harvest farm breakfast

the next day, we had breakfast at the town area of Yarra Valley, which isn't very large to begin with. however, it surprisingly has some quirky stores and we ended up buying quite a few things!

 

our day started in Harvest Cafe before we went to explore the place. many ideas we picked up that we could use for *wink wink wink*!

Address: 256 Maroondah Highway, Healesville VIC Australia 3777

 

 

the food was awesome! mmmm...

 

 

we decided to walk around and to my pleasant surprise, we found a few stores i liked very much!

 

one of them was Morris Brown, which sold vintage/handmade items that are rather "one-of-a-kind".

 

Address: 264 Maroondah Highway, Healesville Main Street, VIC 377

 

we ended up spending such a long time exploring the shops that we missed the picnic our travel planner had planned for us! She actually arranged for us to go to Mud Factory, rent two bikes, cycle to a nearby creek and have a picnic lunch. We eventually dropped by at the place but due to time constraint, we did not cycle out. but we still had to pay for the rental of the bikes. hmm :(

 

in any case, it was a very very memorable time!

our melbourne honeymoon

our honeymoon travel planner was none other than my dearest, fabulous, absolutely talented sister! she also did our programme sheets, but i'll leave that for another time.

 

seriously, there is no way one can find a better travel planner. this sweet one has got personal little notes for us everyday, with a certain theme, sharing from God's word, and little presents to accompany them! For example, a the trip to Great Ocean Road came with a customised song CD so we could listen to it on the way. Our supposed horse-riding trip (which did not come to fruition) came with sunblock lotion. Add more of such thoughtful tokens to many days in Melbourne and you get a very happy us! :)

 

well, not EXACTLY...which was a pity, hehe. we arrived at this absolutely GORGEOUS place in Yarra Valley but had a little tiff over the minutest of things, and so, we were not really able to soak up the lovely atmosphere. i want to go back, hehe....

 

This place is called Harvest Farm, and our travel planner made the perfect choice of booking the Dairy House.

credits for photos with green borders: harvest farm website

 

this quaint little cottage is pretty much a place i would like to live in! in terms of the warmth, the decor, the environment. the bedroom (there were 2, we chose the one above) had a door that opened to the backyard, and this little bird tapped on it in the morning to give us a morning call! we walked out and there were chickens, cows...horses....just like a little farm :)

 

 

the kitchen was fully equipped with everything we needed.. but nah, we did not cook anything although there was the option of cooking our own breakfast.

loving the idea of hanging crockery from a ladder!

 

we walked out to the field...

and saw two beautiful horses!

 

however...there was big big obstacle...a large part of the grass was poop-laden...hmmm...

 

eventually, PP piggy-backed me so we could capture some close-ups of the horses.. :)

 

beautiful place, but as usual, in summer, you get the problem of flies, flies, flies!

peace

Philippians 4:7: And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

 

may God's peace be with you even when everything does not seem to go right. trust in His perfect plan. He is God.

marking

marking can be a trial..
but PP did this to help me press on! thank u dear...

mother

just want to share a beautiful song presented by the children's choir that really touched my heart. ever since I got married and left home, mummy is the one I miss, very very much. my dear mother gives so much, without asking for anything in return. every night, before she goes to bed, she will always, without fail, read and pray and that image will stick in my head forever. indeed, my mother's gentle love has taught me of God's tender care..

My Mother's Gentle Love
by Ron Hamilton

Who puts a bandaid on my knee?
Who holds me close so tenderly?
Who always sees the best in me?
There’s no one like mother.

Who always wipes my tears away?
Who tells me I’ll be great some day?
Who cares in such a gentle way?
There’s no one like mother.

My mother’s gentle love, my mother’s gentle love
Has taught me of God’s tender care, and turned my eyes above.
I’ll bless her all my days for all her gentle ways.
Oh, how I thank my Lord above for my mother’s gentle love.



thank God for you, mummy dear..