tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8779972957361883122024-03-17T14:58:27.692+02:00Carmela Biscuit's SpotCarmela Biscuithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14622514944344276878noreply@blogger.comBlogger1240125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-877997295736188312.post-48876365170655595492024-03-17T12:52:00.008+02:002024-03-17T14:57:55.366+02:00Grey Joggers for Alex<p>The second piece of precut fabric I bought recently, was light double-thread sweatshirt knit. I bought it with joggers for Alex in mind and these have now been made. The fabric, unfortunately, seems not of high quality (perhaps too much polyester content?) and pills lightly, so we'll see how well they'll favour in the long run.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJzA9Iih1A9DTo3pZm550-4W1pS-waFRKHbcEMB74aVtEoZgO76vrihLwzKRNutS2DO9rp7bdLvhH_lKANgRf03Tfinu_s8_fyyJC11jI-zy5gM2bke4hg997AY37Ermmp9np82K8N4egIQ5CY3SgM7ZT-88lnWBjy41WGJLge60j84qO1pzWYFemxlgY/s4917/2.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3253" data-original-width="4917" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJzA9Iih1A9DTo3pZm550-4W1pS-waFRKHbcEMB74aVtEoZgO76vrihLwzKRNutS2DO9rp7bdLvhH_lKANgRf03Tfinu_s8_fyyJC11jI-zy5gM2bke4hg997AY37Ermmp9np82K8N4egIQ5CY3SgM7ZT-88lnWBjy41WGJLge60j84qO1pzWYFemxlgY/w640-h424/2.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>The pattern is an<a href="http://carmelabiscuit.blogspot.com/2020/10/simple-mens-lounge-pants.html" target="_blank"> old Schkatulka pattern</a> I had made for him before and of all the jogger patterns I've made for him, he chose this one as the most comfortable.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfK5jbmu5j6MGGV2HXlNNswmiRVr9YNcz-VqqQHGiUK52TL80sHc4FGdOH0BhKpGiBkMdWqUT2FDQpuoTyK7PTMn0iQGeeZk6V4_eJi8iwh_xF9DVr3cQjlEk_SnwFJFGM2xLKzL1k9dIHeMj5F8NY2E4BLLlAAxX1EpKI5-PvsI7A1hGKj-jSlA8jXjw/s4651/1.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3439" data-original-width="4651" height="474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfK5jbmu5j6MGGV2HXlNNswmiRVr9YNcz-VqqQHGiUK52TL80sHc4FGdOH0BhKpGiBkMdWqUT2FDQpuoTyK7PTMn0iQGeeZk6V4_eJi8iwh_xF9DVr3cQjlEk_SnwFJFGM2xLKzL1k9dIHeMj5F8NY2E4BLLlAAxX1EpKI5-PvsI7A1hGKj-jSlA8jXjw/w640-h474/1.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div style="text-align: left;">Pattern: Simple Joggers by Shkatulka</div><div style="text-align: left;">Size: 46 for height 178-183 cm</div><div style="text-align: left;">Fabric: Cotton-polyester double-thread sweatshirt Knit </div><div style="text-align: left;"></div>Time to make: 1 day<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgxtTywZwtht5CbXUcQMEJSL_ZZIQBZwa7gSPC4kctsU2eqLbnfVw6dVZdpflkUFigyV_a9ObHu272mJKMlVtxlLpoD8FPseKmyw1i06vPTuZajNc6oJJ0b5ZvvHIHrp3TlHelSzlMWGlWIgyv5YWC-ZWfZjmdl6m5UgDQvPn440goeSvV1WCVCY5qShw/s6016/4.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6016" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgxtTywZwtht5CbXUcQMEJSL_ZZIQBZwa7gSPC4kctsU2eqLbnfVw6dVZdpflkUFigyV_a9ObHu272mJKMlVtxlLpoD8FPseKmyw1i06vPTuZajNc6oJJ0b5ZvvHIHrp3TlHelSzlMWGlWIgyv5YWC-ZWfZjmdl6m5UgDQvPn440goeSvV1WCVCY5qShw/w640-h426/4.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>I made the joggers almost identical to his previous Schkatulka joggers, I only changed the pockets to be with slanted entrance opening and not in the side seems. I find such pockets more comfortable, better looking and at the same time easier to sew. Intentionally I added a strip of dark grey to the opening of the pockets, both for interest and to make them a set with the T-shirt i made for him recently.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXKGRIxfGi3LHlYyQ6ZBI_PlHXU8nVP75aGd6E5E6tRLW_oQstrt1sVOITCxWf2uagQBkZvTHHV7honnPfPKYkVn2n759gNlQSQ-clqqA9peyb6-tV2c5PiYqci4zPrQcEm07rx6frSh-FVDzfZzvNzOh6BLLiXM3nkwUC7DZ5mFFDeS-Xx3HjTGU-_1s/s5141/5.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3111" data-original-width="5141" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXKGRIxfGi3LHlYyQ6ZBI_PlHXU8nVP75aGd6E5E6tRLW_oQstrt1sVOITCxWf2uagQBkZvTHHV7honnPfPKYkVn2n759gNlQSQ-clqqA9peyb6-tV2c5PiYqci4zPrQcEm07rx6frSh-FVDzfZzvNzOh6BLLiXM3nkwUC7DZ5mFFDeS-Xx3HjTGU-_1s/w640-h388/5.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>It was a very easy make, which took me only a day, with the paper pattern already cut and the fit tried and tested. However, for future makes, I think I might make them just a tad shorter, perhaps by 1.5 - 2 cm.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMABkusYR37eM1x4gaSZbLWxbl6Rz0Cy3K8KnReW4YTwcirQZpphhGypz9WreOJPSOpq7tTlA3mSv8uY3OyjxkRHPdbeZn_5RoRze9dMYYIJpMzZ6NpLSNKCMz7QDtTafKyB3FW188kWG_CQ9J30d-U1PhSXfIjsTJtCxsUSIeYxGVap9aT3HlfE84Eks/s6016/6.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6016" data-original-width="4000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMABkusYR37eM1x4gaSZbLWxbl6Rz0Cy3K8KnReW4YTwcirQZpphhGypz9WreOJPSOpq7tTlA3mSv8uY3OyjxkRHPdbeZn_5RoRze9dMYYIJpMzZ6NpLSNKCMz7QDtTafKyB3FW188kWG_CQ9J30d-U1PhSXfIjsTJtCxsUSIeYxGVap9aT3HlfE84Eks/w426-h640/6.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBwvCX9MFITKPMxfM49HrJECUiXcL-9dUvI1UK4uJw5Sr9BtOAmZv6jQiiVwiZQ-W-ZZjabxikZHgUaOrhWQHWAny7kCQPg4DUroI4NL9mUmk7Ssb5CmQXO_NNT6GYQuaj82yci87vrX-EeyIHRrmRNAUKqpuIGymZP9OxAQdwKlh_saQEb4kUz0dP1lM/s6016/7.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6016" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBwvCX9MFITKPMxfM49HrJECUiXcL-9dUvI1UK4uJw5Sr9BtOAmZv6jQiiVwiZQ-W-ZZjabxikZHgUaOrhWQHWAny7kCQPg4DUroI4NL9mUmk7Ssb5CmQXO_NNT6GYQuaj82yci87vrX-EeyIHRrmRNAUKqpuIGymZP9OxAQdwKlh_saQEb4kUz0dP1lM/w640-h426/7.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Carmela Biscuithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14622514944344276878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-877997295736188312.post-76570324287719019772024-03-16T17:43:00.004+02:002024-03-16T20:13:29.982+02:00Kopitoto 2024<p>Climbing the higher mountains feels like traveling back in time by a couple of weeks (or months). While down in the city, spring is steadily stepping in, up on Vitosha, even at the mid-altitude level, winter still reigns. The snow line is just starting to recede uphill and the first spring flowers are showing. </p><p>Today, we hiked from Zlatnite mostove to Kopitoto, following the current
snowline. It was fascinating to observe the snow appearing and
disappearing on the trail as we ascended and descended along the circuit
route.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTU4n9MWSXgsMNc_ZbcxzqzYzdO_kVrzxd0X_gcGY4r-o6TYI2OypjsIglVkHItBh1hePkmzWQjXVH7tGF9d0s4g1U_NNctu6bpLJX2c5lP5fQ2OPkW9pqmOzrSkncxvkn8dbmMWLD9M7hEX1BbD1rlHEHUdV7swTXku60B4jSKtVljEQGGsJukOOqXDo/s4032/1.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTU4n9MWSXgsMNc_ZbcxzqzYzdO_kVrzxd0X_gcGY4r-o6TYI2OypjsIglVkHItBh1hePkmzWQjXVH7tGF9d0s4g1U_NNctu6bpLJX2c5lP5fQ2OPkW9pqmOzrSkncxvkn8dbmMWLD9M7hEX1BbD1rlHEHUdV7swTXku60B4jSKtVljEQGGsJukOOqXDo/w640-h480/1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><b><u>Hike info:</u></b><p></p><div style="text-align: left;">Destination: peak Kopitoto (1345 m)<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Mountain: Vitosha<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Total length: 8 km</div><div style="text-align: left;">Elevation gain: 140 m</div><div style="text-align: left;">Total duration (plus picnic): 2 and a half hours</div>Average difficulty: 2 / 10 <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFS_NBmIDuz7hGZsVIQxDGhoI4bwLL8otKl6bodcE3VpqFu91mq81eDhsi3hahaiioasiFUblkJqC4rHbF7QyqZgPGVAN9amBsoRaQhwWpRRAXhZCqF8eN46lBu4xPoqyMldN9d0aF3_a8Kx4zC8dIjA3YQHOlGfWjPI7ZsGX7scmkkix623WFOe4DUtA/w480-h640/6.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><p>A view to Sofia from the peak:<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl-fKApnLygjcRYOEaL_jeb6usNG5TXeaMC7Z8_s7q7_c6mqhm4S1P_uYRcPqIurODCXmPskvq0LqWvO2_wHgNG3IltZQaNWjXPQnLw00jl99ZKT-h5kaVDmS8OX9EZ3gYS6XnjHYHv0AR5VrsDs50pIa_ACKUAuUy4FS8mSbJ3ej9b3W4SAZJgwgKWgg/s4032/7.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl-fKApnLygjcRYOEaL_jeb6usNG5TXeaMC7Z8_s7q7_c6mqhm4S1P_uYRcPqIurODCXmPskvq0LqWvO2_wHgNG3IltZQaNWjXPQnLw00jl99ZKT-h5kaVDmS8OX9EZ3gYS6XnjHYHv0AR5VrsDs50pIa_ACKUAuUy4FS8mSbJ3ej9b3W4SAZJgwgKWgg/w640-h480/7.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div style="text-align: left;"><u><b>Me-made items, worn on this hike:</b></u></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Husband: men's boxers, socks, dark grey longsleeve, cargo pants, orange hat<br /></div>I: lingerie, Grasser blouse, brown hat, green gloves<br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOJ-Mj3wwRkLyYrteYXyBmBk5eCv4G14ToZ8ocppiB5qCy0QnFxodlej4eU_R9MlPv1c3KA09JqKyoWZhp7LpROePQkl_CXIig5zf7gQXGWs6UPuXMGmW_QlY7UsVYRKVvqyLjy-mtBje7O5TNSEkyQEE2Cl7C5IgOqBWRIQMXXo_TaaHRYHkEAPmb7uA/w640-h480/9.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>After a week of cloudy and rainy days, today was a pleasant break from
the capricious March weather, sunny and calm. We had our lunch on a bench on this sunny meadow, with a view to the city
below, where we enjoyed cups of hot tea and homemade rolls with cheese. Then we continued along the circuit route by Momina skala back to
Zlatnite mostove and the car.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzgSrLiF-XmRz1vpICsYzHgWxpOw5PN-FXXEcZRKfBudsxcoDkibMXvd6KM6COF4hUmx7Y5FOP96xLFgz8fEiqoUDMPPKJvlq4MpYYq0Zph-9dl9KU4StW9WWIaaMXFxCETUvscmNreZJwRc3HwutwbOPxChXe69I75_4vPvsitascucBkNQ1RKn3FnWs/s4032/PXL_20240316_094949034.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzgSrLiF-XmRz1vpICsYzHgWxpOw5PN-FXXEcZRKfBudsxcoDkibMXvd6KM6COF4hUmx7Y5FOP96xLFgz8fEiqoUDMPPKJvlq4MpYYq0Zph-9dl9KU4StW9WWIaaMXFxCETUvscmNreZJwRc3HwutwbOPxChXe69I75_4vPvsitascucBkNQ1RKn3FnWs/w640-h480/PXL_20240316_094949034.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p><br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIOM5wabGYuznGUrgGV5Dkkxdtk0t73UHTJqicPjWAxvgZ-sbxsEyMU_SXKriKpnnIam4CxEC5A6OU4RFEgNMokPr_oVLaQdiiH24Ae6IY8HI1CziOOJ07d-icMkjambbrtl_X8kAunXoSBlxBzEeWHdjstXondXpgyCij5K78pdWYeLetXKILTrK2LCA/s4032/10.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIOM5wabGYuznGUrgGV5Dkkxdtk0t73UHTJqicPjWAxvgZ-sbxsEyMU_SXKriKpnnIam4CxEC5A6OU4RFEgNMokPr_oVLaQdiiH24Ae6IY8HI1CziOOJ07d-icMkjambbrtl_X8kAunXoSBlxBzEeWHdjstXondXpgyCij5K78pdWYeLetXKILTrK2LCA/w480-h640/10.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibiYn-ya33Iprv3EqbZgdxGB5mD9nYwVm3tNE6By2NW35b3JxtZa5ImVBHvPJ7fyYU4G8Pw8MXucHZhZ0orSemlITOv6Q-pOMeNWIG_UGC2_ObIDXZ_1Jrr_v76q34E0MpDrMgiwQ4dPIqHLX_YANonBVQLnqzosflIRjZdxjoY1RkffOR5jmAGRbgogI/s4032/11.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibiYn-ya33Iprv3EqbZgdxGB5mD9nYwVm3tNE6By2NW35b3JxtZa5ImVBHvPJ7fyYU4G8Pw8MXucHZhZ0orSemlITOv6Q-pOMeNWIG_UGC2_ObIDXZ_1Jrr_v76q34E0MpDrMgiwQ4dPIqHLX_YANonBVQLnqzosflIRjZdxjoY1RkffOR5jmAGRbgogI/w640-h480/11.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Carmela Biscuithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14622514944344276878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-877997295736188312.post-963250404701089932024-03-14T22:41:00.004+02:002024-03-14T22:41:42.983+02:00Lakatnik 2024<p>Our "traditional" hike along the Lakatnik ecotrail in March. This is our fourth March hike in Lakatnik, starting in 2021 and it still managed to meet all of our high expectations. The place is very scenic, the climate mild, the trail - interesting and fairly easy, what's not to love.</p><p>As usual, we traveled to Lakatnik by train.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYXyfuAmmSLgiinpq6Lsr4xZszdfponTlliclOf_VcxfEKPQYRRuQepsHX_fabnpdQpgHqdW0DhEkhHwgpWdeMIkIi54t-OcOD7aQ5xm5teLFtNoDWE_cK2LJG1LkDrLwqvHFbyB9tPqGYTBCrFw93y3Xpi19BSPrS_9bhHf-M38RDNEyWJ2PIe0fO8rg/s4032/PXL_20240310_104800558.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYXyfuAmmSLgiinpq6Lsr4xZszdfponTlliclOf_VcxfEKPQYRRuQepsHX_fabnpdQpgHqdW0DhEkhHwgpWdeMIkIi54t-OcOD7aQ5xm5teLFtNoDWE_cK2LJG1LkDrLwqvHFbyB9tPqGYTBCrFw93y3Xpi19BSPrS_9bhHf-M38RDNEyWJ2PIe0fO8rg/w640-h480/PXL_20240310_104800558.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Knowing from previous experience, that the southern slopes of the gorge are usually warm and sunlit, this time we didn't overdress with thick winter jackets and hoodies and we guessed right - the weather was gorgeous, warm and sunny and our light spring jackets stayed in the backpacks.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I love this type of day trips and I hope we'll organize something similar soon.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVXd_2e1RaJgSjiGWCpdlqoZkiz37aNqhsu8WmeoH668ABY0Dn7g_5LuXuh_WBOx0deHVhrINoiY2iYaxME89etKZ68I0uatWy-z6yXJfuFwalNZoqMiC9L6zKcap-_EgF8SGh3PE4uKCOQC7uU7cZ-PB6rJ7s3iGjN0R4eMqQ4MVZC9aEa7WE8iZ_nXA/s4032/PXL_20240310_130722485.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVXd_2e1RaJgSjiGWCpdlqoZkiz37aNqhsu8WmeoH668ABY0Dn7g_5LuXuh_WBOx0deHVhrINoiY2iYaxME89etKZ68I0uatWy-z6yXJfuFwalNZoqMiC9L6zKcap-_EgF8SGh3PE4uKCOQC7uU7cZ-PB6rJ7s3iGjN0R4eMqQ4MVZC9aEa7WE8iZ_nXA/w640-h480/PXL_20240310_130722485.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Carmela Biscuithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14622514944344276878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-877997295736188312.post-83275029726978939012024-03-12T18:08:00.002+02:002024-03-12T18:11:12.186+02:00Dark Grey T-shirts For The Boys<p>One of the pieces of fabric I picked from the section with fabric remnants in my favourite fabric shop, was a dark grey cotton-viscose fairly solid knit fabric. The length of the precut piece was 1.6 m, and I imagined it just enough for a longsleeve and a short-sleeve T-shirt for husband and son.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjAcHg1w9YQDTkLsldhQwB3SRILiL-Coq554ItNjGrM171M6YkkX3rEP3dTWdqky62HQ5Yy87KD3F5qvDSFhXzOu0Ckq4wzy_ZoMINSwrZmVWSI6dSPOWEluAhQtUa5wNr08IdiugYTgh62nlEtZ4TM-c5CqkiM3Pao18Aa7QZcea-iX_oHUZPBklpqzA/s4032/1.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjAcHg1w9YQDTkLsldhQwB3SRILiL-Coq554ItNjGrM171M6YkkX3rEP3dTWdqky62HQ5Yy87KD3F5qvDSFhXzOu0Ckq4wzy_ZoMINSwrZmVWSI6dSPOWEluAhQtUa5wNr08IdiugYTgh62nlEtZ4TM-c5CqkiM3Pao18Aa7QZcea-iX_oHUZPBklpqzA/w640-h480/1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>The pattern is my favourite men's T-shirt pattern, I've already made probably a dozen T-shirts and longsleeves based on it and I still tinker and meddle with it every time I use it, trying to find the perfect fit. This time I cut size 48 for husband with a little added to the side seams and the fold, so the width is probably +2 cm to the designed width and it is just the ideal width for him. I also made the sleeves with short cuffs instead of the usual hem, I think it suits the sporty outlook of the longsleeve better.<br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivkj0Q7_mNej91DHWLv4O2B-jp5Jf6NRE55dkqeNIgB2ZP0KCzPswTM6T7woHCNAJ3YLTZgiWUXBWa_6G6mipwg6S0BtfLprK3GCz5ojCeVF4hTq8HBMt8LoIwk_otaal9QIABAL8ICX1m_E_Wq34cYpiudNiyJ_FOip-IrctdyA4agxRj8bySw_uXn5s/s4032/2.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivkj0Q7_mNej91DHWLv4O2B-jp5Jf6NRE55dkqeNIgB2ZP0KCzPswTM6T7woHCNAJ3YLTZgiWUXBWa_6G6mipwg6S0BtfLprK3GCz5ojCeVF4hTq8HBMt8LoIwk_otaal9QIABAL8ICX1m_E_Wq34cYpiudNiyJ_FOip-IrctdyA4agxRj8bySw_uXn5s/w640-h480/2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div style="text-align: left;">Pattern: <a href="https://burdastyle.ru/vikroyki/svitery/pulover-prostogo-kroya-burda-2020-12-132/" target="_blank">Burda #132 from 12 / 2020</a></div><div style="text-align: left;">Size: 48 with with added length and width<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Fabric: cotton viscose knit</div><div style="text-align: left;">Time to make: 6 days for both T-shirts<br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXb7gv9ofx_aAOl_iNi617Ehj3e6_-E7Y7tk755schcJu8wn7LuM_aOfJgH5fyNTFHfgrVGxtEBHj9H7yoH9IHSYoQA9v8oepzaBumPzBy5KYX7Dxx2ew1CnyQmuz2bhjy2_slOJIH8CbYXzP0-1PrGez_Ct1cngQ4UozEmjgu5kP_o5LhKM80YtcIQoo/s4032/3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXb7gv9ofx_aAOl_iNi617Ehj3e6_-E7Y7tk755schcJu8wn7LuM_aOfJgH5fyNTFHfgrVGxtEBHj9H7yoH9IHSYoQA9v8oepzaBumPzBy5KYX7Dxx2ew1CnyQmuz2bhjy2_slOJIH8CbYXzP0-1PrGez_Ct1cngQ4UozEmjgu5kP_o5LhKM80YtcIQoo/w480-h640/3.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><p>Next time I plan to make the neck opening for husband the same width as the smaller size, as he has a long and slim neck and the larger size neck openings are a bit too wide for him.<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidyfJQNhSKfYVHJsJ5uh966LGv0vc7lW6zRbb1gezOZfAegVNXOKJsFfbhx9AuCfSMGbnAxX7JOODZsN6UFfUC0mKCGzHQI83JTSQzndbefVsLI2Fd_M_mShX8jFwO6tTrF0ytHDff5RifqyclaC5_ERnq2dMc_YL9yPQFBdrlhAzFE66wf-CWigTTkJ4/s3008/4.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3008" data-original-width="2000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidyfJQNhSKfYVHJsJ5uh966LGv0vc7lW6zRbb1gezOZfAegVNXOKJsFfbhx9AuCfSMGbnAxX7JOODZsN6UFfUC0mKCGzHQI83JTSQzndbefVsLI2Fd_M_mShX8jFwO6tTrF0ytHDff5RifqyclaC5_ERnq2dMc_YL9yPQFBdrlhAzFE66wf-CWigTTkJ4/w426-h640/4.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><p></p><div style="text-align: left;">Pattern: <a href="https://burdastyle.ru/vikroyki/svitery/pulover-prostogo-kroya-burda-2020-12-132/" target="_blank">Burda #132 from 12 / 2020</a></div><div style="text-align: left;">Size: 46 with with added length<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Fabric: cotton viscose knit</div>Time to make: 6 days for both T-shirts<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-RsbZCKJLE3pj4xxzrVPUVcY1eaXtQ8aH4SZxYvxCj1iksp1EncoSuLYNG6UcqdaCYSWkt-4SYxJhpzajuadZQG2VFsYlFbp1ZcHeqbQ51HWCmmvTiqLF_9bZ2Zr78YSs2CSFUen39Fkcz-F1Vev1mAEdyqNIml-LGuLJGg0NTFqcWCE8qzCvAsflA2s/s4905/5.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3261" data-original-width="4905" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-RsbZCKJLE3pj4xxzrVPUVcY1eaXtQ8aH4SZxYvxCj1iksp1EncoSuLYNG6UcqdaCYSWkt-4SYxJhpzajuadZQG2VFsYlFbp1ZcHeqbQ51HWCmmvTiqLF_9bZ2Zr78YSs2CSFUen39Fkcz-F1Vev1mAEdyqNIml-LGuLJGg0NTFqcWCE8qzCvAsflA2s/w640-h426/5.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>For my son I cut the smallest size, adding length to the body. I also moved a bit the neckline, lowering it 2.5 cm at the front and bringing it a bit higher at the back, as this placement suits him better.<br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidyfJQNhSKfYVHJsJ5uh966LGv0vc7lW6zRbb1gezOZfAegVNXOKJsFfbhx9AuCfSMGbnAxX7JOODZsN6UFfUC0mKCGzHQI83JTSQzndbefVsLI2Fd_M_mShX8jFwO6tTrF0ytHDff5RifqyclaC5_ERnq2dMc_YL9yPQFBdrlhAzFE66wf-CWigTTkJ4/s3008/4.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3008" data-original-width="2000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidyfJQNhSKfYVHJsJ5uh966LGv0vc7lW6zRbb1gezOZfAegVNXOKJsFfbhx9AuCfSMGbnAxX7JOODZsN6UFfUC0mKCGzHQI83JTSQzndbefVsLI2Fd_M_mShX8jFwO6tTrF0ytHDff5RifqyclaC5_ERnq2dMc_YL9yPQFBdrlhAzFE66wf-CWigTTkJ4/w426-h640/4.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><p></p><p>The pattern is more or less a straightforward T-shirt, with slim fit
and shoulder seams, shifted 2 cm to the front. I overstitched the
shoulder seams, the neckband and the hems with double needle and
covered the seam of the back neck opening with an additional fabric band, as
is done in high quality RTW T-shirts. And I obviously added small pockets for interest.<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj59JQjzyLZW4AfbT1s0zEhK-wqftalA27QmGB_J054gZHVGPz04QPlb07Q2pwl-IAcCWoZrlr5nHC_qxCZAa22gxCtoRbfrO7spRQW7pvB911fuwqldOwWUtk2SKqcy8rTakm8gF8i_0LZZI5apjqQRLZShJ1K0-X6aO76Hb6-TXNWMyRUEscpq5cDBn8/s4905/6.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3261" data-original-width="4905" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj59JQjzyLZW4AfbT1s0zEhK-wqftalA27QmGB_J054gZHVGPz04QPlb07Q2pwl-IAcCWoZrlr5nHC_qxCZAa22gxCtoRbfrO7spRQW7pvB911fuwqldOwWUtk2SKqcy8rTakm8gF8i_0LZZI5apjqQRLZShJ1K0-X6aO76Hb6-TXNWMyRUEscpq5cDBn8/w640-h426/6.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Carmela Biscuithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14622514944344276878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-877997295736188312.post-30708339943260727152024-03-11T23:24:00.002+02:002024-03-12T16:06:54.513+02:00Razgrad in March<p>
We usually visit Razgrad in the summer and I have many posts with pictures
from our various travels there. This year I made a trip in March and I've
chosen a few photos of the town in its pre-spring outlook.<br />
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The 1st of March is one of the most beloved Bulgarian traditional holidays, when
people exchange martenizi - red and white tassels as a wish for health, joy and
happiness. <br />
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The central part of the city was festively decorated in red and white and there
were plenty of stands, selling martenitzi.<br />
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I couldn't pass the opportunity for a souvenier photo from Razgrad :). In my
hands I'm holding my souvenir purchase - a book by Georgi Gospodinov, the author
of this year's international Booker winner <i>Timeshelter.</i>
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: Ibrahim Pasha Mosque and the statue of master builder Manol<br />
The mosque was built during the Ottoman rule of Bulgaria. It is the third in
size mosque on the Balkans and is now a UNESCO listed cultural monument,
currently under reconstruction. Commissioned by the local ruler Ibrahim Pasha,
it was built in the early 17th century by Bulgarian masons from the near-by
villages. According to legend, the ruler ordered the builders to be locked and
killed, so that nobody would be able to replicate his mosque. To escape prison,
the builders made wooden wings and flew over the prison walls to the Balkan
mountain, but their hatchets (or hand saws) cut through the ropes of the wings
and they fell down and died.
