such a delightfully social week, despite social distancing

[kareina]

My beloved apprentice, Astrid, and I have started meeting every Wednesday via Zoom to catch up and work on crafts projects together. As of two weeks ago we decided to open the invitation to the rest of the shire, and the Known World, to join us, and put it onto the Drachenwald Kingdom Calendar. So on Wednesday I had about 2.5 hours of time hanging out with good friends via zoom. Thursday evening Kjartan was at the house and we picked spruce tips together to turn into syrup and we spent a fair bit of time thereafter hanging out. Friday the Norrskensbard hosted a bardic circle on Zoom, which had a small enough group that everyone had plenty of chances to contribute if they wanted it. We sang from just after 18:30 till around 01:30! So much fun. We had visiting bards from other Kingdoms, all of whom are good, and some of whom are amazing, and everyone was welcoming, supportive, and friendly.

Saturday morning I had my normal Zoom meeting with my sisters on three different continents, which, as always, was a joy. Saturday afternoon I got to join a "Crafternoon" in An Tir.

Today I had a three and a half hour skype call with a dear friend I hadn't heard from lately.

Between all of these calls I have managed to put in more than 21 hours of nålbindning (Dalerna stitch) on the bag that will be used to cushion our ceramic water jug when taking it to events. Perhaps one more long call, or several short ones will see it done.



In between all the calls I have also worked and made progress in the garden, cooked food, and tidied up the house.

Comments

[carrot_khan]

It sounds like a fun day. I've tried a few times to teach myself nalbinding - but haven't been able to wrap my head around it yet. I'm impressed!