Bowling party
Clive and I had kindly been invited to help our friend Sue celebrate her 60th birthday. This is a lady I met initially through French conversation and then tennis, and a younger 60 year old it would be hard to find! She has the energy of a horse, working part-time and filling in her spare hours with nanny-sitting her two (soon to be three) grandchildren and helping with any charitable event going. She puts us all to shame.
The party was going to be a ‘first’ for us, and for most of the guests too – we were invited for 2:30pm to a bowling club in Lindfield, to try our hand at lawn bowling before dancing the night away (now that we had done before!). To be honest, I was looking forward to the dancing more than the bowling, but for Clive it was the other way round. Sadly, (for Sue anyway!), we never got to try the bowling, as the weather had been rainy all week and it continued to pour down on the day of the party, so I for one breathed a sigh of relief!
We still arrived soon after 3pm and spent the afternoon chatting and playing table football and pool with some of the other guests. We were fed and watered beautifully throughout the afternoon/evening and met some very interesting people, including a lady who lives on Scotland Island. This is an island in Pittwater, north of Sydney, and accessible only by a short boat ride. There are around 330 homes on the island, lots of wildlife and around 30 vehicles that never leave the island. Residents have to be very organised with their grocery shopping as 'popping out' to the supermarket is not possible, there being no shops! This lady had no intention of crossing the water in the dark at a late hour, so had arranged to spend the night with friends. Unfortunately, the logistics of living there outweigh the benefits - in my opinion anyway - but she obviously loves life there as the island has been her home for 30 years.
Given the fact a lot of Sue’s guests were her age or older, sadly meant that they were all ready to head for home from 8pm onwards, and by 9:30pm we were among the hardy few still dancing. Feeling slightly awkward, we too left for home soon afterwards. Sue has promised to arrange a longer session’s dancing soon, and she no doubt will!
The party was going to be a ‘first’ for us, and for most of the guests too – we were invited for 2:30pm to a bowling club in Lindfield, to try our hand at lawn bowling before dancing the night away (now that we had done before!). To be honest, I was looking forward to the dancing more than the bowling, but for Clive it was the other way round. Sadly, (for Sue anyway!), we never got to try the bowling, as the weather had been rainy all week and it continued to pour down on the day of the party, so I for one breathed a sigh of relief!
We still arrived soon after 3pm and spent the afternoon chatting and playing table football and pool with some of the other guests. We were fed and watered beautifully throughout the afternoon/evening and met some very interesting people, including a lady who lives on Scotland Island. This is an island in Pittwater, north of Sydney, and accessible only by a short boat ride. There are around 330 homes on the island, lots of wildlife and around 30 vehicles that never leave the island. Residents have to be very organised with their grocery shopping as 'popping out' to the supermarket is not possible, there being no shops! This lady had no intention of crossing the water in the dark at a late hour, so had arranged to spend the night with friends. Unfortunately, the logistics of living there outweigh the benefits - in my opinion anyway - but she obviously loves life there as the island has been her home for 30 years.
Given the fact a lot of Sue’s guests were her age or older, sadly meant that they were all ready to head for home from 8pm onwards, and by 9:30pm we were among the hardy few still dancing. Feeling slightly awkward, we too left for home soon afterwards. Sue has promised to arrange a longer session’s dancing soon, and she no doubt will!
posted by Hawkins Family @ 8:19 am
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