Wednesday, January 16, 2019

A New Bookcase


Yesterday we went to IKEA to get me a present for my birthday.
We had french fries at the restaurant. Yum!


And this is what I got:
A bookcase on wheels!


More room for my books.
We immediately began rearranging.


Doesn't it look awesome!?
Because of the wheels it can be easily moved to get to the books in the bookcase behind it.


After midnight we celebrated the start of my birthday.

Wednesday, January 9, 2019

How Long Has it Been? Let's Celebrate with Paper!

I've not been blogging a lot last year, I know.

I will confess that my review blog, games, and other things are reasons, but also because the trips and things I've been up to have been repeats of things I posted about before. Because I've been blogging for a long time.

How long, you ask?

10 years!

Yes, you read that correctly. Today it was 10 years ago I blogged for the very first time!


So no better way to celebrate than doing something fun with one of the animals I met through my blog: Hammie!


While Hammie and I caught up on things, C & G were making paper clay to sculpt with. First they mixed paper with water and made it into a pulpy mess.


Next the pulpy mess was put in dishcloths to get most of the water out.


Here you can see it after the water was pressed out of it.

Next they got out sticky stuff to add to the paper so Hammie and I fled the scene before we got sticky!

After a fun day catching up and celebrating with Hammie, we got to see what C & G created:


They made owls and cats!


These two grumpy owls and the cat were made by C.
She says that maybe a next time she will try to make a sculpture of me, now that she had some practice.


All in all a perfect way to celebrate 10 years of blogging, travelling, and making friends. Thanks for sharing it with me, Hammie.


And also a big THANK YOU to all the other animals, people, and other creatures I met on my travels and online. You are all amazing and make blogging fun!