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Iconic Sydney
From modern skyscrapers to quaint historic masterpieces and gnarled old trees, Sydney has it. Here’s a selection of arty photos during my visit this month.
Getting ready for TGSS
I’m not supposed to be doing this. In fact, I’m supposed to be posting material to the new website of our church, http://www.stfrancisparkview.com. The trouble is that I can’t work out how to post as St Francis, and not as Quo Vadis Connect!
So I noticed that this poor old blog hasn’t had much attention over the last while, and maybe I should address this.
Right now, we’re in the middle of August. That means September is around the corner. And that means……
The Great Spring Swim (TGSS) that takes place anually on 1 September.
In preparation for this, we’re working a miracle. Up until two days ago, the swimming pool was a deep, murky and muddy brown. Not green; brown. Dark brown. In fact, Theo insisted we would find rats (EEEEEEEK!) at the bottom of it.
This is where the miracle comes in. Moi fills up an empty milk bottle with some of the dark brown water, and off moi goes to the friendly local swimming pool shop. A surprisingly small dent in the plastic credit card later, moi arrives back home armed with Burn Out (to break down the organic material – the rats?), Algaecide (to kill the algae), and, most importantly, the wonderful FLOC. This stands for floculant, and if you ever have pool problems, it’s a miracle worker.
Two days later, the pool is (passably) blue. In the meantime, no rats were found, but a few balls and a pair of underjocks were retrieved. These are undoubtedly the work of the Chocolate Labs, Wagner and/or Beethoven.
The pool still needs a bit of attention to add that all-important sparkle, but it’s nearly ready for TGSS in a few weeks time.
The next task is to psych moi-self up for the terrifyingly low temperature of the water. Hmmmm….
Walking to connect
I’ve expanded this blog to include my recently-reinstated morning walks around the neighbourhood. Such a fascinating microcosm of life in South Africa, ranging from the immaculately manicured golf course, to the profusion of bird life, the entrepreneurial golf ball sellers, the well-kept gardens, the busy canine life, and the occasional used condom wrappers lying in the street gutter! (I’ll continue postings about various knitting projects from time to time.)
This is the posting from this morning’s walk:
Monday 9 September: Living (almost) next to a golf course, we are fortunate to see an interesting variety of birds in our neighbourhood. Today was the turn of a confusion of guinea fowl on one of the greens. This is a very good collective noun for them, as they tend to charge around in a state of utter confusion when alarmed, their relatively large bodies held up by their spindly legs, which pump away madly, whilst creating a huge din with their panic-stricken calls.
Cool cotton
Summer cotton for the hottest of days. A cotton knit with lacy detail on the borders makes a comfortable and cool outfit, even when the temperature is hitting the mid-30s! Pretty variegated colouring provides interest and many options for pairing with different outfits.
Pretty-as-a-picture entrelac
Breakfast on the patio on a gorgeous October morning, enjoyed on a pink and white entrelac tablemat that I created over the weekend. What a fascinating style – looks like a basket weave as the two colours appear to crisscross over one another. On my desk at the start of the workday was a fragrant gift out of our garden from Theo – the first rose of the season, Papa Meilland, one of the most famous of modern-day roses.
Quo Vadis Connect 