tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57287830734282245252024-03-05T07:44:06.654+02:00SchlitzohrenUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger244125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5728783073428224525.post-2142598582482783222012-04-07T23:38:00.000+03:002012-04-07T23:38:21.710+03:00New Home<p></p><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missisabell/7054619267/" title="fe by shineah, on Flickr"><img alt="fe" height="334" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7079/7054619267_74051b38f4.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
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I've decided to move this blog to a new space. <br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://schmetterlingich.tumblr.com/">Come see our new home. </a></span><br />
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<a href="http://schmetterlingich.tumblr.com/"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Here.</span></a><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">:) </span><br />
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<p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5728783073428224525.post-3347986202375172552012-04-06T20:25:00.002+03:002012-04-06T20:37:27.944+03:00to bear a teddy<p></p><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missisabell/7050595019/" title="fet6c by shineah, on Flickr"><img alt="fet6c" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5467/7050595019_0df4e58a8a.jpg" width="250" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missisabell/6904500272/" title="fet4c by shineah, on Flickr"><img alt="fet4c" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7193/6904500272_37c07e46bc.jpg" width="250" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missisabell/6904496620/" title="fet5 by shineah, on Flickr"><img alt="fet5" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5111/6904496620_4b797bd56d.jpg" width="250" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missisabell/7050781971/" title="fetcad by shineah, on Flickr"><img alt="fetcad" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7077/7050781971_5c4c0be9e1.jpg" width="250" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missisabell/7050779689/" title="feteddyad by shineah, on Flickr"><img alt="feteddyad" height="334" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7263/7050779689_6d00ca8d0d.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missisabell/7050603163/" title="fet11c by shineah, on Flickr"><img alt="fet11c" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7250/7050603163_179012e7f6.jpg" width="250" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missisabell/7050601053/" title="fet9c by shineah, on Flickr"><img alt="fet9c" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7213/7050601053_0f7172a991.jpg" width="250" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missisabell/7050596787/" title="fet7c by shineah, on Flickr"><img alt="fet7c" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7278/7050596787_3022d23214.jpg" width="250" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missisabell/7050533873/" title="fesisih by shineah, on Flickr"><img alt="fesisih" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7088/7050533873_479c36d320.jpg" width="250" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missisabell/7048762569/" title="fesisi by shineah, on Flickr"><img alt="fesisi" height="334" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5447/7048762569_7f0a7cc544.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missisabell/6904498502/" title="fet10c by shineah, on Flickr"><img alt="fet10c" height="334" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7240/6904498502_bc40ee2d4d.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
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After much pondering, over-thinking, and wading through the strange lands of my<br />
inner mind, I have decided to keep this little blog of mine.<br />
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Happy Easter weekend. <br />
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:) <br />
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<p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5728783073428224525.post-19848352736932704872012-02-29T14:59:00.014+02:002012-04-07T23:22:01.368+03:00<p></p><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Go check out our other blog <a href="http://www.rawrmagazine.com/">here!</a></span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">How are you all?</div><div style="text-align: center;">I have been well.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Really</i> well. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">My family was visiting from Germany</div><div style="text-align: center;">this past weekend</div><div style="text-align: center;">and oh</div><div style="text-align: center;">I loved it so.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">:)</div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">I have been a horrible blogger lately. </div><div style="text-align: center;">I know. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">But the reason is that </div><div style="text-align: center;">I've been working on<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">a new blog<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">with a bunch of friends, </div><div style="text-align: center;">and I'm so excited </div><div style="text-align: center;">I can finally tell you! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">We are launching the site </div><div style="text-align: center;">in 5 days, </div><div style="text-align: center;">on Wednesday the 29th, </div><div style="text-align: center;">so check back here for the link,</div><div style="text-align: center;"> sometime in the evening.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">We have a nice little collection </div><div style="text-align: center;">of articles and photos </div><div style="text-align: center;">together now.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I've been interviewing</div><div style="text-align: center;"> and writing</div><div style="text-align: center;">and it makes me</div><div style="text-align: center;">so very happy. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">It's been a blast, </div><div style="text-align: center;"> and I can't wait to show you what </div><div style="text-align: center;">we've put together! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Stay tuned.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I must say I am simply in love </div><div style="text-align: center;">with this picture my friend Dani took.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> I want that flower crown... </div><div style="text-align: center;">and those freckles.<br />
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Sigh...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">PS...</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"> I agree 100% with everything Gaby says <a href="http://www.happiness-project.com/happiness_project/2012/02/id-admired-gabrielle-blairs-blog-design-momat-the-intersection-of-design-and-motherhoodfor-a-long-time-clearly-im.html">here</a>, </div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>especially</i> the sex bit.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Scandalous.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">;)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5728783073428224525.post-91829644477174754782012-02-13T18:51:00.000+02:002012-02-13T18:51:28.298+02:00Valentine's<br></br><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missisabell/6870099319/" title="valentines 023 by shineah, on Flickr"><img alt="valentines 023" height="335" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7197/6870099319_00aea2efdb.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missisabell/6870092241/" title="valentines 021 by shineah, on Flickr"><img alt="valentines 021" height="335" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7061/6870092241_c5a9187efb.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
