I've been tagged.....I'm to list seven things about me, and then tag seven other bloggers - a much more difficult task than first imagined,but I'm thinking....
xxxxx
Sunday, February 24, 2008
still thinking about the seven, Jolene....
I've been tagged.....I'm to list seven things about me, and then tag seven other bloggers - a much more difficult task than first imagined,but I'm thinking....
xxxxx
Sunday, February 17, 2008
Right then!
Haven't blogged properly for a while.....little bit of catching up to do (is point-form okay?)!!!
1. Cynthia's bag-swap bag (all the way from New York!), and Terry L. Ross book, received just before Christmas (there were chocolates as well, but I can't seem to find them...):
2. Part of a lovely parcel from Laura (California) for the (Ravelry) Valentine's swap - she sent beautiful yaaahn, shiny stitch-markers, lollies (looooooong-gone!) and a lovely chocolatey-brown silk drawstring bag (which is currently holding a sock - on my desk at work...!):
3. Single Knitters Valentine swap (yep, Ravelry again) gifts from Nikki of NSW (and as an extra special bonus, Nikki included some chocolate-coated bonios for the dogs, and a mousie for Lucy - had to forcibly remove it from Elly first though!) - some supremo soft bamboo yaaaahn, and a sweetly-scented candle (aptly named "Harmony", just what I need bucket-loads of at the moment!):
4. A few tiny purchases....
5. A near-complete sock (yep, another washed-out pic, this is a really lovely bright red, with very subtle variegations)...
6. Mum's birthday bag (colours look really washed-out, much brighter in real-life, and the lining is bright, bright pink):
7. Noro sock (okay, just the toe...) - I'm finding this is quite pleasant to knit with, I've read lots of negative comments about its texture - of course the colours are to die for!:
8. Elly, what a little sweetyheart...
9. Mummy and me, on her birthday (Valentine's Day):
10. My grown-up backyard!!! Now it's just regular watering, and waiting for the bushes and fruit-trees to grow!!
Phew!! I'm all out of puff now, must go for a nap....
xxxxxxx
(thanks to Connor for his tireless modelling...)
1. Cynthia's bag-swap bag (all the way from New York!), and Terry L. Ross book, received just before Christmas (there were chocolates as well, but I can't seem to find them...):
2. Part of a lovely parcel from Laura (California) for the (Ravelry) Valentine's swap - she sent beautiful yaaahn, shiny stitch-markers, lollies (looooooong-gone!) and a lovely chocolatey-brown silk drawstring bag (which is currently holding a sock - on my desk at work...!):
3. Single Knitters Valentine swap (yep, Ravelry again) gifts from Nikki of NSW (and as an extra special bonus, Nikki included some chocolate-coated bonios for the dogs, and a mousie for Lucy - had to forcibly remove it from Elly first though!) - some supremo soft bamboo yaaaahn, and a sweetly-scented candle (aptly named "Harmony", just what I need bucket-loads of at the moment!):
4. A few tiny purchases....
5. A near-complete sock (yep, another washed-out pic, this is a really lovely bright red, with very subtle variegations)...
6. Mum's birthday bag (colours look really washed-out, much brighter in real-life, and the lining is bright, bright pink):
7. Noro sock (okay, just the toe...) - I'm finding this is quite pleasant to knit with, I've read lots of negative comments about its texture - of course the colours are to die for!:
8. Elly, what a little sweetyheart...
9. Mummy and me, on her birthday (Valentine's Day):
10. My grown-up backyard!!! Now it's just regular watering, and waiting for the bushes and fruit-trees to grow!!
Phew!! I'm all out of puff now, must go for a nap....
xxxxxxx
(thanks to Connor for his tireless modelling...)
Thursday, February 14, 2008
VD
Man I've been slack. Actually I've been very busy, but in terms of blogging........big one coming this weekend, I promise, with pictures - of KNITTING!!!!!
Happy Birthday Mummy - 60 today, looking good!!!
(picture taken Christmas Day 2007)
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Happy Birthday Mummy - 60 today, looking good!!!
(picture taken Christmas Day 2007)xxxxxxxxx
Monday, February 11, 2008
Fuck.
Sorry for swearing.
Bella died.