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<p>Interesting old houses in the old part of town:</p>
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Carmela Biscuithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14622514944344276878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-877997295736188312.post-85310782122483972332024-03-08T14:32:00.006+02:002024-03-08T18:45:20.134+02:00Pink Hoodie<p>In February I made another sweater for Gaby. This is a pattern I had already made twice, once for myself and one for Gaby, but both sweaters were lightweight. And in February all of a sudden I became obsessed with the idea to sew the same sweater for Gaby in solid color and out of warm sweatshirt knit.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjowt_uDnpOrtvwEx2OKCtz9aAOBISE9anydqVZ9B_KrTn9OPbAaKm1Slb6knc6lESBtGjMbae253VAq_a9nWlmgL8qXVQVs-kGj9ECo73l38Llmr4ctAKy7PSZBhpoN6-RcRaTXpDUedSPysybr_qS_sVIb4sAwweQH4-mgNl27eVujE0o2Uivk7ydOW4/s1200/1.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1112" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjowt_uDnpOrtvwEx2OKCtz9aAOBISE9anydqVZ9B_KrTn9OPbAaKm1Slb6knc6lESBtGjMbae253VAq_a9nWlmgL8qXVQVs-kGj9ECo73l38Llmr4ctAKy7PSZBhpoN6-RcRaTXpDUedSPysybr_qS_sVIb4sAwweQH4-mgNl27eVujE0o2Uivk7ydOW4/w594-h640/1.JPG" width="594" /></a></div><p></p><p>I browsed through all sweatshirt knits in my favourite fabric store, but none of the colors caught my eye. And then I found the new section they had added to the shop - fabric scraps and remains and it turned to be a real treasury! There I came upon this rose-ash sweatshirt fabric and I knew I had finally found it - the dreamy fabric for this girly pattern.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRjJQcXehpXHZQgVRNO1tvEJg_5ExfFfuGZTG_w2KO9LZXcG2zAuDPsxgxh2Gin0r2ED19CEb1GZyeuim-hfc_SARI7k-Jy5MjI6jLM0scohQ_wyWXh03z_BUcZQkJxL_v9Jl4XGpvR3kzJ8Yb6PhE8nVvlscY9-2e7UUsFLEY6g7i_n67VJPUb1PmHPQ/s3008/3.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3008" data-original-width="2000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRjJQcXehpXHZQgVRNO1tvEJg_5ExfFfuGZTG_w2KO9LZXcG2zAuDPsxgxh2Gin0r2ED19CEb1GZyeuim-hfc_SARI7k-Jy5MjI6jLM0scohQ_wyWXh03z_BUcZQkJxL_v9Jl4XGpvR3kzJ8Yb6PhE8nVvlscY9-2e7UUsFLEY6g7i_n67VJPUb1PmHPQ/w426-h640/3.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><p></p><p>By Gaby's request I elongated the body a bit and I also added a kangaroo pocket. From experience I knew that the original hood of the sweater is on the rather large side, so I modeled a new hood, based on a Grasser sweater I made her a couple of years ago. I also borrowed the pocket pattern from that Grasser sweater.<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7s8mvG2pRi5d87QdhkhralkmT8aHg3Bmu8-zCzQaPxfSs5IGyHCRE7JUu8IW78eLL40eNQNe_K3DcpVCu6lk1rqLVURdXG7YBwZMjmOe2KPJAkTMe4RjqmViY5BjPko5q_5E7TYwKeIRrvS91Hm42fk9hNnyW6lQ787w0QjAYi893vAkCedwB9RzC85o/s3246/2.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="3246" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7s8mvG2pRi5d87QdhkhralkmT8aHg3Bmu8-zCzQaPxfSs5IGyHCRE7JUu8IW78eLL40eNQNe_K3DcpVCu6lk1rqLVURdXG7YBwZMjmOe2KPJAkTMe4RjqmViY5BjPko5q_5E7TYwKeIRrvS91Hm42fk9hNnyW6lQ787w0QjAYi893vAkCedwB9RzC85o/w640-h394/2.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>I am especially happy with the coordinating lining and other notions I was able to find for the hoodie. Initially I had added a cord with tassels, but Gaby asked for a simpler outlook, so I cut the tassels and replaced them with small wooden balls.<br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZG_lvrPUuBlvBwdTMaUSarnPWmazzwcKOGanIWrFugRGmnVtp7YUWE_U0jKkUasEc2SnsnXBkYQ3ITOohq8SSsMU_WuJxlKiGmTxetgoJzUOqa6A5yOxktCB1TGyFhXMohMTuqGRbryTlQg1h0jYA69JmaANJjDKhhGofnT_AfSdC_Qs7ujDLJcaPueM/s3008/4.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="3008" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZG_lvrPUuBlvBwdTMaUSarnPWmazzwcKOGanIWrFugRGmnVtp7YUWE_U0jKkUasEc2SnsnXBkYQ3ITOohq8SSsMU_WuJxlKiGmTxetgoJzUOqa6A5yOxktCB1TGyFhXMohMTuqGRbryTlQg1h0jYA69JmaANJjDKhhGofnT_AfSdC_Qs7ujDLJcaPueM/w640-h426/4.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Pattern: <a href="https://burdastyle.ru/vikroyki/anoraki/korotkij-anorak-burda-2022-3-102-b/" target="_blank">Hoodie 102 Burdastyle 03/2022</a></div><div style="text-align: left;">Fabric: sweatshirt knit<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Size: 36, - 4 in width, +4 cm in length<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Time to make: 8 days </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjephOhKgpRZW4jrwL6NVUDZdeG0rSVjlOB06i05wSQMyArdz50sIjyLx22dKu4bjATunxtcYatpjqmOaU5b8mR0m-950ybZYOBTJT-RHRpqzXjcehkncNYXABwmJOuHbhbHrPiUB7fJ-JJgiabdCz8bkYDgOjkd5k5BuxAfIg0hyphenhyphene_7eT4tlS0fGPDoY0/s3008/6.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3008" data-original-width="2000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjephOhKgpRZW4jrwL6NVUDZdeG0rSVjlOB06i05wSQMyArdz50sIjyLx22dKu4bjATunxtcYatpjqmOaU5b8mR0m-950ybZYOBTJT-RHRpqzXjcehkncNYXABwmJOuHbhbHrPiUB7fJ-JJgiabdCz8bkYDgOjkd5k5BuxAfIg0hyphenhyphene_7eT4tlS0fGPDoY0/w426-h640/6.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><p>Since the completion of the hoodie I visited the fabric shop a couple more times, always returning with new treasures from the remnants section, so there will be much more sewing content here soon :)<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk-aCYVj5UDmjLzxTVBrh7qTbkJuUDEtjGBrgi6tmVoQWqsAC4Fg6Kx5tNRwjy8GOWFmK6jhdsoNX99gwjL1sKBlrjZUlT1GFeJvAyEzA4akWCfJAK9RQKeGBFEvMfOuEYHRjht4UHBAVrvdYOw_tPFut3hR57FJ-VQ2fSUmx4xlUk7vLKxddb_aXKyGk/s3008/5.JPG" style="clear: right; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcnHaLGTM4MdtfYknaOtC_Tk6BNbSGka3eIC0NlyX8VIWMX_rflPN4_gO6pdjO3oAeOff3QZyKhhOia8fW4SHOty3qciJNI6KuLm8d9X0-5R1jIpfUYFED0zq61HO1HZ0eMjp1CjM_BXG6U28ao3Ut942z1MRvat9F8rzjArQWAs_5UBaAnq0Y6NQQVUc/s2016/PXL_20240224_085038460.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcnHaLGTM4MdtfYknaOtC_Tk6BNbSGka3eIC0NlyX8VIWMX_rflPN4_gO6pdjO3oAeOff3QZyKhhOia8fW4SHOty3qciJNI6KuLm8d9X0-5R1jIpfUYFED0zq61HO1HZ0eMjp1CjM_BXG6U28ao3Ut942z1MRvat9F8rzjArQWAs_5UBaAnq0Y6NQQVUc/w640-h480/PXL_20240224_085038460.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>A bit unusual, the trail was dry and very pleasant to walk. This time of the year it might be muddy, but we've enjoyed dry and warm winter (not sure about the crops :).<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoyMM-6KLAXyOKYo0OpFApDAwx3Ehq3Y4ELhLQS9bM858UaScFNvzkxGjPcSPFWr_ng_rvjT86aaiUVOf8Hmzlvh4s5GLjVhGWswVVAuKJv6F2xVRhOIbJdPZgAPTMypOLYxtBnwj9ntDifq5irFdinwmu6ynWYl0ulgk0HH3LCArcQkTU9k06dMe1ROM/s2016/PXL_20240224_091359075.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoyMM-6KLAXyOKYo0OpFApDAwx3Ehq3Y4ELhLQS9bM858UaScFNvzkxGjPcSPFWr_ng_rvjT86aaiUVOf8Hmzlvh4s5GLjVhGWswVVAuKJv6F2xVRhOIbJdPZgAPTMypOLYxtBnwj9ntDifq5irFdinwmu6ynWYl0ulgk0HH3LCArcQkTU9k06dMe1ROM/w640-h480/PXL_20240224_091359075.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq1QCpOBZ36NZMzzJGK3XNk9Rd-oaOEatnjYYPDEtUWkGm3vw05y9jR14jZLyEbmypBh62HIIr-HnKgoLkibUNptAMZuedppaNFmx1_DmEDv-DB6C6Vnp4CFkOjkRGaCLCWR04THZoQDr4TqasOLOoJVx2Z2aYVDFcoirdDaq2ZKCOInHETJnp8tfRBeU/s2016/PXL_20240224_093006860.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq1QCpOBZ36NZMzzJGK3XNk9Rd-oaOEatnjYYPDEtUWkGm3vw05y9jR14jZLyEbmypBh62HIIr-HnKgoLkibUNptAMZuedppaNFmx1_DmEDv-DB6C6Vnp4CFkOjkRGaCLCWR04THZoQDr4TqasOLOoJVx2Z2aYVDFcoirdDaq2ZKCOInHETJnp8tfRBeU/w640-h480/PXL_20240224_093006860.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><b><u>Hike info:</u></b><p></p><div style="text-align: left;">Destination: St Spas Chapel </div><div style="text-align: left;">Mountain: Spasova Mogila<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Total length: 11.6 km</div><div style="text-align: left;">Elevation gain: 80 m</div><div style="text-align: left;">Total duration (plus rest): 3 h<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Average difficulty: 2 / 10 </div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimqlzH1sY8-_6vjSUDx0yjdfmAd_gVgjQ9Lq3LM7kT_OCXPLM4bmTrsU3zXnj-K12kJv5ccU1sxoEqBUHl73dEx1NmvUoS51evVeh250AxqRIhZMBHM8m1NP12Q22mijBj_VyOLz9XosmMAbo0yfaYWZXG2dUV3X7edcWGmrxo1WY2XybvKLQAS0zskSI/s2016/PXL_20240224_094503831.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimqlzH1sY8-_6vjSUDx0yjdfmAd_gVgjQ9Lq3LM7kT_OCXPLM4bmTrsU3zXnj-K12kJv5ccU1sxoEqBUHl73dEx1NmvUoS51evVeh250AxqRIhZMBHM8m1NP12Q22mijBj_VyOLz9XosmMAbo0yfaYWZXG2dUV3X7edcWGmrxo1WY2XybvKLQAS0zskSI/w640-h480/PXL_20240224_094503831.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>We had a long and leisurely picnic on the hill by the chapel. I love the view from Spasova mogila, so peaceful and pastoral. It was very quiet, with only the birds chirping in the small pine grove, really idyllic :) <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhRmw45QzN2tvta68ENcyBp8Wj7GPYoUu0-Qm4oTOX5cEZYcop0Yz84CP4micKA2bAS9EpSAZCNqIxZgXC_iG0CnTD3D4kVHgckjnhBY9USnpEEVFhjnpYbW0Z4y9ajiGGVwn7LsC0WlZHGsJstPtD_lkGeM8kXo7gsi2ExI1NviRlTRMhlnRDc-qUipE/s2016/PXL_20240224_094755974.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhRmw45QzN2tvta68ENcyBp8Wj7GPYoUu0-Qm4oTOX5cEZYcop0Yz84CP4micKA2bAS9EpSAZCNqIxZgXC_iG0CnTD3D4kVHgckjnhBY9USnpEEVFhjnpYbW0Z4y9ajiGGVwn7LsC0WlZHGsJstPtD_lkGeM8kXo7gsi2ExI1NviRlTRMhlnRDc-qUipE/w640-h480/PXL_20240224_094755974.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><u><b>Me-made items, worn on this hike:</b></u></p><div style="text-align: left;">Husband: men's boxers, knitted socks, Knipmode Cargo pants<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I: lingerie, socks, Burda Raglan blouse, Houndstooth Hoodie, legwarmers</div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg77nSwLYJ-zFPtW7Gg-IAsjFbow3BffgkjArjF9UqC0uO9leaQm1-b13Q_uVFuF6mIhzmvKwJrsNO4ZFKb8mnsb8wwHsMR8U9b3l89RfcmYy9ssQ2QuLypp3Z3B3cQSgG5eDW4Yv5XCNohuutWMYDxMEq64Wm37eKi-s2jJq9HOudOsG2UwOj6i4nv3Rs/s2016/PXL_20240224_095411997.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg77nSwLYJ-zFPtW7Gg-IAsjFbow3BffgkjArjF9UqC0uO9leaQm1-b13Q_uVFuF6mIhzmvKwJrsNO4ZFKb8mnsb8wwHsMR8U9b3l89RfcmYy9ssQ2QuLypp3Z3B3cQSgG5eDW4Yv5XCNohuutWMYDxMEq64Wm37eKi-s2jJq9HOudOsG2UwOj6i4nv3Rs/w640-h480/PXL_20240224_095411997.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEVjHs35-_hkF0b-OnRxYUWZ6z_am5bC_2jV-WpnG67hUUnkk2Xyr5btt43B5qGRhDxNyNYGcTlAy7lL5DJsBm4GMD8DoQi_pXZRkOkVkIyrVzV903W9aIFPj57Ywd5UxjgHuRLedcTTI8gX_7c9ZJizwjgnyX3k-dx40KBAdrSX2hK9fOl55kFA-Uvu8/s2016/PXL_20240224_103653714.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEVjHs35-_hkF0b-OnRxYUWZ6z_am5bC_2jV-WpnG67hUUnkk2Xyr5btt43B5qGRhDxNyNYGcTlAy7lL5DJsBm4GMD8DoQi_pXZRkOkVkIyrVzV903W9aIFPj57Ywd5UxjgHuRLedcTTI8gX_7c9ZJizwjgnyX3k-dx40KBAdrSX2hK9fOl55kFA-Uvu8/w640-h480/PXL_20240224_103653714.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_8lq0slB8ZHwSbMSKYm7LCXVD66uKHvOIgbyx7FuXkmOnhLCO4zu82szhLSkihBbJRXw5xfGlwdYsh6tsRGIMxr0cpXsRRh0Z4GZ5zZf-TQw9nNkmJGP0iwAaBNmcKp8hVbJZh6Nynaspe2LvQcDGpCeKYwKf5Rm5pxO8T7OMjilUWQrwlPWlmh2qOn8/s2016/PXL_20240224_103916233.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_8lq0slB8ZHwSbMSKYm7LCXVD66uKHvOIgbyx7FuXkmOnhLCO4zu82szhLSkihBbJRXw5xfGlwdYsh6tsRGIMxr0cpXsRRh0Z4GZ5zZf-TQw9nNkmJGP0iwAaBNmcKp8hVbJZh6Nynaspe2LvQcDGpCeKYwKf5Rm5pxO8T7OMjilUWQrwlPWlmh2qOn8/w640-h480/PXL_20240224_103916233.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>After our lunch, we went downhill to the next village - Golema Rakovitza
and from there returned along the narrow road to Baylovo.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpgrFqI9-2dDZzG-QPgQdaeeRtaIVPlgRg-kkfxkGBSSCnNMXxvK7PNL8nmrk7YYBrkwxjO5T2nVm7Fei5gjhQ-prTapDsAnG26q9mkX3qZ8Ws6GHWPr2gd1fB_aoXuwxwRWRjs1xq3JKicIJxvsLvUiOVXqKN5SBSP6kg6k8kdq95ce6jkXdEUsOHXsE/s2016/PXL_20240224_104647217.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpgrFqI9-2dDZzG-QPgQdaeeRtaIVPlgRg-kkfxkGBSSCnNMXxvK7PNL8nmrk7YYBrkwxjO5T2nVm7Fei5gjhQ-prTapDsAnG26q9mkX3qZ8Ws6GHWPr2gd1fB_aoXuwxwRWRjs1xq3JKicIJxvsLvUiOVXqKN5SBSP6kg6k8kdq95ce6jkXdEUsOHXsE/w640-h480/PXL_20240224_104647217.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMQrA2ce_FtVjINFlv7sI9kEHC91N6SqnJhXFzSc_DY3NgD_HTf4SsOo1e_lkkJQkpRpzVLmNK3VhyZBaaHG9nSlf6SWPhyphenhyphenHii2pIAN5TzRaGBxQtuWI1HihyE6mKsqDJJIkgfAWD1spqWF4ViJ4E_rUL2UmMcc5Dtzzyj2mSXhXLfw7Yx7gdhnIO6V0Q/s2016/PXL_20240224_110303044.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMQrA2ce_FtVjINFlv7sI9kEHC91N6SqnJhXFzSc_DY3NgD_HTf4SsOo1e_lkkJQkpRpzVLmNK3VhyZBaaHG9nSlf6SWPhyphenhyphenHii2pIAN5TzRaGBxQtuWI1HihyE6mKsqDJJIkgfAWD1spqWF4ViJ4E_rUL2UmMcc5Dtzzyj2mSXhXLfw7Yx7gdhnIO6V0Q/w640-h480/PXL_20240224_110303044.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>On the way back we took an alternative route and stopped to enjoy the waters of Ognyanovo reservoir. Baylovo is a bit far from home and the trail is fairly short and super easy, but the pleasure it gives is definitely worth the travel!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7og_DVofXl3I3axkF9CcNo-2xjfdSp5ers1POGOCdFe0dpZCPuwOe1fdAsVDt5yXBlCxaC8tj8SplmSYvDmiIkt9Ub9J2IgmrnlWNPdBpWzgYCUVI2blYLVBMj1jmth01rMxLQFtkdMElnzwrUnVNS7lo-kWrWMzDnqEzJoidWrlKctJ85RSp6v59cRQ/s2016/PXL_20240224_121732826.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7og_DVofXl3I3axkF9CcNo-2xjfdSp5ers1POGOCdFe0dpZCPuwOe1fdAsVDt5yXBlCxaC8tj8SplmSYvDmiIkt9Ub9J2IgmrnlWNPdBpWzgYCUVI2blYLVBMj1jmth01rMxLQFtkdMElnzwrUnVNS7lo-kWrWMzDnqEzJoidWrlKctJ85RSp6v59cRQ/w640-h480/PXL_20240224_121732826.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxLTyWqn5yyhcOa-Qk6Pr2O54Xt5bTQLhaUq0mHu6QbGwLDtQY0Brc_hprAfZZk_FGeLVElX19B-VLfDLMVyhizbagKvP7kWTssltq0a8slfpSiBN3PfQJMQdsmS6fM6WVyf_ZWpVb8ik-HrPCasHePWix5xj2qu4Rc09_5P-B6NeZ6IsAw75F230wjQU/s2016/PXL_20240224_121955492.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxLTyWqn5yyhcOa-Qk6Pr2O54Xt5bTQLhaUq0mHu6QbGwLDtQY0Brc_hprAfZZk_FGeLVElX19B-VLfDLMVyhizbagKvP7kWTssltq0a8slfpSiBN3PfQJMQdsmS6fM6WVyf_ZWpVb8ik-HrPCasHePWix5xj2qu4Rc09_5P-B6NeZ6IsAw75F230wjQU/w640-h480/PXL_20240224_121955492.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Carmela Biscuithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14622514944344276878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-877997295736188312.post-73861198571505466252024-02-22T21:07:00.002+02:002024-02-22T21:09:10.573+02:00Summer Tranquil Nightgown <p>Last year I sewed a long-sleeve nightgown for my mother, using Love Notion's Tranquil collection. I am still fascinated with the interesting details of the pattern, so this year I made another nightgown, but a short-sleeved one for the summer. The fabric is a lovely viscose-cotton knit, light and soft, extremely pleasant to wear.<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfyCm49BgM6-RXUYyG_duI1awsu012DNLrxeCrGzga_I9hxEnUW3rMzEzBAguqYLvErgJv1OLcLLeoRkPgWlNRbnFgBu43fTwk5ks_94CC5p88msCclumWGaspQUnktnTpsK5Eo8HR2EYdsfvOgvhHGf6jAo9KC5jfPFlvVvNIOskjR-mZrzE4jjM57Jk/s3285/1.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3285" data-original-width="2000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfyCm49BgM6-RXUYyG_duI1awsu012DNLrxeCrGzga_I9hxEnUW3rMzEzBAguqYLvErgJv1OLcLLeoRkPgWlNRbnFgBu43fTwk5ks_94CC5p88msCclumWGaspQUnktnTpsK5Eo8HR2EYdsfvOgvhHGf6jAo9KC5jfPFlvVvNIOskjR-mZrzE4jjM57Jk/w390-h640/1.JPG" width="390" /></a></div><p></p><p>I used the same size as last year, I only tried to make the neck opening less gaping, as my mother complained of its width in the previous nightgown. I believe the problem with larger sizes is, that people can be large at different parts of their body, and as my mother has actually a fairly small stature, the upper part of her body, above the bust, is quite small. I could have made the opening even smaller, I believe the neckline at the back is a bit too wide, but that only occurred to me after I had already made the nightgown. Now I'm just crossing my fingers, that the fit will be alright this time.<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyNhiReJjAAJPgjVLpO4hluta4yBaKZ_aQ38bu-9cqqkr5s8BGes7Q_yGcTHKQf8IA-gjaMpPBLKzoQvj_RU33njx4pbEiKGQf6CSHqDFh7uVvbzjWB-KG7x4pVz8JwU0dHVXQLEn5y4wr28fQ2bhAqq6zl-ea0SoGXOw0MEuw7c0zdWCCRheFDkaxcPs/s3008/3.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3008" data-original-width="2000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyNhiReJjAAJPgjVLpO4hluta4yBaKZ_aQ38bu-9cqqkr5s8BGes7Q_yGcTHKQf8IA-gjaMpPBLKzoQvj_RU33njx4pbEiKGQf6CSHqDFh7uVvbzjWB-KG7x4pVz8JwU0dHVXQLEn5y4wr28fQ2bhAqq6zl-ea0SoGXOw0MEuw7c0zdWCCRheFDkaxcPs/w426-h640/3.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><p></p><div style="text-align: left;">Pattern: <a href="https://www.lovenotions.com/product/ladies-tranquil-nightwear-collection" target="_blank">Love Notions Tranquil Collection</a></div><div style="text-align: left;">Size: M, elongated by 3 cm</div><div style="text-align: left;">Fabric: cotton viscose knit, 2 m</div>Time to make: 4 days<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPL-sp1_4vlN7ZYJVZlBUZiyIcOk6Mv5KZxL_QDM2TgdJdFEuEp_WAs50yd8zSJhn3XF5y4DeZghjhbOfQUcPPbg4Ng5aVP6xK5Ctpuj3l1YsG40BkDzksjMQ_3fNhz9AVYPIvz39Q7LvP3gjcJTUfBfp0f8lSBFq0kaH50nIkpG_neegTCDfrqCJINyc/s3008/2.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="3008" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPL-sp1_4vlN7ZYJVZlBUZiyIcOk6Mv5KZxL_QDM2TgdJdFEuEp_WAs50yd8zSJhn3XF5y4DeZghjhbOfQUcPPbg4Ng5aVP6xK5Ctpuj3l1YsG40BkDzksjMQ_3fNhz9AVYPIvz39Q7LvP3gjcJTUfBfp0f8lSBFq0kaH50nIkpG_neegTCDfrqCJINyc/w640-h426/2.