Is that right? Did you really say that?

A party via Skype 

@Finch needs to tell you all about her Gin Club.  ;)

Maybe two National parties. One in WA and one on the East coast. I’ll come to both!

I second the idea of a Great Big National Party. I might be some few thousand kilometres away  but I can still sit on my verandah and raise a glass or 2 in unison.

Now creative thinking cap on and solve the problem of obtaining the necessary supplies in our alcohol restricted town!

@Brenda5 No way! That would not be on. My child-minding stints these days are very limited in duration, and I don't do overnights. Actually I'm doing a late afternoon - to late one tonight while they have a "date night" for a concert. I'll be doing anything necessary to get the kids to settle for bed - feed them anything they want, let them watch TV, anything that's easy.

Oh dear @Flaneuse what if the son takes the wife to NC and leaves the kids with you in Aus? :O  You had better have some plans for an otis retreat somewhere that doesn't take kids lol.

@Sister I certainly can't imagine spending a week in the same apartment with them. I wouldn't get any sleep with the kids. It would NOT be a holiday. I'm just going to ignore it for the time being. I certainly wouldn't be contributing any money. I don't really have any desire to go to NC either; it's not part of France as far as I'm concerned. Should become independent. 

I like the idea of a big national party with everyone bringing their favourite tipple to share!

Go on - party without me, you Eastern-staters!

@flaneuse Can you steer the conversation to your son paying AND that it would be less of a drag for all if you were in a separate hotel?  Is that terribly evil?

@SoldierCrab, its only 24kms away. I shall make it a weekend drive and visit and have a taste. Thanks for letting me know. You'll have to make a visit and stock up, or else see if they'll send out a box.

Blondy  have you had Cobbity Winery Moscato   it is OMG 
I miss it as I am now in Bathurst