Day 355 - Last day of our holiday

A rather hot day so we took it easy. Pics today show our pizza dinner at Koukla's and later at The Boite concert in the townhall.Home tomorrow, via the airport as mum is off to Brisbane.

Day 354 - 7th January, my sister's birthday

I have 3 brothers but only one sister and while she is a whole 10 years younger than me, the years have narrowed that gap. We've shared this Daylesford holiday for a few years now and it is a treasured time of the year. I went for an early evening walk today and snapped these shots.



The Convent Gallery



Scenic countryside surrounding the town.


One of the many churches of various denominations to be found around the township


The old Daylesford Courthouse at the top of our street - we've always thought of it as a face.

Day 353 another day of our holiday

Lunch at Chowder house, Hepburn Springs - a delicious experience surrounded by icons of the 50's and 60's plus a much loved puzzle game. Later on to the Tangled Maze just outside Creswick where my nieces raced through the challenging puzzles and complicated hedge mazes while their bemused aunt and mother trudged along slowly behind. In the cool of the evening we enjoyed an alfresco BBQ prepared by Nick.

Day 352 (Day 5) Chocolate Mill and pub dinner

Visited the Chocolate Mill about 10 mins outside of Daylesford - bought beautifully crafted chocolates for neighbours who are feeding our chooks. In the evening went to the old Hepburn Pub called Dooleys for a pleasant meal. Colourful wall mural of a jazz band and singer. Surrounding country side was very peaceful.

Day 351 (Day 4) Lavandula

A trip out to Lavandula today for lunch and a walk around.The lavender was dream like,niece Eva was entranced by a sprinker, (an alien concept in Melbourne)the resident emus and I captured a blue wren.

Day 350 (Day 3) Back to Lulus

I was here back in May with Sue and Heather and we've come to Lulus for the last 4 summers so I feel very much at home here. The rosemary has taken over in the little front garden.We visited the market this morning which was madly crowded and we only bought soap and vegies. Mum and I walked around to The Secret Garden and are eyeing off some beautiful plants.

Day 349 (Day 2) - Blackwood curioes - and then on to Daylesford

Our approach to Daylesford took us through a little town called Blackwood where we stopped for some lunch in a quaint little cafe that had these interesting items around the wall.
After dinner at the Royal pub we had delicious coffee in the Koukla cafe of Frangos and Frangos