I have abandoned my knitting of baby hats in favour of an extremely light shawl for Bruce’s mum who is looking at spending some time in hospital.
The wool is Peruvian silk-brushed alpaca and it is like knitting a cobweb. You just do garter stitch on a fat needle 10mm. It is quite slippery though. Another advantage of this light warm wool is that it is anti-allergy as well.
Once again bought from Devonport’s Wild and Woolly Yarns
Wild & Woolly Yarns, The old post office, 10 Victoria Road, Devonport 
09 445 3255
I am also continuing the MOOC, The Science of Happiness which I am finding extremely interesting. Once again it is free and available to anyone who registers. I recommend it if you are interested as it is always possible to go back and catch up if you have the time.
This is the course outline but don’t panic you don’t have to do the exam!
Will be available starting on September 9
Week 2: Happiness & Human Connection
Will be available starting on September 16
Week 3: Kindness & Compassion
Will be available starting on September 23
Week 4: Cooperation & Forgiveness
Will be available starting on September 30
Week 5: Midterm Exam (and time to catch up on course material)
Will be available starting on October 7. Must be completed by November 18.
Week 6: Mindfulness, Attention, and Focus
Will be available starting on October 14
Week 7: Mental Habits of Happiness: Self-Compassion, Flow, and Optimism
Will be available starting on October 21
Week 8: Gratitude
Will be available starting on October 28
Week 9: Finding Your Happiness Fit and the New Frontiers
Will be available starting on November 4
Final Exam
Will be available starting on November 4. Must be completed by November 18.
A lot of the lecturers are involved in the
and there are lots of essay and articles there.
I am also supposed to be doing the Writing Fiction one but find I don’t have a novel in me after all…. I will get back to it after the weekend though.
I have discovered the record sized snail so far caught in my traps. It looks more like a whale than a snail. I know it’s gross but it is kind of satisfying to know I won’t be sharing my lettuces with that fatty!
I’m off to Wellington for a long weekend so will report in after that. No earthquakes I hope.
I’m not nervous…
Have a happy weekend everyone, FG
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Fluffy George 
Signed up to a programme and now have lost it, a bit lazy and not very mindful. Think I’ll watch a bit of ‘Boardwalk Empire’ instead. Sigh x
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That’s ok you aren’t lazy. You work very hard. Kick back and relax. X
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Too kind x
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