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Well, it’s been a busy few days. On Thursday, Anna left for Sweden and now everything seems very quiet Chez Higgins. It was sad to say goodbye, but exciting to think of all the fun things she will get to do and interesting people she will meet this year. Her empty room with all her stuff is a bit depressing (eight months seems like such a long time!), but on the bright side it is full of shoes which are unloved and abandoned (Hi Annie!!!!!!!!!). Of course, it’s a very difficult question of etiquette…but suffice it to say, they are unlikely to remain unloved for a whole 8 months, even though they are a couple of sizes too big!!!
On Friday (day) I caught up with Mary, a friend of mine who now works in Khartoum, Sudan. I haven’t seen her for over 18 months and it was great to see her again after all this time and hear more about life in Khartoum. Mary is always so wonderfully warm and optimistic about everything, I always leave with a smile on my face when we catch up! Such a shame she lives so far away!!
On Friday night, the rest of the fam headed down to Victor for the weekend. Mum had cooked up a massive dinner for our arrival – lucky us!! It’s so nice to be able to go down to Victor and just sit and look over the sea, read, relax and eat. We love it!
On Saturday, Rohan and I ran into some more friends, Kristen and Simon (ie “Simon the weatherman”), their parents and their kids having coffee at the newly renovated coffee place at the Whaler’s Inn. It was a beautiful sunny day and terrific to catch up (little Samantha is hilarious!!), although I’m really not sure about the whole coffee place…it’s a bit too snobby for my liking with all the sails and timberwork etc, but progress seems to march on at Victor, as much as I wish it were not so!!
On Saturday night, after a lovely walk around the victor harbour cliff tops with Rohan and Matt, Rohan and I went to McLaren Vale to have dinner with some friends who have recently purchased an incredibly picturesque vineyard well off the typical tourist routes there. We had wine and cheese on a hill overlooking the vineyard as the sun set over the miles and miles of hills and vines. So very beautiful, just perfect!!! Thanks to John and Sue for their wonderful hospitality in such a stunning location.
Sunday we spent back at Victor, where the weather was grey and cool, so we had no choice but to hit the Bav for coffee and cake (how unlucky for us!). It was nice to spend the time with mum, dad and matt (though missing Annie) and thankfully I was not forced to play scrabble, which I hate (too slow!!!). I hope it gets hot enough to swim at some point!!! We’ll hopefully head back next weekend and take our chances then, but the forecast is for a hot working week and another cold weekend. Not good…what are the odds of it raining every time we go to the beach in the middle of a drought!?!?!?!
On Friday (day) I caught up with Mary, a friend of mine who now works in Khartoum, Sudan. I haven’t seen her for over 18 months and it was great to see her again after all this time and hear more about life in Khartoum. Mary is always so wonderfully warm and optimistic about everything, I always leave with a smile on my face when we catch up! Such a shame she lives so far away!!
On Friday night, the rest of the fam headed down to Victor for the weekend. Mum had cooked up a massive dinner for our arrival – lucky us!! It’s so nice to be able to go down to Victor and just sit and look over the sea, read, relax and eat. We love it!
On Saturday, Rohan and I ran into some more friends, Kristen and Simon (ie “Simon the weatherman”), their parents and their kids having coffee at the newly renovated coffee place at the Whaler’s Inn. It was a beautiful sunny day and terrific to catch up (little Samantha is hilarious!!), although I’m really not sure about the whole coffee place…it’s a bit too snobby for my liking with all the sails and timberwork etc, but progress seems to march on at Victor, as much as I wish it were not so!!
On Saturday night, after a lovely walk around the victor harbour cliff tops with Rohan and Matt, Rohan and I went to McLaren Vale to have dinner with some friends who have recently purchased an incredibly picturesque vineyard well off the typical tourist routes there. We had wine and cheese on a hill overlooking the vineyard as the sun set over the miles and miles of hills and vines. So very beautiful, just perfect!!! Thanks to John and Sue for their wonderful hospitality in such a stunning location.
Sunday we spent back at Victor, where the weather was grey and cool, so we had no choice but to hit the Bav for coffee and cake (how unlucky for us!). It was nice to spend the time with mum, dad and matt (though missing Annie) and thankfully I was not forced to play scrabble, which I hate (too slow!!!). I hope it gets hot enough to swim at some point!!! We’ll hopefully head back next weekend and take our chances then, but the forecast is for a hot working week and another cold weekend. Not good…what are the odds of it raining every time we go to the beach in the middle of a drought!?!?!?!
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