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>I bought a fairly large piece of fabric and I've got still plenty of it, so I'm thinking of making myself a pajama set, using the same pattern.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHt5ins9Yc0jSZ_5HKbEkY9_snadoHNHfDg3T5gMSx69AI_cWcbvwOMIPOs0Xyxujtg8-4UkH5dr8ddsfsSRFt6u4DqS1SxlGhDWU3-9SSBOnNUmvtvd_w45fDxWEqJoEFdeXiyI_uGzNQRestyD-P77ombAx3Sqhy38zhNP7exuIIlO-eDdycOhMl_p4/s3008/4.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="3008" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHt5ins9Yc0jSZ_5HKbEkY9_snadoHNHfDg3T5gMSx69AI_cWcbvwOMIPOs0Xyxujtg8-4UkH5dr8ddsfsSRFt6u4DqS1SxlGhDWU3-9SSBOnNUmvtvd_w45fDxWEqJoEFdeXiyI_uGzNQRestyD-P77ombAx3Sqhy38zhNP7exuIIlO-eDdycOhMl_p4/w640-h426/4.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyGZtZJRcxwgvOHNnJZnCH5e0ISL91wvCmJe5XBiYJrjvXTDJua9iq2zaVnXXXiIbfYTrS2wJ-elea4ILPUoc8RfrvWi8bCUSq5AwfeD9TwXgg5bIk6dErwOraowXs48TJI6qjKEjG1e5HA6VoNW1zvkoKF5SCz9P12fMEaM5sHSYZICYoxyyc06gPv0A/s3139/5.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3139" data-original-width="2000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyGZtZJRcxwgvOHNnJZnCH5e0ISL91wvCmJe5XBiYJrjvXTDJua9iq2zaVnXXXiIbfYTrS2wJ-elea4ILPUoc8RfrvWi8bCUSq5AwfeD9TwXgg5bIk6dErwOraowXs48TJI6qjKEjG1e5HA6VoNW1zvkoKF5SCz9P12fMEaM5sHSYZICYoxyyc06gPv0A/w408-h640/5.JPG" width="408" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Carmela Biscuithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14622514944344276878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-877997295736188312.post-84689862035969781542024-02-16T20:09:00.000+02:002024-02-16T20:09:25.938+02:00Polovrak on a Sunny Day, 2024<p>Another gorgeous sunny Friday! Husband and I chose for our hike today peak Polovrak in the near Lozen mountain.</p><p>As we were here only two months before, today we chose partially a different route. The weather was definitely very pleasant. The northern slopes of the mountain, which face the village and the start of the trail, had some frost and the air was not very warm, but the sun was strong.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_caAb26AVXSKg1RRS8zsb5TX-DGRNvX-B_OZO7magTdp3V-8GMUD1xBwCZodxo_b1w0U2_1I7VbehVaYLRo2tDKHXV-363zjv332ZZ-DDGMOHF05TPx_s2WgWjBdJKQWJ1DkcVa8hbBk0q244QKaULwsUDE4yjDD8mEnohHOjp7bcfk7_6dug6D-jMMI/s2016/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_caAb26AVXSKg1RRS8zsb5TX-DGRNvX-B_OZO7magTdp3V-8GMUD1xBwCZodxo_b1w0U2_1I7VbehVaYLRo2tDKHXV-363zjv332ZZ-DDGMOHF05TPx_s2WgWjBdJKQWJ1DkcVa8hbBk0q244QKaULwsUDE4yjDD8mEnohHOjp7bcfk7_6dug6D-jMMI/w640-h480/1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvS2VWNQx3xNHJGFdbcactiVJ-WU1NApquQPz1kMVqyCqfp5se8dl-iHew2voTmJ1bq9deqPUD1w5p3_pxqAujK9s3ybS1xIdF_XcPf_RO1G8nNBNGCxHzI99PO0Uf8AHKNuWdpAbfdcZw5U-nRxzv9cb3TeVRUGyIFjWFvvREeC4z34Mxy3V-2EjcRBQ/s2016/2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvS2VWNQx3xNHJGFdbcactiVJ-WU1NApquQPz1kMVqyCqfp5se8dl-iHew2voTmJ1bq9deqPUD1w5p3_pxqAujK9s3ybS1xIdF_XcPf_RO1G8nNBNGCxHzI99PO0Uf8AHKNuWdpAbfdcZw5U-nRxzv9cb3TeVRUGyIFjWFvvREeC4z34Mxy3V-2EjcRBQ/w640-h480/2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><b><u>Hike info:</u></b><p></p><div style="text-align: left;">Destination: peak Polovrak (1182 m)<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Mountain: Lozen</div><div style="text-align: left;">Total length: 10.5 km</div><div style="text-align: left;">Elevation gain: 420 m</div><div style="text-align: left;">Total duration (plus picnic and rests): approx. 3 h 20 min<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Average difficulty: 3 / 10</div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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We drank our fresh-made rose-hip tea and relished the silence and solitude - this must be one of the most lonely hikes we've made recently, for the whole duration of the hike we met only a man and his dog at the beginning of the trail :)</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk1pF6HJ47zGK5ljHlJBTvmvX-2kTBiAftdYUxLXLAI8OveYh_flQwjgUD33ngPY27ycNqrLD6Iu7Z8ApTU2-rS8SyZ90nCqgmUbxfHBGWVeV6_euhgwSVtkUZyy7h2uvd42ts_C9ZgHNOCNxA52B0e5mQmW_38f0hiLwzgU0qr0lCcOj3BmdQTZUmnKE/s2016/11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk1pF6HJ47zGK5ljHlJBTvmvX-2kTBiAftdYUxLXLAI8OveYh_flQwjgUD33ngPY27ycNqrLD6Iu7Z8ApTU2-rS8SyZ90nCqgmUbxfHBGWVeV6_euhgwSVtkUZyy7h2uvd42ts_C9ZgHNOCNxA52B0e5mQmW_38f0hiLwzgU0qr0lCcOj3BmdQTZUmnKE/w640-h480/11.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>After our long picnic, we went down the peak along the southern slope and then took a different path back to the village, following our maps on OruxMaps. We explored this track last year for the first time, it is an interesting alternative. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY_kFHsstzwBLqO1nSkVpj7X_zGtfw-yYCQ3LD963czw8errUApnAnkEORAHXop16oMqPUkqGowQQA5R4zn7_BtdXU5SXCwj7uc9_bO-BNdlkce2Vapl2imjHXoOB6BqBg1RSxsMMCPiq7-83ls4IgfmGkdrDe8ipDIGKo2uTPq6suPOQSaCv-f4MduzA/s2016/12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY_kFHsstzwBLqO1nSkVpj7X_zGtfw-yYCQ3LD963czw8errUApnAnkEORAHXop16oMqPUkqGowQQA5R4zn7_BtdXU5SXCwj7uc9_bO-BNdlkce2Vapl2imjHXoOB6BqBg1RSxsMMCPiq7-83ls4IgfmGkdrDe8ipDIGKo2uTPq6suPOQSaCv-f4MduzA/w640-h480/12.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>Unlike the sunlit southern slopes of Polovrak, the tracks at the foot of the peak in the forest were dank and sunless, alternating with sunlit open areas and south facing sunny paths. Considering, that we are only mid-February, I simply can't complain of the weather - we are lucky to have so much warmth and sun at this time of the year and I hope the nice weather will keep.<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiavJVZpfubAiaZOZkkdW2WT4HHB7b-15gNYpOY0Kb2-cbUXvls1WNER1Sb9uP6d2YNXfXb_xHHqZuBY0k8eSVpCVxXaZJz81BkXTsZOYANaavHIKRuEP4iG9YPx4iRk0Y3V4DPcluPkqeo4AQAL_sgueIdrdWYNn43CWJIXn6xHy0HsZEuGQf92muRWss/s2016/13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiavJVZpfubAiaZOZkkdW2WT4HHB7b-15gNYpOY0Kb2-cbUXvls1WNER1Sb9uP6d2YNXfXb_xHHqZuBY0k8eSVpCVxXaZJz81BkXTsZOYANaavHIKRuEP4iG9YPx4iRk0Y3V4DPcluPkqeo4AQAL_sgueIdrdWYNn43CWJIXn6xHy0HsZEuGQf92muRWss/w640-h480/13.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieQaGNfHvHmMUUI8OdK4PA9Vr1mnmEjzGs9A1kpSEhpMcT5KEKdds_H5J595cblaIxNBv7wS9Xbm9n2FbmK4_Vu4RD7Me-b9mzM3OgMKAzlK9wuBqMsJdhG1fDt_KTZrPkhvjpQST4SUSFADNiPMYyEu94Y89eQk_sGqDpqv3Fe2IRdz24FSBESaVadqU/s2016/14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieQaGNfHvHmMUUI8OdK4PA9Vr1mnmEjzGs9A1kpSEhpMcT5KEKdds_H5J595cblaIxNBv7wS9Xbm9n2FbmK4_Vu4RD7Me-b9mzM3OgMKAzlK9wuBqMsJdhG1fDt_KTZrPkhvjpQST4SUSFADNiPMYyEu94Y89eQk_sGqDpqv3Fe2IRdz24FSBESaVadqU/w640-h480/14.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheGYo79UsU2Kg4pwhMCdqE7TMs4xiWp5lt0Zsr75MCokJ9tkkw-QBpwaerOBWsdxOM1Vux6GVUbx8JjtAIDpcSPVk5vGlsovSgHf9UH42df3mosdjxNMgmzTlzRhzJy0fD7MS1DMP_7rDTC9l-7Q3pCOCuGGdwxKou2NNc6JeQIjZFIqdMUCTQdPQZ2Rw/s2016/15.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheGYo79UsU2Kg4pwhMCdqE7TMs4xiWp5lt0Zsr75MCokJ9tkkw-QBpwaerOBWsdxOM1Vux6GVUbx8JjtAIDpcSPVk5vGlsovSgHf9UH42df3mosdjxNMgmzTlzRhzJy0fD7MS1DMP_7rDTC9l-7Q3pCOCuGGdwxKou2NNc6JeQIjZFIqdMUCTQdPQZ2Rw/w640-h480/15.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij5LXQNNciYwAbw7rXEy7W5sXgOrW_57wyhnaSvAja0acjKCr6lvPu4U8KQe9p6OzZlOOuoFFoZ6FqQAPCG-lRu_wDCB5o3ly3QyQiycyOJU4UqdW64L9QcJitGcBeJ3Qu-y3mfoi6jGJQd81okaRgaHD8APLRfgV4zU_UZdAGKnwNcqQgCL80rU0xrUI/s2016/16.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij5LXQNNciYwAbw7rXEy7W5sXgOrW_57wyhnaSvAja0acjKCr6lvPu4U8KQe9p6OzZlOOuoFFoZ6FqQAPCG-lRu_wDCB5o3ly3QyQiycyOJU4UqdW64L9QcJitGcBeJ3Qu-y3mfoi6jGJQd81okaRgaHD8APLRfgV4zU_UZdAGKnwNcqQgCL80rU0xrUI/w640-h480/16.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Carmela Biscuithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14622514944344276878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-877997295736188312.post-5851929316997320072024-02-10T16:39:00.001+02:002024-02-10T16:43:43.896+02:00Cherni Vruh - a Real Winter Hike<p>This week we took advantage of the sunny and relatively warm winter weather and planned a second hike - a genuine winter hike to Vitosha's summit - peak Cherni Vruh. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7HnCJZk4qyLrPKKgtHlVGtknXM0yuFDqRebJAyfiWEUv9uAzVHE5WqxqBNkr9WxugK_HROvQq-C_ncI55i3h9-Qrn8ijguWR_uI5mSxX79n5e0fhBI0X7-dimpyGOOolM5R8y9CGNL_T5u3eCL9cBM0Cfd1fNHeXEL5NFrjHxHoqXe8lcVacjqqJgh1g/s2016/PXL_20240209_090733062.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7HnCJZk4qyLrPKKgtHlVGtknXM0yuFDqRebJAyfiWEUv9uAzVHE5WqxqBNkr9WxugK_HROvQq-C_ncI55i3h9-Qrn8ijguWR_uI5mSxX79n5e0fhBI0X7-dimpyGOOolM5R8y9CGNL_T5u3eCL9cBM0Cfd1fNHeXEL5NFrjHxHoqXe8lcVacjqqJgh1g/w640-h480/PXL_20240209_090733062.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Unlike the hikes in the low mountains, hiking above 2000 m in winter means cold, wind, lots of snow and ice. Despite the bright sun and the blue skies, the temperatures above Aleko hut were low and the wind was brutal and during our ascent it was headwind, which clearly made climbing even more difficult. Still, there were at least a few dozen fellow hikers up and down the track.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN8gZIBgo3HdcjiQbHgH8mDrHEHPQ4YCxe3JPyvYR5_Hq7evpoaYqKUaZvxEoNcKyfXjIVTVa5tKOZkY1liMHkjhsmCNAR3dNHoFU7mZIrpdf7wyuPbXarvkDngBhyphenhyphenwqpowasdrK4r0qeDRd6QehsCQ58B4R29-wS3TUhfqCo48elGBjs2vZBpuxoQ4sY/s2016/PXL_20240209_091640703.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN8gZIBgo3HdcjiQbHgH8mDrHEHPQ4YCxe3JPyvYR5_Hq7evpoaYqKUaZvxEoNcKyfXjIVTVa5tKOZkY1liMHkjhsmCNAR3dNHoFU7mZIrpdf7wyuPbXarvkDngBhyphenhyphenwqpowasdrK4r0qeDRd6QehsCQ58B4R29-wS3TUhfqCo48elGBjs2vZBpuxoQ4sY/w640-h480/PXL_20240209_091640703.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>We started from Aleko hut along the winter trail to Cherni vruh and it took us approximately one hour and 45 minutes to reach the peak. Despite the strong wind, which quickly covered the hikers' traces, the trail was very well maintained with the help of snow bulldozers by the local services.<br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3zaXcZON62ZanX_f-nASnnG3D4xqGyFhnAPlh_N6lCHmeqctfc0pY3NBYliEAt2gL62h8pHcKkLOuC2O6i63fiEE64FLqlrLFmR088rHdJ1kEZuRdgZ_ebpZwVmEk5Q1INmIRV8fHFtjVQZM31ABL97lm2nnh2T2f1JR2Jvyyq96f323XnYvrNAKlJAk/s2016/PXL_20240209_092515050.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3zaXcZON62ZanX_f-nASnnG3D4xqGyFhnAPlh_N6lCHmeqctfc0pY3NBYliEAt2gL62h8pHcKkLOuC2O6i63fiEE64FLqlrLFmR088rHdJ1kEZuRdgZ_ebpZwVmEk5Q1INmIRV8fHFtjVQZM31ABL97lm2nnh2T2f1JR2Jvyyq96f323XnYvrNAKlJAk/w640-h480/PXL_20240209_092515050.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0gxig_P2O_WCTRRQD-w39lh5-l-cRkRsAySblt5sN8aYzvRbG_K-g_NCF0DeH62s0kTG36EFiVfP0hlEqdWBWfSElViQbg8dj-HKhhjHs-BJPU6_u5Nmun3cnocN7pLyGOBzqnAYr-V9ntT0jePYYeK3MMetOYTv8DE-5BnI0XRkHPDO-8haaEZY9szg/s2016/PXL_20240209_100930805.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0gxig_P2O_WCTRRQD-w39lh5-l-cRkRsAySblt5sN8aYzvRbG_K-g_NCF0DeH62s0kTG36EFiVfP0hlEqdWBWfSElViQbg8dj-HKhhjHs-BJPU6_u5Nmun3cnocN7pLyGOBzqnAYr-V9ntT0jePYYeK3MMetOYTv8DE-5BnI0XRkHPDO-8haaEZY9szg/w640-h480/PXL_20240209_100930805.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><b><u>Hike info:</u></b><p></p><div style="text-align: left;">Destination: peak Cherni Vruh (2290 m)<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Mountain: Vitosha<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Total length: 13 km</div><div style="text-align: left;">Elevation gain: 480 m</div><div style="text-align: left;">Total duration (plus rest): 3 and a half hours</div><div style="text-align: left;">Average difficulty: 6 / 10 <br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfgCCuHSJuJvgK8WKyuKVq_Hu_szsfOZIzdNk5CkX50-jzRVvGJ84P7DRi78Iuv6iKCzqrLHRSJ36M_QYyiCG8BSydz-InW87AplSaXpwgsWY_NySII3zevx5eEQ8pvE0dXKx_kz3zjNCGN5-f_zu1RKFCm7WrZMaLoFDYYw7A88K7Sfy5sxPkgpm8Kl4/s2016/PXL_20240209_104025267.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfgCCuHSJuJvgK8WKyuKVq_Hu_szsfOZIzdNk5CkX50-jzRVvGJ84P7DRi78Iuv6iKCzqrLHRSJ36M_QYyiCG8BSydz-InW87AplSaXpwgsWY_NySII3zevx5eEQ8pvE0dXKx_kz3zjNCGN5-f_zu1RKFCm7WrZMaLoFDYYw7A88K7Sfy5sxPkgpm8Kl4/w640-h480/PXL_20240209_104025267.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div style="text-align: left;"><u><b>Me-made items, worn on this hike:</b></u></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Husband: boxers, socks, Knipmode cargo pants, Knipmode blouse, sharf</div><div style="text-align: left;">I: lingerie, socks, hat, chocolate Hipster shawl, Grasser blouse, reserve green gloves in the backpack</div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidKRegJGBm8qULLUIVfl_REXnO42gFdzpz6yOZbrE_FF5TD66N_13EWPXcvh6C2JxlpjZ0vVzOhqd6DLsRs002rxnJcBGvf2_Bxh5QZRNqXCjkwOwsQKGudwxrzrwE1BrvgquN9SfOvS5sJfwZaujrT9FNwM4U-iLnw16uB7xSQCiREL0ms4RGitU2ink/s2016/PXL_20240209_110704798.MP.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidKRegJGBm8qULLUIVfl_REXnO42gFdzpz6yOZbrE_FF5TD66N_13EWPXcvh6C2JxlpjZ0vVzOhqd6DLsRs002rxnJcBGvf2_Bxh5QZRNqXCjkwOwsQKGudwxrzrwE1BrvgquN9SfOvS5sJfwZaujrT9FNwM4U-iLnw16uB7xSQCiREL0ms4RGitU2ink/w480-h640/PXL_20240209_110704798.MP.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><p>We had our quick lunch at the station on the peak, where we drank our homemade rose hip tea, with rose hips we picked on Tuesday during our hike to Manastirishte. We liked it so much, that this year we plan to pick more local herbs for our tea during our numerous hikes.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd_BpwpIxGLvMrPl0YmaAS6L4GNiPQr9KU9HPlmckZYRPHexB2Vf8fkY6XslbIzwtOTb9A0vbtxgxZ-0ag8mXjBqFpKTk9NJ_I6oUZ2Uu5jUV-OqCuECMyf3sNczSiuJRaSCtqoUnF8FEko5M0SsIUOI6VQ92DX0hDWTZRFbPXydBlz30UshQ2t5Qd2ZU/s2016/PXL_20240209_110759447.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd_BpwpIxGLvMrPl0YmaAS6L4GNiPQr9KU9HPlmckZYRPHexB2Vf8fkY6XslbIzwtOTb9A0vbtxgxZ-0ag8mXjBqFpKTk9NJ_I6oUZ2Uu5jUV-OqCuECMyf3sNczSiuJRaSCtqoUnF8FEko5M0SsIUOI6VQ92DX0hDWTZRFbPXydBlz30UshQ2t5Qd2ZU/w640-h480/PXL_20240209_110759447.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA1XZy8hCEx-ZfbtSoLrdLzVLPMXJtg2Vpbt09pZ7QreqrpHEsw0lBYamE2gBv_7857g3RJTyX7d6S6yop_fxfVd43raiL_-E7Kt_O4eWM7wj71QrVFJpLNhxQiVfKvqfh1V4Ar_ozFOOYe5p9j9777wUhNBTre-fqDlhUWM7F_l2pu8rTZ-VQn9KzXFM/s2016/PXL_20240209_110840970.jpg" style="clear: right; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAR3JodiZV56BLGF1Fhym9Szwl9amUxr5azQD1ckI0cZYi1202Qpsh4DlvwbbNOXbRk2PPy3VEtibVJ6rz2p64wzmExCD0_l4BGI_pk61ZQRs1OvuvHB8YTd-vPQWZIdJicue8RD5GJN31b5bEt2WIEyYtDnVyTz8Hh_gWCd4RRkOlSpEClXTivu3z0HQ/s2852/1.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1896" data-original-width="2852" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAR3JodiZV56BLGF1Fhym9Szwl9amUxr5azQD1ckI0cZYi1202Qpsh4DlvwbbNOXbRk2PPy3VEtibVJ6rz2p64wzmExCD0_l4BGI_pk61ZQRs1OvuvHB8YTd-vPQWZIdJicue8RD5GJN31b5bEt2WIEyYtDnVyTz8Hh_gWCd4RRkOlSpEClXTivu3z0HQ/w640-h426/1.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>The pattern is the same Burda 108 12/2023, that I made for my mother, but the smallest 36 size. The piece of fabric I had was less than one meter after I washed it and its print, though not very discernible, it is directional and striped. Despite my limited fabric, I tried my best to match the design and to follow the direction of the print.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9GbpGtGAX5-jE-ZitjjDa2sIjej1zwU-0A8SYyTh447QmkASCKsxsh9Pnj3oKHUbhA6bChuOwkoOWiufUkLyNI-B4VfAmVhfX3wGX18Prpq46Jt3TPmTCjnA4xuaX-bs5x_ZgBqpG1XamvrapKNw5A35cnn8ykow6EVqwBS7b_w-cYPJS1iWEPy1BLJo/s3008/2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3008" data-original-width="2000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9GbpGtGAX5-jE-ZitjjDa2sIjej1zwU-0A8SYyTh447QmkASCKsxsh9Pnj3oKHUbhA6bChuOwkoOWiufUkLyNI-B4VfAmVhfX3wGX18Prpq46Jt3TPmTCjnA4xuaX-bs5x_ZgBqpG1XamvrapKNw5A35cnn8ykow6EVqwBS7b_w-cYPJS1iWEPy1BLJo/w426-h640/2.JPG" width="426" /></a></div> <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWCD62ftzTqpTAxyxFDaMkHJ2jb1EuHlDhI8-WoE_xHtjlje7U67Bnd8o6L4Cavd9Wg-EU-NTQTIs8tGQXcjFIedGcMvsAoeCrSYvy5VcUhEEPPGZDdntgWeyB8Y23ogPsNP6Ss_QV2Mac4uis9cnC7veGSrSeI9kSTfNMt7Xxv93-tn0HZQgW7Z9VgqU/s3100/4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3100" data-original-width="2061" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWCD62ftzTqpTAxyxFDaMkHJ2jb1EuHlDhI8-WoE_xHtjlje7U67Bnd8o6L4Cavd9Wg-EU-NTQTIs8tGQXcjFIedGcMvsAoeCrSYvy5VcUhEEPPGZDdntgWeyB8Y23ogPsNP6Ss_QV2Mac4uis9cnC7veGSrSeI9kSTfNMt7Xxv93-tn0HZQgW7Z9VgqU/w426-h640/4.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><p></p><p>Apart from my usual shortenings of the pattern, based on my height, due to my limited fabric, I also slightly shortened the sleeves and made the cuffs a bit longer. However, I think I like the wider and longer sleeves of my mother's blouse better, so next time, if I can, I'll make my sleeves longer with shorter cuffs.<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQhskDVeRDkckDEvuQmx9w4DwM_0c4LoW3rkE99co3BIyXZXFOQoqNAKOYrRBhe7JA4M_yev3O31PwbZQhhiKtT0j2j-rVEsjkknOyI8cMdGAZOS6GE54pjtYKtETCU9lYU-MTTT_GK1OUPKeWyekM7CiOHlLFMSLLYBFp9Q6wNZh4vBT2bmogaLT2PgE/s3008/DSC_2461.