Day 335 - Buttons

 
13 February 2011- Greg spent most of the day sleeping and feeling ill, so I entertained myself by putting some of the button assortment into pretty bottles. This bottle is a New Zealand water that we got at a wine event last year. We have a few and they are very nice lookng, but not very practical.

Day 334- The book processor

 
12 February 2011- We dropped some books off at the library- this is where they go. KInd of like a luggage thing at the airport.

Day 333 - Story Bridge

 
11 February 2011- A view of Brisbane's "iconic" Story Bridge.

Day 332 - Squares

 
10 February 2011 - a fountain in Brisbane

Day 331- Quillow

 
9 February 2011- The two fabrics on my quillow- a stripey shirt fabric and a navy backing. The quillow is a blanket that folds into its cushion cover pocket to form a pillow.

Day 330 - Eat your fruits and veggies

 
8 February 2011 - Some of the veggies and fruits prepped for dinner- here capsicum pieces and pears. We have some new pans that cook the veggies quickly and don't mix flavours- the pears are amazing.

Day 329 - I'm confused

 
7 February 2011- On Monday nights I play touch footy. Our field went severly under water in the floods, so lately we have been playing at Annerley. I noticed this sign next to the vigourous soccer training session going on. Clearly management hasn't passed the message to the coaches

Day 328 - Getting organised

 
6 February 2011 - We bought a bunch of these compartmentalised boxes last month, with the intention of getting organised. I have been going through my boxes of random assorted stuff, putting each thing in its place, and actually being able to get rid of some stuff. This box contains my beading things (pretty much untouched since high school), some sewing embellishments (japan) and assorted buttons.

Day 327 - Progress

 
5 February 2011 - Stll working on this cross stitch design. I am a very slow stitcher, and don't have enough time to do much each day. Thinking about what I can do with this when done- maybe a cushion?

Day 326 - Water

 
4 February 2011- Or more accurately, water bottles. We moved offices in December and this one doesn't have a plumbed in water filter/chiller. So the office supplies water bottles. I don't think they knew about my 2 litres a day habit when they made that decision. I don't drink juices or soft drinks, so the only cold option is water. I drink a lot of it as it then prevents me from drinking many cups of coffee (bad) or eating too much chocolate (also bad). Plus, it is really important to stay hydrated, and I don't tend to get the right signals in a humid climate. Dehydration is horrible.

Day 325 - What's happening?

 
3 February 2011 - We went into the CBD for dinner with a friend, and had this drama to entertan us while waiting. The man on the ground seems to have done something, possibly in the strip club just there as they are interviewing a few people. Something dramatic enough to require 6 cops, 2 security guards and a bouncer. Not sure what happened later, he wouldn't get off the ground, and they brought a paddywagon but then we left.

Day 324 - Train

 
2 February 2011 - With the floods knocking out my regular parking spot, and the alternative being irritating and annoying and generally not fun we have been taking the train more often. It's actually a shorter walk form the tain station to work than from alterna car park to work. My normal car park is very close to work. Yes I have grown lazy in terms of walking to work, but the car park is just so darn convenient.

Day 323 - It's pink

 
1 February 2011- This flower came with the servicing of my car. I don't know whether this is a gender thing, I dropped the car off, but Greg picked it up. I wonder what they would have put if they knew a man was picking the car up. Or maybe the same. I kind of prefer the jar of jelly beans that I used to get with my old Volvo.

Day 322 - My and my shadow

 
31 January 2011- What happens when I am bored. I had soccer training and then dashed off to a touch footy game. I had to wait a little before the game and amused myself with camera. It was interesting seing how different movements translated to the shadow, my hand was held out to the side, not near my face.

Day 321 - Ready to clean

 
30 January 2011- Apparently clove oil is a great way to kill mould. Bleach just bleaches it, it doesn't kill. Our house has mould infiltrating all over the place (a month or two of rain creates many opportunities). UNfortunately, Most places in Brisbane that stock clove oil have mysteriously run out. Well not so mysteriously, a lot of people are cleaning up very damp houses. Our bottles were ordered online and arrived last week. A little bit of clove oil in some water, and we are good to go.

Day 320 Books, so many books

 
29 January 2011- We went to the Lifeline Bookfest. I may have mentioned this before. These are just some of the crates of books waiting to be put out onto the tables. They have a lot of books.

Day 319 - Dylan

 
28 January 2011 A picture of Dylan. Not necessarily a decorating choice we would have made, but my mother and stepfather had 5 pictures they wanted to get rid of, so it was determined that they would be lotteried off to the kids. Each picture (of various rock greats) was numbered, then we all drew a number out of the hat. We got Dylan. I don't know that Greg was that impressed but at least we didn't get Zappa!

Day 318 - Alleyway

 
27 January 2011- The alley next to my building has several cafes along it, and is very popular - especially now the closest food court has been shut due to flood damage. It's great not having to go far for lunch or coffee, but frustrating that there are so many people.

Day 317 - Fan

 
26 January 2011- Ito's hot in Queensland in the summer, and we don't have aircon. So a fan lives in the living room. So too does the dust.

Day 316 - Details

 
25 January 2011- These are the blocks that compose the main Post Office in Brisbane. I assume that the pock marks are deliberate, as they only occur in the bordered area of the block, but I don't know what the purpose is. They aren't a particular pattern. Or maybe they are the natural erosion, but only in the blocks? Since some have more protection than others, I don't think so.