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1 minute ago, havanaholly said:
Ah, but it's so good to have you home! The hubs and I have had both doses of the vaccine.
Feels great being home as well, and I keep visiting Now and again as well, but Sometimes one really do get caught up,by the whirlwind of things. Sounds perfect with both diesel Done, so far both My parents got their second does this week, FIL gots his second one last week and MIL got her first as well and Will have her second one in July. We are still awaiting "next phase" to be able to get ours and Hoping that that Will come in the next couple of weeks...
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23 hours ago, havanaholly said:
Where have you been, dear heart? I miss you!
All over and no where due to family "stuff".. January last year My bonus grandma (who just turned 97j fell and brooke her femure really bad - operation and got a couple of screws installe, one screw didn't settle in well somfirst schedule for a second op to correct that, in comes pneumonia round one, stay in hospital, followed with Covid scale all over, followed by some heart murmur and galloping blod pressure, another round of hospital,stay, repeat a few more Times in and out of hospital and then getting back home to her hours, deciding to sell that as She got an offer to move into one of those care Homes that is essentials,loving in her own flat but have the opportunity to Call on staff and get meals served in her own flat or join in with the rest. Then comes Covid to some of the staff members and another health scare for her and another minor surgery. And THEN to top it off My patent-in-laws both got Covid so all in all some 12-14 months of stuff just happening almost feeling like we were trappen in a Kafka Nobel or something like that, at Times looking at each other just sharing our heads and then just handle day to day stuff... BUT despite that, all are Now doing well and getting back to better energy levels and I have been doing some mini-ing in between just to cleanse the mind and thoughts. Been sneaking in and out Now and again but usually on the phone which is a Pain to make posts on.
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On 4/21/2021 at 1:26 AM, havanaholly said:
Where is Anna when we need her?
On 4/21/2021 at 3:01 AM, Monah said:I'll wait to hear any input from the infamous Anna too
Here I am
and it is indeed something from the Lundby series (usually 4,5V) not sure from when though but I can check with a friend of mine who is a treasure trove when it co se to Lundby "stuff"
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10 hours ago, havanaholly said:
Crepe paper also works well for petals with veining.
A friend sent me some lovley Italian crepe paper, but I just can't get it to work with the punches I use. It is tearing unevenly despite using a thin copying paper as one layer. Hmmm, have not given up just yet, but.....
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2 hours ago, Mid-life madness said:
Your flowers are gorgeous Anna!
Thank you! Have had so much fun pondering and Trying things put with these. The Dutch tulip work shop really opened My eyes on how to achieve that shaped petal forms using the ball stylus.
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1 hour ago, havanaholly said:
Welcome home, Anna; I have missed you! and wondered how you were getting on during the Covid 19 mess. Your flowers are GORGEOUS! and, as usual, your rugs are prime.
Thank you Holly, been a bit though with the whole Covid situation , being that Imwork in the eductional sector as well, LOTs and LOTs of solvinden issue as we go along so to speak, going with digital so,unions, building website replacing happening etc etc, so the mini flowers have been My re-energizer in all of this...
hugs and it is great being home here again as well
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2 minutes ago, KathieB said:
Anna, so good to see you! Your flowers are precious, so realistic.
Thank you Kathie, it is great being here again. Been a bit of a challenge in life latley so making flowers have been My "to go to" to sort My head and re-chargé so to speak. I have discovered that I LOVE making flowers and find the painting process as rewarding as shingling, really a zone out mode so to speak.
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Last year or so I have been venturing into flower making after a lovley work shop in January -19 as the kick off point. .. have shared a few of them in My album a little bit of everything here.
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Oh Mike, Somhappy to see you around again, you have been missed
And Nope one just can't go away from the minis just like that, for a while and a hiatus for a while Yep, but somehow the minis tend to nestle their way back in there again sometime... so looking forward to see whatever you might start to build as I know that it Will be eye candy deluxe
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1 hour ago, havanaholly said:
I'm so glad to see you two back, Rebecca and Anna; I've been wondering how the rest of the world is faring with the current situation. Here is a virtual great
{BIG HUG}
for everyone!
