Knitterati came to Deepest Ponsonby last week to make poppies for the Centenary Poppy Project. By Anzac Day 2015 the National Army Museum hopes to have 18,166 handcrafted poppies, each one representing the life lost in the First World War by NZ servicemen and women. These are some I made (the 4 at the back) and a couple by one of the other women. The others took theirs home to sew up and finish off with a button and safety pin at the back. I got up early to make some herbed mini muffins with bacon bits and got the room ready, with cups and mugs, brewed the coffee and was ready for the others by 10 when they arrived. I am out of the habit of entertaining but it was enjoyable, chatting over our knitting and crochet and munching muffins and other goodies they brought along too, including Anzac biscuits of course.
One had brought a quiche thinking it was a lunch gathering , so I rustled together a salad, defrosted bread, and set the table in the dining room, which was somewhat cluttered as bathroom and laundry had been cleared out in preparation for renovations. Lo and behold, lunch was served. Phew!
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