I wonder what qualifies as a fantastic toilet π€
Permission granted.
Do I get an “Awww?”
“Take me to your leader.” That’s what came to my mind when I saw her.
We did not have a lot of time to explore the area of Dongdaemun Design Plaza this snowy Christmas Day. This lady did not seem to mind the cold so it’s just right to say hello to her.
The best part of freezing my behind off in arctic places is the chance to wear some of my handknit sweaters and accessories. These are just a few of them. Most of the time here in Seoul, I bury myself in them to make sure I don’t end up like an icicle. I’m grateful to be here though, especially when we are reunited with our daughter.
Want a spoonful of perfect snow crystals?
A thin blanket of snow greeted us this morning
Pleasantly surprised to see a reminder of home in a subway in Seoul.
It’s the last moon that I will see over Manila. See you again in 10 days.
I’m on a roll… I recently finished Nelson and Alex DeMilles' The Deserter (4.5 stars for me) so I grabbed another book from the pile.
My husband watched this limited series on Netflix and DNF (Did Not Finish). He swore off any work by Harlan Coben since then, that’s how badly he received the first couple of episodes. I’ve read a few of Mr. Coben’s novels before hence I don’t understand Husband’s reaction. (Well, he didn’t like Where the Crawdads Sing film either which I read and totally enjoyed.) I prefer reading books to watching TV and movies so maybe my reception to the story will once again be the opposite of his.
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas…. This huge brightly lit Christmas tree stands beside a local Starbucks, twinkling the night away.
Korea, we are a go….
The family got our travel visas and we whooped collectively. We are really looking forward to freezing our butts off in the land of kimchi and k-dramas as we count off the last days of 2023.
Applying for a visa (for citizens of third-world countries like ours haha) is always a pain. So many docs to present during the application. And then there’s often that anxiety when the embassy does not return sensitive documents like birth certificates, bank certificates, SEC articles, etc. I hope data privacy law in this country really, truly works. FINGERS FIRMLY CROSSED.
Incidentally, I am equally amused and surprised our visas are just paper copies. There goes my penchant for collecting visa stamps in my passports.
It’s the First of December in my corner of the world.
Caught my son browsing the shelves
I picked up this book during a recent trip to National Book Store. It’s my first Nelson DeMille work. Not bad…. It keeps me reading which keeps my hands from knitting. I need my hands off my knitting needles because I can feel some pain already at times. The writing style reminds me of James Patterson. I don’t know if that’s a good thing or not. ππ
Hot Off The Needles and already I am planning to frog it. π§Ά
This is the Little Lace Scarf by Lisa Hannes.
TBVH, I dislike the finished object. The pattern is great, the design is too, but I realized now that my yarn was not ideal for the project. I used Knitting for Olive Pure Silk, which is, as the name suggests, 100% silk. Which means, it is crazy soft and drapey. Not good for something that is long and narrow. I feel like I have draped a basahan (that’s our local word for cleaning rag) around my neck, huhuhu. I have yarn left over because I initially intended to make two tassels for it. Luckily, I still have not gotten around to cutting the yarn.
Iβm really sorry I donβt love this scarf at all. I feel like I wasted a lot of time doing it. Maybe I would have been happier had I used a rounder, plumper yarn instead and it’s not as long. (I measured the finished scarf and it’s more than 2.5 meters long tip to tip. Oh, my goodness.)
Once Iβm ready, I will frog it and make another Silke by Justyna Lorkowska. I think that design and this yarn should be a better match.
Once in a while I get it in my head that I want to knit socks. π§Ά
(On a scale of 1 to 10, I am a 2 as a sock knitter. I just don’t enjoy it. Second Sock Syndrome? I practically invented it.)
Once in a while though I get rewarded with something nice and functional, like this pair.
Owing to the beauty of the self-striping nature of my sock yarn, I knitted myself something that I could wear with my flip flops. It’s basically all vanilla until I reach the toes. I followed the instructions from Sake Socks (a free pattern by Jackie Tabor www.ravelry.com/patterns/…).
Maybe it will take a long time before I knit myself socks again but for now, I will enjoy these and thank the sock gods for holding my hand along the way.
Aren’t they cute?
I knitted a vest for my husband.
