Hi there all,
Thank you all for your phone calls and emails of concern and we, unlike many other, are safe and well. Unfortunately the newspaper headlines and the lead stories on the TV tell of a completely different situation for many hundreds of people. It has been heartbreaking to listen to the 24 hour reports that have been flooding our airways and one feels frustrated and useless when others are so desperate. We have been able to donate to the Fire Fund being run by the Red Cross and I guess every little bit helps.
It is wonderful to see Amitee, Blake Dawson, Mentone Girls Grammar and many other companies and individuals getting in and raising funds to support those who don't have their own beds to sleep in any more. I watch Babe sit down to her studies and feel a deep pain for the kids facing Year 12 exams at the end of the year without schools, homes, books, pens or calculators. Their parents hearts must be breaking. I think of the elderly in these areas who have lost their everything and are too old or frail to start again. We all feel for those who are disadvantaged and even more so with the sheer numbers involved with these bush fires.
Check out this link: http://handmadehelpsout.blogspot.com/
We all need to look at our loved ones and count our blessings.
