The fruit trees are showing signs of spring :)

On my needles: another lace scarf 😉 #ShowMeYourKnits 🧶

A song on the radio reminded me of a cousin who I only know from early childhood and not with the best memories. The recent news of their death saddened me anyway. Not sure if it's grief for other ones lost, or for a past that's now gone forever. RIP

Spring has sprung and we've got lots of garden work to do. SO is pruning trees, I'm collecting sticks & sorting them for wood chipping. I emptied the compost bin, replanted tomato seedlings, and want to plant peas 🫛 And, I spotted a bright yellow, busy bee with pollen on both legs 🐝

We stepped out into the city and it almost felt like spring 🌷

We've got a visitor 🐸

In local tradition, a trinket with red/white thread is given to loved ones at the start of March, which they then wear until the first blossoms appear :) "Mărțișor Dragon" #synthart #DragonTuesday 🐉✨

On a quick trip to #Tucson, Phil pauses to get rid of that gross plastic thing sitting in front of the stately #saguaro #cactus. Comment with a picture of a piece of trash you cleaned up in your neighborhood, and Phil will reply with a selfie and personalized words of congratulation 🧢🧹

Fijne lente Happy spring O primăvară frumoasă 💕 🤍

Today #ShowMeYourKnits is a reminder that we need to make beautiful things, protect joy, support each other, even (especially) when things are bad. #knitting is resistance, care, sanity & seeing it on display weekly lifts my heart. Show me your LACE this week, you amazing, talented people ❤️ 🧶

When this pandemic started, for me knitting proved to be resistance, care, sanity - as Liv wrote so beautifully 🤍 for this weeks #ShowMeYourKnits I was a novice then, still am, so when I finished my first lace top I really was over the moon 🥰 #knitting 🧶 😷

From today's walk 🤍

Ways to give rainwater 💦 a place in your garden 🌱: a swale or border where water can drain a water collector like a rain barrel or rain pond waterschappen.nl/extreem-weer...

Here's a wintry alteration for #SewAndTell. I turned this long knitted woollen cardigan from an XL into an S size, re-created the side slits & shortened the sleeves. There's always that moment of hesitation before using scissors 😅 #sewing 🧶

And, there it is, the Beltane shawl, I love it! I made some mistakes (they are obvious to a trained eye), but I do find that the end result is gorgeous. With special thanks to Sue @veg-grower.bsky.social for the beautiful pattern 🧡

On Dragon Tuesday, everyone is invited and welcome to share your latest dragon-inspired creations, using any style, medium or platform. Just don't forget the hashtag if you want to be seen #DragonTuesday 🐉✨ "Cosmic Dragon" 🇺🇦 #synthart #AIイラスト

Bunnies in the snow, a family effort 🐰❄️ #ShowMeYourKnits

"The oldest document in Romania, issued in Sibiu in 1292 speaks about the level of organisation of a medieval urban community" www.turnulsfatului.ro/2026/02/21/c...

Check out who we saw on our way home! 🦊 #FoxOfTheDay

The orchid is showing off again 😉

While enroute this week we saw a deer 🦌 (actually, it was staring at us 👀), a fox 🦊 (with a trophy) and a yellow butterfly 🦋 Nature is doing its thing 💚

A story (with photos & short movie) of a Transylvanian grandmother who is still weaving on the loom her husband made her in 1972 🤩 #weaving 🧶 www.turnulsfatului.ro/2026/02/07/p...

I planted tomato seeds today and re-potted the two seedlings that got a head start. It will still take a while before they are big enough, and the temps allow for them to go outside 🍅🌱 #happiness

I'm making steady progress on the Beltane Ascot Shawl 🌞 #WIPwednesday #knitting 🧶

Sunshine, 9°C, and the snow has melted. Bees have found our heather plants, and I saw movement in the pond :)

Hurray! Both gloves now have the same length, and that without having to re-knit anything again 🥳 Here's what I did: Added two lifelines, one above & one below the to be frogged rows. 🐸-ed the extra length & then attached cuff to top using Kitchener stitch #ShowMeYourKnits #knitting 🧶

Still cold here with temps this morning around -12 °C ❄️

Hands. Yes, well... I've got the length wrong on one of these gloves and I won't find more yarn to make another pair anytime soon but have got enough to fix this pair... So I'll frog one glove to match the other. Left or right? #ShowMeYourKnits #knitting 🧶

I have shared these before, but I've been told by a friend that the handwarmer I made them was the gift of the year 🤍 #ShowMeYourKnits #knitting 🧶

Wintery scenes with fresh snow outside, so I thought to share the warm beanie I knitted for someone who loves colours 🤩 #knitting 🧶

Frozen sunrise 🌞❄️

Still cold here (minus eight atm), another night with temps around -14 °C expected. Our snowman seems to enjoy it☃️❄️

What's on my needles, combined with firsts! 😉 Sophie Hood [trying out a different yarn] Garnet Glow Socks [trying out a diamond heel] Another Phoenix Beanie [getting the hang of English rib] And, gentle progress on Sue's Beltane Ascot Shawl 🧡 #ShowMeYourKnits #knitting 🧶

It's always an exiting moment when a buzzard nears our garden 🤩 [not a good quality photo, but alas 🙃]

Frozen rain chain at -8 °C ❄️

Happy new year, la mulți ani, gelukkig nieuwjaar ✨ May it be peaceful 🤍

Now I'm going to make 'oliebollen' 🥂

Done! I'm so happy to have managed to finish these custom-made woolen dresses right in time for the new year's party 😅👗 #sewing 🧶 #itfeltlikeamarathon

We had the dress fittings yday, so today you'll find me at the #sewing maching. No pressure ;)

My gift for #SewAndTell A bag from a flag for a friend of a friend 😉

I enjoyed practicing some more cable knitting with these gloves 🤍 #ShowMeYourKnits #knitting 🧶

Sibiu looked charming this morning 🤍

Lots of worms appeared in our compost bin :) 👍🪱🌱

Dragon Tuesday is an opportunity to showcase your creativity by sharing your dragon-inspired creations using any style, medium or platform. Just don't forget the hashtag if you want to be seen #DragonTuesday 🐉✨ "Dragon Landscape" #midjourney #synthart

And last week, in an online meeting about flu, we addressed natural ventilation 💨. Which apparently is "commom sense", but in reality seems a bit more complicated (outdoor temp too hot/cold, noise, current, etc) 😷

A radiostation is holding a competition today in which you can win an air purifier. Promoting clean indoor air during the festive season 🥰😷 #Romania

The sky is pretty 🥰

But first, a cup of tea (galbenele) with the beautiful honey (amorfa) from a neighbour. And an Anzac biscuit.

I have patterns and fabric ready for two dresses 🪡 and yarn lined up for beanies and socks 🧶 (commissions from the local market 🤩) So, it seems I'll be busy until the holiday season starts 😅 #sewing #knitting #custom-made