Admittedly, it has a feminine silhouette but he’s not complaining. Or dares not π . He reasons he’s wearing a jacket over it anyway so it’s hardly visible. The important thing is the wooly garment will keep him warm in winter. The family is going to Seoul this December so we’ll be needing a lot of cold-weather clothes on this trip.
The yarn I used was repurposed from a test knit I did two years ago.It used to be a woman’s open cardigan. Now it’s a man’s vest. Something tells me this might not be its final journey yet π
It’s no secret that I am an avid knitter. I can be incorrigible as well for I insist on making garments that are not suitable for tropical Manila weather.
One of my favorite pastimes is pattern searching on Ravelry - a monster internet resource for all things knitting/crochet/weaving-related patterns. And this morning while I was watching a YouTube video podcast, the host featured a design that immediately caught my eye. Naturally, I jumped to Ravelry and checked it out.
This is the Soft Loop Sweater by Other Loops. The design can be seen and the pattern purchased here www.ravelry.com/patterns/…
I love the softness of the fabric as seen from the project photos. I love the way the turtleneck wraps around the model. I just don’t like the amount of positive ease (or how loose the garment is going to be), especially since it is boxy in silhouette. I’ve done a few of those boxy sweaters and know that it’s not for me; the deep armscye is a major turnoff for me personally. However, since I have a few years of experience in knitting, I am quite confident that I can work my way around that. Now all I need is to take a deep breath, push this thought aside in the meantime, focus on finishing some of my WIPs (works in progress), and then come look at it again in the future. If I still want it then Bob’s my uncle.
Some days it helps to keep this is mind.
Irreverent but wacky.
Yesterday was our 30th wedding anniversary. Time indeed flew. Lately, I have been saying that if I were given a chance to go back 30 years, I would choose not to have children. I am sorry I will be leaving them to deal with the poor state, not just of the Philippines but also of the world in general. Is there still time to turn things around? Things are looking bleak.
I slept too soundly last night so I missed the heavy downpour that went on for half an hour according to my husband. There’s an incoming typhoon (International name Koinu, renamed Jenny when it entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility), that’s why. It’s extra special humid at 8 in the morning and I am sweating buckets, LOL. There’s a local saying, “Pana-panahon lang iyan” to mean whatever is happening is temporary and is likely to change without warning. Because Filipinos are very jolly people, we sometimes say, “Weather weather lang iyan.” It’s funny but accurate. If the weather bureau says it’s going to rain, I’m not leaving home without my rain gear.
Day 30 - TREASURE
A treasure trove of ideas and knowledge that’s visually appealing
πFully Booked in BGC, Taguig, now gone
Day 29 - CONTRAST πΈ
Breathtakingly beautiful
πPlaya Roja, Paracas, Peru
Day 28 - WORKOUT πΈ
Going up these 256 steps was a workout. Going down the same steps aint no joke either, especially with joints as old as mine.
πTian Tan Buddha, Lantau Island, Hong Kong
Day 27 - EMBRACE
Seconds before she fell asleep
Day 26 - BEVERAGE πΈ
I often get brain freeze from ice-blended drinks but I never let pain get in my way.
Day 25 - FLARE πΈ
As if it needs any more attention….
π Everyone knows where this is π
This hand-knit shirt project is my constant companion these days. It’s growing faster than I expected and I can’t be happier.
The little square thing on my knitting needle is called a stitch marker. It marks the place in my work where something different from the one before it is about to be done. I crafted that cute stitch marker myself. Sometimes, I feel inexplicably anxious and it helps when I can make something with my hands, however small.
Day 24 - BELT πΈ
Sushi coming off a conveyor belt may not be top-notch quality but we tried it for fun and the experience. There were chefs behind the counters whom one could order directly from, and we also did that.
π Sushi Tatsu in Hiroshima Station in Japan
Day 23 - A DAY IN THE LIFE
Because of the poor air quality that hangs over the metro, not to mention the heavy rains and expected flooding, we decided to forego our plans and just stay home today.
Day 22 - ROAD
Nathan Road from 17 storeys high πΈ
πKowloon, Hong Kong
Day 21 - FALL
“If you’ve got the trunk for the junk, embrace the junk in your trunk. You do you.” - Tayler of the Wool Needles Hands YouTube podcast.
It’s the advice I didn’t know I needed.
Day 20 - DISRUPTION
You always hope your flight leaves/arrives without a hitch.
