I have finally turned the corner and am starting to feel like my old self again! It’s been a long 5 weeks but it has really made me appreciate how good I usually feel!! And guess what? While I have been feeling sorry for myself and hibernating indoors, Spring has finally sprung! It’s definitely a bit late this year, a direct correlation I think to the glorious Indian Summer that the northern hemisphere has been enjoying, but the tide is about to turn both ends of the world and I’m pretty sure that in another few weeks we will be basking in more normal temperatures and sunshine. The garden has blossomed despite our very dry winter, the roses are bursting with colour and blooms are everywhere you look. The hydrangeas have doubled in size and are flowering beautifully just in time for me to cut bunches of them for the guest bedrooms and the trees are in full leaf, hiding at least 4 different birds nests. We have baby peewees, top notch pigeons, wattle bird babies and baby magpies just to name a few. Baby bunnies scurry out of the hedges when we water them, tiny little adorable balls of fluff ( at least that’s what I call them, the MOTH describes them somewhat differently!!) The fields are full of little calves and the jacarandas are in full throttle with purple puddles of gorgeousness everywhere you look. Even the saplings I planted last year have one solitary panicle of beautiful indigo flowers which is a good sign they will really come to the party next year and eventually provide some decent shade for the hydrangeas.

After nearly 4 years in The Meadow the garden is finally starting to fill in and mature and it is a real pleasure to wander around, cuppa in hand and enjoy it! Of course with all the work on the pool our lawn is looking decidedly dead/trashed/ruined around that area and we are very much looking forward to seeing it transformed later this week with some new turf. As usual with a renovating project there is no money left at the end for all the fun decorating part! I know exactly what I want but it will have to happen gradually. Thank goodness we have lots of different chairs scattered around our wrap around veranda that can be ‘borrowed’ for the pool for a while and at least we have already made the very important purchase of the ‘chilled beverage fridge’!! Now we just need some summery weather….

As I propelled myself back to full health we made a few trips to Shoalhaven Heads where we can walk the Choccy Drop guilt free on the beach as it is an official leash free zone. She loves nothing more than running off into the shallows chasing a ball or just sniffing all the interesting things that get washed up on the beach. She comes home bedraggled, exhausted and very happy to sleep the rest of the afternoon in the sunshine on the veranda. A dog’s life indeed!! A new venture has just started up at The Heads, Bangalay Villas and Dining, a well thought out eco friendly retreat right on the beach and it’s lovely to be able to go there for a coffee or some breakfast after our walks! It’s a step up on the local eateries and I hope that people embrace it as The Heads will be an even nicer destination with a few more options for dining.

We also ventured to The Heads Pub for a fun Melbourne Cup Lunch, it was a lovely relaxed day with a few wins on the ponies, a nice lunch and some great chats with friends old and new on our table. A big thanks to my friend Leigh for lending me her lovely fascinator and earning me a best dressed prize and to Maryan who went above and beyond with organising the day….

In the continuation of this years proclamation of news in The Cameron family, I am very excited to share that we have an engagement in the family! Liv and Sam were on holiday up on the Sunshine Coast when he proposed and she actually said yes!!! Doesn’t she know what a crazy family she is getting into??? Hahaha!! We are all thrilled and very excited to welcome her into the Cameron Clan and to have yet another wonderful event to look forward to. Our cup well and truly runneth over…Isn’t love grand!

The gorgeous couple, congratulations guys ♥♥