December 18, 2009 – Still Waters

I think this will be my last post till after the Christmas Holiday

Things are happening within my family

that will need my full attention

My last social gathering for the year took place the other day

and my time is now my own

I will be able to concentrate on those problems

and see if life can become happier for all concerned

Hopefully the New year will be a better year for all the people involved

Twice a week I meet

some of these ladies in the photo below

We prepare gift packs of right sized clothing

for babies who have died prematurely in utero

This is a programme

dear to my heart

that comes under the auspices of Sids and Kids (Vic)

Along with my fabulous friend Cindy

(crouched beside me in the front row)

I co-ordinate the craft of many volunteers

Most of them are silent volunteers working at home

and then forwarding their precious handwork to us

to be made into the sets

that are forwarded to hospitals

to be on hand if needed

These are some of the volunteers

who came to our Christmas Morning Tea

All very elegantly provided by the staff from the Malvern office

There are some other ladies who play a role in my life

They are the Red Hatters from my Chapter

‘The Ritzy Reds’

We are the women in the red and pink hats. We are the ones enjoying life to the fullest, no matter where we are or what we are doing! We are the mothers, daughters and grandmothers, of society. Some may ask, “What do you do?” The answer is… We do exactly what we wish to do.

They keep me on the straight and narrow

and remind me that there is a time for fun

and thats when we are all together

So many things have happened this year

I wasn’t able to meet with these fun friends as often as I wanted to

Thats going to change in 2010:))

This was taken last week at our Christmas Breakup

(I don’t know why my shirt turned out so light in colour

It looks almost white in this photo)