This has taken longer than expected.

I started knitting this jumper after visiting my daughter in Canberra way back in May.  The wool is from a frogged jumper and I wrote about it here. The original piece of knitting was this one which was knitted in 2011. It was a wrap that could be worn many different ways. All was going…

Back on the bike again

Those of you who follow my blog will know that I had a fall on 1st May and broke my humerus.  It has taken a while but I have finally been able to get back on the bike.  I did my first bike ride on 25th July.  I am so glad to be able to…

Experience is a great teacher.

Recently I posted about a beanie I made using brioche stitch. You can find the post here. I had entitled the post “I forgot to put my brain into gear.” I had lots of issues when I knitted that particular beanie but eventually it turned out fine.  I saw some beautiful wool recently when I…

What is behind the boat?

In Metung we get lots of visitors in the summer months and many of them would at some point want to find a public toilet.  There are two toilet blocks in Metung.  One is behind the shops in the village and close to the Lake King pier.  The second block which also includes a shower,…

A window with a touch of Tour de France

I was surprised when I was in Bairnsdale recently to find that there was a shop that had devoted its window display to the Tour de France.  It really should have been no surprise as it was a bike shop.  I just hadn’t expected it. The display was not complicated as it was only a…

Walking tracks in Metung

We are lucky to have many walking tracks in Metung but unfortunately some of them seem to constantly require repair work.  The path I am thinking of particularly is the path that runs from the primary school, following Stirling Road to Metung Road.  Whenever we get heavy rain the path is washed out with deep…