The quilt is still not finished despite spending as much time as is possible, when you have two small children, working on it. It is however proving to be quite popular. Charlie thinks that I should give it to him, Josie and our next door neighbour were discussing which was their favourite fabric and Herbie, our cat, is convinced it's for her. No matter where I choose to work on it, in a matter of minutes she has appeared and is sitting on it. We have started using it on our bed at night and Herbie has slept on it every time, apart from when we took it camping at the weekend.
As we sat in our classroom inspired horseshoe, designed to encourage conversation, there was a slightly uneasy silence. Those of us who knew each other, stole furtive glances, others returned our smiles politely although they were not privy to the planning and discussion that had occurred in preparation for the evening. The time had slowed, 8pm seemed an age away. The silence was intermittently interspersed with brief attemps at small talk and the rants of a drunk outside on the city streets. The commanding presence of our WI advisor Dorothy, had the air of an experienced headmistress or well respected senior relative which in the event of such formalities made me feel foolish in my .....excitement. Some of us stifled giggles as advice was provided on the process, as we had already made the majority of our formal decisions but it was with noticeable nerves, that I raised my hand to the question of who wished to be President. So that's it, another new chapter has open
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