Tuesday, June 30, 2015

June

June started off with a trip to Perth to catch up with Janelle and Sarah and Nathan. Peter did some maintenance in Janelle's yard and she had made us a lovely lunch and afternoon tea...

It was time to go back to work for me and I started in the brand new Dalyellup store which I got transferred to with the closure of the Plaza before my holidays. It is certainly much bigger and busier!...
 

With so many hat badges collected on our trip I had to make a new wall hanging for them all. I left plenty of space for more we will collect on future travels...

 June weather was stunning with hardly any rain and warm days. We enjoyed some quiet mid week walks along the beach with the dogs...

 
Janelle was feeling a bit flat after a bad week in the hospital so we met her in Mandurah for afternoon tea. Nothing like a big dose of hot chocolate and churros to feel better!...
 
A few weeks later Janelle came home for the weekend and we found her car window smashed in the morning. Apart from the mess everywhere it was really hard to find someone to repair it on the weekend so she could drive back to Perth. We managed to get a temporary plastic one put in...

We took a trip down south to check out flowers for Nicole's wedding and had afternoon tea at Samudra. Sadly this would be our last visit at one of our favourite places to call into as they are closing down...

 Peter made a start on painting over Janelle's beautiful childhood choice bedroom wall. Farewell yellow and blue, hello fresh and crisp white!...
 



Saturday, June 20, 2015

Turning 90

Our next major celebration of this busy year was Dad J's 90th birthday. What an amazing milestone to reach! Equally amazing is the fact that in a space of a few weeks 3 of his best mates and lifelong friends also turn 90! Rather than a big party he opted for a family only lunch to celebrate. So we all gathered at one of his favourite cafes.
 


 
He received letters of congratulations from the Prime Minister and other local government representatives...
 

I made him a huge birthday card with a few pages of collaged photos...



We then had birthday cake at home followed by a well earned rest in his favourite armchair!

Still laughing together after 65 years of marriage