Great food and Great bargains

The past couple of days have been lazy and wonderful. The bargain-hunting but has bit us hard, and we've been scouring the local op shops for the Caroline's perfect teapot. But the great thing about trolling op shops is that you never know what you're going to find.

Sunday we got a late start and spent the day planning the rest of my time here. We've found a rental house through Chris's barter card book, which means it would be free. It's on the ocean, too, and sounds perfect for photography. We've left a message with them but are still waiting to hear back.

Monday morning we got a bunch of more serious things taken care of in the morning (renewing Paddy's registration and un-registering Caroline's old car) and then treated ourselves to a nice lunch at Rivers. I had a pumpkin/spinach/feta fritatta and Caronline had a steak sandwich:



We rounded out the day with more bargain hunting and then picked up a new batch of movies from Blockbuster, along with another box of brownie mix from the grocery store. Dinner was soup with some nice crusty sourdough bread while we watched The Skulls.

Tuesday we started the morning with some weeding and Caroline fixed a pipe that had been leaking for quite some time. Then we came in for breakfast and then headed out to find more stores! Our wandering soon found us in the neighboring town of Ivanhoe, where we grabbed lunch at Subway and then hit the main street on foot. We stopped in a few shops and oogled fancy kitchen tools and overpriced antiques, then finally broke down and ducked inside a cafe/bakery. Caroline ordered some hot chocolate and I got a chai latte, and we split a decadent caramel slice:


It was SO good! We felt indulgent and spoiled as we sat in the window and watched the rest of the world scramble by outside.

So this is Caroline's collection (so far):



Impressive, huh?? I love the color of the shelf. It really makes everything pop. And she's now accepting reservations for the grand opening of her own private Tea Room. ;)

That night we played a game of Spelldown (Scrabble) and then numbed our brains on Australia's got talent (actually, it does!!) and we headed to bed fairly early. Tomorrow Chris and Tanya are flying to Sydney for a vacation and need to be at the airport at 7am. I haven't woken up that early in weeks! :)