Dinner with friends

I was invited to dinner at Margaret and Rich's house with colleagues from CDU library and it was great to catch up socially with some of the team. Jessie and Rod, now living in Alice Springs were passing through Darwin on their way to a holiday in Bali with Jessies daughter and grandson.
It was typically for Darwin an 'al fresco meal',and I enjoyed the conversation, food and wine. This salad was lovely: