Weekending - Bendigo On The Hop again

Just like last year a couple of weeks after going to Bendigo for the sheep show, we went back for Bendigo On The Hop, a beer festival where you go to lots of venues, and drink lots of beer and have lots of fun. This year we all drove up together on the Friday after work, had our traditional dinner and had an early night.

On Saturday Leon and I went for a run in perfect conditions, and then met the others by the lake for breakfast.

On the way back to the house, we all stopped by Bendigo Woolen Mills. I didn't actually buy anything (I still have the yarn I bought here last year, oops) but if was good to check out the colours in person.

Then we started beer fesitvalling.

At our third venue, I noticed a guy who was wearing a hat, purl side out. the ends were not sewn in, but I decided not to say anything. Then we went to a number (three? four? who knows?) more venues. It got so I thought taking a picture of this new friend was a great idea!

At our final venuthe same guy and the same hat was there. By this stage I couldn't help but offer to fix it. His friend were very surprised that I had the tools on me to do so, but I certainly felt a lot better after sewing in those two pesky ends.

On the way home we stopped at Castlemaine Mill Markets - which I had never heard of before Katie took us there last month, and now it's my favourite place. Cheese, chocolate, ice-cream and lunch at a brewery. Perfection.

Just like last year, I did a surprising amount of knitting. I had cast on a Mussleburgh for Elise and, very ,much to my surprise, finished it over a cup of coffee as soon as we got home. And now it's onwards to a new week and a new project, but I will be back very soon with my many thoughts about this hat.

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