About to be cake

Not much has been happening apart from work but I have had leave approved at Christmas which means I can go home to Aus for a few days which means I can also make the Christmas cakes. My self imposed deadline for this activity is Melbourne Cup Day - the first Tuesday in November. This gives the cakes plenty of time to mature and have at least two dowses of brandy. As we have a long weekend here for labour day the timing is perfect, the fruit has been soaking and the happy hen eggs are all lined up and ready to go.

Trophy count - 3

Sometimes the wierdest things happen. I was in Auckland for work last Thursday. On the flight home I was in 9B, in 10B was the 2011 Melbourne Cup on it's way to the Hawera Races. I lived in Melbourne for 6 years and never got to the races, let alone anywhere near the actual cup.
So...William Webb Ellis (Rugby World Cup) Trophy - Tick. Ranfurly Shield - Tick. Melbourne Cup - Tick.

I'm sensing a small obsession

You know how you notice something quirky and then just seem to keep seeing other examples? I flew to Blenheim, at the top of the South Island yesterday. This mean going through Wellington and guess what - they have 'done up' their loo signs for the rugby!

The sign that you can half see says Welcome to our Turf. And then in Blenheim...

even the poor guy in the wheelchair looks desperate!