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Wildlife
ent out for drinks after work last night with the rest of the CEISMIC team, to a cafe just off campus. It was a lovely evening, so we sat outside, and it was all very pleasant. So much so that when everyone else started to drift away to gym classes and dates and children’s bedtimes,…
Introducing The Beast
or those of you with super-fancy robotic sewing machines with computer screens and a million functions, my new sewing machine is going to look positively antique. But I’m very excited by it – it’s so much more advanced than my old one, and will let me do so many exciting things. On the downside, it…
And breathe…
irst term of the semester is over, and I handed my first big assignment in yesterday, so I can pause and relax – well, for a couple of days, at least. I’ve got another assignment due in three weeks, so I’ll have to work on that over the break. And of course, I’ll still be…
Probably the wrong decision
ou know that quilt-along? The one for Tartankiwi’s birds in flight quilt? The one I worked out I absolutely wouldn’t have time to do? Yeah, I just bought the patterns for it. And I’ll probably go and buy some fabric tomorrow. This is probably (certainly) a very stupid thing to do, because there is no…
Assorted things
I think Mum is having as much fun with my new patchwork/quilting obsession as I am – she keeps sending me little packages of fabric to feed my ever-growing stash. Yesterday a parcel arrived from her via Trademe, with this fantastic selection: None of the pieces are huge, but they don’t need to be for…
By your leave
ot that I’d ever complain, but we get a ridiculous amount of annual leave. Five weeks a year, plus an extra four days at Christmas (on top of the statutory holidays), and another day at Easter. So effectively six weeks of holiday a year. Which is seriously cool, but also sometimes difficult to actually use…