Month: May 2007
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I should’ve brought more Kool-Aid back from the States. I’ve suddenly got a killer idea for this year’s Halloween party hors d’oeuvres… (Link courtesy of Max.)
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[MOM, DON’T LOOK. SERIOUSLY.] Oh my gosh, I want everything that this chick makes. The whole concept – the website, the photography, the freakin’ CLOTHES – is awesome. (Prediction: Amy will love it.) Or maybe I just need to take an embroidery class or something.
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World Wide Knitting in Public DayAfter much debate and research (I spoke to several City events coordinators), everyone seems to agree that the best venue… is the same one we had last year. Yep, we’re making it official, folks. Where: Sidewalk Cafe + Bar, Sydney Opera HouseWhen: Saturday, June 9, 2007 from 2pm onwardsBring: Your…
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Today in the knitting shop I had a call from someone “working on the new Bazmark film.” Sweet! (Regular readers will recall that I once gave Baz’s wife Catherine Martin knitting lessons.) So anyway, the chick wanted all this thick gnarly grey alpaca wool and I managed to track it down for her. She came…
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Oh, dear lord! I will be waking up to the sound of Stephen Fry from now on, for sure.
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A righteous rant! Excellent. Just what a bootylicious girl needs after seeing her doctor “Tsk tsk” and pull out the measuring tape… (Link courtesy of Lara.)
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Italian Chicken and Bacon RotoloMy culinary adventures continue! Thanks to Ma Snook’s generous birthday gift of a delicious subscription, I always have lots of food pr0n inspiration lying around. Tonight I made Belinda Jefferey’s “Rotolo,” which (as she herself admits) is really just a glorified chicken meatloaf. It starts with chicken mince, to which you…
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ZOMG! YARRRN. It’s pirates, and it’s knitting. I need that T-shirt. (Link courtesy of the Snook.)
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HA! Did David include a blooper reel at the end of his last podcast? The end music started up and I was about to switch off, but I got distracted buying a bottle of water. The next thing I knew, I heard him trying to keep his cat from eating the microphone. Too funny!
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How Sassy Changed My Life. Dear GAWD, one of these times I go home to my Mom’s house I really must remember to look in her basement for the oh-so-cool photo of me on the cover of Sassy. (Yes, I had it taken at one of those photo trickery booths at Cedar Point. I was,…