thanks to the magic that is now blogger's editing, I have I idea where each photo starts and ends, so I will just say that above here is the cat helping me with the new blocking wires and the wires doing what I bought them for. The lovely
Penny (rav link) sourced the wires, sourced the tubes (custom made because the wires are one metre long) and then sold them to us at the West Ryde Knitter's Guild group, and the West Ryde pub group. I have never used blocking wires before and so it is amazing exciting and so much quicker and easier to do this way. Woot Penny, thank you. (ps are you ready to go for broke selling them to the Knitting Guild?)
Labels: blocking wires, magic
blocking wires
These are the blocking wires in their custom made cardboard tube. I am about to embark on the experiment that is blocking with something other than 6 million pins...... wish me luck!
note to self .....
check typing before faxing letter to Department of Health requesting prescription of S8 drugs, as saying someone's moo disorder is probably bad form .... even if she is a cow!
Labels: oops
birthday wrap up
Today is the final day of the week long festival of fifty, celebrating my 50th birthday. To summarise, Sunday last week lunch at Ventuno's, where they even made me a birthday cake with my name on it (that's a first), Tea on my birthday itself was Chinese with free wine thrown in by my favourite local shop, Wednesday night was pub knitting, and girls organised me a surprise birthday party. It's the first time ever and apart from the embarrassment factor of being the centre of attention, it was lovely. There was cake and presents (so many lovely presents) and it was very overwhelming. I have been trying to get my head around it all, and so for a quick photo montage, which in now way will do proper justice to the loveliness of the night, here it is.
Sea Silk
Finished and steam blocked to wear to the birthday lunch to launch the Festival of birthday celebrations. Sea Silk amythest, one skein, forest canopy shawl. I think its about the fourth one I have knitted, easy, intuitive and pretty. Its a total win/win/win!
Flowers
My baby brother sent me a bunch of flowers! Of course it made me cry, mostly because nestled in the bunch were a few "nana" flowers (Gerbras). Every year nana would lift the gerbras and split them, so that next year there would be more. These days the colours available are quite exotic, but back then they were a summery, burnt orange, yellow, pale pink and a washy red. They smelt funny but she loved them, and now in retrospect it seems like a ritual (although I'm sure she did not even do it every year, it just seems that way so far in the foggy past).
easter show - the story begins .....
On
Ravelry there is a grand plot to fill the Toy Cabinet at the Sydney Royal Easter Show with outrageous toys. I hope also to add in a small way to the mayhem. Watch this space for upcoming plot revelations as they occur.
Bloody Quentin
It is a really long story, and really most of the time he is so not worth the breath it takes to talk about
him, but currently
he is making Kat's life a misery. Do click on the link and enjoy what
he says about himself. It says it all really.
November and the countdown begins
So to explain the pictures, Oscar is walking along minding his own business, when out of nowhere, Mr Jinx jumps him. They wrestle, Oscar swats at him and they both end up bathing one another! Brotherly love, it's just like kids really.
It is the beginning of November. Today was a perfect spring day in Sydney, albeit a little warm, but we worked in the garden (alright Lizzie worked, I swanned about giving advice), Geffo rode in the Sydney to the Gong bike ride to raise funds for MS research, and the cats wrestled. Yes people we have photos, not great, but its a new camera and I am just playing at the moment.
Labels: cats, spring
