10th wedding anniversary weekend away

I had grand plans for our 10th wedding anniversary: a trip to Tasmania for at least 4 nights, getting a car, driving to wineries, visiting galleries, eating cheese and drinking LOTS of wine. And then I got knocked up and the eating (soft cheeses and the like) and the drinking thing kind of went out the window. So we adjusted plans, dialled it all down and decided on a weekend away from the kids. Was it going to be to a fancy pants hotel in the city? Somewhere by the sea? It was impossible to choose so I took the advice of my brother and booked a weekend away in a gorgeous house for 2 people at Mount Tomah in the Blue Mountains that he had stayed in a few years ago. Just us. No TV. A gorgeous house. Lots of books. A fabulous kitchen for cooking (and veggie garden to boot) and of course a fire. Yes, for a pregnant woman who really just wanted to eat and sleep and get over a cold, this place ticked all the boxes.

We arrived Friday afternoon and were a little underprepared. While I had great notions of having a slow cooked something to bring with us for dinner on Friday night, after the week that I had, it was a few bottles of booze for Rob thrown in at the last minute and that was it. It was a hot afternoon when we got there, but after we threw open all the doors and windows and unpacked (and eventually went for a quick trip to find supplies) we settled into the house. It’s a gorgeous tiny little shack – the original one room (kitchen, bed and dining space) has had a fancier architect designed addition with a lounge room and the most amazing bathroom.

Right on time (for a sweaty pregnant woman at least) a cool change rolled in over the mountains bringing with it mist and drizzly rain as we sat outside on the front patio and toasted our 10 years. I went for quick forage in the veggie garden for something for dinner: plenty of fresh greens (spinach, swiss chard, kale and a heaps of herbs) and Rob dug up some new potatoes and I cooked a vego simple dinner before settling into some reading and backgammon. All that quiet. No TV, no puppy, no kids, just Spotify playing endless tunes and us. I quickly remembered my passion for backgammon that I had pre-kids and just how competitive I get.

Right on time for me I was crashed out before 10 listening to the drizzle on the tin roof and the cool breeze through the window. I had a great sleep, woke to more drizzle and mist, made tea, and then coffee and went back to bed. PURE BLISS.

I managed to get myself into that bath before we headed out to lunch to Mount Tomah Botancial Gardens which was 3 minutes down the road. Although the white out weather meant there was no view it didn’t matter. We had a cosy table for 2 by the fire and got stuck into one of the tastiest meals out I have had in a LONG time. You know when you go out and you are just grateful that someone else has cooked that you don’t care what you’ve eaten? Well this was ALL that but with the most delicious food. TASTY food. Well seasoned, seasonal food that is the exact kind of food I love to eat. Great staff, the place was a winner as is worth a trip up there from Sydney just for lunch, couldn’t recommend it highly enough. Rob had roast chicken, I had lamb rack and for dessert BAKED CUSTARD with stewed rhubarb and a pistachio shortbread. Amazing.

After a long lunch we were back home to get comfy, get that fire on and that’s exactly where we spent the remainder of the day. Chatting, listening to music, reading and laughing. Lots of the time just being quiet. A late simple fireside dinner of cheese and then crashing out again even earlier and not moving for over 11 hours. I could not have asked for a more perfect day.

We left late Sunday morning as the mists were finally starting to lift and the weather clear. Completely recharged (and me desperate to see the kids because I am a crazy hormonal Mum who misses her kids the minute she is away from them and then is desperate for a break the minute we are back together). It was such a lovely weekend – the perfect celebration for our 10 years together.

We stayed at A Mount Tomah cottage which is available through Stayz here. I would highly recommend this place for a couples weekend away. There is WIFI but no TV – bring your iPad or phone along for Spotify which you can connect to a speaker there. There are SO many books and the best equipped kitchen I have ever stayed at. If you were there in winter and for longer than 2 nights you would get that Aga cranking and cook some amazing meals. Make sure you get organised before you go…once you get there you will NOT want to leave and it’s not a short drive to grab supplies from anywhere. It’s small, romantic and THE perfect escape. A very happy 10 year celebration indeed!

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