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Day 1



In your own space, talk about your Happy Place—the things that give you joy, calms you or keeps you sane. Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.

Hmmm. Not much to say, really. I love to run (as long as my ankle doesn't act up). I'm not an accomplished marathoner like the lady I'm living with, but I do like it. It makes my mind go blank, which has been welcome especially over the past two years.

Knitting. With regards to fandom: I came into knitting by way of Harry Potter.

I wanted a Harry Potter scarf, and couldn't find one in the colours I wanted (not everyone is a bleedin' Gryffindor or Slytherin). So I found myself on a tram once seeing a woman knitting a scarf back in 2004, and that sparked off my knitting jones. I've been knitting on and off ever since. As much as my heart beats for a good cable and fairisle pattern, I'm really a stocking stitch wearer, soooo. I had to leave my yarn behind for a lot of reasons (I could only carry things that fit in ONE suitcase). But I like knitting, the rhythmic action of yarn and needle, the slinky drag of yarn as it moves through your fingers (I love a good Malabrigo sock yarn).

Train rides are also another favourite. I love the rocking of the carriage around me, the murmur of people having conversations amongst themselves. The time that is actually mine. So I might have a book to hand, or just look out the window, seeing the rolling bits of country side that you can't get via car or plane. I don't even go on social media at this time, because I like train rides that much.

Stationery. Give me a lovely quadrilled book, smooth writing pens and I'm in heaven. As much as I can write stories on my laptop in a tight time line, there's nothing like a bright ink against lightly quadrilled paper (because I don't like lined paper). I love stationery, to the point that I keep a bujo and buy notebooks despite the fact that I also have wunderlist and a smart phone.

That's about it, really.



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Date: 2019-01-01 04:42 pm (UTC)
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I like the tactility of all your happy places. Your knitting description makes me shiver. And I'm with ya on the stationary and trains thing.

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