Helen wrote: >Heard from Mum and Dad who are at Mallacoota, (far eastern Victoria, on the coast), and they said it was pretty cold there today (28th Oz time), and they weren't going out fishing. Next thing, Noelene'll be reporting that it's snowing :-)
Maybe not snowing, Helen, but hail and pouring, cold, rain! DH was watching the cricket (in Melbourne)and roared with frustration as the weatherproof canvas went on again and the game was finally suspended on Monday, we could see the hail on TV! And Tuesday wasn't much better. We've had to put a second blanket back on the bed after having had to sleep in the nude a few days ago because it was too hot to have anything on! We did have a nice picnic with the boys and the grandson on Boxing Day, though, and my potato and egg salad went down a treat. Our Christmas is always very quiet, as we never have DH's children (their mother said once "children need to be with their family at Christmas", which was her reason for having them at her place every year!!!I would have liked to strangle her but refrained), and since they're adults, one out of three doesn't speak to at least one of the other two, so we can never invite the 3 of them together, and DH said we'll see them at other times, not at Christmas, since they can't behave as a family...Life can be complicated! I've been having Christmas lunch at a French friend's place since I've been in Melbourne, so I still do that, and DH comes along....That means I don't have to cook, which suits me. Anyway, Chrsitmas never feels like Christmas here. I was used to midnight mass in the snow, and a skiing holiday, so I never get the right feeling in the heat. We do celebrate New Year, though, and I wish you all a very good and lacy one. Yours in lace, Helene, the froggy from Melbourne. Find local movie times and trailers on Yahoo! Movies. http://au.movies.yahoo.com To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
