Near enough to 21 years ago, Husband and I got married in a fairly traditional manner, and this included a two-tiered fruitcake-based wedding cake. The lower tier was consumed at or around the time of the wedding, but the top tier remained intact and on display in our homes for, let's say a long time.
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The purpose of our recent trip over East was to be present for the wedding of niece C and her partner D in Adelaide. C is Husband’s Brother’s Daughter. (Last year’s wedding was for Husband’s Sister’s Daughter.) This is a rather lopsided account of my attendance and limited impressions.
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The reason we travelled this September was to attend the wedding of Husband's Sister's Daughter (Niece I) to her longtime partner J. Hey, I&J - good thing I ate the fish at the reception then.

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And so we're back, from outer space Adelaide and Melbourne, with many meaty things blog about in the traditional manner. But meaty blogging is a bit beyond me still, for having pushed mightily beyond my boundaries again and again during the trip (and a bonus family thing on Saturday night) I find myself without will or wit. However, I'll try to ( Read more... )