May 18, 2009 at 11:25 pm (Uncategorized)
I recieved this email from Fiona during the week:
From the 28th June Paul (my husband), Nadine (daughter) and myself will be travelling to Northern Cambodia (Plas Prai) to do some volunteer work. We will be visiting a hostel set up for teenage girls to help with their education. In Cambodia it is considered a waste of time to educate the girls as they are expected to look after their elderly parents and get married. The group we are going with is hoping to create teachers and nurses to return to the villages so they don’t have to rely on outside help. It is also more likely that educated mothers are more likely to educate their children.
As part of this visit we are expected to organize some craft activities. With the teenagers we are going to make sock puppets so we are looking for old interesting socks and buttons.
Much of the supplies we will purchase in Phnon Penh but would really like to have the opportunity to get some interesting socks and buttons to take with us.
Thanks
Cheers
Fiona Schulz
So I told Fiona, of course we can help. We can, can’t we? Come on gather up those odd socks and buttons, and drop them into us at Country Chix, so that we can pass them on to Fiona.
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May 18, 2009 at 11:18 pm (Just Stuff!)
As i prepare for my little hiatus, I have a list of about a zillion things to do. I have to tell you, it is pretty much impossible to be organized for 3 months or so. Luckily I am married to an extremely capable man, and I am coming to terms with the fact that I will just have to let some stuff go. So last week, my new best friends came to stay.
Not so special are they? Given how much time we will be spending together, I decided they needed a facelift.
Better, yes?
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May 18, 2009 at 2:41 pm (Kernowek Lowender (Cornish Festival))
How did everybody enjoy the Festival?? So much to do and see, so little time! With children involved in the Maypole, the Furry Dance, and Choir, I feel like I was at every event, but did not make it to one single exhibition – not a quilting display, not a photography, not a Wedding Dress one…aargh! I am very disappointed I ran out of time, but Sue made it to them, and said they were all terrific.
In the meantime, here’s a few snaps of the things I did see over the week-end, beginning with these two cornish cherubs:
“My” Maypole Dancers – check out that sensational double plait on the pole behind them. Not one single error in any of their performances over the week-end…
….even in the drenching rain!
And we finished the festivities with The Blessing of the Waters on Sunday Morning at 8am(feeling quite virtuous about that part) with a Choir performance.
So tiring, but so much fun.
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