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Today is the first day of the summer vacation! Nearly three months of finding and playing to our own rhythm, open-ended days, fluctuating bed-times, spending time with each other…oh, yes!

A few of the things that I postponed and now can’t wait to dive into…

play around with some beautiful craft supplies…

work on felting projects…

finally sew some garments…

finish some unfinished objects…

read some books…

do a daily visual journal entry…

cook fresh and nutritious food with an attitude of space and time (and not the rushed work-week last-minute dinner preparation)…

a daily dose of yoga…

…oh, happy days!

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Spring crocheting

I am winding yarn, so I can try out all the beautiful little crochet shapes in my freshly downloaded ebook “A Week of Spring Crocheting” (Eine Woche Haekelfruehling) by Kleeblatt, aka Brigitte Kremsler. It is the second one down when you look at the side bar under “Meine ebooks”. The pictures are a little fuzzy, I apologize, it was my fault, not the author’s. For a better impression look at her blog and all her super-colorful creations.

It says “for the crocheter with well established basic knowledge”…I wonder why…look at this peacock:

There are more instructions, such as a little bird, a heart and several small flowers. I will probably experiment with different colors (see above), depending on what my stash suggests, but I do like the crisp bright colors in her original work. It puts me in a joyful mood. Can’t show you any of my own bugs and peacocks yet, since I haven’t finished winding my designated yarn (see above). But I will. Finish winding yarn and show finished crochet bugs, that is.

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