Weekending - crafting, home time and general relaxation

I do love a quiet weekend, in and around my home. On Friday evening we went to my parents for dinner, and then on Saturday morning we ran to Sandringham. It's about 13 kilometres down the beach and it's just other runners, and yacht clubs and the sea. Some parts of it are on Beach road (Melbourne's premier weekend cycling route) so there are packs of cyclists. Today was cloudy, mild and had very little wind, so it was perfect. We had breakfast and caught a train home. Sandy is the furthest our train line goes, so, as our runs get longer, it gets more complex, but for 13 k's its perfect.

After we came home and showered and rested I dyed the yarn for Elise's cardigan. It's a bit boring, but it's what she wants.

I then finished skeining the remaining 20,500 meters of yarn - ten skeins in total. Now I write out the yardage I realise why it felt like such an epic task.

Anyway, not it's skeined and ready to dye for further projects. I also had some time to lie on the couch and read, as well as to sit and spin which feels like such a luxury.

Sunday we cleaned and I went to a dance class. After lunch we walked down to Elsternwick and had afternoon tea with Elise, before seeing Spice World in the cinema. We've been watching old musicals on Sunday afternoons. So much fun.

My monstera grew a new leaf, and it unfurled and I'm obsessed with how big it's getting.

And that was my weekend. Close to home, with loads of my favourite things.

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