Thursday, January 02, 2025

2024 Wrap Up and Beginning 2025

 I completed 38 stitched pieces in 2024; 3 afghans; and 5 temari. Not nearly the amount of things I had planned. It's been a busy year with a full time job and lots of travel. For all the month of December I worked on Victorian Garden Mandala, hoping to get it done. I didn't. All the cross stitch is done, but the backstitching and beading has a bit to go. I hope to finish it this first quarter.


2025 is shaping up to be hectic. I was accepted into the Certificate and Diploma program by RSN. Great for me, they're now doing it on Zoom. Bad for me - I signed up for the Europe time zone before learning I was going to be in the US for ten weeks during the first module. Guess who's getting up in the middle of the night for class for several sessions?

I will be in the US for training March through mid-May if things don't go sideways with the change of administration. I've been accepted into the Limited Non-Career Appointment program. It gives me the ability to do a bit more things in my job and comes with a raise.

After I get back, Andreas and I go on home leave. I return to Warsaw. Andreas continue to Kyiv, where he will spend a year living in a hotel. He does get to come home some, so I will see him and we will talk every day. But still. So much going on.

Working Around the Edge

Still working around the edges, but well over halfway done now. The end is in sight.

 

Getting Some Gold In

Both the table and the plaque are getting a little bit of gold. Almost done with the table and halfway done with the plaque.

 

Leaf Framed

This leaf of possibilities is framed and gifted.

 

Thread Kits from Ink Circles


Kits for Garden of Zig and Forest of Zag. Yes, I have already started Garden of Zig, but the colors are so pretty I got a second set. Also got two for Forest of Zag, just to make sure.

 

Little Highland Coo

Andreas got this for me as a surprise gift. I'm having to fight Chad for it, as he likes it too. He's been caught cuddling with it. Luckily Chad is gentle with his toys.

 

Berlin Holocaust Memorial

This memorial is close by Brandenburg Gate and about three blocks from our hotel. We walked by it a few times during our stay. It's large, larger than it appears in the photos.