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| Melissa, Penny & me. Thanks helloowl or littleharp for the photo. I can't remember, my eyes are glazed over with yum cha induced gluttony. |
OK, back? good.
2 Cooking with Garden Produce
Yeah, sorry - that title sounds very promising, doesn't it? The basil plants have been very giving, even over winter - but they where getting old & woody, so I put them out of their misery & turned them into pesto, which is their life's purpose after all. I'm sure they breathed a sigh of relief as I threw in Parmesan, pine nuts & olive oil before the stab blender sounded up. Not really cooking....
3 Tea & Sympathy, so to speak
My beautiful friend S took me out for coffee at a gorgeous french cafe in the city. The coffee came in cafe bowls, & the pastries where just to die for. The macarons looked fantastic, maybe next time? Lots of brick walls, ivy, wrought iron tables & chairs on a beautiful sunshiny day. Just what I needed.
4 Look out World of Industry
My first coat rack, made for a sweet little cherub who is turning one. Do you remember a little while ago I mentioned how much fun I was having routing? I still am! It hasn't been painting weather, which is a frustrating spanner in the whole production works, but we'll get there. What do you think? Business worthy?
5 Another Heirloom Restoration
This chair belonged to Mr BCs Poppa, we are in the middle of restoring it. I haven't taken a lot of photos of it's progress because, to be honest, I didn't think it would survive. This frame was badly broken in 4 places when we started. The miracle glue worked it's magic & then the chair survived being sanded, & waxed with a gorgeous bees wax polish. It smells beautiful, but let's see if it survives having the springs reattached... More photos & a full post to come when it is finished. If it survives.
6 School Excursion Time
Recently The Gentleman's class went on an excursion to a wildlife sanctuary.It was staffed with many super enthusiastic loquacious elderly volunteers, who guided the children through many hands on activities. The kids LOVED it. They loved seeing a film showing how a baby Osprey poos out of it's nest, they loved looking at Mangrove birds through binoculars, they loved the bus ride to & from. Here they are getting some hands on love with a life sized Dugong statue. I think I know everything there is to be known about the Dugong. Go on, ask me. The volunteer didn't say so, but that gentleman up there on the right confidently informed me that a Dugong is the only mammal besides a human who has a fully formed vagina. He wouldn't tell me how he knew that. I checked, & it wasn't on the statue. Hmmmm.
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| The Gentleman being scarred for life. |
The only bad bit about the day was this volunteer, on the left, who was sternly negative & terrifying. She gave a talk on Threats To Our Oceans, complete with graphic pictures & doom laden sentiments. "And what happens to the poor sea turtles then, Children? That's right, children, THEY WILL DIE."
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One of the most effective activities was learning how to pollute a catchment area.
It's very easy, if everyone does their bit. Oh for SHAME!
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| Most of the parent volunteers had a great day, & really enjoyed spending time with our little darlings on their learning adventure. |
It was Athletics Carnival Day at the gentlemans school. He had lots of fun running in the 80 metres dash, throwing a frisbee, running in the relay & playing tunnel ball. The highlight of Monkey boy's day was the sausage sizzle, which was, in his words, 'Just Awesome!' Interest in sporting pursuits can never start early enough, I say. About midday the heavens opened up, so the rest of the day was cancelled. Lucky, because Monkey boy was so exhausted he had to run home & have a nap in his dragon suit.
The End.
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