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Do you celebrate Valentine's Day? We do, every year; something we picked up<br />
while living in the US. <br />
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Hand heart stamps are still my favorite (Valentine's or Mother's Day) gift idea ever.<br />
The idea is by <a href="http://littlelovely.typepad.com/">Khali</a> and her instructions are <a href="http://bkids.typepad.com/bookhoucraftprojects/2010/01/heart-hand-stamps-by-khali-from-little-lovelyhunter-has-a-crush-on-the-adorable-five-year-old-girl-who-lives-next-door-l.html">here</a>.<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missisabell/6870077007/" title="valentines 013 by shineah, on Flickr"><img alt="valentines 013" height="335" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7182/6870077007_8d65d03736.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missisabell/6870072145/" title="valentines 012 by shineah, on Flickr"><img alt="valentines 012" height="335" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7206/6870072145_38b6bf9a4b.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
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Btw, thank you all so much for your kind words on my previous post. I am still in<br />
the process of figuring out what to eat. I do manage to not eat wheat etc on most days,<br />
but it has had the unfortunate side effect of me drinking liters of coca cola and eating<br />
tons of chocolate (bad, bad! Why am I not allergic to the unhealthy stuff).<br />
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PS<br />
<a href="http://inchmark.squarespace.com/inchmark/2012/2/9/valentines-2012.html">Here</a> is another cute Valentine's idea.<br />
And <a href="http://ohhappyday.com/2012/02/valentine-scrabble-gram-free-printable/">here</a>, too.<br />
I want to do <a href="http://minimocha.blogspot.com/2012/02/lesson-on-botany-and-classification.html">this</a> with Fe next spring!<br />
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Happy Valentine's Day!<br />
:)<br />
<br></br>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5728783073428224525.post-91523896984694425762012-02-01T16:42:00.005+02:002012-02-01T17:11:56.990+02:00Bug season.<p></p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missisabell/6801185561/" title="krank 027 2 by shineah, on Flickr"><img alt="krank 027 2" height="335" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7029/6801185561_937e2ca1ae.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
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40 degrees fever and a big fat stomach bug.<br />
Both of them.<br />
Oh dear!<br />
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Also: I got some lab results back, and it turns out I am allergic to everything. I mean, <i>everything</i>. <br />
The only things I am <i>not</i> allergic to are: egg whites, fish, milk, cabbage, rice. And dust mites. That's it! <br />
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Oh dear! (Though, honestly, I feel oddly empowered by the knowledge and even somewhat ecstatic. <br />
If you have any advice on how to live without wheat, gluten, fruits, or most veggies, please share.)<br />
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PS Thank you, <a href="http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/2-reasons-to-paint-your-blindsschlitzohren-165150">Apartment Therapy</a>. <br />
:)<br />
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<p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com32tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5728783073428224525.post-68564076959756188322012-01-26T19:33:00.004+02:002012-01-27T10:29:54.467+02:00drawing on tables<br></br><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missisabell/6765538603/" title="crazy 032 by shineah, on Flickr"><img alt="crazy 032" height="335" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7019/6765538603_57bdfd7f0a.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missisabell/6765516987/" title="crazy 025 by shineah, on Flickr"><img alt="crazy 025" height="335" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7016/6765516987_848d94ae4e.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missisabell/6765513793/" title="crazy 024 by shineah, on Flickr"><img alt="crazy 024" height="335" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7172/6765513793_1fab9b8fe6.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missisabell/6765535155/" title="crazy 031 by shineah, on Flickr"><img alt="crazy 031" height="335" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7145/6765535155_84a5d13ea1.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
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We drew on our dining table with crayons today. Some friends helped, too. It was fun! :D<br />
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(I'm pretty sure I could get it off with soap and water if I wanted, but we are getting<br />
a new table next week, so I figured, why not. Haha, I'm not completely crazy.)<br />
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Sorry for the post overload today. <br />
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PS <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/ColetteBream">This</a> etsy shop... oh!<br />
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<br></br>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5728783073428224525.post-25977360252597544042012-01-26T16:54:00.001+02:002012-01-26T19:48:12.177+02:00Blind.<br></br><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missisabell/6765485529/" title="crazy 012 by shineah, on Flickr"><img alt="crazy 012" height="335" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7013/6765485529_8ed84b6b7c.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missisabell/6765504821/" title="crazy 021 by shineah, on Flickr"><img alt="crazy 021" height="335" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7168/6765504821_4ec35a6105.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
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Fe has been having nightmares, so I let her paint a picture of our family onto the window blind<br />
right above/behind her bed. Fe, Sisi, mom, and then dad (the sunlike one, without a body).<br />
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May there be happy dreams from now on, sweet little one (I sometimes forget she is only 4).<br />
<br></br>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5728783073428224525.post-34419279821596026162012-01-24T17:25:00.002+02:002012-01-24T18:51:02.266+02:00Sweater into Hat and Mittens<br></br><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missisabell/6754284465/" title="i tried to sew 001 by shineah, on Flickr"><img alt="i tried to sew 001" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7159/6754284465_6b3c090500.jpg" width="250" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missisabell/6754266263/" title="i tried to sew 002 by shineah, on Flickr"><img alt="i tried to sew 002" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7143/6754266263_d95b62d3ef.jpg" width="250" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missisabell/6755089489/" title="i tried to sew 010 by shineah, on Flickr"><img alt="i tried to sew 010" height="335" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7021/6755089489_659438e387.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missisabell/6755064705/" title="i tried to sew 012 by shineah, on Flickr"><img alt="i tried to sew 012" height="335" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7027/6755064705_af48b303ec.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