I found her on the back verandah, and she was all limp and dirty and had a crusty nose. She died on the way to the vet, who thinks it was most likely a bite - spider or snake, he couldn't say. He was a lovely man, handled her as though she was still alive. It's been just over a week or so, but every now and then I remember with a jolt, as if it just happened (I've been trying on purpose not to think or talk about her, but it's too hard). It's been a long time since I lost a pet, I forgot how much it hurts....
I love you, Fluffy-bum Miaow Bella....
xxxxxxx
Bella died.
I found her on the back verandah, and she was all limp and dirty and had a crusty nose. She died on the way to the vet, who thinks it was most likely a bite - spider or snake, he couldn't say. He was a lovely man, handled her as though she was still alive. It's been just over a week or so, but every now and then I remember with a jolt, as if it just happened (I've been trying on purpose not to think or talk about her, but it's too hard). It's been a long time since I lost a pet, I forgot how much it hurts....
I love you, Fluffy-bum Miaow Bella....
xxxxxxx
Thursday, February 7, 2008
oops....
...ahem.
It would appear that I haven't updated for quite a while....
Very little knitting (arm still giving me grief) - am making a bag for Mum (her 60th birthday on Valentine's Day) - it's The Luckiest, from Katey Jackson. Have a look, she's got some lovely stuff (yes, I bought yaaaahhhhn from her as well - I had to, she has really cool shipping boxes...). I'm using a delightful (if I may say so) combination of Noro Kureyon and Lopi - pics nearer to completion.
Yesterday I received a package from California - my Secret Valentine (not secret now - Laura)!!!! I'm going to devote a whole post to it, later today, tomorrow at the latest (apparently I'm a grown-up, and need to start getting ready for work...) - it doesn't deserve a rushed description, and needs photos!
Okay, offski for now, going to face the hoards of adoring students, eager to learn the intricacies of percentages and parallelograms.......
Kisses
xxxxxx
It would appear that I haven't updated for quite a while....
Very little knitting (arm still giving me grief) - am making a bag for Mum (her 60th birthday on Valentine's Day) - it's The Luckiest, from Katey Jackson. Have a look, she's got some lovely stuff (yes, I bought yaaaahhhhn from her as well - I had to, she has really cool shipping boxes...). I'm using a delightful (if I may say so) combination of Noro Kureyon and Lopi - pics nearer to completion.
Yesterday I received a package from California - my Secret Valentine (not secret now - Laura)!!!! I'm going to devote a whole post to it, later today, tomorrow at the latest (apparently I'm a grown-up, and need to start getting ready for work...) - it doesn't deserve a rushed description, and needs photos!
Okay, offski for now, going to face the hoards of adoring students, eager to learn the intricacies of percentages and parallelograms.......
Kisses
xxxxxx
Saturday, January 26, 2008
Australia Day
Happy Australia Day, folks! I'm celebrating in chilly-style, AIR-CON WAS INSTALLED ON THURSDAY!!!!!
Nil knitting, due to very sore arm, numb fingers - I think something's pinched somewhere, I had the same thing about 6 months ago, and a few trips to the Chiro sorted it, but it's back with a vengeance. Good thing I have some Mersyndol on hand, or there'd be no sleep either, very uncomfortable and sore....whine....whinge....sob....!
Elly is great - she's quite interested in the cats, but other than that, she's the perfect girl. We're taking it slowly with the pusses, she doesn't want to eat them, but she does want to get closer than they'd like!! I'm not at all worried like I was (just quietly) with Connor, because she's doing exactly the same things he did, and he lets the cats (literally) walk over him...Just takes some time, and gentle training. There's a big difference between a dog that wants to eat a cat, and a dog that wants to have a look/sniff/play!
Are the cats down the hallway?? (she's tethered, with three leashes, to my bed, so she can move around, but not go too far!)
Man, they're taking their sweet time....
I'm tired of waiting...I'll just have a quick snooze (that lasted three hours)....
mmmmmmmmmm......Lopi.......let me felt it for you.......
So, do you think Connor REALLY likes me, or just likes me?
Kisses,
xxxxx
Nil knitting, due to very sore arm, numb fingers - I think something's pinched somewhere, I had the same thing about 6 months ago, and a few trips to the Chiro sorted it, but it's back with a vengeance. Good thing I have some Mersyndol on hand, or there'd be no sleep either, very uncomfortable and sore....whine....whinge....sob....!
