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More Crafts! OFMD Knitting and Swiss Porcelain and More

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ugs! I have a soft spot for milk jugs. I have quite a few, though it can't really be called a collection. I should put them together for a proper photo! The other day, I got a new one, when I bought this delightful set of espresso cups from Broccoli Brocante . Coffee cups made by Suisse Langenthal More crafts! A collection of pretty things by my mom Cookies! Jeff's Inn by the Sea, in Lego, made by the older kiddo The moon! Two scarves knit for a gift exchange! The cushion was a gift from a friend! Do you collect porcelain or any other pottery?

Crafts in 2024 Roundup!

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rafts and baking! Crafting roundup for 2023 is here, including a scarf I knit with wool from Finland ! I posted my 2022 crafts roundup and cited new goals for 2023: One friend has requested a shawl; I'd like to try something fancy (before next Christmas!). I'd like to try yet another complicated Kate Davies pattern. And finish the blanket/wrap I started last year! I didn't cite goals for 2024 :p For this year, so far I've got a knit-a-long planned, for a pair of mittens! I've had the same goals for ages, to improve at crochet, to try spinning...but I think just making it a habit to knit more regularly will be enough! Winter A new blanket ! And a new hat ! Spring Rosy maple moth pie baking class with Samba Schutte ! Summer Worldwide Knit in Public Day ! Worldwide Knit in Public Day, a new blanket ! I haven't actually finished this one... Gifts and a new scarf ! Autumn Finished scarf, and baking ! More knitting and baking (including...

Annual Travel Roundup for 2024 and Holiday Photos

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ravel! Last year's travel roundup, including some of the Finland trip photos, is here . January: More photos from Finland ! February: More photos from Finland ! April: Insect hotel and springtime And springtime photos June: More springtime photos (lambs!) July: Summertime photos And a travel questionnaire update! August: Athens photos! Athens, part 1 ; Athens, part 2 ; Athens, part 3 ; Athens, part 4 September: All the Montreal and Ottawa photos from August ! October: John Howe at the Arcana Festival in Morges And the Titanic exhibit in Lausanne And a trip to the Vivarium in Geneva November: Trip to the UK for the Republic of Pirates convention ! December: Wintertime photos ...and a few more from over the holidays! Lunches and snow and fog...and rising above the fog! Do you have any travel plans for the year?

IWSG Day and Year-End Writing Roundup

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nsecure Writer's Support Group Day! Image by  Gerd Altmann  from  Pixabay ...