BEERBURRUM

SAT 9 - SUN 10.07.2016: The name is derived from that of a nearby mountain, Mount Beerburrum. In the language of the Indigenous Kabi nation, bir means green parrot and burru mountain. In 1916, Beerburrum was chosen to be a soldier settlement with over 550 farms allocated. The expectation was that hilly land would be suitable for growing pineapples and other fruits. However, by 1929, it was generally acknowledged that the scheme had failed.

We settled outside Susan and Kevin's beautiful home, the 'Old Bakehouse'. Kevin is a master potter and artist and his work is simply brilliant. He kindly offered (or should we say we pushed our way in), to show us his workshop and fire kiln. "Have you seen a pot thrown" - Carole chimed in that Sybil had not. The length of time it has taken to post this blog entry is the time it took Kevin to 'throw' the pot - actually Kevin took less time! Picked Carole's jaw off the ground and ventured out to look at the kilns. Thoroughly enjoyed our experience and a big thank you to Kevin for his patience and gifts to the novices!

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L TO R: CAROLE, SYBIL, ANNA-LOUISE, DEBIE, SUSIE AND SUSAN

Friends met through Special Olympics were provided with a twelve hour notice to attend "lunch at Grealy's"! Thank you to the girls for travelling the distance they did - we had a superb day.

OLD BAKEHOUSE

So good to catch up with everyone - thank you to Susan and Kevin for a very relaxing and enjoyable time.