Australia Celebrations
What a great time we all had as we celebrated Australia Day. There was something for everyone, we even had a didgeridoo to play! Other activities included making some Lamingtons, taking part in an Australian themed quiz, looking through the many books and artefacts on Australia and their unusual animals, AND perusing through an Australian calendar sent to us by [...]
Burn’s Day
As ever we had a lovely time celebrating the poet Robert Burns. During the morning we played bingo with shortbread for prize. Then for lunch we toasted the haggis with thanks to Alan for saying the Selkirk Grace for us, followed by a wee dram of whiskey. The traditional meal of haggis, mash and neaps followed by cranachan was served, [...]