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="3008" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQhskDVeRDkckDEvuQmx9w4DwM_0c4LoW3rkE99co3BIyXZXFOQoqNAKOYrRBhe7JA4M_yev3O31PwbZQhhiKtT0j2j-rVEsjkknOyI8cMdGAZOS6GE54pjtYKtETCU9lYU-MTTT_GK1OUPKeWyekM7CiOHlLFMSLLYBFp9Q6wNZh4vBT2bmogaLT2PgE/w640-h426/DSC_2461.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>For my version of the pattern, I tried the original neckpiece, found it terribly floppy and shapeless and removed it. Thus I had to design a new neckpiece out of my remaining fabric - a form of cowl collar. I like it a lot, but if I ever make this blouse again, I would raise the neckline a bit and would make the cowl collar much bigger.<p></p><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeBMhzVf29hSiu8pVcTXQ-Q2al6lNFEbG3CDdBtq65l7L7kOV3UM4YiE2_ukCwxJxOk_HTnGOmIM2Z5sxjl6evEbjbgvKjAJylUXwKokww5iuR7AmepJFrYr4UmTUAFiUzrPt8k7SKG9ioLlTkmanXohaBPqhh3IfzJho66nXamJtFzX2H5CoWC-lihyphenhyphens/s4190/3_cr.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4190" data-original-width="2786" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeBMhzVf29hSiu8pVcTXQ-Q2al6lNFEbG3CDdBtq65l7L7kOV3UM4YiE2_ukCwxJxOk_HTnGOmIM2Z5sxjl6evEbjbgvKjAJylUXwKokww5iuR7AmepJFrYr4UmTUAFiUzrPt8k7SKG9ioLlTkmanXohaBPqhh3IfzJho66nXamJtFzX2H5CoWC-lihyphenhyphens/w426-h640/3_cr.jpg" width="426" /></a></div> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Pattern: <a href="https://burdastyle.ru/vikroyki/pulovery/pulover-s-obyomnymi-rukavami-burda-2023-12-108-a/" target="_blank">BurdaStyle 12 / 2023 #108</a></div><div style="text-align: left;">Size: 36, shortened</div><div style="text-align: left;">Fabric: soft cotton jacquard, 0.95 m</div>Time to make: 3 days <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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The forecasts were right - today was a perfect day, warm and calm, and we had a most brilliant hike along the completely empty trails in Plana mountain.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYeX9_Jx8cKPX8HttqhgeuFOtjXTTG24VXiYzNjg-2tk63Szaopq8qqheBdiGJ0WEuRIrmvZ6mvSxusJfJIlLE_pye5w8a-i-TKk-cWPXTWrb91frjt2HEK-_OoELb49N0jZI3NBogltv_b6YjstPEVqbvlufMFq7-a0R7aeE_NflANFMDQtwqSl9VkaI/s2016/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYeX9_Jx8cKPX8HttqhgeuFOtjXTTG24VXiYzNjg-2tk63Szaopq8qqheBdiGJ0WEuRIrmvZ6mvSxusJfJIlLE_pye5w8a-i-TKk-cWPXTWrb91frjt2HEK-_OoELb49N0jZI3NBogltv_b6YjstPEVqbvlufMFq7-a0R7aeE_NflANFMDQtwqSl9VkaI/w640-h480/1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Today we took a short detour from our traditional trail and went around this secretive small hill.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0w82SRQjNK20k9vZ2S-Pqo8DjrLYOQxusd0VkAR67X80saMdGWHWanVr2IpgPaAqjhvd08ki_LZSq247Y_Hs3TCV6QoZNmiJ8qaOxV7klhVXoBfACqfdJxkMI7tl_jaYLkkLF6nMfF5WDfYkPUWLsrn4wm3L741te4gUWrfmreJkfGRZUGI_JAXDAi6s/w640-h480/3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><b><u>Hike info:</u></b><p></p><p></p><p></p><div style="text-align: left;">Destination: peak Manastirishte (1338 m)<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Mountain: Plana<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Total length: 9.7 km</div><div style="text-align: left;">Elevation gain: 160 m</div><div style="text-align: left;">Total duration (plus picnic): 3 hours<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Average difficulty: 3 / 10 </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgnC30yZTXGSRhI3MEl9IJUFfvbTV18j0_YxXRvu6NKwesVuVMvUFmtrLsM0TNFaJqJ5Z2HM3ica-NDulV7wSMSLWVT52zikIieTMJxMDjy_AxXaXZrY-74yBC-T-w79BL7l0ImWpqvfKdPJw9i7ffcKK67E5X7bz5odok1-d0F2tUcNiEZ3ONsedAM1s/s2016/4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; 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It was so sunny and warm, quiet and peaceful, that we were immensely happy for being able to enjoy all that.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm4lgFWO8iZVuuEYw3ltVrOm-EACjo3vUJdkHGkAv9rVcx8OZmpV8cMXe43tgSRT0ET2LSrMQICMbPAwt9-ISzShYH7VnaFFiCFD-j9i8j_U_0TEoNqWD5z3oGNsmGihdtbvW_7fj80cD6IH8KKsEsyhmjTInwScKChyphenhyphenYPmGCSFMBcftGbeLba_h4Bgc8/s2016/12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm4lgFWO8iZVuuEYw3ltVrOm-EACjo3vUJdkHGkAv9rVcx8OZmpV8cMXe43tgSRT0ET2LSrMQICMbPAwt9-ISzShYH7VnaFFiCFD-j9i8j_U_0TEoNqWD5z3oGNsmGihdtbvW_7fj80cD6IH8KKsEsyhmjTInwScKChyphenhyphenYPmGCSFMBcftGbeLba_h4Bgc8/w640-h480/12.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Back to the car along an alternative track.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEispktxOc5uetoMTuSrNyX-5QamLeVkPx_63LC7T8WBn6jc2cRfd7GByVFKWgz_iBx1PfKymsku1B4VqSDzpD_UPInZiE9H56i0FvZai2NCuDp9BvKBGI_Qx812cxa1ooXZ2XLkGASLxUAeaIEJ1dIPSPTY-0HcM7jrHpI4KZVjgZc3aJXYwJgyAjebRg0/s2016/13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEispktxOc5uetoMTuSrNyX-5QamLeVkPx_63LC7T8WBn6jc2cRfd7GByVFKWgz_iBx1PfKymsku1B4VqSDzpD_UPInZiE9H56i0FvZai2NCuDp9BvKBGI_Qx812cxa1ooXZ2XLkGASLxUAeaIEJ1dIPSPTY-0HcM7jrHpI4KZVjgZc3aJXYwJgyAjebRg0/w640-h480/13.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1jA9uCaSi4W4spIFp6-oniPL2Y_LAUKhEIz6RDl05oHGM29yT7HQRetvfMiLSVDx8-P6SAnIKc6AtfrUNvyvX-dOn225EqQ1zZ1nBZRaMCVfJotb2DmyeIiEjgVHWk_EnORMIHjnpKP-XGjUruHFDVYe9FP_usMlUNGb_05i6YlvgHU2mM28uQWLnp7I/s2016/14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1jA9uCaSi4W4spIFp6-oniPL2Y_LAUKhEIz6RDl05oHGM29yT7HQRetvfMiLSVDx8-P6SAnIKc6AtfrUNvyvX-dOn225EqQ1zZ1nBZRaMCVfJotb2DmyeIiEjgVHWk_EnORMIHjnpKP-XGjUruHFDVYe9FP_usMlUNGb_05i6YlvgHU2mM28uQWLnp7I/w640-h480/14.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Carmela Biscuithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14622514944344276878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-877997295736188312.post-30484149877085517672024-02-03T22:38:00.002+02:002024-02-03T22:38:26.332+02:00NyHavn Canal in Copenhagen<p>My first paint-by-numbers picture, finished and hung on the wall :)</p><p>To my utter shame, I bought the set of canvas, brushes and paints two years ago, but only at the beginning of this year I found the desire to open it and try it. As I had suspected, painting by numbers turned out to be totally my thing, very similar to cross stitching and puzzle assembling. Some days i would paint for hours, listening to an audiobook. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-t1SgJqQ1dgbdcfvLb-aqCkLXX8Is-K_5MOD9b8OQW7L2nAW8qqny_G3Nir9koee_IO39MedpnvoquwJijVtaM6hEwn68BGQWIndErFW8wUtIo3Wdq5vrGL_18dkpbNHmXS6vD08sT6p6KdKBX7arW04rNzPF0XNDZwIy7OOEdomXqYggm3x1L6AXsSI/s6016/02.03%20-1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6016" data-original-width="4000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-t1SgJqQ1dgbdcfvLb-aqCkLXX8Is-K_5MOD9b8OQW7L2nAW8qqny_G3Nir9koee_IO39MedpnvoquwJijVtaM6hEwn68BGQWIndErFW8wUtIo3Wdq5vrGL_18dkpbNHmXS6vD08sT6p6KdKBX7arW04rNzPF0XNDZwIy7OOEdomXqYggm3x1L6AXsSI/w426-h640/02.03%20-1.JPG" width="426" /></a></div> <p></p><p>However, I do not intend to fill the house with my "paintings", so probably one painting per year would be my limit, I would like to have more time for my other hobbies too.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnRMRjyVTHGexk4c9OcuzrAhmPkDG33ZyVxw7HnNr1wOKFsI6SgXI9ZIi42BvxsyJxUKvK-Cmri3bNWaXb1MBLo8jL2YxIZJTI44KQm3Q1vsGPEHhJb9mnDv4GJqwxygM2ee3TeK2xgvcqSK7-hBT3yX4hIoKXD6aewWCAQu-5IGDbrFpTmddS4sHSw30/s4905/02.03-2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3261" data-original-width="4905" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnRMRjyVTHGexk4c9OcuzrAhmPkDG33ZyVxw7HnNr1wOKFsI6SgXI9ZIi42BvxsyJxUKvK-Cmri3bNWaXb1MBLo8jL2YxIZJTI44KQm3Q1vsGPEHhJb9mnDv4GJqwxygM2ee3TeK2xgvcqSK7-hBT3yX4hIoKXD6aewWCAQu-5IGDbrFpTmddS4sHSw30/w640-h426/02.03-2.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>A close-up of the painting. As I had never had any experience with painting with acrylic paints, the thought that the paints might dry, had never occurred to me. Unfortunately, the quality of some of the paints was very poor and I suspect it is because they were too old. The quality of the set is also not very good, I've seen better versions of this particular painting, with more harmoniously selected colors. I am especially unhappy with one of the blues of the sky, but as a whole I like it a lot and I really enjoy watching it on the wall in the kitchen.<br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbgv8-gtgi1j8w-1Cyuu81_2sNtCf4v6pHnrs4FgAc5c-j1oOm6Aqtu-912IHx9gZn_tW5WTxkKC2ST8O_khx8Cc3artJOe1hMhzTdewyT6pt24QbyUd7livKi20mXcFxnEAOslFTrOfD9GyB_giXBoc6664kqrw9F2Admnb3iQcx4PX-BVxPAaC0CNhE/s4905/02.03-3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3261" data-original-width="4905" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbgv8-gtgi1j8w-1Cyuu81_2sNtCf4v6pHnrs4FgAc5c-j1oOm6Aqtu-912IHx9gZn_tW5WTxkKC2ST8O_khx8Cc3artJOe1hMhzTdewyT6pt24QbyUd7livKi20mXcFxnEAOslFTrOfD9GyB_giXBoc6664kqrw9F2Admnb3iQcx4PX-BVxPAaC0CNhE/w640-h426/02.03-3.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>Here are some photos I took in the course of the process. It all started on January 09.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeG_KBavV8zOPgFXnFQ33tnj6mZAsUJYzSF93r8h9dOYm8wj2-MUQF6kX9LldJ2OWkt84uzHryVygvRxuk5nkfZrt7xB5loyDCoWKCc6cMUYoLB2EPKsdP5kFk4hpeDaBgzaHmmwsf97cOQs_1vK_8VkPj0Y2qZ6_PmcdFmlezaO8VtQYkBfRhAXv_2mI/s1958/01.09.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1394" data-original-width="1958" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeG_KBavV8zOPgFXnFQ33tnj6mZAsUJYzSF93r8h9dOYm8wj2-MUQF6kX9LldJ2OWkt84uzHryVygvRxuk5nkfZrt7xB5loyDCoWKCc6cMUYoLB2EPKsdP5kFk4hpeDaBgzaHmmwsf97cOQs_1vK_8VkPj0Y2qZ6_PmcdFmlezaO8VtQYkBfRhAXv_2mI/w640-h456/01.09.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>January 10<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLHgW08q1XH-KBmWFTLq-BOJ0DXuiiFKXl3SRd5kNQJRZFCGfA1aLTLTPDinXeW6KhdoR6lNm8rXPrKedAmA_2hMWVQHf4f72yLQXmtWckHKNTGdRHdSU57SkKpv79qlyBPlOJsL_7_vrO8J2wxJb7XUa1woKp6aj91xnmVIAYbrlcvLRKVVu3hNvq0sU/s2013/01.10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1305" data-original-width="2013" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLHgW08q1XH-KBmWFTLq-BOJ0DXuiiFKXl3SRd5kNQJRZFCGfA1aLTLTPDinXeW6KhdoR6lNm8rXPrKedAmA_2hMWVQHf4f72yLQXmtWckHKNTGdRHdSU57SkKpv79qlyBPlOJsL_7_vrO8J2wxJb7XUa1woKp6aj91xnmVIAYbrlcvLRKVVu3hNvq0sU/w640-h414/01.10.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>January 13<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyolnp2PUrB_nE-7-g8gW7ZACtiTeLuEF9FzVkTaSlkVrOA38RZLg4jkGfdSK1drw9ZAyNWEUDsp-SUtxETZyo1qP7FjkTUZDRhNBtlIsNQuwfRzUQX8Qke4osYOLYusSRJUGcbpe6ZjqkiBS16ygLiJAkNa84LTwy6qof8AkU5XuEsAv6NbQ91LB_UEQ/s3008/01.13.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="3008" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyolnp2PUrB_nE-7-g8gW7ZACtiTeLuEF9FzVkTaSlkVrOA38RZLg4jkGfdSK1drw9ZAyNWEUDsp-SUtxETZyo1qP7FjkTUZDRhNBtlIsNQuwfRzUQX8Qke4osYOLYusSRJUGcbpe6ZjqkiBS16ygLiJAkNa84LTwy6qof8AkU5XuEsAv6NbQ91LB_UEQ/w640-h426/01.13.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>January 14<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="3008" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHqsufyJ5HZ81kbCc5hTltYlQzkteBFfaZ7nLxZUvguYSzYymriNsHR1NLNJg9zHw2PMrPWXKnUwAHnU9yBdf85SHRX9TQys1uM68KrTCsXiFApSR3OPMtBbkvYyZvNyOuszikP5Nb3b6wBoIDRcBMpE4g6r3HCikkb6_IF6GSj33aFbY13FqRtUI9mek/w640-h426/01.27.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>January 31 - final day! The last tiny small areas are covered with paint :)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSp-QA6pLLi-U9Z-4RekxB52gQxFASMpcnoJzejPW7X2kly8_1uSnIb9hizDYB82tzdgc67tCVNL6-lb70M_sD3Cb8phiqj4sUhGX3ZGnVuDXEdkmPAKIuTiXnoEVGUysHjpHTwzayRwuQR5sij4eUuz_Bf10HNcxPaMUxDqTOpQWeLS8oHjDkjPRJZy8/s2209/01.31.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1712" data-original-width="2209" height="496" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSp-QA6pLLi-U9Z-4RekxB52gQxFASMpcnoJzejPW7X2kly8_1uSnIb9hizDYB82tzdgc67tCVNL6-lb70M_sD3Cb8phiqj4sUhGX3ZGnVuDXEdkmPAKIuTiXnoEVGUysHjpHTwzayRwuQR5sij4eUuz_Bf10HNcxPaMUxDqTOpQWeLS8oHjDkjPRJZy8/w640-h496/01.31.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />Carmela Biscuithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14622514944344276878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-877997295736188312.post-39207733151625604162024-02-01T16:55:00.002+02:002024-02-01T16:55:45.491+02:00First Make of 2024 and Last Make of 2023<p>My first make for 2024 is a blouse for my mother, the pattern is from the December issue of Burda magazine. Lately I've been buying the physical issues, but this is the first pattern I actually copied and cut. Printing pdf patterns is so much easier, however, holding the magazine, leafing through the pages and trying to read the German texts and instructions is a part of the whole experience, that has its own delights.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvWygS_5XLAiqCBEs5KypYDZiQKkD0W1HDRA5mm2e-L4bDNWKoh7MSUMxv7HLbtFE0kSAErfElNEPd3YCCne4IvEu4hrzZGGPQUr88Zc6Z2emTtWbanyfLTKtMWgnfBSp6Hhio7hat2o4zG1yI3GODRS10M-M9oVmJSxK_45ulO8S7UiunFKukET75LJc/s4461/1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4461" data-original-width="2966" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvWygS_5XLAiqCBEs5KypYDZiQKkD0W1HDRA5mm2e-L4bDNWKoh7MSUMxv7HLbtFE0kSAErfElNEPd3YCCne4IvEu4hrzZGGPQUr88Zc6Z2emTtWbanyfLTKtMWgnfBSp6Hhio7hat2o4zG1yI3GODRS10M-M9oVmJSxK_45ulO8S7UiunFKukET75LJc/w426-h640/1.JPG" width="426" /></a></div>I had bought a different fabric for this pattern, but it turned out I couldn't fit my mother's size in it, so I remembered this nice fluid viscose-polyester blend I recently bought. Actually I had bought it around Christmas for Gaby, but it transpired that she didn't like black, so I put it aside for another project. In the end Gaby's fabric went to my mother, the fabric, intended for her blouse, became mine, and Gaby got a third fabric - more about it at the end of this posting :)<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOfq_KUO0N1qgzSgcFBollg8UQM8UV7rlUjbCOopN35B-RUPHv224xZkkYPuw6BgO1LxTU3vir8hdQKK9jJBWeeNFqAn-wVzANIrmPdY7xaG_Wg4SAV8Bx25xkaOxN7FyzaPxbkgLRpA8UPP6rH7XfhNpy978djoUrNyc9k5J4bXAKZudH0agiwQ54I9o/s6016/2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6016" data-original-width="4000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOfq_KUO0N1qgzSgcFBollg8UQM8UV7rlUjbCOopN35B-RUPHv224xZkkYPuw6BgO1LxTU3vir8hdQKK9jJBWeeNFqAn-wVzANIrmPdY7xaG_Wg4SAV8Bx25xkaOxN7FyzaPxbkgLRpA8UPP6rH7XfhNpy978djoUrNyc9k5J4bXAKZudH0agiwQ54I9o/w426-h640/2.JPG" width="426" /></a></div> <p></p><p>The pattern is a tailored knit blouse with richly gathered bishop sleeves and some sort of a half turtle neck. The sleeves and the body of the pattern are designed just fine, but the neck is definitely problematic, which is even apparent from the photos in the magazine. So, as I had sufficient fabric left, I decided to add a fairly generous cowl collar.</p><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpy0rP6dO9_0orCJ6IEH1grOrtum0RXgQ6ICxMO3AvcjIlxaoIua-a1laROFCJ7as_OEP85o6u9-iMuHy4LLRMVCyT2E5nrze978926MCEZYmP40tZggqZWpAUzYvFTzcWt0G8Ul-Ph4_SzaPBVJ5ERVN8uq9woqhOlQgtJN3JL7REq3KqF0BicU79uEs/s3353/3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2229" data-original-width="3353" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpy0rP6dO9_0orCJ6IEH1grOrtum0RXgQ6ICxMO3AvcjIlxaoIua-a1laROFCJ7as_OEP85o6u9-iMuHy4LLRMVCyT2E5nrze978926MCEZYmP40tZggqZWpAUzYvFTzcWt0G8Ul-Ph4_SzaPBVJ5ERVN8uq9woqhOlQgtJN3JL7REq3KqF0BicU79uEs/w640-h426/3.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>Pattern: <a href="https://burdastyle.ru/vikroyki/pulovery/pulover-s-obyomnymi-rukavami-burda-2023-12-108-a/" target="_blank">BurdaStyle 12 / 2023 #108</a></div><div style="text-align: left;">Size: 42, shortened</div><div style="text-align: left;">Fabric: viscose-polyester blend, 1.3 m</div><div style="text-align: left;">Time to make: 3 days <br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAAcroMVKC8FKScdK3mJuWZ_65d4HFxwpollhYf7icCQ_7X8J6HLcQbtqdcsG7UClJFISytKel3eL6qUrAPbwmETwhToyfbGgMuJHugSn_HLyfP5JLs_d_GCU8DIPnW0wsOt6V5n5pwzCqHck-uV75oEg2WzuPlHDtbtbbN3J551b302BkTkffk0lNnxI/s4431/4.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4431" data-original-width="2946" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAAcroMVKC8FKScdK3mJuWZ_65d4HFxwpollhYf7icCQ_7X8J6HLcQbtqdcsG7UClJFISytKel3eL6qUrAPbwmETwhToyfbGgMuJHugSn_HLyfP5JLs_d_GCU8DIPnW0wsOt6V5n5pwzCqHck-uV75oEg2WzuPlHDtbtbbN3J551b302BkTkffk0lNnxI/w426-h640/4.JPG" width="426" /></a></div> <p></p><p><b>Modifications</b>: I shortened the body -1 cm above the armholes, -2 cm above the waist and -8 cm below the waist. Proportionally, I shortened the sleeves -2 cm above the armholes and -5 cm from the length below the armholes. I kept the wristbands as per pattern, but cut them horizontally, so that the stripes would be perpendicular to the stripes of the sleeves and I did the same with the cowl collar.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq-Y10kxaQKk3N1ybU6OdlO99KmKLjdaQLoSWGv8p-ocwCAKGfKvUCAFIQr4m8fNmus2P0uz9gyOImo_UJnIEn_eb8qP210oTuvYKDgGm0Zj6xb-hBKjd0S5t41VzGBa4f-bSrXvvhrRjh3uK-i5FXDy1XBpVElb8YYPpxK9ovc7Zgwoe_toysSvm9DgI/s4383/5.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4383" data-original-width="2914" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq-Y10kxaQKk3N1ybU6OdlO99KmKLjdaQLoSWGv8p-ocwCAKGfKvUCAFIQr4m8fNmus2P0uz9gyOImo_UJnIEn_eb8qP210oTuvYKDgGm0Zj6xb-hBKjd0S5t41VzGBa4f-bSrXvvhrRjh3uK-i5FXDy1XBpVElb8YYPpxK9ovc7Zgwoe_toysSvm9DgI/w426-h640/5.