Changing Seasons : March 2023

March is when summer changes to autumn. It is my favourite time of the year, and March is my favourite month. Not only because the temperatures cool down giving me more energy, but it is also our birthday month. Our son and daughter-in-law also have March birthdays. So we treat ourselves to a delicious seafood buffet at the restaurant “Citrique” in the Marriot hotel.

It was a meal to remember.

After our February 3 week road trip (see it here) We were ready to settle back into our apartment lifestyle. We have now been here 8 months, how the time has flown by, and we love the camaraderie of joining in with Friday afternoon “happy hours”, “coffee mornings” and other special community events. This month the special event was a bus trip to the Tweed art gallery. One of our favourite galleries.

First stop was Kingscliff for morning tea. Then on to the gallery set in the beautiful Tweed valley.

A varied display but what caught my eye was this delightful sculpture of a banksia.

We only had an hour to look around, then it was back in the bus and back over the border,  because of daylight saving we needed to be back in time, quite literally, before the Cabarita surf club closed and stopped serving lunch. We made it ok.

Our bus driver was a mine of information, having lived in the area all his life, he gave us very interesting facts about the history and people who lived in the area. But I think it was tongue in cheek when he told us to make sure we walked over to the beach to see the “interesting” plaque. It was a beautiful view, but had to chuckle when I saw what the sign commemorated.

So that was the end of March and I have just managed to squeeze this post in before April roars in the door. April has been an interesting month, so I will tell you all about it in a weeks time.

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I’m pleased to be catching up again and joining in with the “changing seasons” monthly challenge. Thanks Ju-Lyn and Brian for hosting this challenge.

I also have an Instagram account “pauline.carroll.92” and post photos there on a regular basis.