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Monday, February 25, 2019

Celebrating in the Country

A little country road trip was on our dance card for yesterday for hubby and I. The reason was to have lunch and celebrate my lovely mate FIONA'S milestone birthday.
We chose the town of Forest Hill.

We had lunch at the Post Office Cafe which was delicious and ohhh the coffee was so pretty! Lots of lovelies to admire during lunch as well.

After lunch we went for a bit of a wander and took in the history of the place....lovely old pubs and bank complete with window bars!
I also took the opportunity to snap some art reference photos to keep on hand..love rust! On the other side of that mural was a quilting shop that was closed by the time yours truly realised there was one....oh well just means another visit lol!
A little mischief is always in order....especially after all those candles *wink!
We found these two in the park....
Such nice company. Happy birthday my friend.....loved our day!

Hubby decided to go home through a neighbouring town with a few detours.....he cannot resist a sign indicating a dam or lake or a "scenic" lookout either......so we detoured!
Lake Dyer was a bit underwhelming due to sadly, the low levels of water....
Lots of pelicans enjoying what was there.
Then off to Cunningham's Crest lookout......this is the lake from up there!
It was a lovely spot and great views.....I loved all the grass trees!



The story of the area is on the sides of the steps at the lookout.


Beautiful sculpture greeted you at the bottom.....
So I have to admit a very nice and interesting detour!
I did get to bring home my Circles quilt from Fiona.....Gorgeous! Love it! I will share some photos later.
Thanks for hanging in there and letting me share a very nice day!
Namaste and Blessings Michelle xxx

19 comments:

  1. Sounds like you had a lovely day. Great photos.

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  2. A fun day, for sure - thanks for taking us along, Michelle!

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  3. How lovely to spend time with friends....I might have go for a road trip, very interesting place.

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  4. Hi lovely lady how lovely to see you and Fiona having so much fun.
    This looks like an interesting town,lots to see and your detour home you got to see some lovely spots,thankyou for sharing your fun day with us,Namaste and blessings my friend xx

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  5. How lovely to see you celebrating with Fiona! Love all the country photos... xx

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  6. It looks like a great day out Michelle - awesome that you and Fiona (and the guys) got together and what an interesting place to visit...so much history.

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  7. A great day out celebrating with special friends. Loved the photos of your detour too

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  8. What a great outing for Fiona's occasion.
    Loved your pics so thanks for taking me along. xox

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  9. Hello Michelle, enjoyed viewing your adventure.

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  10. Was such a fun day..... we definitely must explore more country towns again whether or not there is a birthday to celebrate...
    Thanks for everything..
    Hugz

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  11. Looks like a wonderful day together , and a greatbway to celebrate Fionas special day. You have taken great photos and thanks for the tour going home, it was interesting. Looking forward to seeing your circles.

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  12. A beautiful spot to get together with Fiona and hugz for her special day.
    Thanks for sharing . 😁

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  13. Looks & sounds like a wonderful day Michelle. Happy Birthday to your friend. I love rust too!!

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  14. Fantastic way to celebrate a birthday together. Great setting and lovely scenery.

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  15. Great day out by the looks of things. The thing about being a black coffee drinker is that I don't get pretty coffee lol. I love art work and sculptures around places. Not sure about dams though hehehe.

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  16. Beautiful photographs Michelle and a great day out. xx

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  17. What a lovely outing and such pretty scenery, thanks for sharing. Guida.

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  18. What a great day and an interesting town. And one I have never heard of! Just looked it up, only 69km from here. I should get out more. Love the cafe, and the lookout is fantastic. xx

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