Weekend diary: part 1- like-minded people and remembering yourself



Yesterday afternoon I returned home to domestic reality.

By the end of 5 days away, I was wanting to hug my daughter who got sick while I was away

and cuddle my boys.

(Heck, even give my hubby a snuggle)

But it was a fabulous, fabulous 5 days.

If you can look forward to an 8 hour car trip,

there must be a reason.

In this case it was because the company was lovely.

I know these two local girls well enough now that they are a comfortable fit.

It was also because I was being chauffeured

so got to sit and knit to my heart's desire.

The road trip also involved coffee stops and op-shops

as well as a certain vintage shop in Nhill, Victoria.

The weekend was spent with a dozen like-minded women.

We are different ages, we have different stories,

we come from different backgrounds.

But we have in common a love of creating and being mums.

We are a group that are a product of an internet forum

and, where our own friends and family may not "get" the need to sew and craft,

these girls do.

There were familiar faces, some new faces,

lots of coffee, chocolate,

chatting, laughing,

too much food, not much sleep

and, incredibly,

a huge amount of productivity.

Then the South Aussie girls got to drive home and enjoy another 8 hours in the car together.

And when we return,

the run of the mill daily routine is a bit brighter

when the washing contains vintage sheets

and cleaning up means finding a place for those op shops shoes and books.

It is a warmer, fuzzier place as your daughter tries on her new elf coat

and you cast on the dress to be returned in exchange.

This precious weekend is about having a chance to be a sewer,

an op-shopper, a coffee addict,

a chatter box, a late nighter or an early riser.

To be ourselves

and not be mothers for a weekend.

Our partners or rellies step up to help out on the home front while we are gone

and tell us to have fun and enjoy ourselves.

And we make sure that we do.