Our annual 'Picnic and Parkover at Pyes Pa' was attended by a good number of members, who either stayed on-site for the
weekend or came along for the day. It was good to see some old faces and be
able to catch up on their news since we saw them last.
We started on Friday night by putting up the
gazebo and enjoying happy hour in its shade as the sun was still very hot.
After a shared BBQ there was a lot of socialising until dark.
On Saturday, I had arranged for a group of
life-art artists to visit. They did some quick sketches of us relaxing in the
gazebo and then took some of the group out around the grounds under the trees.
Thanks to those who volunteered to model I think you all enjoyed the
experience. Some great drawings were produced in the
dappled light under the trees.
While this was happening, some others went on
a scavenger hunt. One member really took it to heart and found 26 of
the 30 obscure treasures. It really did require a lot of lateral thinking so
well done.
After Happy hour, we shared a BBQ dinner and
then watched the sad, funny, cute, poignant movie ‘What We Did on Our Holiday’
on the warm evening as the full moon rose between the massive palm trees on
this beautiful property. Afterwards, we toasted marshmallows on the fire in the
moonlight. What a magical evening!
On Sunday morning, our own naked chef cooked us
breakfast, then a massage therapist did some massages in the gazebo for those
who had booked while everyone else just relaxed in the shade of the trees as it
was too hot to do anything else!
