Two days ago Geoff and I embarked on a mini road trip. We drove from Bacchus Marsh to Wangaratta for an early family Christmas. Normally this is about three and a half hours but we decided to go via Woodend, Bendigo, Shepparton and Benalla which made it a six-hour trip. We came…
Archives for December 2011
Yarn Roundup and UFO Update
This afternoon I decided to round up all the escaped balls of yarn. You know the ones, they jump out of your stash and set up colonies under the bed, on the coffee table and – in my case – on the piano. There was actually more than is in the picture….
UFO Sighting in Bacchus Marsh
Yes folks, there are UFOs* in Bacchus Marsh. I suspect there is a high-level a cover-up because it hasn’t been on the news or in the paper or anything. I counted 19 of them when I they first appeared, but now there only seem to be 16. I took some photos and…
The Tragic Tale of Big Brown
This time last month, Ysolda blogged about knitting jumpers (or “sweaters” as she put it). She asked for people to contribute stories – good and bad – of their adventures in jumper knitting. I told the sad and sorry tale of Big Brown (previously referred to here as the Giant Brown Man Jumper…