As Garfield once said ....

I'm not overweight - I'm undertall!

(Applies to both Zebbycat and Micklehuman)

Zebbycat Helps Me Through...

With his love for affection and cuddles. His smooching even when I'm tired and feeling grotty and lacking makeup. These two pics are from March 2008. Had spent the weekend moving stoves (cookers) down and up my 54 steep steps. Despite my lack of sleep, grunge appearance, scraped back hair and the parents invasion Zeb just carried on -

doing things his way, and showing his love of food, huggles and snuggles, food, and tickles under the chin. And his need for snuggles, huggles and rescue cat assurance that he is the most loved one (as if he wasn't!)

All surrounded with hugely loud PURRRRRUMBLING!

That's my lad!!!

Little to report so....

...nowt from me for now.

inspirational suggestions welcomed.

feeling very "flat" and kind of numbed at present (*!@#@%* clinical depression does that, damn it!).

Sunshine on Sunday

The sun was shining, zilch clouds and a lovely gusty, drying Northerly wind, so........

Boring domestic stuff happened including, wow - in the middle of Winter I got all the towels and sheets dry outside (no sunshine on them yet the wind did it all - between 4.00 and 8.00pm, dark after 6.00!!). washing all inside, folded and put away and I'm super happy.

Zebby had a wonderful time getting me to play with him.

And Mickle found that summer dessert photo. Silly me - I couldn't find the right CD coz the photos were on my memory stick. It has a memory and shows a little light when plugged into the laptop. My memory sometimes fails = brain fade with no wee lights to guide my way. Sadly I don't have the right links attached to myself to plug self into the laptop. Does = safety for the laptop!

Sunshine for all Monday forecast. I'll walk up the 54 steps and the steep driveway to experience it happily. Zeb will sleep and dream of huggles and food. Nighty night from us, xxxxx and purry-purrrrumbling

Zebbycat Thwarted #2

All his own work.

Today Zeb helped himself to the cut off ends of some sausages
from the rubbish.


Didn't last long - they were Chorizo!!

(I found the rest abandoned on the floor. Yes - of course he's okay)

Fiordland Quake measures 7.8

Tsunami warning cancelled for more info:

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/2597897/Fiordland-quake-measures-7-8

All okay here....

News will be filtering out to the World about a big earthquake in New Zealand.

It occurred down in the South Island. Was apparantly noticed in the lower North Island but not by me.

The Govy's Civil Defence procedures have kicked in promptly and the area down South has been declared a Civil Defence Emergency Zone. The worst I've heard is of items tumbling off shelves and power blackouts to a few hundred homes.

Tsunami warnings have been issued to try to keep people away from the western coastlines "just in case".

Mickle and Zebby are fine and are now heading to bed. Yes, we live way up high.

I saw Blue Sky Today

Well, only this afternoon. The blue was of the pale variety just as the sun light was very watered down. However, they were present for a wee while.

Still here, Folks

Lacking inspiration - mid Winter here m'dears - in a Winter of grayness and gloomy skies.

Our Winter arrived a month early, i.e. with effect from May. And is cooler than usual.

Wellywood/Wellington is normally a very windy place. In Winter I expect to get several Gale Force stormy type days a week. But Nope.... gray, grey, gray and boring calm.

Sunday there may be gale force southerlies (cold, cold super windy stuff) - but I'm yet to be convinced.

Mickle will liven up soon - I've foodie stuff including umpty something variations on a Summer Yummo dessert recipe to post.

Just need to locate the CD the photo is on ..........

Even Zebster fed up with it all - snuggles up to me overnight, and quick does quick loo, water and tummy-top-up times. Otherwise snoozles and (like now) loud sound asleep snoring on the bed. Coo - Winter doesn't end until August is done.

On the plus side my grape hyacinth plants, which currently look like overly luschious chives, have wee flower buds emerging. I'm keeping an eye on the huge magnolia tree down in the Botanic Gardens (they're at the bottom of the hill/mini mountain side I live on) because it will soon put out great big pink flowers. This tree flowers first of all the magnolias down in the "bot gardens".

Scrubbed out the bird bath, and the native birds are appreciating it along with the resident bloke blackbird.

So things may be getting better?

Three Scarves and a Hat

Pete tries on his present - the Bamboo scarf!

Mum, Pete and Liz model "Mickle Knitting"


Mum and Liz's scarves are each made from a hand dyed 2 ply Marino and Kid Mohair mix
from NZ company Touch Yarns.

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I made Pete's hat a few years ago from scrap woollen yarn.

The big picture to the right of Pete hanging on the wall is Liz's work - it is woven and shows

Mum with her parents and a young Liz

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And Mum's a quilter - Textiles in the blood!

Mickle Knitting

My first ever sock....

..... knit one, slip one......



and swear one when I realised I'd dropped a stitch right near the end.

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Have put the sock aside while I recover my equalibrium, buy a good quality circular needle of the appropriate needle size and circular length, and wonder at my Paternal Grandmother making socks on straight needles. Dear Dad remembers his Mum knitting them. It is all wonderful until the last few rows .....

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...... Special thanks to dear Dad for the loan of his camera, and his close up shots of my hands 'a knitting' ......