Anniversary

As of today, I've been with LJ for 20 years. Hard to imagine. Where has the time gone? And more importantly, where have the people gone with whom I've started this journey 20 years ago? I find it sad that practically everyone from the early days has wandered off to greener pastures and as a result the connection broke for good. It was not necessary, but after a couple of years I grew tired of running after people who clearly didn't find it important to keep in touch. :(

On the other hand, I'm grateful to still have a few old online friends, like artemis10002000 and mirasaui, who have been there for at least a decade, if not longer. I'm so happy that you haven't left this place, guys! Friendships shouldn't depend on the layout of an online platform or whatnot. And now that I can no longer travel to meet my cyberfriends in person, as I still could do a couple of years ago, online contacts have become even more important.

In other news, I've set aside paper and have returned to sewing. I've made the last animal to the finger puppet children's song book (the rooster), and I've made my very first Weihnachtswichtel (Nisse) - also a finger puppet, using the Christmas card noadvertising sent me as a template. It turned out very pretty, so I'm gonna make a few (?) more for the Christmas market. I'm also planning to make them doors of lolly sticks and give them to friends and family with small children for Advent. Eventually.

We also had choir practice today, which means I got to leave the house for about 3 hours altogether. It was nice to meet my (ex-)colleagues again. And we're practicing beautiful pieces, as usual, which is good for the soul. :)

So yeah, I'm a bit better mentally today.