Fragile. This Way Up.

Castenada's hosted our birthday brunch. The guests were;

Naomi & Pete & Ruby
Nadia and Troy
Megan & her son Howard
Lanie
Angela
Nell and Hank

And Gray, of course.

Nell & Hank are in a wine-making syndicate and gave us two bottles of delicious wine; a smooth and spicy cabernet; and a shoebox with holes in it tied up with a ribbon with the words;
Fragile. This Way Up.
written; a rather wobbly hand!; in thick black marker pen.

Aside (dungeon): We love Hank and Nell. They are just fabulous.
And Nell is the best cook I know.

When Trouble opened the box she found two fresh caught marron waving their claws.
Gray cooked the marron in the afternoon - grilled with garlic. Perfect.

When I grow up I want to be as good a cook as Nell.