Greetings. Things come in threes! Over the course of eight days we will be celebrating Louis’ 30th birthday, moving house, and then marking the birth date of the Baby Jesus. Oh, and working three days between moving and Christmas, and somehow fitting in a few other things like exhibition openings and Playcentre meetings. Oh, and [...]
Archive for the ‘Misc’ Category
A to-do list looks more manageable through a filter
Posted in Misc on December 6, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Shoop-ic
Posted in Misc on November 21, 2011 | 1 Comment »
May those spotty fishnets last forever and ever.
It’s snowing, I’m so happy!
Posted in Misc on August 15, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
We walked home today in the snow, and later in the afternoon it started snowing again, this time in such a way that it stayed on the grass and the vege garden for a while. Big, fat snowflakes. All coming down at once. Rata was more interested in this stale bun she had claimed earlier. [...]
How to wash a “sheepy”
Posted in Misc on June 6, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Well hello, it’s Lotte your Home Ec dork again. It may well be that I am planning to wrap my dorkiness up as a series of household tips. Or perhaps I am just a dork who likes to write dorky posts. About dorky lame things like washing sheepskin rugs. Rata is nearly two, which means [...]
Lawrence Arabia demonstrates that a moustache is hard work to maintain
Posted in Misc on May 20, 2011 | 1 Comment »
After repeated plays of this song, I now have it on repeat in my head, day and night. It is a marvellous ditty, and almost makes me want to go to Auckland. But not really, because Auckland is sprawling and sticky, while I prefer to dwell in small and perfectly formed villages. Having music on [...]
A recipe of cheaps!
Posted in Misc on May 9, 2011 | 4 Comments »
Do millions of loads of washing in a year* and spend less than $10! If we are friends on Facebork, you have probably noticed that I do a lot of washing. I talk about it sometimes. I talk about the weather and whether the washing is drying. I talk about the pile of washing on [...]
Craft Fairs: a grumpy grrface
Posted in Books, Misc on April 24, 2011 | 1 Comment »
(Actually that’s not a grumpy face, but it hadn’t started at that stage. The fair I mean…) Having sat (stood, actually) through five hours of Craft 2.0, I have come to a conclusion I suspect I knew beforehand, given my dread: I dislike craft fairs. Perhaps bullet points will be my friend here: 1. For [...]
Goodbye, Holloway Road!
Posted in Misc, Yums on March 17, 2011 | 1 Comment »
In trying to spruce up my blog and make menus for each of my interests, I discovered how to import all of my Holloway Road Gluttony blog posts so that everything is here at Sunday Crafternoon. Yay! Once (or if) Nicole does the same, I can delete the blog and pretend Holloway Road never happened [...]
Another earthquake…
Posted in Misc on March 4, 2011 | 3 Comments »
We’ve had our second 4.something earthquake here in the Wellington region in a week. It shouldn’t really be anything to report given the devastation currently unfolding in Christchurch, but we’re all on edge at present and this little flurry of shakes is not helping! There are just too many ways to get complacent about earthquakes. [...]
Helen’s Interpretation of my Messy House
Posted in Misc on February 22, 2011 | 1 Comment »
My stepmother’s friend Helen sat in my living room drawing a few weeks ago while we carted trailer loads of dirt about for the garden. A little dress of Rata’s was lying on the kitchen chair, as dresses of Rata often do, and she drew that. Worth a messy house? I think so. (I took [...]
