Off to Auckland tomorrow night, so I’ve been busy packing tonight.
Yeah, maybe I should throw in a few clothes as well… 🙂
And another progress report on the embroidery:
No more progress reports for a while, probably. I won’t have time to do any stitching tonight, and I’ll be away for the next few days. Then next week I have to get ready for the next trip, to Wellington. This jet-setting lifestyle is tough!
I’ve been back from Wellington for three days, and so far I’ve failed miserably with my attempts to catch up with sleep, reading friends’ diaries, and writing my own. Maybe at the weekend… I have managed (just!) to finish making release notes on all the books I released in Wellington though. A long slow process…
I hadn’t actually planned to take leave this week, but I actually looked at my pay slip last week, and suddenly noticed that my accrued leave was getting to the point where our HR department would start harassing me to use some of it up. And then I looked at my diary and realised that…
Bookcrossing was featured on John Campbell’s programme on TV3 last night – an Auckland bookcrosser (I think it was Innes – they didn’t give her screenname) has been releasing books in memory of Bronwyn Tate, a NZ author who died recently, and they had a segment on her wandering around Auckland releasing books. It should…
MrPloppy and I went to the movies the other night, to see 50 Ways of Saying Fabulous, which was filmed in Omakau (where Dad lives) and the surrounding area. Unfortunately, it wasn’t a great film – the acting was pretty ropey (understandably, considering most of the characters were children, but a lot of the time…
Those little red circles making up the raspberries took forever to appliqué on!
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You’re coming to Auckland??? Want a stack of books to take home by any chance? I’m having a clear out in preparation for moving so there’s plenty that need to go!
lovely stitching! i love cross stitch, but hardly have any time to do it anymore. i have a bride 2/3 done that I started 13 years ago before my wedding. yikes!
As promised this would be my new username =) Was great catching up with you all over the weekend. not to mention finding such a great new purpose for all our books. I had no trouble getting back out of town either… would you believe I actually used the "he looks like he knows where I’m going I’ll follow him" method and it WORKED!!!!