πΈπ Schiphol Airport, The Netherlands
Day 19 - EDGE
I pinned the edges of my handknit shawl to show off the picots.
Day 18 - FABRIC
A lot of fabric must have gone into the making of this shirt. We saw this on display in Albert Cuyp Market the day we went.
πΈπ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Day 17 - INTENSE
To this day, Kobe has kept his intense stare, presumably to scare off predators while he protects his little half-siblings.
Day 16 - OOF!
Mila the Chonky: So many toys, so little time.
Day 15 - RED
πΈπ Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong
Here’s a jar of butter cookies that I made this afternoon. It was very tiring, especially in the hot kitchen. But I feel good knowing that my family has something to snack on that doesn’t have preservatives or additives.
Day 14 - STATUE
If anyone’s looking for him, he’s in Hong Kong.
πΈπ Hong Kong Avenue of Stars
Her cuteness knows no bounds.
Day 13 - GLOWING
In these uncertain times, it’s what we hope for.
πΈ π Toronto Christmas Market
Day 12 - PANIC
Will you?
Don’t worry, this fake-looking python was a result of a Google 3D image app two years ago. We played with the app a lot because we were super bored during covid lockdown.
Day 11 - Retrospect
I should have paid closer attention and seen the signs. Run free, sweet angel. Hope you are having fun chasing birds in a land far, far away.
π± one of the last pictures of five week-old Sully Pusa before she crossed the rainbow bridge
Day 10 - Cycle
See what happens when you drive someone up the wall…?
πΈπMitsuyado Sei-men, Pasay City, Philippines
I went looking for stuff but found treasure instead.
Day 9 - Language
Something might have gotten lost in translation….?
πOsaka, Japan
Day 8 - Yonder
“How much farther?” huffed the husband.
“Almost there!” I huffed back
πΈπMt. Misen hiking trail, Miyajima, Japan
Day 7 - Panorama
The day we went, there was major reconstruction work going on around the Parliament. Viewing it from this angle hid the cranes and scaffolding π
πΈπ Major’s Hill Park, Ottawa
Day 6 - Well
I assume there is one somewhere….
πΈπ Hobbiton, Auckland, New Zealand
I have a ton of yarns waiting to be transformed into wearable items. Among those are acrylic yarns that I amassed back when I was just starting to learn to knit by hand. I took a hard look at them and picked out Caron One Pound which is as big as a baby’s pillow. 100% acrylic. But who’s gonna know based on these pictures?
P.S. This color is the queen of pain when it’s time for official photos. I can never get it right.
P.P.S. I may be an able knitter but I can’t sew to save my life.
Day 5 - Forest
Found this forest on a paper coaster
πΈπKyoto, Japan
Want something beautiful to start your day with?
Here you go… Happy Tuesday π
πΈπ Domain Wintergardens, Auckland, New Zealand
“Even when all hope seems lost, keep talking because somebody might be listening.” - Jeff Probst, Survivor 34.
Day 4 - Orange
There’s plenty more where they came from.
πΈ πMajor Hill’s Park, Ottawa, Canada
Mila the Chonky goes into monorail mode again.
Day 3 - Precious
My Precioussss
I meant to walk to the corner store to buy some fresh essentials (and additional food for the cats) but it has been pouring since early this morning. It’s been wet, wet, and more wet the last four days. I guess we shouldn’t complain as water from the heavens represents blessing in more ways than one.
πΈ π Diosdado Macapagal Blvd, Manila, Philippines
Day 2 - Buildup
How long before moss entirely covers up the rock?
πΈ Mt. Misen in Japan
Who doesn’t wish that?
π· taken in Mt. Misen on Miyajima Island, Hiroshima, Japan
Day 1 - Abstract
In silent contemplation
I finally got collars that fit both calico kittens. Now, the outside world knows there’s someone who takes good care of them.
ANOTHER LOOK AT HONG KONG IN 2023
Back in March, my son and I were beyond delighted to find out that we were among the winners in Cathay Pacific’s World of Winners campaign. We both won free round-trip tickets to Hong Kong. How cool is that? Before I left for Canada, we booked our flights (together with my husband who paid for his) to this very cosmopolitan country for July 6-9. The last time we were in Hong Kong was in 2006 and we did the usual touristy activities- Disneyland, Ocean Park, Victoria’s Peak, among other attractions. This time around, we will be braver and try to get around the twin cities of Hong Kong and Kowloon using a wider range of public transportation. Let’s see how we fare.
