On my mind today

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...besides knitting...

I've been catching up on a bit of blog reading over the past couple of days, and I'm so impressed (as usual) by all the lovely people doing things that they're passionate about. Shout outs today to Two Cheese Please, Ink and Spindle, and Little Suitcase, all for doing things that they love, and doing it so well. It also makes me slightly sad, as I still feel I'm wandering in limbo. I think I'd rather be doing the limbo.

A chance clicking on the Brown Owls blog, has found me in time to book a place for the next meet on September 7th. This will be my first for the year, I'm amazed, where has the time gone? In my mind I still think it's February, I'm sure. Anyway, if you're going, yay! I'll see you there. And we're playing with stationery, one of my favourite things EVER.

I've been moaning lately that I've lost my library card. If you've read this blog for any length of time, you'll know that libraries and I have a love/hate relationship. Oh! I love them! Oh! They hate me! Why? - my sieve-like memory means that time flies and I've got huge overdue fines before I know it. (As I write this I know I owe the Melbourne City Library $20.) Which means I return the books (eventually) but become too ashamed to show my face in there. Sigh. I'll have to bite the bullet soon though (payday perhaps?) as the list of books I want to read is growing, and I'm definitely not shelling out for new books. (That's tattoo money folks. Oh and wool. Oh and tunes.)

I haven't been op-shopping for months, I seem to be subconsciously trying not to accumluate more household stuff. But the itch is there...part of me regularly wonders what treasures I'm missing, but maybe they're not meant to be mine. Who out there believes that everything happens for a reason? I must confess I struggle with the concept.

Listening to: The Kooks 'Tick of Time'

Last Brown Owls tonight

Crazy Owl Endpapers, originally uploaded by Dunny.

And I feel a bit sad...last time at the Clubhouse. It's been a great year of owlin'!

Made by Me at Brown Owls

Kittehs! Chickens! A puffy kitteh! Lots of fun was had. I always seem to lose my mind at Brown Owls and can't focus on anything, but these nice gals were very patient with me. Anna Laura showed us how to make puffy brooches, and I made a cat as per the one she showed us. So it's her design, and a kitty badge made just for me to wear. Most pleased. More Brown Owls pics here.

PS. If you were there and heard me babbling about our new Bag Pod, check out the info I've put here...see if it makes more sense. The stats on the Morsbags page also suggest that bag recyclers are still the minority of shoppers and that plastic bag usage is still overwhelmingly prevalent. So please join in!

Not Brown Owls

Some wee girlies, doing some sort of domestic arts, but definitely not having fun! Via the Shorpy blog.

Brown Owls last night...

more animals

...was a hoot!

Normally I blog this on Shabby Chicken, but here's a little pic of my booty from last night...door prize (thanks Barrel Girl Brooke), Danielle Owl, and my GRRR notebook. (I wish I'd made the back of my embroidery tidier, but not to worry. Sharon has another pic of it here.) And I am also the happy owner of one of these! Go Hokey! Thanks again to the Brown Owls gang for making it super-fun and hi to all teh cool blogging peeps I chatter to without even realising who you are! Yes I'm looking at you Hoppo Bumpo(...and Nomes too, for that matter.)