I'm loving this whole blogmeet thing.
Yesterday I met up with my friend Fe, and two other great bloggers Guera and Super Sarah, along with their beautiful children. Guera was holidaying here in Sydney and organised the meet. Thanks Guera!
Again, it was so easy to chat to these people you have 'met' on-blog and it was a lovely morning.
Unfortunately, I had to run off to other (ballet class) commitments after an hour so I think I missed meeting one other blogger which was a shame.
Next time we've resolved to make a long lunch of it.
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Oh, and I have to tell you about my wardrobe malfunction today...
I was walking to the ferry for a 9.30am meeting in the city. At 8.40am I arrive at the ferry stop. Just as I was congratulating myself about being at the ferry in plenty of time I notice that one of the buttons has popped off my new shirt dress. The button was in a very strategic position and now I am gaping somewhat inappropriately. My ferry was due to leave at 8.52am.
A friend lives about 100m up the road. I run up the road hoping that she is home. She is. I arm myself with a needle, black thread, a safety pin and some scissors and resolve to work out a plan on the ferry ride. I just make the 8.52am ferry.
Of course the ferry ride is too bumpy for operations that involve scissors, sharp needles and a fully-dressed woman.
Once at Circular Quay, I duck into the Ladies Bathroom (noice) and perform an intricate operation involving removing my top button and transferring it to the gaping hole - all while remaining fully dressed, dignity intact, minutes to spare before my meeting.
Who says the modern woman has no need for needlecraft skills? Or a friend that lives near the ferry.
10 comments:
You are getting into the swing of this blog meeting thing!
I have to say I had the "unpleasure" of visiting those same toilets today as the girls and I went to Manly on the ferry. It definitely wasn't the highlight of the trip - but at least they had soap in the soap dispensers!
p.s. I was able to reserve Private Lives by Peter Timms from the library. I should be the first to borrow it and have a good sticky beak!
Now, you see...those sewing classes as school DID come in handy.
Jealous of the blogmeet - sounds like fun.
It was brilliant meeting up, thanks for the choc-chip cookies! Lets do that long lunch!
You know I would come down from the mountains for a long lunch.
Don't you?
Remember those little sewing kits our mothers use to carry around in their purses? Wouldn't that have come in handy. I may go buy one. Of course, having it and knowing how to use it are two very different things.
When I wander (sometimes aimlessly!) the supermarket aisles I spy those little sewing kits Melonda was talking about. I think 'should I buy one?' My answer to myself is always 'no, I would never use it'. Well...maybe I would.
A blog meet - how fun - and noone turned out to be a crazed stalker ... only crazed mums :)
Nice work with the button Ms fix-it-on-the-run MAX ... resourceful indeed
have a great day - le
sorry I was late M and missed meeting you ... I am directionally challenged and missed the turn for Falcon street exit ...anyway who puts a right turn exit on a motorway next to a bus lane too.
Then I had two trips over the harbour bridge to get back and took a wrong turn because I read the directions wrong ...because I was coming from the other direction d'oh.
OH did I miss choc chip cookies ? d a m n - I came a long way and I would do it again for along lunch or even cookies.
The location was brilliant. We stayed on alone and I had to drag my little boys away.
Love blog meets.
And wow! I'm impressed you pulled off the wardrobe malfunction, and made it all good again. You must be very speedy!
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