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i am very happy today! i am traveling to Poland to spend Christmas with my family. this is what awaits me there:

pierniki, something that could be called gingerbread-cookies. but not quite the same. (picture courtesy of my father) yes, this IS a bed covered by cookies :-).

in the meantime, xmazz knitting was (is) going on. the yarns i am using are quite diverse in weight, colour and texture, as you can see (as are gift receipients of these goodies)

the turquoise yarn is leftovers from another pair of the fetching mitts, already on receipient's hands ;-)). in a haste of gift wrapping, i forgot to take a picture, but hey, EVERYbody knows the fetching mitts by now! the trekking skein is still rather largish, what means i must hurry up! and indeed, i must, for i have to clean the appartment, pack my suitcase, buy this glittery top i saw yesterday and be on time for the plane!

Easter Xtraz

the Easter eggs typical to the region where i come from are decorated with the web-like drawings . the "pattern" is scrached on the boiled and coloured egg. these eggs can be preserved for many years (they sort of dry inside), provided the egg shell is not broken or damaged in any way. a small part of the collection of my parents:


YES, these were made in 1977. 30 years old eggs... whoa!


me, knitting tubey (getting there :-))