Birthday at Encounter Bay

The Floosie is one of those people who has a birthday between Christmas and New Year.  While it makes presents tricky, it keeps the celebrations on a roll. And so it was I caught a bus and train towards Encounter Bay.  Alighting at Seaford Meadows station I was greeted by a cool blue mist

in her red hot new car.  She whisked me to a supermarket where I, poor provincial, was stunned to see Hot Cross Buns.  Talking of which

we followed this car for a while.  A man and his dog  fishing.  Dreamy.

I think it was this guy.

This is my photo of the Floosie on her birthday.  She has sent me some much better photos but I can't download them for some reason.  A gang of five of us went to the new Thai restaurant in Victor Harbor and it was perfect.  The Floosie, as you can see, being a modern girl spent a lot of time receiving congratulatory messages while I gobbled down delicious fare, including soft shell crab.  Heaven.

Appetites awoken

we decided to put one of Jill's Christmas presents to the test.

Because we had bought a cheap bottle of Morello cherries at Aldi, and because Pearl has never eaten Yorkshire Pudding, I declared we should cook  Kentish Cherry Batter Pudding.  The Floose did the work and I read out instructions.

We had some anxious moments but it turned out looking a little bit like this.  It surprised the Floosie's expectations and I thought it was delicious.  I took some back for Pearl with a heap of other goodies that the Floose had whipped up.

One balmy evening we strolled to the waterfront and along to the Beach House Cafe.  This is a gorgeous old style pizza house and bar.  A true 1970s vibe that suits us perfectly.  The pizzas were good as was the house wine.  I resisted the cocktails.  I know I'll be back there in March for some cat minding and an indulgence or two...

As an aside, one of the funniest things that happened chez Robertson was that the sliding door between the two living areas came off its hinges.  We all tried to fix it but to no avail.  This did not affect me greatly but I was constantly amused by Jill and Steve talking to each other through the slim gap - shades of Pyramus and Thisbe.