Treated myself to a the First Class carriage, and had the front seat to myself - very nice
Arrived around 9.30pm, got a glass of wine, and watched Monarch of the Glen in bed
Saturday morning, and it was chilly....
And yes, it has been raining, the ground was "soft" and there is a green blush to the weeds
Went and had a cut and colour with Michelle at 9am
Came back and planted the seedlings that I'd brought up - hollyhock, foxglove, poppies etc
Given that we now have the watering system, they will hopefully survive
Then went in search of kindling for the first fire of the season
Was a little surprised at the remains of a bird carcass under the big tree - the meat ants were making short work of it
Left the bones behind, and gathered up some dampish sticks, and set our first fire of the season in the dining room
Did it Justin style - took a while to get going as the sticks were damp
But was going pretty well, by the time Justin and Lana & Peter arrived together around 12.30
Justin had brought some antipasto supplies from Melbourne, and we had some here too. It was also the first time we'd had lunch in the dining room for ages - normally under the big tree
Peter and Lana were wearing matching green tops
Was very pleasant, and the others ended up retiring for a post prandial nap. I didn't, read the online Age etc
We had dinner at the Royal, and I had an excellent porterhouse steak
Back to the house, and some music making upstairs, followed by watching "Game Night" with Jason Bateman. Justin and I had seen it before, and enjoyed it as a light comedy, and we thoroughly enjoyed it again
Given that it was cold, I organised hot water bottles for all of us
However, I accidentally didn't screw in the top properly on one of them....
When Justin pulled back the covers he was faced with a sopping (yet still warm) side of the bed. Although he knew it was an accident, he wasn't impressed
I had said I would sleep on that side, we could put a towel there etc. No go, he went and slept elsewhere (at least we have 6 bedrooms set up)
Sunday was Mother's Day, and despite the hot water bottle fiasco, I did score a cup of coffee in bed
And then some avocado and vegemite toast in the dining room
Justin then went for a run (in preparation for the Great Ocean Road 1/2 marathon next week)
He came back somewhat soaked in sweat...
I had also suggested to Lana and Peter that they might like to cure some olives
So we went and picked some (small ones, that we wouldn't have to soak in water first)
I made up a brine, and sterilised the jars in the oven - and we made up at least 6 small jars worth
We wandered up to the RSL after this, as it was doing its annual Mother's Day spread - with Mick the cop on scone baking duty again
Lana, Peter and I paid our gold coin donation, and enjoyed the scones, biscuits and sandwiches etc
Justin elected to remain behind, as he wanted a "proper" lunch
He did come and join us eventually - just to say hello - and he then made himself a sandwich back at the house
He also fixed up the front watering system - to make sure that it automatically turns on in the morning
We left for Melbourne around 3pm, as the kids were making me a special Mother's Day dinner (and also inviting Helen and the kids over too)
Fraser, especially outdid himself - making red dip, olive dip, and fried up cabana for starters. then chicken schnitzel, cucumber salad, potato salad, and cauliflower patties. Mad made an apple crumble which was very nice also
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