For those who don’t know, Mackie is our sock cat, created with love in Hamburg, Germany by Jess from Gus and Ollie. My husband and I are both Geelong Cats (AFL) supporters, and wanted a mascot…so Mackie got his name from one of our favourite players, number 4, Andrew Mackie! He has done a few […]
Last night saw us heading into the Melbourne Cricket Ground….aka the MCG….to watch our beloved Cats take on the Hawks with some of my family…and we took Mackie along to his first match! We headed in a bit earlier, and got a park along the Yarra River..so we had a lovely walk to the ground….that […]
Since Mackie arrived, all the way from Hamburg, Germany, we have been introducing him to our national game….AFL Footy! And as my husband and I are both Geelong supporters, Its not surprising that we named him after a Geelong player…Andrew Mackie! We decided to take our Mackie to the home of the Cats, Skilled Stadium, […]
Last week, I wrote a post about our new addition to the Zinc Moon family….Mackie, the sock cat! Mackie is a custom made sock critter from the studio of Gus and Ollie, in Germany! He is made from blue striped socks as we support the Geelong Cats, and he is named after one of the […]
When I did the Blog with Pip course a few months ago, one of the unexpected benefits was becoming a part of a wonderful online community, and “meeting” some very talented and creative people! One such person was an Australian artist based in Germany…. Jessica makes fabulous toys and accessories out of socks under the […]
Apologies to those who have no interest in or knowledge of AFL Football, but I need to get something off my chest! I am a proud Geelong Cats supporter….have been all my life. Thankfully I am married to another proud Geelong supporter so our house is definitely all about the blue and white hoops. We […]
Today saw one of the biggest sporting events in this county, if not the biggest…the AFL Grand Final! It is a day when thousands of people jam into the Melbourne Cricket Ground…the famous mecca of sports grounds…to watch the two best teams fight it out to be the 2015 AFL Premiers. My husband went for […]
Well, April just flew by, especially as we started the month with a holiday! Autumn is definitely here with gorgeous colours everywhere… So what did we get up to in April…well, get comfortable for this edition of the Monthly Rewind as we were rather busy… I caused a bit of a stir with a post […]