Dana

on with the show..

Those Melbourne storms sure did their darndest to destroy everything inside my studios last weekend. After a week of washing about 30 loads of fabric (15 years of vintage collectible and a large lot of wholesale new stuff bought just days before) and with about 30 more loads to do I really did feel like chucking the whole business in. There was so much irreplacable production material thrown away (patterns, trims, wool thread) and my sewing machine and overlocker are yet to be checked. I have decided, though, that it would break my heart to give up Twiglet up, to cancel exciting up-coming events and to not make cute new products that were on the cards. So I am mopping up and moving furniture and finding space to work and salvaging what I can to keep on going. And will still be here tomorrow bright and early:

 

Country Gig

Tuesday night I drove up to Bendigo to stay the night at my friend Lana's house and we went to see this amazing band. I didn't realise when we bought the tickets last week that it was an all ages gig so it was kinda funny when we rocked up and everyone was like 15. Nevermind - I fitted in with my stretch black jeans and converse. (which is what I was wearing when I was 15! hee hee!) Of course we couldn't buy a beer so we had coffee and jam donuts from the little van where the ladies serving had earplugs in. The event was put on by the 'Make Poverty History' organisation and I was quite impressed with their passion and effort as all the staff and people involved are under 26. They have set up this campaign called 'face up to poverty' which aims to collect pictures of 70,000 people with the Make Poverty History message as part of an online petition. I was going to send this one of Mahlie but then I read it again and you have to be over 16... bummer. I guess I'll have to send in one of my own head.

The next morning I drove back mega early so I would be on time for work, then I worked 9 hours, got home, collapsed in bed and now I am having a bit of a rest day. Pottering about the house, booking stuff over the internet - such as a few overnight trips away in August while Pete has 2 weeks off and while our friend Fraz is here from the U.K. Also thinking about going to see this. (I love Renee Geyer) And really I gotta sew more stuff - pronto, while the goings good.