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><p></p><p>The cowl collar is from the Sinclair Lotte hoodie, but a bit shortened and modified. I debated with myself whether to make it triangular or rounded at the point of connection at the back and husband convinced me to add the angular feature for some interest. I don't mind it, but I don't think I'll repeat it.<br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrcQ8VrYGreQ_X5Or00uLYFo8S_uJvK8EU4LbRRF75UwNJw1UilTHRqDrtxCDUYOdGN6mQZ6i5Up0KxwAnOwBbsy4dlSyKAbOuKAs8Lbz-yBJb2p4d7bvkUPYp8wYsHN3PvX_og-G9KjijBjcvLo5moee72QKVpSIGUVke-vuiLM4G98SyQ5Nf_eEm-7g/s6016/6.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6016" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrcQ8VrYGreQ_X5Or00uLYFo8S_uJvK8EU4LbRRF75UwNJw1UilTHRqDrtxCDUYOdGN6mQZ6i5Up0KxwAnOwBbsy4dlSyKAbOuKAs8Lbz-yBJb2p4d7bvkUPYp8wYsHN3PvX_og-G9KjijBjcvLo5moee72QKVpSIGUVke-vuiLM4G98SyQ5Nf_eEm-7g/w640-h426/6.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>And here's what I made for New Year's Eve for Gaby - a similar blouse out of sparkling purple fabric. The pattern is another <a href="http://carmelabiscuit.blogspot.com/2022/04/basic-white-t-shirt-with-beaded-motif.html" target="_blank">Burda blouse - 6820</a>, but the sleeves are modified, based on <a href="http://carmelabiscuit.blogspot.com/2022/02/teal-blouse-with-high-turtleneck.html" target="_blank">Burda #112 10/2021</a> and the droplet neck opening is from my <a href="http://carmelabiscuit.blogspot.com/2023/05/blouse-with-drop-cut-outs.html" target="_blank">Burda 117 01/2021</a>. <p></p><p>There is a curious story behind this blouse. As I mentioned I had bought the black fabric, intending it for Burda #108 12/2023 for Gaby. I expected I would be able to make her only one item while she was visiting, so she chose the lined Andean jacket. On the evening of the day before her flight back to Vienna she lamented, that she hadn't been able to find a nice blouse in Sofia for her Silvester party. And early on the morning of her departure day, while drinking my coffee, I decided that I could manage it - go downtown, buy a piece of fabric, make a blouse and finish it before she left for her flight in the late afternoon. This was the most hectic cutting and sewing I've ever done, but yes, I did it, even with a couple of hours to spare, and she was very happy with the result!</p><div style="text-align: left;">Pattern: Burda 6820 + #112 10/2021 sleeves</div><div style="text-align: left;">Size: 34</div><div style="text-align: left;">Fabric: sparkly knit fabric, 1.2 m </div><div style="text-align: left;">Time to make: a few hours<br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXczcG4k1kDD4m2J71_2HcpBUQjBJ9doqyFmso8dvxDImzoRurvwdeqfqxllULob55I4iC0HVsgJq8R1p9zIZgWfHQl0bBDaUtBS7jNYtZR_JSxLJ4yJBs7nLz6hopEXXiwaZtYyyJ6llrf2533ObRlH8yF3x4BZO_YNSKWCnW_bKWmOUhUWoEjKlKTP8/s602/12.30_cr.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="602" data-original-width="451" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXczcG4k1kDD4m2J71_2HcpBUQjBJ9doqyFmso8dvxDImzoRurvwdeqfqxllULob55I4iC0HVsgJq8R1p9zIZgWfHQl0bBDaUtBS7jNYtZR_JSxLJ4yJBs7nLz6hopEXXiwaZtYyyJ6llrf2533ObRlH8yF3x4BZO_YNSKWCnW_bKWmOUhUWoEjKlKTP8/w480-h640/12.30_cr.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Carmela Biscuithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14622514944344276878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-877997295736188312.post-39530876445466507522024-01-31T15:42:00.003+02:002024-01-31T17:46:15.348+02:00Three Years on Duolingo<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8VUEm13h9kmoudtXwAm7b0mtqzoc5mMVZab0Y_nSQDloMcFCmx813GZvmd6RAhpJ9iraSWXzBBTMoma7ETU7apMLFE4CmLPOrrjdfbMzXde1sg15F97d3KkURnTPxM9mLh6o8gSUTW4-vW6lWv-CpU1FT74iAWKOMXA5eru0b_ZDD52JtpxU3o2iekzE/s1000/1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8VUEm13h9kmoudtXwAm7b0mtqzoc5mMVZab0Y_nSQDloMcFCmx813GZvmd6RAhpJ9iraSWXzBBTMoma7ETU7apMLFE4CmLPOrrjdfbMzXde1sg15F97d3KkURnTPxM9mLh6o8gSUTW4-vW6lWv-CpU1FT74iAWKOMXA5eru0b_ZDD52JtpxU3o2iekzE/s320/1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>Day by day, my Duolingo streak got to three years. Now I almost can't imagine not starting my day with a cup of coffee and an hour of German exercises. I definitely prefer the English-German version, with the sound turned off, where I translate out loud every single sentence in German and then compare my translation to the German answer. The thing is, that Duolingo exercises provide you mostly with ready-made sentences in the target language and you are expected to fill in the blanks, translate into your base language or listen to and then build the sentence you just heard out of the word blocks. All of that is useful, no doubt, but it is kind of too easy and doesn't require that much word recalling and sentence building. The way i use the app is much slower, but forces me to translate simultaneously all the time and improves my active use of the language.<br /></p><p></p><p>Lately I've been listening to Youtube channels in German a lot. Here are some of my latest finds, which I'd like to put in a good word for:<br /></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@GermanRelaxedGabriel/videos?view=0&sort=dd&shelf_id=0" target="_blank"><b><i>Learn German Relaxed with Gabriel </i></b></a>has some grammar videos, but most enjoyable for me are Gabriel's walks around in Taiwan, during which he tries to speak slowly and very clearly and to talk about his surroundings and various other entertaining topics. Absolutely excellent for a beginner listener.</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@deutschpodcast" target="_blank"><b><i>Deutsch-Podcas</i></b>t</a> is a channel by two ladies, both German exam instructors. I've listened to them speaking about various topics, also fairly easy and understandable for a beginner.</p><p><b><i><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@deutschesgeplapper" target="_blank">Deutsches Geplapper</a></i></b> - this one can be a bit more difficult to understand, dependent on the guests, but I've listened to some interesting polyglots, discussing various language learning strategies and personal experiences and I found it worth the effort.<br /></p><p>My level is probably somewhere around A2, modest B1.1, with probably
some B2 grammar, but gaps in A2 vocabulary, when measured according to a
standardized system. I still have a lot of the English-German tree left, plus almost 20 units of the revision part of the German-English tree. I really hope the developers would add new parts to the trees, as I can't imagine what else could make me study German every day, but my Duolingo. Of course, it would be smashing, if they added a German - Bulgarian section, but I'm not holding my breath :(</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgjAYGPvTdjj-8em8axTyBVemJkA4gg3_ebZIKUcP2qYDP04GXm5GKuA5uZwfNDItqCfy8EuviMH0CqHJLhZtiVaqaHTT_GuCkm_yXUUZPiYqxnOY1o8PebyYIh2fwU20QRm1kiM9pjhmZCUldx9zBB9zle-CabpVbTxbSDKFXi5w9JoP1cTexYsKcnAM/s4905/2.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3261" data-original-width="4905" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgjAYGPvTdjj-8em8axTyBVemJkA4gg3_ebZIKUcP2qYDP04GXm5GKuA5uZwfNDItqCfy8EuviMH0CqHJLhZtiVaqaHTT_GuCkm_yXUUZPiYqxnOY1o8PebyYIh2fwU20QRm1kiM9pjhmZCUldx9zBB9zle-CabpVbTxbSDKFXi5w9JoP1cTexYsKcnAM/w640-h426/2.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Carmela Biscuithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14622514944344276878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-877997295736188312.post-27664182267285868352024-01-30T09:36:00.005+02:002024-01-30T09:40:42.472+02:00Bistritza - Zeleznitza in January<p>Our Friday hike was along one of the closest to home and easiest trails, from the village of Bistritza to the village of Zeleznitza and back along the same trail, which is part of the low altitude Vitosha circuit.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx9fN8vjC4xgEn3izN5Co8Khyphenhyphen9EecSItSBPYeCbP2fuOGntZcC3LCges7AEGvBlqTXaISJoP9RukVh-ueiciOhZFBBGtazdN3efdV0pOlCuD54mbs7k-r3R5T8GQYhdLBY-q4g8-6dTZiFb6BdVX3QigtJCYMkZh27MHSmIFCjXEgzQfiQMZzXpouio0s/s2016/1.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx9fN8vjC4xgEn3izN5Co8Khyphenhyphen9EecSItSBPYeCbP2fuOGntZcC3LCges7AEGvBlqTXaISJoP9RukVh-ueiciOhZFBBGtazdN3efdV0pOlCuD54mbs7k-r3R5T8GQYhdLBY-q4g8-6dTZiFb6BdVX3QigtJCYMkZh27MHSmIFCjXEgzQfiQMZzXpouio0s/w640-h480/1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>However, on a winter day, the path is not so easy, especially after a sequence of sunny days and freezing nights - parts of the trail were covered with melting ice and very difficult to traverse. <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF-TYQhR45Y7DefJvSmV7wxPJviVvGy-T8o2f4pqhKMqT04I4ggbX1IWUN0dHM5MpmqQweRq-GwyFAjAEx34H0P57TzU-7K4EPFkGflkTyoEQztiJavGQusuO59-5YGTkAPlkQBJl5YGRlyVzmALGu8WLrc2VA0c1IbouhuhMdVkAMjOf2pfWKcWRDXrU/s2016/2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF-TYQhR45Y7DefJvSmV7wxPJviVvGy-T8o2f4pqhKMqT04I4ggbX1IWUN0dHM5MpmqQweRq-GwyFAjAEx34H0P57TzU-7K4EPFkGflkTyoEQztiJavGQusuO59-5YGTkAPlkQBJl5YGRlyVzmALGu8WLrc2VA0c1IbouhuhMdVkAMjOf2pfWKcWRDXrU/w480-h640/2.jpg" width="480" /></a></div>The trail is extremely popular, but on a cold Friday it was almost empty - on our way to Zeleznitza we met with absolutely no one, on the way back we did encounter a couple of other hikers.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMC7p7dZQx0_22wSzzM6fkDTxfXQXpgtH8OgvL9l9EIPBkUk_AUWpGWCH_-oaC1HpV5j1ax0Uu_DxccyMXnPPQrYuBpvEwxRBCHMsT1rqo3ZM3xwmN1LLM6MB_rnVADDxX0bKbgaG8xdW24-FfEAUBZBUGywhVDOvc4Xd24bsOaKfqZ3Oc1_Ig6tNoZcg/s2016/3.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMC7p7dZQx0_22wSzzM6fkDTxfXQXpgtH8OgvL9l9EIPBkUk_AUWpGWCH_-oaC1HpV5j1ax0Uu_DxccyMXnPPQrYuBpvEwxRBCHMsT1rqo3ZM3xwmN1LLM6MB_rnVADDxX0bKbgaG8xdW24-FfEAUBZBUGywhVDOvc4Xd24bsOaKfqZ3Oc1_Ig6tNoZcg/w640-h480/3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>A curious anecdote - there are two parking lots at the start of the trail - one at the very end of the village, where we left the car, and one 1 km further along. This further section of the asphalt road has been abandoned and I believe it is closed for cars (theoretically), but people usually drive to the end of it and park their cars at the old parking lot, where the road meets the trail. However, just before the parking lot, one of Bistritza river tributaries had over-flooded a section of the road, it was completely frozen from bank to bank and extremely dangerous for driving. We were so relieved to have left the car at the other parking lot, unfortunately there were cars in the dangerous section and two of them had already had a minor accident, sliding along the ice and bumping into one other.<br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyM3wYtzPAdsrApMf-9DklxbWBtlX8ZosyRKOuKdAh8xjX-tErltzp08jkwGxH5b2DIfCseXDT7jGLhqtYTEw9GXWkPoNX32EWGaMm3etFakDOi75ffTrPfXTfJYDfpicqyJBCgKsTYjEDXR4vbdLCMQH8w0MFnNMGGv4P9UaWp-FL-H08M7k18Jow7K4/s2016/4.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyM3wYtzPAdsrApMf-9DklxbWBtlX8ZosyRKOuKdAh8xjX-tErltzp08jkwGxH5b2DIfCseXDT7jGLhqtYTEw9GXWkPoNX32EWGaMm3etFakDOi75ffTrPfXTfJYDfpicqyJBCgKsTYjEDXR4vbdLCMQH8w0MFnNMGGv4P9UaWp-FL-H08M7k18Jow7K4/w640-h480/4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><b><u>Hike info:</u></b></p><p></p><p></p><div style="text-align: left;">Destination: low altitude circuit trail Bistritza - Zeleznitza<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Mountain: Vitosha</div><div style="text-align: left;">Total length: 13 km</div><div style="text-align: left;">Elevation gain: 80 m</div><div style="text-align: left;">Total duration (plus picnic and rests): 3 and a half hours </div><div style="text-align: left;">Average difficulty: 3 / 10 </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKI6TPDIbr-pjNuEhZlINjgXD6OoCk7P0oIZCAYBMR_7aiudT62vSWiY6G1wnZqPrhCcQBT5GkerRjPpNMV6fq548VSI9PJFXiQD2Ca1yToyLmcX7nqd_wr7QglwhBYn14DMoA0styWBLWMdiS8hUSr3bX7t1i9JefYlYxyqC3HaEu8vlsRtMdH-zNE5g/w640-h480/6.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>We had our picnic on the sunlit benches by the river and quickly headed back.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp75G4I2-5BFFS7EEA_RVdPW29HZNaBlqmdCYkEbQ3-2VBd9gXNONDeh-1UkuDTsIdBN9BiPkMJui-OF0XAZwiISP_8uvyuHE9Q2uQxvH9pom6Mhx9QwhFenCu8TZ5izexmsykzLQ3Wiw53v3CUoioN_eFriGzCJ3oNCi2R9SE_2ct76dkU0_vfsHLJuk/s2016/7.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp75G4I2-5BFFS7EEA_RVdPW29HZNaBlqmdCYkEbQ3-2VBd9gXNONDeh-1UkuDTsIdBN9BiPkMJui-OF0XAZwiISP_8uvyuHE9Q2uQxvH9pom6Mhx9QwhFenCu8TZ5izexmsykzLQ3Wiw53v3CUoioN_eFriGzCJ3oNCi2R9SE_2ct76dkU0_vfsHLJuk/w640-h480/7.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoxhQfaOKYAT9tp2IeNnMReodvpj5fw_wFoM2oqNnH7Dbm1MWHqq2vSRRoSS3CZxIqCyjjYHrA5gXnAEswf26RIbfUffPkUWPZ7UshS0DC3TJjzTGN47fekk9apubZ8LLkBwnilF9dJYmGKByuhYHxowHvoooWFZuf1rew6d-w1oScvm3WAN6Jxs1FzXE/w640-h480/9.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>I love refreshing winter hikes, when the sun is shining and the air is cold and crisp :)</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK33xsa1nergn0BVMrON5Mq5wp-raSQUt5nfcaW0rr8ph3iRX7-n1bkoINalBZxN3EiR4lg-0WDsihsfR8MV8e-cc8qxzxSfzc0iVVey6zZhkbQk9ChjSFwZ_9KiO31ZSjhmL5z1fQw4a4xy7-fqc8BzQMuS_FLbeupzQ4XW4veAkLgxKhF7liM3SZnH8/s2016/10.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK33xsa1nergn0BVMrON5Mq5wp-raSQUt5nfcaW0rr8ph3iRX7-n1bkoINalBZxN3EiR4lg-0WDsihsfR8MV8e-cc8qxzxSfzc0iVVey6zZhkbQk9ChjSFwZ_9KiO31ZSjhmL5z1fQw4a4xy7-fqc8BzQMuS_FLbeupzQ4XW4veAkLgxKhF7liM3SZnH8/w640-h480/10.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br />Carmela Biscuithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14622514944344276878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-877997295736188312.post-43535380631216872322024-01-23T16:59:00.002+02:002024-01-23T18:05:12.716+02:00Gigintzi 2024<p>Our first hike for 2024 comes a bit late in the month. The weather around Christmas and the New Year was very nice and mild for winter, but unfortunately, we caught a flu (or other) virus and first I, then the boys were under the weather. It was nothing dramatic, some temperature, muscle pains and all the other extras of cold weather viruses, that persist to linger long after the virus has been taken care of.</p><p>The silver lining of this particular cloud was, that I had two afternoons of lying propped on the sofa and reading the latest Booker winner - Timeshelter by the Bulgarian writer Georgi Gospodinov - an excellent read, which I would heartily recommend to everyone.</p><p>As we got more or less back to normal and the weather last Friday was forecast to be the last warm and sunny day in weeks to come, we decided to roam the hills of Cherna Gora mountain. We drove to the village of Gigintzi, left the car on the completely empty parking lot of Giginski monastery and took the path to the summit of the mountain - peak Tumba.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmyu4EFs9dUpVfboeL8k1Py0Or24QIngot_qz_OuvQsa07IJjWhTNdV-Q0b7UfbNf9C4ZJjhjKwwdyjSeuvt-G7oZNgdziHUUNTvkL9Dm-kPr6vwMhcdPIlBvJ2q-ks53DtT08BH2ZSVkJkHT_ahbP5T349z92mhNrhmSuomVZJQAuZxtQnTqdxNHOgds/s2016/1.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmyu4EFs9dUpVfboeL8k1Py0Or24QIngot_qz_OuvQsa07IJjWhTNdV-Q0b7UfbNf9C4ZJjhjKwwdyjSeuvt-G7oZNgdziHUUNTvkL9Dm-kPr6vwMhcdPIlBvJ2q-ks53DtT08BH2ZSVkJkHT_ahbP5T349z92mhNrhmSuomVZJQAuZxtQnTqdxNHOgds/w640-h480/1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>The path was snowless, though muddy at places, perfect for a winter hike. The weather around noon was very sunny and pleasant, though a bit windy.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8agL33QUYpN_lLTIy6MLvEwHBEkAzyzZym46QuXfZ2kf1yfaFlbG5CjLANb0iUZ5NVFhQKvS-3KtcFqoYazaXc43wztXmPQM875IPtDbfQ5OcDettWh2YsnH6scvLTVG-9eytHHnWj7J9qTlXWGThiERV4K7khtVBy9h0skS8IgF8dASPrcUIPiwfoD8/s2016/2.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8agL33QUYpN_lLTIy6MLvEwHBEkAzyzZym46QuXfZ2kf1yfaFlbG5CjLANb0iUZ5NVFhQKvS-3KtcFqoYazaXc43wztXmPQM875IPtDbfQ5OcDettWh2YsnH6scvLTVG-9eytHHnWj7J9qTlXWGThiERV4K7khtVBy9h0skS8IgF8dASPrcUIPiwfoD8/w640-h480/2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><b><u>Hike info:</u></b></p><p></p><p></p><div style="text-align: left;">Destination: peak Tumba (1129 m)<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Mountain: Cherna Gora<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Total length: 11 km</div><div style="text-align: left;">Elevation gain: 150 m twice (980m - 1129 m - 980m - 1118m - 980m)<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Total duration (plus picnic): 3 hours and a half<br /></div>Average difficulty: 3 / 10 <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdiRqXcKD-CQL6_yzewxCWdYxcvUkgklrehawm8gKDfPrgJC0rwLCITvOWWqd8obfAMS9nv32dRHF32X9FaXhwJIe1Kgeh31RpoUI_F_JQ4S3iofVxZVRm48EdcFK75zem_ET5RTOBWWn6Pcc1A2DS4NhgrHB-NyoAUypZMJbyTlUIqknfCv1NIMe08jw/s2016/3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdiRqXcKD-CQL6_yzewxCWdYxcvUkgklrehawm8gKDfPrgJC0rwLCITvOWWqd8obfAMS9nv32dRHF32X9FaXhwJIe1Kgeh31RpoUI_F_JQ4S3iofVxZVRm48EdcFK75zem_ET5RTOBWWn6Pcc1A2DS4NhgrHB-NyoAUypZMJbyTlUIqknfCv1NIMe08jw/w480-h640/3.