I was asked to decorate Masha’s school for King’s Day. Here’s what turned out! I hung these garlands in the colors of the Dutch flag on all the windows of the school. Everyone was happy, and the celebration was a success!

Today, I made another seashell based on an online description, this time a Nautilus. I crocheted it with the same ribbon yarn using a crochet hook number 5.

Today I finished crocheting a bulky Triton shell using knitted yarn, following instructions from the internet. I liked the result; I really want to listen a sea from it.

Today, as part of an experimental program during the pandemic, the famous Keukenhof flower park opened for visitors. This amazing offer is only valid for three days, and the forecast promised good weather only for today. Therefore, Rostik and I took a quick COVID test and, with negative results, were allowed to admire the floral beauty. Bonnie the doll snuck into the park with me in my bag. I took a few cute pictures of her to remember this historic event.

On this festive day, the girls prepared gifts for me—Anya braided a beautiful friendship bracelet, and Masha drew a blossoming cherry blossom. Thank you so much, my dears!

And today I finished the second character from my dad’s favorite cartoon “Once Upon a Time There Was a Dog” – the Wolf. Knitted with Alize Yarnart threads according to a pattern by Natalia Lobzova. The wolf turned out to be very similar to the original. Now he is looking forward to the opportunity to go to Lviv and meet a friend.

And I decided to crochet characters from his favorite cartoon, “Once upon a time there was a dog,” as a gift for my dad. But before sending the package, only the Dog managed to finish; I’ll crochet Wolf later. Thank you Natalia Lobzova for the wonderful detailed master class that I accidentally discovered online.

As a birthday gift, Rostik gave me Aragorn! Finally, a man has appeared in my women’s Tonner kingdom!

Together with the other eight members of the Fellowship of the Ring, Aragorn, also known as Strider, traveled through the vast lands of Middle-earth in hopes of destroying the One Ring of Sauron. My hero arrived in a meticulously crafted replica of his movie costume, which included a gray cotton shirt, a dark green knee-length faux leather vest, slim brown pants, a faux leather belt with his sword scabbard attached, high lace-up suede boots, a fingerless leather glove, and even a pair of socks. The long faux leather coat is highly detailed and adorned with embroidery on the sleeve. The Wanderer was also given a fine sword and dagger. The doll has a 17-inch articulated body with joints in the feet and wrists. A stand was included with the doll. He has Viggo Mortensen’s masculine face with defined stubble, wavy black hair down to his shoulders, and wise blue eyes. How could you not fall in love with someone like that! All my ladies are gone, now they’re fighting over one man! Moreover, Arwen is currently in Lviv.

Tanya and Grandpa Vitalik will have their birthdays soon. We are preparing a transfer to Ukraine. And Masha decided to draw pictures for our birthday celebrants. Two sunsets were created—one with paint, the other with pencils.

Today I finished decorating the school for Easter. Made a flower bed out of pillows on a podium with painted stones. I added paper cutouts and hung Easter eggs on the branches. And along the perimeter windows of the whole school, we have grass growing with colorful Easter eggs. I really like the result.