hi my name is sue and it's been 19days since my last blog post

what can i say, apart from the fact that sometimes life gets in the way of blogging!

so here's an update from my place to yours:

it's winter

it's cold and wet

kids have been sick

parents are visiting

it's cold and wet

kids have been sick

i've been away for work

i thought i was finishing up at work but they asked me to stay on

it's cold and wet

kids have been sick

miss 13 and 14 (who are on the same netball team) are having a great season.  in fact they're their school's most successful team right now!

when i umpire the girls' netball games, i get wet (on account of the winteriness-ness of the season)

i think i might be addicted to ZUMBA

if you have to be addicted to something, why not let it be good for you, right?

i'm back into crocheting, after an absence of over 35 years and absolutely loving it

..and the shortest day has already passed, so it's onwards and upwards towards spring - although it certainly doesn't look like it right now!!!

THINGS I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO:

flying to australia for tara's 40th next month

wellington on a plate events
wellington on plate (check it out - be jealous!)
(cupcakes, cocktails, murder mysteries, 12 course meals, high tea, high fashion)
and a couple of photos to finish

some quiet weekends in front of the fire with the kids and a DVD

day-time zumba (when i finally finish work!)


and a couple of photos to finish...

that's me in the neon lime and miss 14 (in the purple and pink) at DRUMS ALIVE, a WAY COOL event that our zumba instructor organised.

swiss balls, drum sticks, music, movement and a whole lotta fun

i can't wait for the regular drums alive classes to start!

photostory friday and the week through my iphone

i now find myself totally SPOILT for choice when it comes to taking photos.

a canon 60D and a brand spanking new lumix TZ20

after having my iphone for a few months, i've really started to enjoy taking pics on it

i'm particularly partial to INSTAGRAM.

if you don't know what that is, it's an iphone app, where you take the pic, apply a cool filter, add a caption, geotag yourself and post to facebook (and twitter if you have it - which i don't!)

it's pretty cool.

so here a few photos from my week - via my iphone

last saturday morning - all ready to get my 'craft on' at handmade 2011

i hand-stithced the victoria work box over 13 years ago, AND lined the basket!

the mayor of wellington opened the event

she was speaking as i arrived

an upcycled card from my first class

the words 'live, laugh and love' were punched out of an old dictionary and i doodled around the circles

gift bag made from an old children's book

in the afternoon i made a fabric basket - in less than TWO HOURS

from start to finish!!!

these machines are BRAND NEW

they're like the 21st century version of the one i have at home

push buttons instead of levers - WAHOO!!!

TA-DAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!

fully lined y'all...

the old fashioned photo booth

these things are so popular now - even DIY ones!

the gorgeous lounge at hippopotamus hotel where my crochet class was on sunday morning

it had been over 35 years since my grandmother had taught me to crochet and since i'd picked up a crochet hook, so it was quite an emotional reunion

but also like riding a bike - i've almost finished the scarf during the week and am planning on buying wool today and making beanies!  

anyone else photograph lovely bathrooms they see in nice hotels?

nope - just me?

brand new store opened up in one of our malls

my daughter wanted me to take this to send to her friend who loves this store!

then on wednesday

HAPPY MAIL FROM OREGON!!!

the lovely kim aka the ungourmet sent me this box of lovely treats

THANKS KIM - I'M SO GRATEFUL FOR MY GOODIES!!!

(esp the huckleberry jelly beans - nom nom.....)

then last night at zumba, someone (miss 14!) stopped doing zumba long enough to grab my phone and snap me on stage!

that's me in the neon lime green and pink

with my arms in the air like that - i figure i'm either one step AHEAD of everyone, or one behind!!!

how was YOUR week?

HAPPY PSFRIDAY!

Hosted by Cecily and Lolli

wordful wednesday and the new camera

so you may remember that after my daughter took my point and shoot to school and its subsequent lens denting, that mr scrappy offered to 'take a look at it'...

i can save you some time and let you all know that all that remained after mr scrappy's 'look' was this...

so he dutifully went and did his online research, then sent me to view the TZ20
(which to me, kinda sounds like a Terminator Model!)

although it's slightly chunkier than my last point-and-shoot-lives-in-my-handbag camera, after using it this past weekend to photograph my classwork/projects at the handmade convention, i'm completely sold.

I LOVE IT!!!

    

wordful wednesday: finding the silver lining

on a scale of 'sucky', having your best friend move to another country is right up there with 'bites the big one'

we used to do EVERYTHING together

talk most days

see each other all the time

...and our kids are best friends too

AND I WOULDN'T CHANGE A THING

(except maybe make trans-tasman airfares SUPER cheap!)

however, every cloud has a silver lining

and these ZUMBA ladies are just that

exercise, friendship and good food

you can't ask for better than that!