"I've got a cookbook, I've got a cookbook" <-- I think this says it all (from D)
"Looking through the book made me teary. I saw the photos of Marysville. It makes me sad to see what was lost of our beautiful town. I love Marysville" <-- this I think are the thoughts of everyone in Marysville (From R)
These are two of the many thanks I have received. I haven't published others because I didn't really understand the impact this cookbook would have on the recipients, and the emotional toll and happiness to have something that was theirs and theirs alone, made for them, by me.
When I first started giving the books out there were many thanks sent, my mind, like many others associated with the fires, had trouble understanding that everything was gone. Just like that. In such a short period of time.
The house I grew up in, not demolished by developers, but demolished by fire, a fire called "Black Saturday"
It's hard to describe the emotion. I don't live in the area of Marysville, but I made a midnight dash that horrible night with the fire burning everywhere I looked.
I just hope that one little book makes life a little more bearable for the recipients. I can't replace what was lost.
May you never suffer the loss that many suffered on the 7th February 2009 or Black Saturday as it will be known forever in the minds of Australians.
May your path in life be smooth and trouble-free.
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