Playgroup

Mum and the kids hanging out in the bin.

Life in the Slums

Emma

Tree Silhouettes

Cuppa anyone?

Sunset

Colleen

Rush Hour

Doug, Jackie and India getting dinner sorted at sundown.

Sarah Seeing Double

Hotplate Watch

This is the hub, right here.
If you sit somewhere near the hotplate for an extended period of time, you will see all sorts of food being cooked from all over the world and just how much tea and coffee people go through. It's very interesting. Especially with a glass of Graham's beer and someone next to you to chat to.

Come on in - it's like soup!

Lindsay and Emma show everyone they are hard as nails

The Welcome Gate

Ice Cream with Wild Raspberry Sauce Queue

Siofra takes a very public bath

What does a girl have to do to get some privacy round here?

Off to Mammy and Pappy's for a swim...

Lost In Music

Nell and Leila

View from Norma and Chester's during the dust storm...

Very very scary!

Buchannan's Fort once more-in a very bad mood this time!

Fortunately, the fire has died down during the night as the winds dropped, but we can still see it lurking up there - lashing its tail and deciding whether to attack.

We are all on full alert!

A Foggy Day

Buchannan's Fort -in another mood!

Rock Climbing

Jordan reaches the summit!

Katja

Lindsay and Nick have a facial

(Steady there, John!)

Iwan

Ahhh Sweet Memories!

If you were lucky enough to sample some of Gwen's birthday cake made fresh by Nell that day, then you might be interested in the recipe:

Sieve into large bowl:
1 and 2/3 cups plain flour
1 and 1/2 cups sugar
2/3 cup of cocoa
1 and 1/2 teaspoons bi carb soda
3/4 teaspoons salt

***
Blend (by hand)
2 eggs
4 Tablespoons melted butter
1 and a half cups of milk
1 and a half teaspoons vanilla


***
Add wet to dry ingredients
Beat with wooden spoon til well combined

Put in greased dish (could use baking paper) for about 30 minutes at 200 degrees
Can use roasting pan to make cake go further.

When cool, can ice, or cover with ganache, or just cover with whipped cream and dot with fresh berries

.....Lamington lamington? Chocolate icing sprinkled with coconut!

Danger!

This is NOT a cloud! This is smoke from a fire on the other side of Buchanan's Fort! Amazingly, although the wind gusts are screaming through the valley, there is no fire ban today!!

Ouch!!

Colin and Lindsay try and get a tick out of Mouse's head.

Darcy

Happy Birthday Gwen!

In this photo: Colin (in the background), Gwen (blowing candles), Nell, Vinny, Mouse and a very delicious cake (recipe coming soon!)

Elsie Samples The Beans...

...they must have been pretty good.

The Choir

Chris, Jan and Gwen

Hangover Cure

Sirens' Pool: brace yourself, it's bloody freezing!

Jan

Swirly Sunset Clouds