It started out as dried coconut with strawberry and blueberry. I wanted to recreate a Bounty (chocolate bar with coconut filling) dairy-free counterpart for Meg. But the coconut mix turned out too sweet so I chucked it in the freezer and abandoned the plan.
A week later, I took out the coco mix from the freezer and filled a bread dough with it. Roll, cut, two twists later, and voila, delicious coconut twist bread for breakfast. Never throw out anything that can be reused and recycled, LOL.
When I see dandelions, Sid the Sloth (Ice Age) starts to speak in my head : “A dandelion! Must be the last one of the season!”
I’ve been in Toronto for a good month already. Most days I am bored, crazy bored especially when my daughter has to go to work on-site. It’s good that my YouTube Premium subscription allows me to watch all sorts of videos without the ads. Frankly, I didn’t think I could use my paid account here where I am far away from my home in Manila. Anyway, I’m not one to complain.
I whipped up a batch of oatmeal cranberry cookies just because. I ate one and whoa, it’s good. Very, very good. It is crunchy around the edges while soft and chewy in the middle. It’s a recipe by John Kanell of the Preppy Kitchen YouTube channel. I subbed raisins with cranberries because they’re what I have available ATM. Here’s the link to the video if you want to try it yourself.
This is the most delicious cookie that I have ever baked. That I used oatmeal makes for guilt-free eating.
It was my first full moon in Toronto this year and I was in awe.
When I am knitting and the heretofore aloof cat decides to make my birthday (yup, turned a day older today May 3rd) extra special.
Mila is the floofy and fat one (her sister Misty is quite the princess) and she knows how or when to turn on the charm. Ah, yes, she watched the video tutorial with me. Adorable, isn’t she?
My daughter’s senior manager teased her, “Are you getting pampered by your mom yet?”
I told her to show him what we were having for dinner.
And so I thought I got this jetlag thing beat… I’ve been awake since 2 this morning. Sigh.
It is said that the eyes eat first. When food as lovely as these arrive on our table, we can’t help but drink everything in with our eyes.
My daughter ordered Avocado Toasts.
I
just had to try Chicken and Belgian Waffles when I got here. The food was excellent as I expected.
MARCH 2023 PHOTOBLOGGING CHALLENGE
I am incredibly proud and pleased to have completed my first photoblogging challenge. Each day in March was assigned a theme and I confess I had a field day rifling through my photo library for the best fit for the daily challenge.
The themes were: (1) secure (2) weather (3) solitude (4) zip (5) tile (6) engineering (7) whole
(8) walk (9) together (10) ritual (11) gimcrack (12) shiny (13) connection (14) horizon
(15) patience (16) road (17) early (18) portico (19) analog (20) houseplant (21) tiny
(22) insect (23) chance (24) court (25) spice (26) instrument (27) support (28) prompt
(29) slice (30) mirror (31) practice
I learned that every person has a unique way of interpreting words and a special way of viewing life and the world. Oh, and no matter what, our pets will always find a way to fit in.
During insanely hot summer days, cold drinks offer welcome respite. Let’s stay hydrated, folks.
Is there a surfeit of these people in your life? Maybe it’s time to hang a “No Vacancy” sign.
P.S. Thanks to my friend Seth for sending laughs my way.
My quartet of happy fishies - a calico ryukin, a black oranda, a golden fan-tail, and a golden ranchu. Not seen are the trio of cory catfish that keep them company
“When you change a relationship, the relationship changes.”
(I overheard the line from a movie the husband was watching on the television)
MARCH PHOTOBLOGGING CHALLENGE DAY 31- PRACTICE
I spent countless hours (nay, years!) practicing until I finally got better at knitting. It’s so rewarding being able to wear clothes that I made with my own hands.
How can you say no to these?
MARCH PHOTOBLOGGING CHALLENGE DAY 30 - MIRROR
Auckland’s Sky Tower is mirrored in one of the city’s skyscrapers.
MARCH PHOTOBLOGGING CHALLENGE DAY 29 - SLICE
The fight path from Taipei to Toronto appears to slice the planet in half.