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD8hZDy_SVDoVcQK8xVkZqjhdpNVAwTEoxjSNlmLDBiBnWezGOvKIJFBXgO9yfYSkPq-Fl0I85Ui-Es6szGsnTkKwKgDsbkjnymx4go5-GOKITWLd4fUh9qR4FIMfwZ5A2MhXSqLEeeoUopasyEOnNufAkXlz5KdR0Ee7vRQHpzzIn7pbSovSBwTH1pNE/s2016/4.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD8hZDy_SVDoVcQK8xVkZqjhdpNVAwTEoxjSNlmLDBiBnWezGOvKIJFBXgO9yfYSkPq-Fl0I85Ui-Es6szGsnTkKwKgDsbkjnymx4go5-GOKITWLd4fUh9qR4FIMfwZ5A2MhXSqLEeeoUopasyEOnNufAkXlz5KdR0Ee7vRQHpzzIn7pbSovSBwTH1pNE/w640-h480/4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div style="text-align: left;"><u><b>Me-made items, worn on this hike:</b></u></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Husband: men's boxers, Knipmode Cargo pants, Knipmode blouse, socks, hat, shawl in the backpack<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I: lingerie, Sinclair Lotte hoodie, socks, hat, gloves, shawl in the backpack (used at some point)<br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbyMEIoOeTxgOfsg9cXI95LttLyXiZW2FWxbOx4zlGHNarrdsjusHvMwGuqKZ31kigOH6TqhDuk3qCpeSKdZFl4qiMWzW5ZG8ar4ML4YEkeWpvh4W4HFzmcFrWJh8KKdZPkZJHQbvkn-hXbLjt4gqevHa3-BrTV2kI7xjwX8y2b5SGFbE_LvJxiKnooTA/s2016/5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbyMEIoOeTxgOfsg9cXI95LttLyXiZW2FWxbOx4zlGHNarrdsjusHvMwGuqKZ31kigOH6TqhDuk3qCpeSKdZFl4qiMWzW5ZG8ar4ML4YEkeWpvh4W4HFzmcFrWJh8KKdZPkZJHQbvkn-hXbLjt4gqevHa3-BrTV2kI7xjwX8y2b5SGFbE_LvJxiKnooTA/w480-h640/5.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><p>As it took us less than an hour to climb the peak, we decided to continue down the path west, to the hunter's lodge. This path is so pleasant, open field and with great views to the mountains of Kraishte, that it is completely worth the hour and a half drive to Gigintzi.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmdB0PGlm2-M_zClmZN-vRj1MfKYePrjzTNtbr568FfwAWHXgYssRV1VBZPMf2z1o0-mCUdsS_zr_5bme-pCWVQSIJNvNrK_Oi6jJ8BwnI8brgH6JX0Q47Glvjmny3kqH5f3NzR42bdKRx2r2JKpivIrEiggofDZPZMa_YKF3aGJzCw1ft5YqjOg4NIB4/s2016/6.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmdB0PGlm2-M_zClmZN-vRj1MfKYePrjzTNtbr568FfwAWHXgYssRV1VBZPMf2z1o0-mCUdsS_zr_5bme-pCWVQSIJNvNrK_Oi6jJ8BwnI8brgH6JX0Q47Glvjmny3kqH5f3NzR42bdKRx2r2JKpivIrEiggofDZPZMa_YKF3aGJzCw1ft5YqjOg4NIB4/w640-h480/6.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbgBeNUtYlhFdE56dft7_-swjtYibAG-xch5mQewCRT4Me8LRqgGRjup1v_nTAOkloIJWerQWUC97rh4nrruxMggAcK6Cfz3e90P1VTwHQIiKG0ayBu4djIoHtaox2A3pl49DuRRekcg4eZqo8dOKz78vzh2HGe8s3VnQ8LaoQ8Q7xgDN0dHZJIXvEwvg/s2016/7.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbgBeNUtYlhFdE56dft7_-swjtYibAG-xch5mQewCRT4Me8LRqgGRjup1v_nTAOkloIJWerQWUC97rh4nrruxMggAcK6Cfz3e90P1VTwHQIiKG0ayBu4djIoHtaox2A3pl49DuRRekcg4eZqo8dOKz78vzh2HGe8s3VnQ8LaoQ8Q7xgDN0dHZJIXvEwvg/w640-h480/7.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>The hunter's lodge. It is downhill from from the peak to the lodge, so this hike is a bit of a mixed bag of up and downhill all the way. We decided not to have our picnic around the lodge, but to turn back and have a lunch on one of the meadows we had passed on the way down.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOpMQRVNeadukaocKDUvy8GaRx-stI4W0ApZXYk8knJiiYatG-q3JqAcz0tNDun23QdA7Jdnm1yGPimgPYj8LMiPKNEpiW87t7G_H7ZhPoS9YbL0Y-uxdAliTq6NAlzwAm3qIVDA2bZWrigqKA4mwXNlPEq1HmwdJynh_bpOGOrLoes0R9SJTK9Vae0uA/s2016/8.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOpMQRVNeadukaocKDUvy8GaRx-stI4W0ApZXYk8knJiiYatG-q3JqAcz0tNDun23QdA7Jdnm1yGPimgPYj8LMiPKNEpiW87t7G_H7ZhPoS9YbL0Y-uxdAliTq6NAlzwAm3qIVDA2bZWrigqKA4mwXNlPEq1HmwdJynh_bpOGOrLoes0R9SJTK9Vae0uA/w640-h480/8.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Back uphill. While we were having our picnic, some clouds gathered above us and the temperatures dropped a bit. Late in the evening, the winter was back and now it is cold again and the streets are covered with snow and ice. I am really glad we took advantage of the perfect Friday we had.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAo5lTBDB0k10NGcnffumpRreLcnL00QQ-1Ch0QRCy2ELoBg16_101sH8o02EoPWDO9xI3X59uVOuZVyLX_SV1eYeB6NDzZcUpTXqVi6I6w4Zh2G0oEyq0VT-QqCAQOthy8mjXzCsQBaEAVQeSuSXzEnlo6CdHJinOerMZIYBlDnPfw16iQCNgU4er-dU/s2016/9.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAo5lTBDB0k10NGcnffumpRreLcnL00QQ-1Ch0QRCy2ELoBg16_101sH8o02EoPWDO9xI3X59uVOuZVyLX_SV1eYeB6NDzZcUpTXqVi6I6w4Zh2G0oEyq0VT-QqCAQOthy8mjXzCsQBaEAVQeSuSXzEnlo6CdHJinOerMZIYBlDnPfw16iQCNgU4er-dU/w640-h480/9.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Back to the monastery and the car.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd6qXviJm_VHxAQkfdLhjEW3tvsm5TvZscw356Lwo-RBPBOlGsKsIrq1JwgbTaAXyipkGDKO7R1jZfkZzNGzineIN-3cmfIQhyghUvW5H12JEdz_cD4yaOCdrnIsSXBX-HNRGRL2enSp0yqs9tiXS6lAdI5QDL0dlnhOCnhbo2awBFkWjG00P514ASlPg/s2016/10.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd6qXviJm_VHxAQkfdLhjEW3tvsm5TvZscw356Lwo-RBPBOlGsKsIrq1JwgbTaAXyipkGDKO7R1jZfkZzNGzineIN-3cmfIQhyghUvW5H12JEdz_cD4yaOCdrnIsSXBX-HNRGRL2enSp0yqs9tiXS6lAdI5QDL0dlnhOCnhbo2awBFkWjG00P514ASlPg/w640-h480/10.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>We had never visited the place on a work day and it was so unusually empty! The monastery is big and well loved and full of crowds on weekends, but this Friday it was only us there.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXI0vPmh7h5SxnNSkIkb3wgk_BaJUSxnVRWngnGA2ln7Ab4eKNG8ZFwMvffjLf1SU96eEgEfkZieWn2RPNTZpQkQSlz0FQiWAVYZkoovswZ2uQuPPrN2mzpqi6iYJB4z9bpOjtXCtgFFUripC3mdUnwNXu5-oMPhlvEX2Vu_1xeo4_QDiK-7yaAdJN8hc/s2016/11.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXI0vPmh7h5SxnNSkIkb3wgk_BaJUSxnVRWngnGA2ln7Ab4eKNG8ZFwMvffjLf1SU96eEgEfkZieWn2RPNTZpQkQSlz0FQiWAVYZkoovswZ2uQuPPrN2mzpqi6iYJB4z9bpOjtXCtgFFUripC3mdUnwNXu5-oMPhlvEX2Vu_1xeo4_QDiK-7yaAdJN8hc/w640-h480/11.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>We took a turn around the grounds and delighted with our hike drove back to Sofia.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7x-XB3f2Gif6I6aubs5zwFjDaL1X-iwAvI3BOIiJg7x01jnKbfL0xPr4zMUJk6zyiktMhQ5ZvrjHBUGjzQNKTOBooB-V7D8h5W5vQ_xzI_ddXdWOtoC6TmMCDE550orVlC1yja2rU3ruPLuKt4O3npP8ljwGGJ8XeHmvobGV0HIcDspK7OQ8uZ7xJdWc/s2016/12.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7x-XB3f2Gif6I6aubs5zwFjDaL1X-iwAvI3BOIiJg7x01jnKbfL0xPr4zMUJk6zyiktMhQ5ZvrjHBUGjzQNKTOBooB-V7D8h5W5vQ_xzI_ddXdWOtoC6TmMCDE550orVlC1yja2rU3ruPLuKt4O3npP8ljwGGJ8XeHmvobGV0HIcDspK7OQ8uZ7xJdWc/w640-h480/12.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGmT-j1Pedg3aIIE8kDamm-vfza9DZCHinnVu7xlU76jY_BBas9F7lndacLjU5Oli6xrauOE2ROMKtOteNPFQDGtSjd3LoJzFgrf2DHPapT4EO6zdQsg8k49CSivDG818Ghenq7XwJeGnFcVl7hS0Ys7kxajzIVYfB6udNwt5v8B1goQpq50xLJb-q0As/s2016/13.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGmT-j1Pedg3aIIE8kDamm-vfza9DZCHinnVu7xlU76jY_BBas9F7lndacLjU5Oli6xrauOE2ROMKtOteNPFQDGtSjd3LoJzFgrf2DHPapT4EO6zdQsg8k49CSivDG818Ghenq7XwJeGnFcVl7hS0Ys7kxajzIVYfB6udNwt5v8B1goQpq50xLJb-q0As/w640-h480/13.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnP2igRh-Hyo1zQTaX6FWSFFSURdXuX87jZenI336FmxGf2dWBInGLDL9EDcjzkoQ6nBhzqAzw54hj9hSyNbSfYU8KXzB5QW9-EhlKmVQvFOW14nmYBzrnlxKj5WOOk4Gn8Fe7b1gW1Czaz5hYpZyhdgBwr3dVBSYh8zk2bnjRbJ7sw6tl0VL9vX016cA/s2016/14.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnP2igRh-Hyo1zQTaX6FWSFFSURdXuX87jZenI336FmxGf2dWBInGLDL9EDcjzkoQ6nBhzqAzw54hj9hSyNbSfYU8KXzB5QW9-EhlKmVQvFOW14nmYBzrnlxKj5WOOk4Gn8Fe7b1gW1Czaz5hYpZyhdgBwr3dVBSYh8zk2bnjRbJ7sw6tl0VL9vX016cA/w640-h480/14.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Carmela Biscuithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14622514944344276878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-877997295736188312.post-86779830131526965742024-01-17T14:45:00.001+02:002024-01-17T14:45:06.366+02:00Blueberry Cake<p>I didn't plan to blog about this cake that I made yesterday afternoon, but it turned out so, so delicious, that I want the recipe in my recipe book, that is my blog.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOOugrZJloZBHHtcsastavFdwUS47k455t8fdhwsKNTPvX1qZLyAXZSMh23DqWOinGy_etvooF0RNW8OIvzx_IjfHHpbIBCvWInnlTP7LTTxmbIzplz4hUMnbnyEnOCnahhFoe2QcZA3-u8CBoPeNQwczLlB4w6fl93Peg6sBBwfOhp817SHE23XYA9aA/s3008/1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="3008" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOOugrZJloZBHHtcsastavFdwUS47k455t8fdhwsKNTPvX1qZLyAXZSMh23DqWOinGy_etvooF0RNW8OIvzx_IjfHHpbIBCvWInnlTP7LTTxmbIzplz4hUMnbnyEnOCnahhFoe2QcZA3-u8CBoPeNQwczLlB4w6fl93Peg6sBBwfOhp817SHE23XYA9aA/w640-h426/1.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>I found the recipe somewhere on FB before Christmas, wrote it down on a small flying piece of paper, made it once in the form of muffins and forgot about it. The muffins were OK, but nothing special. Yesterday I came upon the piece of paper among my German notebooks and decided to make the recipe again, but this time as a cake. I'm not sure what I made different, but the resulting cake is super soft and moist, very aromatic and just a tad sour from the blueberries. I'm definitely making this again and I mean to try it with sour cherries too (as I have them in my freezer right now :).<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1s2Z_VCxyZ6ABGZoFxr0IbwxBP0xXqBMnQsPzZPbHhublrTjMCRUvW20mH38u11yJmPwmalQV1g-p-YkG1DzaXLkmpnvOFKkUrfx8pi2WoEspccRygpKCdfrBOcepMJKEgOY1n0ejGD_F1lgTd8rCuEy7RYJceH0xUALbBaJiGIkISdQ4P1IRpgqbMZQ/s3008/2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="3008" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1s2Z_VCxyZ6ABGZoFxr0IbwxBP0xXqBMnQsPzZPbHhublrTjMCRUvW20mH38u11yJmPwmalQV1g-p-YkG1DzaXLkmpnvOFKkUrfx8pi2WoEspccRygpKCdfrBOcepMJKEgOY1n0ejGD_F1lgTd8rCuEy7RYJceH0xUALbBaJiGIkISdQ4P1IRpgqbMZQ/w640-h426/2.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><b>Ingredients</b>:<p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>2 eggs</li><li>180 g sugar</li><li>40 sunflower oil + 40 g melted butter</li><li>220 g flour</li><li>130 g milk</li><li>10 g vanilla sugar, pinch of salt<br /></li><li>7 g baking powder + baking soda</li><li>140 g frozen blueberries<br /></li></ul><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSJ2d7R2lqD9yEfHZn2an6gBZqPo4U7lfk90dzCA-9OQuorJ9RePSoyUuU6lsGzeN8zYVlapYkSqwa9wQOeKEoXuvzqhmd_WWQKl7mrgfeT9O2V_0yTz1KMTjkaIn5AOSmBmFHZ_Ag9JDRRZgi9Ipr5gtyU_nknBG1Peil7shu8Ps2zUemT57s7mgMMO4/s2383/3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2383" height="538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSJ2d7R2lqD9yEfHZn2an6gBZqPo4U7lfk90dzCA-9OQuorJ9RePSoyUuU6lsGzeN8zYVlapYkSqwa9wQOeKEoXuvzqhmd_WWQKl7mrgfeT9O2V_0yTz1KMTjkaIn5AOSmBmFHZ_Ag9JDRRZgi9Ipr5gtyU_nknBG1Peil7shu8Ps2zUemT57s7mgMMO4/w640-h538/3.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b>Preparation</b>:<p></p><p>Beat the eggs with the sugar. Add the oil and melted butter, incorporate in the eggs mixture. Add the milk, incorporate. Add the flour with the baking powder, baking soda, salt and vanilla sugar. Gently mix. Finally add the frozen berries. I did not let them soften this time, just added them directly from the freezer. Pour the batter into a baking form and bake in a preheated oven at 190C until golden. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeNL57YUarXaNrBeervDSWFtJPQD_OIVPPhePgkJIYX0RLAM5DFRsMXBO69tmNcDGXYIuSmZjhA-7tgm6J8cogh2zN51BanwIWVtvR_TEl4SeUN9EOY71bLei8Ji1km_XZyEOVnNfqOWInl5ZKVNuWK4xTKqxjQJesERt4usdtjuCOheyA_P3ncL6jsLk/s3008/4.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="3008" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeNL57YUarXaNrBeervDSWFtJPQD_OIVPPhePgkJIYX0RLAM5DFRsMXBO69tmNcDGXYIuSmZjhA-7tgm6J8cogh2zN51BanwIWVtvR_TEl4SeUN9EOY71bLei8Ji1km_XZyEOVnNfqOWInl5ZKVNuWK4xTKqxjQJesERt4usdtjuCOheyA_P3ncL6jsLk/w640-h426/4.JPG" width="640" /></a>Serve cold with coffee or tea and enjoy!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk6_PX5IBAbAjSRfi-PwZzfUReSeWczR45yD5kLNZVI6lf-zuKzjZv0VaqgZ40pVakqj8iJmnrCmHrxC1AnMGRUK6LV9NHIffl7rm2r5c1ONEaKJ8tO4OcbKklDwcDd5NzC7SYicm9Oc5x_uZcpW_n3ssTzjhiHVeVDyZ96B3AFbjDV9dzNijAyyOVDV0/s2538/5.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2538" height="504" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk6_PX5IBAbAjSRfi-PwZzfUReSeWczR45yD5kLNZVI6lf-zuKzjZv0VaqgZ40pVakqj8iJmnrCmHrxC1AnMGRUK6LV9NHIffl7rm2r5c1ONEaKJ8tO4OcbKklDwcDd5NzC7SYicm9Oc5x_uZcpW_n3ssTzjhiHVeVDyZ96B3AFbjDV9dzNijAyyOVDV0/w640-h504/5.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Carmela Biscuithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14622514944344276878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-877997295736188312.post-72298642177535358322024-01-12T18:12:00.005+02:002024-01-12T22:41:01.258+02:00Flared Jeans Burda 7050<p>So, finally, a photosession of my flared jeans. I should confess I really struggled with these and I am not at all happy with the fit. I made a muslin and I did some corrections to the pattern that the muslin indicated - I added 2 cm to the back rise to take into account my fuller seat and I also made a -1 cm correction for low seat, which was supposed to take care of the back horizontal pleats. However, they are even more pronounced now, so I'm not so sure about that correction.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-m2QBLnhr_0Oz3dEMTt9XzVXBrGy8MDRvcLNGyrw_GmRZEjGbQCq4Sns2GbLJ43EnWlLKC1sQ3BapXA-nMC8TCyOgqsxUHl5l6iSluovTbW9iv49d_4Tf8FLnHdCb3QUuni7BE-vLi6OP1F0NUTthRkYxDWI8B7F24j3yQVQ5marZOm2eVXRrP2huFwg/s4260/1_cr.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2832" data-original-width="4260" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-m2QBLnhr_0Oz3dEMTt9XzVXBrGy8MDRvcLNGyrw_GmRZEjGbQCq4Sns2GbLJ43EnWlLKC1sQ3BapXA-nMC8TCyOgqsxUHl5l6iSluovTbW9iv49d_4Tf8FLnHdCb3QUuni7BE-vLi6OP1F0NUTthRkYxDWI8B7F24j3yQVQ5marZOm2eVXRrP2huFwg/w640-h426/1_cr.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Although I am more a 36 than a 34 Burda size, I've noticed that their pants run big on me, so I made the 34 size and even it is a bit big on me. I took in the waist by some 6 cm and I like how the pants fit my back seat. I only wish I had cut the waist band on the length and not on the width, as my denim is very stretchy on the width and the band stretched when I topstitched it.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Df1SzfKgdUuh9TFiLH8swT45O8R0WdiNA71MLRmYnU7D3aL_kZ2GYiqubCdoxE9NM7QICPuGklAQh0Smtbidxjbdcgzu_2vIqpF6h-rswAXfbjYFXL6dte8YEPBSKhc_dp42wf5eNa17Rht6PErdYtvOPFruXhDvQ8SUB7Nbfovywlc4lOpcFwYkKdQ/s3008/2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3008" data-original-width="2000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Df1SzfKgdUuh9TFiLH8swT45O8R0WdiNA71MLRmYnU7D3aL_kZ2GYiqubCdoxE9NM7QICPuGklAQh0Smtbidxjbdcgzu_2vIqpF6h-rswAXfbjYFXL6dte8YEPBSKhc_dp42wf5eNa17Rht6PErdYtvOPFruXhDvQ8SUB7Nbfovywlc4lOpcFwYkKdQ/w426-h640/2.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><p></p><div style="text-align: left;">Pattern: <a href="https://burdastyle.ru/vikroyki/bryuki/bryuki-klesh-katalog-burda-2015-2016-osen-zima-7050/" target="_blank">Flared Jeans Burda 7050</a><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Size: 34, shortened - 9 cm, corrections for low seat and full seat<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Fabric: denim with lycra<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Time to make: 10 days</div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaMB8r1Wh6hWzvbfR5GStzVIto3JywUw32mmyucuKGpYfuxpLczM2ymooXADEhAYkb2Ce8-mIH4pG-zFHK1j9mvr6twlcAmzvvGYEcyxpFwMFzmH3FRGB_pC2oL4jgiIA7hmd4o00QEPjQnIZsZ51eHvfQYT-sXxPB3tgxcNkOrCnza8B1lj4unu03sc4/s3008/3.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3008" data-original-width="2000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaMB8r1Wh6hWzvbfR5GStzVIto3JywUw32mmyucuKGpYfuxpLczM2ymooXADEhAYkb2Ce8-mIH4pG-zFHK1j9mvr6twlcAmzvvGYEcyxpFwMFzmH3FRGB_pC2oL4jgiIA7hmd4o00QEPjQnIZsZ51eHvfQYT-sXxPB3tgxcNkOrCnza8B1lj4unu03sc4/w426-h640/3.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><p></p><p>I like the decorations I did on the back pockets, these are my own addition. I believe I saw something similar on Pinterest.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0inyZ2zvTav6X30ErGpLqVHcQtuQBbXLz6UeWmY0Pe1Q1fFJFnESAxvIZXQzk3tkFNwAaeq2mQJdkGl9u6HsCI5LeVzG5hr-p2JIPdtME0JZP5JGo_iC8YkS2q203ixkhgPTSeszkSMR43B4Z69BI9I3SR-8B6jzRn9JYz4VjlQAOISvNXwHbQ6KB0eA/s3008/4.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3008" data-original-width="2000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0inyZ2zvTav6X30ErGpLqVHcQtuQBbXLz6UeWmY0Pe1Q1fFJFnESAxvIZXQzk3tkFNwAaeq2mQJdkGl9u6HsCI5LeVzG5hr-p2JIPdtME0JZP5JGo_iC8YkS2q203ixkhgPTSeszkSMR43B4Z69BI9I3SR-8B6jzRn9JYz4VjlQAOISvNXwHbQ6KB0eA/w426-h640/4.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><p></p><p>The fit at the front is passable, but at the back of the legs there are so many different pleats :( I redid the inner seam three times, but I couldn't figure a way to get rid of them.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitiuehmka0s0X7UhdrP7G0hl5AP2The_YpZmA9G54yQfbTJbtb5rbf7HYF6vDqYWCvwQ5VGvkKLHdJ7YwuxCSP3qilqtn2oJ2kfZdhcMM-DqUxH9RijppQVlqyiRklfEX6QHfd4yTXFXlaa9czarXcbiZLOPDp1gL9qohgmS_1SkybfmZ_TMkV9rTzAns/s3008/5.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3008" data-original-width="2000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitiuehmka0s0X7UhdrP7G0hl5AP2The_YpZmA9G54yQfbTJbtb5rbf7HYF6vDqYWCvwQ5VGvkKLHdJ7YwuxCSP3qilqtn2oJ2kfZdhcMM-DqUxH9RijppQVlqyiRklfEX6QHfd4yTXFXlaa9czarXcbiZLOPDp1gL9qohgmS_1SkybfmZ_TMkV9rTzAns/w426-h640/5.