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| Sophie the Trumpet Lady- Lee Fordes Garden |
In the magical garden of my dearest and Oldest Friend of 57 years Lee, stands Sophie the Trumpet Musician. A creative and whimsical sculpture that lee has created from driftwood and foraged beach curios that lee has collected on her many walks by the sea.
Sophie is named after a
contemporary Trumpet musician and is a fitting tribute to her love of the ocean
and music. Lee and her husband Gerard love
of music extends to hosting backyard concerts regularly for friends, raising money
for charities and promoting young contemporary musicians and singers.
The garden is filled with color, creative and interesting curios, delightful smells, edible plantings, unusual plants and designed for
wandering, exploring.
The relaxing haven they have created is an extension of
their warm and welcoming personalities and generous souls.
On my last
visit I commented that when I get to Percy Islands I would make it a mission to
find “Sophie the Trumpet Lady” a coconut bra.
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| Green Coconut Juice Cocktails |
Lee and I have lived far apart geographically and though we don’t see each other
that often , we remain
connected on a deeper level where it matters in heart and spirit. It is a friendship of comfortable familiarity born from a family friendship that gave us a shared
childhood from before we could both walk.
It must be said that whilst social
media such as Facebook and messenger have been blamed for disconnect in our
society my opinion is for our generation who had already forged strong friendship foundations and personal connections the old
fashioned way, using social media is a wonderful communication experience to
reconnect more regularly.
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| Ernst taking off husk |
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| Cutting open the nut |
So in a strange
and weird way foraging by the sea for a set of Coconuts for my friend Lee’s
garden sculpture is almost like we are children playing together again building sandcastles
and decorating them with all matter of foraged beach treasures.
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| Percy Island Hilton |
A good deal of
selection for just the right size coconuts is required to get a matching pair
but this quest is an enjoyable past time in tropical paradise of the coast of Queensland.
The coconuts
gathered are the very grey ones that have a hard nut with no flesh or juice.
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| Ernst getting Green Coconuts for juice |
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| Selection |
After some exploring Ernst the Percy Islands caretaker, helped
getting the nuts out of the husk and tomorrow I will bring
tools from the boat to shore and start crafting.
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