Goodbye My Home

It was with a heavy heart I said my last goodbyes to a place that has been in my family for what seems forever,I spent every Christmas of my early life(14 years) plus cared for the gardens for another ten years or so and knew so much of its every nook and crany.I took so many pictures as I left but they will never replace the feeling of home,it was my steady rock to know it was there through good times and bad and I hope the new peoplewill care and love it as I did and appreciate the history of the past!
I left home at 5.30am,monday 18 July with my middle son as company towing a tandem tailer on loan from the bestest friends without whom I wouldnt have been able to do what I set out to.My own trailer had too many things needing work to get it ready in time which I wasnt aware of til two days efore leaving date.
I packed two project bags and two spindles and had plans to work on them at travel stops. We spent first night at the WA border,I started a sock in some handspun(Espinner) dyed y me ages ago,it ll be a plain toeup with a feather fan pattern at the top. the spindles job was to finish some polwarth from EGMTKs for the Bandwidth hat (top since finished in a lovely light worsted weight)
3500kms to go,over the Nullabour towards Ceduna

Patrick kept busy with his books,military history etc

Ceduna,beautiful green crops........

We had some fun man handling the trailer into position before backing 100 Series in and rehitching,as youve guessed Im not good at reversing a trailer...this was the second night,I did some more on the sock...we also tried out a local pizza shop to compare notes...

Leaving Pt Augusta and heading up into the holls to Peterborough

Back to 3rd gear and up climbing!

Then second!!

...then down through to Broken Hill

Little Topa,whats left of the flooding rains last Christmas,I saw a bustard slinking off into the grass here,so many have een shot and eaten over the yeasr Im glad theres still a few around

Loads of summer fire fuel here going into Cobar on the other side of the Macdonald Ranges,eautiful scenery,wish I had time to stop and take more pics of the ranges themselves,wonderful painting material

This pics didnt come out like I hoped but it was like the southern Aroura lights,a rainbow hanging over Cobar as we approached aout 50 ks away! Stayed at the Western,everything else was booked out and we scored the 3rd last room at the pub in the old party rooms,had to put up with an annoying drunck yelling out at his TV all night...

Onto the Louth road which was the roughest Ive driven over for a while,I stopped a few times to check wheel bearings etc and to have alittle break from the rattles,the Bourke end was shocking! This pics was the good part through the sandunes,they were graded for the famous LouthPicnic Races which we missed as we were going home the week before they were to be held

Over the hill and nearly there

All my Dads stuff for all and sundry to sort through and bid on,country auctions are a big day out for people to travel to and try to get bargains and just have a great day out.It can be heart breaking for some if they re being sold up for example but for my own family it means a move to someplace more comfortable,Mums has existed for the last few months on no runing wtaer with the tanks rusting through and as she was going to move there was no need to spend money.Thats for the new owners.It was sad for me in the way Im losing my real home and also I wasnt quick enough to get some family heirlooms out of the way before they were put out,I did however managed to save my girls,given to me a long time ago by my father they were frisked away and hidden from prying eyes.

Just look at them lined up and ready to go!
Auction time...........

And all gone the next day,the sale lasted from 10amto after 7pm that night with flood lightslighting up the shed as the auctionare gaming tried to finish off.
I was very angry to learn during the day that a certain attendee bid up to an extravagant ammount for a family heirloom that shouldnt have been in there and due to a miscommunication among other family I was distracted and failed to bid on the item.Upon discussion with the organisers later it was realised that it was a mistake for it to be put out as my mother wasnt aware and even though she didnt really care at the end of the day I will always regret not being able to save it and that person involved will be remembered. I did however managed to rescue my OWN spinning wheel,Dads stock whip and his pistol holster along with a few tools and abit of his hobby stuff(lapidary)

Over the next couple of days i went through and took photos of everything I could for the memories.

Front of house,one of my fav spots..

 At side facing the river,this was the best side to sit on the kitchen step and have acup while the kokaburras rallied up in the trees and blue wrens twittered among the shrus

A portion of the gardens,a fraction of what they were in my Grandfathers day

 

The mighty old 45 stand shed,I aim topaint this one day so got heaps of pics to keep the memory as correct as possible.

thats it for now,Ill e back with more photos of the house ad shed and Im hoping to find the time to tpe up an article that was printed in the sixties about the history of the old place.

