The Imagination

My two chickens keep astounding me with the extent of their imaginative play! At ages seven and ten, when many children are absorbed in popular culture, computers and television, they are still making wondrous play/art sculturesque play in the backyard for literally hours:
Ingredients: One mound of dirt which has been left neglected on the concrete for months and which has since sprouted itself a no dig garden, some beeswax and some twigs!
Voila!

simplicity

Sometimes a short winter's play on the beach is all you need...

cardigan deprivation

Bless his little boots! He's 5 months old!


Stumbled...as you do...upon this cardigan from this amazing pattern maker. I think I am suffering from (new and exciting) cardigan deprivation. This cardi looks do-able for me, maybe...
cardigan, knitting

Bunny Scarf!

One bow tie scarf down, another to go. I am planning a moss stitch variation for myself, without the bow! Hmmm, I need luck.

The "knitting is better than nothing" post

The only good thing about a cold,grey, damp day full of construction noise from the street is that you can always put on Kate Rusby and knit!
After choosing three balls of wool, (we all chose blue Sublime!!) I started on the angora Bow Tie scarf for Ivy!! This yarn is so so so so soft and the pattern so nifty and deceivingly simple.




and good bye lovely little furry friend, old grandfather Snowy Grey August 2007- May 2010- sniff sniff

Sprout Market

This afternoon we got on down to Sprout Market, a local community market in a community garden in Thornbury. WE met a marvellous person, Antonia of Ceiba Tree, dying fabrics with plants such as eucalyptus trees and onion skins, and made very cute toys . I took her pic and said I would put it up ion my blog. The Two Chickens were very inspired, and got me thinking further about my little cottage industry idea I have planned for the new (baby) year....still a secret , sort of, inspired largely by Little House on The Prairie...

God's Best Joke

For chicken two's seventh birthday we ventured to the aquarium. By far my favourite creature was this fellow, who must be God's best joke ever. Thank you thank you little guy for the great big laugh we all had at your expense!