Enjoying this so far. One part autobiography and one part educational tome.

Working on a scarf for my mom. #crafting #craftersoflitsy

Quick important dates reminder. Mail by date is December 1st. Opening day is January 1st! Tracking must be available upon request for all parcels and any international cards.
@BookwormAHN
@BarkingMadRead
@bumpinthenight
@TieDyeDude
@forestandcrow
@TheBookHippie
@PatriciaU
@maich
@Blerdgal_Fenix
@MrsGagnonreads2024
@Born.A.Reader
@CrowCAH
@KadaGul
@chrissyreadit
@bookwormjillk

Happy Halloween y'all! Pictured are the four survivors ( including the redone witch's knot) unfortunately my entry for #thegreatpumpkinfaceoff collapsed before the main event. Upper left is crescent moon with bat, upper right: simplified witch's knot, bottom left a fairy/butterfly, bottom right a pumpkin trio sort of hear no evil etc. inspired.

Welcome to the #yuleseasonswap tip thread!
Let's start off with a this or that (both is valid too, so is neither)

Fluff or Depth

Fiction or Non Fiction

Romance or Cozy

Mitts or Gloves

Scarf or Slippers

Stationery or Stickers

Notebooks or Bookmarks

Feel free to make your own post and tag the swap or comment here.

Put my ostrich fern in the back yard finally. Had to wait until I felt better. Who knew one little bitty excision would hurt that much just because it's on my head!

Matches have been sent! check your emails and wing me a response acknowledging receiving them 😁
@BookwormAHN
@BarkingMadRead
@bumpinthenight
@TieDyeDude
@forestandcrow
@TheBookHippie
@PatriciaU
@maich
@Blerdgal_Fenix
@MrsGagnonreads2024
@Born.A.Reader
@CrowCAH
@KadaGul
@chrissyreadit
@bookwormjillk

Last chance to sign up! base commitment to participate is the card option. #yuleseasonswap #yss #swaps #canada #international. form will stay open until morning. https://forms.gle/ZcBWDgFYuXemMHFq9

two days left to sign up #yuleseasonswap #yss #swaps #canada #international

https://forms.gle/FZYGEqqAtiYYeCHg7

#tlt @dabbe
Three books that I am intrigued by from the list are: Mexican Gothic, Carrie, and Gone Girl.

Head on over and vote for your favorites, no account needed to vote!
#TheGreatPumpkinFaceOff
See original posts or Litsy Events for link.

I've been researching the alternatives to the USPS/Canada Post connections in case the rotating strikes aren't concluded by the shipping date for #yuleseasonswap and #swaps in general. if you have an Amazon prime account you can send items to other people too. if it's prime eligible the shipping stays free. Of course there are also FedEx and UPS which charge the same rate for their lightest parcel class as they do for a card. Both offer flat rate.

The tagged is ready for me at the library.
I finished my first face cloth.
I figured out my sister's birthday present.
I'm cosy inside as the last of the typhoon cause massive raining.
Puppies and kittens exist, even if I don't have any.
#5joysfriday

Weekly reminder that #yuleseasonswap sign ups will close October 25th at 11:59 pm Pacific time.
Link: https://forms.gle/6kUcH1Eq6bqqGyzc9
Open internationally. Still hoping to get some interest from #canada #canadaswaps #swaps and some more people from the #uk . Feel free to share the post.
@LitsyEvents

Uploaded my entry for the #TheGreatPumpkinFaceOff carving contest.

Not bad for my first pancake! Now I just have to decide if I'm doing a border or not #crafting #craftersoflitsy

Consider entering the pumpkin carving contest hosted by @WildAlaskaBibliophile and @TieDyeDude entries accepted until 19th October. See original posts for more details.
https://pollunit.com/polls/ldmi5grh2pesptbtsvuhmw

In light of recent issues with my other swap from here on out it will be a requirement that participants for both #autumncomfortswap and #yuleseasonswap get tracking for what they send. I have added this to the forms for both.
@PatriciaU
@jenniferw88
@TieDyeDude
@forestandcrow
@BarkingMadRead
@Teresereading
@bumpinthenight
@maich
@Blerdgal_fenix
@BookwormAHN
@thebookhippie

Posting early as tomorrow will be busy. Happy thanksgiving to all who observe. Happy Sunday/Monday to those who don't.

Went to the local indie pumpkin patch today came home with 8 pumpkins and two ornamental corn for 20 bucks. Lots of carving fodder. 😁

Canada Post's union has announced a scale back to rotating strikes. This will allow mail to move again but it will likely still experience delays. #litsyswaps #canada #mailstrike

#tlt @dabbe
My favorite spooky movies are halloweentown, Casper, and Hocus Pocus.

My favorite scarier movies are Practical Magic, The Addams Family (Angelica Huston/Raul Julia), and The Others.

Cooky honorable mentions go to Rocky Horror Picture Show and The Stepford Wives (both versions).

Just your weekly reminder that #yuleseasonswap entry form closes by the 25th of October.
swap highlights: matches sent by the 31st.
send by December 1st.
Open on January 1st.
Open internationally.
LINK: https://forms.gle/6kUcH1Eq6bqqGyzc9
#canada #usa #uk #unitedkingdom #international #litsyswaps #events #yule #solstice

I can't continue with this one the writing is driving me nuts. Who even calls a travel mug a go cup.

#crafting #craftersoflitsy #litsycrafters Two thirds of the way done with cloth number one! 16 rows done 8 more to go. Then I can test wash.

I have so many books on hold right now it's not even funny! Somewhere between 8-11 titles including the tagged.