No knitting or spinning pics but i have started some white optim on a tiny spindle as I want to use it to make a delicate little scarf with nupps etc,Ihave also started the second half of Charlies Churro Bunny top and as Im not back at work for another week im thinking of  getting out the sock knitting machine in between fnishing the ast Uni assignment,finishing grouting the abthroom and getting garden upto some sort of decency. 

the blasted key board is dicky too so if you see a few missing letters(b) thats why.....

Gee times running out

Bugger me the week ended before I could get some things done including murdering some clover,Ill have to go into work tomorrow and spray and water new plants ,leave paper work for a certain Staffy and then wizz home and pack!!
Its going to take me at least days to get back and probably abit longer coming home with aheavy load,I will definitely take alot of pics this time and store them properly

I plied a skein of Charleys Churro this morning and washed it,one more to go and there should be enough for socks which I want to start NOW

Looky I found an ld project I was working on last winter,I think a bug had a chew but only had to reknit two rows,I have to decrease for crown now and I cant find the sock needles so hopped on Ebay and bought a pile of Knit pro cords and ends in sizes I need for these type of projects.I really want to wear this hat when at home as its going to be freezing and Mum has no heating,the beds will feel like ice so we ll be taking hot water bottles,LOL

The trouble is I have so many on the go I use up my supply,LOL Oh this is a wurm hat,I did one for my Mum last year with the ruffle scarf the same colour in  Sensation,(pale blue) Ive got some pale pink here someplace I  would like to do the same set again for me~

Got my eye on another pattern for a pack of Cleakheaton Silk in raspberry,called Harvest Moon, by Heidi Kirrmaier,I love the pockets though Im a bit worried the neck linarrowne will be too low and end up sliding off shoulders as I have  bony  narrow parts there! Ive got soem dark lime green too but dont know how much,probably a vest! Ive been wanting to cast on for a long time for that old pattern Vestish ,have some burnt ornage mohair and abit other stuff that I had in mind,also three packs of that cleackheaton charcoal tweed naturals,boy I think I hve enough to stock a shop.

I ve got to set up a project bag and realistic one at that to take with me too.Im driving the whole way (3500 odd k) and can only really knit and spindle during stop overs if Son no 3 dosent get cranky ! He should pleased with the ammount Ive managed to plough through!!That said off to bed for me,have sooo much to do!

Last day

Well today is my last day at work for a few weeks,off to give Mum a hand and load my bits up so she can move,Ive been spinning a lot to keep up with te Tour Fleece and boy Im gettig afair bit done too and all by spindle!So Ill pack a bit of fleece and my spindles including the new Trindle,pics soon!
I have to finish a uni assignment tonigt and post it before I go,Ill get a registered postbag today and just chuck it into the mailbox as I leave so I have the maximum time to do as good a job as I can.
Its overcast but I hope I can get to the weeds this morning so theyve died off by the time I get home!
Ill be back later with more pics!

Re photos

I would really like a more professional camera but shes not bad really! Oh and a fat cop!

Gotland(EGMTKs),170 odd metres,the second skein,yet to be washed,still has grease in it,the first one I think was 120m,have another 100 grams to spin,Im hoping to do a lace style wrap,still looking for the just right pattern,I hope to take this as a project (along with spindle and other bits)on my road trip though as Im driving the whole 3500 odd ks,itll be stop times and night time only

Ta Ra!!

Photo time

Blue..........

Green

Red....

Knitty!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh Heavens,Oh My,what shall I do with such a wish list of patterns,this edition is wonderful,I have my eye on at least half of them......................KNITTY is up!!!! The lacy socks look like the right ones for my last spindles production,the Silk Garden Cardie is divine! Oh the choice!

Feeling pretty good

Yep,Im nearly finished this weeks Uni assignment,lets see if I can get a week ahead this weekend so I can post the thing in the mail and not have to take Laptop with me and battle with that in week 9 when Im supposed to be travelling home
I finished the second half of the BFL in blue/mushroom that I started on the weekend,balled up first plied half but havent washed it yet,it looks awesome,I think Ill be knitting with 2.75 needles but will swatch first
Darn photos not up loading! Will try again! Nope blogger being a bad blogger tonight!

