Our Fourth Birthday

From our Queen

Well, didn't we have a great time on our Birthday Mystery Bus trip.  Brett, our bus driver and his friend (no doubt along for protection from us scary ladies!) were most accommodating.   We boarded the bus at the Black Buffalo Hotel and then made our way up the Southern Outlet to the Mt Nelson Tavern, where we enjoyed a drink and some lovely sandwiches and cheese-and-biscuit trays.    

Then back on the bus, and the next stop  was the lawn by St David's Cathedral, where we disembarked and played a riotous game of pass-the-balloon-between-your-knees to someone else. Lots of giggles and downright belly laughs!   Dinner was served at HarWee Yee, a North Hobart Chinese  tradition, where we enjoyed Beef and Black Bean, Chicken and Cashews and Fried Rice and maybe a glass of something or other.....  Dessert was next, and we ended up at McDonalds Rosny for decadent Hot Fudge and thick Caramel Sundaes.  Yummmmm.  

The last stop was where we BEGAN four years ago....Irish Murphy's in Salamanca.  The young people all wanted to know who we were and what we were doing.  Those who didn't want anything alcoholic trouped down to the bakery in Salamanca Square for a coffee before boarding the buses to take us all back to the Black Buffalo.      

 

We had a huge raffle, and everyone won a prize, but the biggie was  The Birthday Bear, a very large teddy dressed in Red Hat fabric skirt, a red hat and red hat earrings.  She was won by none other than Lady Laugh-a-Lot Lyn.   Now, there was a condition to this big win...the winner only has possession of the bear (not named yet, but stay tuned...maybe Baroness Belinda Birthday Bear????).  Lady Laughalot has to add something to her costume, and next year Belinda (or whatever) will be raffled off again and the new winner must add something to the costume, and so on it will go.  This will be a well-travelled bear.

 

And all this for only $30 per member.   The Chapter subsidized $10 per person, so that made it all more affordable for every one.  A good time was had by all, by the number of 'thank you' emails and calls I've had - and thank YOU for saying so.

 

I'll end with the poem that Sister Shepherdess (the Scarlet Bard) Maureen sent to me, which says it all........ thank you Maureen.  

 

Our Fourth Birthday

 

by Sister Shepherdess Maureen

 

We've just had another birthday

And goodness it was great

We laughed, talked, drank

Joined in a game!

...And of course we ate!

 

We set off from North Hobart

And travelled up the street

Till we arrived at Mt Nelson

Where we had nice things to eat.  

 

And then we journeyed back to town

And had a relay race

Tough competition, rivalry - and laughter!

Just a trace

 

And next it was a Chinese meal

An absolute delight

And the drawing of the raffle too

To finish off the night

 

But no, there was some more to come

Before we had to go--

Desserts and Irish Murphy's

It was St Patrick's Day

In case you didn't know!

 

So Joann, thanks so much

for everything you've done.

The bus trip, food and two great guys

It really was such fun