Easter in Sydney

Today we had Ben & Jen and Glenn & Alexis over for Easter dinner. Dana handled the appetisers: blue cheese & jam, baked camembert with cranberry & walnut, feta and pesto crostinis.
I took care of the main course: two lamb shoulder roasts with garlic, potato, zucchini, carrot, onion & brussels sprouts. Yeah, sounds gross, but you haven't tried my version.
Desert was back over to Dana: mini cheesecakes with a blueberry compote. Bloody beautiful, as they say here in Australia.

Easter is an odd time here in Sydney: Friday and Monday are public holidays and nearly everything is closed. It's mandated and heavy fines are imposed if anyone breaks these rules.

On the other hand, Sydney-siders take to enjoying these holy days by going to the races and fully enjoying the four-day holiday. This means lots of drunk clowns on the street late at night, screaming. Why do they have to scream? The women are falling-down drunk and wearing silly hats, so you would think they would want to keep a low profile. Their male companions have every reason to keep a lid on things for their own interests.

For the rest of us it's just a mess. Yes I nearly tossed an egg on some folks last night, but I stopped. On that note I shall go to sleep tonight.

oh, and a Happy Easter shout out to my digital neighbour Gordon!