April 10, 2009
April 9
Am I ever glad for a long weekend! Today is Good Friday, and here in Australia, it's the first day of a four day weekend. Hallelujah!
Monday night I started to lose my voice. Tuesday night at the Easter Show Arts Preview, I could barely talk, and I've been feeling cruddy ever since.
The Arts Preview was great fun, though! Many bloggers and ravellers there, like Ailsa, Kris, Mary-Helen, Sally, Julie, Lien and Katie amongst others.
Unfortunately, my winning streak ground to a halt. I did get a Second place in the Fair Isle for Autumn Rose, but no other places. Ailsa however, got four places on her four entries, and Sheridan got two Highly Commendeds for her two entries. Lots of places for lots of Ravellers, the displays are much better this year than last.
So amongst feeling like crap, and boundless other things sucking up my time, there has been knitting. Nearly all of my knitting time has gone into the Aeolian shawl.
I'm really enjoying it, although it's pretty slow going, mainly because I'm stopping every 10 stitches or so to place a bead, which really slows the whole thing down.
The yarn I'm using is Mama Blue Silk Lace in "Urchin", and the beads are just 8/0 glass seed beads that I picked up on eBay.
Today, something very, very rare happened. I baked. Trust me, this is much more momentous than it sounds.
Banana bread. And it's good.
Twinkie would like you all to know she's being treated in the manner to which she has become accustomed.
And if she feels she isn't being treated appropriately, she just forces us to do her bidding.
Posted by Donna at April 10, 2009 09:20 PMComments
aw, sorry you're feeling poorly, and right in time for the long weekend :(
you're knitting is a winner any day, the others are probably just happy you left something for them this time!!
and is that a massage Twinkle is getting? bless!
Posted by: Kylie at April 11, 2009 08:15 AMHope you feel better soon. The shawl looks great.
Posted by: Suzanne at April 11, 2009 10:38 AMI went to the show yesterday and agree, the knitting is a lot better this year (by better, I mean better patterns, more modern stuff etc, not necessarily better quality knitting!!). Sorry you are feeling poorly though.
Congrats on your Kitri socks!! So lovely. And also happy blogthday.
And finally, congrats on finishing the bling thing - it really does look great on her, and I think doing the ribbing plain was a really good idea.
Posted by: Rose Red at April 11, 2009 12:02 PMI hope you felling better now. Your shawl is pretty at any stage of the process. Bananna Bread, freeze it and ship it! I have not made bread since 1975! Before meeting Twinkie I would not have thought a bunny would be so interactive. She make sure she gets her attention while my 4 cats are more interested in getting fed and the boys with going out.
Happy Easter
Congrats on your win - it really is a gorgeous sweater! Love the new shawl - I just cast on for the same last night, and I'm enjoying it so much.
Hope you are feeling better, and that you enjoyed your long weekend!
Posted by: Jeanne at April 14, 2009 01:52 AMHope you are feeling better. Beads & lace sound like a lot of work but I am sure it will be worth the effort. I have those "baking" moments too!
Posted by: Ann at April 14, 2009 01:08 PMHope you're feeling better now.
Congratulations on the second place at The Show - that's a trememdous result.
Posted by: Lynne at April 15, 2009 09:03 AM
Sorry to hear you're feeling crappy - a long weekend should do the trick (we've got one in Blighty, too. Yay!)
Posted by: Sherpa at April 10, 2009 10:52 PMI think every household should have a Twinkle :o)