Maybe it’s the librarian me, maybe it’s the constant reminders of the transience of life, but I love my photos. I managed to get a few more printed, and the glorious snapfish had it in my humble PO box this evening. Want a sneak peek? Admittedly, I only took one of those photos. The story … Continue reading »
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In which a water sign enjoys being at the sea…
It’s been a tough 2 days. In a bid to do anything to help the Cantabrians, we helped to set up and run this site. It’s been two days of monitoring tweets, sms, emails and news feeds… and work on other projects. Kiwis have once again blown me away with just how on to it … Continue reading »
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It never rains, it pours.
A few weeks ago, I rashly declared that I would go to Wellington, and I wouldn’t leave until I had secured a job and a place to live. So I went, and managed to catch up with lots of old friends. Took in some cricket, and some knitting. And some knitting at the cricket… (I … Continue reading »
Desperately seeking Strider…
So they let me out of the North Island and back into Middle-earth for a few days. I had to give up sports (except when discussing things with the bus driver and any Aussie boys in the vicinity. Never mind. Aussies. They’re everywhere in the South Island. You can’t walk anywhere without them being underfoot. … Continue reading »
Photo op…
As promised… Here’s a rather oddly proportioned photo of me lying in my stash…. And here’s one of my most recent FO – another Ishbel in Waratah Fibre’s laceweight “Desert Sunset” bought at last year’s Celebration of Wool. It’s #4 in my 10 Shawls in 2010, and seemed to take forever (even though it only … Continue reading »
On the topic of Mount Doom as the thesis analogy…
Yes, that really is Mount Doom. This photo was taken today at the Tongariro National Park, where Mount Ngauruhoe (it’s real name), was steaming merrily away. I think it encapsulates how far I still have to go quite nicely, don’t you? Wellington was great. Fantastic to catch up with some really good friends. Neil Gaiman … Continue reading »
Brother Pele’s in the back, sweet Zina’s in the front
Cruisin’ down the freeway in the hot, hot sun… I remember listening to How Bizarre in my last year of primary school in South Africa. It still is a very catchy song. So it was sad to hear that the front man Pauly Fuemana died this morning. So young too. Just watched the music video … Continue reading »
Whispering Leaves – FO
As promised, here’s my Saroyan – Whispering leaves in Vintage Purls “Whispering Thoughts”. I used the 4ply sock with 4mm needles to get a nice drape and fluidity to the scarf. I’m very impressed with the fabric that the yarn created. I only ended up using 86g of yarn (I could have done another 2 … Continue reading »
Lots and lots of lovely stuffs!
I admit it. Getting my mom onto etsy may have been an bad thing for my bank account. But not my notions. And a whole bunch of stitch markers I bought from sunneshine arrived today with a handwritten thank you. How cool is that? And they were wrapped up so beautifully, until I needed to … Continue reading »
First FO’s of 2010!
Now that 2010 is truly under way and the first of the FO’s has been gifted, I can show off some of my knitting so far. Firstly, Thank You Fetchings (rav link). I made these out of Utiku Possum Merino 8 ply which was a joy to knit with. I made a few mods too … Continue reading »
