Month: April 2006
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Oh hey, I just found the company that makes the Star Wars fabric Mom used in our quilt. Turns out they make quite a few other designs. Ours is called (appropriately enough) “Vader’s Revenge”. Incidentally, we had a long chat Friday night about the whole licensing issue thing. Mom was admonishing me for even mentioning…
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Thanks to Helen for pointing out that this year’s list of the world’s fifty best restaurants is now available. Apparently the only Melbourne restaurant on the list dropped off this year; therefore I’ve eaten in all (i.e. “both”) Australian honorees! If we want to cross anymore off, we’ll have to go to another continent.
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Episode III – Revenge of the AmishOkay, so my mom’s been a quilter for a long time, and now that she’s not working full-time she’s had time to start cranking out quilts for everyone in the family. She told me a while ago that she was planning to make a wedding quilt for Rodd and…
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At the Easter Show today I found a booth exhibiting Nada Chairs and remembered that I’d tried one at the Craft Show a few years earlier and really liked it. So I bought one! I feel a bit silly wearing it – like I’m about to rappel down a cliff at any second – but…
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Bondi BeachJoey and his Dad are dipping their toes in the western half of the Pacific for the first time. The surf isn’t big but it’s a lovely evening…
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A Knitted Tank Cozy. Sheesh. That’s a lot of knitting. I need to get some Finished Objects happening myself!
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Zoo fun!Mom snaps pics of Sydney Harbour from the skyway at Taronga Zoo. It was a gorgeous day to visit the animals, and we got to meet Snookums’ family too!
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Wentworth FallsToday’s mission was the Blue Mountains. We saw the Three Sisters and rode the world’s steepest railway. Now we’re off to Featherdale to pet a koala!
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Sydney AquariumWe spent the morning looking for Nemo and we found him! And Joey petted a baby shark.
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Indiana Court Clears Gay Couple to Adopt. Sometimes my home state makes me proud. Of course, the article does quote some idiot from the “American Family Association of Indiana” as saying: “When same-sex couples adopt, they are making a conscious decision to deny that child a mother or a father. Both play an important role,…