Denmark WA

We drove to Denmark from Albany with the view to see what was there and visit the cheese and chocolate places that we had seen advertised. What a nice place, it did have a bit of a hippy vibe to it and I could imagine people travelling there from Albany on the weekends to shop, browse and have coffee.

S and I went into several dress/clothing stores and in one place I was able to pass on some information regarding the Creswick Woollen mills that we visited way back near Ballarat.

I was able to buy Warren another long sleeved shirt for driving (so that his arm doesn't get sun burnt), I also bought myself a sleeveless vest as the evenings are getting cool. Two more tops made it into the shopping bag at another place, at $10 each I couldnt leave them there could I, plus they were in colours that I wear.

fantastic lunch at a cafe on the street and we sat and watched the world go by and chatted to people as they stopped for their dog to get a drink, there was a drink bowl on the corner, how neat and thoughtful is that?
This was my lunch.

I ordered the vegetable fritter, thinking that was all I was going to have but it came with salad and a nice chutney as well, price $6.50, not too bad and it tasted good, always a bonus.

We went to the cheese factory and we did buy some cheeses but it only had sales of cheese and a cafe. Off we continued to the chocolate place.

The gardens were incredible and dotted around was the story of chocolate.

After we had walked through the garden we went inside and J ordered coffee for us and they gave us samples of their chocolates (above). I bought some fig jam and a port.

Happy Halloween

A few weeks ago I bought a big bag of lolly pops ready for tonight. I also bought last weeks some chocolates and a box of chips and popcorn, I thought that might counteract the sweets.

I had a big bowl at the front door ready. About four we put out candles and small pumpkins to let the kids know that they could come to the door.

Many of our friends wont have a bar of Halloween. We tend to think that its great and we like to see the kids dressed up.

They started coming a from five thirty every few minutes or so. The cutest ones were four little girls aged from about two and a half to four, mums and dads wee with them and also dressed up.

Just when we thought we were going to run out and Warren suggested that we ration things by only giving one of two, there were no more. It is almost dark with street lighting so we took our things inside and enjoyed a couple of chocolates ourselves.

The kids were all polite and thanked us. They ranged in age from the two and a half to probably fifteen/sixteen.

I indulged myself

After my mammoth mammogram finished early, I was told four hours and it moved along so quickly that I was out of there in about an hour and a half, I drove up the road to one of my favourite places to have a coffee and regroup. I felt in a way that I had been given a second chance at life and I was determined to make the most of it.

Coffee and ginger scones at an outdoor cafe. It does have a roof over it but it is very high and so feels like one is outside.

This was the view from my table. I took a walk around the gardens and then did some retail therapy. They have some nice stores there with different goods, I like to buy soaps and cremes plus I bought Warren some chocolates. Then I saw this

 and just loved the colours. Turned over to see the price and put it back! I continued to wander through the store and then thought I am going to buy it o I did. Its the most expensive piece of jewellery that I have ever bought myself. In saying that it didnt cost an arm and a leg. I wore it on Thursday when I went back to work and got a few comments on it. The length of the chain was even a good length for me, often they are too short (I'm sure it has nothing to do with having a thick neck!)j