Slave Auction

Last night we went along to the Public Hall to attend a Slave Auction. I haven't been to one before, so I didn't quite know what to expect. I knew that there were lots of good and services donated and would be auctioned and the aim was to raise money for the local Fire Brigade and Public Hall.

Well it was a great night. There were some badly dressed slaves, including ball(oon) and chain, and they were there to respond to your every need, for a price. There were over 120 goods and services available - some really unique like a gold panning lesson or a drive in a 1930s fully restored fire truck, and lots of vouchers. Local residents also donated their time with gardening, sewing, ironing and mending, and local businesses offered car services, meal vouchers and gift pack items. Jim loves the auction and he gets so caught up in the excitement of it all. So we came home with 10 bales of straw, 2 x 60kg bags of wheat and a couple of meal vouchers at the local pub.

Hmm. What to do with all that wheat? Do we plant it, make bread or feed it to our two little chooks. It's never dull around here.

Cheers

Helen