Back again for 3rd try,LOL

There 148.8m in one ball and 132.8m(sportweight) in the other hopefully enough for a pair of sock maybe aheaps of lace otherwise Ill dye a bit more up  ...And my rescued Bunny Taffy,fat bunny

Yes that is her bottom seen under my hand and the jumper is a Jo Sharp sweater I finished at Toodyay,5 years sitting there half sewn up.it growing abit as I wear it but its gorgeously warm and I think a bit of a hot wash will tighten it up a bit,BTW its Merino Fur or Fur nMerino,I think a Naturally Yarn,love possum,awesome stuff

TEACOSY 2

 

 

Im reposting this to help a couple of people who have contacted me even though I didnt see their comments in this as somehow my editing of Blogger isnt up to scratch when fixing comment thingy,I be back to edit this to fix the problem I think people are having

Tea Cosy

Simple Cosy for a 3 to 4 cup Pot

Yarn: 1 ball Patons Jet

remnants of three colours(Cleckheaton Silk used here )

Needles: 5mm

Abbr:

RS-right side

WR-wrong side

K-Knit

P-purl

YO- yarn over

SS-slip stitch

PSSO-pass slipped st over

St-stitch

tg-together

Rib-K1 P1

Cast on 84 sts,work in basic 1x1 rib for 4 rows

Work Rib pattern 40 sts,cast off 4 sts,continue knitting on these 40 sts for 20 rows.

Break yarn and rejoin to other 40 sts and knit for 20 rows as for first half,knit across the first 40sts so there is a toal of 80 sts on needle keeping in rib pattern.

Knit in Rib pattern for 8 rows,then knit two together across row ,40 sts, Purl 2 together across row,20 st,knit 2 together again so ther are 10 sts left.Break yarn leaving enough yarn to draw up remaining sts.
Here you will start with 84sts at bottom,knit 44,turn,cast off 4 sts and continue knitting on that 40 sts to the top for 20 rows,break yarn return to other 40 sts and knit them for 20 rows,this will have the two lots at the same level,knit across all sts(80sts) and continue onto decrease.
I apologise for not making this clearer as I didnt realise it wasnt understandable!

Using wool needle, pass through these last sts and secure.

Decorate with knitted or croqueted flowers,pom poms,or a knitted cord(cast on a number of sts knit a row,cast off) that can be tied into a bow.Another sugestion,gather last sts with a ribbons of contrast colour and tie in bows.

Green leaf pattern:

Cast on three sts,

RS R1 Turn,K 1,YO,K1,YO,K1

WS R2 Purl all sts

RS R3 K 2,YO,K 1

WR R4 Purl

RS R5 K 2,SS,K1 PSSO,YO,K1,YO,K2 tg,K2 (7 sts)

Repeat last 2 rows 4 times,should have 6 lace"holes"

WS P

RS Knit 1,SS,K 2 tg,PSSO,K1.K 3 tg (5 sts)

WS P 1,P 2 tg,P 2tg,P1

RS K1,SS,K2 tg,PSSO,K1 (3 sts)

WS P 3 tg.

Using wool needle secure end of yarn by sewing into back of sts, Press and attach to cosy.

Flowers used are from Simply Knitting ,Issue No 16,June, 2006,not sure about year,but if you cant find it,any embellishment of knitted flower shapes woill be good

Still cold

Freaking hell, its getting cold,havent had time to get wood so unless my older boy and myself go out Im buying a load this week,at least Im putting my lovely warm jumpers to good use,the possum jumpers are super awesome,I should make  pair of mittens and socks with the last of it..

Ive been playing with my spindle this week again..I actually plyed the last lot,some South African Fine from Knittery Things in wonderful yellow through to brown and bright blue,just love it,only got around 346metres out of it and really wanted to do the Kvothe pattern,might try it and mod it somehow

I love the way the colour lined up on he skein holder! Now Im spinning BFL handdyed in delf blue through to mushroom,its drafting like a dream and hopefully enough for a pair of socks.I dyed it at least 3 years ago and its been sitting there all this time,I nearly destashed it but now the spindling has caught me Im taking it everywhere.I have another lot in rose pink and mushroom that Ill do after.I think Ill ply the blu with blue so the socka have blue toes fading into mushy legs.The pink I think Ill ply opposite s the barber pole thingy happens with the ends swaped.Im currently shoppinf for a couple

more spindles and one day Ill have a Golding....

