Very pleased this morning to get an email from a friend in the Blue Mountains who was prompted by reading my review of Embroidery on Knitting to recall that she had, some time ago, bought a copy of a Splendid Apparel by Ann Zilboorg along with a knitted cardigan from Vinnies, with a view to creating something beautiful. I do believe we discussed it at the time. She is now back on the project! Happy to be the prompt!
I was organised for the ABC Classic FM Dance Class at 10.30 this morning. I enjoy this 10 minute interlude.
Romeo's Foodland at North Adelaide has now got its delivery system up and running, so I put in an order. This will give me, along with other things, what I need to make my meusli. The first delivery window in next Wednesday - a good timeline for me.
It was another pleasant day in Adelaide. so I went for a walk around the Square.
This is a view of our apartment block from the NE quadrant of the Square. My apartment is in the top right hand corner of the building.
Adelaide is a planned city. William Light, a British-Malayan Naval and Army officer was the first Surveyor-General of South Australia. In 1837 he chose the site for Adelaide and drew up a plan for the city, to include six squares, a figure eight of parklands surrounding it and the layout of streets and gardens. That plan has continued to guide city development and is still much respected.
Hurtle Square is one of the original six. For the first twenty years, the square was left with its native vegetation. In 1854 mass planting of 1500 trees was undertaken in the Square - a mixture of native acacia and eucalypts and imported poplar, cypress, almond and olive. In 1874 Morton Bay fig trees, Norfolk Island pines Kurrajongs and Cassia trees were added.
In 1909 tram tracks were laid through the Square, and in 1924 landscaping and road works undertaken to better accommodate the trams and traffic. Two roads intersect in the centre of the Square, creating the four quadrants still evident in the Square today.
A steel installation by Anton Hart in 2003 identifies the Square as The Forest of Dreams, with one of those words in each of the four quadrants at the intersection.
Our apartments are in the Forest quadrant. Today I only walked around Forest.
While there is now lawn and open space, specimen of the early planting survive, particularly a couple of splendid Moreton Bay figs. This is the one in which the bats roost at night. The guano is evident.
There are plenty of cavities to house other animals as well.
I find it interesting to see the way pruned branches heal in layers.
Am I the only one to see the face of the gargoyle hidden below the lopped branch?
There is also a crop of mushrooms of various kinds. No, I wasn't tempted.
Autumn seems to have arrived in Carrington Street along the side of our building.
My Inspirations magazine arrived in the mail today. While I enjoy the magazine, it is a while since I've wanted to make any of the projects. I could be tempted, however, by both the Anna Scott bag and the Elisabetta Sforza one.
A neighbour sent me a suggestion to watch What We Did on Our Holiday on SBS On Demand before it expires on 11 April. I took the advice and was engrossed, while stitching the firescreen, until, about 20 minutes from the end, my phone rang. I turned off the television. When I returned to it, there was no 'continue' option. I don't think I was enjoying it enough to go back to the beginning!
I'm happy with my stitching progress. I'm confident I'll be working on the parrots by Sunday.
I'm really liking the overall look of this.It has real dimension and harmony.
I was organised for the ABC Classic FM Dance Class at 10.30 this morning. I enjoy this 10 minute interlude. Romeo's Foodland at North Adelaide has now got its delivery system up and running, so I put in an order. This will give me, along with other things, what I need to make my meusli. The first delivery window in next Wednesday - a good timeline for me.
It was another pleasant day in Adelaide. so I went for a walk around the Square.
This is a view of our apartment block from the NE quadrant of the Square. My apartment is in the top right hand corner of the building.
Adelaide is a planned city. William Light, a British-Malayan Naval and Army officer was the first Surveyor-General of South Australia. In 1837 he chose the site for Adelaide and drew up a plan for the city, to include six squares, a figure eight of parklands surrounding it and the layout of streets and gardens. That plan has continued to guide city development and is still much respected.
Hurtle Square is one of the original six. For the first twenty years, the square was left with its native vegetation. In 1854 mass planting of 1500 trees was undertaken in the Square - a mixture of native acacia and eucalypts and imported poplar, cypress, almond and olive. In 1874 Morton Bay fig trees, Norfolk Island pines Kurrajongs and Cassia trees were added.
In 1909 tram tracks were laid through the Square, and in 1924 landscaping and road works undertaken to better accommodate the trams and traffic. Two roads intersect in the centre of the Square, creating the four quadrants still evident in the Square today.A steel installation by Anton Hart in 2003 identifies the Square as The Forest of Dreams, with one of those words in each of the four quadrants at the intersection.
Our apartments are in the Forest quadrant. Today I only walked around Forest.
While there is now lawn and open space, specimen of the early planting survive, particularly a couple of splendid Moreton Bay figs. This is the one in which the bats roost at night. The guano is evident.There are plenty of cavities to house other animals as well.
I find it interesting to see the way pruned branches heal in layers.
Am I the only one to see the face of the gargoyle hidden below the lopped branch?
Autumn seems to have arrived in Carrington Street along the side of our building.
My Inspirations magazine arrived in the mail today. While I enjoy the magazine, it is a while since I've wanted to make any of the projects. I could be tempted, however, by both the Anna Scott bag and the Elisabetta Sforza one.
A neighbour sent me a suggestion to watch What We Did on Our Holiday on SBS On Demand before it expires on 11 April. I took the advice and was engrossed, while stitching the firescreen, until, about 20 minutes from the end, my phone rang. I turned off the television. When I returned to it, there was no 'continue' option. I don't think I was enjoying it enough to go back to the beginning!
I'm happy with my stitching progress. I'm confident I'll be working on the parrots by Sunday.
I'm really liking the overall look of this.It has real dimension and harmony.
It's quite a contrast to the colours from my window this evening!
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