red sky in the morning, shepherds warning...

I took these pictures the other morning when we were walking to work. And sure enough, it rained later that day. The sky looked incredible, almost angry!.

Its been 1 week since my 101 things project started and I haven't completed anything!! That said, I do have a few work in progress and a pretty good excuse! I managed to pull some kind of muscle/thing in my neck/back and I've hardly been able to move my head for the last four days. I haven't been able to sit at the computer (so no blog) and haven't been able to do much else. D has been getting a bit frustrated with me I think. I've needed lots of massages with anti-flam and my wheat bag constantly needs reheating.


Items 53 + 16:
I did manage to drop my sewing machine in to be serviced yesterday however! I haven't crossed it off as it won't come back for another week or so. This gives me some time to work on my crochet! I have bought yarn and crochet needles and borrowed "Stitch'nBitch -Happy Hooker" from S so now I just have to find (make?) the time to sit down and practice!!

Items 100 + 96
I made a quick trip to the library yesterday and picked up a few of the books and films on my 101 list. So far I've watched '12 monkeys' and ' the godfather', and read 'mrs frisby and the rats of nimh' and the 'birth of the firebringer'. Both books were from the children's section and as such were quick light reads. I read a lot of fantasy novels when I was younger and this element appealed to me in 'the birth of the firebringer'. It was an enjoyable read, but I wouldn't rate it as one of my favourite books.

'mrs frisby and the rats of nimh' was a gorgeous rattie story and I think I will read the other 'rats of nimh' books. Many of my rattie friends have named their furkids after characters from these books and I've never had any idea what they were referring to! It was also a light quick read but a pleasant deterrent from the sharp pains in my back.

'the godfather' was exactly as I thought it would be. You hear some much about this and that from the godfather movies and so many movies and TV shows have taken elements from them. Despite the violence, I find the italian mafia setting really interesting.

I am still trying to decide if I've seen '12 monkeys' before or not. I seemed to remember bits of it but not all. I was really disappointed with the end, I'm one of those people who likes the story to be more complete! As far as I know, there was no sequel made.

I also got out 'I, Claudius' (book), 'Animal Farm' (book), 'The Godfather II' (DVD), 'Reservoir Dogs' (DVD), and 'Elephant Man' (DVD). If I aim to get out three or four books and movies a week, I'll be through that element of my list in no time!

I haven't discovered anything I absolutely love in these books/films but I think it is going to be a great adventure working my way through the list!

Yesterday was D's niece's 6th birthday! We had a birthday party at D's parents house today. D and were in charge of the birthday cake and had a few disasters but all was OK in the end. We baked an orange + choc melt cake with plans to do fancy decorating. However we realised that the cake was slightly overcooked and not all that nice. We decided to ice up a plain sponge instead. What dramas! D and I learnt not to leave such things to the last minute! The cake was far from perfect, but it had Abby's name and fancy candles!

Its got me thinking about D's birthday and Item 83 on my 101 list. D's birthday is in November and I want to make him a really funky cake. I've been trying to track down a copy of the Australian Women's Weekly Children's Birthday Cake Book:

There are a couple on Trademe but they seem to be a bit like gold and I'm not prepared to pay megabucks. The library's copies are on loan or lost. I rang mum to borrow her copy but she is also looking for a copy as hers has gone missing! I'll have to keep looking...

Anyway, off to reheat the wheatbag and then bedtime I think!

M

an obscured sunrise

D and I got up very early this morning so we could walk up Mount Victoria to see the sunrise. Unfortunately, when we got there we were confronted with this sign!

Not willing to let a little construction ruin our sunrise, we perched ourselves out on the corner of the carpark amongst the gorse and rock. This did mean our view was slightly obscured by a giant aerial of some kind but it was still very lovely.

We cuddled up considering the day ahead, sipping our hot thermos tea. It was far from an exceptional sunrise, but there is something satisfying about watching the sun get out of bed. (We are usually still snoozing..) I really felt like we had a head start on the day.

I think I'll add some kind of sunrise expedition to my 101 list. (Which is still very much a work in progress...)

After hearing on the radio that D's football game was canceled, we decided to go check out the morning garage sales. We are far from thrifting experts but we had a really good time and I picked up some cheap fabric! It was really awesome to spend some time with D and we had a lot of laughs.

One of our stops was a church rumage sale. While queuing outside waiting for it to open, D commented "man, I bet this is the first time this place has ever had a queue!". While not quite intending it the way it sounded, he got a dirty look from the lady squished next to us and I dissolved into hysterics!

Next we picked up a yummy cheese+capscicum loaf from Nada Bakery (zomg YUM - I LOVE Nada!) and headed to visit dad.

Dad had some worrying news from our family in the UK - my cousin Kelly has had some kind of brain surgery?! I'm not quite sure of the details, but I'm sending love + good wishes your way Kelly! I really wish I'd made more of an effort to keep in touch with that side of the family.... Maybe I should give them my blog address? ;)



Oh and before I forget....
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MUMMY!
I love you heaps and heaps and I hope you had a fantastic day! Mwwwwwaaaaaauaaaaah.

M