The balcony renovations are finished. My barbecue is coming back tonight (we sent it to my parents while it was being renovated). We got new balcony furniture, and it all looks and feels really nice. And the sun is shining.
Which is good, because starting at midnight tonight, we're back in stage three lockdown. We only got out of it three weeks ago, and it didn't go well. My parents are coming over for dinner tonight, and as well as the barbecue they are printing some knitting patterns for me.
Speaking of knitting - I started Teroldego by Caitlan Hunter.
I'm using yarn by "local" dyers - The Purl Box in regional Victoria, and Stranded in Oz in Adelaide. I don't know how local anything feels when you can't go there. The other States have done much better than Victoria, and they have shut their borders to us. The army is "helping". Anyway, they are beautiful yarns, and the pattern is, so far, quite fun.
I finished An Excess Male by Maggie Shen King last night.
It is a serious and suspenseful novel, that questions the structures of society, although ends up being a bit of a political thriller as well. I enjoyed it, but with everything else that is going on I wanted something lighter, so I moved on the Shakespeare's Champion, the second in Charlene Harris' Lily Bard series.Terrible cover.
It's a cosy mystery, and Lily spends most of her time in the gym and the descriptions of 80's workout wear are hilarious.
In audio, Leon and I have started Neil Stephenson's Quicksilver the first book of the Baroque cycle. We've both eye read it, but thought t would be interesting to listen to it. So far so good!
I hope this week is treating you kindly. As usual on a Wednesday, i'm linking up with Kat and the Unravellers over at As Kat Knits.
Which is good, because starting at midnight tonight, we're back in stage three lockdown. We only got out of it three weeks ago, and it didn't go well. My parents are coming over for dinner tonight, and as well as the barbecue they are printing some knitting patterns for me.
Speaking of knitting - I started Teroldego by Caitlan Hunter.
I finished An Excess Male by Maggie Shen King last night.
It's a cosy mystery, and Lily spends most of her time in the gym and the descriptions of 80's workout wear are hilarious.
In audio, Leon and I have started Neil Stephenson's Quicksilver the first book of the Baroque cycle. We've both eye read it, but thought t would be interesting to listen to it. So far so good!
I hope this week is treating you kindly. As usual on a Wednesday, i'm linking up with Kat and the Unravellers over at As Kat Knits.
The balcony looks great! I live in regional Victoria so we are not, yet, reentering lockdown. But I certainly feel for you. As a Victorian, it does not feel good to be the pariah state of Australia - no one wants us!
ReplyDelete80s workout wear - now that was fashion at its best! My boys and I were enjoying doing Richard Simmons during the 'first' lockdown - so much fun!
I'm glad they were specific, and left the bits of Victoria that are doing ok. We'll get through this together!
DeleteYour remodeled balcony looks great, hope you get lots of enjoyment from it. We should be 'lock down' here in the states, but sadly our president made the decision long ago that our lives are dispensable.
ReplyDeleteYeah, that's awful. The virus is under control everywhere else in Australia, it's just poor old Melbourne...
DeleteYour balcony looks really nice! I like the table and chairs you chose too. Your Teroldego is looking nice so far and your cat is adorable. I agree light books are welcomed during this time!
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