A day in Berrima

Nice to have time to spend a day relaxing/shopping/lunching/talking in Berrima before workshops begin. This is what I got up to- the edited version!

We are staying at the Springs Resorts Mittagong RSL Motel and this is a view on the road to Berrima.

A short morning stroll along the Quarry Walk by the river and I was ready for morning tea.
Just around this corner is the award winning Gumnut Patisserie where I had a Passionfruit Chiboust that was divine.

Visited the  restored Courthouse, opposite the old gaol, on the left. The tour gave us a sense of the Colonial/Convict past with a recreation of a famous trial. The sandstone from the local area had great colour and textured markings. The rounded doors had been carved with an adze from a solid piece of cedar.

A quilt greeted us in one of the Courthouse rooms.

Thanks for a lovely day out, Sue and Tamsin Harvey, owners of Berrima Patchwork  and organisers of the retreat. US tutors Carol Doak,  author of 20 books and Melinda Bula and Joe and Sherri are great fun to hang out with.