Waiting for summer

With November half over we're all waiting for some really warm sunny weather to arrive, but its been rainy and cool most of the time. The girl has had some horse riding sessions washed out by rain and storms - but she found a backyard diversion when Jody's beautiful, original 1980's era skateboard arrived on the scene! Abi loves its vintage origins and has spent ages cleaning and polishing all its wheel bearings to get it to peak performance.

We're working up to party season now too. Jody had an unaccustomed night out with her girlfriends last Friday - dress up theme, early 2000's style - although we could all see Sandy from Grease with that head of curls, the biker outfit and that SMILE!

And then it was the Auto Torque Christmas party the next day - a lovely meal out at a country winery and followed by a classy bar visit in the centre of town. The girls had a sleepover with us while the adults did the bar visit. I barely managed to get this quick shot of Joshy and the girls looking very glamourous on their return to the city after their long lunch. They all hate posing for pics!

Rob and I are spending 4 nights in Coogee this week. Its a nice change for us in the big smoke, but also gives us time to do a bit more research into our planned renovations. The new (vintage) chairs are now installed in the kitchen - with many thanks to Josh and Jody!

We've already done over the fabulous Lunatique at Mascot, and lined up a few possibilities for a vintage cupboard to finish off our brand new kitchen design and checked out the many bathroom possibilities at the Caroma showroom in Mascot too.

 

It's peak Jacaranda blooming time in Sydney now. We got out early this morning for a walk and admired this beauty, before the lighting and thunder and rainstorms started (again) this afternoon.