Thank you Sally Wise for making such a difference in the lives of so many ❤️

As I know I've said before, most Tuesdays groups of carers from Community Based Support come for a cooking class.

They are always such a jolly group, eager to learn and apply new and easy recipes and cooking tips.

It's by no means a one way street. Some of their tips and shared family recipes are absolutely amazing.

Sometimes I am truly touched when we are quietly presented with a thoughtful little gift - a very special (and topic specific) tea towel for instance - photo 1.

I mentioned during one class that I try not to use too much cling wrap, and next session I was given some lovely beeswax bowl covers to show me a viable and reusable alternative.

Today - some home grown ginger. "I just put an old piece in the ground," the lovely lady said, "And it just grew." Wish the same applied to my gardening.

When we were packing up after today's class, I found in the same bag a container of liquorice salt. I remember the lady who brought it did mention the fact, but I got busy with cooking, so hadn't had a chance to look at at properly.

How cute is this? (Second photo)

Robert ( who does the washing up for every class) found a lovely little bag with a block of chocolate to thank him for his hard work each time they come along.

It is an absolute pleasure to have these wonderful people attend. Not necessarily is their life easy, but they always have time to be so thoughtful to others. It is really humbling.

They are like family to us now, and we really look forward to the following classes with them. I wish they could go on forever. ... See more

Even superheroes stop by at the 2019 Wellness Expo. Georgia was happy to tell them all about Community Based Support!

Come and join us - and some superheroes - at the 2019 Wellness Expo, Princes Wharf 1 near the Salamanca Market. Entry is free and there’s lots to see, do and experience! Grab an apple or a sweet treat and enter the draw to win a $100 Nature’s Works voucher. ... See more

Community Based Support will be at the Wellness Expo tomorrow at Princess Wharf 1, Salamanca! Come along and have a chat to the CBS team about the support services we offer and enter the draw to win a $100 Natures Works voucher. Entry is free! ... See more

We always enjoy our time spent with the lovely Sally. She makes us feel so special with her kindness and generosity. Thank you Sally ❤️

For some time now, most Tuesdays we have had groups of carers from Community Based Support coming here to cooking classes.

The focus is always on easy to prepare dishes, the current theme "Like Grandma Used to Make."

The photo - a little snack for when they arrive being prepared early this morning - savoury muffins that included fresh herbs and vegetables from the garden.

Towards the end of the class the menu included the old fashioned favourite of jelly cakes.

In the spirit of "Here's some we made earlier", I made a batch just to be filled with whipped cream at the end. (This also allows the jelly coating to set in time).

The same batter later made blackberry muffins (blackberries freshly foraged yesterday by Robert).

Many main course and dessert dishes were prepared in between.

It's always such a pleasure to have these groups come along, and to share with them really easy user-friendly recipes, made with a touch of abandon, not a lot of precision (by me), but always, thankfully, successful.

Love sharing the food together at the end, with loads of leftovers for them to take home to those they care for.

Other topics coming up - Slow Cooking, Easy Cheese Making and Lunch Box Fillers, having already done Making and Baking Yeast Good and Bottling and Preserving.

Lovely people who have now become our friends, look forward to enjoying their company again very soon. ... See more

Have you seen the video of our Carers Week event. It was a while ago, but we think its worth a reshare 🤩 Click on the link below to view.

Today we celebrated Christmas with our good friends, the students of St Therese's.

These students have been helping to teach some of our clients how to use technology. Many of our clients now have Skype and are in touch with their friends and family that live overseas and some now have Facebook accounts and are reconnecting with old friends. They can now 'surf the net', do their banking and shopping online and more!

Today they brought along some fun hats, glasses and head bands which helped us all get in the mood for a party!

So much fun was had by everyone. ... See more

Today we were visited by Anne-Marie the event organiser from Bunnings. We were very humbled and so grateful to receive two beautiful wooden board games and a lovely gift box filled with a Christmas table cloth, chocolates and Christmas tree ornaments.

Our lovely Nance accepted the gifts on behalf of Risdon house 🏠 xx ... See more