The mystery is solved!
The phantom marmite deliverer was Rarsberry. Thanks!
um arrived last night for a week’s visit (I’ve only been inviting her to come up to Christchurch for about a year…). I’ve got to be at work for most of the week (though I did manage to book a couple of days off), so I think we’ll both survive the visit with sanity intact…
Major thesis milestone passed: I finished writing my research proposal this afternoon! A week late, though considering the interruptions of earthquakes (and earthquake anniversaries, which is a busy time for us at work), I think I’m doing pretty well to only be a week behind. For those of you sensible enough to not attempt a…
ctually, it’s suprisingly unpainful – except of course at those moments when I bump it against something, which happens every time I forget that I’ve got a giant sausage of bandage on my finger, making it twice the size it normally is and therefore needs a lot more clearance room than normal… I am discovering,…
I finished binding the hedgehog quilt (which I think I should call Heidi Hedgehog, seeing as the original pattern I pinched the idea from was called Hazel Hedgehog) I’m really pleased with how it turned out – free-motion quilting is definitely a lot easier since I got the sewing machine repaired and can actually control…
s promised, the plumber came back this morning and replaced the newly-leaking pipe. He showed me the pipe he removed, and I’m surprised it hadn’t leaked a lot sooner – it looked like there was only a thin coating of rust holding it together. He said when he cut one end of the pipe to…
Lytteltonwitch and I spent the weekend in Oamaru, where they were holding their annual Steampunk Festival. We didn’t dress up ourselves, but we did go to a few of the events. I think what was most fun though was just seeing all the costumed people wandering around the streets. I wasn’t brave enough to actually…