Well it has been a very busy last couple of weeks for the Reids here in Calgary. We have spent much of our time being social butterflies with Friday night drinks and Christmas parties and movies!!
Last weekend I went to my Chix with Stix Christmas Potluck. It was fabulous!!! We spent the night eating yummy food (including some Aussie cuisine.......Lamingtons) knitting and chatting about anything and everything!!
Yaz and I introduced the Canadians to the Tim Tam slam, it interesting to note that is possible to inhale hot chocolate laden Tim Tams and no its not pleasant!!
It was also at the potluck that I found out what you do when the room you book fails to come with a fridge....just chuck it outside!!
As you can see above not only were the ladies introduced to Lamingtons and Tim Tams I even managed to find some Aussie Sparkling which was fantastic. I can honestly say I shocked at the price of the bubbly here though, what we consider a cheapy in Oz ($4 bottle) costs a little of $14!! OMG!!
So I suppose I should actually show you what I have been knitting at my group! I have about four UFO's (knitspeak for unfinished objects). At the moment I am concentrating on getting my cardigan knitted, its my first attempt at clothing. What do you think?
I have also managed to make my first ever sock with the help of my mate Sam and the pattern suggested by Bells (Thank You!!). Its a tiny little prototype just big enough to fit my cell phone.
I really enjoy my time with the girls at knitting, they have truly helped both James and I to feel at home here in Calgary, which I can honestly say has made a huge difference! (for those of you planning to move O/S soon I highly recommend getting into a group that interests you as soon as you touchdown cause there is nothing like having friends to count on when you move to a new city/country on the other side of the world!!).Love Telle
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