Perhaps this song reference
is a little to sombre for the energetic, jovial occasion that was Friday’s
reopening. It is, however, a fantastic
song and we did have a number of our fabulous regulars in attendance, so I am
going to go with it. I bet ‘The
Replacements’ never dreamed they would be referenced in this context, it’s not
very rock, roll maybe though! (Roll, sandwiches, get it?!)
Friday was great. As I said, many of our delightfully regular
friends (not a toilet reference) were in attendance and we had the pleasure of
some new faces too. Our leaflets and
little red riding hood act worked also, and we sold some take away. Hooray!
Our lovely Jenai was ill,
poor thing. I had a colossal panic at
7am when I received this news, Jenai is more than friend and volunteer, she is
my security blanket. Bless her for letting me know so early. However, everything fell into place, as
Giuliana, Grace and Loi, our newest volunteers, thank you Havco, stepped up and filled the
gap. I am full of cheesy puns today,
aren’t I?! They more than filled a gap, all three were wonderful in their own
right and we could not have functioned without them.
Renee and I feel truly
blessed by the volunteering support we have received and since we have asked
for it, it has kept on coming. It was a concern at first, but the trickle of
interest has recently become a torrent. We are meeting 3 more willing and
lovely people this week and have been offered some surplus veg from a
neighbouring grower’s back garden – you don’t get much more local than that. Like the pieces of a giant jigsaw it is all
beginning to fit together. I am thinking
of creating a volunteer rota, which excites me more than it should, I do love a
list.
Looking forward to this
Friday. I wonder what goodies we will
get from Fareshare this week? It certainly
keeps us creative and on our toes. I can confirm that dessert will be a retro
themed, but still delicious, pineapple upside-down cake with custard. Perfect for the chilly change in weather (cue
heat wave for Friday.)
Get well soon, Jenai because
we love you, not just so you can come back to work! She will not be pleased with me for doing
this, but it does not feel right to blog today without wishing Renee a fabulous
birthday. Hope you day got more glamorous
after the school run this morning.
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