…. And so to the party …


                                           Sam and Will with their partners, Maddy and Zoe.

Mandy should start a business as a party organiser!  She and Philly have just never stopped - with able assistance from family and friends.  

The Olympics featured so many activities - Australia v UK - I don’t think there was ever a tally up to declare the outright winners … but there was badminton, cushion throwing, connect four and a variety of other “sports” to participate in - I lost my game of connect four without too much trouble, despite a reasonable amount of success the evening before … and managed to avoid too much more involvement.  Spectator sport is very definitely my forte.

A four piece “jazz” band, followed about an hour later by a solo guitarist got the party ’rocking’ with  a really well catered bbq evening meal … and the Parry boys provided kareoke, dance moves and much laughter as they are prone to do.  I enjoy the family chaos and hilarity - they are a great bunch.

Maddy and Sam spent a lot of time (just like my lovely neighbour Kate) encouraging me to put more photos on the blog - “3 dots and the mountain sign”, which under tuition worked reasonably well but, with Joe and Marivale and Will and Zoe, they have now left to join a Contiki tour in Paris … and those 3 dots have disappeared with them.   

I apologise, now, for the lack of photos of the “masks/balaclavas” the Australian team wore.  Slightly scarey at first sight, but they added to the general mayhem and humour of the day and were just another indication of the sort of preparation that went into making the whole weekend unforgettable.





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