Fabulous Fungi

Mushrooms, that's what I'm talking about. One of my photos has been featured on the fungilicious group on RedBubble, and I have been invited to submit it into July's photo challenge (which I have).


I'm so excited about the fact that it was even noticed among all the other photos!

It really is encouragement to get snapping!

Moreton Island

I had a great time at Moreton Island. It was nice to be able to relax and have some time to get out the DSLR and take some pics. I have uploaded a few of my favourites onto my RedBubble site.
I discovered that to date I have sold 60 items on RedBubble since I joined. 29 of the sales are for the first shirt I ever designed. But I have not put much on there in the way of photography, so I am going to concentrate on that side of things a bit more for a while.



Also, here's a pic of the purple fingerless mitts which I finished the day before we went away:

More knitting

I finished the vest for Sam, and he loves it. I think mostly because of the kombi on the front!


Here he is wearing just over his jumper as I was desperate to see if it was an okay fit as soon as it came off the needles!

I am extremely happy with it considering it is a first attempt at a knitting project.

Next, I attempted some simple fingerless mitts for Noah, by myself!
Here are the completed 'Golden Gloves'.


Dave asked for some in purple, so I set to knitting him a pair of 'Purple Power-mitts' right away. Will post pictures in my next blog.

Last Thursday my husband and I travelled to Moreton Island and stayed there until Saturday. It was quite beautiful despite the patches of rain, and I am really happy with some of the photographs I took while away. I also started a holiday beanie in grey and am knitting in the round using double pointed needles for the first time. I hope it will turn out! I will post photos from Moreton Island and of my holiday beanie in my next blog.

On Saturday we travelled back to Brisbane and I got to see Yusuf Islam aka Cat Stevens in concert. I was SO excited, having grown up listening to his music and being a HUGE fan. The concert exceeded all my expectations - it really was a fantastic night.



This video wasn't taken by me, but was taken at the same show (Brisbane). We had better seats ;)

So this week is back to reality, with the start of uni semester 2. Already I have dropped a unit, so am back to two units. I think that's all I can handle right now! It's going to be a busy semester!

Knitting!

Our veggies were great! That lot have finished now and tomatoes seem determined to sprout up everywhere in the garden, so we have just let them go. We have lots of tomatoes to use in our pasta sauces, that's for sure!!

I recently joined a knitting group in my area and no, knitting groups aren't just for ladies aged 70yrs+! Most of the ladies are my age. I am halfway through my first project - a Milo vest.



I am very happy with how it is coming along, considering it is my first attempt at knitting to a pattern.


I will keep you up to date with my progress. I am just hoping for a nice, wearable piece for Sam!

Sprouting!

Just after I wrote my last post my seeds arrived in the mail!

So I planted:

Eggplant
Wong Bok
Pak Choi
Zucchini
Parsley - curled
Thyme
Oregano
Lemon Basil

and more:
Sweet Corn
Purple Beans
Squash

because I decided I needed more.



I was so surprised that the marigold sprung up only days after planting, and the squash is going great:



The thyme is popping up, the wong bok and pak choi is up, the rocket is up and one lone cucumber is trying it's best to push through the soil.


Every morning I can't wait to go out and check the seedlings to see what has popped through!

Happy New Year!

It has been a while since I blogged! I took on three units for the second semester of uni and combined with my 'mum duties' I didn't have time to do anything else! I didn't think I would make it through, but passed all the units with good marks. Over summer I have been doing a unit called Learning Technologies, which has been challenging but interesting.

And so, 2010 is upon us already!

We didn't have a great Christmas, as we all were very sick - what a way to end the year! But 2010 has started well.

I bought six chicks to give to my broody hen who managed to hatch 0 out of 18 eggs!! However, she didn't want the chicks so I put her in a pen by herself for almost a week, to de-brood her and that has worked. I had the chicks under a heat lamp at nights for the first two weeks but now they don't need it on. In the days I have been putting the chicks down in their own pen. Next week they should be right to stay down there full time.



I ordered some seeds in December, but they still haven't arrived. So I dug out our old seeds, saved from past crops, and some we had bought before, and have been busy planting them in egg cartons. We have dug up the old veggie garden and have prepared it for a new season.

So far I have planted (in the egg cartons):

Marigold
Italian Parsley
Coriander
Squash
Nasturtium
Rocket
Mixed Lettuce
Purple Beans
Tomatoes
Chives
Watermelon
Cucumber
Corn

And in a large 30 x 70cm clay pot I have planted some potato, and in the other some beetroot and sage.

I hope my seeds come soon though, as I would like to get the other stuff planted!

I was going to plant corn and beans together, and then heard about a 'three sisters garden' which includes squash also, so have decided to add squash to the combination.