Hi Cuties and Merry Christmas,

Well, it's that's time of year again when I hold my annual Christmas ladies luncheon.

This weekend has been so hot and wouldn't you know it, it's going to be 30 tomorrow. I've had my air conditioner on all weekend as I just hate the heat and the humidity has been very high.

Trev bought the tables up yesterday and I started to dress them. Today I had church and then a Cluster meeting this afternoon for an hour and a half. I am on a committee for my church - Belmont North/Redhead Anglican church and there are 4 Anglican churches in east Lake Macquarie. We got together to organise gatherings for next year.
Once that was finished I did some shopping for tomorrow.
In the morning I'll buy a hot BBQ chicken, Ham and Turkey. The ladies all bring a salad of some sort and I supply the drinks, Plum pudding and custard for dessert and Plunger coffee. I may get some little choccies to have with the coffee too.

Anyway, here are the pictures so far before all the ladies arrive tomorrow.

The long Poinsettia centre piece under the vase of flowers I made early in January. I've made a hand towel, flannel and tea towel with Poinsettia designs on them too. The ladies also get an FSL Christmas tree ornament and each one has a Mobile phone case (except for Mum, as she doesn't have a mobile phone.)

I have the plates on my lovely placemats I've just recently made, but they are for me to keep!

Once the food arrives I'll take some pictures of that too.

Wish you could all be here, but you are in spirit. Love Chris

1. Table taken from the doorway into the back room.
2. Sue's setting (my oldest friend).
3. Meg's setting - from Cute!
4. Chris' setting (my friend).
5. Stasia's setting, my old Folk Art friend.
6. Kaye's setting, my other old Folk Art friend
7. Carol's setting (Mum's friend)
8. Mum's setting (no mobile phone case for her)
9. Looking at centre table-piece - Chrysanthemums, Delphiniums, Christmas Bush and a native bushy plant with little green balls on it.
10. Picture of my magnificent porcelain 3 foot high Santa (my pride and joy) who is on the food table. I'll take some pictures tomorrow when the food is on it.
11. These are the placemats I made previously.

Once the ladies are seated I'll remove the floral display and put the little one that is sitting on the table behind with the coffee cups on it. That way we can see each other!