a day in my life......

Awoke to a another cold & crisp day.. Luckily enough i bought  sufficient clothing to tackle this chill head on ....

First stop of the day was to head back into the city for breakfast, Ray & i dropped into Bistrot D'orsay  on Collins Street.. did the full breakfast, Yummy Eggs Benedict & fantastic coffee then it was off for some sights.. we found a park opposite the Art's centre (on St Kilda Road) then off down to Southbank

When in Carlton , Well the Carlton Brewery tour!  .. The Carlton Brew House is nice (where you start & finish your tour)  First you are taken into a theaterete  Watched the latest promo ad's told about the history of the place  asked to put on a safety viz vest  and then shuffled into a bus then off to the brewery grounds, once there ..we headed over to the fermentation room, where the guide gave us a run down on how they make beer, off to the distribution area & then to the bottling plant. Everywhere you went you were enclosed glass rooms over looking the areas or in a bus.. (OH&S gone mad).. and asked not to take photo's (i got a few..)  the guide told us that the workers don't like flashes going off ... yea right .. most of the plant to me seemed to be automated .. hardly a soul in sight..  At the end of the tour you got to try a sample of the beverages .. they gave us a choice of 4 beers in a paddle... yes five 100ml glasses of the C.U.B range served in something that resembled a bat with five holes in it, the glasses sat in the holes so you can carry them back to your table to sample.. they also brew under license "Stella Artois"  that tap was there but you couldn't get a freebie of that.. Dam! (must be for the VIP's) we also received a serving tray with a Victoria Ale logo on it, nice.  After that Ray & I headed down the Road to Another Pub (The Nash,) and found some Boag's draught on Tap.. i found that a better drinking experience .. although the Carlton Black was nice back at the Brew House

Inside the Brew House 
Inside the Bottling Plant

After Flying in Melbourne on Wednesday and dropping of my Gear at Ray's Place (almost in the heart of Melbourne) we headed down Lygon Street for a meal.. Pasta Rustica  Yummy Italian, Spaghetti marinara was the dish i choose .. very tasty.. we found a nice place to sample a  few beverages, Bar Centrale  .. that was a nice way to finish the day.  Thursday morning we were off in search of a greasy breakfast ... Bacon,eggs,snags & hash browns were the order of the day .. we found it on Swanston street they also did a fantastic coffee.. (never had a bad coffee while i was there) ... then it was off to the Carlton Brewery for a tour... and of course a few samples.. then we found the Nash Hotel in Richmond ,Victoria Street.. then from there.   back into the city ..The Portland  (A James Squire Pub) in Russell St.. Yummy beer, From there we went Greek  in LONSDALE STREET a restaurant named  Dion .. very nice food.. the lamb was fantastic,  next off to The Turf Club Hotel then to the Metropolitan in North Melbourne, Very nice Place, i did notice on the menu there was a dish called " Big Big Arse Chook Parmy (leave that till next time)  after a few Samples and a chat to the friendly locals(after paying me out about West End Draught. can't blame them)  after that experience I Grabbed a Souvlaki (Yiros in SA..) At Lambs Restaurant in Lygon Street,  a 24hour Munchee house.. then it was back to Ray's for some ZZZ's

Here is a Slideshow i put together of the Big day..  the Piccys say it all Enjoy!
(You can click on the Mic in the bottom left of the slideshow to turn off the music so you can view Kade's walking clip)

Kira was born on 31st March 2008 - (2 weeks early).
Weighing 8lb 7oz.
Both mum & bub are well

Marcelle, Kade & Myself congratulate Cristi, Andrew & Isla on the brith of there new family member
well done!

Andrew (my Brother) the proud dad shows off the lastest Juffermans Family member

This photo was taken today.. its hard to believe he is almost 1

I love my musical table, .. the table was
the first object he used to support himself against.
It was all the sounds it made that gave him interest in standing
he wanted to get closer to it..


A very tired & proud dad with his son

Kade seems to pull this face a bit.. its like an over powered smile...

Gee i wonder if he is gonna be a chef...
the oven door is just another thing he can grab for support..
don't think walking is far away..
he can also see himself in the reflection on the oven door.

in the last week he has discovered the draw..
jamming fingers seems to be all the rage..

Kade loves being outdoors..
he loves feeling textures..
he grabs dried leaves and plays with them & then
decides to crush them and listen to the sound ...

 

Today its was off to Nana's House to help with some house chores.. Grandpa got out of hospital a few weeks ago and he is recovering well so thought it might be a good idea to help out with the gardening  and whilst we were there Matty & Auntie Cherie dropped in for lunch...   what a beautiful day it was .. got to around 30.c ..