Those Bollywood Nights

Things went really well with our 'Bollywood Night' and we managed to raise $210 for an Indian couple who are seeking asylum, after they converted to Christianity, and are now persecuted.


We had some amazing decorations and everyone got a Mango Lassie and a bling bracelet as they came in the door.

My 8 year old son made this model with his support teacher in Term 4 last year. 

 There was so much food because everyone brought a plate to share. Lots of delicious curries, dahl, papadums, naan bread, lentils and chick peas.

 There was even home made iced chai tea.

My India Quiz was a little hard. The highest score was 33/40 which was pretty good.

Heidi was able to share her first hand experience of visiting India with a group called YWAM (Youth With A Mission) and seeing one family care for more than 100 orphans.

My marigolds were not as good as the tutorial

elephants aplenty

Lainie's flowers looked so much better than mine.

We all had fun dancing along to Bollywood music and we even had a belly dancer show us a few moves.

From Mumbai to Chennai

Instead of my usual Friday, spent finishing things up or at least sewing, I met with my friend Sue to do some planning. She was charged with MCing our first 'Bollywood' night with our local Women's Ministry. I have joined the team this year and agreed to help Sue MC and write a trivia quiz on India.
 

Now my experience of India is very limited - a sneak peak (while the rest of the passengers slept) out the window of a 747 afforded me the most otherworldly view of the cultivated plains of India below with the surreal chain of incredibly high Himalayas on the horizon at the same altitude; the DVD series' of 'The Footsteps of Alexander the Great' and the 'History of India' with Michael Wood; eating Indian food (our family's favourite restaurant choice); watching 'Gandhi', 'Slumdog Millionaire', 'Pavilions of Promise' and of course the Indian cricket team. But sadly not much else. I hope to amend that some time.

I have had many friends travel there over the years, including Josh Donellan who authored a book called 'A Beginner's Guide to Dying in India'. I did go to his book launch which was the last time I wore Indian get up. 

So Sue and I tried to come up with a few things for the night. We found two great Youtube posts with a lovely guy who teaches how to greet and count to ten in Hindi. And then a very stirring rendition of their National Anthem. I must have spent the next hour and half downloading software to download software to download Youtube and even then I couldn't open my thumb drive without more downloaded software. In the end I had to hand that tech stuff to Sue to take home.  Thankfully she got it to work.

Later in the afternoon I found time to write a trivia quiz on India. I will post a link later. It turned out quite well. I also turned to searching for ideas on how to decorate 'Bollywood' style and found a couple of great blogs and sites. You can check them out at A Creative Project , The Party Wall,  and Bird's Party. And this making 'marigold' craft activity too.

Now back to our Regular Program


Anyway there was a TGIFF yesterday. My last dolly quilt called 'Little Dolly Quilt B'.

And Sue had almost finished the quilt she was making for her first grandchild, so I asked her to bring it over to photograph. I think it is stunning. The pattern and quilting were done by her friend Karen of 'Rainbow Patchwork' in South Lismore.

Simply gorgeous fabric choices in both the front and the back. I love the tiny squares in the corner of each block.


I am linking up with at Quokka Quilts....


                                                             

Himalayas from the air.