Knitting wise Im done with the ribbing on one vest,6 inches on second,and shawl is getting bigger too!

Ill leave with another pic of the fluffy inhabitants

Dont look at the carpet lol it was Friday night and I work all week....

Bitterly cold

It is freezing here at moment,straight off the artic it feels, but no snow of course,I struggled through work today,offsiders been reallocated elsewhere for a few days so worked around different parts not that theres much to do as we done everything earlier and it had rained.
Got bad news on one assignment last night and no I aint repeating it,I didnt like it at all,may do an internet based one early next year if I can to make up for this one.Theres a mix up in the other one,the tutor awarded me Very Good on all parts and marked it at 35/50 which Im sure is 75% but she put it through on main sheet as a mere 35%,emailed her to confirm and hoping she just messed up as I dont want to do it again either,want to do something different, I got 60% for 1st assignment and 77 for second not sure ehwere it leaves me.
Anyhow I had a huge ball at Toodyay for the retreat and will add pics down below,the weather ws cold enough to show off new knits and enjoy knitting new ones,I finished one 5 year old UFO and nearly second one but started 4 others ,LOL I also added 4 more skeins to cashbah stash and a skein of  Trail sock which I cant wait to attack,must finish at least two UFOs and do some seriuous study first

Me and my BF,we talked each others heads off!

Inside the main market/ work room...the mittenes were the Retreats pattern for this year

Spindling workshop, market night,we all hang out for this part!

One project I started,this was spun on a spindle,the top an old club from EGMTKs,fine merino in Old Jeans

and this is the Mosley Park yarn I spun from a Christmas Club I think about 2009,lovely squishy stuff and Ill have enough for mittens as well!
Theres two more(I think) but I havent taken pics yet
Must go, its bloody cold and I have to do something about dinner

SP2

Ok here we go again,SP2 has started and tonight Im going onto the Griffith Uni site to set my account up and find myself around,Macquarrie I didnt like at all but hopefully Ill scrape through with a pass like with the first two assignments.Just couldnt get my head around the theory stuff to "talk" well enough in my essays.at least its set me up to understand Gen 101 whih is also theory based
Anyhow looking forward to this weekend,Tooyay Retreat,have my main knitted item nearly done,will knit pockets to body tonight and sew ends in tomorrow on second cardigan,wash car and pack bits in my UFO box,have to work shop on Thursday to give DH a chance to change oil and grease essential bits on Cruiser,the fuel chewer but cant take the car as its needing some TLC that we cant do at moment
Took yougest of brood for his school interveiw today,all good it looks like he ll have a place next year,such a relief,hopefully he ll see his full potential there!

Heres a pcs from late last year, a street in Perth with my name and the other DH s name.We thought it may ahve been a goodluck sign!More pics,old ones but i wanted to put something up tonight,first is a back entry veiw of Dunlop with a ferocious storm coming,see the heavy rain falling?

 This is the Darling River Lilly well thats what I called them ,the bulbs were massive and they got bigger the older the plant,each year it would pull itself lower into the ground by moving its storage  sectioninto one of its fleshy roots, I dug one up in the 80s after rain and it was flat to fit into a household bucket,like all lillies the flowers are over powering in smell,sweet and heady.This last photo is a field of them in a spot on on my old Home,"Delta" where I grew up,I shed a lot of tears going back for when my Mum leaves there I dont have a reason to go back there anymore.

Dunlop Shearing Shed,held 800 odd wethers and up to 1300 odd weaners.The smell of old wool and lanolan.

lastly a quick snap I took of the Nullabour road house looking out at the approaching rain,ging through it was not so fun as I was aquapaning and nearly run off the raod,Im very proud of my self there,I drove from Cobar to Kambalda on my own with four sons,they were well behaved and the bestest bys a Mum could wish for,Im going back soon with Son no1 to see Dunlop go,looking forawrd to the drive not the rest,yep feeling melacholly tonight...

