Gippsland Art Gallery

A Beautiful Rainbow – All is well

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It’s been a whirlwind week – three trips to Melbourne and more…

My final private catering job – and as it turned out, the perfect event to finish this chapter of my SBA’s Kitchen journey.  The event, a celebratory afternoon tea in the theme of the Mad Hatter’s Tea Party, with a fabulous story, and a few unexpected coincidences, and I absolutely know that this event is one that I will never forget!   And all the food was Gluten Free!

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I will continue to supply the beautiful café The Pickle Pot, here in Maffra, with my gluten free offerings, and am excited to be out and about sharing my food knowledge at various Neighbourhood Houses/Community Centres, in my Knowledge Sharing Sessions.

A visit with our son and his family at their new home – a move from suburbia to a home with space, room to run, a little wildlife, space to start a vegetable garden,  and more.  The day finished with an unexpected invitation to a family dinner – a beautiful evening, before making the 2½ hour journey home. Continue reading →

Fairy Tales & Love

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Following on from my previous post, I had been asked to help our son, Christopher, to keep them here until a specified time on the Sunday. This was easy, so I sent a quick message to he and Olivia, as follows:

Ok guys, I hope that you don’t need to leave early on Sunday…  We have a farmer’s market here in Maffra on Sunday morning…  But I desperately want to take you to the Port of Sale – yes, there is a port in Sale.  There is so much to see and do, but I REALLY want to take you to the gallery. There is a piece there that is absolutely amazing, and there may even be something that the boys may be interested in.  Then maybe an early afternoon sausage sizzle at home before you leave

It worked, but we didn’t make it to the farmer’s market, instead, after a leisurely breakfast we traveled to nearby Sale and went to the Gippsland Art Gallery (we are so very lucky to have a gallery of this caliber on our doorstep).

The piece that I wanted the family to see was by local artist Klara Jones, entitled “Allerleirauh” and based on a story Allerleirauh, by the Brothers Grimm (1819), and Klara has cited the following: Continue reading →