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><p></p><p>There is something going around the knees, but despite all the fitting videos I watched on Youtube, I still have no idea what is wrong with the fit and why there is so much crunched fabric around my knees, back and front.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglJbV3A8tOOOZKr5aQ5dIybmTFmuueiTRfXX43NVMCdwh8f7ZCv9T_A-P1WCHmZuYgrO6nqsfa-78cpggwjZh0ju7CKDAeEKWegDhLkBLRZsANoHIolciqBJ2zayfwq5hiU0dLVNnISnBNqtDGQT4CaD8wfAeTs0BYtDyOla7rdSMA6omkHffHRxov_ho/s4210/6_cr.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4210" data-original-width="2799" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglJbV3A8tOOOZKr5aQ5dIybmTFmuueiTRfXX43NVMCdwh8f7ZCv9T_A-P1WCHmZuYgrO6nqsfa-78cpggwjZh0ju7CKDAeEKWegDhLkBLRZsANoHIolciqBJ2zayfwq5hiU0dLVNnISnBNqtDGQT4CaD8wfAeTs0BYtDyOla7rdSMA6omkHffHRxov_ho/w426-h640/6_cr.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><p></p><p>I left the jeans unhemmed, I intend to wear them and wash them at least a couple of times, before I finally hem them, I don't want them too short.<br /></p><p>I bought a new piece of light denim fabric and I want a pair of flared jeans for the summer. It would be better if I could figure how to make these fit me better, but even if I don't, I think I can live with what I've succeeded so far. These will definitely get a lot of wear.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitDzLHBz1nM5W5e-sCH9HF3lDjDSRnvmAAn3QD69cbD0UMgoYbyqZTihuJUo2RGX5_z0w9cA0ePdVFWDIeWRx1ygY6yJDAwKbkMhPPfDuCnY15LtqNNTzz6mOFXnd9Ob-_LY4ildxNb8J0oDjNPbbKuCjI4U8VxFt8WY8uEEVeFg7UwDVIupZKPEwXNbE/s3008/7.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3008" data-original-width="2000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitDzLHBz1nM5W5e-sCH9HF3lDjDSRnvmAAn3QD69cbD0UMgoYbyqZTihuJUo2RGX5_z0w9cA0ePdVFWDIeWRx1ygY6yJDAwKbkMhPPfDuCnY15LtqNNTzz6mOFXnd9Ob-_LY4ildxNb8J0oDjNPbbKuCjI4U8VxFt8WY8uEEVeFg7UwDVIupZKPEwXNbE/w426-h640/7.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Carmela Biscuithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14622514944344276878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-877997295736188312.post-1075550188659955152024-01-09T18:41:00.002+02:002024-01-09T22:52:04.517+02:00Ravensburger Puzzle Mediterranean Harbour<p>It's been almost three years, since I last assembled a puzzle. I've had this Ravensburger puzzle for several years, but somehow the moment for its assembly never came - until this New Year. </p><p>I had meant to take it out earlier, but was so busy with sewing and cooking, that the first free moment came in the evening of January the 1st. Husband was intrigued and quickly joined me in the assembly and in the end he assembled the greater part of it.<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwCgBy9BLzT53nC9fN9agM8tt70r0tuTWepS5PMOBROKgtXc4_yPm3178xpBIhAOK0nntEVXihZ4S49pTU1XcwdeMdaIe3MF4JW3Z7FqXRRUwUja700-Du-0x6rGbRbSZIxgg9ClVYY7Rlzt2C9ou4oCes-0Iu1BwaNd3tO2_hO3Om2kh-ABeM6Q-kedw/s2216/1.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1698" data-original-width="2216" height="490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwCgBy9BLzT53nC9fN9agM8tt70r0tuTWepS5PMOBROKgtXc4_yPm3178xpBIhAOK0nntEVXihZ4S49pTU1XcwdeMdaIe3MF4JW3Z7FqXRRUwUja700-Du-0x6rGbRbSZIxgg9ClVYY7Rlzt2C9ou4oCes-0Iu1BwaNd3tO2_hO3Om2kh-ABeM6Q-kedw/w640-h490/1.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>Puzzle: Mediterranean Harbour<div style="text-align: left;">
Manufacturer: Ravensburger 1500 pcs.</div><div style="text-align: left;">
Time to assemble: 3 days</div><p>:Starting January 01 in the evening <br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRlJBlP2U1y4Gu_IKDq6mV6JWiHhyphenhyphenssZMmiieBpmvneVHWkYQ8epAYiNWmlg1Y7gtImzizwqFdePc2TEmeUSmC2nVII4JytrzRC3AZICL-zLQ1ciWeqO8w1etoJirK13w1PZHrNaiakNo-qd7qBsRqiLmdw-qeEepYDRp8s_B7kUurp-X4FUtwtoeFPyM/s3008/3.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="3008" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRlJBlP2U1y4Gu_IKDq6mV6JWiHhyphenhyphenssZMmiieBpmvneVHWkYQ8epAYiNWmlg1Y7gtImzizwqFdePc2TEmeUSmC2nVII4JytrzRC3AZICL-zLQ1ciWeqO8w1etoJirK13w1PZHrNaiakNo-qd7qBsRqiLmdw-qeEepYDRp8s_B7kUurp-X4FUtwtoeFPyM/w640-h426/3.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>:Morning January 02<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDzOvcmdLperlqmYa8sf7s-I_h4Bc3AxnHSMfcyVqY5v1gG-OEcX3BflKAJ-U_GreawuFBCrbqH6IH1pU478mkhHdkAI6Ip5vMxao-H0r6leJpZfQqor5wlZkSvSARaFeiiqHCKynLbd7sBnkpuBxsE9pfKl84f7kdrHMPHR_sklH6eMxmay14d2L706g/s2751/4.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1616" data-original-width="2751" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDzOvcmdLperlqmYa8sf7s-I_h4Bc3AxnHSMfcyVqY5v1gG-OEcX3BflKAJ-U_GreawuFBCrbqH6IH1pU478mkhHdkAI6Ip5vMxao-H0r6leJpZfQqor5wlZkSvSARaFeiiqHCKynLbd7sBnkpuBxsE9pfKl84f7kdrHMPHR_sklH6eMxmay14d2L706g/w640-h376/4.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>:Evening January 02<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwENqfiUjPSJs9gotI3q9uZTdFxm1xO6ORMDEW_UQ96DMFCVNw_Dk107OIPnXjFUI6n-7OE4iImud543r2wvCsAS6AXsu35ZDqgxgw79uEVHyvGKrBORaObD78dKL-H7pItkKvC2zTVVEq-ISY5I01TEu8wol_otkoJRUOYLCugdeoeizpKW-Ij_79wSk/s2484/5.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1362" data-original-width="2484" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwENqfiUjPSJs9gotI3q9uZTdFxm1xO6ORMDEW_UQ96DMFCVNw_Dk107OIPnXjFUI6n-7OE4iImud543r2wvCsAS6AXsu35ZDqgxgw79uEVHyvGKrBORaObD78dKL-H7pItkKvC2zTVVEq-ISY5I01TEu8wol_otkoJRUOYLCugdeoeizpKW-Ij_79wSk/w640-h350/5.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>:Evening January 03<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTMwEqEz-iCzw6Mnbl7uhy50qB20goYb7Zecm2dH4F8usXrY8530k0_r4N7wd8ABQsjynL26HZICdEiDJ8COSlEbxEzxCTsqaC9GORuLOyHju4Xa-DCicEV0lB7xMJv8jxD7zu-BhiBeE-pftrKd_cznfaU5R1iKQ780Fz-pSK6kCq0OqCMRUlw4Tswec/s3008/7.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="3008" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTMwEqEz-iCzw6Mnbl7uhy50qB20goYb7Zecm2dH4F8usXrY8530k0_r4N7wd8ABQsjynL26HZICdEiDJ8COSlEbxEzxCTsqaC9GORuLOyHju4Xa-DCicEV0lB7xMJv8jxD7zu-BhiBeE-pftrKd_cznfaU5R1iKQ780Fz-pSK6kCq0OqCMRUlw4Tswec/w640-h426/7.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>Assembling this puzzle was a true pleasure, Ravensburger is a reputable make and the quality of the puzzle was perfect, the pieces joined ideally and the colors were well chosen. It reminded me why I like assembling puzzles and I feel like repeating the pleasure soon. However I have so many puzzles that I feel more like taking out some of the old ones, rather than buying a new one. <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgemudElRvr7ElYollV4lOkn8ORZMxo5xS5eQQ9uNmKEP1NXtn4nZDzqq0c_Sb0sgdkZzX8CSwIzK_qen0m88vTWMl5Hk1g5DF-jGykJ1LBXhfD48GX1paR_6yKVsGPD5Iw44qG3XrHr-jC4FKbH0hyh_n91OVx_u3tod9EylaXO0y_GLIY7Hpe9jM9jQM/s2307/2.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1644" data-original-width="2307" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgemudElRvr7ElYollV4lOkn8ORZMxo5xS5eQQ9uNmKEP1NXtn4nZDzqq0c_Sb0sgdkZzX8CSwIzK_qen0m88vTWMl5Hk1g5DF-jGykJ1LBXhfD48GX1paR_6yKVsGPD5Iw44qG3XrHr-jC4FKbH0hyh_n91OVx_u3tod9EylaXO0y_GLIY7Hpe9jM9jQM/w640-h456/2.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Carmela Biscuithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14622514944344276878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-877997295736188312.post-81923618605705662532024-01-07T12:36:00.002+02:002024-01-07T12:36:32.714+02:00Gaby's Andean Jacket<p>Gaby was with us for almost two weeks and I wanted to use the time and sew something for her, that I could measure directly on her and she could take with herself when leaving back for Vienna. She immediately chose an Andean jacket for herself. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlKRSUNgukzauBdkYM_3oepxWEOVKEFGgHqJnT0cXZAIlRYFTgGiCNq4HA2HDy377ashHbQeR3CKdBMEjpqnbyZxPRpoI30FYYT7CHdo4R0uQ0w2E6CWBwGJxEwd-DOdJVO4deWo4twnthwJTldfa8BVCHFYzKIGFISMkfPjVcviCtLyC18PwqpPoq_oE/s6016/1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6016" data-original-width="4000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlKRSUNgukzauBdkYM_3oepxWEOVKEFGgHqJnT0cXZAIlRYFTgGiCNq4HA2HDy377ashHbQeR3CKdBMEjpqnbyZxPRpoI30FYYT7CHdo4R0uQ0w2E6CWBwGJxEwd-DOdJVO4deWo4twnthwJTldfa8BVCHFYzKIGFISMkfPjVcviCtLyC18PwqpPoq_oE/w426-h640/1.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><p></p><p>Originally I had about 2 m of the fabric, in two 1 m cuts and I had quite significant leftovers after I made my own jacket. It was clear that the fabric itself wouldn't suffice, so I went downtown and found some suitable complimentary knit fabric, and also more of the same purple polyester lining, which I liked so much for my jacket.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo6nDJA2cs1JZu3QktN3vsm4UWw8z3U1fHKi64z1twa9SSrtDAmjrBdXnE6390f8Tlh3323sYrK2xjvnlSkuTF7pS-X37w3fMM3O4KYO9q5vHN9dZLlHs3WQCiKaHaKdEJijkYjYwh8nkTlJIbpOYGSzcawE_5ji69Au6qq6SkuS4rY9t0dtjusOMYgn8/s4905/2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4905" data-original-width="3261" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo6nDJA2cs1JZu3QktN3vsm4UWw8z3U1fHKi64z1twa9SSrtDAmjrBdXnE6390f8Tlh3323sYrK2xjvnlSkuTF7pS-X37w3fMM3O4KYO9q5vHN9dZLlHs3WQCiKaHaKdEJijkYjYwh8nkTlJIbpOYGSzcawE_5ji69Au6qq6SkuS4rY9t0dtjusOMYgn8/w426-h640/2.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><p></p><p>As Gaby is taller than me, I made her jacket a bit longer than mine - as much as the fabric allowed and I also added length to the sleeves. Cutting the pieces, matching the stripes, fitting everything within limited fabric, with some fabric defects at that, which I had to work around, was one of the biggest challenges I have faced sewing. But I love these Tetris games with fabric, so I might say I had fun with this project.<br /></p><p></p><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY4FNy2ce5c5rVEdoAGY_qkN1Zea15PaS_Livu3vtG-h2q58FepZ52vgpwPljslvXX3GxztVxaPvBXcUY8YuVDGl1N_-c0ZSl5nBitm4vapV3yjp9r4m9jzUO0crT0sJjxDKK_xyzeP8IWTY1KnmYfjRhfAT0p6EUzoeve170snv0aG97RgOeonN-zCuI/s6016/3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6016" data-original-width="4000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY4FNy2ce5c5rVEdoAGY_qkN1Zea15PaS_Livu3vtG-h2q58FepZ52vgpwPljslvXX3GxztVxaPvBXcUY8YuVDGl1N_-c0ZSl5nBitm4vapV3yjp9r4m9jzUO0crT0sJjxDKK_xyzeP8IWTY1KnmYfjRhfAT0p6EUzoeve170snv0aG97RgOeonN-zCuI/w426-h640/3.JPG" width="426" /></a></div> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Pattern: <a href="https://sinclairpatterns.com/products/journey-zip-up-knit-raglan-hoodie-with-different-pocket-styles-pdf" target="_blank">Sinclair Journey Zip Up Raglan Hoodie</a></div><div style="text-align: left;">Size: Regular , shortened -4 cm, 4 S with added 2.5 cm to the sleeve length</div><div style="text-align: left;">Fabric: French Terry / double knit; lining - polyester jersey</div><div style="text-align: left;">Time to make: 6 days</div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9jXQ_j71-xzdTNrSeUVQCa_hPiEjo2XIUJiQ0R6SnrF-LC1qHC0EglJalV-mDdh08I3t5AqrZ7o2IC2AL-zRHpnDNewU2vRO0v50Xx3_ZebI1TyMTYjgMIx6kCr94EMKZ8v8ou0bxzIcLU21qsKFt5eywnhZxIccBs7msSZCzag2x0JyE1MZ74W8Mgoc/s6016/4.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6016" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9jXQ_j71-xzdTNrSeUVQCa_hPiEjo2XIUJiQ0R6SnrF-LC1qHC0EglJalV-mDdh08I3t5AqrZ7o2IC2AL-zRHpnDNewU2vRO0v50Xx3_ZebI1TyMTYjgMIx6kCr94EMKZ8v8ou0bxzIcLU21qsKFt5eywnhZxIccBs7msSZCzag2x0JyE1MZ74W8Mgoc/w640-h426/4.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoZ4x86ngRKWkdzHGtru_CyFoe_aMYwfIsntEwYlNbfNS-c_sai3HTzUw3qA0_Oga4hNT3uFyRS7qotZj9mJW7SILJ4L3GGCTHt-4Zvb5LjSNSjrJmN8wf-wu9fTvYB84hZXtBlxrj1l-iPwvO5rRTaBWxWdcTWTAUcdEJ4Fc-tqv6vqj1UDMQAVabpJU/s6016/5.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6016" data-original-width="4000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoZ4x86ngRKWkdzHGtru_CyFoe_aMYwfIsntEwYlNbfNS-c_sai3HTzUw3qA0_Oga4hNT3uFyRS7qotZj9mJW7SILJ4L3GGCTHt-4Zvb5LjSNSjrJmN8wf-wu9fTvYB84hZXtBlxrj1l-iPwvO5rRTaBWxWdcTWTAUcdEJ4Fc-tqv6vqj1UDMQAVabpJU/w426-h640/5.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><p></p><p>The jacket is almost identical to mine, with the exception of the back, which has a dark navy insertion. I actually like that solid piece a lot and find it more a feature than a bug of the jacket. Some other compromises had to me made too, but they are not significant and noticeable - the collar is not a single piece, like in my jacket, but is made of one front layer and two pieces, making the back layer. The bottom band is also made out of two pieces - the outer one is striped, the inner one is solid color.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFNswGBOPhyuDEaiqITJtt6BAVVfEYAO3XJHMpXYgNb7BdsySrBwn21OKAYomkQ49b6sz3wuZVDvF-5mkFW4ZR6569JXnxa6YXqmm3kK2AePMM-5VG5pMj6gBUjuALXdbdGm6VfUfaZJAIpXfOyvgOPzrYebcJBA2PTsdTCKkda8PQ8Sim4a8aPumKepw/s4905/6.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4905" data-original-width="3261" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFNswGBOPhyuDEaiqITJtt6BAVVfEYAO3XJHMpXYgNb7BdsySrBwn21OKAYomkQ49b6sz3wuZVDvF-5mkFW4ZR6569JXnxa6YXqmm3kK2AePMM-5VG5pMj6gBUjuALXdbdGm6VfUfaZJAIpXfOyvgOPzrYebcJBA2PTsdTCKkda8PQ8Sim4a8aPumKepw/w426-h640/6.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><p></p><p>Still, despite the patched up work here and there, I think it turned out perfect and hope she will enjoy wearing it.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNgN58BW5pSSldbGEdo6KFsgIaeaGbRoW2JvYfIAC8GYG2Idn8t7Qe03sthlSDNj10gTZ8wcO1yMM2E0PIh5oXMYJ6kyaAsfemohOIrNbjuMh8F9oBMZ5ewUPEURr-2dEhWbKD0SskNBVhnCC2nDePOOFOFtzUKHEDlqSgZWDn_zwzZixofYChbjajiM0/s4905/7.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4905" data-original-width="3261" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNgN58BW5pSSldbGEdo6KFsgIaeaGbRoW2JvYfIAC8GYG2Idn8t7Qe03sthlSDNj10gTZ8wcO1yMM2E0PIh5oXMYJ6kyaAsfemohOIrNbjuMh8F9oBMZ5ewUPEURr-2dEhWbKD0SskNBVhnCC2nDePOOFOFtzUKHEDlqSgZWDn_zwzZixofYChbjajiM0/w426-h640/7.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Carmela Biscuithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14622514944344276878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-877997295736188312.post-15956981221399032372024-01-06T20:29:00.000+02:002024-01-06T20:29:24.736+02:00Gaby's Fleece Jacket<p>One of the two jackets I made this winter for Gaby - the fleece jacket. I had promised her a fleece jacket a long time ago and in my head it had to be very close to one she already has had for many years and adores - raglan, zippered, with a high collar and welt pockets. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwcIuyCeqCn2aEJ2QBsTNlv66n2H3bOSC-kki5VizqRACPRzgI828z4TO68STEv64pGhyphenhyphenOGqScvosLnw2FJBGHqpXGxnA55SGLkeQeS5c8qjDKJ6rZVRBjUG3KyIfEx5goCaLfDRjv6YDuPEdRNz2jV3I_F-o_ZAIGjd5Lh6XK95MDUw5KwZnaNrB-e6U/s3008/1.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3008" data-original-width="2000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwcIuyCeqCn2aEJ2QBsTNlv66n2H3bOSC-kki5VizqRACPRzgI828z4TO68STEv64pGhyphenhyphenOGqScvosLnw2FJBGHqpXGxnA55SGLkeQeS5c8qjDKJ6rZVRBjUG3KyIfEx5goCaLfDRjv6YDuPEdRNz2jV3I_F-o_ZAIGjd5Lh6XK95MDUw5KwZnaNrB-e6U/w426-h640/1.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><p></p><p>I explored a number of patterns, mostly in my mind, some with muslins, and in the end I decided on the Journey Zip Up Raglan Hoodie by Sinclair Patterns. Halfway through sewing Gaby's jackets I hit a rock at the zipper - the layers of fleece fabric around the pockets were becoming too thick and I was debating various options. To clear my head, I took out my piece of Andean striped knit fabric and made my Andean Jacket.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik_GGuVBqyzEFNnFJeQkG_PzrSG3eL0zzKCtrQXn0Xmxmk5DWryPL1kscvyBaZG0insI2SwvA3vjZM8irvScZK30ech3IuNGVvvTbAnhxuJlNs22CQiB8YVJwd3MTDwqllkSoRYqbBimfiVSBTvgNF-a4D87LklTK5SlnrJmQeIDW7ncsYLg3CRs9gZcQ/s3008/2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3008" data-original-width="2000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik_GGuVBqyzEFNnFJeQkG_PzrSG3eL0zzKCtrQXn0Xmxmk5DWryPL1kscvyBaZG0insI2SwvA3vjZM8irvScZK30ech3IuNGVvvTbAnhxuJlNs22CQiB8YVJwd3MTDwqllkSoRYqbBimfiVSBTvgNF-a4D87LklTK5SlnrJmQeIDW7ncsYLg3CRs9gZcQ/w426-h640/2.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><p></p><p>Having finished it successfully, I returned to Gaby's fleece jacket and completed it. Looking back, I might have done a few things differently, but it fits her well, she likes it and it is unbelievably warm, so I am pretty happy. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVjZhkrInKfPjuINLs2tHZ7QWbja5XdPrVsgfZ013JJ3XBTQm9i20qmXwENlCAG1xSqJyp49RMZFZe08aH7vUbDNrgWt5OEYw12IwcXtYmC7fgqjobxXqK_mMuxyklx04KhjnZBo1GiTKzHwAodQa2MAt4H283U8ne8Yn3Oo7Mk5AWvYriojJ0Gm8B3Qg/s3008/3.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3008" data-original-width="2000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVjZhkrInKfPjuINLs2tHZ7QWbja5XdPrVsgfZ013JJ3XBTQm9i20qmXwENlCAG1xSqJyp49RMZFZe08aH7vUbDNrgWt5OEYw12IwcXtYmC7fgqjobxXqK_mMuxyklx04KhjnZBo1GiTKzHwAodQa2MAt4H283U8ne8Yn3Oo7Mk5AWvYriojJ0Gm8B3Qg/w426-h640/3.