The apartment felt like home arriving on Friday night after the (just over) 3 hour drive from Canberra. We loved waking up Saturday to a perfect Coogee morning. A cup of tea as we watched a perfect sunrise over the Pacific Ocean from our living room window, then one hour of walking: down to the beach then heading north around beautiful Gordons Bay, admiring the sparkling clear morning light and the ocean like a turquoise millpond sending tiny rivulet waves onto the raked clean beach. Stopped off on the way home for a big coffee from Coogee Bite, the Sydney Morning Herald and the best bircher muesli from Melonhead on Coogee Bay Road. I thought I was in heaven sitting back at our east window enjoying our purchases and my view of life in Coogee.
We found this amazing picture from the 1890s through a link on the Randwick Library website. It is view north to Bondi Junction from the top of Carrington Road. The first crosswise street is Coogee Bay Road, so our apartment block has been constructed on the left, this side of the intersection (in the late 1920s we think, 30-40 years after this picture). The big Victorian mansion that you can see on the right, this side of the first intersection is still standing (virtually opposite our window) as is the house opposite it across Coogee Bay Road.
Sunday morning back in Canberra, up early then over to see the beautiful Ella (10 weeks old tomorrow) and take Nellie the beagle for a long walk.
I created this picture from a photo of Josh at 8 and a half weeks. I think there is a touch of Ella there around the eyes!
Jody and her beloved Mummy make a beautiful pair. You can see their colouring is very similar although Ella's eyes are a darker blue at this stage and her hair is more dark brown than black. Ella may be a bit of a hair girl as she already loves having her hair brushed, curled, rubbed and styled. We all agree that coral-red is her colour!
We found this amazing picture from the 1890s through a link on the Randwick Library website. It is view north to Bondi Junction from the top of Carrington Road. The first crosswise street is Coogee Bay Road, so our apartment block has been constructed on the left, this side of the intersection (in the late 1920s we think, 30-40 years after this picture). The big Victorian mansion that you can see on the right, this side of the first intersection is still standing (virtually opposite our window) as is the house opposite it across Coogee Bay Road.
Rob spent the rest of Saturday morning doing the home handyman thing, getting everything in the apartment the way he likes things (now nothing is falling apart!). Our lovely locksmith from Maroubra rekeyed all our locks for us, including the one on our brand new back door which was replaced during the week. While Rob worked hard I walked up to Randwick village and found some shops. I was very pleased with my gift buying with all the August birthdays coming up!
We left Coogee as late as we could Saturday, stopping off at the Golden Unicorn at Maroubra Junction for a sensational yum cha lunch, although the ambience left a bit to be desired as we only arrived at about 2.40pm, in the last 20 minutes of the lunch session, so we finished off our delicious dumplings and salty squid in an empty restaurant save for the workers all seated around a table wolfing down their after work bowls of noodles. We will go back to the Golden Unicorn and give it another chance to show its stuff!
Sunday morning back in Canberra, up early then over to see the beautiful Ella (10 weeks old tomorrow) and take Nellie the beagle for a long walk.
I created this picture from a photo of Josh at 8 and a half weeks. I think there is a touch of Ella there around the eyes!
Jody and her beloved Mummy make a beautiful pair. You can see their colouring is very similar although Ella's eyes are a darker blue at this stage and her hair is more dark brown than black. Ella may be a bit of a hair girl as she already loves having her hair brushed, curled, rubbed and styled. We all agree that coral-red is her colour!
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