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Katrin How on earth did they do it?
27. März 2024
Ah, that's good to know! I might have a look around just out of curiosity. I've since learned that w...
Heather Athebyne How on earth did they do it?
25. März 2024
...though not entirely easy. I've been able to get my hands on a few strands over the years for Geor...
Katrin Hieroglyphs.
23. Februar 2024
Yes, that would sort of fit that aspect - but you can also go from bits of woods to sticks if you ar...
Bruce Hieroglyphs.
23. Februar 2024
I think the closest English equivalent would be 'Down the rabbit hole'. It has one entrance (No, not...
Harma Spring is Coming.
20. Februar 2024
I'm definitely jealous! Mine disapeared except for one pathetic little flower. But the first daffodi...
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True Sizes.

Maps are nice, and very helpful, and an interesting thing. They are also quite misleading when it comes to the size of countries - because with the "normal" map projection, the one we're all most used to because it's the most common, the sizes change in regard to the distance to the equator.

So in case you've ever wondered how large Greenland or Finland really are compared to Italy... here you can find out: thetruesize.com allows you to drag and drop individual countries on top of other ones. Makes for some really interesting shrinkage if you drag Greenland into Africa!

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Font Fun.

A while ago, some reels turned up in my Instagram feed, and thus I stumbled over Elle Cordova. She's doing stuff about a variety of things, and one of them is... fonts. I hope you enjoy this one as much as I did: 

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Friday!

It's Friday! The weekend is coming up, and that's a very nice thing.  Also a nice thing? The many flowers blooming outside. Like those little ones:

It's really nice to have these heralds of spring blooming!  

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It's Pi Day!

It's Pi Day, 3.14, and to my great delight, I've actually realised it before posting here - so you're getting a Pie post today. 

I am quite fond of pies, and sometimes think I should make them way more often, but... well... they do require either some work, or some suitable leftovers. Work as in "making the pie and the filling to go with it", or leftovers that can go into the pie shell with little or no modification, so there's only the dough, and then the baking, to do.

For weekday lunch (which is the thing I'm cooking stuff for), making both the dough and the filling is usually more time than I can fit into the schedule... which leaves leftovers to put into the pie. Sadly, that does not happen too often anymore either. The nicest leftovers (I think) that you can stick into a pie shell is some meat-based dish. Add in, maybe, some leftover potatoes and vegetables, the remainder of the sauce or make some if necessary, and off you go. However, we've reduced the amount of meat-based dishes that we eat over the course of the last years... and there's my problem with having leftovers. 

So, hm, maybe we should have the sweet version more often then, to make up for it - but there's so many nice cakes to bake...

Do you have favourite pie recipes? Sweet or savoury?

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Squirrel!

I'm having the day off after my workshop, so you are getting this photo of one of the squirrels living hereabouts: 

It's sitting on the tree one garden over, having a snack. There's at least three squirrels that we see frequently, and two of them - one red and one greyish-red - seem to be romantically involved... so there's a chance for more squirrels over time! 

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Deutsche Bahn on Strike.

With absolutely impeccable timing, the German Rail is on strike since yesterday and all of today. Fortunately, this was announced a few days beforehand, so I could look into my options to get to my tablet weaving workshop...

With a normal train connection, it's about the same amount of time for me to drive and to take the train. However, train means that I can do something else while travelling (like reading, or knitting), and driving means... driving. So I usually strongly prefer using the train.

Which got me into a conundrum: Brave the strike, take the train (there's still a decent connection I can take which is, according to the schedule, going to run) or go for the "safe" option and drive instead, on roads that are probably a good bit more full than usual, and on a Friday afternoon to boot? So after weighing the pros and cons, I've decided to be adventurous, booked seat reservations for the trains that are supposed to bring me where I want to go, and now I'm off.

Wish me luck! 

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Textile Events!

It looks like it's the time of year for announcements of textile events again! First of all, one for a conference in the UK in June: 

And then, also in the UK, the Early Textiles Study Group offers a practical course. Here's the description, and if you are interested, go to  https://www.earlytextilesstudygroup.org/etsg-courses.html for more!

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