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It was Clare's 24th birthday last weekend. What the bloody hell do you get for a woman who's just gotten back from Thailand, bought everything she needs, doesn't need a holiday and has had as many beauty treatments in the last month that even Ivana Trump would look surprised (or maybe that's just the botox...).

So I thought I'd take her to The Tearoom, situated at the Northern end of the QVB's top level, where I treated her to a morning of sparkling high tea. And what a show they put on for her! The place was whispering with beauty, with fresh flowers, silver and china in abundance and an absolutely radiant birthday girl. Check out the natural light and sky-high ceilings in the photo above.

This is a picture of the three-tiered stand which featured a delectable selection of cakes and pastries, fresh scones and sandwiches (although we smashed these before the photo!). The food was amazing - a wonderful experience I'd love to do every week.

After high tea, Clare and I went shopping for a hat for an upcoming country race meet (I read the paper). Then we went into Hyde Park to read the paper some more and have a bit of a snooze under the sun. Thanks to Mike Bailey for turning out such a glorious Sydney summer Sunday afternoon.

I had to get home before dark though to get into the kitchen and bake Clare her Weis cake. Here's a picture of Clare blowing out her birthday candle.