Im so glad I managed to get to the end of this SP,dont know if I passed one but should scrape through the other
Relief... I give myself a few days to just be me and knit in spare time and cook goodies for the boys,
I started another pair of the blue mittens but this time in RED Naturally Loyal,no pics yet this yarn is so nice ,a bit splitty but I can handle that for the lovely fee of this yarn.
I have this weekend to finish the Birdy cadigan and wash and block it and the other one ready for my retreat ,dont know if I should go even though Ive paid it all up ,worried about leaving Hubby to handle things here

Anyway I have to wash car this weekend,its very scuffy and bake stuff for school too NAd organise WIP basket for the trip,determied I am not to buy anything there,well a couple of spindles if the lovely lass turns up this year!!

Lovely arent they!

Releif

Well I managed to drop both last assignmnets,no idea if I will even pass the Macquarie one as I had the wrong email for the first,the tutoe said chuck it on the second which went last week and now the last one meaning Ive done an entire unit SP without having work marked,hope it goes through I dont want to do it again and apay as well
The other one should be ok,I got 70% for last sub so even if this one is in 60s I ll pass,dont want to that one agin either
Im off to Toodyay if all goes well end of next week,woohoo and Ill have two new knitted things to wear and im taking a basket of UFOs to work on,there two very nice projects  specially for the weekend but I havent knitted anything from the last two so better do some stash busting.
I have an urge to cast on some thick socks too so it ll be avery productive and fun weekend.had today off I want fit for work and didnt get anythimg done here,went through stash and got a basket ready to put on Ravelry
Thats how I found a heap of goodies Id forgotten,I must have abig stash if Ive forgotten what Ive got,LOL
first will be some handspun Mosely Park merino,enough for a pair of thick socks and then Im casting on the 8 ply Patonyle for another pair,will be fun!

Late time

Here I sit waiting for a movie to download so I can add it to my assignment and then when I do that drop it off at Curtins Droppy Boxy thingy
I would have done this earlier this evening accept it was enforced in a horrible way by another student about copy right etc,I understand that issue but I read the tutor advising another student jsut make sure everythings credited properly,anyway to be on the safe side I redid my little animation movies ,all three and reloaded onto Vimeo,trouble it takes half an hour to upload and then nearly an hour before its availble to check over times three
I have anasty feling Ive picked up a tummy bug thats floating over town at present,lets see how I go tomorrow
Anyway i was a bit shocked at this person having a crack at me for jumpig to attention and changing my work,it was good of her to clarify everything but really had I chose not to follow that instead of my interpretation of turtors posts then thats my buiness.The other students mad tem selves scarce too,she was still ranking at 11pm,nearly told her to go to bed! Oh and then she came back and had another crack at me after I posted on Uni site asking for advise jeez....
Bloody hell,anyway movie should be right to go now
 Too Ra!

Ye Gods

Why has everything have to happen at the same time,bloody hell and all that,I have two huge assignment due on Monday and only have this weekend to complete a 1800 word essay,half sort of drafted at moment,then another,thats all about creative art plus an animated movie,I can get the essay fairly done by tomorrow night but that leaves me virually only hours to do what should have been three weeks work.Problem? DHs shop !I have to go run it til nine at night for the next three nights while he
toots off gettng more stuff and staf are away,now I dont have aprob with doing this but by Tuesday Ill be fine to do the extra as Im dropping uni back to one unit per study period for 2 semesters "cause of work eaching up my physical well being..
Ive had my whinge now Im off to go to shop.....

Im sitting here witing for dish washer to finish so I can cook dinner and the get a head start on my next essay,a simple meal for half the time the boys have pigged out on somehing else and wont eat what I cook,which in way is good 'casue it becomes the next days crib!
Hated going back to work today,I ve been home wth a bug but it was nice not to run around after other people and just watch my bunnies louging around.I didnt get as much work done on my units but managed to send off Assign No2,I have No 3 for both units due next Sunday night yikes!! If I can get the outline and notes written I can start getting a thought process going,couldnt think today as I left the question behind.
Im waiting for OL to get back to me as I requested a cut in study so I can do one at a time til SP4 where Ill go back to two at a time.The shop is costing too much time and I need to help Dh as we get it updated and expanded to a full on cafe.Not sure how Ill cope when Dh goes back to his own business.
Im just up the pocket or I should say down to the pockets of my Snowgoose cardigan,another ball and I think Illbe finished.The next one will  be the cable vest in the grey handspun I started early last year,I hope I have enough yarn to finish it,theres at least another skein maybe two which should be enough,I think I have to finish the top of the first front but then again Im not sure,maybe I ll take it to Toodyay as a UFO
Its so soft for EL/Merino,Beryls the sheep! Pattern from Caron yarns,soft squishy cables!





