31 Moments In January

1. Celebrating New Year

2. Having fun with  cousins in and out of the pool

3. #mybrother#security

4. Feeling proud of what my niece created with her Christmas present

5. Laying a beautiful lady to rest

6. Watching the Soceroos play Oman in Sydney @ The Asian Cup and getting hooked on the game.

 7. Doing the fan thing

8. Sharing the fun with friends

9. Awesome Harbour Cruise

 10. Panoramic view from the Boat

 11. Amazing dinner

12.Walking under the bridge and vowing to watch Playing Beatie Bow (after hooking up the old VCR)

13. Wondering why Sydney is the city of  high stools, which are not ideal for short people  with a knee issue

 14. Breakfast at a french Boulangerie in the city

 15. Swimming in the roof-top pool = bliss

16. Listening to Endless Love (which friends sang at our Wedding) and celebrating 22 years of marriage. 

 17. When cake has a face

18. Preparing for early Childhood Teacher Validation to Exemplary Standard (cute stationery helps)

19. Ghostly display in the op-shop window  (searching for golf-themed attire)

 20. Rainy, rainy  Queensland

 21. Attending a fun, family, Golf-themed party 

 22. Loving my cute golfer girls (in op-shop attire)

23. Enjoying the World's greatest cup-cakes

24. Giggling at the pictures of Chris and Lee #PubertyBlues!

25.  Glad to be home

26. Delighting in the gorgeous Noro yarn purchased in Sydney @ Morris and Sons

 27. Using up the left over yarn on the flight home from Brisbane
  

28. Admiring my new Mid-century style lamp

29. Watching the Socceroos at home with mates. What an awesome match it was. Even more hooked.

30. Food to sooth the nerves after regulation time.

31. Returning to work with my adorable new lunchbox.

It has been a huge month, and despite my best intentions and blog posts written in my head, I thought it best to wrap it all up in one and move onto February. 

Smiling

Time is flying, and there is a feeling of Spring in the air. It seems easier to feel more motivated, and less inclined to stay inside rugged up with the heater. There has been sewing and painting and walking and thrifting and gardening. The house is clean and tidy, and ready for new chairs. All seems good in my World. I am smiling.

'Another Week' Collection

 

1. Flower love, my garden deliverers through all seasons
2. Vacuuming hazards, and tears shed
3. Finished and well worn  already
4. Starting over, the wrist was just too tight
5. Linen fresh with the sun and the rain
6. Banana and Walnut Crumble cake
7. My walking motivation appears to have gone walk-about
8. Conference sustenance

Stills Collections @ The Beetle Shack

Winter Yarn Club

The start of August heralded the Final installment of Jellyware's Winter Yarn Club. It has been a delight to receive a parcel each month, explore different patterns on Ravelry (as suggested by Jodie) and play with yarns I would not normally use.

I am looking forward to crocheting a cute  head wrap with this gorgeous yarn. But first I need to wind the skein into a ball. I am sure there are much easier ways, but this seems to be working out OK. I probably should finish the cowl I am working  before I get started.

So far, the only finished project are the Sketching Gloves, from the first installment. I ran out of yarn part way through, and had to wait for a second ball to arrive. I loved learning how to do front post crochet to create the ribbed bands, and as they are worked in the round there are no seams to sew. The first glove has  a few mistakes, but I love it anyway and have worn them to work every day since I made them. I have actually started a second pair in a different colour, I love them so much!

The second project got off to a false start, as I had made a mistake in the early rows that resulted in the loss of a couple of stitches, and a slight narrowing of the piece. I thought that I could live with it, but I eventually decided to un-pull it and start something else. Luckily Jodie provided lots of suggestions of projects to suit each yarn. It was a real struggle to pull out the lacy stitches as the yarn got caught and I had to break it a few times. But onwards and upwards I go! The simple treble of the new project is indeed perfect for the mindless crochet required when watching things such as Game of Thrones, and Grimm. I really did have to concentrate and keep track of the pattern in the first attempt, and wasn't really enjoying it. The last project to tackle will be a jar cover for a candle, but I haven't as yet settled on the design I like best. All in all I have really loved being a part of the Yarn Club. 

Sign-ups are open for Spring!