I'm going to do something different with these end-of-the month posts. Instead of doing a complete summary of what has gone on in the month; I'll tell you what has been the absolute highlights... what were the high points in my month which really stuck out and made the month really mean something to me. This way, it'll be easier to write and it'll mean more to you as well.
This month, I scored a lot of free things. During the first week, I had a wine-tasting at my house; and scored a set of beautiful coffee mugs with four ceramic spoons. The vino was delicious and of extremely good quality; and the guys who came out to my place were just as lovely. We spend around an hour or so enjoying the wine and I had out a platter of munchies out too; which I ate some of (however they didn't). I did invite my Aunt and Uncle; however they couldn't make it, how unfortunate, they missed out on a lovely afternoon of top notch wines.
Then, we copped a cold snap around Brisbane and the mercury dipped low! I love the cold and relished in it! However, a lot of people around where I live don't. I love dressing and rugging up in the warm clothes and breaking out my scarves from overseas along with leather gloves and woolen socks and warm boots. I guess it's the Viking and Scottish blood in my veins that causes me to love this weather so much.
Around the middle of this month, 17th, June to be exact, I scored a massive bag of free books! One of my neighbours came home from work with them for her Mother and she found the print was too small and so gave them to me. I was so grateful to accept them that I took them home before I went on my way to the post office; and most of them are this Century books, so I have something new to read for the next few years.
And speaking of books, not long after I received the bag of books, I counted up my collection in this here little office and found I have 929 books squeezed in here! These books are sharing space with finished artwork and my collection of handbags too! Wow! What a small room this place has turned into!
This brings me to today. I went to my volunteer work and it was so busy there! We have an art opening at the Logan Art Gallery for 'Timber' the newest woodturning exhibit. A lot of people have looked in on it and it hasn't even opened officially yet. Today, we had a workshop begin at 10am and not twenty minutes into it a home-schooling group showed up without an appointment that had twenty kids and three adults. This nearly collided with the workshop and anyone else who was walking around and looking at the exhibit (which was around six or seven other people at any one time). So, it was a very busy day. Then, I took a call from an elderly lady who kept me on the phone for another 20 minutes until I tried to politely finish the conversation a few times... then she realised I had to go. She really was a dear though.
This afternoon, I went to Endoe's and found myself a poncho for Kat's birthday party; but couldn't find a sombrero to save my life! So, the poncho was all I bought for $12.00... not a bad purchase; and seeing I could wear it anywhere and not just to a costume party, it's going to pay itself off in no time.
Well, until my next post, keep warm and safe and remember, I'm always here!
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