Inspiration

I had my lovely Grandma come and stay at my place for the weekend.It's a pretty big deal as she lives in Sydney oh I dunno only like 16 hours away! :D
I love spending time with my family. My Uncle was also down and he is really great.
My mum is one of 5 children and i love having all my Aunties and Uncles down ( except for one he really gets on my nerves!).
I don;t see them often as they are all High-Fliers with their own businesses in Sydney and can't make it down very often.
I love the discussions I have with my immediate and extended family.I am treated as a grown-up, which i love!, and can have good talks about important issues and i am taken seriously.
I love cooking with my Aunty Mona- she is an excellent chef. For Christmas she bought me a pasta maker which i am OBSESSED with. Cooking is a real passion of mine. I love using fresh herbs and ingredients from Mum's garden and creating something special. I believe food make a moment and makes a good memory or occasion a wonderful one. I love to make stuff that makes people smile (also i don't mind getting a few compliments!)Whenever my friends come over for a sleep-over i love to cook them something, to make a moment magical which i truly believe only a good meal can do.
My uncle Isaac is fluent in French so i have good long chats to him practicing my fluency and conversation skills.
So anyway back to my Grandma as a parting gift she gave me a Little Green Book for me to write things that inspire me, make me laugh,Quotes i think are worth remembering or things/memories that i don't want to forget.
She told me it is special and very important to have a book like this and that when you feel down, have flick back through the pages to boost your spirits back up.
this little gift meant a lot to me because it was from the heart.She had also brought it in England a few years ago and obviously decided that I was special enough to have something like this. I really love my Grandma. She is inspirational. She was a doctor, she worked over seas in third world countries helping young women, she raised a family of five (with my Grandpa), she was a tower of strength when he died and she continues to live fully. She travels all over the world. She went to Norfolk Island last month and in 2007 traveled around Europe. She also does this funny thing were she repeats things she says like "I'll have some toast, have some toast,yes,hmmm, have some toast,yes toast". It always makes me smile!
Bee