I joined the clan attending a luncheon at Mount Barker to celebrate Wayne's 40th.
This was a nice family occasion. Bec, Barbara's niece had just returned from New Zealand with her baby daughter Arielle.
Wayne looking at his big cake.
Chloe made a meal out of her slice!
Barbara's Mother Valda, sisters Joanne and Chris and Barb
(with Wayne holding Arielle)
Monday, April 30, 2007
Saturday, April 28, 2007
Kurntumaru and Parnaparnti: My new Jimmy Pike jumper
Jan Hastings,a lovely lady from Darwin has just sent me my latest jumper she has knitted for me. Its timely as winter has now arrived. I like the designs created by the late Jimmy Pike (see more about Jimmy Pike here )and this is the second jumper she has made for me from a pattern book I bought.
This jumpers design is based on the Dreamtime stories about two cousin-brothers, Kurntumaru and Parnaparnti who tracked all the snakes "They been go in a long big hole. They touched the snakes with a stick. The names of the place are Wurrampangu and Narikartuwarnti. All the big sandhills called Japi are there, very dangerous to people. That's a Dreamtime place that's a Wituka Country. The two cousin-brothers went all through that country" (Jimmy Pike, quoted in Desert Designs: 26 knits by Aboriginal Artists, text by Stephen Muecke, Simon & Schuster, Brookvale NSW, 1990
An alternative version is"Dreamtime figures: two cousin-brothers, Kurntumaru (black goanna) and Parnaparnti (yellow sand goana), giant men who traveled from East to West, naming animals as they went." See the original print here
This jumpers design is based on the Dreamtime stories about two cousin-brothers, Kurntumaru and Parnaparnti who tracked all the snakes "They been go in a long big hole. They touched the snakes with a stick. The names of the place are Wurrampangu and Narikartuwarnti. All the big sandhills called Japi are there, very dangerous to people. That's a Dreamtime place that's a Wituka Country. The two cousin-brothers went all through that country" (Jimmy Pike, quoted in Desert Designs: 26 knits by Aboriginal Artists, text by Stephen Muecke, Simon & Schuster, Brookvale NSW, 1990
An alternative version is"Dreamtime figures: two cousin-brothers, Kurntumaru (black goanna) and Parnaparnti (yellow sand goana), giant men who traveled from East to West, naming animals as they went." See the original print here
Labels:
Desert Designs,
designer knitting,
Dreamtime,
Jan Hastings,
Jimmy Pike
Michael's birthday
There was a gathering of the clan at my brother Tony and his wife Daphne (always known in the family as "Joey") house for my brother Michael's 50th. Mike began a personal blog that night.
Joey and Tony are very involved with fauna rescue so cuddling baby kangaroo's (or real "joeys") was the order of the evening.
Hayley was a happy young visitor:
My son Hugh, just back from Europe mut be feeling like he is an Aussie again.
Joey and Tony are very involved with fauna rescue so cuddling baby kangaroo's (or real "joeys") was the order of the evening.
Hayley was a happy young visitor:
My son Hugh, just back from Europe mut be feeling like he is an Aussie again.
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
Anzac Day
Tuesday, April 24, 2007
The Coat estate
Monday, April 23, 2007
Trip to Edithburgh
I spent a pleasant day at the Coat family holiday home in Edithburgh
at the heel of Yorke Penisula with Barbara and her family and also with Sue Milne and her boys.
Sue and I had worked at Adelaide TAFE in 1984 so it was good to catch up with her.
There is an impressive area south of the town with wind turbines.
at the heel of Yorke Penisula with Barbara and her family and also with Sue Milne and her boys.
Sue and I had worked at Adelaide TAFE in 1984 so it was good to catch up with her.
There is an impressive area south of the town with wind turbines.
Monday, April 16, 2007
Chloe
Pleasant day at Cleland Wildlife Park
Wednesday, April 11, 2007
East End of Adelaide
Easter in Adelaide
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