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Still here
June 27, 2005
I'm still here I promise! Just keep not getting far enough through my list to actually get to blogging! But have just had a great weekend taking it very easy and doing little.
I made a spicy blended pumpkin soup, had a disasterous go at cooking fish (oh it was so terrible, yuk yuk), and started knitting a teddy from my new women's weekly baby gifts. I got a little further on bloom and watched lots of episodes - the revelations mini series, and enterprise season two, plus a sliders that I fell alseep during.
Michael took me on a lovely date to see Batman (I gave it 7, he gave it 8 on first viewing the week before) and out to dinner afterwards to a local gem, which was less gem-like on the night in question, in terms of both service and food, but nonetheless was still nice!
Michael also made a questionable surprise gift purchase for me in the form of a talking donald trump doll. Though my eyebrows were raised at the time, I admit it has been mildly amusing watching him give commentary on our weekend, "You're fired" and the like.
Coming up to the end of financial year I did want to spend some time having a big picture planning session (oh I do love to plan, and think about the big picture) but I didn't get to it so perhaps Wednesday this week or next weekend.
I Purposefully did not do any sewing this weekend to try and give myself a break as I have been doing a fair bit lately and possibly it has stopped being fun! I am sure I just need to chill out a bit before picking it all back up.
Almost all of the amazon shipment has arrived though I did not spend much time on weekend looking at it all, though I did give a few hours to the new best recipe which is sooo incredibly fabulous I almost want to order 100 copies and give them to everyone I know. It is enormous, comprehensive, delightful and was less than $40 Australian including shipping! There are others in the series which will totally be going on my birthday wishlist.
I looked at Loop D Loop quite a bit when it arrived, there's not too much I can see myself making thought it's very interesting, but I'll definitely do the corkscrew scarf, and soon, I'm going to use some handpaintedyarn.com bulky yarn in yellow, and (even though it will probably look totally terrible on me and I'll have to modify the pattern for a larger size) the yoke vest, in burgundy from handpaintedyarn. So that will be my next craft splurge, which will use a good chunk of the craft budget top up when I get paid in a couple of weeks.. But that should be ok cos I'll also have the simply marilyn stuff bought ages ago coming in, hopefully, so I should be well stocked up.
With the rest of next months fund I may buy another skirt pattern - The one I've recently bought doesn't actually fit me I've realised, and though it's still a great pattern and I'm sure I can modify it, I still need to get one really good garment finished.. With the time and patience and attention to detail I've been giving knitting.. So I will start with a pattern that will actually suit me and actually fits and then pick some fabric I love and take it from there.
Sorry no photos. I've got photos hanging around from recent stuff like chocolate making with jessie and the new big tote, and a story to tell as I've aluded to earlier about not prewashing fabrics, but I just need to get around to it all!
PS, who's there?? I have five bloglines subscribers now, not crazy numbers I know but I am curious who you are. Leave me a comment!
Posted by lee_taylor at June 27, 2005 08:16 AM