This will make a quick ornament soon.
Wednesday, December 29, 2021
Waiting for Floss
This poor reindeer is waiting for more floss to get finished. It's been ordered and is on its way, but in the meantime he's definitely off balance.
Dannie's Cookies
A couple of weeks ago, our CLO held a cookie exchange. All good, right? Nope. It was at 10 on a Wednesday morning, which meant anyone who works could not attend. The CLO office here is notorious for not holding things when working family members can attend. Since I had talked about doing a cookie exchange BEFORE they scheduled one, you'd think they'd make it so those of us who work could attend. But no. So, when they posted photos of it to their facebook page, I kind of threw a fit about how they'd get better attendance if they actually included, you know, the majority of us who work at post.
Dannie saw my comments and made these cookies for me, as kind of an apology to CLO and to mitigate my disappointment a bit. It was very sweet of her, and totally not who it should have come from.
Thank you, Dannie. The cookies cheered me up a bit and they were delicious. It's been a very hard December for me. Let's hope the new year is better.
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Silly Grayson Ears
Grayson's ears sometimes do weird things, making him look handsomely silly. I am so glad his ears weren't docked before we got him. Especially in Turkey, it is common to dock the ears into less than half their length so they don't get ripped in fights later. They do this at about a week old. So traumatic. And so glad Grayson never went through it. He has beautiful, soft ears.
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Sunday, December 26, 2021
Skenderbeu And His Strongholds
This is the entrance foyer of the museum. It sets the tone. The map below shows Skenderbeu's strongholds.
Saturday, December 25, 2021
Peeps Cheesecake
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Grand Doorway
This door is the way in to the Skenderbeu museum. It is simultaneously a museum honoring Skenderbeu, the 15th century king, and Albanian communism. Needless to say, it was built in the 1980's.
Wednesday, December 22, 2021
Ditching It
I am going to abandon this piece. Nothing about it brings me joy. I've decided not to waste my time on something I don't like.
Tuesday, December 21, 2021
More Than Half
More than half the piece is done. Still loving the colors, even if they are oversaturated in this photo.
All About The Boys
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Ulpiana Archaeology Site
Up until the fifth century, Ulpiana was the place to be in the area. Now, outside of the very small part uncovered, it is a bunch of farmers' fields outside of Gracanica. It's a fascinating site. And beautiful.
Saturday, December 18, 2021
So Much Bottle
Most of the stitching left on this is the dang bottle. So much black on black. But it's looking good.
Chocolates From Camille
Camille, one of Andreas' coworkers, went to Brussels for a weekend to visit friends. I had been talking about it beforehand and told her to eat all the chocolate. Instead of eating it all, she brought some back for me! Thank you Camille.
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N'Katun
We had an evening dinner at N'Katun accompanied by the wedding next door. Food was still good, though. So good Andreas didn't take many photos.
Bedroom, Kitchen, and Embroidery
It seems even the wealthiest houses were crowded back in the day. The bedroom had several beds in it, plus a cradle. The kitchen was tiny. But the embroideries were beautiful.
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