A week till Thailand!
7 Oct 2006
PEACOCK FEATHERS
I'm done with peacock feathers, here she is casually draped over the fence down the beach. Jaggerspun Zephyr in plum, 3.5mm knitpick options needle. Started in September, Finished 5 October.
FIRST BEACH DAY OF THE SPRING
Speaking of beach, we had our first beach day for summer 06-07 today. It was a bit windy so there were kite-surfers there. I was watching them, transfixed. They surfed up the face of the wave heading out to sea and if the wind picked up their sail at the right time, they were pulled out of the water straight up into the air, 10-15 feet for up to twenty seconds! I put that sport on the list of things to do before I die, it looks like a blast. This is a dodgy shot, but this guy is actually completely airborne, cool huh?
When we were fossicking on the rocks, we found this little sucker. He was the most wonderful shade of blue.
PINK FOR A CURE
On the way home we decided to try the new harbourside seafood joint. It's right on the working harbour, so you can eat your fruit de mer whilst watching it come in on the trawlers. It was dusk, and one of the local GP's who found her own breast cancer and has been fundraising and awareness raising ever since has a project to light the lighthouse pink. It looks wonderful.
Why do some cancers get all the glory while others languish unfunded? It's not fair.
REDRESSING THE BALANCE
I redressed one of my many inadequacies this week. I don't collect anything. The bowerbird across the road is a mad collector of fabulous antiquey and vintage stuff, and this one likes a bit of the vintage as well. Me, well, I'm a disposable sort of girl. And lately, I've been wanting to start collecting something. May I present the first one of my collection of vintage sewing machines. She works too!
NEXT POST - BRA SHOPPING FOR MY HOLIDAY - FUN FUN FUN!
I'm done with peacock feathers, here she is casually draped over the fence down the beach. Jaggerspun Zephyr in plum, 3.5mm knitpick options needle. Started in September, Finished 5 October.
FIRST BEACH DAY OF THE SPRING
Speaking of beach, we had our first beach day for summer 06-07 today. It was a bit windy so there were kite-surfers there. I was watching them, transfixed. They surfed up the face of the wave heading out to sea and if the wind picked up their sail at the right time, they were pulled out of the water straight up into the air, 10-15 feet for up to twenty seconds! I put that sport on the list of things to do before I die, it looks like a blast. This is a dodgy shot, but this guy is actually completely airborne, cool huh?
When we were fossicking on the rocks, we found this little sucker. He was the most wonderful shade of blue.
PINK FOR A CURE
On the way home we decided to try the new harbourside seafood joint. It's right on the working harbour, so you can eat your fruit de mer whilst watching it come in on the trawlers. It was dusk, and one of the local GP's who found her own breast cancer and has been fundraising and awareness raising ever since has a project to light the lighthouse pink. It looks wonderful.
Why do some cancers get all the glory while others languish unfunded? It's not fair.
REDRESSING THE BALANCE
I redressed one of my many inadequacies this week. I don't collect anything. The bowerbird across the road is a mad collector of fabulous antiquey and vintage stuff, and this one likes a bit of the vintage as well. Me, well, I'm a disposable sort of girl. And lately, I've been wanting to start collecting something. May I present the first one of my collection of vintage sewing machines. She works too!
NEXT POST - BRA SHOPPING FOR MY HOLIDAY - FUN FUN FUN!
posted by knitabulous at Saturday, October 07, 2006 |
