Archive for the ‘knitting’ Category
Tweet We’re addicted … to picnicking. When I look into the packed picnic hamper, oh, I am so appreciative of the lovely life with which we are blessed. There’s fresh sourdough in the bread bag, maple syrup and paprika chicken legs in the tub, milk and tea bags for a hot cuppa, dates and wee [...]
Tweet hee! hee! hee! hee! hee! I am ever so pleased with myself this afternoon. Is that okay? Sounds a bit pompous, but this afternoon I carried out a wee bit of advice I found in an intriguing book “Living Oprah”. Carol-Ann was reading it on the holidays. I had a look – and was [...]
Tweet I farewell the girlie as she heads off to school and light a beautiful candle of mint and bergamot … that travelled across oceans to bring me good cheer and healing. I settle on the sofa with my ripple blanket … across my knees and crochet, whilst immersing myself in the gothic travails of [...]
Tweet :: sitting on the bed :: :: honeyed autumn light :: :: so many colours :: :: winding balls of yarn :: :: the wool bag :: :: ripple love :: :: a Brisbane autumn ::
Tweet “That would be nice dear. Not only would it keep our coffee warm, but if you made it long enough, it could cover the spout and keep the flies out.” [ this may be a Brisbane thing - if we leave the coffee press uncovered, flies dive down the spout. Yuck! And we've drunk [...]
Tweet It’s Easter Saturday morning, and being here, on my Mum’s back porch, with Mum, Abby and Lucy is just bliss. We traipse/hop out here first thing in the morning and only move when the sun falls and the mosquitoes come a-biting. Abby lies on the chaise longue, reading Skulduggery, Mum and I are nestled [...]
Tweet a.k.a. Abby’s Crocheted Cloche Okay, after some serious sessions of sitting quietly with my Mum, and intense study of the incredibly talented Lucy’s work, I’m finally getting the hang of this crochet thing. We made a quick trip to Tangled Yarns on Wednesday – lord, you should see me climbing the 15 steps at [...]
Tweet … perfectly sums up what’s going on around Bootville this week. Thank you so much, dear friends, for the lovely words of comfort, empathy and cheeriness you left for me on Saturday. I truly love the connections I am able to make here and knowing that you are thinking of me and my silly [...]
Tweet patient :: lily boot red ID :: allergic, so every medic who sees me from triage nurse to radiography technician asks “what are you allergic to? what kind of reaction do you have?” Clearly, the red ID system works well! (for the curious, I’m allergic to ibuprofen and lips, eyes and airways swell if [...]
Tweet I love orange. So often, when I’m choosing fabric, or wool, or clothes, I find myself thinking oh look, there’s orange, I love orange and never choose it. This happens so often, that when I fossick through the stash, look through my wardrobe, there’s a lot of orange. Julian and I have fallen into [...]
Tweet I must confess, I’m quite addicted to knitting shawls. It all started this time last year with a few balls of Noro (the wrong ones, I might add) and this simple pattern. Ahhh – so pretty. But it flew off to warm the shoulders of a dear friend in the US. So onto shawl [...]
Tweet Sadly, with preparations for Christmas and Saint Lucia’s day progressing with good cheer and peaceful spirits, we are back to eating supper on our laps! Every table in the house has been commandeered for stitching … applique embellishing wrapping cutting sticking and opening knitting collecting And when the moment finally comes that we have [...]