Ashling Cottage - Hepburn Springs - Victoria

Well I have just spent a delightful long weekend away, despite the weather,

We went with Miss Le Coiffure and her partner.

This had been planned since Easter.

We wanted a house with 2 bathrooms which makes it a lot easier for getting ready, also it helps with the toilet situation.

I found Ashling Cottage in Hepburn Springs on the hill above the Day Spa.

Is wasn't very expensive and it had everything we wanted, 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms a large kitchen and a lounge room. It also came with a veranda wrapped 2/3's of the way around the house.

In better weather we could have had a BBQ on the veranda because they also supply a Webber Q electric BBQ.

The back veranda.

Many a slice of bread was put our here during our stay for the very well feed cockatoos.

A view of the lounge room, looking through to the back veranda and the kitchen.

The main bathroom.

Isn't that the biggest spa bath and I did use it and had a lovely time soaking.






http://www.dayget.com.au/SearchResults.aspx

Planes, Trains and Automobiles ... In Perth

Well Mr CLI & I are back from our short trip to Perth. Mr CLI for business and me for pleasure.

Having never been to Perth we were both interested to see what it was like, and what greeted us as we left the Airport in our little ( Hyundai i30) hire care - roadworks. Lol

We can't seem to travel any where without the appearance of roadworks, so it made it a little bit trickier to travel around Perth and its surrounds but we managed.

Mr CLI drove on the weekend then my iPad and I took over during the week while Mr CLI attended to business.

I don't think there is a main road, highway, freeway or bridge that I didn't Tavel on or cross.

I have some very funny stories to pass on about out flights. We flew with Virgin and Mr CLI has never flown with them he was very impressed.

I will write some reviews on where we ate and what we saw over the next couple of weeks, but I had better get into the kitchen as Miss Le Coiffure is having a baby shower tomorrow and I am helping her to make the food.

Lake Daylesford Apartments - Daylesford - Victoria

When we went away last weekend for my Birthday, we stayed at the Lake Daylesford Apartments. We had originally booked the ground floor garden spa apartment, but after Mr CLI invited Miss Le Coiffure and her partner , we upgraded to the 2 bedroom Penthouse, which is on the 2nd floor.

As I have said the other day we could hear the lake but not see it. It was very peaceful environment no traffic noise, only the noise of people walking around the lake.

The apartments are in a building that I think would have been built in the 1930's, but the apartment have been renovated to a high standard.

The bedrooms were quite large, but for some reason they didn't put in wardrobes. which is strange because most people staying in an apartment would be there for a few days and would like to hang their clothes up.

The kitchen dining room, which is also part of the open plan lounge.

The lounge.

The bathroom which was roomy, but a problem having the toilet in there and 4 people staying. lol

The view from the back verandah.










http://www.dabs.com.au/accommodation/lake-daylesford-apartments-ph

Up up and Away ...

I only wish I was flying somewhere exotic or even not too exotic just away from the drudgery. After last Fridays horrible day, I have been busy all weekend and come to the conclusion that I need to concentrate on Easter and of course my forthcoming birthday.

Now as birthdays go this is one of those big numbered ones - not that I am acknowledging the number - I stopped a few years back.

From now on when asked my age I will give my Nanas standard reply " I am as old as my tongue and a little older than my teeth."

What am I doing for my Birthday well something special for tea,then the day after on the Friday Mr CLI and I will be going away for the weekend.

Now it did start off as a weekend get away on the motorbikes, but if I am visiting places that have patchwork shops, food shops, farmers markets and all sorts of other interesting shops I don't want to be handicapped by limited space.

Last time we went to the Daylesford market we came away with a large wood framed mirror that we are going to repaint and hang in the bathroom, not something you can strap to a motorbike.



Mr CLI did grumble but as I pointed out it is my birthday and a big one at that so it is my choice, also I want to visit several towns, which on a motorbike I find hard to do as you get far more tired than if you are driving.

So till tomorrow I will continue to plan my weekend getaway.