Bathurst Blog meet post 6 - the end............

finally all good things must come to an end............everyone was packed up before lunch........we got to relax and enjoy lunch before heading off to all parts of the state  (and one to QLD) with a bucket  full of friendships and happy memories............

So sad to leave these gorgeous girls............

but also happy that we will be back in 2015.......well most of us.......

all booked again.........The Vale Lodge will never be able to get rid of us now........

Thanks to my co conspirator Kylie we found the best venue.........

most girls travelled over 4 hours (one way) to get to Bathurst............from so many different directions............so very special...........so think about that next time you just pop down the road to meet up with some blog friends............
We may only get together once or twice a year if we are lucky but we will make it a good catch up..........special times...........
Thanks for great memories girls......

blogging rules.......

Catch you later

Chookyblue

Bathurst Blog meet post 5 - more pics............

To say The Vale Lodge was the perfect location was an understatement...........

It was wonderful..............

everyone had their own room with ensuite, quite peaceful location, plenty of space for us noisy girls, great food and care by Vicki.........sewing room and eating room............nothing was a trouble....

smiling faces everywhere.............

lots of girls didn't know each other but the common thread of blogging brought us together........

remember that girls........"blogging" not the "dark side"

with new friendships made everyone got on so well.........

An empty space early one morning..............

Catch you later

Chookyblue

Bathurst blog meet post 4 - Swaps and foil packages.............

Swaps are always fun........

As  is tradition we have a "make it, fake it or bake it" swap...........

here are all the swap parcels..........

This is what I got in the swap............from the gorgeous Dory

She mixed  "make it" with "fake it"......

the big chocolate bar got lost on my way home........

thanks so much Dory I love it...........

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Kate got my swap parcels............you can see some of the swap goodies here and right towards the end my parcel that Kate got to open.............her "brilliant idea" for everyone to open one at a time ended up killing her as she was LAST...........lol............

Thanks to some angels we had some dodgy looking foil parcels...........(only thing we could find to wrap things in in the kitchen)

we got tickets for all kinds of good and bad reasons...........it was lots of fun........and slowly we drew out tickets over the weekend.........

Lucky the parcels contained good "addiction" stuff not bad stuff..........

I won 2 foil packages.......thanks angels you know who you are........

we will be continuing the secret foil packages next year too.......yippee.....

Catch you later

Chookyblue

Bathurst blog meet post 3 - finishes.............

I missed some but ere are some of the finishes on the weekend........

Julie's hearts...........

Fiona's christmas swag.........

Heather's runner

Anita's shaggy quilt..........

Catch you later

Chookyblue

Bathurst Blog meet post 2 - snaps...........

I just want to rewind.............loved my time with these gorgeous girls..........

enjoy the snaps..........

so many different types of craft happening everyone was interested to see what everyone else was doing...........

yes Kate did need to people giving her moral support while ironing..........lol

busy busy.........

yes wine o'cock was early............

Catch you later..........

Chookyblue..........