Yarnivorous

G'day all! This time last year, we were bemused and confused. Our grand trip across Canada had ended and we had just flown in to SJ airport. We have been in California for a year and a day (it's a leap year). 366 days in California. How has it been? All over the shop like a madwoman's you-know-what! You can read more about it on my other blog. I have now lived in three different places in my life. By that I mean I've had an address for mail and stuff, a place where I live rather than stay for a little while. Those places are Melbourne (Oz), Fort Collins (Colo) and Campbell (Calif). In their own ways, each has been special. Fort Collins will be a place I'll always remember, and possibly the memories will be better because we didn't spend a winter there ;-) In honour of this great occasion, I announce a contest! In the comments, tell me two places you have lived (one place if you have always lived there!) and a place where you would love to live (and why yo...

G'day all! I bet your Christmas tree can't do this! On second thoughts maybe you don't want yours to spin - it might end up looking like this ! LOL Back soon with tales of goodies and feasting and a walk. anon!

G'day all! What a big year of knitting it has been here at the Modest Manor v umpteen. Not that I have ended up with much to keep for myself, mind you... Shop items Baby wrap cardi - still in progress - can I squeak this one under the wire? Nashua cabled cardi Kira K tank - no link, no pics. Oops, never blogged this one but it really does exist! Therapi wrap Nashua cables n lace Commissions Black Purl cardi Socks (Some of my new socks) Christmas 2008 DH Kroy socks Reticulas Fruit Tingles socks Sockamas DH Kaibashira Strawberry socks Maizy socks Queen of Cups Spring socks (Some more of my socks) Solstice Slip Maned socks Tiger socks DH Pretty Posh Lenore (cheaty - finished this year) Rainbow socks (cotton blend, unlabelled yarn from Romni Wool) Husbandly Val 2008 socks (all of Nathan's new socks) Plus at least one more unpair - one has a mane, one doesn't. I think they are pair five in the pic and can also be seen as the bottom pair in the second pic of my socks. Who...