Eating is an art

Last night we had a wonderful evening with some of Jonnene's friends. Mainly, the ones who were responsible for the music we enjoyed at our wedding. Stephanie and Carol sang songs that we had chosen with Susan playing piano. It required a bit of work to make the arrangements and the girls are sopranos who were singing songs written for tenors! They did a fabulous job to compliment a perfect day. So we gathered up at Carol's home, ate some delicious meats cooked on the barby, and talked. It finally ended around 11pm and could have easily gone on.

Carol is also a textile artist and we took a tour of her studio. She's one of Jonnene's oldest friends and has sung professionally in both Australia and England, but then the kids came along and she became more immersed in her artwork, so singing is now something she does while creating. Stephanie is a physio (PT) and a former workmate of Jonnene's but is also a terrific singer.

Just before Jonnene and I left, the power went off and we were standing in a dark house out in the woods with only the moon providing a faint light. We figured that it was time to leave!


Enjoying some treats from the barby in the outback (well, not all that far outback) at Carol's home under the stars.

This is "Russ" the Bandicoot (a rat-like rodent marsupial) getting some treats thrown his way during the meal. He got his name from his rustling around in the woods near the patio. He's been a guest for a couple of years to Carol's house, scurrying about whenever there's a meal outdoors. He's not a bother, eats what scraps are dropped....usually by the kids, and then runs off into the woods again!