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ks</a> workshop, where she teaches a foolproof method to paint one of her stunted emus. So I decided to be cheeky and ask Wendy if she’d do a private workshop. ( I do know Wendy, so that helped.)</p><p id="a1be">With 18 of my favorite people, we laughed, painted, collected smiles, made memories, and ended up with some pretty good emus. 🎨🎨</p><p id="d040">If you don’t look too closely, that is!</p><p id="484a">Mine’s hanging on the wall above some furniture, which keeps all my booboos at a decent distance – and it looks pretty good if you squint with the lights down low. 🤣🤣🤣</p><p id="3e65">Does my Emu have a smile or a smirk? I’m not sure – he’s definitely cheeky!</p><p id="c829">If you’d like to see how we went collectively, you’ll find a group shot <a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=5658637380849185&set=a.193453200700991">here</a>.</p><p id="2cd1"><i>More stories from Sandi:</i></p><div id="e71a" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/youre-so-lucky-you-have-mild-cf-a

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nd-5-other-myths-about-cystic-fibrosis-57b1f0f0da36"> <div> <div> <h2>“You’re So Lucky You Have Mild CF” and 5 Other Myths About Cystic Fibrosis</h2> <div><h3>From sweating to tune-ups and cures</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*F-twwkILekljMPIqDSSrmA.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><p id="ce54"><a href="undefined">Sandi Parsons</a> <i>lives and breathes stories as a reader, writer, and storyteller. She lives with her favorite husband and two problem puppies. </i>S<i>he has a slightly wonky-looking emu on her wall that should be viewed at a great distance.</i></p><p id="9f59"><i>Join Medium today with <a href="https://sandiparsons.medium.com/membership">this referral link</a> and access every Medium story you want to read.</i></p></article></body>

Stand back. Don’t spoil the illusion.

Pre-COVID, I had some pretty grand plans for my 50th. It would land on Melbourne Cup Day, which is known (apart from the actual race) as being a great day to do a fundraising luncheon. Not many people with Cystic Fibrosis make it to 50. Statistically, it’s around 5% — depending on which set of statistics you look at. When you include the titbit that both my parents were jockeys, it seemed like a golden opportunity.

But COVID…

So with a large celebration out, I had to put on my thinking cap.

I’ve always wanted to go to a Wendy Binks workshop, where she teaches a foolproof method to paint one of her stunted emus. So I decided to be cheeky and ask Wendy if she’d do a private workshop. ( I do know Wendy, so that helped.)

With 18 of my favorite people, we laughed, painted, collected smiles, made memories, and ended up with some pretty good emus. 🎨🎨

If you don’t look too closely, that is!

Mine’s hanging on the wall above some furniture, which keeps all my booboos at a decent distance – and it looks pretty good if you squint with the lights down low. 🤣🤣🤣

Does my Emu have a smile or a smirk? I’m not sure – he’s definitely cheeky!

If you’d like to see how we went collectively, you’ll find a group shot here.

More stories from Sandi:

Sandi Parsons lives and breathes stories as a reader, writer, and storyteller. She lives with her favorite husband and two problem puppies. She has a slightly wonky-looking emu on her wall that should be viewed at a great distance.

Join Medium today with this referral link and access every Medium story you want to read.

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