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So, it's finished !!! I am SO happy to have a beautiful norwegian fair isle cowl to warm my neck and shoulders this winter season.  I made the neck extra long so that it can be folded over once for added warmth! I actually have about a foot of yarn left which was slightly terrifying near the end.  I thought I wouldn't be able to finish it, but thankfully (and obviously) I did !  Oh, and by the way Amy, it was such a good choice to buy such huge skeins of yarn.  They have made me four projects and it was such a wonderful investment.  

After working today, I took the tram to 'Loops,' which is a yarn shop in my neighborhood.  

It was pretty packed, but let me just tell you; I was quite disgusted with their customer service.  I have been in there once before and no one acknowledged that I was inside.  Today I was there to make a pretty hefty purchase for making more Christmas gifts.  I wandered the store for maybe 20 minutes and again, no one acknowledged my presence.  I am always so shocked by snobby yarn shop owners.  I say this because I used to work in a yarn shop and greeted and formed small conversations with everyone that came into the shop.  It's huge for customer service that you say a simple hello.  What are they thinking.  PEOPLE OF LOOPS YARN SHOP...PLEASE; SAY HELLO TO ME WHEN I COME IN!  Sad to say, I actually ended up leaving without any yarn.  I will actually go again tomorrow and possibly complain if no one says hello or asks me if I need any help, which today, I did need help.  Anyway, it's sad to say, but I am sure after I make my large purchase, the next time I come in I assure you they will say hello.

I have been walking around my neighborhood, like always and have seen some pretty things in nature that made me want to stop and take a photo.  All of these are 1 minute from my house actually.  The first two are of the same sparrow sitting on a sign in a playground.  There are wooden bird feeders all around the playground and so it is usually full of birds.  I actually have never seen a sparrow in this playground and thought the sillhouette of it looked pretty with the street sign below

This isn't so interesting, but is the sign for the playground, no smoking, no dogs, and no bicycles.  This sign is VERY weird for Berlin.  First of all, this is a city where you can bring your dogs into the bank, supermarket, book store, mall...you  name it.  It makes me wonder why one cannot take their dog into a simple playground which is outdoors ??  Also, no smoking, once again, it is OUTSIDE.  And the no bicycle sign...I think that one speaks for itself.  No bicycles...huh (Courtney, that was Joshi's special 'huuuuuuuh', I am sure you know what one I mean! ) ???

Some pretty vines and leaf decor along a fence

Berries which grow everywhere on my street this time of year.  I even picked some and used them as decor around my table centerpiece. :)

Robert should be home within the hour and because we have no food to make a decent meal with, I think he will bring something tasty for dinner (or at least I hope.) 

Tomorrow calls for massive grocery shopping which means too much unnecessary money spent.  I would rather spend money on yarn, who needs food !  ;)  Anyway, tomorrow is a day full of work, yarn shopping, picking up a Christmas gift for Robert, grocery shopping, and then doing some things around the house.  

p.s  I hope you are not upset that these blogs have turned into half my day, half knitting projects :)