Wednesday 24 March

More babysitting today, although Holly is at day care, so only baby Will to play with. Flashman finished two of his assignments but only managed to lodge one, so a task for tomorrow. Lady P, Joanne, Samantha and Katie had planned a girls night out so Flashy was in charge of baby Will and Holly. Luckily, Christopher and Andrew  handled the bath time and feeding, while he cooked dinner for them. Andrew and Lucy stayed for dinner and unfortunately the only red to go with the steak was one of Christopher’s Penfolds 389. The 2013 was pretty good. The girls meantime had a great night out, celebrating Jo's last day at AMPLA, and life in general - why should these occasions be reserved for 'boys only'? Lady P had prebooked a Broadsheet special 'Pop Up' - The Boozy Mad Hatters Tea Party at none other than Alice's Wonderland, held in an underground bunker/bar opposite the Flinders St station. From the initial welcome cocktail until we left 90 minutes later we were immersed in storyland surrounded by an amazing all embracing set of Alice in Wonderland regalia with a Mad March Hair, the White Rabbit and the Queen all entertaining us with riddle solving, teapot concoctions of cocktails, Lady P being beheaded - figuratively speaking for eating one of the Queens tarts, and plenty of laughter from the small group of patrons. We departed the rabbit hole a little tipsy but still in need of a further rooftop cocktail and some food, which we enjoyed at the 'Farmers Daughter', a new three storey restaurant complex based solely on food and wine from the Gippsland region. Great cocktails, delicious food -

the highlight being the leek and pork pie.