And a finished item for once,Im looking forward to washing and blocking!SilkGarden a reclaimed sweater ammount destashed off Ravelry,one of the best deals Ive done,love it!
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Knit.1, Fall/Winter 2008  I think my sleeves are a little longer and may grow as well
I have enough yarn to make at least four of these vest too
So many projects and so much wool and so little time!

A very Autumn day

Heavens its cool today,there what I call Esperance fog drifting over us and its a bit misty,the two bunnies in residence are sitting on the back lawn pretending its warm and sunny..Fluffas got the Pose,while Taffys keeping a sharp lookout

Its just started coming in heavy mist,the two of them are still pretending its sunny and their furr is covered in beads of moisture,funny buggers!! Fluffas lost his eye and Im worried he wont see danger coming as he is quite non pussed about things around him ,very sedate bunny,Taffy is on the other hand very flighty,takes a bit of coaxing to get her inside at night,usually round and round the truck a few times before she gives up!At least she takes notice of stuff!
Took a peak at the latest IKs last night,nothing really grabs me ,maybe this one,Amelia Hoodie though I do love this hat Cats Eye Tam,love the name!
Im home today,more crappy stuff happening but I ll be able to use the rest of time to complete an assignment ,What is White? are you White? Why Not? etc.Last kids off to scholl and a minute so Ill have acouple of hours to myself,boy its cold,may have to go look for uggies..Hockey again tonight so Ill be wearing them then for sure!

End of the week

Im so relieved its Friday,have a nasty headache though it should ease if i dont do too much eye work,lol doing this is not good but Im enjoying the bit of peace while DH is at the shop,still in work clothes but really looking forward to trackie daks.
I have to do an outline for one essay tonight but have to also read that chapter to go with it so not sure how far Ill go..
Ive noticed my vision blurring heaps lately,hope its not a sign of Dads eye problems,have enough to worry about now..
Im so looking forward to the June Retreat at Toodyay at the Avon Valley Homestead The people are wonderful,and they cook beautiful food so we are all spoilt!
Sunday is Mums Day but Im enjoying my Day by watching Son 3 play Under 17s and then A2 grade Hockey in Kal
Interestingly we have had some visitors around town lately,usually when the local dogs go off frantically barking and our JR seems scared to go out side we can hazard a guess they are around,we think two dingo dogs are venturing into town and they are veiwed at least by us to be dangerous.One of my boys walking down to meet friends at the local kids spot(fish and chops shop) at 8pm was in a Mexican standoff with one  near the entrance to a laneway most people use, even at night,  H...tried to bluff with the usual stamp foot and yell but end up throwing his bottle of drink at the animal,it slunk quietly back into the shadows and he  was very careful after and kept to the lit streets,which is hard in this place as the local sport is kicking the poles so the bulbs fail,bloody kids, leaving heaps of street very dark! He was aware of the habits of these dogs and acutely aware also that its mate wouldnt be far away( setting an ambush).They have a great following in popularity and are very intelligent dogs ,these particualr ones usually hang around a station hunting goats near here but they didnt show fear of my DH as he drove past them going to work and they are the ones you have to be careful of.
Most people have scoffed but keeping in mind the little girl set upon on Fraser Island,its something that should be noted,being careful doesnt hurt.Ive been in a similiar position before when my first born was a wee baby,I was travelling alone and had to get out of the ute in the darkest dead of the night to open a gate on the family property,we had word of dogs being sighted near there and at night to feel the hackles rise on the back of your neck is not the nicest things,it always worried me if it attacked so always closed the door so it wouldnt get my baby,not good for a fast entry into drivers seat but at least bubby wouldve have been ok. That particular night I did hear a low growl sort of noise and although dingos are generally silent killers this one had a splash of kelpie in it and mixed blood ones are the worst.
anyhow Ive enjoy my afternoon writing I have to go catch up with family members scattered over Aus, on the phone!

