On the last day of 2011 A and I went for a walk along the river.
It wasn't very cold but very windy and dark day.
We decided to make a short movie to remember the passing year, reflect on its diversity and on all the changes that happened in our lives.
All the good things and the challenging moments that made us stronger.
The laughs and tears that make us be us.

The past few weeks were all about
taking easy,
finding the place of calmness,
enjoying the silence,
stopping.

Very Merry Christmas to all of us!
Lots of laughter and love
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I have been knitting and crocheting a lot lately.
My eyes started to hurt a bit but if you like something ALOT you dont mind a little bit of pain.
Just joking, pain is never fun so I'm taking brakes every now and then.
I'm preparing for the Night Market at which I will be selling my scarfs, its quite exiting for me as this will be my first time selling hand made goods.
...so if anyone reads this blog and lives in London
please come to the Night Market next Saturday at Hackney Downs.
Its going to be fun night.

I have a vague memory of being a little girl, sitting next to my mom on the sofa in our kitchen in the first apartment my parents ever rented and my mom teaching me how to knit.
She was making glass holders and I was trying to keep the stitching looking decent, which I thought was impossible.
I was 5 and she was my knitting hero.
She doesn't knit anymore but I do.
Every year when the evenings start to get darker and longer I take out my knitting kit and start my winter addiction.

I woke up this morning and realized that I dont have to go anywhere.
Suddenly my bed became the most comfortable place in the whole world.
I looked through the window
and saw the foggy gloomy morning,
and I didn't mind it,
in fact it made me happy.
Staying in doors when cold outside is one of my favorite things lately.
Specially in the mornings.
Its like the world slows down and gives me time to wake up.
I started thinking about the small things that make me feel the same way as the slow mornings and realized that I dont need much to be happy even if the happiness lasts a minute - its still happiness.
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Having picking with friends in ancient ruins is a treat.
How often do you get to do it?
Not very often
...Im speaking for myself.
It was warm and kinda moody.
Slow.
Just perfect.