Elly is great - she's quite interested in the cats, but other than that, she's the perfect girl. We're taking it slowly with the pusses, she doesn't want to eat them, but she does want to get closer than they'd like!! I'm not at all worried like I was (just quietly) with Connor, because she's doing exactly the same things he did, and he lets the cats (literally) walk over him...Just takes some time, and gentle training. There's a big difference between a dog that wants to eat a cat, and a dog that wants to have a look/sniff/play!
Are the cats down the hallway?? (she's tethered, with three leashes, to my bed, so she can move around, but not go too far!)
Man, they're taking their sweet time....
I'm tired of waiting...I'll just have a quick snooze (that lasted three hours)....
mmmmmmmmmm......Lopi.......let me felt it for you.......
So, do you think Connor REALLY likes me, or just likes me?
Kisses,
xxxxx
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Day One
...because yesterday doesn't really count, does it?
Lovely evening out on the verandah, cats well in sight (and tauntingly within reach!) - it's amazing the difference in how they are with Elly, compared to how they were with Connor. It's almost as if they know that I won't let anything happen to them! Last night, Lucy the Scaredy sat on the table next to me, and Elly was sitting on the other side of me, interested, but relaxed enough to lay down and look the other way!! WHOOO!!! All will be well soon enough if this keeps up! I've been giving Elly a little treat every time she looks at me or away from a cat, so hopefully she'll associate good things with them....
A couple to start the day:
"where's the rest of my tail?"
"The lighting's all wrong, I want another photographer, someone who knows what they're doing...."
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Lovely evening out on the verandah, cats well in sight (and tauntingly within reach!) - it's amazing the difference in how they are with Elly, compared to how they were with Connor. It's almost as if they know that I won't let anything happen to them! Last night, Lucy the Scaredy sat on the table next to me, and Elly was sitting on the other side of me, interested, but relaxed enough to lay down and look the other way!! WHOOO!!! All will be well soon enough if this keeps up! I've been giving Elly a little treat every time she looks at me or away from a cat, so hopefully she'll associate good things with them....
A couple to start the day:
"where's the rest of my tail?"
"The lighting's all wrong, I want another photographer, someone who knows what they're doing...."
xxxxxxxx
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
AND there's been knitting!!
I've made quite a bit of progress on my Ravelry Australian Bag-swap bag - I'm loving how the colours are coming out (using two strands of different yaaaaaahns) - have been making another cotton shower-mitt, for my aunty, and am nearly finshed a red sock with a lacey panel up the front and the back (only 10 stitches wide, it's coming out nicely!). So, clearly it's not all about the slacking!!!
Okay Katy, this is for you....
Here she is, after a day of napping and exploring and napping and tail-wagging (boy, she's a wagger and a half - and she's only got half a tail!!!) - Elly the Very Beautiful Girl (she told me her name after we'd all had a nap):
(please note, it is very hot - seabreeze is just in though - Elly wants me to tell you that she usually smiles much more than this!)
(please note, it is very hot - seabreeze is just in though - Elly wants me to tell you that she usually smiles much more than this!)
She has arrived....
Oh, and she is beautiful. I love her. Connor thinks she's okay, as long as he's the favourite handsome-boy (he's the only handsome-boy, so of course he will be the fave!). Will take pics tomorrow, too busy gazing.....
xxxxxx
xxxxxx
Monday, January 21, 2008
oooooooooh......!!!!
I am typing this very slowly, because I am very excited and I don't want to make spelling mistakes in my haste....
I am picking up Patches tomorrow.
Of course a name-change may be in order, I don't think "Patches" truly expresses her beauty and loveliness.... 'Penelope' is the fave at the mo, but I think I'm going to wait until she tells me herself......!
How on earth are Connor and I going to be able to sleep tonight??
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I am picking up Patches tomorrow.
Of course a name-change may be in order, I don't think "Patches" truly expresses her beauty and loveliness.... 'Penelope' is the fave at the mo, but I think I'm going to wait until she tells me herself......!
How on earth are Connor and I going to be able to sleep tonight??
xxxxxxxxxx
Friday, January 18, 2008
I give you....
