A riotous time today at the Harrow embroidery class. Rosa Martyn from the Royal School of Needlework comes along to teach the goldwork pack.... Tomorrow (Friday) is Bharti's birthday (Bharti helps to run the group.) And there is a long-planned Valentine's Day party. Flowers and red roses have been bought. In the event, everyone decides to stick to the sewing. There will be other times to celebrate Valentine's Day.
Thankfully Monica Alcazar has come along to film the proceedings for posterity. More on YouTube in due course....
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| The day starts well with Bharti handing around nuts.... |
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| She gives me a coconut as a present as she says she has missed me (the first time that I have been able to come for a while) |
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| We're lucky to have Rosa Martyn from the Royal School of Needlework to teach. She arrives in a wonderful black jacket embellished with sequin applique |
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| Starting on the goldwork packs |
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| Breaking for lunch |
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| Pasta a favourite with this group |
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| Bharti with Ruby, the cook |
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| Mina has brought her wedding sari for me to try on. Bharti - birthday girl - poses with me. This sari has a separate fitted skirt. Much easier to wear. Bought by Mina in Gujarat more years ago than she cares to remember. Valentine's Day party flowers .... |
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| A group photo |
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| The cake - with two hearts. One, Bharti says, for herself and the other for her husband. It is eggless. |
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| Singing Happy Birthday |