BIG hugs coming right back to you too! Cautious optimism yet on guard one might say over here, yes we are still in the midst of it all, but working through it and it is devastating for anyone and everyone losing loved to this virus so not trying to diminish anything but people are really (mostly atleast) trying their best with social distancing and keeping a as calm as possible mind set in it all.
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34 minutes ago, KathieB said:
Anna, so glad to hear that life is not as dire as described in media. Common sense and cooperation can do a lot to slow the virus.
Indeed it does, yes there were initial shock waves of people "stocking" up on necessities, but not at all as awful as described and also not just because of the hoarding as suh, but because it does indeed take more of the disposable items at home if one spends more time more home instead of at work and for the higher ed students... It took a couple of weeks for the delivieries to re-plenish toiletpapers and such items.
Then we have not had lock in but we have had very strict rules in regards of visiting our elders and old folks home/assisted living (hmm, now is there a better word for that) etc and daily press conferences keeping people upated, Stockholm has been the epicentre of the virus, not surprisingly either as it is a hub for people with air as well as boat etc and the winter holidays also affected a lot due to skie trips etc when peopla came home again, espeially from the areas around Ischgl.
Afcourse the hospitals are under heavy pressure and the staff always to few but there has been a great will to help out from all around the comminities. Industries have been changing från what they might usually produce into producing sanitizing products to people using their 3D printiers for visirs and schools assembling the protection visirs as well as part of their practial ed.
So yes in ways as all ver the world everyone are under preassure, companies are going bust and people losing their jobs, but there is still a positive ambience still somehow, everyone is coming together in this. Lots of initiatives for helping out the ones who cannot do the things they usually do and needs to get done. Afcourse the staff at the hospitals are tired and worn out understandably but in which country are they not in these times? There has been initiaves for creating courses for those who areinterested in taking on easier tasks within the nursing home and things like that which is great. We can also allready see that there has been a great upswing in people applying for nursing school/health related educations which is a new trend.
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Soo happy that the Forum is back again and to see the "family" again as well. Thank you for the upgrade work that I can imagine has been a lot of work to get everything in order.
t sure has been missed during the hiatus but as I said in the toher thread we have had out time well filled with dealings connected to my FIL's health, not due to Covid but to his nelwy diagnoses osteoporosis with all that that has entailed and then my bonus Grandma (who lives just a few houses away from us on the same street) broke her femur a couple of months ago and has been through the wringer while healing, in and out of hospital, two feared instances of Covid but tested negative. So as FIL is not allowed to do any heavy lifting etc hubby and I have been fitting out Grandma's house as to make living there a bit easier so that has taken most of the time during evenings and weekends. For a while there we were unsure if she would ever be able to return home but we are happily celebrating (albeit by distance) that she did indeed come back home Wednesday this week. She is 96 this year and a true warrior by all account to dealing with two bouts of breathing and heart scares, added a round of the winter-flue she got as a small gift in hospital two operations etc etc...
SO since last weekend there has been time to actually think and breath again and to enjoy time spent at home now both in mini-ing (but one can do a lot while sitting in waiting rooms as I have these boxes packed for travels otherwise) and taking care of the garden and our own home that has been put on hold for a while.
As far as the andemic goes, as many of you might know Sweden hasn't had a lock down as such BUT there are restrictions and encourgaments as of common sens, all students in higher educations are following along in virtual/distance lessons and at home, elderly and people in risks are strongly advised to stay home, use online services etc etc so the picture some media are painting of Sweden going about business as usual is not correct at all. When possible we work from home and it is a very changed pattern of people around in business/cities etc.
The digital possibiities has really escalated during these times so lots of meetings are now virtual and lots of business are changing how one can place purchases and be able to collect items without having to venture outside ones car etc.
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Soooo happy to see the forum back up again, missed my home away from home so to speak. But then again with the health situation (not realted to Covid -19) for my FIL and my bonus Grandma we have been on hiatus from most things for a while as we have been preparing Grandma's house for her so that it is more easy for her to live there while still recovering.
But as the Covid situation has deleoped as well we have had some more "Home" time too, gaining the time otherwised used in commuting to work so I have been having fun mini-ing, weaving and making flowers, things that also has been geat to have along in the bag for waiting room sessions...
Missed you all!
