No excuses, just an explanation. After 6 days, I would normally have expected to have posted 3 or 4 times ... at least. This time, Storm Isha proved to be my reset button. Flying Emirates proved to be an inspired choice. Travel agent neice Jo selected them, and her recomendation of their Premium Economy option was spot on. We only used it for the first 14 hour leg. Very comfortable, brilliant service and meals and a reasonable amount of sleep saw us in Du...

Drew's birthday is the 28th, however his party was on the 27th. Quite a few friends traveled from Scotland, Liverpool. London and Brisbane, so Saturday it was. Once again I missed my opportunity. Chery's and Clare had given their speech before I thought to video the speeches. I only managed to film Keiths which was very clever. Of course, Ches included a description of Drew's birth at the height of the Brisbane Floods in 1974, which was news to most people...

Friday we moved into our airbnb in Dover St. It's only a five minute walk from Drew and Keith's home and the photos online looked very promising. The grandeur of Rockston Place isn't quite matched by Dover St. It's more like a street in Newtown in the 1960s. Inside is comfortable, however a staircase that has no riling and needs to be climed up and down like a ladder. Ches decided to sleep downstairs on the couch. Ches wasn't pleased when Drew took me to TK...

After being brought to a screeming halt by Storm Isha, we never really got started again till Lee arrived from Brisbane on the Friday. Ches baked her Rosemary and Honey Shortbread, however we mostly lay about reading and chatting. I'm not including many hours wandering around the shopping centre and lunch of two toasties and a shared ginger beer for $AUD35.00 ..... ouch! I sourced the ingredients for making Cullen Skink for Burns Night and ordered a baking tra...

Our son Drew's 50th birthday is later this month. We are making a three week trip to celebrate and along with his step-godmother Lee, staying in Southampton for the celebrations and then a week in Weymouth. We leave Saturday night.