Lara
 

Happy Australia Day! How did you celebrate it? :hug:

lol Thankyou! It's just beginning! (8.42am Monday, 26th)

In the past I've not really celebrated this day very much but that's a sort of political story I won't go into here. ;) I usually tend to 'reflect'. However, this year (last year in particular) great changes happened in our country and I feel this is a special year and I think I'm in the mood to celebrate with ALL Australians just what the day should be all about. Not that I didn't before, it's just that there was an element of sadness that made me a little reluctant.

The neighbours to the left of me are putting a leg of lamb (poor lambikins) on the barbeque and I'm invited. I might go for a little while, but all the people around me here seem to drink beer like it's going out of stock or something so I'll see how I go. :eek: Might stay a little while. I'd prefer to stay home and make the difficult decision of watching either the cricket (Au vs South Africa) or the tennis (Grand Slam - Australian Open). lol

My daughter's been away up north in tropical paradise with people from another country who didn't appear to be having much fun. She's returned last night on a very bumpy scary flight through rain and storms, and is glad to be back in her own home without all the complainers. Pity the complainers are her boyfriend's parents! :rolleyes: Oh well, you can't pick 'em. She'll be around to see me today sometime.

Other than that, I'll probably just wave the flag around a little. lol

:Dancing-Chilli:

Usually would head to the beach with the other million people, but I'm shying away from people these days, especially when they come by the thousand. Pity it's raining. I love rain. It is fine by me, but it's going to spoil a lot of people's days at the beaches and parks and barbeques. That's where most of us in Queensland tend to head on this day. It's also historically a very, very, very hot and humid day. Cricket in the park. Barbeques. Swimming at the beach... all very Australia day activities in this climate.

Thanks for thinking of us here.