My Riverbend Bookstore bookclub went to an author event on the 6th of March. We had just read the book, Empress Dowager Cixi by Jung Chang, and she was giving a talk at Brisbane's City Hall. She had brought shoes that her grandmother had worn over her bound feet. These were so tiny!! Jung Chang was very interesting and we all had a great time listening to her and getting books signed.
On the 15th, we went to a St Patricks party hosted by Kevin. We showed up in the late afternoon and there was a little swimming, a little drinking, a lot of food, and a lot of card games. It was loads of fun....
Sunday we drove down to Sunshine beach to relax and enjoy the nice weather. Sitting on the beach soaking up the sun is not a bad way to spend a Sunday! Lunch and being by the ocean...priceless!
I went down to the Brisbane Convention Centre to the craft show with my craft group. I don't suppose I got into too much trouble, although I did come home with a magnifying light so I can cross stitch again! I wasn't the only one either! Maree and Lanaia also bought one...how crazy to see the three of us walking down the street to the Citicat with these under our arms?! I took a jewelry class and made two pendants. There wasn't much yarn again this time, but tons of other things to see. Sandi picked up some crafty things for her grand kids and I believe everyone else in our group had a bag or two of goodies...
I played mah jongg for the first time. It's a little overwhelming at first with the pong and kong and all that, but it was fun! There were 12 of us and I was just subbing for someone. I'm really good if I don't have to pass the tiles out and I always get confused on the last 3-4 tiles, but other than that I'm ok. I'm sure I will be playing again soon.
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