Sew House 7 Remy Raglan
Who doesn’t love a raglan sleeve? They just sit so well and are quick to make. This sure isn’t the most exciting design (especially with the sleeves rolled down) but …
Sew House 7 Toaster 2
This is the other half of the Toaster Sweater patterns sewn up last winter. (I previously described Toaster Sweater 1.) It’s sewn in a lightweight jersey with lycra (for extra …
Sew House 7 Toaster 1
This is another make from last winter that gets a lot of use. It looks like half of all sewing bloggers are familiar with the Toaster Sweaters by Sew House …
Closet Case Patterns Charlie Caftan
A change of season has come to Brisbane, and as usual, this has motivated me to dust off my machines. I’ll post about my current projects later but first, I …
Senorita
I\’ve been learning a few songs with palm-bumps. So far this one has the least errors when I play. The palm-bumps are in the chorus (at 1:05 and 2:04). I\’m …
Space Cadet
This Kyuss cover was the first song I tried when I first got the looper – just looping the bass line and playing the top lines. It was fun to …
Bolivia Burning REDD
Ready for a crash-course in Bolivian politics? This audio doco sought to understand why Bolivia was the only country to not sign the 2010 UN REDD agreement to combat climate …
Pottery 1
Some months after Bub #2 arrived, my friend Lyn invited me to a pinch-pot class. It was my first experience with clay and I loved the visceral nature of moulding …
Easy Blues
This is the second recording from my new set up (which I’m still just getting to know). I’m not completely happy with it. For one, the bass note really should be …
The Campaigning Arms Race
Did you ever stop to wonder how truly democratic Australia is? Did you know that some places, like Switzerland, have forms of direct democracy (not representative democracy)? Imagine that – …