When the 9.48 train arrived on Platform 2, I scanned those getting off the train...then I saw R! She knew who I was as I was the only person waiting! |
So at about 9.45 I was on the platform at Alderley station waiting for R's train from the city. Then off we went on the 5minute drive to Spotlight where we were to meet another member, E. E lives in Brisbane and particularly wanted to meet R. Why? Well R collects items from K4BN members in northern NSW; these items, usually a number of boxes are collected by another lady, D, and she brings the boxes etc to Brisbane, specifically to E's place. E then passes all those items on to Karen who is the organiser of the group who lives just north of Brisbane...quite a network eh?
When E arrived I introduced the ladies to each other and then we headed into the store.
R sets a target of buying 3 balls of yarn per store. So we checked out the yarns, all the time chatting as though we'd known each other for years!
Some how we got talking to a young member of staff after we'd asked her to check out availability of certain colours. We ended up telling her about Rosanne's quest/resolution! This young staffer mentioned all of this to 'those out the back'.
Young Sarah was very helpful and was happy to pose for a photo :-) |
here we are posing for a photo with the Regional Manager of Spotlight stores |
More photos followed, including some with my friend Karen K, who works at that Spotlight store.
We've just come through the checkout here; R and E are with my friend Karen K |
Eventually we went to the checkout, chatted some more outside the store, then it was time for me to take R back to the city to meet up with her husband and head off for an appointment.
After that, there was time for me to have a quick lunch at home and then head off for Sisters of stitch where I had a lovely couple of hours chatting and today I took along some crocheting. (just some squares)
Show and tell time at Sisters of Stitch; this member in her 80's shows us her completed quilt; it was beautiful! |
6 comments:
Whew, i'm exhausted after just reading your blog tonight. I hope DH had dinner ready for you!
I liked to read your daily adventure a lot :) nPictures are amazing; you looked like "Golden Girls of Australia" :))
Thank you for sharing such lovely moments with us!
Well I was going to say I'm exhausted but I see KaiteM beat me to it !! You sure had a full-on day didn't you? I know R from last years K4C confab and she's a bundle of fun. The Spottie people must love her. I'm off to the Canberra craft fair tomorrow so I might have something to blog about tomorrow night.
Happy get together and pretty yarn..love it.
WOW! Sounds like you had a wonderfully full day!
Thank you Maria for this wonderful day. I enjoyed meeting you and Elizabeth and the staff girls of Spotlight Everton Park. Q.
Thank you also to Dorothy for those words...(I know R from last years K4C confab and she's a bundle of fun.) Thank you, a bundle of fun... that's nice. I think if must be the people I meet... Rosanne.
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