Happiness skipped Daily Happiness because it don't want to put the crochet down

[st_aurafina]

1. I finished my beanie!



As modeled by the back of lilacsigil's head:



(Pattern is "Waving to Granny", at Mrs Micawber.)



Next, hopefully, a baby blanket for our locum pharmacist who is expecting in October.

2. Beautiful sunrise this morning - all pink and orange clouds, and a rainbow. Of course, then it rained on me, and my fitball made the passenger seat of the car wet, so I eventually arrived at work with a wet backside. But it was a beautiful sunrise.

3. It rained pretty much all day, and this reminded me to call the plumbers. We want to get a rainwater tank installed before summer, so we can water the garden from it. I'd like to get it in while it's still rainy, so we can stash as much water as possible before it gets hot.

(Note to self: gotta start tomatoes soon!)

4. I had lasagne for lunch today - made with slow cooked beef ragu and roasted vegetables and herbs from our summer crop. It was so good! People from the front of the shop came down to ask what smelled so delicious. We're going to make some more next week, because it was awesome.

5. The Great Australian Bake-Off is lots of fun! I was expecting it to be cringe-worthy, because Australian reality TV is dire, but it's following the British formula and keeping the focus on the cooking. I think I am about one degree of separation from Sara-Jane Smith - she's in Aquaporko, she's queer, and she looks awfully like a fandom-type person. If I don't know her, I'm pretty sure I know someone who does.

Hi Sara-Jane! I'm pretty sure you're out in DW/LJ somewhere! I think you're awesome!

Comments

[untonuggan]

That. Is. An. Awesome. Hat.

[st_aurafina]

I've been wearing it all day! Fortunately it's really cold over here.

[jenna_thorn]

That is a wonderful beanie.

[st_aurafina]

Thank you! I love it!

[lonelywalker]

That. Is a pretty cool hat!

I think Sarah-Jane Smith may be zipping through space and time at the moment...

[st_aurafina]

See - that's how I knew she must be a fandom person.

[clare_dragonfly]

Cool beanie! :D

[st_aurafina]

I'm wearing it right now! Inside the house!

[clare_dragonfly]

I wear hats way more often in my house than outside. It's cold in my house XD

[wendelah1]

I love it.

[st_aurafina]

Thank you!

[lurkingcat]

That is the best beanie :)

[st_aurafina]

Thank you! I'm wearing it now!

[laurenthemself]

That beanie is the best thing ever and I want one! I wish I could crochet.

[st_aurafina]

It was pretty easy to teach myself - I can definitely rec crochetguru on youtube, her videos were very clear and easy to follow.

Or, if you want to give me the circumference of your head, I'm sure I'll make another one when this blanket project is done. (Blanket is boring! All the same colour whhhhhyyyy!)

[laurenthemself]

55cm. I'd learn, but I've got enough on my plate at the moment with eight million fics to write.

What do you want in return? I could pay your or I could write you something.

[st_aurafina]

Oh, man, it's not actually very good, I would feel bad taking money, and you know, I might not even get to it. But if I do, I have your head measurement ready! I don't have very many people to crochet for, and it would be nice to send something out. I already have all the wool in the right colours, so it won't be any extra cost for me, and if I use it up, lilacsigil says I can buy more.

[laurenthemself]

It would be awesome of you could but don't worry if you don't get to it.

[hope]

Love the beanie! I have that and the tea cosy bookmarked now :D

I know Sara-Jane :)

[st_aurafina]

You were on my very short list of people who might know her! Next time you talk to her, tell her we were both cheering for her all the way.

[shehasathree]

Awesome beanie!
*g* I know Sara-Jane.

[st_aurafina]

She was the absolute highlight of the show for me. I was cheering and waving my arms like I had pom-poms.

[weaver]

I am in Porko with S-J! SHE IS INDEED AWESOME.

If half your flist knows her, does that make it a closer degree of separation?

[st_aurafina]

I WANT MORE CUTE FAT CHICKS WITH CAKES ON TELLY! Seriously, she was just amazing. Tell her we were cheering for her!

[vass]

Yay rainbow beanie! I'm totally impressed.

Oh and hey, someone who knows when tomatoes should be started! Is that seed planting time, or seedling planting time?

I don't really know Sara Jane, but I talked to her on LJ now and then years ago.

[st_aurafina]

It's seeds, and hopefully we'll be planting them in cardboard planters in the next couple of weeks. Ray the gardening guru starts his in July but he has a poly-pipe hot house. (My envy! We keep thinking we could put one over one of the beds.) I'll be keeping mine on the back bench in the dispensary in a spot that heats up like a greenhouse in the afternoon.

Must go buy seeds!

[lark_ascends]

Love the beanie!

Lasagne sounds nice.

[cosmic_llin]

OMG carawj and I watched it too and Sara-Jane is the awesomest!

[st_aurafina]

She's the best! I'd totally watch a cooking show hosted by her!