Weekending - three days of family and friends

It was a busy one, full of so much love and celebration. On Friday night we went to my brother's place for shabbat dinner to celebrate Ezra (my nephew's) 15th birthday. I failed to take any photos, but the whole family was the, the food was delicious and it was a lovely night all around.

On Saturday we caught the train up to Ballarat to celebrate Leon's mother's 85th birthday. It was a rather larger affair - with 7 siblings, grandkids, neiphlings, when they all get together it's a lot of fun.I only took one photo, while everyone was looking the other way. Ooops.

It's impressive that they all made it - there is a tendency for Hanrahan offspring to move to the Gold Coast, something I am tempted to do during this unusually cold winter. It was a lot of travel for a day, but so nice to catch up with the family. I also started my next major knitting project, the Pressed Flowers Shawl which I will be taking on holidays to Tassie at the end of the week.

Then on Sunday we had GABS, which usually happens earlier in the yea at the Royal Exhibition Centre. Because there are urgent works being done to that historical building, this year it was later and at the showgrounds. It was also, by fortuitous co-incidence, on Leon's birthday.

It was a really fun day, and a wonderful weekend. Unfortunately, somewhere along the way I've picked up a nasty cold (possibly from Leon, who has been coughing for over a month), so today I'm off sick, and am lying around, trying to move as little as possible. And I've got a good book, a fun knitting project and a WARM GLOW FROM A WEEKEND OF FAMILY, FRIENDS AND FUN.

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