A very busy time this past week......a wonderful celebration on Saturday at the engagement BBQ of my daughter and the lovely man in her life...a beautiful day that they had both spent so much time and energy preparing and everything... even the weather...was perfect. They now live up country so we stayed the weekend at a lovely guest house in Benloch with my eldest daughter and her family...such a nice break.
Check out the bride to be's new blog here ..hopefully she learns to cook..!!
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| The engagement sign my eldest daughter and I created....she did the fab lettering and I did the chalk flowers... made to match her engagement invitations.. |
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| The oh so cute cake and a snippet of the pink DONUT wall....delicious !! |
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| The happy couple....can't wait for November |
Sadly my man and I then had to travel to Sea Lake for the funeral of my much loved auntie who passed away unexpectedly from a stroke....she was an integral part of the small community there and it was so wonderful to see well over 300 people at the service in the community hall...she was an avid supporter of all the town activities but the sporting clubs in particular..she sold the tickets on game day, volunteered behind the club bar and prepared meals for the teams after training..at 81 she was fiercely independent..spent most of her time maintaining her beautiful lush garden..a rarity in the dust bowl that is Sea Lake..and visiting and taking care of 'elderly' town residents...the funeral cortege drove down main street to the cemetery and shop keepers lined the street......to know her was to love her and the town will sorely miss her vibrant personality.
Rest in peace darling Joyce...the world shines a little less brightly with out your amazing sparkle .
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| This poignant wreath in club colours hung in the ticket shed where she sold tickets every game day. |
I always like to finish on a positive note so I thought I would include a picture of the basket of goodies delivered to Aimee yesterday....includes a jar of my man's beetroot... I have finally gotten him interested in getting involved with the produce !!!
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| Eggplant, celery, rhubarb, cherry toms, passionfruit, spring onions, zucchini, pears & Bonza Beetroot !! |
Congrats on your daughters engagement and sorry to hear about the loss of your Auntie. She sounds like an amazing community spirit.
ReplyDeleteAh, the ups and downs of life. Your Aunt and the community she lived in sound amazing. What a communal and loving tribute.
ReplyDeleteAs I looked at your photos, I noticed the flowers; for the happy and sad times of life. Beautiful flowers on your daughter's cake and flowers to reflect something that was important to your auntie during her life. Meg
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