WOW! @AllyJay That is GORGEOUS!! I am a total 'retard' (in a funny way) when it comes to knitting or embroidery/tapestry (I am all thumbs!) ... plus I just don't have the patience required! (LOL Coming from someone who sits in a kayak for 6-8hrs waiting for a single fish to jump on a line!!) Hehehe, Going thru your Knitting Patterns would be akin to me going thru my thousands of uke songs, choosing new ones to teach my group! ;)
@kmakm I actually took a small tapestry kit on the plane to the UK in 1977, planning on finishing it before arriving .... within an hour, it was in the bin! LOL
@Annie C .... Gosh, you've REALLY been in the wars with Mr C & what a total bummer with your eyes :( - yet you SO UP BEAT & still manage to create these amazing masterpieces and make them! So ... you are in/near Kunnunura!! JEALOUS!!! A Dentist buddy from here has just come back from doing a Locum job there - he's been going there to cover the local bloke for a few years now. He loves it up there. It will DEFINITELY be on my 'to visit' list when we finally head off on our 'big trip'!! We never made it to Broome when we did a 'fly around' back in 2000 ..... I love the Pigram Bros songs & reckon Bran Nue Dae should be watched by every school! CONGRATS on your 2nd barra!! And on a Handline to boot - SO much harder to control & bring in!! Don't you LOVE the way they tail walk? Enjoy your Melbourne trip - you will LOVE catching up with heaps of BCNA folk whilst there!! Just get your hubby to only take a '7kg limit' carry on bag - and you can use his 'big bag' for all your 'fabric scores' ;) (as well as your own big bag, of course!) I used to pack a separate folding bag within my big bag, for 'extras' on the return journey LOL When visiting Tassie for a week's fishing last year, my big bag was full of fishing tackle & the small carry on bag was my clothes! ;) My fishing buddy couldn't believe it! In 2nd Form (1967) I had to do sewing as 'craft' and we had to make a top over the school holidays. I HATED it .... made a real hash of it & threw it in the bin (do you see a pattern here??) When asked to 'present' my top to the class for judging - I said that I'd donated it to the Salvation Army for the Flood Victims - and the teacher was SO impressed, she gave me full marks!! ahahahahaha!! So I'm a good liar too! LOL ;) I don't 'do' sewing! :( My sister makes up for it tho - she has a whole garage sized workshop!
@jennyss Many Thanks for that - apart from anything else - I reckon it's a good way of learning a bit more about our buddies other than the Big C .... possibly setting like minded folk up with others (networking) so that when you DO travel (whether for fun or appointments) you may be able to meet up with them & have something to look forward to (as well as the appointment!) I already have my fishing and uke 'network' setup ..... no matter where I go anywhere in Australia and even overseas, I can hook up (so to speak) with either uke players or kayak fishos - and they know they can drop in on us as well, when visiting Forster. ;)
I can hear the joy in the words written about your favourite pastimes!
Keep the pics & stories coming! ;)