I made Spicy Pork Floss Bread Rolls. Despite the maddening heat, I persevered because the pork floss I have in my pantry is closing in on its expiry date. The rolls ended up shaped unevenly and irregularly but who cares? What matters is every one is delightfully yummy and we have bread for the next two or three days.
MARCH PHOTOBLOGGING CHALLENGE DAY 28 - PROMPT
You can bet your bottom yen the bus will arrive on time when the board says it will.
MARCH PHOTOBLOGGING CHALLENGE DAY 27 - SUPPORT
Restaurant people, especially when the food and service are good, deserve our support.
I’m sitting here waiting for my turn at the doctor’s clinic. I looked up and saw this sign. What will we talk about, I wonder.
π±π· Who’s got time to stop and smell the flower? Apparently, Blu does.
My Two Loves π π
MARCH PHOTOBLOGGING CHALLENGE DAY 23 - CHANCE
Would you pin your hopes on a fish? What are the chances your wish will be granted?
MARCH PHOTOBLOGGING CHALLENGE DAY 22 - INSECT
Hola, little bug. Which one are you - John, Paul, George, or Ringo? π
SEE WHAT DROPPED IN MY INBOX π§³βοΈπ
I won a round-trip ticket to Hong Kong. Amazing! And you know what? My son did too! UNBELIEVABLE.
Thank you, Jesus, for this blessing. π
It’s been almost two decades since we visited HK. My son was about five, if I recall correctly. This windfall is a good opportunity for us to see the cosmopolitan city and its surrounding neighborhood once again, this time with a more mature mindset.
2023 is shaping up to be a year of travel for my family. π€
I bought a new watch for myself, my first in many years.
PUZZLING PUZZLES
I love my number puzzles. It’s a great way to be entertained and keep the brain on its toes. Whenever I’m on the plane, whereas my companions watch movies and stuff on their monitor, I pull up the sudoku puzzles.
I am particularly challenged by a variation of the 9x9 grid. Samurai Sudoku is 4 such grids stacked with one corner square intersecting a 5th grid. I have an app on my iPad and my laptop which sees much use every day.
Yesterday, I discovered a site on the web puzzlemadness.co.uk which allows me to play (for free), not just sudoku, but a whole lot of other number puzzles. I also enjoy Minesweeper and Kakuro, so finding the site was a moment of pure joy for me. Register an account and you can save your current game to continue playing later on. I think it’s a pretty good site for puzzle lovers like myself.
MARCH PHOTOBLOGGING CHALLENGE DAY 20 - HOUSEPLANT
When my paternal grandma, Ah-ma (η₯ζ―) lived with us, she had so many of these in the house. I often saw her cut across the aloe vera stem and run her comb against the juicy pulp. She then combed her thinning hair with the aloe gel. Did it work for her? Not at all.
Cooling Our Heels
Coffee for the boys, tea for me.
CBTL in Robinsons Galleria is very busy today.
MARCH PHOTOBLOGGING CHALLENGE DAY 19 - ANALOG
My trusty, rusty oven thermometer has carried me through good times and bad times.
π€ Many thanks to my friend Seth for helping me out on this one.
Because making and baking your own bread is tiring business, I ate one straight out of the oven. Yikes, the filling burned, hahaha.
My passion for making bread started when the pandemic hit and everything suddenly ground to a halt. Cooped up in the house, I got doomsday feels especially when our mobility was hampered. Thank goodness for the internet, I watched many videos and zeroed in on how to make pandesal. Pandesal is a local bread that is soft and covered with bread crumbs. It is many Filipinos' comfort food.
So I had it in my head that pandesal will be my first-ever bread project. My first attempt wasn’t my best; heck, it wasn’t the best of my worst even. But I did not let that failure stop me. I have always been obsessive, especially when my interest is piqued and I like what I’m doing.
After a yearlong hiatus (Chronic tendonitis sidelined me, that’s another story), I started baking again. Following a spate of savory and sweet bread, I asked the husband what he wanted and he asked for pandesal. I made a batch and, right before the last proofing, divided the portions- half with corned beef filling and the rest just plain pandesal. Most of the time, I like my bread to have filling because it simplifies eating, just heat it up and voila, instant breakfast or snack. How lazy can one get, right?
BTW, I knead my dough by hand 100% of the time. My husband offered several times to buy me a quality mixer (Hello, Kitchen Aid) but I decline. Not yet. My hands are my best tools. Besides, I love the smell of butter and dough on them. Nothing even comes close to the feeling of home.
