I had to go out this morning to collect a parcel from the Post Office which I missed yesterday. I managed to write a whole post before I had to leave. Went to add some pictures and the post disappeared totally. Grrr. SO I am trying again.
I could have finished bedsocks for granddaughter if my son had let me know the length of her foot. I have reminded him twice so think I will just guess. I could have done the second sock in the time I have been waiting.


I've started a shawl in a mix of camel and silk fingering. The yarn is lovely to knit as it's very soft. However it starts with 363 stitches being cast on. Twice I have made a mistake in the fifth row, even though I thought I was being careful. Grrr!
I think winter might be quite cold. When we were at Wollombi near Cessnock in the Hunter Valley, mice would start arriving at the first sign of a chill in the night air. I had to secure all food in mice proof containers there. My son on the Central Coast has had a couple of mice recently. My brother on the upper north shore had to reorganise all storage in his pantry after an onslaught by mice last week.
Yesterday I was at the doctor's for a repeat prescription and a flu injection. Also had pneumonia vaccine as he thought it was a good idea. While I was waiting I could see a mouse running around the car park outside. I told the doctor who was horrified.
However, the best story belongs to my sister who is minding a house about 40 minutes south of Canberra while the owners are overseas. It's been cold down there, well below zero many nights. The house must have lots of entry points for mice as the owners were well aware they would be there. She also had to remove an almost dead rat from the pantry.
I have a shower in the morning. She has bath at night before bed. Two nights ago, she was carefully hanging up her towel AFTER she had used it. As she hung it up, a mouse fell out of a fold. Eeeuw! The place is lovely, but she will be glad to be out of there.
Now to wind some more of the camel from Renae at Suzy hausfrau at Canberra. No 1 son saw the agate and navy hat described in post below which his brother now has. He asked for one and I have bought two shades of grey. He will normally wear only black hats, so this is a change and I am striking while the iron is hot.
5 comments:
Sounds like you had a pretty good Mothers' Day.i unexpectedly got to see my grandsons and daughter so my weekend was wonderful.
My mum's homemade pies were pretty ho-hum and I've only ever tried to make pastry once -- in December for the mince pies -- it was pretty awful!
Even with three blankets on this morning was way too cold for me. I had a hair appointment at 9am and the shopping centre was freezing! Except in K-Mart where they obviously have their own independent system! WM has just told me that they said on the radio this morning that it was 4* but felt more like 2*! I agree!
Hi Jan!
I'm about 15 minutes rather west, but still local.
Horrible mouse story!! Was it alive?!
* further not 'rather'
I have such a clear memory of sitting at College(Uni) and reading Chaucer and understanding it when it was read aloud!! It is only icumen in a little bit here. I wore my Summer dress again today!!
Sounds like a lovely Mother's Day and the food looks delicious!! Those little sliders are very trendy now.
I am intrigued by your camel knitting and await a photo!!
Oooooh no,your mouse towel story is horrid. I once read about a mouse squashed in the bottom of the toaster and no-one realised it was there for ages and it was toasted. I always have to check the toaster!! The whole island here has a mouse and rat plague because of the good weather but lack of rain.
That mouse tale is awesomely dreadful. Can't wait to see pics of the beautiful shawl. Go knitters!!
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