May 10th was designated as Mothers’ Day for 2026 and we had a very pleasant late morning with three generations assembled for brunch on the patio. So that meant three mothers aged from their twenties to their 50s (almost) to their mid 70s.
Michael’s daughter Allie, her husband Jack and their two children, Poppy (one year old) and Jasper (four years old) made up the younger generation, Tanya and Michael, both fifty this year and their daughter Imogen (15 years old, almost), Noah (seventeen years old) could not be there because he had to work. Lorraine and I (both in our seventies but not much longer for me).
As you can tell from the photo above and the one below there was lots of food present. Allie made scones, Michael made some pikelets and Lorraine made some lamingtons. They all tasted great. The scones and pikelets went well with cream and jam.
Everybody else had raspberry jam but I required apricot jam. I think the pink cakes are called butterfly cakes and are much the same as as lamingtons except they are dipped in red jello and coconut instead of chocolate and coconut.
The following day, the school held a ceremony in which students who did well academically and attendance were rewarded with certificates. School attendance is a big push for Education Queensland and Burnett State College is working hard to keep the percentages , especially in attendance, up as near to 100% as possible. Students with 95% and more attendance received a gold certificate. Students with greater than 95% for all their assessment received a gold certificate, 90-95% a silver and 85-90% a bronze.
Noah as the male school captain played his part in the presentation by announcing from the microphone and welcoming to the school invited guests who presented the certificates.
