Well, Happy New Year!
Randy & I shared a cozy New Years Eve just the way we like it: with each other. Which involves dodging some invites and looking like fuddie duds, but oh well. At midnight Ulaanbaatar explodes in fireworks and our apartment affords a panoramic view of all--including the ones in our front and back yard. Literally. This is, you know, the land of no liability. It's all quite breathtaking. Again, literally.
While we enjoy our Snugglers and Champagne, we love waking up to the new year without a hangover or serious sleep deprivation.
So...today we walked the frozen Tuul River. We were SO blessed with amazingly clear air and barely above 0 temps.
And then! We happened on a Shagai game!! This is a game played on the ice--since Chinggis Kahn's time. Now they play with man-made shagai (ankle bones--of any animal). Sort of like shuffle board/bocce ball/bowling. On the ice. Sometimes in -30 temps.
Just a quick look at my New Year Glitter Top. Randy's response was, "wow, it's really shiny." Yes, it is. Shiny.
I used this crazy knit fabric I found here in UB as a muslin for Vogue 3691, a Katherine Tilton t top. I left off the ruffles and put on "flags" a la Margy's Blog . The fabric looks like sequins are on it, but it's really all shiny print. I actually like the top! OK, times & places to wear it are limited, but it was comfortable for the evening and, well, I just like it! Pattern Review coming soon.
Randy & I shared a cozy New Years Eve just the way we like it: with each other. Which involves dodging some invites and looking like fuddie duds, but oh well. At midnight Ulaanbaatar explodes in fireworks and our apartment affords a panoramic view of all--including the ones in our front and back yard. Literally. This is, you know, the land of no liability. It's all quite breathtaking. Again, literally.
While we enjoy our Snugglers and Champagne, we love waking up to the new year without a hangover or serious sleep deprivation.
So...today we walked the frozen Tuul River. We were SO blessed with amazingly clear air and barely above 0 temps.
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| Randy on the river--yep, all that white is frozen river! |
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| Look at all those layers of ice! |
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| See the ice under the snow? |
And then! We happened on a Shagai game!! This is a game played on the ice--since Chinggis Kahn's time. Now they play with man-made shagai (ankle bones--of any animal). Sort of like shuffle board/bocce ball/bowling. On the ice. Sometimes in -30 temps.
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| The score keepers |
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| An action shot |
I used this crazy knit fabric I found here in UB as a muslin for Vogue 3691, a Katherine Tilton t top. I left off the ruffles and put on "flags" a la Margy's Blog . The fabric looks like sequins are on it, but it's really all shiny print. I actually like the top! OK, times & places to wear it are limited, but it was comfortable for the evening and, well, I just like it! Pattern Review coming soon.
Again, a Blessed 2014 to you all--may The Lord God be the author of all your springs!
Ps. 87:7
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