Ladies who lunch

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On the way to lunch with a friend in town today I saw something moving beside the road. I was pleased to find that it was not the creepy pedo down the road lurking around.

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It was Verka, the little black bear that we keep seeing along the roadside. She is always around with her little cub. We named her Verka Serduchka, after the stunning Ukrainian tranvestite who came second in the 2007 Eurovision Song Contest. In my wildest dreams I never imagined a life where I would drive along the road and see bears. It really is cool.

The lovely Verka performing at the Eurovison Song Contest.

We had lunch at Trinity restaurant, right on the beach. The view was beautiful; like a little version of Lake Como.

.Lunch was scrummy. I had a french dip beef sandwich with sweet potato chips. Those things were so yummy; I need to make some at home.

Dessert was a molten lava cake, delice!

Afterwards we walked around town where there are some really lovely stores. My favourite stop was at the Coldwater Creek wine bar. They have a shop downstairs with gorgeous clothes and a really trendy bar upstairs. We sat in comfy leather chairs by the window and were able to enjoy the view of the mountains in the distance and the street down below.


Wish you here Ms Patrice!

Tranquility

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It's like a Thomas Hardy novel at my house these days. Not the tragic storylines and long-suffering characters part, just the perfect rural setting bits.



Hummingbirds frequently come to the feeder just outside the lounge room window. I can sit on the couch and enjoy the view, with the mountains behind creating a postcard type of scene.

I have been planning to put a wooden bench in a lovely shady part of the land. I call it my secret garden because it's so private and beautiful. I like to sit out there and just enjoy being in the woods. Today I found a heart shaped block of wood laying on the ground and that inspired me to come up with something more creative. I'm going to use a large tree stump as a little table, and place flat and sturdy stumps around it as chairs. Just like a fairy picnic table. I can't wait for my nieces to visit someday, they will love it.

It really is just so beautiful out there. We saw a bear and her little cub yesterday. The cub was the size of my cat Runty, I wish I could have picked it up, don't think I would have gotten very far though, I am no runner that's for sure and I am certain Mamma Bear would not have let me get very far at all.


After a long walk through the woods today, the dogs and I were completely knackered. I snapped a picture of Tony Harrison luxuriating on the deck afterwards. Look at his meaty paws! So cute, but what a little ragamuffin, hound dogs are such hard work.