On Saturday afternoon, with cloudy skies threatening rain we met Susie and Damien and Caitlin at the Botanic Gardens for the Australian Shakespeare Company's open-air performance of
The Wind in the Willows. With the main pond as the backdrop, we had a champagne picnic while the cast members moved among the audience, singing and telling jokes to bring the original story right up to date. The clouds cleared the sun came out and during the interval we all had to pack up our picnics and walk 200 metres across the gardens to a natural auditorium to watch the second half set at Toad Hall, with the opera house and bridge in the background. It was a really fun night, ending with both the girls passed out in bed moments after getting home. These are pix from the website but I'll upload better ones I took soon. On Sunday I managed a run before a lazy day spent kite-flying, playing in the park (during which Rob and I managed an hour-long conversation on a bench!) and an early dinner with the neighbours. After my indulgent joyful food and wine-related celebrations at Christmas, I have been eating sensibly and have lost 4 kilos, which is nearly 9lbs. Huzzah!
On Saturday afternoon, with cloudy skies threatening rain we met Susie and Damien and Caitlin at the Botanic Gardens for the Australian Shakespeare Company's open-air performance of The Wind in the Willows. With the main pond as the backdrop, we had a champagne picnic while the cast members moved among the audience, singing and telling jokes to bring the original story right up to date. The clouds cleared the sun came out and during the interval we all had to pack up our picnics and walk 200 metres across the gardens to a natural auditorium to watch the second half set at Toad Hall, with the opera house and bridge in the background. It was a really fun night, ending with both the girls passed out in bed moments after getting home. These are pix from the website but I'll upload better ones I took soon. On Sunday I managed a run before a lazy day spent kite-flying, playing in the park (during which Rob and I managed an hour-long conversation on a bench!) and an early dinner with the neighbours. After my indulgent joyful food and wine-related celebrations at Christmas, I have been eating sensibly and have lost 4 kilos, which is nearly 9lbs. Huzzah!
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