bits of tasmania

Aurora lights up the night

driving down to hobart from the north east coast, we stopped in bicheno for some coffee

there on the cover of the sunday mercury was the tag line, Aurora Australis Light Shows! page 2

how exciting - we were going to be in hobart at the optimum time.

maybe we'll see it, maybe not, but cool to be in the vicinity

grand mophie

the battery on my iphone is running flat. speaking to a shop person i found out (how did i not know this?) that apple doesn't allow you to "replace" a battery; rather they'll replace your phone if it's under warranty

i was told that there are external battery iphone covers ...!

they're called mophie juice packs

review for mophie juice pack iphone 4

apparently the earlier model (which i'd need for my phone) is bulky - and we can't have that!

also works for ipod touchies...

daylesford dreaming

daylesford accommodation, stayz

astley cottage

A secluded romantic retreat , or just a cosy private getaway. Nestled in the Doctors Gully a warm wood fire

awaits you

**2 night weekend special $320 PER COUPLE - 1 QUEEN BED

**3 night special $400 All stays include continental b'fast provisions.

Central Springs Road

All stays include continental b'fast provisions.

28 Hepburn Rd
Daylesford VIC 3460
0428 106 798

lavender cottage

Lavender Cottage has been lovingly restored with style and quality, and retains the quirky old world character of the late eighteen hundreds. Situated right in the heart of town, with a fabulous view to Wombat Hill, it is an easy stroll to the gourmet restaurants, shops and art galleries of Daylesford.

$340 for weekend

91 Raglan St, DAYLESFORD, VIC, 3460

lincoln cottage

Lincoln cottage is an original miners cottage, more than 100 years old. It is situated near Lake Daylesford and Vincent Street, offering an old world charm with modern comfort. Enjoy an open fireplace or relax in a spa bath.

Features include a queen size bedroom, a sofa bed, open fireplace, spa bath, central heating, air conditioning, TV/DVD/CD player and full kitchen facilities.

2 nights weekend $330 + 30 booking fee, $360

spin me a web

cae web design with flash mac
http://www.cae.edu.au/web/?class=HDQ61905

2 sessions: Saturday 30/07/11: 10.00AM-4.00PMSunday 31/07/11: 10.00AM-4.00PM
Venue: CAE Building B - 253 Flinders Ln, Melbourne
Teacher: Simone Downey
Full Fee: $265.00 - Concession: $257.00 - Code: HDQ61905

Session 1:
Flash drawing tools, basic animation, text tools, creative rollover buttons and publishing files.
Session 2:Morphing, fade in and out (timeline animation), importing video, adding simple Action Script and learning basic functions in Dreamweaver.
Session 3:Creating a basic 4 page website with animation, video, and uploading final website via FTP through Dreamweaver. Alternative applications will also be shown for uploading HTML and FTP files

possible dates,
thursday 14 July (date confirmed!),
this catches the overlap of vic, nsw and act school holidays

wedding at the registry (old treasury building)
wedding photos outside the paperback for ole times sake
a short stroll to the european/

supper club for morning tea, a toast to the b&g

the famous supper club window (what i've read described as the playschool window)

and, of course, wedding cake.

At first i thought an opera cake would be good.
the first description i read simply listed layers of joconde (coffee soaked almond cake) and ganache,
but apparently it traditionally also includes coffee butter cream, - so the kind of sickly sweet and cloyingly rich we used to get once a year from europa and monarch's in acland street.
a flourless chocolate cake with pear will be much better,
(an alternative recipe)
maybe embellished with cake pops for the kids

very fancy ones in london

less fancy

less fancy in melbourne

or there's always diy diy

diyy


diyiy


an alternative idea is those coloured macaroons on a bed of confetti so they look like big fat confetti
finally (maybe after a rest), dinner at the grace darling in the atrium


i love the dinky dodgy lights ...

might even be fun.

then our real moon in the mud house near castlemaine...

best intentions

with the best intentions, i can't help but think girly thoughts ...