Flemington Markets

About every 2 or 3 weeks we go to the markets to buy our fruit & vegies at bargain prices at the Flemington Markets. On this occasion, Michael & Soooz had matching tops. They made such a lovely pair!

The Kookaburra sits on the old gum tree

We have had a couple of pairs of kookaburras in the neighbourhood recently, they raise a racket & they chase off all the other birds from our garden, but I think they have found somewhere to nest now, perhaps in the local park?

Wedding anniversary

Well we have laughed, struggled, complained and ached our way through nine years of married bliss, confusion and joy. But last night we celebrated with some friends, Kazbah & Sooz. Unusual for us as we are not big into celebrations but it was a pleasant meal at a Greek restaurant near and we returned home with tummies fit to burst with souvlakia, taramasalata and Greek salads.
We had ran away to get married......in upstate New York in a delightful little town on the Hudson river , where we stayed with Michael's sister & her family. Her husband married us, he is an Episcopalian Minister. The reception comprised store bought chickens & home made salads, a cake from PriceChoppers, chosen because of the green & gold iced flowers (it was not a wedding cake) and a crowd of Susie's friends. Being September the weather was hot in the morning & a thunderstorm got underway just as we were entering the church at 4pm. The next day we trooped around Stan's Flea market where many a bargain antiquity is to be found. Then we caught the Greyhound bus to Boston for a couple of days. It was a wonderful time!

Blog renewal

I have decided to revive Elizabeth's blog (happysinger) and use it as an online diary. It seems relevant given that we are now in a new phase of life & seem to be doing so much more.
A couple of Saturday's ago we went to see "Stuff Happens". It was long, but engaging. Worth mentioning here because it is unheard of for M & I to attend something together on a Saturday afternoon. But that will change now, I am pleased to say!
Then last Friday we went to the ABC Gardening show. I have not seen this show since the first time it was held, I must say although I enjoyed it , I found it less satisfying than the first time. Then there had been lots of wonderful displays of things you only read about, lots of permaculture , mail order seed companies & the like. Although permaculture was represented this time, it seemed to me that the show was more like a huge nursery product/hardware store ie a lot more commercial. Maybe smaller companies can no longer afford to exhibit there which is a pity. Still TAFE was there!