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One of my cashmere sweaters (actually my <i>one</i> cashmere sweater...) was accidentally<br />
felted when it got washed and dried alongside our towels... GASP! (The Mr did it and<br />
he is adequately sorry.)<br />
<br />
Anyway, I didn't want to throw it away, so I decided to make a hat and mittens out of it<br />
for Sisi. The crafty people tell me that's easy. And the mittens <i>were</i> easy, I just traced her<br />
hand directly onto the sleeve of the sweater (hey, who has time for templates!), cut it out,<br />
sewed, by hand, because I still haven't figured out sewing machines. They intimidate me.<br />
The thumb-part turned out a bit funky, but it actually makes it easier for the little one to put<br />
her thumb in. Ha! The hat is... well, it is original for sure. Maybe I should use a pattern next time.<br />
(I simply don't have the patience to follow instructions. If you do, then click <a href="http://jakeandtyrell.blogspot.com/2011/12/sweater-turned-hat-mittens.html">here</a> for a tutorial.)<br />
I was also too lazy to finish it off properly, I hear one should use binding or something. Oh well.<br />
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Still, having created something makes me happy, even when it's imperfect. The mittens<br />
we'll definitely use. <br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missisabell/6754820327/" title="sisi by shineah, on Flickr"><img alt="sisi" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7024/6754820327_6399c4ea2c.jpg" width="250" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missisabell/6754989985/" title="sisi3 by shineah, on Flickr"><img alt="sisi3" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7001/6754989985_e0b1b7bcbf.jpg" width="250" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missisabell/6755032195/" title="sisi4 by shineah, on Flickr"><img alt="sisi4" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7034/6755032195_c6b8532f0b.jpg" width="250" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missisabell/6754852915/" title="sisi2 by shineah, on Flickr"><img alt="sisi2" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7151/6754852915_03fcfb8c66.jpg" width="250" /></a><br />
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<br></br>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5728783073428224525.post-27705949705684620422012-01-23T19:27:00.000+02:002012-01-23T19:27:51.968+02:00hello yellow<br></br><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missisabell/6725949243/" title="yellowcoat 004 by shineah, on Flickr"><img alt="yellowcoat 004" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7035/6725949243_8b02f0d415.jpg" width="250" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missisabell/6725964557/" title="yellowcoat 023 by shineah, on Flickr"><img alt="yellowcoat 023" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7173/6725964557_9a084ac3fa.jpg" width="250" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missisabell/6726298237/" title="yellowcoat 009 by shineah, on Flickr"><img alt="yellowcoat 009" height="335" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7031/6726298237_f59d924798.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
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Somebody has been a bit independent and moody lately. I sometimes feel like I have a teenager in the<br />
home. They don't start puberty at 4, do they? <br />
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Snow muffles all sounds a white quiet.<br />
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You know I used to think that Finns, like their long winters, are just really boring in their stoic reserve,<br />
but I'm beginning to wonder if, like their long winters, they have simply mastered the art of calm.<br />
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(Not all Finns, but certainly quite a few.)<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I received a blogging award from </span><a href="http://50villapeikkoa.blogspot.com/" style="font-family: inherit;">50villapeikkoa</a><span style="font-family: inherit;">, and I wanted to say thank you! It's a real honor</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">coming from her, because she is like everything I am not: an efficient and awesome knitter! I</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">tried knitting once, and well, let's just say, I didn't get very far. But I love looking at the knitting</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">creations of other people, and really enjoy the pictures on her blog. So thank you! :)</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial,Tahoma,Helvetica,FreeSans,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">The rules for the Versatile Blog Awards are:</span><br />
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<ul style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 2.5em; padding-right: 2.5em; padding-top: 0px;"><li style="margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Nominate 15 fellow bloggers.</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Inform the bloggers of their nomination.</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Share 7 random things about yourself.</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Thank the blogger who nominated you.</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Add the Versatile Blog Award picture on your blog post.</li>
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</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">I know not everybody likes blogging awards, but I do like them, because they are what blogging</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">is all about: sharing! A lot of the blogs below I read and stalk and rarely to never comment on, so</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">here I'm sharing them with the world:</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I'd like to pass on the award to these blogs, in alphabetical order:</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;"><br />
</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">- <a href="http://fridulina.blogspot.com/">Fridulina</a></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">Thoughtful words and lovely craft projects. And a very special woman in real life. <3</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;"><br />
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">- <a href="http://domesticreflections.blogspot.com/">Domestic reflections</a></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">I like her honesty.</span></div><div><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;"><br />
</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #222222; line-height: 18px;">- </span><a href="http://elhadadepapel.blogspot.com/" style="line-height: 18px;">El hada de papel</a></span></div><div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">craft projects with kids.</span></div><div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">- <a href="http://www.kaffiknopf.de/">Kaffiknopf</a></span></div><div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">family life in Germany (in German)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">- <a href="http://kaheli.blogspot.com/">lista asioista</a></span><br />
<span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">artsy and cool (in Finnish)</span></div><div><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;"><br />