TWINKLE-TOES!!!!!! Oh,the gloriousness that are our sparkle-arkely toenails....such glamour, the likes of which has n'ere been seen before.....
It's a complex and time-consuming procedure, the Twinkle-toe-ectomy - first, a day must be set aside. The purchase (and consumption) of crunchy snacks, chocolate, vino and a healthy array of luncheon items must be made. Any hint of scaly heels, dry skin or unsightly cracks must be removed from feet prior to Twinkle-age, dry heels are not a good look with glitter. The lovely Kristin then conducts her own special brand of sadistic torture (after all, beauty IS pain) - filing the surface of the toe-nail so that the gel can adhere. She does this with a finger or two in-between two of your most ticklish toes. A layer of gel is applied, then your tootsies go into the UV box for the gel to set. They come out sticky, whereupon a fine layer of your chosen twinkles is applied (we had a choice of 8 colours of glitter, and about 6 different shaped glitter - stars, hearts....). Another coat of gel, another dose of UV, and voila! Perfect piggies!!!
Jules - with the bling - went for an orange to match her car (keep an eye out for a car set to cruise control, and the driver with a foot out of each window), my Mummy (we convinced her that she needed sparkly toes) chose an elegant pale gold, Fee opted for a brilliant blue, Kristin modelled the set she gave herself the day before, and my fuschia fabulousness!
Aren't we special??
Oh, and I've been working on my Bag-swap bag, and a red sock of my own design. And a Noro-sock sock. And I made three cotton shower-exfoliant-mitts - essentially just socks without heels, and a few ridges thrown in for extra scrubbiness.
xxxx
It's a complex and time-consuming procedure, the Twinkle-toe-ectomy - first, a day must be set aside. The purchase (and consumption) of crunchy snacks, chocolate, vino and a healthy array of luncheon items must be made. Any hint of scaly heels, dry skin or unsightly cracks must be removed from feet prior to Twinkle-age, dry heels are not a good look with glitter. The lovely Kristin then conducts her own special brand of sadistic torture (after all, beauty IS pain) - filing the surface of the toe-nail so that the gel can adhere. She does this with a finger or two in-between two of your most ticklish toes. A layer of gel is applied, then your tootsies go into the UV box for the gel to set. They come out sticky, whereupon a fine layer of your chosen twinkles is applied (we had a choice of 8 colours of glitter, and about 6 different shaped glitter - stars, hearts....). Another coat of gel, another dose of UV, and voila! Perfect piggies!!!
Jules - with the bling - went for an orange to match her car (keep an eye out for a car set to cruise control, and the driver with a foot out of each window), my Mummy (we convinced her that she needed sparkly toes) chose an elegant pale gold, Fee opted for a brilliant blue, Kristin modelled the set she gave herself the day before, and my fuschia fabulousness!
Aren't we special??
Oh, and I've been working on my Bag-swap bag, and a red sock of my own design. And a Noro-sock sock. And I made three cotton shower-exfoliant-mitts - essentially just socks without heels, and a few ridges thrown in for extra scrubbiness.
xxxx
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
slacker....
Oh my goodness - I haven't shown you the bag that Cynthia made for me yet, have I?!!! How slack am I - but in my defense, I have been busy USING the bag, so how could I blog about it.... Ok, that was a crap excuse - I'm forgetful, absent-minded, have a brain like a sieve..... I'm also not feeling well, my tummy is grumpy with me, and I had to stay home, instead of join Jules and her family for her birthday dinner tonight....saw her today (and did presents and foot spas, in preparation for the Inaugural Twinkle Toes event on Friday - more on that later), but it's not the same... I've had a horrible head/funny tummy thing on and off for a few days now, and I'm not happy about it - also missed my local "Fibre Arts" group's FIRST meeting last night. Maybe it's the heat? Maybe it's the Universe's strange way of telling me that I should win Lotto, give up work to stay home and knit and watch The Days of our Lives every day (my life-long dream, I don't want much...)?
Anyway, back to the bag...it's beautiful, and I love it! It's PINK, and it has a massive felted flower on the front, and I love it! It had the Terry Ross book inside (I nearly bought it the day before I received my parcel!), a box of chocolates, a beautiful hand-made soap, and some patterns for crocheted embellishments! Lovely!!! As luck would have it, Cynthia is as bad as me with deadlines, and it turns out we sent each other's bags within a day or two of each other, and we received them on the same day!!! Knitter's luck....?
