It would seem that Fi always has something on the go... Her favourite magazine is called Ideas. It has a section at the back called "social responsibility" where they highlight a charity organisation and ask for help with either voluntary work or donations. Well the April issue was a little different, they asked readers to knit, crotchet or sew items to help warm children or the elderly for three specific charities in different areas of the country as winter is fast approaching. Fi sent the request out to her friends and this is what she collected:
Today was the last day for submitting (again with the last minute thing!) so we, me, Fi and Threadbear hopped in the car and set of for Sandton, a very wealthy upmarket area where a lot of businesses moved to after central Jo'burg became to dangerous to work in.
Of course we got lost and drove around in circle for a bit until we found it. Threadbear was worried he would not make an important appointment but Fi told him to relax, we'd get it all done in time...
This is us at reception, the receptionist is hiding BEHIND the desk! She was very camera shy...hee hee hee!
Someone very creative was let loose in the reception area, all the furniture is painted on the wall!
Even the office cat was painted on, though he looked like he wanted to play!
We handed over the donations and left the poor receptionist in peace. Fi said whilst we were in the area we might as well stop at Sandton City, a very big, exclusive shopping centre where the rich & famous and tourists shop... bet she buys postcards...
But of course she did! And she took us into an African curio shop...wow! It's BRIGHT!
We met a lady in the shop who was very excited to hear about ToyVoyagers (if you are reading this: Hi! 
). This is the shop manageress, who very kindly let us take photos in the shop. Do you think these dolls would last as TV's?
Sandton City links to the Nelson Mandela Square, so we took a walk across to it, on the way we popped into another curio shop (Fi, you have a postcard PROBLEM 
) and we found these little guys...so cute! Just the right size for envelope travelling!
Then we bumped into Nelson Mandela himself! I never realised he was that tall!
Bye Madiba, nice to have met you, we'd love to stay and chat but ThreadBear has important business to deal with...
Man, why did we park the car so far away?
