Sunday Update
Apr. 17th, 2022 06:50 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
wrote_and_writHappy Easter and Passover to those who celebrate! Ramadan is also going on, so I hope it's going well for those who celebrate. I saw some posts on Tumblr going around about a bunch of other celebrations lining up for the end of April, so whatever is happening, and whatever you observe, I hope it's joyful. Orthodox Easter is next weekend here in Belarus. I will be on Spring Break and (hopefully) enjoying some spring sunshine in Riga. I'm very excited because in my pre-trip googling, I learned that there is a tradition of making intricate colorwork mittens in Latvia. This article has some background on the patterns. I'm sure there's more out there. My knitting skills are nowhere near up to snuff for this sort of colorwork, so I'm looking forward to purchasing pairs from local knitters. I may also get a kit, which will doubtless sit in my stash for years until I make something un-mittenlike with the lovely Latvian wool. I do encourage you to click the link because the patterns are amazing! I'll definitely be putting photos up on my Instagram. If you'd like to see them, you can send me a message and I'll add you.
I was roped into the staff family Easter party yesterday. Normally I don't go to staff parties, especially where families are invited because socializing in large groups just takes out all my energy, especially if a bunch of strangers also come. Doesn't matter how nice those strangers are. It's just a lot. I stayed for an hour and then had to come home and lie on my bed for about five hours and watch Repair Shop to recover basic functions. People did really enjoy my brownies, though. At home, I'm totally happy to use boxed brownie mix, but I had to make them from scratch since I didn't have the mix, and omg, they were delicious! Alas, I used up the last of my chocolate chips, so I won't be able to make them again until I get home this summer, but I will make them again.
I've managed to write a bit more, but nothing I want to share, so that's how that is going. I also started reading the latest Rivers of London novel that came out in the last week or so. I really like that series.
Still no news on the job front, but at least the end is in sight for this school year, and I. Am. Ready!
Have a good week!
I was roped into the staff family Easter party yesterday. Normally I don't go to staff parties, especially where families are invited because socializing in large groups just takes out all my energy, especially if a bunch of strangers also come. Doesn't matter how nice those strangers are. It's just a lot. I stayed for an hour and then had to come home and lie on my bed for about five hours and watch Repair Shop to recover basic functions. People did really enjoy my brownies, though. At home, I'm totally happy to use boxed brownie mix, but I had to make them from scratch since I didn't have the mix, and omg, they were delicious! Alas, I used up the last of my chocolate chips, so I won't be able to make them again until I get home this summer, but I will make them again.
I've managed to write a bit more, but nothing I want to share, so that's how that is going. I also started reading the latest Rivers of London novel that came out in the last week or so. I really like that series.
Still no news on the job front, but at least the end is in sight for this school year, and I. Am. Ready!
Have a good week!
