inkybits&coffee

well my inking is done, and yes, I'm going back for another......

cafe dressing today, open tomorrow. pictures tonight. and i'm still reasonably sane. so far.

tuesdaysaregroovy

so I've signed the contract, signed the lease and the inspectors are due in tomorrow. i've quit my job, the menus are being printed and the coffee (di Bella) is on it's way.

ZOMG

i've really done it.

opening monday.

so if you want me this weekend, apart from the little freak out i'll no doubt be having, i'll be painting and decorating my little coffee store.

and then the grand unveiling.

meanwhile on the knitting front, the scarf is growing, a tunic top is in the works and the stash, she groweth. if only i had the time to paint the shelves donated to me to house said stash. and clean the car, and feed the kid.....oh the joys of being a business woman. bring it on i say.

alittlebitofcrazythrownin

some 20ply i got in nundle, and a rowan pattern, vanilla. nice needles too.

my "waiting for the school bus" knitting.

still some fine work to do in a week or two. both mean "new beginnings".

aha, the future.

well, i've got news. i own a cafe. groovy tueSdayS. that's it's name. opens in 10 days. yep. no doing things by halves in this life. i also own a tattoo. a big tattoo. i still own five acres of rubble, and by all accounts it looks like i will for quite a while. things are slow here. but things are looking up, and thankfully i am strong. i am woman hear me roar. but now i have housework to do, and my mum's coming over, and she roars louder than me. but she can take pics. tattoo art soon. and cafe pics. and a life update. thanks for stickin' around during the dark days. thanks for leaving the light on. xxxxx

settlingdust

i went up to the block today. i haven't been since the 14th. marty's work have begun to clear the debris, the metal has gone, and the rubble moved to either side of the house slab, which I don't "think" has survived, the big hole in the middle has given that one away!!! not a single stick of wood survived. i found some more bits, a candlestick holder, some melted aluminium from a saucepan and some melted twisted window pane glass. a couple of weeks ago, before they started to clear i found my granite mortar and pestle, cracked, but whole, which i plan to use in the garden of my new place - wherever that may be - and mine and parker's too favourite mugs, burnt, but whole and in the dishwasher! bits and pieces were whole, but nothing was salvagable. i took photos back on day #4, and i took some today. kelli, our gorgeous kelpi/bordercollie is buried under a tree, a cross marking her spot, she was thankfully moved during last week by our wonderful thoughtful team of detectives and police. things are turning green again. i didn't walk the property, just the house and the front garden. it's still so very quiet up there. i need to organise fences, and the water tank needs cleaning. i also need to find a shed and put in a building permit. so much "man"stuff. i'm gettng very good at it now!

good news, friends of mine that also lost their house tied the knot last weekend. not a spur of the moment thing, planned, but kept quiet. i am so very happy for them. we had coffee this arvo, swapped stories, dramas, and plans.

someone told me today that things should start to return to normal. i think that someone needs to define what normal is, i don't seem to have a clue anymore

i'm going to crack open a bottle of wine.

yeah it's been a shit day.

chrismartinhowilovethee

i went to see coldplay on thursday. brilliant. great seats. great company. loved it. actually i had a brilliant weekend. friends flew in from queensland, lots of good food was to be had, a spot of shopping, and some really yum cocktails too. mum babysat dinopine. now they are on holidays for 18 days, enjoying some balinese sun, and a well earnt rest. pj and i are planning on heading off when everything settles once more. he wants to go on a cruise. i just want to relax. now, i'm so very tired, and i am heading back to work on thursday and friday for two six hour shifts. my 20 year high school reunion is on saturday. scary hey?

i need to bling my blog, any suggestions? oh, and upload some pix. and knit some more of my socks.

dinopines

i have so many people to thank, it overwhelms me. i want and will thank each and everyone of you. through ravelry, my old blog, and facebook, i have felt so much love, i seriously don't know where to start, but i know it will be personal, by snail mail and there will be a gocco involved. however there is one thing that needs acknowledgement here and now. years ago, i became involved with a wonderfully talented, hugely generous and giving bunch of knitters through a swap group called the tribe. today, on my doorstep, when i came home after school drop off, i found a package waiting for me. my tribe had given me a wollemi pine. i am, once again lost for words. i have cried today, but different tears. thankyou so much you beautiful people. i am planning to nurture my wollemi pine, here with me and then replant it at the property, later. now, i'm off to pick up parker and then to the gardenshop to buy my dinosaur some special soil, and a nice pot fitting for such a spectacular gift. thankyou, thankyou.

beginnagain

well. what can i say? life goes on. surreal at best. time to pick up the pieces. similiar but completely changed forever. i'm knitting again.