</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">- <a href="http://inmanteli.blogspot.com/">Manteli</a></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">Because she captures the everyday so beautifully.</span></div><div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">- <a href="http://moka-work.blogspot.com/">Moka</a></span></div><div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">Because her children always make the coolest things.</span></div><div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;"><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">- <a href="http://oontje.blogspot.com/">Oon</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Because she has a way with color and patterns, and I think she should start selling kids clothes!</span><br />
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</span></div><div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">- <a href="http://hannapaivik.blogspot.com/">Paju</a></span></div><div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">Because her pictures are always full of patterns and texture.</span></div><div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;"><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">- <a href="http://remindmesara.blogspot.com/">Remind Me Sara</a></span><br />
<span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">Because she is my real-life friend and I love her so. :)</span><br />
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</span></div><div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">- <a href="http://ringoatelier.blogspot.com/">Ringo</a></span></div><div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">Inspiration for kids art</span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">- <a href="http://taza-and-husband.blogspot.com/">Rockstar Diaries</a></span><br />
<span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">She makes life seem so pretty and easy</span></div><div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">- <a href="http://heini-tila.blogspot.com/">tila</a></span></div><div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">Because she is living proof that there is elegance in a simple life.</span></div><div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">- <a href="http://trulakids.blogspot.com/">Trula</a></span></div><div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">Because she makes me want to sew, badly!</span></div><div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">- <a href="http://www.zilverblauw.nl/">Zilverblauw</a></span></div><div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">Color therapy.</span></div><div><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;"><br />
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">In case the blog owners see this: There is no pressure to show this award on your blog, or to pass it on, if you don't want to. </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">I just want to show my appreciation. :) </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">Oh, and then 7 random things about me:</span></span><br />
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<ul><li><span style="color: #222222; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">1. In my ideal world, I'd have a house full of children, right by the sea, and it would be barefoot-running and pebble skimming, and pancake making, and sunshine and bliss all the time!</span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #222222; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">2. In real life, I barely manage to take out the trash, so maybe not.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #222222; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">3. Though I'm thinking, maybe another girl would be nice, someday; and a little boy. And twins on top of that.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">4. </span></span><span style="color: #222222; line-height: 18px;">As of yesterday, m</span><span style="color: #222222; line-height: 18px;">y husband is back in school and I'm happy and excited for him and for us, but also seething with jealousy. </span><span style="color: #222222; line-height: 18px;">I'm so jealous that I'm seriously considering signing up for a pole dancing/cabaret strip class. Just so I have something exciting and new and slightly shocking in my life. Desperate Housewife much? (Edit: No worries, it's just a class with a silly name at my gym. No poles, and certainly no stripping. Too bad. :D)</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #222222; line-height: 18px;">5. So, I'm thinking it's time for me to go </span><span style="color: #222222; line-height: 18px;">back</span><span style="color: #222222; line-height: 18px;"> to school, too. At least part-time. Maybe in fall. To study human rights law, like I always wanted. Or maybe Hebrew, that would be cool, or creative writing, or egyptology, or underwater basket weaving! You know. Something! Anything!</span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #222222; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">6. Hmm.. Can't I have a house full of children, and be a novelist, and have a PhD, and save all the women and children on earth, and live by the sea, all five? </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #222222; line-height: 18px;">7. I </span><span style="color: #222222; line-height: 18px;">like</span><span style="color: #222222; line-height: 18px;"> to day-dream. :)</span></span></li>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">Thank you, <a href="http://50villapeikkoa.blogspot.com/">50villapeikko</a>, for the award! And sorry that it took me a month to finally blog about it!</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;"> :)</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">1. FE</div><div style="text-align: justify;">2. IS HP AJN BAL = I have a ball.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">3. MAMA MACHT FOTOS = Mom's taking pictures.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">4. IS HP ANE SWESTA SISI = I have a sister Sisi.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">5. MAMA KOCHT AJAN = Mom's cooking eggs.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">6. WI HPEN KELOKS = We have Kellogg's.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">7. IS GENE SPILE SSEULE ABA IS PIN 4 = I like to play school but I'm 4. </div><div style="text-align: justify;">8. ACHSEN TPN HPEN WIA = Eighteen staircases (steps) we have.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">9. IS KUKE KT MEJI POPINS = Right now I'm watching Mary Poppins. </div><br />
We were cleaning out some of my old things and found an unused notebook. Fe exclaimed excitedly:<br />
This will be my journal! She has been keeping the journal now for a week. She shares it with me,<br />
thankfully... The things she writes... getting to see inside her little head... the simple things she values... <br />
it is beyond fascinating.<br />
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All her spelling cuteness doesn't translate, unfortunately.<br />
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I mean, Meji (pronounced Meyi) Popins? How adorable is that. The original should have been called that.<br />
