And while I've got the camera out…

Well, Friday’s sale went spectacularly well, and I managed to cope ok with the new money. I was seriously exhausted by the end of the day, though – I’d forgotten just how tiring working in retail is – all that endless smiling and being nice to people, not to mention the wear and tear on…

It’s only 4 days into the term, and already I’m sick of studying. Of course, that could be something to do with the fact that I’ve spent the last 4 hours (ok, 3 – I had a break to watch Dr Who) writing a really tedious essay: 375 words in Spanish (which in terms of…

So I’m a few hours early (it’s only just coming up to 7 pm here), but Happy New Year to everyone anyway. I’ve spent a pretty constructive day today – the morning was spent in town, carrying out a few errands:first to the post office to post Stiff to Sherlockfan in Wellington (finally), then to…

Progress report on the patchwork, which I spent today working on instead of all the other things I could/should be doing. The point of no return – starting to sew the first seam (actually, the point of no return was really when I ironed the patches onto the backing stuff, but somehow starting sewing seems…

My LJ and Bookcrossing friends have probably guessed by now that rarsberry is the intended recipient. She and VivaRichie are getting married next month, and this is going to be their wedding present from the Christchurch bookcrossers – I’m providing the embroidery, and the others are chipping in for a frame. And we’re going to…

Remember those pictures of snow I posted a few weeks back? I might as well just re-post them – it looks exactly the same out there again today. Which means another day off work! We we closed yesterday too, though the snow wasn’t as heavy as it is this morning (well, at least in Christchurch…