phew

well that was christmas 09. I took a little while to get over it. I won't bore you with all the details - it was busy. it was fun. it was productive.

it was too short.

here is a snippet which includes presents, renovations, a broken arm, the first visit of the tooth fairy, knitting, walking in the mountains, lounging in the mist, a new bike for the pirate, a letter from santa, a letter to santa, heatwaves, vegies, job applications, visitors, friends, parties, naps, sewing, cleaning, freecycle, plans, crushes, wine, champagne, grandparents, air conditioning, travel, new friends, new resolutions, new plans, and a whole lot of love and friendship

Honestly I think I am the luckiest person alive with the friends I have and the support I get. I hope you are as lucky.

And what did I learn these holidays?
that my aircon does work, that freecycling can get rid of mountains of stuff and it feels very very good, that the tooth fairy can remember to come, that a waterproof cast does exist, that it does not come in green, that it costs quite a bit, that you can knit a scarf and not go insane, that stones and a mountain stream can keep 4 boys under 8 occupied for hours, that march flies like blue, that it does get hot in Guthega, that you can get good coffee in Cooma, that knitting socks from the toe up is fun, that you can find a pattern for pants that isn't too bad, that having an oven again is magic, that the pirate can cope with a broken arm without too much problem, that a child can have a broken arm for days and a mother not be sure it really is hurt, that new birkenstocks feel fabulous, that shopping for clothes and fabric after a fabric and clothes diet feels fantastic, that leaving salmon in the car in 5 days of over 35deg isn't at all good, that eggplants produce very very well and peas only grow with mulch and much much more.

I hope your 2010 is a lovely one.

copy cat

I have long enjoyed Rose Red's posts on shoes. I love a pair of shoes - and especially a quirky pair of shoes. I have considered posting on my shoes too - but that was being too much of a copy cat. I can hold back no longer because she just speaks to me, you know?

so like rose red I recently went on holidays. There are few holidays I return from without shoes. Shoes bought on holidays are momentos of the trip - and much better than a photo. Enter the latest - bought at Schmutters in Eumundi, Queensland.

The colour in the second pic is closer to the real thing. I think the camera was thrown by the over abundance of red in my lounge room.

Now I have been thinking of a sock to go with these also - something not too chunky, not too garish, not too pretty - something just right.

Something like this? or this? or this?

photos from Rav - KarenK, Sockenanja and Manisha

and I am thinking Green - a very close green to the middle one. A semi solid.

Now as people were so helpful in the choice of wrap (which I ended up not having enough yarn for sadly and am putting it off till I do) what are the suggestions on the perfect sock and the perfect yarn??