Archive for the ‘knitting’ Category
TweetWell … as I sit here at my desk, lamp on, surrounded by huge tomes of anatomy, clinical skills, and the politics of childbirth, it dawns on me that I’ve not yet finished my first WEEK of university and already I feel a wee bit overwhelmed. Everybody said it is a huge course. Everybody said [...]
TweetWell … it has only taken me almost two years – good thing teenagers don’t grow as fast as little ones! – but Abby’s pink, orange and blue striped poncho is finally done. I knitted up that front in a flash – put in fast and furious hours – then took my long sweet time [...]
TweetI’m pleased to announce that after a week of feverish knitting – where I pretended that if I did not speak about the knitting, offer the knitting up for inspection, or utter any, any, any explanation for the knitting, Julian would not realise I was knitting, let alone knitting for him – I finished the [...]
Tweet:: light the lamps :: :: ponder a jigsaw with Abby :: :: set wild mushroom and barley soup a-simmering atop the stove (recipe from here ) :: :: bake a custard in Nanny Dougall’s old bowl (recipe below) :: :: wind a fresh ball of Malabrigo on Nanny Cottam’s old Toyota yarn winder :: [...]
Tweet It’s not really meant to be a stretchy bag – but being a crocheted bag, it has certainly proved to be stretchy. Of course, this can count as a feature – I’m sure we could fit watermelons in here and the bag would just keep on stretching. However, it may mean, amendments may have [...]
Tweetfor the homecoming of my girlie! Oh, when she pops through that arrivals gate, it will have been over three weeks since I farewelled her and Mum. They set off at the end of our summer holidays in Merimbula for the soggy hills of Brisbane, whilst Julian and I came home here. Then he left [...]
TweetAhh … it is always so lovely to come home. As much as I enjoy my days at the bookstore – there are always so many lovely books to fondle and read as well as lovely customers to chat with and listen to – as I walk through my door, an excited white puppy bouncing [...]
Tweet [ huh! can you see that! Julian planted the halloween pumpkin seeds in amongst my tomatoes ] It’s very rainy today. Can you tell from that photo? I do declare that trying to take a photograph of the rain is a bit like trying to see the wind. Do you know the verse … [...]
Tweet [ the view from our perch on Aunty Cate's porch - very very nice ] Hello my friends! By golly it has been a long time since we’ve had ordinary days round here in Bootville – back in mid November actually, when Mum had her eye surgery. Since then, everything has been topsy turvy [...]
TweetWhen a public holiday appears on our calendar, there are always many ideas bandied about as to what we could do. Today (a public holiday in honour of a HORSE RACE – can you detect my disbelief – a HORSE RACE!) amongst the suggestions were kite flying at the beach, a drive through Mt. Dandenong [...]
Tweet I had a lovely wee holiday with my Mum a week or so ago. Early on the Friday morning, we both flew to Canberra – her from Brisbane, me from Melbourne – where we hired a little car and blew our way across the Monaro and down the Great Diving Range to Merimbula – [...]
Tweet Living here in the temperate south – as opposed to the tropical north! – I am in awe that well into October / Spring we still need our winter woollies. The light filled days linger until so late. The trees are smothered in vivid apple green. Flowers are dancing prettily on every street. And [...]
