Beer, wine and the rising cost of celebrations

So we went - to a local beer pub to chill, dine and celebrate a friend's birthday (see pic of single slice of chocolate brownie, with a candle on top).

Nice atmosphere on a Friday evening, loads of people - young old, local, foreign, rich, middle-class, beer-guzzlers, liqueur-downers, and wine-sippers.

Not too many lower income groups were observed - with inflation rocketing, and basic commodity prices being sent through the roof, they probably found some other means of unwinding on a Friday night. People around here might start to feel the pinch, not yet, but soon. 

Economic cycles will continue, some longer, some shorter - we'll just have to figure out how to deal with in - in our microcosm. Meanwhile, happy birthday to Mrs. Scully - it was a good night out.

Reality Bites

Today is Father's Day - and I received a gift from my older kid. I could pick a CD of my choice, and he'd make Mum pay for it. So sweet of him. The deal was that he'd make up the difference if it cost over $20, but most CDs don't cost that much nowadays. But it was a nice gesture, and I got the CD I wanted for a while - The Last Shadow Puppets' The Age of The Understatement. 

Might post a review of the album later, but let's see. Anyway, to the dads chancing across this blog, Happy Father's Day to you too :-)