10 years and a fresh start............

So many memories...............Girls Day in the Country has allowed me to make so many wonderful friends..........mostly just thru blogging..........

can't believe it has been 10 years...........

Some faces have come and gone.........

but lots keep appearing year after year..........

bit sad some don't blog like they used to as this is how we met to start with............

I had to leave early in 2012 for family reasons and cried 1/2 the way home...........a very sad trip...........

but every year friendships are started or rekindled...........

groups photos always taken.............

smiles all round............memories made............

Like I said earlier GDITC is no longer..........and I was pretty sad about this.........immediately I was thinking how could we keep meeting..........where could we keep meeting........who would organise something...........

I would miss this so much not seeing all these girls again........

I sulked for a few weeks.......

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I've had a venue in mind for years...........just never sure what to do there..........how to do it..........I have organised other retreats and trips so knew i could make it happen.........

(I think I should have been one of those people who organise functions etc........not much call for it where I am)

It is hard to find venues for groups that don't cost a fortune and have the space required.......

(Finding The Vale for the Bathurst retreat was difficult)

Sonia was here a few weeks ago and together we checked out the new venue......she also organised retreats in the past...........

we made some bookings, organised a caterer........

BAM 2018 we have a plan..........

" Scrub Stitchin' "

emailed some friends who have been on various retreats with me.......they loved the idea....thankgoodness...

$$$ deps being paid........

beds are filling fast..........

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I'm so excited we will gather again.............

new and old friends will gather.........

new friendships made.........

old ones strengthened......

Catch you later......

Chookyblue..........