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Such an adorable little fella'
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Over here it is taco for dinner to sort of chae the palette from the Christs foods
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FIL is back home again with Pain management as well as a change in his meds, Hoping that it Will help him better. He Feels so much better Now but he is tired which is no wonder in this whole experience. So happy right Now as he Looks and Sounds so much better.
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Well, right Now I am sort of pacing the floors around home as FIL took a turn for the worse yesterday with excruciating pain in the abdominal area/lower back might be a, possible reaction of the meditations so after contact with media l advisors he got to the hospital and they are Now going though testing, testing and testing. Hubby is there along with MIL. Fingers crossed and positive thoughts but hard to foucs on anything in particular so to speak.
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Minis have actually been my "keeping sane" zone for the duration of the year... As for FIL, he has shrunk over 2' but we are hoping that the rehab along with the treatment he will start come January (that includes needles and daily shots along with rehab) atleast over the duration of 18 months. We all hope that it will work for him as it has really been a painful year for him dealing with this.
As it somewhat heriditary my husband will be tested to see if he has tendencies as well (so far it feels like he might be clear from as he has had his share of bike accidents without broken bones so to speak)
So right now I am really looking forward to vacation starting Monday
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9 minutes ago, KathieB said:
Anna, great to have you back! Have been wondering where you'd wandered off to.
After a few hectic ges are settling in ... say what?
Well, My FIL have had a rough year in and out of Pain managing with no explanation to start with, Now they have found that he has 7(!) compressor vertabraes and that it is caused by osteoporosis (sp?) so that along with a change in direktion with My work as I am Now working with school development questions at the municipal which is a game chanser in many ways yet still the same, but I am Now working with fellow principal collegues as sort of a guide and deviil's advocate so to speak and DH has also have a change career wise as he and a collegue were offered to take over the fir, he has worked at for the last 20 years or something which they did as of October, so just a mish made of things really and in between just Trying to breath (ie doing minis)
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After a few hectic ges are settling in and I am also able to log on here again, Yay which Feels SO great. Have missed you all terribly, especially since mini-ing has been My lifeline in it all.
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2 hours ago, Keifer said:
I contacted the seller and it turns out it was just a typo/listing error on the quantity. The price is a $1.25 more but I can live with that. All is right with the world again.
Great to hear! Looking forward to seeing how it all come together!
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7 hours ago, Keifer said:
Anna, that would make a great table top. I love mosaics.
Just a quick update my curved window has been successfully cut again and framed without incident.
I have always been fascinated by them too but never had spot/place for one and Now that I have I can not for the life of me find a source for them around here. I am Hoping I Will be able to find something at the show in Farum/Denmark first weekend in May, but being the person I am I would have liked getting hold of some like today LOL.
Glad to here that the Curved window worked out too!
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So, as spring arrives sloooooowly over here My mini muse is showing herslef more often with New ideas and latley it has involved building a Table and add a mosaic top, sort of Like the one in the picture. i really Love the irregular shapes like these
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Hmmm, I do know of a few Miniature sellers in Netherlands that come to the Farum show just outside Copenhague. Will check that list.
then in Denmark the Louisiana art center ((?) https://artworksapp.com/venues/louisiana-museum-of-modern-art?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIlr7377SR4QIVBKqaCh04cA_zEAAYAiAAEgIeH_D_BwE is a lovley place to spend time.
I am checking with hubby too
and it is indeed something from the Lundby series (usually 4,5V) not sure from when though but I can check with a friend of mine who is a treasure trove when it co se to Lundby "stuff"
Info on Lillbo miniatures from Sweden
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Hmmm, well over here we have kept the schools mostly open for the ones in kindergarten up to year 9, apart from a couple of weeks around Christmas time where the year 7-9 also got their lessons through digital plattforms. The older ones in hugger education have had most of their leassons online since last year about Now, but that also has meant that students have been able take turns in attending in school for some parts of their courses that they needed to be in school to be able to do. So a very tough period of time to get to the best possible solution at all Times, not an easy task and LOTs of scrutiny if the decisions are right, when do we need to take another one back and forth depending on daily check ins and different schools within the same city might have to take (and have taken) different decisions depending on their unique situation.