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Pantomania!
Well, the 2019 Capolettes Christmas panto-skit The Adventures of Snow White was a big hit with its (admittedly easy to please) audience on Tuesday, December 17 – despite the usual shambolic dress rehearsal the night before. Alas, I don’t yet … Continue reading
Posted in Celebrations, My home, Parties, Wining and dining
Tagged Pantomime, Snow White
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Happy New Year!
Well it’s been a very pleasant Festive Season with heaps of activities – singing, acting, partying – leading up to a quiet family Christmas lunch and culminating in one of the best New Year’s Eves I’ve had in many an … Continue reading
Posted in Celebrations, Music, My home, New Year's Eve, Parties
Tagged Hogmanay in Oz, New Year's Eve, Scotland the Brave
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The baton and the fire!
Well April 1 2018 was a great day for those of us lucky enough to live on Tamborine Mountain. The community turned out in force to welcome the Queen’s baton relay, the end of a worldwide and then Australia-wide journey … Continue reading
An old-fashioned wedding
It’s more than 30 years since I’ve been to a wedding and a very long time indeed since I’ve been to an old-fashioned one – in a church, with the old vows and trappings. Today our neighbours Barbara and John … Continue reading
Delicious and easy left over pork recipe
I love inventing new food ideas instead of just slavishly following recipes. Once you’ve spent years doing the hard yards in learning the basics of how to bake and make and blend flavours skilfully you are free to do just … Continue reading
Sandy shimmers into her sixties!
It was 1001 nights rolled into one when mega-creative friend Sandy Baillie turned 60 in splendid style last night! Almost everyone present obeyed Sultana Sandy’s command to come in Middle Eastern dress and so most of us did – … Continue reading
Posted in Birthday, My home, Parties, Uncategorized, Wining and dining
Tagged Birthday, Middle Eastern
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The Thornebirds fly away!
Monday was a Black Day here at Capo di Monte because it was the day when our dear friends and neighbours Maureen and Patrick Thorne moved out – only 45 minutes away at Mudgeeraba but still too far to nip … Continue reading
Renee’s birthday
Lovely friend and neighbour Renee Hardy turned…well…let’s say it’s halfway between two Big Os – this week and a small group of us celebrated at The Knoll, scene of many a birthday bash among our friends over the years – … Continue reading
Mambo Italiano at Capo
La Bella Italia was the theme of our latest Capo di Monte extravaganza and what a night it was! Our Dream Teamers Maureen, Dale and Carol did their usual magic and turned the clubhouse into a trattoria. From the entry, … Continue reading