Rob's birthday on the 11th gave us a great excuse to celebrate the Campbell lifestyle with our dear friends Irene and David.
Irene and David moved into their apartment - Iskia on Constitution Avenue - in late November last year. We were having a lot of dramas at that time - and so were they - and then there was Christmas and all the bushfires and hazardous air quality issues in Canberra. So we haven't had a lot of opportunities to enjoy the Campbell lifestyle as neighbours up until now!
We were off to dinner at Les Bistronomes at the Campbell shops on Tuesday night .... our suburb's very own upmarket French bistro ... in walking distance of our apartments!
Duck a l'orange at Les Bistronomes was impressive - as was the Beef Wellington (Boeuf en Croute) ....
Irene was happy with her favourite Creme Brulee
In fact all desserts were superb ......
Our time with David and Irene is really precious so our night together for Rob's birthday was extra sweet. You would never know when you are with her but Irene's health is really fragile now. However this amazing woman is squeezing as much as she can out of life at the moment so we were so glad she was well this night and it was such a happy night together.
And it's great to finish off the night walking by the large steel and glass sculpture by Matthew Curtis at the front of the Iskia apartment building. When the lights are in the red phase it really evokes the fields of poppies that have apparently inspired the work. We think it's a great asset to our neighbourhood!
Our regular Thursday afternoon with Jody, Ella and Abi last week turned into an incredibly exciting sound and light and WATER show as their end of Tuggeranong was hit with a wild thunderstorm: thunder, torrential rain, hail, overflowing gutters and big puddles of water flowing through their outdoor area.
Ella stayed focussed on her hair makeover treatment (begun before the storm hit) but Abi and the rest of us felt like excited rabbits - seeing, feeling, experiencing proper RAIN - for the first time in months!!!
We hoped that the storm and the accompanying rain depression would bring relief to the firefighting efforts in the region - and it has - but unfortunately the storms and heavy rain were not widespread. We even had bad air quality (from smoke) in Canberra on Friday - the day after this storm - but this weekend has brought better conditions. We all need this drought to be over!!
Irene and David moved into their apartment - Iskia on Constitution Avenue - in late November last year. We were having a lot of dramas at that time - and so were they - and then there was Christmas and all the bushfires and hazardous air quality issues in Canberra. So we haven't had a lot of opportunities to enjoy the Campbell lifestyle as neighbours up until now!
And it's great to finish off the night walking by the large steel and glass sculpture by Matthew Curtis at the front of the Iskia apartment building. When the lights are in the red phase it really evokes the fields of poppies that have apparently inspired the work. We think it's a great asset to our neighbourhood!
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