Sunshine in the Blue Mountains

Steve and I spent the long weekend doing what we've done for over a decade now: enjoying the company of good friends in Carinya, the lovely old rambling home in Leura. There were 9 of us staying there and we enjoyed a high dinner in the formal dining room on Friday night of broccoli soup and tarragon chicken cooked by Ross followed by Steve's now famous banoffee pie, washed down with (many) large glasses of wines bought earlier in the afternoon from our friends at Leura Cellars. Saturday night saw some of us dancing to Lady Gaga and Peter Allen among many (it's a very eclectic dance mix) at the Blackheath Community Hall and then Sunday was the Grand Ball (this year's theme being Broadway) at the grand old Carrington Resort in Katoomba. Lots of fun, caught up with friends we pretty well only see on that weekend and Steve won a prize for his outfit on Sunday night (continuing a long tradition), while Mrs White Trash took out equal second place at the Blackheath dance talent quest with her interpretation of the Doris Day hit, Pillow Talk.

Weather was great - cold but sunny, fine and still days, freezing (literally) nights. Bought some books, some candles, some soaps.