Friday, 26 December 2014

Christmas in Anglesea

Happy Christmas to all our family and friends.

We hope you've had as much fun as we have. We've just returned from 6 days in Anglesea in our caravan. We spent lots of time on the beach, rock pooling, making sand sculptures (that's the posh name for building sand castles) and surfing.
Alex and Charlie have been enjoying their surfing, C even went along one morning with Rog on 'dawn patrol.'
Charlie surfing
We took a trip down the Great Ocean, stopped in Lorne and also at Kennet River to do some koala spotting.
Santa managed to find us in the caravan. The kids were concerned the caravan didn't have a chimney but it was OK as there was an ample sized chimney on the gingerbread house we made.

We went for Christmas morning surf then back to the caravan for Rog to cook us our seafood banquet. Prawns, scallops in garlic and mussels in a red wine and chorizo sauce. All with foam and some dehydrated rice of course.
Our caravan and awning, (the big kids sleep in the awning.)
Koala at Kennet River (in the wild, not in a sanctuary)
Charlie and Sam feed the birds

Charlie goes for an early surf with Roger and his surf buddies


Constructing the masterpiece.

In the pool at the camp site
Christmas Eve 

Please note Sam doing 'bunny ears' (Alex didn't realise)
Christmas morning surf 



Charlie with her new bike!

Christmas lunch
Chef extraordinaire



Monday, 15 December 2014

Hambleton Street Community Garden

Hambleton Street Community Garden

Following a visit to NGV Melbourne NOW exhibition earlier this year and seeing the wonderful Urban Commons vegetable garden we came up with the idea of a community garden for Hambleton Street.
We live in such a great street with a strong community and the neighbours were all very keen on the idea.
We applied to the council for a 'Small Poppies' grant and were successful.

Dean (one of the neighbours) of Integrators Australia (http://www.iaust.com.au) offered to design and build the plantar boxes which look fantastic.

We had a working bee to shovel dirt and do some planting.
Now all we have to do is wait for it all to grow so we can eat fresh veggies!

Step 1: Soil arrives 
Step 2: Construction Starts
Step 3: Vito Does some work!
Step 4: Plant
Sam Takes Charge!
Sue, Mary, Sarah & Charlie
Sarah, Charlie & Yuki (from City of Port Phillip)
Job Well Done!
Dean second from left, architect of the fantastic garden boxes.