xactly one month ago, on 19 July, I spontaneously set myself a little challenge, to see if I could manage to post something to this blog every day for a month. I (and my blog) had been suffering from the perpetual problem of either having lots going on in my life but no time to…
ow that the grey and horrible weather has ended (to be replaced by a nasty nor’wester that makes it too hot to move – we can’t win), I decided to make the most of a bit of sunshine to go for a walk with my camera this morning. I only got as far as Jellie…
ery weird dream last night. I was walking with a group of people (no idea who, but it seemed very important to me that I impress them). They were talking about how wooden spoons are made, and that it’s necessary to heat-temper the wood that’s used to make them (yes, I know that makes no…
Just an ordinary day at work, until I checked my emails, and saw one from the Postgraduate Office which made me squeak with joy: “Congratulations! The examination of your Master’s thesis has now been completed and you have been awarded a grade of <<A+ grade>> for your thesis.” Yep, I passed! And passed spectacularly well!…
Ok, so not entirely wasting today: I have at least sorted through a few photos from the trip to Alexandra. Lake Tekapo looking spectacular as usual: Possibly the clearest view I’ve ever seen of Mt Cook/Aoraki, above Lake Pukaki: Playing with toy cars while we wait for lunch at the Shaky Bridge Cafe: A ramp…
o I went and bought fabric for the Birds in Flight quilt yesterday. Just the background fabric, because I’ve decided to use a “scrappy” style for the actual birds (where you use a mixture of similarly coloured fabrics to make up the shape, rather than just one fabric), and I’ve got more than enough in…
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That looks yummy! I’ve never had any other chutney besides plain old “Fruit chutney” from Coles.