an embarassment of riches....

I've just returned from Bega (which usually causes me to grumble deeply for the rest of the day - me-no-likey going shopping in the Big Town....)

but today was a little different...

Today I drove in to meet up with Fiona and Barry who were travelling from Queensland through to Victoria (with a stop over in Canberra .... I think that's how it went) and the pair graciously (amazingly) made a HUGE detour (like a 6hr round trip in hire car..) to come down the coast to check out my small show at Spiral, and for us to meet up (we've never met - oh other than in blog- and email-land)

 ooo look it's a rare 'ronnie' pic..... looking my usual disheveled self - with ever-present boots

and the fabulishous fiona (barry held the camera so he's managed to stay incognito)

alongside are some of my bits in spiral..... I'm getting in first with this post/pictorial spread -
as I suspect barry has some damning pics of we girls doing beastly things with that 'serpent book' in the background....

Now as if it wasn't enough for these two to travel alllllll the way down the Very Big Hill (aka the Brown Mountain) - they then supported the work in words and deeds..... THEN as we skipped off to Cafe Evolve for a restorative cup of fair trade coffee barry whipped out two little handmade metal gifts (what the?! my cup runneth over already!)

please excuse the 'soft focus' shots....

look silver leaf.....

and four/fold bowl.....

(you can correct me when you resurface if I got that wrong barry!)

I just wanted everyone to know that the first thing I did when I got home was not to unpack the frozen goods.... no, it was to place these two treasures into my 'treasure cabinet' - they have good company - as everything in my cabinet is a priceless treasure - like my great-grans little ceramic doggie, my nan's crocheted milk jug cover, a scrub wren nest, a lyrebird tail feather, a glass unicorn and more.... I trust you approve barry!

today was vindication and verification of the loveliness of people and the good things that can flow from just a little blogginess.... it was sooo nice to meet and chat and sip my super-duper weak latte with what I could only describe as new old buddies....


(oh and talking new old buddies - for all my BAO mates - I took my collection of our BAO edition one and anna's marvelous work for edition two - for fiona and barry to fondle.... and I got to fondle a couple of fiona's works too! mmmmmmmmmm booooks - they sure bring folks together!)



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