Marina not nice at all . Take care . Chookie how nice to spend time with your friend on her birthday. We started harvest last night , so first paddock dash dinner ! I had made salads and mango salsa for the fresh Salmon!! Quick eat for me and find containers in the back of cupboard! When I got there DH was at the petrol browser with the new articulator tractor ( has belt wheels ) petrol was pouring from underneath into a large drum !! Oh my gosh so lucky he only put a bit in it . Possibly the tank is split !! Todays fix well hopefully. I’m off to get X-rays of back and bloods done for appointment next week and bonus go out to dinner with a great friend and others . I’d say that is the third thing in a short week as DS managed to jump out of the Ace ( 4 wheel buggy) and it rolled .. let’s just say he was lucky and all are shaken and lots of lectures have happened since . Then DS was moving a field bin to wash … looked down as he was moving a big handle and huge fat snake was at his feet ! He said he ran and new it was not what you were ment to do . All in one day he was told no more work that day , a very shaken up lad .

Marina, not nice. I’ll try not to make you laugh.
I’m in Daylesford, staying at the Bellinzona Hotel. My friend turns 93 today. She is on a walking frame and an inspiration. Last night we had dinner outside, by a fountain in a beautiful garden. It was mild and no mosquitoes. Unbelievable. Last time I experienced this was with RAL in France.
The staff are amazing, nothing too much trouble. My friend is a linguist and had a talk , in French, with one of our waiters . He is on a working holiday.
We are returning to the wine shop where we had lunch yesterday. We were served a beautiful platter of cheeses, cured meat, bread crackers nuts, Quince paste, Eggplant dip and dried fruit.
I forgot to mention that I bought a cooking book!!. Wholesome by Sarah Pound. sensible , easy to make recipes, with stuff we all have in the pantry.
We are only away for 2 days so will be going all out today to make the most of it.

Yesterday I made a basic choc chip biscuits, but I left the choc chips out and put almond slivers in and about 15g of freeze dried raspberry powder. They are very nice.

Roast lamb with roast vegetables & mixed greens.  I will puree my meat and mash the veggies. Mango Fluff for dessert.

Got a bcc cancer cut out of my tummy yesterday ... in pain today!  Thank goodness for the super strong pain killers I have left over from my foot operation back in May!

This the first time I have been able to get on the forum for a couple of days.  Hope I didn't miss anything.  Must try to catch up later today.