Hi AllAs I write this it is Thursday night and I am still in Wagga. By the time this posts around 4pm tomorrow I should just about be at the end of a five hours drive home. I have dinner plans tomorrow night and again on Saturday night and errands to run on...
Weekly Dispatches Posts
Welcome to the Aussie Hero Quilts (and Laundry Bags) Weekly Dispatches posts.
This page is dedicated to all the quilts and luandry bags thave have been made by our amazing volunteers and sent to our veterans.
The Weekly Dispatches posts is a tribute to the beautiful and creative work that is Aussie Hero Quilts.
Weekly Dispatches 11 Nov 2016
A very big welcome home HMAS Perth and a very heartfelt thank you for having me. I was going to try and write up my visit to Perth and the amazing time I had joining the crew today but i have decided I just can't do it justice if I do it now when I am starving...
Weekly Dispatches 4 Nov 16
G'day from Canberra. I drove down the morning and met up with my old RAAF mate Drew at HMAS Harman to check out all was right with the plans for tomorrow. Everything is about as Ship Shape as you can imagine in time for tomorrow night's...
Weekly Dispatches 28 October 16
My goodness, this year is marching on so quickly! Only one week to go til our dinner. Where did this year go. Also not long to go til some of our Brisbane based quilters visit HMAS Darwin for a tour of the ship. If you would like to be added to...
Weekly Dispatches 21 October 16
Well it has been a huge week but a massively productive one...On Tuesday I had the priviledge of presenting a quilt to a recipient who missed out on getting hers whilst she was deployed. One of the first things she said to me was "Your quilts and...
Weekly Dispatches 14 October 16
By the time you read this I will be on my way to Maitland, to speak to the Maitland Patchwork and Quilters about Aussie Hero Quilts. I will be staying with one of our recipient chaplains and his wife and will be catching up with another recipient or two as well as...