New Crochet Item

When autumn approaches, you start to notice more and more leaves under your feet. And then comes the inspiration to capture this moment. It was the yellowing leaves that inspired me to create this botanical crochet set. For now, these are only green oak leaves, but yellow ones in a variety of shades will appear soon. So expect more.

My Motivation

Daily writing prompt
What motivates you?

What motivates me? My essential motivation in life is the desire to learn more about this world and the people who live in it. So travelling is very important to me. Motivation at work is another thing. In teaching, the main goal is to see my students achieve their high-level language certificates and have fun learning a foreign language with me. With my Etsy shops, the major motivation is customer feedback, their five stars and kind words in reviews. Oh, and custom orders motivate me to create something new, something unique. That is a form of development as well.

Favourite Movies

Daily writing prompt
What are your top ten favorite movies?

What are my top ten favourite movies? That’s a difficult question because I have over ten top favourite films. But OK, I’ll try to answer it.

  1. “Moonrise Kingdom” – Wes Anderson
  2. “Only Lovers Left Alive” – Jim Jarmusch
  3. “One Flow Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” – Miloš Forman
  4. “The Pianist” – Roman Polanski
  5. “Seven Samurai” – Akira Kurosawa
  6. “8 1/2” – Federico Fellini
  7. “Blow-Up” – Michelangelo Antonioni
  8. “Death in Venice” – Luchino Visconti
  9. “The Banshees of Inisherin” – Martin MacDonagh
  10. “Blown with the Wind” – David O. Selznick

To sum up, I love all Wes Anderson films, and all Jim Jarmusch films. I also love Fellini, Antonioni, and Visconti films, so I love classic Italian films. Unfortunately, I have no place for French films, but I love them too. And Australian films, and Chinese films, and some Russian films too. I could extend this list endlessly and for that I will put a full stop on it.

A New Shop

If you were going to open up a shop, what would you sell?

If I were to open a shop, I would sell handmade home decor (like my shop on Etsy). It would also be a café and library, so people could learn to knit and crochet or just read a book while enjoying a cup of coffee.

The most important thing

Daily writing prompt
What is the most important thing to carry with you all the time?

What is the most important thing to carry with you all the time? The answer is obvious to me – it’s a mobile phone. First, I can keep in touch with my daughter, who lives abroad. Then I have my bank accounts, contacts, and three Etsy shops on the phone. It has lots of entertainment like YouTube, Sudoku, and many other facilities. So I can’t imagine my life without it.

New Pattern

Our new cross stitch pattern is so gentle and a bit sad, isn’t it? I think it shows the mood of our designer – Serafima Abramowa, who lives in Ukraine. By the way, the cockier spaniel in the pattern is her and she is named Dana. What is your opinion about this chart?

Cats

Dogs or cats?

Cats. I have a strong passion for cats. While I have no problems with dogs, my true love lies with cats. I deeply admire their independent nature, unique way of life, and their ability to keep a sense of equality with humans. Cats allow us to coexist with them and care for them. In return, they can become our loyal companions.