Category: The Life of Lara
It’s all here. Adventures in extreme knitting, the house of poop, and suburban permaculture. You may also find rants about politics, ecology, humanitarianism, responsible living, toe floss, and other topics not covered here. Expect profanity and irreverence. You have been warned.
Another Award!
I’ve been writing this blog for about 4 years now, and this year has not only brought me my first award, I’ve also received a second!
Thanks to Kate for the “I Love Your Blog” award.
It’s amazing to me that people are interested in my communist rantings, my x-rated language, and my unconventional slant on life. It’s wonderful to me to have a record of these past few years, and it’s made me wish that I had started blogging years ago. Having other people appreciating it is a bonus.
So, in that spirit, I’d like to encourage some other bloggers that I love.
1. Pom Pom
Funny, spirited, intelligent, and thoughtful. Sally’s blog is a recent addition to the blogosphere, but a welcome one.
2. Theoreticgal
OMG is this woman amazing. Two gorgeous kids, one rapidly becoming a grown up, one chasing Inigo for the cutest kid in the world prize. Tina Knits, sews, crochets, cooks, writes, computes and runs a business. She doesn’t sleep much (good thing that kid is cute), so the blogging has slacked off of late, but she’s worth sticking in your news feed.
3. Random Knits
If you haven’t already heard of Donna, you are a bit behind. I don’t think I knew quite how “famous” she was until after I knew her. Donna knits amazing lace, sews fabulous dance costumes for her gorgeous daughter, and is owned by Twinke the Wonderbunny.
Emma is another mad scientist, living and working in the middle of nowhere, with sheep outside her office window. Harassed and abused by the nefarious Chook ( a “Love” bird), and practising extreme knitting, her blog is worth looking up despite the interminable talk of marathon running and toenails falling off. It was Emma who talked me through my first lace knitting, and it was Emma who first trusted me to be the celebrant at her wedding.
Republican Vs. Democrat
When McCain (graciously) mentioned Obama in his speech, his supporters booed.
When Obama mentioned McCain, his supporters cheered. It wasn’t a loud cheer, but it was a cheer. Though McCain seems to have extremely good manners, I can’t say the same for his supporters.
Which exactly reflects my experience with the more passionate members the more “right” of our major political parties.
It’s been my experience (though I’d happily be proved wrong) that people on the right tend to be a little more self interested, and people on the left tend to be a little more generous, caring, and kind.
On election day 2004, I helped a woman with a pram up some stairs at the polling booth. A man handing out how to votes for the Liberal party approached me and suggested that I shouldn’t help out in future. “She’ll tip the baby out of the pram, and sue you for damages, and then you’ll lose your house”, he said.
I believe that he was honestly trying to help me out, but suggesting that any mother would deliberately harm her child for financial gain is abhorrent to me, especially now that I am a mother.
Of course, back then I had nothing worth suing over, now I do, but I’ll still be helping anyone I see that needs a hand. And hopefully I’ll do it with *good manners.
*I tried to stand up for a shop assistant on Monday who was being harassed by a racist. Unfortunately I forgot my manners, and I don’t think I made a very good impression on the racist, and I was pretty ashamed of myself.
Obama
It’s official, Barack Obama has won the US presidential election.
Now let’s hope he doesn’t fuck it up.
Cricket Scandal In Marsfield
Young spinner’s action suspect say pundits.
“While his wrist spinning technique is exemplary I had no choice but to ‘no ball’ him” said umpire (Grandpa Ted) “as his elbow was clearly bent at the point of delivery”.
I am relieved that he isn’t showing an early talent for cricket – I am hoping that he goes for something that doesn’t take so much time…
Thanks again Ted!
11 Months
It’s been a big week.
Saturday morning Mark took him to his second swimming lesson, and then we went to a party for James’ first birthday. On Saturday night, there was no sleep. Well, that might be a slight exaggeration, but none of us got much.
And in the morning, there was a tooth.
We had to hold him upside down to get the picture, but he likes that a lot, so it’s all good.
On Sunday, we caught up with my dad’s extended family for a christening, and he charmed one and all.
On Monday, there was crawling.
Tuesday brought clapping, and pulling up to stand in his cot, all the better to hear the echo of his screams when the evil mama confines him.
On Wednesday, today, there was another tooth – popping out between his 2 hour morning nap, and his 2 hour afternoon nap.
He is adored by one and all, and getting more and more adorable by the second.
My moon and stars
Comments
I love the comments – just need to apologise about the way things are working at the moment. I like to respond to comments when it’s appropriate, and until recently all comments were emailed to me for moderation, and the emailed again once they were approved.
Mark (AKA the Husbeast Sys Admin), has moved the site to a new server, which resulted in a few changes. The random pictures in the top right hand corner aren’t working, the stat counter is broken, and the way the comments work has changed.
The new host doesn’t have an email server, so wordpress can’t email me when comments need approval (so sometimes they wait quite a while because I don’t think to check), and it doesn’t email me the comments, so I can’t respond by email easily.
None of this is a big issue (please don’t stress about this darling!), but I feel I should explain to regular commenters (you know who you are!), why you might feel like I’m ignoring you…
Touched by his noodly appendage
I put Inigo in his Pastafarian Onesie (that he got from Adam and Sarah for Christmas last year) after aqua aerobics today, and we have had a small miracle.
We left him with Bev for a few hours this afternoon, and when we came back, she informed us that he was definitely on the move.
So out came the mobile phone, and here he is exploring his new powers.
I hope he uses them only for good, but I have my doubts.
Disco Knitter 