Sunday, 18 July 2010
Wine, Waves & Happy Birthday to Maddie
It's been awhile, and we apologise for our long absence. I could blame it on moving and adjusting to Perth, and this would be partially the truth. The rest of the truth is that Ally and I have been in a blogging face-off that, as is now apparent from this post, Ally won.
As such, it falls to me to write our first post from Oz (please note the Dorothy costume and the 'Over the Rainbow' photo included in the slideshow above).
There are many things about Perth we love...the city is big enough and has most anything we could want or need, the beaches and other scenery is beautiful (as you'll also note above) and the people are friendly...but I think we're still adjusting from life in London (the center of just about everything) to life in a place that is (perhaps a bit eerily) both remote and cosmopolitan. Please don't think we're complaining (we do like it here), it's just that Perth feels a long way from everything.
Anyway, Maddie turned seven this week, and Rick and Vanalee have been here to help us celebrate. The following pictures cover the period from Bammy's arrival (Papa Ricky arrived a few days later) through yesterday, and include Maddie's birthday (presents, cake, dorothy costume and lunch at the beach), our long weekend in Margaret River (the Napa Valley of WA; but, don't worry, we stuck to the non-alcoholic stuff) and Mandurah (where Nana served her mission) and a few other miscellaneous photos.
Enjoy! We'll try to be better about posting more regularly, and (if I can get Ally to help me) we also need to find time to post our recent trip to Rome and a few other odds and ends.
As such, it falls to me to write our first post from Oz (please note the Dorothy costume and the 'Over the Rainbow' photo included in the slideshow above).
There are many things about Perth we love...the city is big enough and has most anything we could want or need, the beaches and other scenery is beautiful (as you'll also note above) and the people are friendly...but I think we're still adjusting from life in London (the center of just about everything) to life in a place that is (perhaps a bit eerily) both remote and cosmopolitan. Please don't think we're complaining (we do like it here), it's just that Perth feels a long way from everything.
Anyway, Maddie turned seven this week, and Rick and Vanalee have been here to help us celebrate. The following pictures cover the period from Bammy's arrival (Papa Ricky arrived a few days later) through yesterday, and include Maddie's birthday (presents, cake, dorothy costume and lunch at the beach), our long weekend in Margaret River (the Napa Valley of WA; but, don't worry, we stuck to the non-alcoholic stuff) and Mandurah (where Nana served her mission) and a few other miscellaneous photos.
Enjoy! We'll try to be better about posting more regularly, and (if I can get Ally to help me) we also need to find time to post our recent trip to Rome and a few other odds and ends.
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