Rest in Paradise. Dr. Jane Goodall has died while doing a speaking tour in America. It is reported as natural causes by her publicist. I'm actually relieved that she won't have to witness what is to come. And quite sure natural causes were exacerbated by current events. She was 91.

#yuleseasonswap sign ups are live and will run from October 1st through 25th. This is mainly a budget friendly card swap with the choice to send more if you so wish. Please read all the swap details at the link before filling out a sign up sheet. Open internationally.

https://forms.gle/MQnkbMB4Ev1ZhCwK9

#yule #swaps #solstice #holidays #canada #international #litsyswaps

Finally halfway done with my first face cloth. #litsycrafters #crafting

My pumpkin vine has a fruit flower! Now to see if it turns into anything. #gardening

@LitsyEvents
All right y'all. THE LINK has arrived:

https://forms.gle/gxyBhRtFFWMNKLDD6

Form will begin accepting responses on October 1st. Open internationally.

Sign ups run from Oct 1st to 25th, matches will be sent out by Halloween night. Mail by date is Dec 1st. Opening day Jan 1st.

#swaps #yule #yuleseasonswap #solstice #holidays #events

#swaps psa @LitsyEvents
Canada Post is on strike. as of now. #events #litsyevents
this will affect all international card and parcel swaps.

#tlt @dabbe
77% I've done a lot of this list.

a few I only did once and never will again: apple bobbing, and haunted house.

@LitsyEvents
Just a little under two weeks until sign ups open for #yuleseasonswap
I will be posting the form link by September 30th but it won't receive responses until the first. Open internationally dominantly a card swap. Spread some holiday cheer this season. #yule #swaps #solstice #holidays

All domestic parcels and cards have already arrived just waiting on the pesky international mail here's hoping those arrive soon! Happy opening day to everyone who already has their gifts. #autumncomfortswap

#autumncomfortswap
Thank you to @CrowCAH for the card and feather bookmark. And thank you to @ShelleyBooksie for for the rest of this photo. Not pictured are the slippers or tea 😃💗

Just one or two more sleeps to opening day, depending on your time zone! #autumncomfortswap
@Bookwormjillk @BookwormAHN @CSeydel @Gissy @maich @pyjamaviking @Meshell1313 @KadaGul @kspenmoll @ShelleyBooksie @CrowCAH @catiewithac @TheDaysGoBy @Daisey

#5joysfriday
1. Getting back into the above book. Hello escapism.
2. Practical Magic 2 has wrapped filming and most of the original cast are in it.
3. It's just a little Hocus Pocus! Watched this earlier in the evening.
4. Going garage sailing tomorrow.
5. An slowly getting back into eat more plant based.
Bonus! Running swaps and doing reading challenges is keeping me sane.

As we get closer to opening day, I want to thank everyone who has remembered to make their posts for sending and receiving! It really makes it that much easier to make sure everyone gets something to open. 💗💗😃
#autumncomfortswap as I far as I know there are still three packages in the wild. @pyjamaviking @maich have either of you received yours yet?

Contrary to popular belief yule is a celebration heralding the dawning of spring. It's main themes are light, warmth, and renewal. Light to mark lengthening of the days as spring approaches, warmth and renewal for the upcoming growing season. #yule #yuleseasonswap #swaps #events #sostice

woohoo!

7/16 prompts completed for #fourfoursin25
also cleared the deck for #ssrc #summersolsticereadingchallenge

Don't cry because you think your best days are gone. Smile because you had them in the first place. - Kelly Bishop
In her memoir she take you through her professional career, love life, home life, and faith. From Radio City Music Hall to The Watchful Eye, and, hopefully, beyond. Enduring red eye flights, bad/good relationships, cancers (Lee) and blood clots (Kelly). Since the first moment she drew breath as Emily Gilmore, I have loved her work.

Repost for @TheLittensSociety

Here's my two cents. Are you finding participating in snail mail book clubs and gift swaps just a bit too pricey right now? Check this out for details of cost free ways to stay in touch with current friends and to make new ones! And Even if you're not finding that, check it out anyway! More ways to connect.

T-Minus 10 days to opening #autumncomfortswap
@Bookwormjillk @BookwormAHN @CSeydel @Gissy @maich @pyjamaviking @Meshell1313 @KadaGul @kspenmoll @ShelleyBooksie @CrowCAH @catiewithac @TheDaysGoBy @Daisey

This one is very slow going. For now it is a bail simply because I'm getting too behind. I will revisit down the road when it is available at my library some day.

Just watched a video talking about AI invading crochet. She had an interesting take. An admittedly flawed premise though. If you deliberately seek out something bad you will find it. #crafting #craftersoflitsy

Finished my reread.

#tlt @dabbe my score 33!
My least favorite was Anna Karenina, admittedly, this was a book I dnf'd. I counted it anyway because I made it through at least 30 pages. My favorite from this list is a tie between hunger games and twilight.

Some Hallmark Autumn themed goodness to tide you over till opening day!
https://thehappyhallmarker.com/hallmarks-best-autumn-romance-movies/
@Bookwormjillk @BookwormAHN @CSeydel @Gissy @maich @pyjamaviking @Meshell1313 @KadaGul @kspenmoll @ShelleyBooksie @CrowCAH @catiewithac @TheDaysGoBy @Daisey

I'm going to post random factoids about yule in the lead up to signups opening for #yuleseasonswap #yule #swaps #events
1. Yule is thought to be very ancient. Tracing back at least as far as the Vikings and possibly even farther back to proto Germanic peoples.