The past (long) weekend has been nice and relaxed. Managed to finish Golden Ice (see blogpost below), spent time with both sets of families (had a nice time both places), got lots of chocolate (no, we haven't even half-finished it - we're being good and not scoffing like mad)... and I borrowed the suitcase which contains all of Dad's slides. He took thousands of slides, all dated +-60s/70s. I'm not yet 1/3 of the way through, and there have been some incredible pictures.
There are a whole lot of photos of his side of the family, including Grandpa and Grandma H, in COLOUR, no less, and loads from his travels through game farms as well as photos from plane windows while the plane was in the air. He must have spent quite a good portion of his time taking photos, as the photos that have been turned into slides are (mostly) clear, steady, well-composed photos which must have taken time and effort and a tripod!! I'm considering buying a scanner which can capture from slides (and negatives), because it'd be a damn pity to 'lose' these photos due to them being slides (and us not having a slide-projector), and I reckon it'd cost a small fortune to have them scanned by a photo-shop. So... let's see. Maybe a further project for me (but not sure yet).
I've been working on the Wedding Blessing - it's got such a different 'feel' to the other 3 cross-stitches I've done, as the fabric's holes are quite small and it's a light colour fabric. The needle they included with the kit is too large so I'm using the only smaller one I have but even that one is 'pricking' its way through. This morning I went to the framing shop (it's moved, now it's right near to where I work!), to get Golden Ice framed. Took a while to decide, but eventually settled on a black frame with a thin strip of yellow backing/boarding... pics to follow! I really can't wait, he's going to look STUNNING!!!!
I counted (yes, already), and there are 80 working days left til our holiday. It's a HOLIDAY now, not merely a trip. Hotel's booked, flights are booked, just gotta hire a car. I'm thinking we should take it easy this trip, instead of rush around sightseeing. We did a bit of sightseeing when we were on honeymoon, this time we've got a bank account to open and I want to get a simcard, other than that, we'll probably just drive around and see what the place is all about. It'll be nice to go on drives, exploring further out. Not FAR far... but still, not restricted to the CBD and immediate surrounds.
I CANNOT WAIT! There isn't really much happening between now and then, apart from G's gran coming to visit for a month in May! Looking forward to seeing her again! Other things on our 'to do' list are: G's license needs renewing, we have to get the washmachine serviced, got another dentist checkup and... oh and surviving SOCCER WORLD CUP woot. That's going to be VERY interesting... not looking forward to the chaos and mayhem...
The weather's taken a definite turn... since 21st March (equinox), it's suddenly got a coolness in the air. I've thrown another blanket on the bed... so winter's definitely on its way.
Man, now I (once again!) want to be at home stitching. The winter morning/midday sunlight really streams in beautifully at home, and I wish I was there now lying on the couch lapping it up! The place where G's aunt+uncle+cousin are staying currently gets a LOT of late afternoon sun, and when we were there on Sunday I was so envious of their dogs - lying stretched out absorbing all the warmth! Hopefully one day when we have our own house, it'll get good sunlight. Maybe Brisbane'd be too hot, and we'd be glad NOT to have any sunlight in the house... !
Nearly lunchtime, got a magazine to page through in the meantime - work is still so quiet.
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