Over the past few days we have taken Lynn and Leslie to some of the sights nearby so they can explore the area we live in and see just why we like it a much as we do. Our first destination was just over the bridge into the city where we guided them through the shops and to the bars along the river on Eagle Street where they got reacquainted with ice cold beers - the only way to fight jetlag. They have also been exploring around South Bank so they can see how ...

We have just got back from the city's botanical gardens, where we were watching the Scissor Sisters concert that was part of my birthday present from Jen. It's a great venue for a concert as the stage is tucked away in a clearing in the trees on a bend in the river and the ground slopes down to the stage and because of the elevation, there are great views no matter where you are standing. The whole thing is organised so differently from any concert we've been ...

This week has all been about Davey! Well, a few days anyway. Although we both had to work on his birthday, there was at least a morning tea at work to keep me happy until I got home, where there was a birthday cake (more of a stack than a cake really) made completely from donuts! Jen had even tried to surprise me by meeting me in the foyer downstairs but as she went down one lift, I had come up the other! In the evening we headed to the Brisbane Cricket Gro...

The last couple of weeks have been nice and relaxed while we have tried to get used to Christmas and New Year in the heat. South Bank has been full of events and displays on and around the river and we spent a couple of hours lying out on the grass watching The Polar Express on a huge inflatable screen while we quietly baked! Christmas day was full of the traditional activities: namely eating until we felt ill and then spending the afternoon lounging in fro...

We are currently recovering from another long weekend of entertaining as Julie McGooly has just returned to Sydney after coming to visit. We had planned for a quiet Friday night with a couple of local drinks so we stayed in South Bank and headed for The Point restaurant and bar where we took a seat outside while perusing the drinks list. We had only been there a few minutes when we heard an almighty clap of thunder and suddenly the heavens opened and the rai...