Wednesday, 13 October 2010

Digger Dancing in Kampala!

Okay, this one will have to be seen to be believed. Yesterday, Alex (here it is Alex, this is your big mention), Steve (similarly for you, Steve) and I had gone to Shop Rite at Lugogo Mall to buy some South African chocolate called 'Top Deck'.

Most of the cars had been cleared from the carpark and BEHOLD! What should we see? The car park cleared for a magical display of art and wonder, where man and machine dance together in perfect unity. 

Incredible. Watch this video, it must be seen to be believed.



Monday, 11 October 2010

Stick 'em up!

So on Saturday we went out of the city and did some shooting! Shooting (like volleyball) is not my sport. Don't ask we what kind of gun it was, or what kind of bullets, or any other questions about range or speed or anything. Not a clue. The gun was loud and the recoil hurt my arm, and I hit nothing. I fired two shots, and then sat down and took out my knitting.

Bunnies, New York New York and the Blog is fixed!

Okay! so, first things first, I am waaay behind, so sorry about that, but I will try really hard to catch up right now. 
I've fixed the blog. The comments feature should work properly now. Something was set up wrong, but I think it's all corrected, so comment away!
So let's cast our minds back two weeks, just when I was casting off this little lovely. A super bunnie hat with tails that protude from the main body. The hat was for my friend Lara, who's heading back from sunny Kampala to winter in the UK later this week. I adapted it from another pattern (aged 2-4) but somehow it came out massive.
I then took a business trip to New York (never thought I'd hear myself say that!!) which was really fantastic. The weather was really strange, quite warm and humid, with torrential showers every now and then. My top priority, getting off the plane to Uganda was buying a coat and some waterproof shoes!
The picture below shows the Empire State Building, look at those clouds! I couldn't even see the top! I spent lots of time just walking around and going into shops, hanging out and relaxing.
 Oh and I checked out the hot Civil Engineering structures too. Including the Brooklyn Bridge. What a beauty.
It was a really fantastic trip, and I had a brilliant time. Lucky lucky girl.