MOOMINS M.C.

Last few days have been relatively uneventful, apart from visiting Al in hospital and a lovely dinner at Bec's on Saturday.
More physio, a bit of work ( which will be upped to 6 hours per day for 2 days per week ). organising a visit to the head shrinker and meeting with a plastic surgeon for an assessment.
Oh, and I bought a Tom Jones record of a 1969 live performance at the Flamingo in Las Vegas.
It has all the classics like Delilah and It's Not Unusual, with a deadly band backing him.
I've had some pretty bizarre dreams lately too.
Over three nights I had pretty much experienced a whole zoo's worth of animals in my dreams, spent time hooning around on some dirt bike, hooned around in some cars, saw a deceased relative, visited old home towns, and some other stuff that I can't quite remember.


The wedding of Agatha and Bones was one of the nicest ones I've ever been to.
The setting was a lovely winery in the Yarra Ranges with views of rolling vineyards and the blue haze of the mountains in the distance.
Culinary offerings were truly sensational with one of the highlights being a woodfired potato pizza, which was surprisingly unpotato like in texture and taste.
Garlic prawns, prosciutto, blue cheese and a variety of Italian style fare kept the taste buds well and truly occupied.
Good wine and bubbly kept everyone watered and I was most impressed by the long neck bottle I received with a chilled glass, when I requested a beer to cleanse the palate after quaffing the grape juice for a few hours.
The one point that was a bit much was the band.
Some sort of Hispanic guitar, bass, keyboard unit which had Bones asking me as to how one goes about firing the band halfway through the reception.
The sequencer added a rather nasty timbre to the cacophony emanating from the P.A. system.
Notable moments were: Jake's ( the best man ) speech, after which Bones' admitted that there was no way he could follow up with anything due to how hilarious and well presented it was, so he left it to Agatha to say a few words.
The seven little flower girls aged between 2 and 7 were also a constant source of entertainment and provided me with some really cool photo opportunities.
Meeting some of the relatives, especially one who was sporting a very badly fitting toupee, which for all intents and purposes could have been mistaken for a merkin.
Trying to take photos at the ceremony and key moments at the reception was quite a challenge as there were two other photographers and a myriad of other cameras and a few video cameras, and of course everyone was trying to get a decent angle and not get in the way too much.
Still managed to take some nice shots, won't bore everyone with them, so I've just posted a few samples.
Overall a very pleasant occasion and one which will always be remembered by the guests.
A very lovely gesture was the presentation of a limited run lino print to each guest / couple as a reminder and thank you.


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