More news on Swaps.....I'm an idiot. I was all upset, because my International Mystery Swap partner hadn't contacted me yet (5 days after the contact deadline). I'd even gotten myself a "secret" email address to use (yeah Lisa, real secret - WHEN TRYING TO GET AN ANONYMOUS EMAIL ADDY, DON'T USE YOUR REAL NAME AS THE DISPLAY NAME, LOSER!!!!!!!!!), and had made contact with the person that I am knitting/buying for, and we've already had a bit of back and forth banter and laughs. So, I get in touch with the hostess, like we're meant to, and let her know I hadn't heard anything yet, that I'd even checked my junk mail, which is fine (she emailed and asked if everyone had contacted everyone). She replied that she had checked with my partner who had told her that we'd exchanged several emails already....... I didn't know that we were swapping with each other, I thought that I was giving to Jesi (who promptly sent me an email apologising - for what? It's ME with the mis-firing brain cells), and someone else was giving to me (you know, the whole "upstream/downstream" thing....). Anyway long story (that makes me look like I don't have the brains I was born with) short, I sent sheepish emails declaring my lack of brain function....and haven't heard back from either of them, they're too busy shaking their respective heads at my sheer lack of cleverness.... gee, I used "brain" a lot in those two sentences....
So now I have just made a very impressive impression on two very nice people. Not. Who now are probably wondering what they did to deserve being lumped with such a nincompoop. A well-meaning, yet slightly dim nincompoop.
Why does Blogger pick up "recieve" as being misspelt, but not "nincompoop"? Is that the correct spelling???
Back to bag-swap. Where are the pictures, I hear you wearily cry....haven't taken any yet. Will do it tomorrow. It's still 35 degrees C, and it's 9.45pm, and I'm sitting outside, typing in the dark, so I'll take photos tomorrow.
I promise.
xxxxxx
I leave you with Connor in a reflective pose, he's very sensitive and artistic....
Oh, and I've finished the base of the bag I'm making for my Australian Knitters bag-lady (or man) swap, although I'm not sure if my partner will actually get it - I'm really liking it, and will be tempted to keep it for myself!!! Also, I've bought a tonne of Valentine-y stuff for my International Valentine's Day swap, and had a lovely email from my partner!
I love this stuff!!!!
Anyway, back to the bag...it's beautiful, and I love it! It's PINK, and it has a massive felted flower on the front, and I love it! It had the Terry Ross book inside (I nearly bought it the day before I received my parcel!), a box of chocolates, a beautiful hand-made soap, and some patterns for crocheted embellishments! Lovely!!! As luck would have it, Cynthia is as bad as me with deadlines, and it turns out we sent each other's bags within a day or two of each other, and we received them on the same day!!! Knitter's luck....?
More news on Swaps.....I'm an idiot. I was all upset, because my International Mystery Swap partner hadn't contacted me yet (5 days after the contact deadline). I'd even gotten myself a "secret" email address to use (yeah Lisa, real secret - WHEN TRYING TO GET AN ANONYMOUS EMAIL ADDY, DON'T USE YOUR REAL NAME AS THE DISPLAY NAME, LOSER!!!!!!!!!), and had made contact with the person that I am knitting/buying for, and we've already had a bit of back and forth banter and laughs. So, I get in touch with the hostess, like we're meant to, and let her know I hadn't heard anything yet, that I'd even checked my junk mail, which is fine (she emailed and asked if everyone had contacted everyone). She replied that she had checked with my partner who had told her that we'd exchanged several emails already....... I didn't know that we were swapping with each other, I thought that I was giving to Jesi (who promptly sent me an email apologising - for what? It's ME with the mis-firing brain cells), and someone else was giving to me (you know, the whole "upstream/downstream" thing....). Anyway long story (that makes me look like I don't have the brains I was born with) short, I sent sheepish emails declaring my lack of brain function....and haven't heard back from either of them, they're too busy shaking their respective heads at my sheer lack of cleverness.... gee, I used "brain" a lot in those two sentences....
So now I have just made a very impressive impression on two very nice people. Not. Who now are probably wondering what they did to deserve being lumped with such a nincompoop. A well-meaning, yet slightly dim nincompoop.
