Just Another Smith...

The wonderful Daryl and Steffi picked me up from the airport on Friday night, and by the time we got home it was basically midnight. I was shattered and really appreciated having "my" old room back to crash out. We'd agreed on a lazy start to the weekend so we could all catch up on some sleep. ~ Of course I was awake stupidly early, still not having shaken my strawberry routine. I tried to doze through the morning, but instead scrolled through social media and read a bit until I could be bothered to get out of bed. We headed to Fitzroy at 11.30am for brunch. Sam drove and I discovered a new radio station, Smooth, that is amazing. I knew every single song! The suburb was very hipster, with lots of graffiti and trendy cafés to explore. We decided on The Rose Café. The decor was gorgeous, very vintage and cool. I ordered a chorizo, capsicum (pepper) and onion jelly sandwich. It was okay, but not as delicious as I'd hoped. We also shared a chocolate zucchini ...

Good evening, Today I had the pleasure of accompanying my Nan and Mum to Chesterfield. We joined my brother Ben, and treated my Nan to an Afternoon Tea for her 80th. We visited a wonderful café 'Blu Bistro and Bar'. I can thoroughly recommend them, it was in a great location, with a great ambience and friendly staff. They could not have been more accommodating... upon learning it was a birthday present; our table was scattered with confetti and they placed candles in the cakes! My Nan was most impressed, and it was lovely to see how much effort they had gone to, just to make the day extra special. From there we then headed to the famous crooked spire. Word is that the spire was made of wood and therefore over the years has become more and more crooked! The weather had started to clear up and it was looking to be a sunny afternoon. As it was a Sunday, many shops were closed, but we found an M&S for Nan. After some very savvy shopping, and an excellent spot from Ben, she...