Ragbag posts are what happen when you haven't posted anything for ages and you have lots of different things to blog about.
Activities Include:
A busy weekend starting with a family dinner at the house in Ocean Grove to celebrate what would have been my father's 90th Birthday. We opened his hoarded single malt whisky and enjoyed it for him. (24th Oct)
On the Saturday morning the Morongo Old Collegians' AGM and luncheon (as president I had to attend) although it meant missing out on:-
Back to Ocean Grove celebrations to mark 50 years since the Proclamation of the Township. I remember pushing my decorated pram in the parade next to my brother's decorated tricycle. Apparently we both won prizes for some art works as well, according to contemporary accounts in the local paper.
I did get to the dinner that evening held in the OG Bowling Club where I had spent so many lunchtimes with my father in recent years. The Dinner was delicious against all expectations and we had a good time. Having my brother on board helped us to come second in the history of OG Trivia quiz. (Who else would know the absolutely exact location of the OG railway station?) There were at least 4 other members of my Primary school class there and we were just able to recognize each other!
Sunday morning spent going through all the family photos, newspaper clippings and other treasures with my cousin Ann who is the Menzies family historian. We found things that neither we nor she had seen before so it was quite productive.
Our day off Tuesday was spent taking Tony's mum out for lunch for her birthday. She has recently moved from her unit in the retirement village into a serviced apartment in the same location. It seems a very pleasant place to be and she still has access to the old Casey family home as the community centre at Edrington Park.
Caught up with friends on the Monday evening as they have been down for the "long" weekend of Cup Day.
Melbourne Cup Day saw us lunching with friends in Melbourne. Pepper came too and enjoyed her day with 2 pugs, Millie the black one and Oki the other one and Gemma, their "cousin", a silky terrier Jack Russell cross. They all behaved in exemplory fashion although Pepper seems to get bored with other dogs after a while. She ended up snoozing on the mat in the doorway and watching proceedings from there.
A photo at last - Ann's grandson Freddie finally got his jacket and it still fits him - and isn't he gorgeous in it!!!
