Happy Birthday Lynne
She hates surprises, so her husband decided it would be a
good idea to organise one for a special “0” birthday!
Last Friday saw 8 of us head to Daylesford to celebrate our
friend’s Big 0 birthday. 3 of the
couples met before lunch & the girls took the birthday babe for some
pampering, then we joined them in the early afternoon for a late lunch at Jimmy’s
Bar. We shared a tasting plate of local
sausages, pate & cheese, just perfect.
Our accommodation was within walking distance of everything,
so we parked the cars out the front & didn’t move them until it was time to
leave. We stayed at Lake Daylesford Country
House, a French provincial style house
with 4 lovely bedrooms & importantly, 4 ensuites! It was well equipped with everything we
needed and plenty of room to lounge around both inside and outside in the
beautiful gardens.
The birthday dinner on the first night was at Lake
House. All agreed that the quality &
presentation of the food was fantastic, although there was some wincing when we
got the bill – those good wines don’t come cheap! Anyway, it was certainly a delicious
& worthwhile experience.
After a slow start the next morning, we went to Cliffy’s for
breakfast, a rather eclectic place, with a small menu and limited coffee
options (no skinny!) but the food was good, so we were happy. We wandered back into town, and the boys took
off to sample a joint called Breakfast & Beer, whilst the girls gave the
local shops a thorough going-over. We
finally met up back at the house mid afternoon, where newspapers were perused,
snoozes were enjoyed and some even took more exercise!
As we had all taken quite a few bottles of wine to share, it
was decided that we would stay home & eat fish & chips on Saturday
night, and it helped the bank balances too.
The local chippery served up great fish & chips & hamburgers,
and we had another enjoyable evening of “shooting the breeze”.
All good things must come to an end, and Sunday morning saw
us packing up, before an excellent farewell breakfast at Bad Habits Cafe in The
Convent. Again, great food and coffee
saw everyone satisfied for the journey home.
I think the birthday girl enjoyed her surprise, and we
definitely enjoyed celebrating with her and the rest of the bunch.
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| Birthday girl Lynne with Phil |
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| Lake Daylesford Country House |
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| Birthday party at Lake House. |
