Lunch at Annie's ....

...and Ann made cake. Or so she said when she arrived.
It was a lovely long long long lunch. These wonderful friends arrived at different times which meant I could savour the moments and catch up on news individually and in detail- perhaps not enough detail as so much has happened for them and me in the 4-5 months since I have seen them.

Annie was hosting which was a great way to not only catch up on her comings and goings but also to see her in her "new" place. Her things from NYC have arrived so she is now really well established back in Melbourne, looking well and settled. It was lovely to see her things from NYC in their new locale alongside her treasures that had been in storage all the time she had been living in NYC.

The view from one of Annie's balconies

 Julia arrived having been caught up in traffic- on a Saturday! One forgets about traffic when for the past 5 years one has relied on the public transport/transit system. A lovely long chat over a lovely lunch and Ann arrived having made cake. Such a "busy" time she must have had making that variety of goodies and getting it into those little plastic boxes. It was time to catch up on her news-such a lovely time we had.
 

So talented getting them in the plastic containers

Ann made cake!

 It was late afternoon by the time I got home- just enough time to change and head out to dinner with Michele and Tony- the siblings having a night out in Melbourne together- lovely. We went to Paris Cat a new for us jazz venue. A great spot in one of Melbourne's many lanes.


We found a park on Lonsdale Street and checked out the venue location then headed around the corner to Hardware Lane. Now that was a surprise- I've been there to meet with friends early in the day a quiet spot... but it would seem it develops into a big cafe society area with people at the front of the restaurants spruiking for patrons, later in the day.

I cheated- found this shot, to give an idea of the area.

The dinner, the company and the music was great. 

The lunch, the company and the conversation was great.

A lovely day!