I was going to do a Vintage Photo Friday post today but instead, I give you the fabulous Royce & Marilyn who, until yesterday, I knew nothing about..........NOTHING. Thanks to my friend Shannon on Plurk, that all changed when she showed me these.
God on a Wheel! they're funny.
Next time, I may try to blog about some actual knitting :)
Have a good weekend.
Once again, I'm copying Ellen who always has the best blogging ideas! Her and her friends have started posting vintage photos on a Friday. It's such a fun idea that I thought I'd join in too!
Most of my family photos are back at my Mum & Dad's in NZ, but I do have one or two I can share with you. This week's picture is of me and my Brother at a Fancy Dress contest circa 1970. My Brother is supposed to be Oliver Twist and I'm a Gypsy! I don't even remember this picture being taken, which shows I haven't been permanently damaged in any way by the experience!
The funny thing is, that most people when they see this photo, think that I'm the boy and my brother is a girl! Because he had lovely big curls and blue eyes when he was little, I used to have people say to me "isn't your little sister lovely"! which annoyed him intensely.
We still tease him to this day about how he used to say very loudly and indignantly "I'm a Boy" whenever he met anyone new!
Looking at the photo now, it's quite hard to believe that yesterday, that same little boy turned 41. Happy Birthday Jase!
It was hubby's birthday last Tuesday, so to celebrate the occasion, we spent a lovely long weekend in Toulouse, doing lots of sightseeing, eating, drinking gallons (and gallons!) of wine and enjoying some much appreciated Spring sunshine.
There were wonderful art collections to be seen
Fondation Bemberg at the Hotel d'Assezat
I did, however, make a purchase here. I bought a linen purse to embroider and a felt kit to make 6 chicken decorations!
To balance out all the craft shopping, we went to see Stade Toulousain vs Castres play rugby on Saturday afternoon which was jolly good fun and of course, there were all those fit men running around the pitch with their nice legs and bums for me to look at! Hurrah!!
Yesterday, I had a go at making my own wool wash from a recipe I came across on Ravelry, and I must say, I'm rather pleased with how it turned out.
If you want to make some yourself, but don't have access to Ravelry, here's what you do:
The utensils:
Large mixing bowl, Hand Held Stick Blender and a Large glass preserving jar
Firstly, put the soap flakes and boiling water into the large mixing bowl and mix well with the stick blender
Next, add the methylated spirits and essential oil and again, mix well with the stick blender.
Pour the mixture into the large preserving jar.
When you first pour it, it'll look like this:
and then, once it starts to settle, it'll look like this:
Leave the jar overnight and it will set to a firm jelly. Voila! It's done!
It smells all nice and eucalyptusy although I can also smell the methylated spirits quite strongly, but this seems to go once it's added to warm water. I think next time, I may use half the quantity of meths and up the quantity of essential oil to balance out the smell. Apart from that, I'm very happy with it.
To use, rub a small amount into stains or disolve 1 tablespoon of wool wash in warm water. Swish or soak the garment in warm water and then rinse well.
So. Where were we? I can't remember....
I totally lost my blogging and knitting mojo for the past few months so there's nothing much to say really. Lots has been going on since I last blogged but I'm too lazy to write it all down so I think the best thing is to start afresh!
I saw this meme on Ellen's blog and thought I'd steal it and use it as a fun way to start blogging again. So here we go:
Wishing you a wonderful and peaceful Holiday Season and a very Happy New Year!He was very shy when he first came to live with me, as he's a bit self conscious of his funny nose and wonky smile. I told him not to worry as nobody's perfect!
Before long, he started to relax
Now he loves to hang around
and pose for photos!
I love him!
