Clary's Adventures

Now it's time to travel back to last year's festive season. I spent time with a few friends, like the Christmas Ballerina,  a friendly elf, Rudolph,  Frosty, Gingerbread Man, Sparkles the Bauble, Ellie the Elf,  and Cookie. I also spent time with friends from LKM Performing Arts. Our annual Christmas party was at Throw Axe in Penrith. My lack of natural coordination paired with an axe was not a good match. I was very excited when my axe finally hit the board. Ash and Amethyst battled it out to discover the winner. (I can't remember who won.) My Christmas morning and the Bravos’ Christmas eve evening was spent on a video call. Addy loved her cash register. Then Mum and I went out for lunch. I don't need to tell you where we went because I can't be bothered to look up the name, and honestly it wasn't that great. We still made the most of it, and enjoyed ourselves. I of course insisted on a little photo shoot… for the blog. Back at home I made us dinner and dessert...

In May last year Alicia, Carlos and Adelyn visited Australia. It was the first time I'd seen them in person since December 2019. Between visits we had a lot of video calls where I would sometimes show them photos of my trips to the Grounds of Alexandria. Alicia requested a visit to the often exquisitely decorated eatery. The theme during the Bravos’ visit was The Secret Garden. It was a great place to capture family photos. Addy loved the goats and was imitating them. She also loved being able to stand up high... with a little help, of course. This display from Mother's Day was a picture perfect spot for three generations. We certainly were loading up on memories. Addy was a pro at posing for photos. She was also a pro at looking like she was a pro at reading the menu. Addy decided she wanted to sit between Mum (Gigig) and I (Aunt Clary). We were all very happy about this seating arrangement. After a delicious feast Addy was vibing with the plants. Then it was time for our visi...