This weekend in Australia we have a long weekend - yeehah a Monday off work!!!! I had a nice little plan happening for the three days. Saturday: housework (yuk), Sunday: meet some fellow knitters from the Up the M4 Rav group, watch the rugby league grand final & the Japanese F1 race and Monday: more knitting.
Of course, there were no unexpected interruptions to Saturday's plan - I was left completely alone to do those boring but necessary chores around the house. And when I say "alone" I mean it in the sense that everyone else seemed to have something to more interesting to do than housework (thanks for nothing guys). Sunday, on the other hand, was much more fun. I met with the M4 ladies at a pub at Penrith. The food was great, the knitting good and the ladies were just lovely. I'm not sure why I ever doubted they would be - after all they're knitters!! In my experience knitters are, on the whole, remarkably friendly people. I arrived home right on time to flick on the TV and watch the F1 race in Japan (read as knitting time) which led nicely into the NRL (football) grand final (not conducive to knitting). The Melbourne Storm defeated the Parramatta Eeels (not the result I was hoping for).
Monday's weather was perfect for knitting - cool & rainy. I did manage to fit in some of the dreaded housework (mostly ironing) but I quite happily spent time knitting a few laps around my EZ's PI shawl. As one does when in the knitting zone I began to plan some other knitting "chores". "Gee, it's about time I reorganised my needles & notions" became "I must find a better way to store my interchangeable needles"!!! And where does one go to solve such mysteries? Ravelry of course. So off I went like a woman possessed. And away went the hours.......
I was innocently listening to my favourite podcasts while merrily surfing the Rav forums when I had another brilliant (?) idea. "I should tidy up my podcast feeds". O yeah, sounds simple doesn't it?? Anyone have any idea exactly how many knitting podcasts we have to choose from nowadays? Toooo many. No that's not true - we are spoiled with choice that's all. Like I said earlier, knitters are a great bunch aren't they? All these podcasters out there who willingly provide their time and equipment to entertain us and share their life and knitting experiences with us. Aren't they just the coolest people????
I spent absolutely ages searching out shows I had heard about but never listened to, had never heard about but listened anyway and caught up on a bunch of show notes of few old favourites. And what did all this lead to?? More net surfing of course - actually hours of net surfing!!! I guess that's what they mean by saying Monday was a Public Holiday.
