Book Week 2017

Our school was late with this event this year.  But they did it.  

BJ - Ash from Pokemon.

DJ - Saucepan Man from The Enchanted Wood - Enid Blyton

& now the op shops can have all their pans & shirts back.  

Taking Stock - August

Making :  socks & socks.  Oh & Lego!
Cooking :  as little as possible & leaving it to Stuart.  
Drinking :  to much coffee.
Reading:  True Colors - Kristin Hannah
Trawling:  The e-magaine of sock patterns.
Wanting:  more hours in a day.
Looking:  at my stash to see which sock yarns suit some new patterns.
Deciding:  On Christmas gift making....  & some birthday gifts still to come this year.
Wishing:  I didn't get sick.
Enjoying: watching the calves playing over the road.
Pondering:  Scrap sock yarn.  Oh the potential...
Listening:  Zac Brown Band
Buying:  bins to sort a pile of Lego into.  We will see if the sorting lasts.
Watching:  Foyle's War starting over at season 1.
Hoping: I don't get sick again for ages.
Needing: a little more time to get my knitting ideas done!
Smelling:  all the washing trying to dry inside.
Wearing:  layers.   Lots of layers.
Noticing: spring is on the way.
Knowing:  It is going to rain on the weekend.  Again.  For about the 8th weekend in a row!
Thinking:  up ideas to use the scrap sock yarn.
Admiring:  some really talented knitters in the sock world & what they create without patterns.  
Bookmarking:  to many sock patterns.
Disliking:  that the year is flying by.

Thursday Thanks

• Getting better!
• Some extra hours at work.
• Good work days.
• A boy that is getting to sleep better.
• A new tactic for us to help him.
• Reading Enid Blyton books to my own boys now!  Woohoo!
• Fresh eggs that make a great egg & bacon pie for our tea.

710/1000

Super Excited!

I just finished up my brick socks.

I'm also sulking as everyone in the house is asleep including the dog who is snoring behind me.  But she is colourblind anyway so won't appreciate the rainbows.  

They are King's Cross socks, inspired by Harry Potter's platform 9¾.  I left off that bit & just went with the brick work as for these, it's all about the colour isn't it!  

I'm just pleased they are done.  I had 3 days of no knitting as I was sick, but today wanted these over with.  

Now I've shown someone, I'm going to bed.  Happy now.  :-)

Goodnight.

Socks # 11 - 2017

Pop Up Dig

Science Week has been on in our area for the last week or 2.  

I was excited to find an event in a brochure about a Pop up Dig for kids being put on by the Universities here.  

So booked the boys in & we went.  I managed to go too.  Fortunately there were seats so I could do lots of sitting after still getting over bugs.  

The boys had a great time though & learnt quite a bit & loved being hands on with the different parts they could be hands on with.  

Sorting out different types of "rubbish" that has been dug.  Listening to info on ageing it.

Aboriginal history too which in Australia is quite important as yes, if you find stuff it will probably go back to aboriginal times.  

Also learning to dig which isn't actually digging but scrapping!  Finding & sorting out different things they dug & sifted.  

All good fun!

Nearly!!!

What can I say really?

It's so pretty though.

Almost done, just the cuff to go.

Then the tough job of deciding where to start the colours on the next one as I don't want them the same of course!

Thursday Thanks

• Signs of spring.
• Art in nature.
• My chickens.
• The eggs which my chickens give me.
• Easy ideas for gifting to children.
• BJ's effort in a bit of extra tutoring at home (with me!) .  It is helping & he is encouraged by that.
• DJ's progress with his reading.
• Stuart that does the reading with DJ.  
• Great days at work.
• Lovely customers that appreciate your helping them.
• Not being too old to learn new things!

703/1000