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Month: August 2011

  • Shared today on Twitter

    Trying out new physio on old running injuries. Hoping for some relief…

    Checking out the new cafe! Swanky. (@ Toby’s Estate Broadway) http://t.co/AXRpoY6

    Crazy = funny when you don’t have to deal with it directly. On a related note, I am really enjoying my week off.

    Posted my pics from our trip to Melbourne and the Mornington Peninsula! http://t.co/SRhvPQP Thanks for hosting us, @eileenDCoE!

    RT @imdominating: Ladies pinch. Whores wear rouge.

    Ugh. Doing the monthly budget and expenditure is a lot more fun when you haven’t SPENT ALL THE MONIES.

    “Knitting and the Internet”… circa 1997. LOVE IT. http://t.co/dEjt3Bo

    I am finding it slightly difficult to use my laptop today. http://t.co/NOG8cNl

  • Trip to Victoria

    Arthur's SeatThere was no Jamie Oliver post this past weekend… because we went to Melbourne and the Mornington Peninsula! Eileen had been trying to get us down there for ages, so we figured it was finally time to go. We flew out on Friday night and back on Monday night, and in between we managed to experience: Fitzroy hipsters, Melbourne shopping, blindfolded Rubik’s cube solvers, a lighthouse, Bass Strait, many wineries, a “cheesery”, and a couple beer halls. It was a great little jam-packed mini-break. Photos are here. Thanks for hosting us, RT!

  • Want to learn to cook?

    “University of Sydney joins forces with Jamie Oliver’s Ministry of Food.” Neat! On Friday, October 21, there are going to be cooking classes up on the quad at Sydney Uni. The Snook and I cook quite a lot so I don’t think we’ll be going. But if you have the day free and you’d like to learn to make some tasty meals, you should book in! (Link courtesy of Mary-Helen‘s Twitter.)

  • Shared today on Google Reader

  • Shared today on Twitter

    WOOHOO! Fox Faces Socks are done and will soon be heading off to grace @imdominating’s tooties. http://t.co/EiEk9X8

    TOOTIES? I meant @imdominating’s tootsies = feet, of course. Not that she’d do anything weird with socks. Unless they had R. Pattz on them.

    I think I found my Halloween costume… but it would necessitate a haircut. http://t.co/jyFvXZG

    @witty_knitter Haha, you just want to upload me to that Lesbians Who Look Like Justin Bieber website! 🙂

  • Fox Faces Socks

    Fox Faces SocksThese are the fourth socks in the 2011 “Super Special Six Pattern Sock Club.” I’ve caught up! After the stupid Nutkins knocked me two months behind schedule, I’ve finally caught back up to everyone else. These Fox Faces Socks by Nancy Bush were a very quick knit for me, and I’m pleased with how they turned out. The wool is Knitabulous‘s “Ultimate Sock” (which I think has been discontinued) in a beautiful faded pinky-red. I knitted both socks at the same time on a pair of 60cm 2.75mm circular needles. I followed the pattern pretty much *exactly*, which is like a record for me. (I did do one extra repeat on the leg though to add some length.) The toe is a weird one, with three sets of equally spaced decreases rather than the usual two. I actually like how it looks on the top of the sock, with two of the decrease bands emerging perfectly from two of the lace columns. I’m not sure how the third band will wear on the bottom of the foot, but I guess we’ll see. These actually turned out a tiny bit short for me, and I couldn’t be bothered frogging to make them longer. (I was running out of wool too.) So these lovely socks will shortly be winging their way to Chicago to grace the feet of my awesome cousin. She hooks us up with episodes of True Blood; I knit her some socks. It’s a good system.

    As usual, more photos and details over on Ravelry…

  • Shared today on Twitter

    Caffeinating before the drive back to Melbs. (@ Blue Bay Cafe) http://t.co/sgPwhHT

    I told you it was windy. @ Cape Schanck Lighthouse http://t.co/SzFfj4t

    Beer o’clock in Fitzroy. (@ Little Creatures Dining Hall) [pic]: http://t.co/dUrIpAk

    Indulging our inner hipsters in Fitzroy. http://t.co/HosreSz http://t.co/RrqYsMk http://t.co/wXicURl

    A lovely Japanese striped cotton fell in my bag. (@ The Fabric Store) http://t.co/8L37vAB

    Turns out I like Fitzroy a whole lot more on a Monday afternoon than on a Friday night!

    @mrs_sockvictim Wow!

    Heading home after our best trip down south yet… (@ Melbourne Airport (MEL) w/ 7 others) http://t.co/v4zmVhQ

    Foodie celeb-spotting! Just stood next to Mark Best in the taxi queue. (@ Taxi Rank (T2 Multi-User Domestic)) http://t.co/Heag9Dz

    @eileenDCoE Thanks RT! Best trip to Melbs yet. Thank you for hosting us!

    @eileenDCoE Haha, also just realised I overpaid you for lighthouse. This ensures you will come to Sydney and buy me dinner! My clever plan!!

    Safe and sound, back at home. Cats didn’t starve. In fact, it looks like they actually missed us!

    Thanks to @mrs_sockvictim and the S.V. for checking on the little bastards for us!

    RT @kdelarue: @web_goddess One for you: RT @DeanVipond, @amybumps Aged 7 I sent Roald Dahl a dream in a bottle I’d made.He wrote back ht …

  • Photo Post

    I told you it was windy.

    I told you it was windy.

  • Shared today on Twitter

    Cliffs and sea and sunshine. @ Cape Schanck Lighthouse http://t.co/4qwMd0r

    Pizza lunch at a winery! Very busy… (@ T’Gallant Winemakers) [pic]: http://t.co/ge6k3Qk

    Me and Bass Strait. @ Cape Schanck http://t.co/wpwSBrL

    The others are tasting wine. Alas, I am the designated driver. http://t.co/l9iKlJ6

    Red Hill Estate. Gorgeous view… http://t.co/Zx8vk3a http://t.co/c0Yq2Dq

    Wheat Beer! (@ Red Hill Brewery) [pic]: http://t.co/vlwvNYS

    Red Hill Brewery. This is what I was saving my alcohol allowance for. http://t.co/tGHlSSI http://t.co/s6Ww0yM

    Last winery of the day! (@ Eldridge Estate) http://t.co/ksvfhlz

    The view from Eldridge Estate. So pretty… http://t.co/DYgFw0e

    Up on the lookout. It’s brisk! (@ Arthur’s Seat w/ 2 others) [pic]: http://t.co/epjaGgh

    @ozquokka They would only sell it by the case today! So we couldn’t get any. 🙁

    Check it out @carbolicious. We’re comin’ for you… http://t.co/NPb49YU

    Realisation: lighthouses are built on bleak promontories. Our cute little cottage is now being buffeted by the Roaring 40’s. Seriously.

    Staying in Red Cottage. It’s lovely and cosy, but the wind is HOWLING! (@ Cape Schanck Lighthouse) http://t.co/toEYFLX

  • Photo Post

    Me and Bass Strait.

    Me and Bass Strait.