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Images and videos that I’ve taken on-the-go

  • Sydney Festival Volunteering

    The Sydney Festival has begun! I wasn’t rostered on any volunteering shifts until next weekend, but I got an emergency message last night asking if I could help out at Bondi today. Why not? So I slipped on my yellow shirt, slapped on my Festival hat, and slopped on some sunscreen before making the trek out to Bondi. It was an absolutely beautiful day.

    Bondi

    I headed to the Pavilion and found the setup area for The Whale. The folks from Spare Parts Puppet Theatre had set up the scaffolding yesterday and then blocked it off for the night. I helped take down the barriers and bollards.

    The Whale at Bondi Pavilion
    The puppets – including the 10m long whale – were being prepped nearby. I got to help carry out the whale!

    Whale puppet

    The talented puppeteers got to work hanging the whale and the other sea creatures

    Hanging the puppets
    The whale was in two parts, with the lower part made of billowing netting. She also had thousands of LEDs inside that should look beautiful at night.

    Assembling the whale
    Once they had her hung, they spent a lot of time tweaking the position of the support ropes. “Do you need any help?” “Sure, grab that rope!” I was excited to lend a hand.

    Me holding the rope for a whale puppet
    And then it was time to open to the public! There was a steady stream of folks coming to and from the beach, and we invited them to check out the whale and help her swim by pulling on the ropes. I made a little video. You can also hear some of the amazing music.

    It was pretty hot. I diligently applied sunscreen and refilled my water bottle regularly. My fellow volunteer Pete bright me a much needed Zooper Dooper. 😂

    Zooper Doopers

    A lot of people were shy about coming up to the artwork. I spent a lot of time tugging on ropes myself and yelling to passersby: “WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE A GO? IT’S FREE AND REALLY FUN!”

    And then later I took a break and got myself a Frosty Fruits.

    Me eating a Frosty Fruits
    At 4 we put the whale to “sleep” for an hour so everyone could have a break. My shift over, I couldn’t resist taking one more photo on the beach.

    Me at Bondi

    What a fun day! The Whale is running for ten days, and I’ll be back for another shift next weekend. If you’re in Sydney, you should check it out.

  • The Whale

    The Whale

    First day of Sydney Festival volunteering! Please endorse me for WHALE WRANGLING on LinkedIn. 😂

  • Sports day

    Sports day

    We’ve had this TV for two years, and today I was finally motivated to figure out picture-in-picture. I’ve got the Aussie cricketers trying to finish off India, as well as Notre Dame (currently) beating Georgia. GO IRISH! 🍀

  • Skill Trees

    Skill Trees

    I had some fun today colouring in boxes on my Sewing and Adventure Skill Trees. Looking forward to filling in some more of these this year!

  • Lucky dinner

    Lucky dinner

    The Snook made our traditional lucky dish for New Year’s Day: black-eyed peas with kale and andouille. To continued prosperity!

  • Marimekko Arkie shirt

    Marimekko Arkie shirt

    Starting the year with another finished project! I used the bulk of the remainder of my Marimekko Unikko fabric to make myself a Tessuti Arkie shirt. This is actually the third time I’ve used this pattern, and the last one was so roomy that I decided to go down a size in the body. I left off the pockets, and I moved the break point and top button up about an inch. Looks good, right? I was worried it would be a little too clown-like with the bright colour and large print, but I think it’s fun and suits me.

  • Sleeve pinning

    Sleeve pinning

    Peggy Olson knows that the best way to set in a sleeve is to use a LOT of pins. (I know some of you can do it with zero. I’m not there yet.)

  • Weisswurst Frühstück

    Weisswurst Frühstück

    Because if you had the opportunity to start the New Year with Weisswurst Frühstück, why wouldn’t you? 🥨🍻

  • Happy New Year!

    Happy New Year!

    “Same procedure as last year?” “Same procedure as every year.” Guten Rutsch! 🎆

  • Marimekko Shirt

    Marimekko Shirt

    I’m certainly getting my money’s worth out of this fabric, aren’t I? I had just enough left to cut out another Arkie Shirt. I’ve gone down a body size on this one, and I’ve raised the break point an inch. I’m really pleased with how it’s turning out! This is the third one of these I’ve sewn, and each one has gotten better.

    I also experimented with the tweezer method of turning out the collar on this one. It’s definitely sharper than the ones I’ve done in the past. Next time I’ll try the thread method…

    Shirt collar