Amy

As my fashion school stint draws to a close I will soon be industrial sewing machine-less.  Therefore, on Wednesday this week my ears perked up when I heard my tutor say "liquidation auction for clothing manufacture on Thursday".  I quickly got the address, my checkbook and a bidder number.  On Friday my newest acquisitions got delivered:

1 Juki 555-2 industrial plain sewer ($375 + g.s.t.)

1 colonial style china cabinet ($20 + g.s.t.)




I got both for $500 with delivery.  I'm happy with them and I am looking forward to putting them to good use.  I'll need to do some refurbishing on the china cabinet, but it's in relatively good shape.  It will quite nicely store my sewing materials. 

The Juki is a workhorse of a plain sewer; this one is easily 20 years old.  It will continue to last for many years and was a great buy!  I'm thinking of resurfacing the top of it to be more decorative.  We'll see.

Our OTHER newest acquisition is our temporary resident, Punkin Bunny.  While his mom is on holiday in Brisbane, Greg and I are entertaining this cute little ball of fur.  He tolerates us.  We adore him, except for the whole eating-your-own-dags thing.  Oh, and the nipping and general annoyance (his annoyance) as we, his subjects, rudely request his restraint on demolition.  If you would like to read a little (or a lot) on rabbit psychology here's a great link.  http://language.rabbitspeak.com
If you aren't confused with the ear jargon, let me know... perhaps you can teach me something.  Punky is a Mini Lop (or Holland Lop if you speak American bunny talk).

Yesterday was a beautifully sunny day and the three of us got into the garden for some quality hopping (gardening in my case) time.  Apparently Punky thought it was too cold outside and hopped back indoors.  He's been enjoying "Top Gear", "Fear Factor: Young vs. Old" and "Mission Impossible 1".  He seems to be glued to the TV.



Last week (7 days ago) I finished my second triathlon of the season (of three) and placed 43nd with three others.  I also placed 43rd in my first race.  You can find my results here.  http://www.womenstri.co.nz/results.html
The next (and probably final) Tri is on December 2nd.  Running is not my forté.

An update from when I wrote this earlier this week:
Tonight we had to send the bunny back.  I was having trouble breathing for a few days and determined it's an allergic reaction to either the hay or the bunny.  =(  He's already missed.

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