Wow
what an awesome time October was for my family and I. We had my Mum visit for
just over a week, the kids got to spend some time with her, but I got to spend
most of the time with her…
We
had so much fun sewing and shopping, going to QPAC to see “Jeresy Boys”…but we
had the most fun on retreat with our CRAFT group.
Retreat
This
year we had Marilyn from Long Beach come over along with her beautiful daughter
Jolene…we all had so much fun together.
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| Marilyn and I |
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| Mum with Marilyn |
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| All us gals |
We
also had Sharon and Jenny from NZ, Amanda from SA , Rita (mum) from Mackay,
Anita from Sydney…the usual local Gals like Khristina our esteemed leader,
Lynda, Helena and Myself… we met up with Anna from Coffs on the Sunday for lunch. Some of our beautiful Sewing
Sisters could not make it this year sadly…we sure missed Diana and Lois, but
they got to meet up with Marilyn and Jolene at different times in their
journey.
Of
course there are so many other Sewing Sisters in our group who could not make
it because of the tyranny of distance, we wished they all could have been here
with us.
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| We had Prizes Galore |
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| Beautiful views |
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| Fun working on new projects together |
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| Lots of yummy food |
I
totally enjoyed the time we all had together, it really does something for your
soul when you spend time with people who have a common interest no matter where
in the world they come from or what their belief’s.
We
had lots of laughter and lots of fun…
Sunday
on the top of the Mountain
On
the Sunday of retreat we drove up to Toowoomba for the day to shop and meet
Anna…We also stopped in at the Queens Park gardens to see all the beautiful
flowers in bloom after their “Carnival of Flowers” the week before, beautiful
indeed.
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| Lots of beautiful flowers |
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| Mum enjoying the flowers |
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| And Me... |
Sewing
Well
we did get some sewing done at retreat, but not too much. We were inspired by
Marilyn’s wise advice, we shared our tips and learned from our mistakes.
Country
Visit for Mum
On
the day we returned home from retreat, Mum and I went off to my friends place
out at Laidley to meet the new baby calf born at 1am that morning…I think Mum
thrives on the peace of the country just like I do.
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| Honey |
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| Hello I'm TJ |
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| Rita the goat lady |
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| Mum with Pandora |
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| Mother and Baby doing well |
Mum
got to see my friend Judy and her children whom she had not seen for a couple
of years…she also got to meet Pandora the beautiful dairy cow who thinks she is
human.
Jersey
Boys @ QPAC
We
were so excited to go and see Jersey Boys at the Queensland Performing Arts
Centre 2 nights before Mum left…we had been anticipating a great show, but
OMGosh it just blew us away…I think there were only 2 songs I did not know
(says a lot about my age 46).
Hubby,
DD2, Mum and I made some memories
that will stay in our minds and hearts forever…
Farewell
Mum…
Well
in “real” life the fun times only last for as long as your holiday allows and
sadly Mum had to board that train back to Mackay.
The girls all got their planes back to
their homes and we have all been left with lasting memories of some really fun
times together…well till next year anyhow, when we get to make more fun
memories…
This
kind of fun was only possible for me because I took a chance and made friends
with an Online CRAFT group and they became like sisters to me…
If
you ever get the chance to meet some of your online friends (as long as it is a
safe and wise thing to do) it may be one of the best times of your life….
Happy
Stitching…
Amanda
