Still Waiting

I'm still waiting for my wool to arrive so I can start my GAAA. It was ordered late last year but the Benidgo Woollen Mills were on holidays until 5 January. I ordered 11x200g balls in Magnolia Cream, the pattern calls for 1x100g ball for each of the 20 squares in the main afghan and for the boarder. I joined the GAAA discussion group on Ravelry, an interactive web site for knitters and crocheters. While lurking around in there I found that some people used up to 3 balls of yarn for their boarder. I thought I'd ordered enough to get me through but maybe not, I didn't want to have to order more near the end and have a different dye lot colour that was noticeable, then there were the extra 4 block pattern that were suggested as pillows/cushions.

I tried phoning Bendigo Woollen Mills after New Years with no answer (I didn't know they were still off work) so sent them an email to increase my order to 14x200g balls. They phoned me back on Wed 7th to say my order was being processed so hopefully it shouldn't be too much longer.

In the mean time I am having a great time exploring Ravelry and finding small projects to keep me occupied. At the moment I am knitting 'wash cloths' just to get me back into practice.



I also had an email the other day from the real estate agent regarding the air con I asked for:
"With the air conditioner you can install one as long as the place is left the same after vacating. You can also buy very good portable air conditioners which you can wheel around from room to room."
How can I install one and leave the place the same? These things need to be installed professionally and holes are drilled, switches put in etc.... I'm not paying for one only to leave it behind when I leave. The unit next to me has proper air con. I already have a protable cooler and no matter how much water and ice I put in, it's not cool enough. On the hot days it blows the hot room temperature air.