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Five for Friyay #10

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Hello! Six more working days, one more stitch group meetup (seriously love those moments tho) and it will be Christmas Day! I am starting to rediscover my joy, thanks in no small part to Si, who put up the most Charlie Brown tree we’ve ever had.

Clockwise from top left: Elise is tolerating Peanut more, even to sharing a food bowl; Si brought me a cordless trimmer, that uses “keys” instead of stupid wire; the tree is almost smothered in tinsel; bookends! Charlie Meowse and Elise are birdwatching; I found the stitching I’d done for a present LAST YEAR and have laced it up; I finished the pattern bit of the babies jumper I am making for work; I brought and kitted up the Union Jack (Si’s choice) for next year’s SAL. With any luck I will hold off until Christmas Day to start…details for this can be found on instagram at the hashtag #2024QuakerFlagSAL or by shopping with Vivsters on Etsy.

Also Tag finished for the season. Hooray.

On a sad note, Uncle Ivan was farewelled at church in Judea last Saturday. He was a fantastic man, a strict father who set guidelines but was also there when all you needed was a quiet hug and to be told he had faith in you. His faith in God was higher and he will be missed.

Five for Friyay #8

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Hello everyone

“There are times to stay put, and what you want will come to you, and there are times to go out into the world and find such a thing for yourself.”

Lemony Snicket, Horseradish: Bitter Truths You Can’t Avoid

Sorry for the long delay in writing – life has been a bit chaotic. I can’t remember if I mentioned before, but we (Si, his mate Dave & I) got roped into running a Tag module at the local league club (it’s like rugby league, but without the tackles. Look up NZTFI on youtube or google). Honestly, it’s like hearding cats, except my cats are better behaved. There’s also the new software learnings, and one thing I have definitely learnt is that my teacher doesn’t understand it either. Never mind, this is what Google is for, #amiright ?

I am in a period of going out into the world, and this too is hard work. I hate having to sell myself and interviews and all that. Loathe it. But it has to be done; you can’t moan about something and expect change if you are not prepared to work for it.

But onto the YAY for the week. I have used Duolingo over 100 days consecutively, and am in the Amethyst league. I got nearly 400 stitches into my Princess Elliana (Mirabilia) conversion, but boo, still haven’t found the colour change notes. The babes reached 18months, so I wrote a wee love note to Charlie Meowse on my IG feed. And I cast on a new project for work, and have learnt that I am a yarn snob as acryllic is ick. The end result however will be so freaking cute…

So there’s my five. Hope your week was good, and your week ahead is even better.

Five for Friyay #6

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This week’s ending on a high! We are currently in the capital, having a lovely reconnect weekend.

I finished Barry the Puffin from Knit for Victory (Etsy and Ravelry). He’s cute! Lessons learnt include going down a few needle sizes to tighten the knit up. I’m using 3mm on Sirdar Saltaire worsted in the current piece.

Barry

Last night in Taupo…bagged a really good motel that was right on the waterfront!

The steps down to the unit

Waking up this morning….

A gorgeous Taupō day

Ending up in Te Whanga-nui-a-Tara

Have a lovely week and if you’re in Aotearoa, VOTE! Just not for National/Act/Winnie, thanks very much…

Five for Friyay #5

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This week has felt heavy. I feel like there are so many things that I *should* be doing, and instead am doing nothing. So here’s a list of things that I did do, just to balance out that feeling.

Check out the bod on Bazza!
  1. I went to work, and did a bloody great job of it too.
  2. I learnt to combine colours in a knitted piece, and along with that, mattress stitch and now a Russian join. I’m knitting Barry the Puffin, from @knitforvictory on IG/etsy/ravelry. He’s so freaking cute. I’m using Toft charcoal and cream, and the blue/yellow/orange are from Leith’s stash as I only need tiny bits.
  3. I found an app that lets me load my ravelry purchases (yes, multiple purchases) and include stitch counters for each part. Row Counter on my android phone, but it’s also available for iOS here https://rowcounterapp.com/
  4. The Sky receiver is fixed (hopefully for good, as I’ve had 4 techs out now) and they gave me a decent credit for the time without the use of the service.
  5. Voting is now open in the General Election! I am hoping that the polling is wrong, as I do not want a National/Act government. While our family would in theory be better off with the tax cuts, it’s scary what public services they will cut to fund this AND I am worried about the families and those in the low income brackets. I find that the older I get, the more left leaning I am.