school holiday wash up

The last week of the holidays was pretty uneventful. In short:

• There was the playdate that wasn't. One party was late, one party got lost and the third party, apparently, is impatient. Enough said!
• We had a visit to The Shrine which we all thoroughly enjoyed. The view from the upper level is fantastic, especially the perspective up and down St Kilda Road. I still haven't had an answer to my question as to whether St Kilda Road was diverted around The Shrine or that big semicircular bend (see photo below) has always been there. Another visit, with more time allocated is definitely required.

On Saturday, with all three boys off doing cricket related activities, I went to the Sisters Market. I'd like to say I travelled by train for enviromental reasons, but really it allows me nearly two hours of knitting that I otherwise wouldn't get. Although the obligitory "I haven't seen anyone knit for years" discussion gets a bit wearing (Where have you been people? Don't you know knitting is huge?) and drunken teens at midday is a bit disturbing, the knitting is worth it.

It was a lovely surprise bumping into Liesl and Argy (or was it Bargy?) and we had a nice coffee and chat. I bought a beautiful bracelet from Indigo Designs and I think next market I shall buy one of the beautiful long necklaces from the same stall.

The vase is one of a pair bought for me by my Mum (a birthday gift) at our outing to Kooweerup last year. Isn't it pretty?