Week in review

Gah.

I've been so slack with blogging, and for anyone out there following me, I'm so sorry.  I've not been entirely dormant.  Quite the opposite, really.  I'm currently on holidays until next Monday, and this week has just flew by.

Let's do a rundown:

Monday saw Robert and I meet up with a friend to attend a concert at Melba Hall.  They usually have lunchtime concerts there during the semester and that afternoon they featured three young cellists as part of the first ever Melbourne Cello Festival.  We then had a light lunch at Moonee Ponds afterwards.

On Tuesday, I visited the Handweavers & Spinners Guild in Carlton North to exchange a pot of dye which I bought last week, but already had some of at home.  I should really keep an inventory on my phone.  Then, later on the afternoon, I caught up with an old anthropology lecturer of mine at uni.  She's always been incredibly supportive of furthering my studies, but I've always struggled with pinning a topic down that would sustain my interests for the long haul.  We did discuss my 'journey' into handspinning and how it has become my tether to what matters to me most now.

Wednesday, I visited Cathy of Cat and Sparrow at her home and spent the entire afternoon just talking fibre.  I toured her working space, met her family and sweet fluffy Kira, and had the most sumptuous dinner.  It was amazing.  In exchange, I bought a S'mores pie for everyone to share.  Not too bad for a first attempt, methinks.












Thursday, I met up with my dear, dear friend Dr Lisa.  I've not seen her for so long and missed her terribly.  Life does get in the way of great friendships, but it was wonderful to pick up right where we left off.  We had awesome food at a cafe in Balaclava, a part of Melbourne I don't get to visit very often, but it's very hip with boutique self-serve yoghurt places, bespoke coffee roasters and cafes up and down the street.

I had a really nice mushroom burger with a couple of eggs in a rustic grain bun and some really tasty veggie chips on the side.  Dr Lisa had something equally healthy: smoked salmon salad with eggs and what I believe was a veggie croquette(?).









I had Pilates later that night which was a tad more challenging than last week, but ultimately very rewarding.

And to finish off the day, I had some of my friend Charly's special homemade Pecorino cheese with Yarra Valley truffles on my penne boscaiola.  I am very, very spoilt.











Today, Nev very kindly helped me pick up a wool picker I won off eBay in Ballarat.  I've always wanted one, and now my stash of alpaca fleeces doesn't look too daunting to process.  Here's my first cloud of alpaca which I dyed previously.


















What a full week!  I've not managed to take a lot of selfies to post, but I do like this one which I took today.

Day 17.