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I need a break from the coronavirus craziness going down so here's a happy moment of the bois taking a trip a few weeks back. I hated to stress them out while moving them, but they bring so much sunshine to the living room so of course they had to come with. 🌱🌵🌿

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Steppin Out

Couldn't get enough of these floor tiles in an abandoned spot on the way to one of my favorite places (E&I Books in Cheonan city).

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It’s finished...

The fabled scarf is complete. Finally.

Just as the weather's warming up, of course. Isn't that how it goes?

Details:

Double sided for warmth+consistency (subsequently, it looks the same on both sides!), simple fringe, 60/40 wool to acrylic, stockinette all throughout. Stripes are a dark grey rather than black (not about going out looking like a bee, so I tried my best to avoid that).

I love cabling and using varied stitches, but there's a certain charm about large pieces of stockinette that I can't resist.

Next up, project wise: a substantial hanging basket for my plant shelf. Watering supplies, plant food, and insecticide foliar spray have been in a cluttered pile on the floor and that needs to end.

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紅葉 - 南禅寺天授庵 ／ Tenjyu-an Nanzen-ji Temple by Yuya Horikawa Via Flickr: I want to introduce wonderful Japan to the world.

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Night & Day in the Spirit World - Spirited Away - Studio Ghibli (2006) Dir. Hayao Miyazaki

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Long time no post. (Moved apartments at v short notice. New place gets much better sunlight! My new plant, Monika, who I received from a friend, is happy about that.) 🌻

Binding up the edges now, and I'll add a mustard fringe afterward.

Kindred crafters, what's on your needles (or hooks, or other tools) right now? I'd love to see what you're working on ☀️

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Dead Poets Society (1989) dir. Peter Weir

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Pre-Galentine's brunch date with the planner+pen. I love his lil smile... 🌊

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Howl’s Moving Castle (2004)

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A sunny afternoon - 자몽차 and a classic book that somehow I've never read? 🍊

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Current project: Huff scarf with my Christmas wool 🌻

It's thick and heavy, which I like in a scarf for warmth. Just in time for spring, I see...

Do you have any current projects? Take time to make something today!

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When you fell from the sky, my heart was racing. I knew something wonderful had begun.

CASTLE IN THE SKY (1986) dir. Hayao Miyazaki

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Puppy in a Jeju Island Hanok Village, 2017

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(Interests & About.)

Yet another general introduction. INTP, Enneagram 6, Hufflepuff, and all that jazz.

My husband & I live in South Korea and have been for a number of years now. Therefore studying the language and learning more about Korean culture are some things I’m involved with in my spare time.

Hobbies - fiber arts (knitting, crochet, embroidery). Cooking (Bon Appetit and trial and error taught me everything I know). Reading (classic lit, philosophy & religion, sci-fi & fantasy, the occasional memoir). I also keep plants.

Miscellany - I’ve enjoyed Studio Ghibli films since I was small. Other entertainment interests have waned over the years, but this one has stayed consistent. My music taste changes with the seasons, yet still consists of anything but rap and country. 

IMO one of the greatest ways to spend an evening is tucked away at home in a cozy space, enjoying peace and quiet with a book and a hot cup of something or other (hence the blog title). 

There’s my little piece for this afternoon. Enjoy your day!

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Basic Homesteading Skills

Crafts

quilting

embroidery

cross-stitch

knitting

crochet

sewing

Cooking and Baking

homemade bread

homemade butter

homemade extracts

dandelion jelly

Canning

26 canning recipes

canning jars 101

60 canning recipes

Gardening

edible trees to plant

what to plant to save the bees

cure and braid garlic

save seeds for next year

braid onions for long term storage

build a greenhouse

Animals

homemade chicken feed

raising mealworms for chickens

why to raise nigerian dwarf goats

Outdoors

starting a fire with sticks

trail signs

knotting

find true north without a compass

Medicine

homemade neosporin

all purpose healing salve

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The Art of My Neighbor Totoro Art Book

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A restart...

I always have too-high expectations for myself. This page was originally an attempt at starting a travel blog for documenting my life in Korea as a non-student (I was a student here years ago and moved away for a time)...I've been here over a year now and haven't posted beyond the initial intro post.

Hence this restart - a tiny place on the internet where, instead of an overambitious project, I'll just be dumping the occasional thought, experience, snapshot, or favorite thing. I'd like this space to be as honest as possible while keeping emphasis on enjoying the lives we've been given, simply.

Join if you'd like, and let's see how this goes.