New Friends are Fab

Wow! What a fantastic weekend. I am exhausted, but it was worth it.

Of course our team had help! Besides Lindy, Sharon & myself, my sister Belinda , brother-in-law Stu, Dad Ken, Mum Val and friends Chris & Gay all did something great to help us out. Thanks so much.

We raised $1536.25! Yay!

I enjoyed meeting new like minded creative people. That was fantastic! I feel like I made new friends I want to see again. I also caught up with some 'old' students & friends too. I hope we don't have to wait until 2010 to see each other again...

Friendship is fab,
Jane

Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater

Actually, it's more pumpkin peeler, not eater...


Lindy popped in and helped me peel nearly 6kgs of pumpkin to use in making 10 litres of pumpkin soup for lunch Saturday at the Create For A Cause charity crop. We even roped my Dad in to help us out. Thankfully there was only 3kg of carrots to do.




All this lovely vege came as a donation from my local shop Burpengary Fruit and Vegetables. They are lovely people.



Mum grabbed the camera, so thanks mum. She was busy making desserts for us. Yum. In fact the oven is still going and the smell of baking and vanilla is delicious.


Amelie kept us entertained with her crawling around the floor and finding noisy things to play with. She particularly likes cookie tins. Very telling that. Soon as she's old enough she'll get cooking lessons from her Aunty Janey.


Can you get RSI of the wrist from peeling veges?


Pass the pumpkin please,
Jane

Command Centre mode

Ha! This place is usually pretty crazy and busy but it's really moved to a new level with the Create For A Cause charity crop only 1 week away.

I was glad that downpouring of rain didn't come on our crop day! Water & paper don't mix well! That's a park in Morayfield near Sheepstation Creek. Normally there is no water, only grass.

I felt like adventure-woman this week with having to ford rivers, cross streams bravely going forth in my parents' all wheel drive! (Wasn't game in my little tiny Ford Festiva) Hope you are okay & stuffered no lasting damage.

And so like a commando I'm gathering the team together this weekend for our last big preparation before the big day. Hope you have a great weekend.

Over & out,

Jane

Girlfriends, Laughs & Mushrooms

Well, it's about time I updated this!

Like everyone else time seems to expand on the boring cleaning jobs & contract on the good stuff!

Thanks for the positive feedback on the Create for a Cause event! Yes, it will be fantastic. Special thanks to Yvonne who says she's coming for the food. Yes, Gorgeous Gobbles will be catering so you know it's gonna taste great!

Since we last chatted friends & I went to see Adam Hills at the Powerhouse Theatre. It's fantastic when you laugh so much you get tears in your eyes. I always enjoy Spicks and Specks (ABC TV Wednesday night) and his sense of humour is uplifting and very funny.

It was so noisy with a live band that I knew I was getting old. I didn't feel so bad when a 28 year old friend thought they were loud too! What's the go with the parking thing though?? Rant, rant, rave, rave. There's not enough parking to go round. Not like you can take a taxi from Caboolture to New Farm! My girlfriend Sharon had to park a suburb away and power walk!

The excitement of the week however is that I found out this week that I am NOT allergic or intollerant to bacon, roma tomatoes and mushrooms. Oh, the joy! I did a happy dance and arm waving like a demented monkey. Yum!

There is a mushroom looking toadstool growing in the front lawn in a curious shape of bottom cheeks. I MUST get a photo. That's the scrapper in me and my sense of the ridiculous. Sharon, Lindy & I all contemplated it yesterday arvo after a cuppa and a gluten free, dairy free, cane sugar free hummingbird cake muffin. Yes, I've been playing with baking. Pretty nice but not as good as the apple coconut ones I made last week.

Yesterday's class at Stamp Art Studio, Apsley was great fun and my sister Bin (Belinda) had her day off and came for the class so that made it even more special. It's been ages since she got creative time! Thanks to Margaret, Melissa & Wendy too. Hope you are playing with your flowers girls.

Special thanks to Rosemary who owns Stamp Art Studio and is supporting the Create for a Cause crop with lovely donations! More on this later, but it's a fantastic prize...

Remember to book into the crop soon as places are limited!

Cheers!

Jane