Blogtoberfest #14 - Opshop Swap

I recently signed up for an Opshop Karma Swap over on the Bendigo Woollen Mills Thread on Ravelry.


I recieved my parcel from Jaffa7. And just look what was inside.

• A ball of Luxury in Autumn Glow
• A ball of Luxury hand dyed by WoollyButts
• Another ball of dyed yarn - I think that it might be cotton
• The cutest wooden toggle buttons
• And a set of purple needles - just the right size for when I am game enough to start Miss A on the needles
• It all came in a pink bag that I have lost to the little miss of the house

Thankyou so much Jaffa7. Thanks must also go to MamaSue for organising the swap - it was so much fun.

It's Tuesday and I Can't wait...

Photo taken from mixtapezine blog

... to have a look through this new magazine and make something out of it. I was one of the lucky winners that won a copy over at mixtapezine blog It is full of recipes from yesteryear from some of the sellers at Madeit. Unfortunaly this will have to wait for a few weeks as we are in the process of eating down our fridge, freezer and pantry. A little sad really as I love to have a stockpile of things. Unless it is in a sealed Tupperwear type container or the manufacture's seal has not been broken it will have to passed onto friends.

For more of what people can't wait for today be sure to pop over and visit Lou

Blogtoberfest #12 - Postcards of Wagga

How hard is this daily blogging getting? Anyone else finding it difficult?

On the weekend we went out to Kap**ka for the Open Day. The highlights this year were the A**y Skydiving team and of course the Kapooka A**y Band. They preformed a wonderful concert (as always) and ended it with a musical performance of Tchaikovsky's '1812 Overture' with fireworks and cannon spectacular. I will miss being posted to an area that has a fulltime A**y Band.

I missed pictures of the fireworks. Baden was asleep on my lap - how he slept through it is beyound me and everyone around us.

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Blogtoberfest #9 - In...In...In...

And I was doing so well.

This year I have made an effort to knit from the stash - and I was doing so well until we drove through Bendigo on Monday on the way home and somehow the car drove itself to Bendigo Woollen Mill (with Tim's help)

In my defence, most of it is ear marked with projects to get on the needles in the next month (and I do have a very long drive up to QLD at the end of the month that will require a project or two)

Bendigo Luxury in 4ply - ear marked for a Bloom, a newborn jacket and something for my Mum

And these were sitting there calling out to me - I just had to grab them - Bendi sock wool $4 for 50g. And you can never have too much sock yarn - these will become socks for the boys in my life.

Best keep moving for the day. Have a little man that is being like a worm on my lap - he can not sit still today, and doesn't want me to sit here.

Blogtoberfest #8 - A home...

We have a house.


Yay - and it is bigger than a mouse house

Can you tell that I am doing a happy dance today. But my word. How hard is it to get through to people that yes it is only a house. A house that we will live in for the next two years. And that house becomes our home. In the last day I have had the removalists comment on how much 'stuff' and furniture we have. I don't think that we have any more than other people. Ok, with the sporting husband that I have maybe the two kayaks and large canoe, cricket, hockey, climbing and diving gear may be alot of stuff (lets not mention the tools). Then add in the yarn and fabric stash that I have and yes - I guess that we might have alot of 'stuff', but is it their place to comment on our hobbies and enjoyment!

Anyway - house found and plans back to Plan A. Back to packing this home into boxes.