Thursday, March 31, 2011

Intriguing...

This walkway is near where I park my car at work, I always wonder where it goes. I like to imagine that if I walked through that arch I would end up on an amazing adventure with dragons and other exciting things! I am sure my imagination is much more exciting than reality, but perhaps one day I will find out.

Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Vintage Singer

I love my vintage sewing machine, circa 1959, it stitches beautifully!

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Bumblebee

He's cute, and handy for keeping nephews entertained when necessary.

Monday, March 28, 2011

The language of Fans

Getting ready for the Jane Austen Festival, every regency lady needs a fan!

Saturday, March 26, 2011

Afternoon tea

Chai latte and chocolate mousse, doesn't get much better!

Friday, March 25, 2011

Sewing!

Well tracing and cutting first, hopefully it will turn into something wearable...

Thursday, March 24, 2011

Beauty

Rainbows just make any scene look better! This one was so bright, and arched right across the sky, made my drive home much better!

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

These Shoes were made for Running

They have taken me a long way, all the way from being barely able to run 100m about a year ago to running 5km today!

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

More Weaving!

Playing around with the many different ways to use a plain weave!

Monday, March 21, 2011

Fibre Identification

At my prac today, looking at different fibres used in paper making, and ways to identify them.

Sunday, March 20, 2011

Scrabble

Lunch with friends today, followed by a game of scrabble, which I actually managed to win!

Saturday, March 19, 2011

Vintage.

We went to the Vintage Tractor and Engine Show today, at a nearby historic house, it was fun.

Friday, March 18, 2011

Thursday, March 17, 2011

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Textile Symposium

I am spending three days learning about textile conservation, so exciting!

Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Weaving!

I finished warping up this evening and actually started weaving! Don't judge my first effort too harshly!

Monday, March 14, 2011

I love my laptop!

Two weekends in a row without my computer, guess I can survive without it after all!

Sunday, March 13, 2011

Wollongong

We spent the day sightseeing in Wollongong, this was taken from the Mount Keira lookout.

Saturday, March 12, 2011

Happy Birthday Jess!

What happened to the last 21 years?! Congratulations to my cousin Jess for turning 21 this week!

Friday, March 11, 2011

Dandelions

They may be weeds, but they do look pretty, especially after the rain...

Thursday, March 10, 2011

My practicum starts

I started with a "condition report" on this lithograph, which is really just a practice object, but I thought it was pretty all the same.

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Mrs Hurst Dancing & Other Scenes from Regency Life

I found this book several years ago in my favourite second hand bookshop . I love the whimsy of the pictures!

Monday, March 7, 2011

New fabric!

A charm pack and layer cake arrived in the mail today! Now to decide what to do with them!

Sunday, March 6, 2011

Fitzroy Falls

The last day, we had a lovely walk with the opportunity to admire Fitzroy Falls.

Saturday, March 5, 2011

A new friend

We had a friend in the shower this morning, we had an interesting time trying to coax him back outside!

Friday, March 4, 2011

Sleeping Quarters

The room where I will be sleeping for the weekend (at least I hope so).

Thursday, March 3, 2011

New printer

I will be able to print off my assignments at home again!

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

My favourite bookshop

Always manages to throw something interesting up for me. Easy to "spend" an hour or two.

Tuesday, March 1, 2011