Our French Cottage

How impossibly cute is this? We broke our trip back from Germany to stay in a little farm house in Flanders. A little out of the way, it as well worth he trip. Our hostess was so lovely, it was a shame to only stay for a day.  France is, to my shame, a place I have driven through to get to other places and not somewhere I have spent any amout of time getting to know or explore.  I have spent a bit of time ( a few weeks here and few weeks there )  in Paris - but like London is not the UK, Paris is not France.   I have sworn to return!!

Kids early birthday celebrations

With us travelling about so much, the kids birthdays were sort of forgotten a little... well.. alot. Its still a few weeks away, but Chris and Roy were so sweet in suggesting in having a birthday party at their place to ensure that the kids felt special and at home.

Below is a picture of Chris busy making a sign for the party.

The kids shared birthday cake.. yummy!!

Morgan asked for chicken curry for dinner as his special treat.  I made several types, including a satay and a chicken korma.

Lilly just wanted cheese pizza.

The story of Saurkraut.. 23 years on

I was humbled and delighted to find, stuck in the back of Nicoles cupboard, a stupid joke gift we used to exchange when we lived together in a Brisbane flat a thousand years ago when we went to uni together.

This tin of sauerkraut was gifted between a few of us as a joke birthday present, until it was Nicoles 21st birthday. I engraved it and wrote notes all over it and then presented it to her.... 23 years ago.. far out.

Its still go the original wrapping paper on it.

She has taken it from Brisbane to Germany, and then back to Brisbane, and then back to Germany.. It meant alot to me to see it.