Irene's Blog

YARRA VALLEY CHOCOLATERIE AND ICE CREAMERY What a lovely day we had today, the last day of 2013.  We went to the Yarra Valley Chocolaterie and Ice  Creamery in Yarra Glen.  After having a look through the glass into the area where they make the chocolates, we wandered around admiring all the various packs of chocolates which could be purchased. Viewing into the area where the chocolates are made So much to choose from  It was hard to pull ourselves away from the counter where they sell individual hand made chocolates Finally, we decided to have an ice cream which we really enjoyed.  Lachlan had a rich chocolate one, Corey had strawberry, Jackie enjoyed honeycomb and I had my favourite, rum and raisin.   Yarra Glen is a lovely little town and the surrounds of the Chocolaterie is really nice. Well worth a visit.

CHRISTMAS 2013 We had a lovely day today celebrating Christmas with the family.  Lots of gifts, food and good company.  Everything ready for Christmas The table before the family arrived John unwrapping a few presents My new scarecrows - I love them

MY VEGGIE GARDEN - OH, HOW IT'S GROWN Not so long ago, I put in seedlings for lettuce, tomatoes, carrots, peas, beetroot and onions and in no time at all it's grown. I'm thinking I may have put in too much but I didn't expect it all to grow so well. I've already been using some of the lettuce and looking forward to being able to pick a few tomatoes and have fresh carrots on my plate.  I've just noticed pods on the pea plants so I'll relive my childhood by picking those to shell. 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME Not quite my birthday, but yesterday I was given an early treat of high tea at the Skyhigh Restaurant on Mt Dandenong by our oldest daughter and grandsons.  It was a beautiful, warm day and the view from the top of the mountain was fairly clear.  We could see all the way to Melbourne and beyond to the bay.  These are a few photos taken while we were there including the lovely afternoon tea that was served to us with as much tea and coffee as we wanted.  We ate so much, we didn't need dinner that evening. It was a really lovely family time.