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><p></p><div style="text-align: left;">Pattern: <a href="https://sinclairpatterns.com/products/journey-zip-up-knit-raglan-hoodie-with-different-pocket-styles-pdf" target="_blank">Sinclair Journey Zip Up Raglan Hoodie</a></div><div style="text-align: left;">Size: Regular shortened -3 cm, 4 S </div><div style="text-align: left;">Fabric: Fleece</div><div style="text-align: left;">Time to make: 2 weeks<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4x5ynGQv1j0nVSOANeRvW38Op2e2IddlfhX8t4SUnQbyoBEnfMZFsWnCvDYRCYp4d4qNueHGrqdKx8n0O-K5HdhfiZ6GSVNwgJ1_c-Rco_V0Uz2a9wn99nCP44pewfbfbvhUy3cyi-Y24XCm27fDP3tbpo3iZ0syOtzwun3Isg3eHNcgAeuzFiW5be6o/s3008/4.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3008" data-original-width="2000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4x5ynGQv1j0nVSOANeRvW38Op2e2IddlfhX8t4SUnQbyoBEnfMZFsWnCvDYRCYp4d4qNueHGrqdKx8n0O-K5HdhfiZ6GSVNwgJ1_c-Rco_V0Uz2a9wn99nCP44pewfbfbvhUy3cyi-Y24XCm27fDP3tbpo3iZ0syOtzwun3Isg3eHNcgAeuzFiW5be6o/w426-h640/4.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWGyi9p1uMruNaQa-wGLQr9S10KVATeAPx8iZwAvxSWXZ7s0U2iHTPogm1_5j8kUMhqHwvmR97dLSIHdXOfUvv3302uavhqgGdl_7kXS4lr1YCx_ADo7hLahM97AhXjajaASu7dAwrPD7aj1AtGcDnTOoU9_h-MRkXkR1teR9Vmih5-76a7Xj7hyphenhyphene3UAM/s3008/5.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="3008" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWGyi9p1uMruNaQa-wGLQr9S10KVATeAPx8iZwAvxSWXZ7s0U2iHTPogm1_5j8kUMhqHwvmR97dLSIHdXOfUvv3302uavhqgGdl_7kXS4lr1YCx_ADo7hLahM97AhXjajaASu7dAwrPD7aj1AtGcDnTOoU9_h-MRkXkR1teR9Vmih5-76a7Xj7hyphenhyphene3UAM/w640-h426/5.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>As in my own version of the pattern, I modified the pattern collar, adding height and some gathering at the front, otherwise I believe I kept the pattern more or less as it is.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUCTEkxo74LYVMOQ-cdWFzSyY3REpFsXGP3P_n4Cr2KLej5LKiKHC6BveXXV1-MKGet688PW8JnHkLY0Tu8qQcZ_DyCY66Wrvm8NjXLdWVnvnPHOx5nEyJMVLyey6rH4g5ev4tMeQtg5p5FVLAUzaIDrRycsdjFMx44rwHmhERXxv8EoJNovneslgEXxw/s3008/6.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3008" data-original-width="2000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUCTEkxo74LYVMOQ-cdWFzSyY3REpFsXGP3P_n4Cr2KLej5LKiKHC6BveXXV1-MKGet688PW8JnHkLY0Tu8qQcZ_DyCY66Wrvm8NjXLdWVnvnPHOx5nEyJMVLyey6rH4g5ev4tMeQtg5p5FVLAUzaIDrRycsdjFMx44rwHmhERXxv8EoJNovneslgEXxw/w426-h640/6.JPG" width="426" /></a></div> <p></p><p>Although this is the same pattern as my Andean jacket, it has a completely different vibe in its solid color and fleece fabric. Now I think of making one for myself as well :)<br /></p><p></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6yRPu9GJ1_qybXwi-gw3zEQBdSNnxUgzigwCuwKMcUXSxndjR_tUqVx_qfeEdRe_HXIbveb2EmRNALCdzQq4h-jmp78NrRIwWRMc0RZu0qJC7bZgyM1DoIRECsdf1m_h3pDftxSILVMmyoPh9xVyx5MxB4K9z9bbHPoIsscN2F7o9CdtgNKlXHEFIkWQ/s3008/7.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3008" data-original-width="2000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6yRPu9GJ1_qybXwi-gw3zEQBdSNnxUgzigwCuwKMcUXSxndjR_tUqVx_qfeEdRe_HXIbveb2EmRNALCdzQq4h-jmp78NrRIwWRMc0RZu0qJC7bZgyM1DoIRECsdf1m_h3pDftxSILVMmyoPh9xVyx5MxB4K9z9bbHPoIsscN2F7o9CdtgNKlXHEFIkWQ/w426-h640/7.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj458flH4I3GWjajpKxlM7qHBBkRD_YcXNr-qR-8SZM8tCulff075FLcnaJS_6XtKFfcwl4Fw-lYS_Bjkx1v2_Fj46r5jBbZ5-izwpBKMbTb3CBUuscXlX0in_eynYQFm5BbyatUKbLNn49xyA6tY9BjuNtg2hTUTOugpOjZa7ibcvTmqpCjgyP5Hcsc18/s3008/8.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="3008" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj458flH4I3GWjajpKxlM7qHBBkRD_YcXNr-qR-8SZM8tCulff075FLcnaJS_6XtKFfcwl4Fw-lYS_Bjkx1v2_Fj46r5jBbZ5-izwpBKMbTb3CBUuscXlX0in_eynYQFm5BbyatUKbLNn49xyA6tY9BjuNtg2hTUTOugpOjZa7ibcvTmqpCjgyP5Hcsc18/w640-h426/8.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Carmela Biscuithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14622514944344276878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-877997295736188312.post-58634191177217043142024-01-05T18:54:00.004+02:002024-01-05T18:58:51.815+02:00My Make Nine in 2024<p>My third in a row Make Nine Challenge. I love this game at the beginning of the year, as it allows me to get out of the rut of sewing easy and easily wearable everyday t-shirts, hoodies and pants and to plan for different types of makes and different fabrics. Even if I don't make these 9, I would still like to have them in my head as a possibility. </p><p>All of the patterns I have chosen this year are ones I already own and a couple of them have been on my list every year. I seem to want to make them, but never get to them. Maybe 2024 will be the year I finally do.</p><p>Of last year's <a href="http://carmelabiscuit.blogspot.com/2023/01/my-make-nine-in-2023.html" target="_blank">Make Nine</a> list, I made 4 - an improvement, I think, in 2022 it was only three of nine :) So, I sewed the Sinclair Lotte Hoodie, twice, once as a <a href="http://carmelabiscuit.blogspot.com/2023/01/sinclair-lotte-hoodie.html" target="_blank">sweatshirt knit hoodie</a> and once as a <a href="http://carmelabiscuit.blogspot.com/2023/01/sinclair-lotte-blouse.html" target="_blank">viscose blouse with thumbhole cuffs</a>, which turned one of my favourite blouses last year. </p><p>Then I made the <a href="http://carmelabiscuit.blogspot.com/2023/01/galaxy-nightgown.html" target="_blank">Nightwear from Love Notions</a> for my mother and I believe she loved it. </p><p>I also sewed the <a href="http://carmelabiscuit.blogspot.com/2023/03/burda-polar-fleece-jacket.html" target="_blank">Fleece Jacket Burda 6337</a> from their 2019 catalogue. To test the pattern, I made it from a fleece sweater of my husband, which was too big on him. I did not appreciate the design and didn't repeat it for Gaby, as I had initially intended. Nevertheless, I should acknowledge, that I've worn it a lot at home, as it is comfy and warm. </p><p>And finally I made the Flared Jeans, which I am still to photograph and blog these coming days.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7n8lF6Ss3g_QC2PBeqH9VbenddcPxyRXy7ju4p4HTbWkewyuvVcdQNlFRWBFsmQtvB5vTl7WMTqP6Os64F3JXuAfH5V4yDiEa6pmLFTfh-aGBeBXn-8WrmbRU-It8IjN9oEg445fkY52VvFxjTLmUrZX4YVRsQmpaj7lPenJbJNEgtajbBZAx9hjBBqc/s3264/Make9.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="3264" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7n8lF6Ss3g_QC2PBeqH9VbenddcPxyRXy7ju4p4HTbWkewyuvVcdQNlFRWBFsmQtvB5vTl7WMTqP6Os64F3JXuAfH5V4yDiEa6pmLFTfh-aGBeBXn-8WrmbRU-It8IjN9oEg445fkY52VvFxjTLmUrZX4YVRsQmpaj7lPenJbJNEgtajbBZAx9hjBBqc/w640-h640/Make9.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>My new Make Nine for 2024 try to reflect my desire to make dresses, coats and jeans.</p><p>1. Sinclair Apollo Hoodie. This one I transfer from last year, mostly because I printed and cut the pattern, but never sewed it. I'm not so fond of it as of now, but I'll give it a try, it might surprise me.</p><p>2. Boyfriend Cardigan by Love Notions. I want to make this for Gaby, though I did make her two new layer pieces last December. But she claims she always needs layer pieces and her laboratory is quite cold.</p><p>3. Willow Wrap Dress by Love Notions. I'm definitely making this for myself, I have a feeling this could be a great summer dress just in my style.</p><p>4. Classic straight Burda Jeans, #120 04/2010. I was not very happy with the fit of the two pairs of jeans I made last year, despite testing a muslin first. I think I want to start afresh this year with a new jeans pattern.</p><p>5. Marlene Pants, Burda #104 02/2020. I've made these once for myself, now I plan a pair for Gaby. Last summer she liked one of my wide legged pants and wore it while in Bulgaria, clearly she needs a pair of her own. </p><p>6. Coat Burda #102 10/2021. I'm not entirely sure if this is the coat pattern I want to start with, but I want to try it, as I've seen so many beautiful versions of it on the Burdastyle.ru site.</p><p>7. New cargo pants for husband. Last year I had promised him a new pair, as he lost quite a lot of weight and his old cargo pants, which he wears on almost every hike, are actually rather loose on him. I have the pattern, the fabric, the zipper and the buttons, I only need to get down to work and make it.</p><p>8. Some formal dress for Gaby out of silk, viscose or georgette. I still haven't found the perfect pattern for her, but this Burda
#126 01/2015 is very feminine with interesting shoulder details, so I might try it.</p><p>9. Summer shorts for Alex. The pattern
I have is Burda #137
04/2016 and I've been meaning to make it for him for such a long time, maybe this summer I will.</p><p>OK, the pledge is done, the list is made, now on to making some clothes :)<br /></p>Carmela Biscuithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14622514944344276878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-877997295736188312.post-14955714301734674982024-01-04T19:05:00.002+02:002024-01-04T19:06:22.452+02:00My 2023 - a Year Review<p></p><p>Time for the annual review of the past year. It's funny how much of the memorable part of the year is actually in these photos - hobbies and travelling, the rest is mostly filling.</p><p>In 2023 there was, however, more of the filling and less of the crafting. I had a lot more work and less time for hobbies, in the evenings I was mostly tired and watched films or tv series without a knitting project in my hands. In fact, 2023 is the first year in a really long period of time, in which I haven't knit a single stitch. I didn't assemble any puzzles, I didn't do any cross stitching, I even didn't sew for months. What I did, besides work and household, was study German on Duolingo, read books in German, watch films in German with German subtitles. Still, I did sew a few things - 7 hoodies and jackets, 12 knit blouses, 1 nightgown, 1 silk blouse, 1 skirt, 3 pairs of long and short joggers, 2 pairs of jeans and some lingerie and boxer shorts. Down I've chosen a few, that I consider my more intricate and successful makes.</p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYK_LfzHALz659aEtZVRenyxCgFiH1BY7BE9L2gJygf8y4G_yZ_zfh5-pkvK30uXyENKoPMs-a8_bib4zT5nI6sv8U9-V-u71IsY55NdfmTBEy6VewEqscq3eeHgFvH-3HZBSDM7XCPsMEXvITiPRPn17zAYHvFcCFeFlz6Iyl_ikNfIcQ7ay8G6-ECYU/s3264/sewing.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="3264" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYK_LfzHALz659aEtZVRenyxCgFiH1BY7BE9L2gJygf8y4G_yZ_zfh5-pkvK30uXyENKoPMs-a8_bib4zT5nI6sv8U9-V-u71IsY55NdfmTBEy6VewEqscq3eeHgFvH-3HZBSDM7XCPsMEXvITiPRPn17zAYHvFcCFeFlz6Iyl_ikNfIcQ7ay8G6-ECYU/w640-h640/sewing.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>I didn't have much time for my hobbies and because of work load I postponed again my travel to Vienna, but we still found the time to hike and travel this year. The most memorable travel was our road trip around the country with Gaby and her boyfriend, and the most memorable hikes were our trips to Rila, Pirin, the Balkans and Osogovo mountains. We tried some new trails, climbed a couple of new peaks and ate a lot of crumbles and Tyrolean tarts, made with hand-picked wild berries.<p></p><p></p><p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrP5B6SxqRX5s2TJ_ItHQbBTpOGk2Kaxq7hh_mQO7tVDvwZo52j83KCJ80J2dt8N_IZLHUv_BOYToW_MBvny1VsxYSS1_Cv75mZZnIuivkoYyfVK1CUK464MkRpZKy6PEN8xF7oEITCI5vIwrBrz3Bp3vygTg_I5X4ZR8yZZd3XZzZFl0iz5f1AFdZx0E/s3264/travel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="3264" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrP5B6SxqRX5s2TJ_ItHQbBTpOGk2Kaxq7hh_mQO7tVDvwZo52j83KCJ80J2dt8N_IZLHUv_BOYToW_MBvny1VsxYSS1_Cv75mZZnIuivkoYyfVK1CUK464MkRpZKy6PEN8xF7oEITCI5vIwrBrz3Bp3vygTg_I5X4ZR8yZZd3XZzZFl0iz5f1AFdZx0E/w640-h640/travel.jpg" width="640" /></a></p>Every year in my year review I usually state a few goals for the new 365 day period, which I usually spectacularly fail to meet. Thus last year I planned for a certificate in German, but I didn't even finish the Duolingo course (because I started a second reverse course). I expected to finish my yellow sweater and knit at least one more sweater for Gaby (nope). I planned to expand my sewing skills and make dresses, coats and jeans. I did that a bit - the silk blouse was quite intricate and I made two pairs of jeans, one is still to be photographed and blogged, however no dresses and definitely no coats. We didn't go to the Black sea coast and we didn't overnight in a tent. <p></p><p>Looking back, this 2023 review is more like a list of things I didn't do, but a day has only 24 hours and most of my hours this year were filled with work.</p><p>I love looking back at my goals for the year in my year reviews, it reminds me where my head was at the beginning of the year, even if I never follow through. So, this year I imagine I will continue with my German on Duolingo and might finish one of the courses (if they don't add new parts meanwhile, I hope they do, there's so much more grammar and vocabulary to be learned). </p><p>I plan to continue hiking and this year the idea is to travel more often to Pirin and to try the tent finally on one of these trips. We also plan to continue our collection of Vitosha's +2000 m high peaks, so far we've got 4 out of 12. And we have an idea for a hike abroad - we plan to climb Mt. Mytikas in the Olympus mountain in Greece. I also want to visit an European city and to go to the sea, at least for a couple of days.<br /></p><p>As for crafting - I will definitely continue to sew, it's a bit of an obsession with me, and this year I hope I will try silk dresses and coats, and probably a new pair of jeans. I also want to knit a sweater, at least one, and I already have an idea in my head, which is promising. I'll return to assembling puzzles from time to time and I even want to try painting by numbers. </p><p>I am really curious what will come out of these small New Year wishes, not resolutions.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Happy New Year, friends! Stay healthy and enjoy life!<br /></p><p><br /></p><p></p>Carmela Biscuithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14622514944344276878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-877997295736188312.post-26392891117828112102023-12-29T19:32:00.006+02:002023-12-29T19:35:43.831+02:00Family Christmas Hike 2023<p>As is our tradition for many years, Gaby, husband and I went on a hike on Christmas Day. We had chosen a trail on Vitosha, but unfortunately the road to Zlatnite mostove was closed for private cars. We had to quickly come up with a Plan B and we chose peak Dupevitza in the Lulin mountain. </p><p>Although the weather down in the city has been sunny and fairly warm this entire last week, up in the mountains there was a lot of snow and the short 10 km round trail from Bonsovi polyani to Dupevitza, Dobrinina skala, All Saints Chapel and back to Bonsovi polyani was quite an exercise.</p><p>The day was sunny and the temperatures comfortable and we enjoyed immensely the fresh air and lively conversation with our daughter.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0dkDeOLXVXXeViMq5GxhaAhf5LuNzFm8McMcjxzwjxvIPe0roQa-30wi76_pdOQMXhDsy2GHfp-gZinqVR2uzFsyTs7pDMjYrFtPGf7-2Um4sjWiK6CcB5dyw3y32FJ-4GeldK3CUWWjVGRf_JzlEj4dWDBUD_fcWn3Yb96V5sGcuws7e-y3OqcdM0_8/s2016/1.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0dkDeOLXVXXeViMq5GxhaAhf5LuNzFm8McMcjxzwjxvIPe0roQa-30wi76_pdOQMXhDsy2GHfp-gZinqVR2uzFsyTs7pDMjYrFtPGf7-2Um4sjWiK6CcB5dyw3y32FJ-4GeldK3CUWWjVGRf_JzlEj4dWDBUD_fcWn3Yb96V5sGcuws7e-y3OqcdM0_8/w640-h480/1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><b><u>Hike info:</u></b><p></p><p></p><div style="text-align: left;">Destination: round trail to peak Dupevitza<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Mountain: Lulin</div><div style="text-align: left;">Total length: 10.5 km</div><div style="text-align: left;">Elevation gain: 320 m</div><div style="text-align: left;">Total duration (plus picnic and rests): 3 hours</div><div style="text-align: left;">Average difficulty: 3.5 / 10 </div><p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoTj9Gc6rZmQ_Jz43lnOpgniFs4L2EINBSHy_Av-NrdnuM6qbSAfXAIxve9s7Izppd9gilBXtARqDuRqzl03o0OcPq_PZVSc8aUzKlf3fR3hq0Ui8GLv2HHfKbu0DFu55UEgdSaoOwvhY02nesMm4f11cPclYiAWQoOjLwrtEbZoFSheX5YiL1THt4ug8/s2016/2.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoTj9Gc6rZmQ_Jz43lnOpgniFs4L2EINBSHy_Av-NrdnuM6qbSAfXAIxve9s7Izppd9gilBXtARqDuRqzl03o0OcPq_PZVSc8aUzKlf3fR3hq0Ui8GLv2HHfKbu0DFu55UEgdSaoOwvhY02nesMm4f11cPclYiAWQoOjLwrtEbZoFSheX5YiL1THt4ug8/w640-h480/2.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>:On peak Dupevitza (<span>1256 m)</span></p><p><span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJZn6r-8zd2evav482nYuTUJlhgHT-A_zbnjF99DNCbjxflMdwRAk3_He_SsnK4vvUVVgeRL9j-yWBcFS4MJvd78R2wDu8TlN79R8kENdigxw3Ito8dHEZvcTM2_ek8kLjC31mUEJySwXvh5LqapRg5ApZjrOWyIPZ3-Juv9VA-YcLYHvWoYvya9eEzZA/s1280/3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJZn6r-8zd2evav482nYuTUJlhgHT-A_zbnjF99DNCbjxflMdwRAk3_He_SsnK4vvUVVgeRL9j-yWBcFS4MJvd78R2wDu8TlN79R8kENdigxw3Ito8dHEZvcTM2_ek8kLjC31mUEJySwXvh5LqapRg5ApZjrOWyIPZ3-Juv9VA-YcLYHvWoYvya9eEzZA/w480-h640/3.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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