A Poem I'll Try To Live Down.

Today has been a shining day –
Peach blossoms gleam against the sky,
The warmth of spring in the shining sun,
Above soft clouds are riding high.

I should have done the washing,
I should have washed the floors.
The bathroom looks neglected,
There are smudges on the doors.

But the garden softly called me out
And the beds were left unmade.
The dishes still upon the sink,
Oh, well, I grabbed my spade.

Now the soil has been dug over,
For raspberries soon to grow,
Guinea pigs are stuffed with grass
That it’s their job to mow.

I found the grapes in midst of this,
And chives – just coming forth,
The parsley looks much taller now,
Surrounded by bare earth.

It’s darkened now and I‘m inside,
My tea is on the fire.
Oh for the good old days of yore
When I didn’t so quickly tire!

No time to knit this week

After finishing the entrelac scarf I couldn't think of anything else I wanted to knit. Perhaps a scarf in 4-colour e. with a knitted on border? hmm.

I couldn't think of anything else to write either - I have been busy with my contributions to our Spinning group newsletter and putting together the Organic Ag one I co-edit. I am also learning the ins and outs of Publisher, easier than Word to operate, but there's a lot to forget - like not using the scroll wheel on the mouse to move the page up or down!

We went to see Pirates of the Carribean 2 yesterday - does a sequel every live up to the first?

My Representative Book List:

In response to the list posted on Needles on the Move:

1. One book that changed your life:
Personal Peace and Power by Gordon Powell.
2. One book that you've read more than once:
There are dozens in this category: I read Gone With the Wind seven times while I was still a teenager!
The others I’ve lost count of.
3. One book you'd want on a desert island:
The Bible – I’ve only read it in sections, but one day I’m going to read it from Genesis to Revelations.
4. One book that made you laugh:
Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss – I read it to my oldest son when he was little and
we rolled around the floor laughing.
5. One book that made you cry:
Seven Little Australians – when Judy died. And Anna Karenina – her lover got a raw deal,
but I pitied the train driver more.
6. One book you wish you had written:
Women’s Work – the first 20,000 years – a wonderful record of ‘women, cloth and society in early times’ by Elizabeth Wayland Barber.
7. One book you wish had never been written:
Tomorrow when the War Began, and the rest of the series. There is enough violence and death in the world without portraying teenagers adding to it, in books written for teenagers to read.
8. One book you're currently reading:
Only one?..............Beyond Organics by Helen Cushing, very slow going as the green ink is hard to distinguish from the unbleached paper – all very sustainable but hard on the eyes.
9. One book you've been meaning to read:
Simply Christianity – Beyond Religion. I borrowed it from my daughter-in-law 2 years ago, and I want to compare it to the books of C S Lewis, such as Mere Christianity.

Home Again.

First morning home after weekend in Melbourne with family. It's always great to spend time with them, but it takes a little time to re-orient myself when home. First thing is to check out what my husband has been doing in the house - it was built in 1927, as far as we can determine, and we are still working on it. Latest addition is a mixer tap for the recently installed double sink - like hot socks, it's ''sheer luxury''. (Does anyone else remember Steptoe and Son?)

On that note, one of the benefits of memory malfunction (due to the effects of aging) is that you can read a mystery novel again, having totally forgotten ''who did it''. I was recently introduced to the Cadfael books - mysteries set in 12 century Britain - and love them, but was feeling sad in anticipation of finishing them all - now I don't have to worry, I can look forward to reading them over and over!

An actually finished article!

My latest finished object, a scarf for my daughter-in-law's birthday (modelled by DD2). We had a PUNS (Pick up new skills) day at our spinning group, and I took up the challenge to create Entrelac. The yarn is a commercial Tencel blend called Zhivago, I loved the feel of it. I have also bought some Tencel fibre to spin. Watch this space!

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