Autumn

Wow its cooled off so quickly,I had my thick handknitted socks and Ugg slippers on last night and was just warm,we cant go out and get wood for a while with the shop taking up DH time all day and I dont feel super confident myself to take son 2 and old ute out to get some,especialy after Dh said something about checking the manifold for leaks...there may be some old wood  behind the shed anyway if it gets too bad..just being a wussy!
I have about ten inches to go for my Snowgoose,I think its going to be aneat fit too so will hopefully find a set of buttons like the ones on the rav pic of anothers effort.
Fluffa is on antibiotics for his eye which was ulcerated from the injury,hes learning to see well out of the remaining one though and is getting back to his old self , I do feel hes seems to be looking more like an old bunny lately
Schools back and whatya know one kid refused to go another missed the bus so only one made the bell this morning..theres always tomorrow,that useless Walna test is up on Monday I think,it has never shown my boys true potential,one year Son 3 was given a smudged sheet he couldnt even read,another son was marked absent for the day to save the teacher the effort as he has a learning disability,so no I dont like them....
I have to work on three essays tonight,so want to get the out of the way!!! Sex and Sexuality and Foucalts opinion,name two things brought together by  globilisation,what is white/ are you white/,why/ not/ ...I have to write at least half page...on each.. I left the ad at work I needed for the last one!
This is my last bit of creativity,Heirloom Alpaca,one ball equals one pair of awesomely warm mittens..best part I have another ball,seriously would love a jumper out of this stuff but at $7 a ball not very wise at moment,I do have some fawn mix in stash for a vest though!

Looks better on than on their own! They about 2 hours each to knit!
Ta ta til next time!

Again

Well I must say writing another post is a surprising event,I think Im avoiding reading the necessary chapters to write a one page essay,ahem,Im getting so close to seeing another large project off the needles I just want to knit every spare moment and get to try it on!
Its a gorgeous warmish day though by jove its been so cold at night,weelll for us anyhow,no snow or frost, just that creeping coldness that soaks in,we spent an hour out in it a couple of nights ago in a desparate search for our missing bunnies
At nearly 11 oclock I found Fluffa,I first though he was dead but I could see a gigantic tear weaving down his little furry cheek and I frantically pulled away the crap that was between him and me,he had somehow got his head stuck between the corner of a plastic bottle crate and the upright pole along the shed wall and must been there for hours,his right eye was pushed up and distorted and I think any long and he would have just given up,he sat back and was very groggy and the only way I could get him out was to pick him up by the cruff of the neck gently and he snuggled into my arms,I rushed him inside and give him water which he didnt leave for nearly ten minutes and was barley able to stand
Meanwhile we went straight to see where the hell Taffy was,a small hole under the fence into the neigbours garden(they dont live there anymore so no feisty JR) I really didnt think Taffy would fit,she is so fat but low and behold when we looked over fence there she was sitting up like Jacky not a feather out of place.After going in there and rattling around she had disappeared, the little rat .Frustrated we came back to our side and bugger me there she was cheekilly perched up looking at us.a quick run down and block the hole and we had her back inside very indignantly.
The last two days they have been locked inside,"punishment" for Taffy but also to ensure Fluffa had a grooming pal to be with him.Im suspicious some thing must have startled them for them to go to ground like this and I think Fluffa must have tried to climb or hop over the plastic bin and slipped as there was room for him to turn around.
Looking at his progress he come running up to me this morning looking for his favourite brekky, bread and cereal(Fibre Plus) and I think hes going to be blind in that damaged eye as he run into a few things when I let him go outside.Hes such a docile buny,he loves being petted and I always spend time "grooming" him ,he doesnt struggle when I pick him up,very loving,sits with me often as I study late nights and even joins me while I hang washing,feeding around my feet on the lawn. I didnt sleep that first night so scared I had lost him and I blamed myself as I didnt go looking for him earlier when he didnt turn up as he usualy does,he has a cute little routine and always follows it.

 Dressed in a 000 singlet to keep him warm after shearing,

With luck he will come good and is already showing his resilience(that word makes me feel ill,had it jammed down neck too many time ,lol) and it remains to be seen how much sight he ll have considerign that we think he didnt have much in the first place!

Sitting in a bucket or split peas,he loves them so much and had to squish in muchly to get at them!And yes I did post this last time but couldnt resist he looked so cute sitting in there!