A Sunny, Sunny Roundup of Your Cubby House Instagrams

Rather than a wasted day of woe, Sundays are meant for nourishment. For homecooked meals, meaningful chats and creative beverages. Over the weekend, Concrete Playground and Secret Garden — keen weekenders and lovers of good food, new friends and general tomfoolery — teamed up to create the ultimate Sunday fortress of fun: Cubby House.

Taking over the stunning Strickland House, the very first instalment of Cubby House saw a temporary haven created purely for punters to reclaim the weekend. We feasted on braised Mirrool Creek lamb and fire baked whole cauliflower salad from Raven's Eye, had one too many Bloody Marys from the Golden Age bar, marvelled at Tracey Spicer talking sex robots, listened to Omar Musa school us on Rendra, tackled the heavier parts of the news with Tom Tilley and the Guardian journos, had our shoes polished, learnt how to do a cryptic crossword, played croquet on the lawn, and had our socks harmonised off by All Our Exes Live in Texas.

Obviously, with such a bloody lovely day in such a postcard perfect spot, Cubby House punters were Instagramming up a storm. Here's our favourites from the bunch. Much balloons. Such skyline.

Well that was a BLOODY GREAT Sunday. Big big big big ups @concreteplayground @secretgardenfestival @cubbyhou.se you know who you are you unicorns. XXXX #CUBBYHOUSE

A photo posted by Bridie Connellan (@bridieconnellan) on Oct 25, 2015 at 2:18am PDT

Lunchtime ? @cubbyhou.se @padraigmageean

A photo posted by Marco (@mark_mcc85) on Oct 24, 2015 at 10:02pm PDT

Sundaze...at #cubbyhouse @concreteplayground @richardfogarty @melfogs @nesscharlston @ad_ski @kyliemonteith23 @cubbyhou.se

A photo posted by Lizzie Pearl (@lizzie_pearl) on Oct 24, 2015 at 9:49pm PDT

Lunch is served @cubbyhou.se

A photo posted by Richard Fogarty (@richardfogarty) on Oct 24, 2015 at 9:11pm PDT

Braised Mirrool Creek Lamb with caponata and eggplant purée, sitting in an incredible jus. A highlight of the feast at #cubbyhouse @cubbyhou.se by @ravenseyebar #food #foodporn

A photo posted by the AU review (@theaureview) on Oct 24, 2015 at 9:42pm PDT

We don't have time for a glass ????#bloodymarys #cubbyhouse #sundayfunday #sydneylife

A photo posted by A N N A (@annafloridaxx) on Oct 24, 2015 at 7:54pm PDT

Farshurn x Sun Protection @kasielise

A photo posted by Vuki (@vukiv) on Oct 24, 2015 at 10:38pm PDT

Lunchtime at @cubbyhou.se. ? Nothing like a @ravenseyebar long lunch of spit-roasted Melinda Park pork, fire-baked cauliflower salad, braised Mirool Creek lamb and Al cartoccio Tasmanian ocean trout on a Sunday. #cubbyhouse @secretgardenfestival #sydney #sydneyeats #lunch #ravenseye #food #noms #noms #noms

A photo posted by Concrete Playground Sydney (@concreteplayground) on Oct 24, 2015 at 9:50pm PDT

Meet @concreteplayground's @rimasabina, Cultural Concierge extraordinaire at @cubbyhou.se. She can hook you up with the best gigs in town (she recommended @ourgoldenage, ask her about #SamKlemkesTimeMachine!). #Cubbyhouse

A photo posted by Mathieu Ravier (@mattriviera) on Oct 24, 2015 at 9:07pm PDT

Tackling the heavier stuff with @triplej's Tom Tilley, unpacking the news headlines with @guardianaustralia's Michael Safi, Bridie Jabour and Adam Brereton. #cubbyhouse @secretgardenfestival @concreteplayground #sydney #triple #secretgardenfestival #concreteplayground

A photo posted by Cubby House (@cubbyhou.se) on Oct 24, 2015 at 9:36pm PDT

#cubbyhouse

A photo posted by incredijen (@incredijen) on Oct 24, 2015 at 6:32pm PDT

Wow. An eye-opening chat with senior writer for Future of Sex magazine Hugo Gray about robots and teledildonics. His website is here: http://futureofsex.net/virtual-sex/new-virtual-reality-girlfriend-take-things-far/ #cubbyhouse

A photo posted by Tracey Spicer (@traceyspicer) on Oct 24, 2015 at 10:28pm PDT

@concreteplayground and @secretgardenfestival nailing the Sunday afternoon vibes with Cubby House.

A photo posted by Stephen Goodhew (@stephengoodhew) on Oct 24, 2015 at 9:55pm PDT

Bob Ross would have been proud!! @samhillahoy #cubbyhouse @concreteplayground @secretgardenfestival #bobross #daydrunk #sundaybloodyfunday

A photo posted by Yaya Stempler (@yayastemp) on Oct 25, 2015 at 12:02am PDT

S U N D A Y // made for Pimms, cryptic crosswords, group feasts and deep thoughts with @sassinreallife at #cubbyhouse

A photo posted by m i c h e l l e (@chellicans) on Oct 25, 2015 at 1:07am PDT

We pulled off the ultimate Sunday at @cubbyhou.se. And the weather came to the party. A+ sun. #cubbyhouse #stricklandhouse #concreteplayground #milkbeach #sydney #ilovesydney #sydneylife #sydneysun #sunnydays #funinthesun #sundays #makethemcount

A photo posted by Rima Sabina Aouf (@rimasabina) on Oct 25, 2015 at 3:06am PDT

what a day - thanks to @secretgardenfestival - encore please! ?? @maxfdownes @willowtreewfc @milllito ? #cubbyhouse

A photo posted by alice nivison (@alice.nivison) on Oct 26, 2015 at 6:14pm PDT

Not bad Sydney, not bad ?#cubbyhouse

A photo posted by Georgia Mooney (@georgiamooney) on Oct 24, 2015 at 10:24pm PDT

These guys thought they'd learn a bloody thing or two on a Sunday. Landscape drawing classes at #CubbyHouse. ? @concreteplayground @secretgardenfestival #sydney #art #drawing #landscape #secretgardenfestival #concreteplayground

A photo posted by Cubby House (@cubbyhou.se) on Oct 24, 2015 at 10:48pm PDT

Höstruskigt i Sydney @pernillenorenberg @pettersomikkeerpaainst @magnusaurus_rex #cubbyhouse

A photo posted by Anton Nytorp (@newthorpe) on Oct 25, 2015 at 2:26am PDT

Sunday in Sydney #cubbyhouse

A photo posted by Andrew Kyle (@andrewkyle1979) on Oct 24, 2015 at 11:05pm PDT

Sunday love #cubbyhouse

A photo posted by @stephanieclues on Oct 24, 2015 at 10:42pm PDT

Top image: Bridie Connellan/Instagram.