If anyone is interested, here’s the recipe youtu.be/4RiNlBSRi…
MARCH PHOTOBLOGGING CHALLENGE DAY 18 - PORTICO
Something about this walkway spelled haunting, literally and figuratively. I am glad I was able to preserve this memory on my phone.
πDomain Wintergardens, Auckland, NZ
It’s a slow Saturday so here I am thinking what bread I’ll make today. Do I go with my trusted recipes or do I try to be adventurous?
Note to Self: What I cook, I MUST eat.
Two of my handmade items come together.
Blu is the second cat to share our home. Being a junior cat, she’s quite a handful, always jumping over Snow, thus getting on her nerves. She gets her quiet time once in a while which allows Snow to breathe a little easier.
After plowing through more than three hours of LOTR: The Return of the King: Extended Edition, I see Frodo finally standing on the precipice of boiling fire inside Mt. Mordor. Destroy it, Sam urges him. Damn Hobbit is taking FOREVER deciding whether to destroy the ring or go home with his preciousssss. Ai-yay-yay, I just want to shove him and be done with it, πππ
Poor Sam for having to put up with this nincompoop. Really.
MARCH PHOTOBLOGGING CHALLENGE DAY 17 - EARLY
We took a sleeper train from Amsterdam to Munich. While it was a unique experience (to us, at least), I slept fitfully. At a little past midnight, I felt the train shudder to a stop. I peeked outside and saw we were on German soil already. Guten Morgen, I said to whoever was ‘listening’ π
But that was the funny thing about wishes. Sometimes all it took to make them come true was a first step.
~ Klune, TJ. The House in the Cerulean Sea
MARCH PHOTOBLOGGING CHALLENGE DAY 16 - ROAD
Come walk with me….
πNiagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada
MARCH PHOTOBLOGGING CHALLENGE DAY 15 - PATIENCE
This mosaic rendition of Birth of Venus was done entirely using discarded railway tickets. I can’t imagine the depth of patience needed to accomplish this!
Someone finally got his cravings… Kebab for him, schnitzel for me.
Basmati rice is the longest grain variety of any rice that I have ever eaten.
πArya Persian Restaurant in Shangri-la Mall, Mandaluyong City.
MARCH PHOTOBLOGGING CHALLENGE DAY 14 - HORIZON
This photo paints a thousand words. No caption is necessary π
We were pleasantly surprised with this dish which we ordered out of curiosity - Wok-Fried Black Curry Lamb. My picture does not do it justice. @BananaLeaf in Estancia Capitol Commons, Pasig.
MARCH PHOTOBLOGGING CHALLENGE DAY 12 - SHINY
The biggest attraction in Arashiyama, Kyoto is the famous Bamboo Forest. We were very surprised to discover the Kimono Forest which was right there where the train stops. Pillars bearing kimono silk textiles light up the path, simply breathtaking especially at night.
I’m so hungry I cut up my Sausage Roll at once, thus ruining its photogenic state. This coupled with #StarbucksPH hot Coffee Americano was a great way to start the weekend.
I just finished from getting my blood taken for diagnostic tests. I can’t be the only one who looks away just as the needle is about to prick my skin π
Bruno Mars’s Just The Way You Are is currently playing in the car radio. I used to love the song but a nephew’s lavish wedding “spoiled” it for me. Now I can’t hear the song without thinking of them, π
MARCH PHOTOBLOGGING CHALLENGE DAY 11 - GIMCRACK
This Coffee Smoothie looks better than it tastes. The coffee flavor is barely discernible, it’s too sweet for my taste, but the worst part is the tapioca pearls. They’re not chewy ; they’re hard.
RANDOM CAT SIGHTING
The cats that roam in Ayala UP Town Center all look well-fed and taken care of. This fat calico did not mind all the humans that were passing by.
MARCH PHOTOBLOGGING CHALLENGE DAY 10 - RITUAL
Purify oneself before entering Itsukushima Shrine for prayers
I love how this shawl is knitting up!
I made a shawl pin to go with the shawl I handknit. The pair is going to a friend tomorrow. I hope she’ll be happy with them.
My father had a similar one in his bedroom. Whenever I see a pendulum clock, I am reminded of him. He passed away in 2017.
