Wednesday, February 18, 2015

Let the knitting re-commence

Number one favourite knitting location:


Second favourite knitting location.


Third favourite knitting location:


Midst the mess of the kitchen table, bathed in morning sunlight. Insects singing of summer in the trees through the open window (not to mention the workmen bashing about in the neighbour's house, finally finishing earthquake repairs).


It's been so many weeks since I last worked on this design that it took a while to figure out where I was and what I was planning on doing with it. But it's all steaming ahead now! It feels so good to get back into the swing of all things lace!

Saturday, February 14, 2015

Coast to Coast

The Coast to Coast race is today. No I'm not in it (even the thought of doing it makes me perspire with fear).
Maybe one day, theoretically, I would. I love the idea of slogging my way from one side of the country to the other via my own power. I should have done it 20 years ago, when I was a machine (shakes head with disbelief), It's almost three hundred kilometres or so, between here and Kumara Beach (the runners leave from what we call Spirula beach [Spirula's being a shell we always find washed up there]). It takes over three hours in the car, and I complain about the cold somewhere around Arthurs Pass. But it's beautiful country. There are Kea's, and crags, lakes, and dry, arid desolation. And the delicious colours! - truly a yarn-dyer's inspiration. I love it!
I'm in awe of what these sports people are doing today. They left before I was even awake this morning, and sometime after lunch the first athlete will pound his or her way into New Brighton. What a fantastic feeling that must be!!

This is the athletes route from the West coast to the East coast.


Image from: http://www.coasttocoast.co.nz/the-race/race-profile/ (Speights Coast to Coast)

I could do the bike segment - I'd love the bike segment. And would it really be so bad to just stop somewhere around Mt White, and just take up residence with the Kea's, forever.

Like this Kea, but free ...


PS, summer holidays are over. Knitting is recommencing. More to come ...