<br></br>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5728783073428224525.post-87349183171682871232012-01-09T00:01:00.000+02:002012-01-09T00:01:27.109+02:00Kairos<br></br><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">To those who've asked: </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">No, we don't have cornstarch fights everyday.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Yes, our home is a mess most of the time.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Yes, I do get cranky (especially in the afternoon.)</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">No, I don't enjoy every single minute of mothering.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">But I do make a point of </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://momastery.com/blog/2012/01/04/2011-lesson-2-dont-carpe-diem/">carpeing my kairoses.</a> (<-- Read this.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">(Thanks <a href="http://brookstinainternational.blogspot.com/">Christina</a> for the link!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">:) </span><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missisabell/6661317923/" title="cat by shineah, on Flickr"><img alt="cat" height="500" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7005/6661317923_5e22102a3b.jpg" width="334" /></a><br />
<br></br>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5728783073428224525.post-39407744168538310282012-01-01T21:06:00.001+02:002012-01-01T21:25:44.027+02:00Portrait<br></br><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missisabell/6613983355/" title="isa2 by shineah, on Flickr"><img alt="isa2" height="340" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7169/6613983355_3a6b45881a.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missisabell/6613931335/" title="portrait by shineah, on Flickr"><img alt="portrait" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7026/6613931335_c5000ea907.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
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I had to pose for artiste Fe, and this is what she drew: <br />
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Mother. Small-headed. Short-legged. Club-footed. Long-armed. Claw-handed. Big-bellied. Navelled.<br />
Smiling.<br />
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:)<br />
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Happy 2012, friends! May we all walk on big feet, and hug with big, wide arms.<br />
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<br></br>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5728783073428224525.post-36642745853217653242011-12-29T00:24:00.001+02:002011-12-29T00:26:02.685+02:00Resolution<br></br><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missisabell/6588797861/" title="4a by shineah, on Flickr"><img alt="4a" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7142/6588797861_48d200ab17.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missisabell/6588825749/" title="7 by shineah, on Flickr"><img alt="7" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7150/6588825749_c42d5c214a.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missisabell/6588768167/" title="2 by shineah, on Flickr"><img alt="2" height="334" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7024/6588768167_49ce93ba9b.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
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Greetings from the archipelago. The sun sets here at 2:50 pm, isn't that crazy in a magical way. <br />
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Have you thought of any resolutions for the next year? I'm sticking to my resolution not to have any<br />
resolutions, but for the next year, my guiding word will be "power." That word can mean many different<br />
things to different people, but to me this coming year, it means becoming the master creatress of my<br />
own life; taking charge, no more excuses, no more feeling helpless, no more I can'ts or I shouldn'ts, or I<br />
only wish I could!s.<br />
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Feels good, already.<br />
<br></br>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5728783073428224525.post-16322689022197468112011-12-27T15:23:00.001+02:002011-12-27T15:24:52.701+02:00December play<br></br><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missisabell/6581159081/" title="a2 by shineah, on Flickr"><img alt="a2" height="334" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7167/6581159081_35f3b02314.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missisabell/6577068615/" title="christmas2 146 by shineah, on Flickr"><img alt="christmas2 146" height="334" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7003/6577068615_91d89e7d7c.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missisabell/6576983407/" title="christmas2 046 by shineah, on Flickr"><img alt="christmas2 046" height="334" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7017/6576983407_dac52ba675.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missisabell/6576964591/" title="christmas2 040 by shineah, on Flickr"><img alt="christmas2 040" height="334" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7163/6576964591_c55278d38d.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missisabell/6576949609/" title="christmas2 039 by shineah, on Flickr"><img alt="christmas2 039" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7163/6576949609_d1ddd539a8.jpg" width="250" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missisabell/6581152953/" title="a by shineah, on Flickr"><img alt="a" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7009/6581152953_4f7071c21e.jpg" width="250" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missisabell/6576908439/" title="christmas2 024 by shineah, on Flickr"><img alt="christmas2 024" height="334" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7167/6576908439_3d7be4abd0.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missisabell/6576902105/" title="christmas2 022 by shineah, on Flickr"><img alt="christmas2 022" height="334" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7027/6576902105_5c59b64eb5.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missisabell/6576773843/" title="fe5 by shineah, on Flickr"><img alt="fe5" height="334" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7034/6576773843_58f9ff7eca.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missisabell/6576767749/" title="fe4 by shineah, on Flickr"><img alt="fe4" height="334" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7151/6576767749_3b2c0a84ce.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missisabell/6576761677/" title="fe3 by shineah, on Flickr"><img alt="fe3" height="334" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7171/6576761677_f949a87103.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missisabell/6577153247/" title="christmas2 177 by shineah, on Flickr"><img alt="christmas2 177" height="334" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7015/6577153247_bcc0ded108.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missisabell/6576717767/" title="tr by shineah, on Flickr"><img alt="tr" height="334" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7150/6576717767_e3eb68e37f.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missisabell/6576736221/" title="tr3 by shineah, on Flickr"><img alt="tr3" height="334" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7148/6576736221_0c5a24e5a9.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missisabell/6581146273/" title="christmas2 086 by shineah, on Flickr"><img alt="christmas2 086" height="334" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7151/6581146273_bd98a1a099.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missisabell/6577021483/" title="christmas2 076 by shineah, on Flickr"><img alt="christmas2 076" height="334" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7016/6577021483_5e67cf206f.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missisabell/6577061821/" title="christmas2 098 by shineah, on Flickr"><img alt="christmas2 098" height="334" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7002/6577061821_87a9a2b35d.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missisabell/6577034009/" title="christmas2 082 by shineah, on Flickr"><img alt="christmas2 082" height="334" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7168/6577034009_74e8ac63ed.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missisabell/6576993997/" title="christmas2 057 by shineah, on Flickr"><img alt="christmas2 057" height="334" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7015/6576993997_0f15b0de89.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missisabell/6576888725/" title="be3 by shineah, on Flickr"><img alt="be3" height="334" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7173/6576888725_c631e6a5c9.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
