Gismo Queen and her King

Day 33 - Melbourne

A few trips down memory lane today, and lovely family time.

I awoke to a strange sound but no, it wasn't sheep today! It was the magpies in their lead boots walking on my solar panels! And far too early! I tried dozing for a bit longer but to no avail, so got up to make my coffee. Definitely a bit cooler this morning and when I lifted the blinds, very overcast and foggy. The warmth is well and truly behind us.

Jane and I headed off at about 9:30am in a spare Mallett car into the City. Eleanor was in court, Pip was at work, Em was at school so we were off to the Queen Victoria Markets! My old stomping ground - as a university student I used to come shopping at the markets for cheap plentiful vegies, and once I was working, I'd still come in regularly for good deli items. Even Greg and I used to visit, especially when he was working in the city. So it was lovely to walk through the stalls, through the meat shed and the deli hall and buy a few goodies. I left Jane to keep wandering (and then she was meeting Pip for lunch) while I headed out to Julie's for a catch up.

En route, I drove the streets of my uni days and beyond, past the flat I lived in when I first moved out. It really was a trip down memory lane, especially as some parts are totally unchanged! Julie and I shared some of the market goodies, just like we used to 30 years ago, and had a good old natter. The hours sped past and all too soon, I had to head back into town to rendevous with Eleanor and Jane, and leave the car I had driven for Pip to come home, so we could all have a family dinner.

Beautiful family time tonight, delicious dinner and then a fun card game where we all got super competitive (must be a Mallett thing). Building new family memories is heartwarming.

posted by Tracey @ 10:17 pm