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These cookies from the German market near the office is yummy.

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Tagging this to muster the courage to try this one day. Been meaning to yet never got around to it.

Making paper

One of my current projects is making paper from the mountain of old scrap paper we have piling up in the kitchen!

The first step is to rip the old paper into little pieces. Any paper should work as long as it isn't glossy, but it's worth considering that sheets with a lot of dark ink will affect the colouring of your finished paper.

Add enough warm water to cover all the paper scraps and leave them to soak overnight.

Put your paper soup into a blender and whizz it into a delicious paper smoothie! Probably don't drink it though. At this stage you can alter the colour of your paper by adding a few drops of food colouring.

Stretch a piece of cloth or mesh over a frame and pour on the paper pulp. Obviously the thinner and smoother it is the finer (but potentially more delicate) your paper will be. They type of cloth you use may also affect the texture your paper ends up with. If you want to add anything for decoration, now's the time! Use moss, tree bark, flower petals, leaves, whatever you like. You can even add seeds to make seed paper which can be planted - this is a great way to share wildflower seeds.

The time it takes for your paper to dry will depend on how thick and wet the pulp is. I've found it generally takes about 24 hours. Once dry, carefully peel the paper away from the cloth frame and trim off any untidy edges.

I used my finished paper to display pressed flowers. It makes a great addition to scrapbooks and junk journals, and would be an exciting extra to send to a pen pal! If you're into witchcraft you could add herbs to your paper pulp and use them as spell sheets ✨🌱✨

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Art by Andreas Rocha

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Some memories I would give anything to forget. Others I would not give up upon the point of death, they are the bright hawks of my life.

– Mary Oliver, Evidence

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“The human heart is like a night bird. Silently waiting for something, and when the time comes, it flies straight toward it.”

— Haruki Murakami, Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage

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Hello weekend!

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define ‘Lee Hongbin’

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This just made me cry.

Sleep

Title: Sleep

Fandom: VIXX, Leo/Hongbin

Note: A short thing I wrote because of hugbin (i almost wrote minyoongin..)’s gifset. Blame her, no fault lies with me. Also I’m not really sure what this is lmao I have a ton of work to catch up to and I’m writing nonsense….

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VIXX will always be six members. Jelly Fish can erase traces of Hongbin, but they can never erase him from the band we’ve grown to love to eight years.

©초코오레오 ♡ do not edit

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hongbin, you’re staring (¬‿¬)

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Dear Hongbin. Be well. Be happy. You’ll always be VIXX and VIXX will always be six. Supporting you, whatever your next path is.

The softest pup

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Merry Christmas

Another holiday season for the books; another Christmas that’s come and gone.

Tonight, after my sister and I took Stewie for his evening walk, we took a little drive around the neighborhood to look at houses decked with Christmas lights and inflatable Santas and reindeers; oohing and sometimes frowning at how people decorated their yards and admiring the Christmas trees on window fronts. This was…