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It doesn't look like Finnish December here. The sun is shining, no snow. It's beautiful.<br />
(My children are beautiful).<br />
<br></br>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5728783073428224525.post-12462592889698575362011-12-23T23:37:00.003+02:002011-12-23T23:38:10.157+02:00Merry Christmas!<br></br><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missisabell/6560940131/" title="karte5edited3 by shineah, on Flickr"><img alt="karte5edited3" height="500" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7018/6560940131_8f8b7f1f36.jpg" width="327" /></a><br />
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Peace and joy to all of you!<br />
<br></br>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5728783073428224525.post-62498866537382539712011-12-22T10:58:00.020+02:002012-01-09T00:22:21.521+02:00Sisi And Some Answers<br></br><br />
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I got an early Christmas gift in the mail today, a new lens. <i>Oh the joy!</i><br />
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EDIT: There was a whole post here about photography, but I feel too embarrassed to keep it up.<br />
To answer a question I've been getting: I use a Nikon D60 with 35mm/1.8 lens, and since yesterday,<br />
my Christmas gift, a 50mm/1.4.<br />
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And: My pictures aren't perfect, but they don't have to be.<br />
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:)<br />
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<br></br>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5728783073428224525.post-29720313545317541052011-12-20T01:08:00.014+02:002011-12-25T09:58:06.538+02:00The Hermitage, St. Petersburg<br></br><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missisabell/6539688499/" title="herm35a by shineah, on Flickr"><img alt="herm35a" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7160/6539688499_42f780dda0.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missisabell/6539683413/" title="herm34editeda by shineah, on Flickr"><img alt="herm34editeda" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7002/6539683413_a02453316b.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missisabell/6539630623/" title="herm6editedps2cross by shineah, on Flickr"><img alt="herm6editedps2cross" height="334" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7019/6539630623_6078387981.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missisabell/6539679071/" title="herm25a by shineah, on Flickr"><img alt="herm25a" height="334" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7169/6539679071_5e50f73d0b.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missisabell/6539681009/" title="herm27editeda by shineah, on Flickr"><img alt="herm27editeda" height="334" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7009/6539681009_721a45919a.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missisabell/6539675045/" title="herm24editeda by shineah, on Flickr"><img alt="herm24editeda" height="334" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7019/6539675045_b01e35f6dc.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
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I have been to many castles in my life, being a Rhinelander and all, but the Winter Palace tops them all,<br />
hands down. (I have yet to visit Versailles, the verdict is still out on that one.) Not only is it stunning and<br />
detailed and beautiful, but it is also quite homey somehow, which is such a funny thing to say of a<br />
castle/museum. I think what makes the difference is that you can just walk around, with a map in hand,<br />
at your own pace. All other castles I've been to, you had to be part of a guided tour, weren't allowed to<br />
linger, etc. At the Hermitage, we stayed and looked at the Monets and Van Goghs forever, and you are<br />
so close to the paintings and statues that you almost get to touch them. The golden door handles have<br />
had their gold rubbed off by all the people who've handled them over the years. The benches, too. It's<br />
quite lovely, and special, and really makes you appreciate architecture and art in a new way, when you<br />
get to be a part of its history like that. I wish we could have stayed longer! (But after 4 hours, the girls<br />
did not care whether this was a real princess castle or not, they wanted to go!)<br />
<br />
Good thing they had horse carriages waiting for them outside. Ha! :) <br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missisabell/6539642143/" title="herm15editedps by shineah, on Flickr"><img alt="herm15editedps" height="334" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7173/6539642143_a53ceb258b.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missisabell/6539640745/" title="herm12editedps by shineah, on Flickr"><img alt="herm12editedps" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7014/6539640745_12f88636c0.jpg" width="250" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missisabell/6539637755/" title="herm13editededitedps by shineah, on Flickr"><img alt="herm13editededitedps" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7150/6539637755_c4ba0d71db.jpg" width="250" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missisabell/6539671399/" title="Untitled by shineah, on Flickr"><img alt="" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7025/6539671399_b20f63094c.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missisabell/6539631459/" title="herm9editedpsblc by shineah, on Flickr"><img alt="herm9editedpsblc" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7147/6539631459_020165459a.jpg" width="250" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missisabell/6539633475/" title="herm10edited2rc by shineah, on Flickr"><img alt="herm10edited2rc" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7006/6539633475_e9334bc1df.jpg" width="250" /></a><br />
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It was raining and snowing almost the entire time, which means I didn't get to take any pictures of the<br />
rest of St. Petersburg, which is too bad, because it certainly is a sight to behold. It's kind of like Western<br />
Europe, in terms of how it looks on a very general scale, but then it isn't Western Europe, at all, but<br />
something entirely foreign and wonderful. Finns are always really proud of their downtown Helsinki,<br />
with its three pretty buildings and the President's Palace, but St. Petersburg is made up of a thousand<br />
President's Palace-like buildings, golden domes, and general Orthodox whimsicality. The difference is<br />
that the buildings aren't well-maintained, at all. Except for the Hermitage, the veneer is coming off on<br />
