Blessed (with James Nesbitt) which was set on Skye, and of course, brought some mistiness to our eyes.
Now these misty eyes must go and watch the Dr Who Prom Spectacular (I think that's what it's called).
I am a fan, and have been a fan since I was a little girl. Thinking about all the scary characters and monsters from Dr Who over the years, here's some of mine:
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