There's no denying Border residents love a good sausage sizzle, and after much anticipation, they're back!
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From a heartfelt dance concert, to a pub reopening for the first time in months, and the sun shining again, there's a lot to smile about.
Here's what else has lifted our spirits in the last week.
It's been a long six-month hiatus, but Corryong's "top pub" is back.
Residents have been thrilled to see the Corryong Courthouse Hotel reopen after closing its doors at the start of April.
"They were just happy to be able to come out for lunch again," Publican Donna Cadman said.
It had been a while between dances, but Gabrielle Hall was finally gifted the opportunity to watch her granddaughter Georgia Robertson perform again last week.
Albury's Estia Health enjoyed a socially distanced concert performed by young border dancers in an attempt to lift spirits.
It gave not only residents, but dancers and staff a reason to grin from ear-to-ear.
Public gatherings have been rare this year, but last week RSPCA held its first event since the start of the pandemic.
A sausage sizzle and coffee were all part of the socially distanced garage sale.
IN OTHER GOOD NEWS:
The Go Wild kids' art competition is hoped to inspire the next generation on nature lovers.
More than $600 in prizes will be given to winners judged in November, and all entries will be exhibited at the Albury LibraryMuseum Kidspace.
Wodonga's Carla Vogelsang, 14, is entering her sketch of a scarlet robin and a flame robin.
A little bit of normality was restored to Albury on Saturday with the barbecue firing back up for the Bunnings sausage sizzle.
The Albury-Wodonga Bandits were the first in the line to run the sizzle, with condiments now added to the tasks performed by volunteers.
Isaac Snow celebrated his tenth birthday on the weekend.
It had been a decade since he arrived on the tenth day, of the tenth month in 2010, after his sister Tahlia was born on the sixth day, of the sixth month in 2006.
You could say the Snows are a numbers family.