all buildings, pipes have come undone, etc.<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missisabell/6539691055/" title="swings3editeda by shineah, on Flickr"><img alt="swings3editeda" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7168/6539691055_e8fca41907.jpg" width="250" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missisabell/6539692851/" title="swings5editeda by shineah, on Flickr"><img alt="swings5editeda" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7019/6539692851_548906d3af.jpg" width="250" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missisabell/6538480853/" title="swings4 by shineah, on Flickr"><img alt="swings4" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7014/6538480853_dfebf43577.jpg" width="250" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missisabell/6539696563/" title="swings2a by shineah, on Flickr"><img alt="swings2a" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7153/6539696563_1a785fa0bf.jpg" width="250" /></a><br />
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It really is the perfect symbol for a country whose facade is<br />
trying really hard to hide the bits and pieces falling apart and coming undone underneath. It's very charming.<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missisabell/6539669731/" title="flageditedpscin2 by shineah, on Flickr"><img alt="flageditedpscin2" height="334" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7031/6539669731_f6335f1881.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
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There are changes happening there, once again, and you can feel it in the people and the infrastructure <br />
when you go. It's energizing.<br />
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Aaand in other news, I got to eat borscht and draniki, with lots of sour cream, at this little restaurant we <br />
happened upon by the river, as we were walking aimlessly around town. It was such a wonderful trip. <br />
And now I have a soar throat and a fever, from all that running around in the rain. Oh well, a price I'll<br />
gladly pay.<br />
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PS I might come back later and edit this blurt of a text, but for now, I'm too tired and will jump into my<br />
bed. Night night.<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missisabell/6539657227/" title="fe2c by shineah, on Flickr"><img alt="fe2c" height="334" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7172/6539657227_5e988097d2.jpg" width="500" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missisabell/6539662933/" title="fe3rc by shineah, on Flickr"><img alt="fe3rc" height="334" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7160/6539662933_23a25fa360.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
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</br>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5728783073428224525.post-70372136215201089472011-12-16T13:01:00.003+02:002011-12-16T13:04:20.869+02:00Random and a Reminder</br><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missisabell/6516255097/" title="glogikakku by shineah, on Flickr"><img alt="glogikakku" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7010/6516255097_3c07213358.jpg" width="250" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missisabell/6516262923/" title="socks by shineah, on Flickr"><img alt="socks" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7161/6516262923_5b993d6fc9.jpg" width="250" /></a><br />
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We received a glögg cake, gingerbread cookies, and hand-knitted socks from a sweet sister in our ward.<br />
So lovely and thoughtful, quiet, without much ado, The Spirit of Christmas - there it was, suddenly, finally. <br />
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We are going on a mini vacation to St. Petersburg tomorrow. I am so excited, I've never been to Russia,<br />
although we only live a 5-hour drive away. Pics to follow.<br />
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Have a great weekend!<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missisabell/6461301693/" title="nat2 by shineah, on Flickr"><img alt="nat2" height="334" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7017/6461301693_f5232eb856.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missisabell/6326028448/" title="wooden12 by shineah, on Flickr"><img alt="wooden12" src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6051/6326028448_254b561b62.jpg" width="250" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missisabell/6461407421/" title="frost5 by shineah, on Flickr"><img alt="frost5" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7147/6461407421_77b040c15c.jpg" width="250" /></a><br />
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PS If you participated in craft-it-forward, and you still haven't e-mailed me your postal address, now<br />
would be a good time to do it: zweischlitzohren(at)gmail.com. No, I haven't forgotten. :)<br />
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</br>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5728783073428224525.post-40824707530624294862011-12-13T10:00:00.005+02:002011-12-13T10:45:11.481+02:00A few thoughts.</br><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missisabell/6461758813/" title="river2 by shineah, on Flickr"><img alt="river2" height="500" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7015/6461758813_c54b2f568b.jpg" width="374" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missisabell/6462939359/" title="blue by shineah, on Flickr"><img alt="blue" height="500" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7022/6462939359_35ec9e415f.jpg" width="126" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missisabell/6461374911/" title="yellowfrost by shineah, on Flickr"><img alt="yellowfrost" height="334" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7155/6461374911_c6d7be1f52.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
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The snow came and went and left a droning damp mud, slushy sloth, winter stupor.<br />
A tiny yellow thing (plant? flower?) is holding on a little longer before life hibernates.<br />
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<br />
I've had some tough lessons to learn this year; mostly, I've had to look at myself closely<br />
in the mirror and see some things I didn't like. I've always seen them, I guess, in the<br />
corner of my eye, but this was the year that I had to face them, and the consequence of<br />
having ignored them for too long.<br />
<br />
And just now, as the year is nearing its end, it is starting to all come together and to make<br />
sense. I think sometimes we are placed in situations of powerlessness to realize the power<br />
within us. <br />
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:)<br />
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PS Sorry about all the nature pics lately, I am feeling inspired by the simple tones of winter.<br />
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</br>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5728783073428224525.post-33438945336314278862011-12-07T14:15:00.011+02:002011-12-08T10:58:26.312+02:00Winter<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missisabell/6470720275/" title="haltiala by shineah, on Flickr"><img alt="haltiala" height="334" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7005/6470720275_2eeea1b86d.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missisabell/6470729619/" title="halti5 by shineah, on Flickr"><img alt="halti5" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7152/6470729619_ab7d21851a.jpg" width="250" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missisabell/6470738397/" title="halti10 by shineah, on Flickr"><img alt="halti10" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7005/6470738397_1809fc90a2.jpg" width="250" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missisabell/6470770249/" title="tuomarinkylän kartano by shineah, on Flickr"><img alt="tuomarinkylän kartano" height="334" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7175/6470770249_848349ac05.