Librarians rule!

Librarians all over Australia are celebrating how great libraries are. Colleen (not the toy hippo, the REAL Colleen) made a large chocolate cake with a bookworm decoration on top. It looked amazing and tasted delicious.

A popcorn man came and made hot, buttery popcorn for all the students at Arma’s university so they could eat it while they watched movies in the library. There was also a barista who made hundreds of coffees and hot chocolate for everyone. Famous Author James came along and told us about clever people who write books – just like Mads’s mummy.

We all had lots of fun but no-one has done any work at all this week!

Mothers' Day

Sunday was Mothers' Day in Germany AND Australia. Arpa, Arma, Mummy, Daddy and Madeleine talked to each other on Skype and said, "Happy Mothers' Day!" Madeleine showed Arpa and Arma the wonderful things she had made at kindergarten during the week. One was a magnificent dragon with a long tail and scales. It looked very realistic.

Later, Arpa and Arma went to Auntie Hil and Uncle Rob's place for dinner. Rob cooked tuna on the BBQ and Auntie Hil made a beautiful Salade Nicoise. Arma was amazed to see her poaching eggs by wrapping them in Gladwrap and putting them in a pan of water. They turned out perfectly.



The highlight of the meal was dessert - Crepe Suzette! This is a delicious pancake with orange, Cointreau and brandy sauce poured over it and then set on fire at the table! If you look very carefully at the photo you can just see the blue flame in the ladle of brandy.



There was a present for Arma to take home too. It was a very good Mothers' Day all round.

Second Cousin Once Removed

Here are some pictures of Isobel Nicole Tate. She was born on 20th September and is Mumma’s second cousin. In one of the pictures Isobel looks very like Hard Donnie, don’t you think?

The other pictures show Isobel with her brothers Stephen and Bailey.