Mel's Sunday update

Morning all, welcome to Sunday,

On the stitching front I did a little bit more on Tracy's model stitch (no more photos to share yet) and of course I finished up mum's Mother's Day present. I've also spent 3:45 on Claire's RR piece. Also no photos on that at this time.

I also picked up Gothic and Livres Chat Rouge from the framers. I put into be framed Stellar, Mum's Present and the cat mum gave me. Photos later.

In other news, I have:
* arranged stuff with the gym and am attending three times a week at the moment.
* purchased and installed a set top box so I can now watch digital free-to-air TV
* Got the telephone line swapped over
* Had an initial visit with the dentist (and got my teeth cleaned)
* Visited the optometrist and arranged for new spectacles (ready to be collected in 2 weeks)
* Read two JD Robb and one Jim Butcher book.

Not going too badly astray from the plan so far. Oh and picture is from a Camellia? Azalea? from my garden.

A small finish

Well it's late and I'm not sure I can get it framed in time but well its finished. Mum's present is finished.

Onto Claire's RR piece now as it needs to be finished and posted on 19 April. Surely I can put 15 hours in on it over the next five days :) :) :)

And as I'm not putting piccies up where mum can see them, here's another one of Trouble - this time doing her Triffid impersonation in the back garden.

Mel's Easter Update

Morning all,

Welcome to Easter Monday.  Had a fantastic few days visiting mum.  Did some Spring Cleaning (well its Spring somewhere in the world) and did some librarian type work with mum's books (she should be able to find most of them now ...maybe).

We also planted the two roses I gave mum as Easter presents and we've stitched.  And stitched.  And stitched.

I started worked on and completed Stellar the newest colourscape from Patti at Moonflower designs.  I also did little scattered bits on Singularity by FireWing Designs and FireFlower by Needlemania designs but not enough to take pictures.

I also received a gift from mum.  She finished the little cat piece she was working on and presented it to me.

Have about another 20 hours here before heading home, so more relaxation today.  I'm loving this !!!!!

Mel's Wednesday Update

well here's my second day on leave and everything is progressing well.

I have a dentists appointment scheduled for next week.

I started back at the gym today and it feels awesome !!!!

I have my phone line changed over now.

I found two really good jobs to apply for today !!!

I got more done on mum's present but I've run out of gold thread so that will have to wait now ...

I have no excuses left - I have to finish off Tracey's model job now. I'm quavering in fear - its a finishing style I've never done before so I'm very very nervous and have been putting it off. I'll do it tomorrow!

I'll gird my loins and just do it.

Another day in the life of a Librarian

Well here I am, bright-eyed and busy-tailed {yeah right} at work early to get it all completed before COB today so I can go on my holiday with a clear conscience.

And the Council computer network is down.  I can't access the library catalogue or any files.  Soooo ......

Actually the situation was the same at Woy Woy yesterday but I assumed that our IT people would have gotten to work this morning and fixed it already .... naive me.

So yesterday afternoon I had three hours of answering questions out of my head with no technological support, not only did I have to know the answer, I had to remember the Dewey number of where it would be found.

Yesterday I answered and found items for such questions as:
* Do you have any books on psychopaths in the workplace?
* My Daughter is doing an art assignment on a painter called Jaberwocky?
* Do you have a book called Huckleberry Pie by Harrison Jones?
* Do you have the latest Di Morrissey book - I don't know what its called?
* My son is doing an assignment on Ancient British beading ....

Answers:
* Yes we had two of them under 158 (psychology) Really!
* Jaberwocky is a poem written by Lewis Carroll in Alice Through the Looking Glass.  We had both the book and a "notes on" book that explained the terms used in the poem. Both in 821.
* Would the book you are looking for be by chance Blackberry Wine by Joanne Harris? Fiction HARR
* Yes but only one copy because the incompetent in acquisitions doesn't know what he's doing so there is a reservation queue.  I'll leave a note for tomorrow to add your name to the queue.
* The Venerable Bede is an Ancient British scholar - is that who you are looking for? 930

It was actually quite exhilarating to think on my feet (and get it right !!!!) for the three hours but boy it was exhausting.  In some ways I have much respect for pre-computerised librarians!

WIP - Egyptian Profiles

Ross Originals. These are in a set of six "Egyptian Profiles". I'm doing the whole set for mum for each Mother's Day and Birthday or Christmas.

Sunday update

Oooh I'm as sick as a dog today. Ate something last night that was advertised as gluten free and it obviously wasn't! I was not a pretty sight for the rest of the night - or this morning actually!

In stitching news, as soon as I finished Silent Night, I started work on mum's Mother's Day present. I needed to get away from 32 ct black for a couple of days.

I thought I'd get more progress done last night and some this morning - but I've been out of commission since 7:30pm last night. Still feeling decidedly unwell and I have to go to work from 12:30 until 4pm this afternoon, then catch a train to Sydney as Paul and I are seeing Dylan Moran Live tonight. Was planning on scoffing some junk food on the way .... but I think it'll be dry GF biscuits and water for me for today.

Oh as for today's picture .... where else is Trubby going to sleep while I'm washing the bedspread ...... on the clean sheets of course! Took this photo yesterday morning.