living up in the trees: Christmas in Canberra

I finished work at 2pm Christmas Day and Glenn took me straight to the airport. I arrived in Sydney at 10.15pm and got a taxi to Doug's place. Their cottage is looking really good, especially as it's Christmas.

Next morning we had breakfast nextdoor with Jonathon and then left for Canberra. We left about 7am and must have got there about 10ish I think. Micky was there to greet us in his new hat. I can't believe I didn't take any photos of Mechant. He's always the centre of attention.

We went for a walk and a coffee at Lake Burley Griffin and as you can see Doug was still "post op". And kept reminding us constantly. Especially when there were chores to be done.

Glenda and Andrew's house is so homely. It's right next to a park so great for doggy walking. Renee is laying the table in this photo. You walk out these doors on to a partly enclosed deck where they have a large dining table. The roof is covered in creeper, there are numerous plants in pots and there is a water feature on the wall of huge jugs pouring water into a large bowl.

As you can see (below) Matt bought Renee some underwear for Christmas. And wanted to try it on for size!

Doug decided that the ribbon from the Christmas wrapping would be good for pigtails on his mother! The red box is something Matt made me for Christmas. Good thing I brought a large suitcase this time. Inside the box was a digital photo frame they also gave me and I'm looking forward to loading it.

Next day we decided to go to the lake again. The boys hired the bike and Renee and I walked. Unfortunately, we did not heed the weatherman's warning and we'd only been going about 20minutes when a storm broke right overhead. The four of us clambered aboard the bike and pedalled like mad back to the bike shed. But we might just as well have stood out in the rain because the four of us were soaked to the skin. Hilarious!