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Sep. 25th, 2021 03:43 pmWell, I have been missing from DW for a few days, mostly because I have been baking. This is not normal for Pen, and indeed, I cheated quite a bit with some Betty Crocker mixes, a couple of which were even made using Fanta.
I had a Macmillan Coffee Morning here yesterday. I have done them before, and it's quite satisfying to have people come through and raise money - and also quite satisfactory to get some of my craft stuff out of the house! This time, I seem to have sold several suncatchers, which is pleasing, though nobody wants my magnificent Avengers mugs, alas.
There's a couple up the road who have run a big Macmillan coffee morning for many years, but last year was their swansong and they passed lots of Stuff - a banner, T shirts, a bunch of tablecloths and labels - on to me. They also put up their regular poster, with a big arrow pointing thisaway! They'd have been here, chatting happily, but one has just had a hip replacement and the other has a serious back problem. Most unfortunate.
But a couple of my chorus ladies came to help and did a fabulous job socialising with the guests and making sure everybody felt welcome and was encouraged to guess How Many Toffees were in the rather oversized container. Lots, is the answer. Probably Too Many, really - I'll be a bit less ambitious next time!
It seemed nicely busy, and I didn't get off my feet until lunchtime, when things calmed down a lot. I think next time I will do Friday morning and offer Saturday afternoon as well - I was hoping a few of my chorus might show this afternoon to eat the excess of cakes, but alas, no. But they didn't get much notice.
We raised well over £200*, which is a pretty decent start to what I hope will be a several years' run of Macmillan fundraisers.
Next week, I'm doing a couple of art workshops - one papercraft, one acrylic painting, which I am very much looking forward to, plus going to look at a bunch of art studios. It's Open Studios season, and I went carefully through the leaflet and picked out some geographically convenient places. Woo hoo!
* £263!
I had a Macmillan Coffee Morning here yesterday. I have done them before, and it's quite satisfying to have people come through and raise money - and also quite satisfactory to get some of my craft stuff out of the house! This time, I seem to have sold several suncatchers, which is pleasing, though nobody wants my magnificent Avengers mugs, alas.
There's a couple up the road who have run a big Macmillan coffee morning for many years, but last year was their swansong and they passed lots of Stuff - a banner, T shirts, a bunch of tablecloths and labels - on to me. They also put up their regular poster, with a big arrow pointing thisaway! They'd have been here, chatting happily, but one has just had a hip replacement and the other has a serious back problem. Most unfortunate.
But a couple of my chorus ladies came to help and did a fabulous job socialising with the guests and making sure everybody felt welcome and was encouraged to guess How Many Toffees were in the rather oversized container. Lots, is the answer. Probably Too Many, really - I'll be a bit less ambitious next time!
It seemed nicely busy, and I didn't get off my feet until lunchtime, when things calmed down a lot. I think next time I will do Friday morning and offer Saturday afternoon as well - I was hoping a few of my chorus might show this afternoon to eat the excess of cakes, but alas, no. But they didn't get much notice.
We raised well over £200*, which is a pretty decent start to what I hope will be a several years' run of Macmillan fundraisers.
Next week, I'm doing a couple of art workshops - one papercraft, one acrylic painting, which I am very much looking forward to, plus going to look at a bunch of art studios. It's Open Studios season, and I went carefully through the leaflet and picked out some geographically convenient places. Woo hoo!
* £263!