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missisabell/6470774049/" title="kartano2 by shineah, on Flickr"><img alt="kartano2" height="334" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7170/6470774049_2538942a11.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missisabell/6470743537/" title="halti12 by shineah, on Flickr"><img alt="halti12" height="334" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7162/6470743537_4198e036cb.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missisabell/6470767167/" title="haus9 by shineah, on Flickr"><img alt="haus9" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7012/6470767167_9289b51307.jpg" width="250" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missisabell/6461311239/" title="nat3 by shineah, on Flickr"><img alt="nat3" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7162/6461311239_9c939023c6.jpg" width="250" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missisabell/6470763807/" title="haus8 by shineah, on Flickr"><img alt="haus8" height="334" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7164/6470763807_f6c4e9dd14.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missisabell/6470762165/" title="haus7 by shineah, on Flickr"><img alt="haus7" height="334" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7032/6470762165_30a1d34391.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missisabell/6470757239/" title="HAUS by shineah, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7159/6470757239_20ce494f7f.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="HAUS"></a><br />
<br />
The girls sleeping in the car, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dk8JhFFkPtE">Andante festivo</a> (playing at the perfect moment in the radio), - 5 degrees Finland<br />
<br />
and peace.<br />
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</br>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5728783073428224525.post-561842495199728582011-12-06T10:49:00.007+02:002011-12-06T17:49:32.633+02:00Nikolaustag</br><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missisabell/6464772925/" title="stiefel by shineah, on Flickr"><img alt="stiefel" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7161/6464772925_18ca8fa88d.jpg" width="250" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missisabell/6464770377/" title="fe5 by shineah, on Flickr"><img alt="fe5" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7012/6464770377_1ff9a613f5.jpg" width="250" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missisabell/6464777987/" title="stiefel3 by shineah, on Flickr"><img alt="stiefel3" height="334" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7028/6464777987_3d64bd98c8.jpg" width="500" /></a> <br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missisabell/6464789701/" title="sisi3 by shineah, on Flickr"><img alt="sisi3" height="334" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7017/6464789701_4cf962a008.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missisabell/6464792131/" title="sisife by shineah, on Flickr"><img alt="sisife" height="334" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7168/6464792131_6cf8383567.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missisabell/6464804541/" title="sisi6 by shineah, on Flickr"><img alt="sisi6" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7158/6464804541_7f518eebc3.jpg" width="250" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missisabell/6464813161/" title="sisi9 by shineah, on Flickr"><img alt="sisi9" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7016/6464813161_49a0da7548.jpg" width="250" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missisabell/6464815125/" title="sisife5 by shineah, on Flickr"><img alt="sisife5" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7174/6464815125_615a7a7cb7.jpg" width="250" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missisabell/6464817223/" title="sisife6 by shineah, on Flickr"><img alt="sisife6" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7149/6464817223_ce5d122dc7.jpg" width="250" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missisabell/6464797005/" title="sisi4 by shineah, on Flickr"><img alt="sisi4" height="334" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7158/6464797005_a47705572e.jpg" width="500" /></a> <br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missisabell/6464787545/" title="sisi2 by shineah, on Flickr"><img alt="sisi2" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7018/6464787545_5eec8d76b6.jpg" width="250" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missisabell/6464802483/" title="sisife3 by shineah, on Flickr"><img alt="sisife3" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7027/6464802483_38cd839bd8.jpg" width="250" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missisabell/6464806803/" title="sisife4 by shineah, on Flickr"><img alt="sisife4" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7008/6464806803_f5de793d43.jpg" width="250" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missisabell/6464809135/" title="sisi7 by shineah, on Flickr"><img alt="sisi7" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7034/6464809135_2c29a16a57.jpg" width="250" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missisabell/6464762383/" title="fe by shineah, on Flickr"><img alt="fe" height="334" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7007/6464762383_8af67ae662.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
<br />
Last night before going to bed, the girls put their boots outside on the doorstep, and when<br />
they woke up this morning, Nikolaus had filled them with chocolates and some little gifts.<br />
(Look, a pink pony!)<br />
<br />
He also brought a thin layer of first snow.<br />
<br />
And it's the Finnish Independence Day today.<br />
<br />
Three good reasons to celebrate!<br />
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<br />
(And I believe I have two very good reasons to celebrate, every day.)<br />
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:)<br />
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</br>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5728783073428224525.post-5267438095011403942011-12-02T12:30:00.008+02:002011-12-06T17:53:37.460+02:00Christmas Cypress</br><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missisabell/6440765511/" title="deko1 by shineah, on Flickr"><img alt="deko1" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7160/6440765511_e60c6bcc03.jpg" width="250" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missisabell/6440771749/" title="weihnachten4 by shineah, on Flickr"><img alt="weihnachten4" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7169/6440771749_7248bf079e.jpg" width="250" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missisabell/6440767691/" title="weihnachten2 by shineah, on Flickr"><img alt="weihnachten2" height="334" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7026/6440767691_668bb34938.jpg" width="500" /></a> <br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missisabell/6441124725/" title="weihnachten3edited3 by shineah, on Flickr"><img alt="weihnachten3edited3" height="334" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7151/6441124725_928934c5e3.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
<br />
I bought mini cypresses (from Plantagen) and placed them in candle votives (also from Plantagen, on sale for 5 EUR each).<br />
Done. Easy Christmas deco. :)<br />
<br />
This year I want a simple Christmas. Fresh green, white, some lights. No ornaments or baubles.<br />
<br />
PS The awesome hello Dala card is from Kerry aka The Seventy Tree: <a href="http://theseventytree.blogspot.com/">Blog</a>. <a href="http://seventytree.bigcartel.com/">Shop</a>. :)<br />
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