The Weekend with ALL THE THINGS.

My weekend had ALL THE THINGS!

A road trip with the BF.
Ice-skating, my first ever adventure on ice.
A romantic night away.
Delicious breakfasts.
Strolls by the ocean.
Playing Marylin Munroe at the Sawtell blow hole.
A photoshoot at the local Agricultural Show with the beautiful and talented Minyarose Photography.
Eating carny food.
Watching bull riding and woodchopping.
My babies came home from their dad's house.
An ANZAC service.
A picnic in the park.
Horse riding with Deegan and Shannon.
and Movies with the munchkins snuggled in bed.

Sunday by the River

A beautiful way to spend the last day of my holidays.

Sunday was definitely one of the hottest days this summer.

So I packed up my camera and bikini and headed bush

to my beautiful friend's farm and spent the day

with her and her boys, hiding in the shade gossiping

and swimming in the cool river water.

The day was concluded with camp oven cooked roast pork;

the pork grown on the farm and cooked delicately by said friend's father,

it was a totally delicious feast and a wonderful end to a spectacular day.

In celebration of an amazing day of friendship and adventure !

What a fantastic day, books, antiques, boutiques, treasures, food, chatting, laughing and sharing.

there was a schedule; however it was only loosely adhered to.

our first stop was the Maclean Rotary Book Fair - SCORE= 1 BOX of books $5 for Lola and a bag of books for Felix.

Books @ Eclectika, Maclean

second stop was "on the bite"

a delightfully warm and inviting cafe on the main strip in Maclean

- SCORE = 1 x skinny latte for Lola and 1 x skinny flat white for Felix

Skinny Latte @ On the Bite, Maclean

we unswiftly followed out coffee with a visit to "OUR" favorite gem of Maclean "Eclectika"

when Lola became engaged in taking photo's of the unique and beautiful store and Felix engaged in a deep and revealing conversation with "Eclectika's" owner about food and restaurants of the area only to discover that said owner, once owned and ran the most successful restaurant in our region. the things you discover when on an adventure in your own back yard !

Felix @ Eclectika

stop number three, Bangalow and lunch at "ate" OMG the most delicious food.

- SCORE = Pumpkin and burnt spinach lasagna and Organic Lemonade for Lola

hmmm i can't recall a delicious looking pie with crispy brown pastry and an Organic Lemonade for Felix.

Felix deep in the pages of a cookbook @ Ate, Bangalow

Then we wandered the streets and boutiques of Bangalow

giggling, enjoying and embracing the culture of doing not very much.

I have had the most amazing day!

Spring into Skinner Street

Finally the revival of the Southside is complete !

This morning was a morning like I remember spending in South Grafton in the 80's, it was reminiscent of the old " Carnival Capers Wednesday"

Markets, community cheer, fun, frivolity, dancing, delicious food, delightful coffee, families, music, love love love !!

a quick snap of Miss Flick the preserve queen watching the cooking demo

Family McPhee
Craft Display - sign balancing delicately on a quilt that was made by my husbeast DAD !!!
Go Da, you are my hero !!!

JD Checking out the handicrafts for sale

Glenn and Lilli enjoy the streetscape