SUMMARY OF 2020 SO FAR IN PHOTOS

All my adult life, I have been working minimum 9 hours a day-mostly 11 hours a day- and now because of the situation going on in the world; I am home while there is daylight! I cook, I clean my house,I read, but most importantly I am homeschooling my son. This is one very tough job,I might say. My Little Man thinks it is holidays. His daily tasks keep arriving from his school and private teachers, and I am struggling to keep up because he thinks it is holidays and does not want to work.He is year 6, he was supposed to sit for checkpoint exams but England cancelled the exams.Yet, we still have local secondary school entrance exam, which will be definitely held  as soon as possible. The situation in my country seems to be stable, there were no cases for the last couple of days; that is what is bothering me.I am asking myself; 'Are we really doing a good job? or are we just not doing enough tests?' They will gradually start opening businesses and they are hoping that because it is summer now, the + cases would be less and the population would acquire immunity by winter . Let's hope, they are right.
I hope you are doing well.
Gaia.

CROCHET IN 2020

Hello Dear Friends,                                                                                                  

When I first saw this cushion; I got so smitten with it.I made 2 with merserized cotton but though they are mostly finished they are not totally finished hence no photos. But this beauty in the photo was the one finished even  though I started the last. It was gifted to my friend's daughter (7) as a new year's gift.
As you might guess, I am very fond of crocheting pop-corns. When I run into this pattern on pinterest; I couldn't resist trying.

Pattern here. I started trying out the square and ended up with a plan of king-sized bed-spread .
There is very little time for crochet in 2020 as My Little Man is preparing for secondary school entrance exam; the competition is very fierce and I am not sure he will pass as he doesn't want to go to school but he wants to be a football player.( Life is very tough for me at the moment (sigh!)).

New Year's Eve we celebrated my dad's birthday. Above photo shows my dad and us; his daughters.
I wish you the very best in 2020.
Gaia.

Yarny things

Hello Dear Friends,
Cyprus is a very hot island; perfect for the beach but not so perfect if you are working. I found myself unable to crochet most of the time because of the heat, but My Little Man's school friend's mother is expecting a baby girl in September and  I managed to crochet a baby girl blanket.Ta-daa!

I managed my first internet yarn purchase.These lovelies came from Bursa, Turkey.

They are 100% cotton. I have lots of ideas what to make of them but I am admiring a version of granny square and I will give it a try first.
I also received my first yarny gift: My sister went to Berlin this summer and brought me these two 'beyond my dreams' balls. They are linen.

The colour is sooooo beautiful; something blue-gray-greenish, very difficult to capture in a photo . Best gift ever!
Best wishes,
Gaia.

Summer 2019

Hello Dear Friends,
This is the longest summer of my life! It is like days are getting longer and longer...Of course , this is due to the fact that I am taking holidays at home this year: no going abroad.

The summer started with summer school. Summer school involved field trip as well.

Their subject was bees and beekeeping; hence the outfit.

We spent a lot of time at home ( something we don't do much because of my crazy working hours) , which involved turtle chasing, screen time, chess playing and for me coffee drinking while reading!

My dad's prickly pears.

I had to learn to peel them.

We spent a lot of time by the pool  or the sea.

My Little Man visited his grandmother (father's mother ) im the ICU. My mother was in the hospital for 10 days too. She is fine now; I hope to say the same for my mother-in-law soon too.

And although we missed a couple of swimming lessons; we were there most of the time.

We wish you a happy summer. Soon the school will start. Can't wait! 

GAia.