The Culverden Fete

Last week I only worked 3 days... woohoo. On Monday it was Labour Day and on Thursday me and Mum went to the Culverden Fete. We were very organised and booked a bus ride, tickets and a picnic lunch in advance. It took a while to drive all the way out to the the middle of nowhere (aka a farm near Culverden) but it was well worth it.

The first thing we did was browse some of the stalls. There were so many people there that the ones close to the entrance were jam-packed. It was great because alot of the products were very high quality but would be very difficult to find in shops (not like the crap people sell out of their boots at the Market). Our first purchase was a couple of "Wash Me, Wear Me" bags; they are lined two-compartment bags with one side for dirty undies and one side for clean undies... great for travellers. I also found my Christmas present. I wont giveaway exactly what it is, but as a clue, it comes from a cow. Most of the other things we bought were food products (mustards, chocolates etc.). The top two things we wanted to buy but didn't were metal framed mirrors with paua decorations and bright corrugated indoor/outdoor artworks... maybe next year.

For lunch we had vegetarian picnic platters from Jo Seagar. Each box was filled with an assortment of goodies including feta-stuffed peppers, quiche, sandwiches, salad, slices, fudge, a cupcake and fruit. Everything was yummy although our butts did get kinda wet from sitting on the grass.

We also watched a cooking demonstration by Jo Seagar. She was an absolute hoot and prepared some interesting Christmas treats. We even got to try a couple of samples. She spent quite a bit of time describing some of the useful kitchen gadgets she sells at her kitchen shop. Luckily Mum owns most of them already.

We had a lovely, relaxing day and hopefully I will be able to return again next year.