Why does Blogger pick up "recieve" as being misspelt, but not "nincompoop"? Is that the correct spelling???
Back to bag-swap. Where are the pictures, I hear you wearily cry....haven't taken any yet. Will do it tomorrow. It's still 35 degrees C, and it's 9.45pm, and I'm sitting outside, typing in the dark, so I'll take photos tomorrow.
I promise.
xxxxxx
I leave you with Connor in a reflective pose, he's very sensitive and artistic....
Oh, and I've finished the base of the bag I'm making for my Australian Knitters bag-lady (or man) swap, although I'm not sure if my partner will actually get it - I'm really liking it, and will be tempted to keep it for myself!!! Also, I've bought a tonne of Valentine-y stuff for my International Valentine's Day swap, and had a lovely email from my partner!
I love this stuff!!!!
Thursday, January 10, 2008
Swap-o-rama
Ooooh.....this swapping malarkey is fun!!! I've managed to sign myself up to three swaps - an Australian Bag-lady Swap; an International Valentine swap; and Mystery Swap 2 (also international) - all via Ravelry! Loads of fun - my lovely Bag-lady has been in contact already, and I've been swapping emails with my Mystery Swappee - still waiting to hear whether my Bag-swappee has received my messages..... I've already started the bag for her, she's at Uni, and so it's going to be big enough for books etc, and I'm using some beautiful Kureyon from my stash, and will felt it so it's lovely and sturdy. Will post pics when it has progressed a little more!
Better go, Connor's looking at me pathetically, apparently he's at risk of starving, because his dinner is 23 seconds late....
xxxxx
Better go, Connor's looking at me pathetically, apparently he's at risk of starving, because his dinner is 23 seconds late....
xxxxx
Tuesday, January 8, 2008
Dear Stalker
Dear Stalker,
Hmmmm....what sort of bag do I like.....?
Okay then - here are some ideas.....
- I like strap/s - long ones, so that I can carry the bag across my body if I need to be hands-free
- I like to either carry a lot of junk with me (including at least on pair of socks-on-the-go!) OR just my money, phone, keys and sock
- I'm not a fan of the draw-string
- I can never find my mobile phone when it rings
How's that? I feel a bit demanding now....!!!!
Ooooh, this is fun!!!!
xxx
(I'm sure I'll love anything that you make for me - the thought that someone is planning and making something for ME makes me grin like a loon!!!)
Hmmmm....what sort of bag do I like.....?
Okay then - here are some ideas.....
- I like strap/s - long ones, so that I can carry the bag across my body if I need to be hands-free
- I like to either carry a lot of junk with me (including at least on pair of socks-on-the-go!) OR just my money, phone, keys and sock
- I'm not a fan of the draw-string
- I can never find my mobile phone when it rings
How's that? I feel a bit demanding now....!!!!
Ooooh, this is fun!!!!
xxx
(I'm sure I'll love anything that you make for me - the thought that someone is planning and making something for ME makes me grin like a loon!!!)
Monday, January 7, 2008
I love my postie....
oh boy....
Sex and the City - seasons 1-6 - and Noro sock yaaaahn......
Enough said, methinks....
Connor doesn't mind....
xxx
Sex and the City - seasons 1-6 - and Noro sock yaaaahn......
Enough said, methinks....
Connor doesn't mind....
xxx
Saturday, January 5, 2008
....another delivery....
....nearly too embarrassed for words....pics instead....another delivery yesterday....
Banana fibre....
Lorna's Laces, super wash stuff for a baby blanket, Aslan colourway (for the sophisticated baby), ....
Shiny bamboo stuff...
Socks - lovely cottony-goodness - for Ezz (Cascade Fixation Bulky - because she's not)
Connor in the black sand - gotta get a move-on with the yard reno....
I'm off to hang my head in shame now. At least the postie doesn't come on the weekends....
x
Banana fibre....
Lorna's Laces, super wash stuff for a baby blanket, Aslan colourway (for the sophisticated baby), ....
Shiny bamboo stuff...
Socks - lovely cottony-goodness - for Ezz (Cascade Fixation Bulky - because she's not)
Connor in the black sand - gotta get a move-on with the yard reno....
I'm off to hang my head in shame now. At least the postie doesn't come on the weekends....
x
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