Tuesday, March 1, 2011

A lazy weekend.

Recently we have been frantically busy.  Partly as we are just about to undertake a fairly major renovation,  (plans approved, builder engaged, organising storage and rearranging bedrooms right now!) and partly due to the Captain starting school and R's business expanding.  So it was a lovely change to have a relatively quiet weekend with only a few comittments to attend... and for the first time in ages we actually managed to capture all four of us behind the lens.  This is such an unusual event that I have posted the photo!  Here we all are, admittedly not the best photo of all of us, but as Jane would say... we're keeping it real people!


Saturday night we went to Hugos Manly for dinner. A truly great local restaurant.  It is in a fantastic location on Manly Wharf and has an amazing colonial/plantation style ambience.  It also manages to simultaneously be both intimate and romantic and yet family friendly!  We have had dinner there on date nights and also pizza early in the evening with kids and it is perfect for both.  Not many restaurants can accomplish this!  Can you tell I love it? 


The view from our table.  Note the bicycle leaning against the railing outside.  Every time I looked at it I thought of Julia and her fantasy bike collection.


This is the dish that we go there for... not the little one's pizza, although the pizza is fantastic, proper crispy thin crust! No, we get cravings for the... Wagyu beef carpaccio with roasted baby beetroot, whipped goat’s curd & balsamic  glaze!!! Delicious! I also recommend the Pimm's cocktail.  As a Pimm's aficionado I often find it undrinkable unless I have mixed it myself.  Hugos gets it right everytime, half ginger ale, half lemonade and just the right amount of fruit to cucumber!  Refreshing, delicious and perfect for a late afternoon or early evening cocktail.



The boys like it there as well. He is spotting fish!

11 comments:

  1. Oh, you gorgeous girl, Emma - I'm so pleased to hear from you again! I *adore* the family shot (and thanks for the cheeky mention) - it takes a lot of effort to coordinate little people for photos so you did well - and we get to see you again. A double blessing.

    How is the Captain faring at school? And mmm, when we finally make it to Sydney, you'll have to introduce me to Pimm's. I thought it was something you could only get in the UK - see, I learnt something today! J x

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  2. I love that last picture! And the wonderful picture of your family :)

    I so wish we had a restaurant like that around here. For our town being right on the water, there is only one waterfront restaurant and the food is terrible.

    Thanks for spotting my bicycle...I'm off to retrieve it right now! What is it with bicycle baskets - they make a bike look so appealing.

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  3. Oh, lucky you having Hugos so close by :)

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  4. What a wonderful way to spend time together.
    I love that you can take the boys out and everyone is relaxed, well fed and happy to be there.

    We have a similar place on Main Beach in Noosa which I love to go to called Bistro C. It's got uber cool decor, great food but we can go for a swim and stroll up the beach with our hair still full of salty water [well mine anyway - Capt. V is less hirsute than he used to be!] and sit down to enjoy something cold to drink and melt in the mouth calamari = bliss.

    Loving the family snaps - we really should do something about the lack of them in our house too!

    xxx Felicity

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  5. Relaxing weekends like yours are bliss! Looks like a lovely spot for dinner as a family - what a view :)

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  6. What a heavenly evening, and you're all still in tee shirts enjoying late summer! It's cold here all of a sudden, after no summer to speak of!

    Great to see a photo of you all.

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  7. That all looks so lovely and happy. Isn't it great when you can take time out from being insanely busy and just enjoy what is most important? Best of luck with the renovations. We've just finished ours. Yayness!

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  8. What a great post Emma. I so understand about that photo... I can't remember the last one of me that was taken (thankfully). I'm glad you posted it. It's a great one. And 'natural'... Those shots at Hugo's are awesome. They're dream like really. You guys are so game taking your boys there. Good on you. What a magical view. And your dish looks superb. Pruxxx

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  9. gorgeous family photo. i love venturing out for pizza on the weekends, and spot looks wonderful. it is hard to find anything on the water here on the peninsula.

    ps. i had to laugh because i thought of julia too.

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  10. What a lovely day! Love seeing photos of the water too - so summer-y to me :)

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  11. You've captured a beautiful family photo Emma:) I'm glad you got some time to enjoy each others company and got some relaxing time together it's nice when that happens. It looks like a lovely place to enjoy dinner. xo

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