A Silly Story or B1 and B2

Funny story - actually happened a couple of weeks ago..only getting round to blogging it now..........Barry and I went into Ultimo with Lynn and Mike to wander around the abc studios..they were having open house in honour of Aunty's 75th birthday. Well there were crowds everywhere and huge queues to get into the studios to see celebrities like Peter Cundell and Kerry O'Brien ,so we were sort of shuffling along in the crowd a bit desultorily when I spied a B1 & B2 booth- one of these cardboard affairs with a head cut out where one can place one's own face, so for a bit of entertainment ( must have been desperate by then) I nicked into the booth pulling baz behind me and stuck my head out of the cutout,looked out and who should be standing directly in front of me staring straight at me but Jan and David..( good friends/neighbours) it was the funniest thing.........Why is it whenever I decide to do something stupid there's some one there to see it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I was pretty startled at being caught out and the Hopes in hysterics at catching me!! two hundred thousand bloody ppl there and the Hopes have to be right in front of me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What!! Very funny though.

Eastern Europe Reunion

We had an anniversary reunion of the Eastern European tour on the 6th May - old news I know, but I missed doing it, and it was such a good weekend, it definitely deserves blogging space.

Brissie Caroline came down on the Saturday and the Newcastle ppl came on Sunday..

Saturday Caroline and I went to lunch in Manly and walked around to Shelley beach, then took the ferry to Circular Quay and had drinks at the Opera Bar - standard tourist stuff, but always nice to do.

Saturday night, Margie Caroline and I went to Ramons for dinner - this turned into the most hilarious affair as Margie and I bagsed roles as bridesmaids in pink taffeta at Caroline's upcoming nuptuals. --the fact that Caroline had only met the groom - to - be for a matter of a 4 short hours seemed a trifling detail as we plotted and planned the wedding in minute and elaborate detail.

Sunday, the "Newcastle Six" jouneyed down by train and met us at the Lowenbrau for lunch and an afternoon of frivolity. These really are the nicest people you would hope to meet and we were so lucky to have such a nice fun set of travelling companions.

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We have vowed to repeat the reunion in 6 months time - i hope we get around to it- we had so much fun!!!